I texted a couple on that coin last night Doug... clearly whitewashed very recently and clearly messed with. I predicted $15k... plastic buyers abound
Edit to add: in that same text message I told them I will be viewing it at lot viewing in Baltimore... I have zero expectation to bid but of it looks the polar opposite from the image, I won't rule it out
I hadn't checked Stacks Bowers web site in ages because of all the snafu's they were having. A mutual friend of ours mentioned he was planning on bidding on the 13-S. He obviously has not seen it in hand, as he is very picky.
I have had mixed results from bidding at Stacks Bowers on sight unseen lots. I have gotten some real dogs and I have gotten some nice coins too. It's really a crap shoot with them. You can not rely on their images.
I think we have better luck with Heritage, although they can be a crap shoot too. I'd feel more comfortable if a pair of trusted eyes looked at the 13-S and reported back to us with their thoughts.
Someone from Lot Viewing in Baltimore should report back .....
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Mike - That's a really nice looking 92-S dime. Congrats.
Doug - Just looked at pics of Stack's 13-S qtr in PC58. Obv looks like a cleaned XF with hairlines, rev at least looks 58ish, if you like dipped coins. I'll guess it brings $12K including the juice.
Pics for this PM, a newp courtesy of a trade with Scott. Thanks Scott.
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
A personal observation: I just checked eBay using the keywords PCGS and Barber and got nearly 1900 matches, yet not a single coin that I'd like to buy. I think that is stunning, furthering my philosophy that "trickle down numismatics" is the way to go. I love to buy coins that my friends have vetted.
Re eBay search, I just did the same and it's notable that only about 30 of those 1900 are true auctions starting low and attracting bids. Everything is BIN priced high retail. Quality of the coins doesn't seem an issue one way or the other- a cross section of the available herd.
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
<< <i>A personal observation: I just checked eBay using the keywords PCGS and Barber and got nearly 1900 matches, yet not a single coin that I'd like to buy. I think that is stunning, furthering my philosophy that "trickle down numismatics" is the way to go. I love to buy coins that my friends have vetted.
I agree. Would rather buy from a collector as they usually are as fussy about what they buy as I am. Case in point, I just picked up an interesting little Barber from JT - John Thomas - on eBay. I have the date in MS, but this coin was just too sweet to pass on.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
The 1897-O has eluded me in 40-53 in my latest collection. My old set which sold in 2011, only had an AU 55. The date is crazy scarce in AU 58. Also, XF 45's aren't growing on trees.
Speaking of not growing on trees:
YN, Valente151 { Michael Valente } alerted me to this coin's existence. Knowing how much I like Off Center Errors, he texted me as soon as he found it on eBay. Its from Carter Numismatics, a company I have done business with many times in the past.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Dogwood, Thanks for the high praise on 97-O, but I didn't do the work. It's all about trust and good relationships. (Coin purchased sight unseen from a close friend and reliable source; trickle-down numismatics. I had no doubt that I would be 100% satisfied.)
And we can't shut down the thread cause too many nicer coins from various sources.
That's a very nice 09-D. I just don't recall ever seeing many even though its probably considered a common date. Probably more available in uncirculated.
<< <i>That's a very nice 09-D. I just don't recall ever seeing many even though its probably considered a common date. Probably more available in uncirculated.
Paesan >>
There are several for sale but 99% are dipped out or ugly scratches. I just bought a PC-53 but haven't recieved it yet. It should be here tomorrow hopefully..
<<at Vern>> "* Now my baby's gone I don't know what to do She took my love and walked right out the door And if I ever find that girl I know one thing for sure I'm gonna give her something like she never had before*"
Mike-All I can say is Congrats on that 86 nickel.it seems you have a thing with Key date rarities that are sweet errors
This is 1 of my newP's that I been after for almost 8 months. It's not a key date nor error but it's the sweetest quarter in a OGH that I have found. As our good friend Paesan says(it's my trickle down numismatics)acquisition.1893p AU-55 OGH
Mike - Like the nickels. I have yet to become a nickel collector of any type but I tend to like the way that Liberty nickels color more than the average Buffalo or Jefferson. The error is very cool.
Lenny - That 97o is ridiculous indeed, pal. Some strong praise from some mighty knowledgeable guys on it and well deserved imho.
Scott - Love your love of Zeppelin. I have played guitar and piano for basically my whole life (Mom's a piano teacher) and Jimmy Page is one of my absolute favorites. My (totally unsolicited) "top of my head" favorites from that era: 1. Allman Brothers 2. Led Zeppelin 3. The Who 4. The Doors (Early stuff) 5. Velvet Undergound
Always looking for tougher PSA 10's of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Mike Trout.
Doug, Its was hard for me to say goodbye to the 93. Mark knows it too! He likes green holder coins so I obliged. Then Vern goes and reminds me that I have other 93s to go cry to. Honestly, I finding it a rewarding and important part if the hobby to help other collectors build sets.
Everyone-Thanks for the comments. Yes I like the OGH but I got lucky to have a very nice coin in it as well.that's 1 that will be in my collecrion til the good lord calls me home...I very much appreciate the help that I recieve here and a chance to get some nice coins that are Preapproved.
Here's a coin I have been searching for quite a while. Although some may say it's not on the top 20 toughest I definitely think it's a runner up. I got it off JT immediately after it was posted on Ebay. Now if i could just find her sister from SanFran i would be happy. PC55
Looking for that date myself, you're one lucky guy and youth has it's way over age, once again. Having an eBay app to notify you of a new listing seems the "Way to Go" in the 21st Century. It wasn't that long ago that I thought "sniping bids" via some electronic device seemed unfair to those of us who placed their bid and let the chips fall where they may... I also remember watching eBay auctions live, watching the seconds tick away and at the appropriate moment, place my bid with a few seconds to spare.
Recently, I read ( here probably ) that the majority of eBay auctions are now "B.I.N." ( Buy it Now or Best Offer ). If that didn't punch a hole in the Snipe Programs, I don't know what else will.
The couple of auctions coming up soon, Heritage's San Francisco and Stacks/Bowers' Baltimore sales, are drawing quite a bit of interest in all areas of Barber collecting. Stack's has not sent their catalog yet ( the first time they have ever cut it so short to the auction date ) but I finally went on their site and was able to maneuver around it without too many errors. { Point is: } They listed one of the nicest and most original 1893/2 Dimes in PCGS 65 that anyone will ever see ! Fantastic coin IMHO. Yeah, they had a smattering of coins that I said "oohhh" and "ahhh" over but nothing that would work into my sets.
We have heard from reliable sources, that the 1913-S in PCGS 58 is the worst job of grading ever to fall upon the prestigious grading company PCGS. The grader who signed off on that coin better hope his bosses don't find out who he is, he'll get sent back to the ANA Grading Course 101. That's just a terrible coin. OMG. My condolences to the collector who bought the plastic and not the coin.
Seems as though the "Monthly Prize for the Most Collectible Barbers" has got to go to Heritage. They have an array of all denominations in various grades - and of course, the Quarters are well represented. I have no horse in this race so I wish the consignors all the best. A couple of coins caught my eye, a group of a dozen in AU 55-58 are in my sights but I think I'll be a bit conservative this go-around. Nine of the dozen I like are already in my latest collection, and I was pleased with those coins when I bought them and although, yes, it would be nice to squeeze out an upgrade here and there. I don't feel the necessity of grabbing all the goodies and holding them until the market explodes and then charge "the going rate" later down the line. Regardless of what you call the action, a hoard is a hoard & by any other name, it's still hoarding. It's not really collecting. It smacks of a dealer building inventory. Nothing wrong with that, and there is nothing wrong with saving some of your favorite dates in multiple - it's just seems unfair to others who are looking for a certain date ( ie: 1913-S Dimes ) - and there are none available because some collectors are hell bent on saving rolls of the date... Yes, rolls.
Sorry, I ramble at times, must be awfully good coffee this morning.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Mike, Thanks for compliment. I too enjoyed sniping and last second bidding. It was fun to get a deal now and then. I rarely buy and practically never sell on eBay anymore.
Mark, Not a bad 95-O. I'm not crazy about some hairlines or wipe marks on obverse, but I do think its a better date, in all denominations.
A thought about the 13-S AU-58. First, I haven't seen the coin. I'm not prepared to purchase it even if it was legit. As for the grade, nobody has mentioned or considered a label error. I've seen wrong year, wrong mint mark, and wrong denomination on Pcgs labels. That's human error. Why not the grade? Maybe it was supposed to be a 50, or a 25? Maybe it was supposed to be "cleaned" and oops, we screwed up! Just a thought. I mean planes disappear so stranger things have happened.
Comments
I picked up a nice upgrade for my 1892-S in PCGS 45 with this beauty:
Terrible images, sorry.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Hoard the keys
Doug
Edit to add: in that same text message I told them I will be viewing it at lot viewing in Baltimore... I have zero expectation to bid but of it looks the polar opposite from the image, I won't rule it out
they were having. A mutual friend of ours mentioned he was planning on
bidding on the 13-S. He obviously has not seen it in hand, as he is very picky.
I have had mixed results from bidding at Stacks Bowers on sight unseen lots.
I have gotten some real dogs and I have gotten some nice coins too. It's really
a crap shoot with them. You can not rely on their images.
I think we have better luck with Heritage, although they can be a crap shoot too.
I'd feel more comfortable if a pair of trusted eyes looked at the 13-S and reported
back to us with their thoughts.
Someone from Lot Viewing in Baltimore should report back .....
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
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Craig
Paesan
<< <i>Damn! Now I have to go on that cruddy website and look. Thanks a lot!
Paesan >>
Lol you are being tempted by the coin devils
Hoard the keys
Have someone preview the coin.
It's too expensive to make a mistake on.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Doug - Just looked at pics of Stack's 13-S qtr in PC58. Obv looks like a cleaned XF with hairlines, rev at least looks 58ish, if you like dipped coins.
I'll guess it brings $12K including the juice.
Pics for this PM, a newp courtesy of a trade with Scott. Thanks Scott.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Always looking for tougher PSA 10's of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Mike Trout.
Pics for this AM, 13-S in my raw set:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's better pics I took of the 99-S Dime OGH
Hoard the keys
Pics for this AM, another from Cary:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Paesan
Re eBay search, I just did the same and it's notable that only about 30 of those 1900 are true auctions starting low and attracting bids.
Everything is BIN priced high retail.
Quality of the coins doesn't seem an issue one way or the other- a cross section of the available herd.
Paesan
<< <i>A personal observation: I just checked eBay using the keywords PCGS and Barber and got nearly 1900 matches, yet not a single coin that I'd like to buy. I think that is stunning, furthering my philosophy that "trickle down numismatics" is the way to go. I love to buy coins that my friends have vetted.
Paesan >>
Hoard the keys
as fussy about what they buy as I am. Case in point, I just picked
up an interesting little Barber from JT - John Thomas - on eBay.
I have the date in MS, but this coin was just too sweet to pass on.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike - Neat looking acquisition from JT.
Pics for this AM, from Paesan's stash, PC45:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
My old set which sold in 2011, only had an AU 55. The date
is crazy scarce in AU 58. Also, XF 45's aren't growing on trees.
Speaking of not growing on trees:
YN, Valente151 { Michael Valente } alerted me to this coin's existence.
Knowing how much I like Off Center Errors, he texted me as soon as he
found it on eBay. Its from Carter Numismatics, a company I have done
business with many times in the past.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
<< <i>Pics for this AM, from Paesan's stash, PC45:
Damn killer coin. There's very few people I'd trust picking a coin for me, and Lenny would be at the top of the list.
Damn killer coin. There's very few people I'd trust picking a coin for me, and Lenny would be at the top of the list. >>
+1 along with a few others here.
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Justin & Mark - I agree, and many of Paesan's beauties aren't barbers, hence don't get posted here.
Pics for tonight, another original beauty from the Iowa collection, PC55:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Just nothing more to see IMHO.
And we can't shut down the thread cause too many nicer coins from various sources.
Thank you Justin and Mark as well. Very kind.
Paesan
Paesan
<< <i>That's a very nice 09-D. I just don't recall ever seeing many even though its probably considered a common date. Probably more available in uncirculated.
Paesan >>
There are several for sale but 99% are dipped out or ugly scratches. I just bought a PC-53 but haven't recieved it yet. It should be here tomorrow hopefully..
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Mark - Look forward to your pics.
Pics for tonight, from my partial collection of V's, PC58:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Damn nice nickel.
Paesan
<< <i>Perplexed. Did you suspend search for 01-S?
Damn nice nickel.
That's what my question was?
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She took my love and walked right out the door
And if I ever find that girl I know one thing for sure
I'm gonna give her something like she never had before*"
Hoard the keys
<< <i>
Pics for tonight, from my partial collection of V's, PC58:
Vern - really nice 1887 Nickel.
I'm pretty happy that my set has a direct connection with my Grandfather.
More than half of my set came out of his pocket change. He liked AU's too !
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike-All I can say is Congrats on that 86 nickel.it seems you have a thing with Key date rarities that are sweet errors
This is 1 of my newP's that I been after for almost 8 months. It's not a key date nor error but it's the sweetest quarter in a OGH that I have found.
As our good friend Paesan says(it's my trickle down numismatics)acquisition.1893p AU-55 OGH
Hoard the keys
Mike - Like the nickels. I have yet to become a nickel collector of any type but I tend to like the way that Liberty nickels color more than the average Buffalo or Jefferson. The error is very cool.
Lenny - That 97o is ridiculous indeed, pal. Some strong praise from some mighty knowledgeable guys on it and well deserved imho.
Scott - Love your love of Zeppelin. I have played guitar and piano for basically my whole life (Mom's a piano teacher) and Jimmy Page is one of my absolute favorites. My (totally unsolicited) "top of my head" favorites from that era: 1. Allman Brothers 2. Led Zeppelin 3. The Who 4. The Doors (Early stuff) 5. Velvet Undergound
Always looking for tougher PSA 10's of Nolan Arenado, Alex Bregman, Mookie Betts, Francisco Lindor, and Mike Trout.
JT, thanks for kind words., I'm getting a lot of mileage out of that 97-O half. I guess it might be worth the crazy money I spent!
Paesan
Very nice 1893 quarter! Conservatively graded too.
Lenny,
How did that beauty escape the stash?
Doug
Paesan - Nope, still on the 01-S hunt. Saw your Zep closing and couldn't resist one of my own.
Scott - I knew you'd be all over that "Hot Dog".
Mike - Neat that your passion for AU's is in the blood.
Mark - Nice acquisition from the Stash. Can't recall seeing it before.
JT - Great call on the Allman Bros. Bros & Sisters and Eat a Peach, that Dickey was the Betts.
Pics for tonight, here's another '93 from the Stash, PC64:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Paesan
Yes I like the OGH but I got lucky to have a very nice coin in it as well.that's 1 that will be in my collecrion til the good lord calls me home...I very much appreciate the help that I recieve here and a chance to get some nice coins that are Preapproved.
Hoard the keys
Pics for this AM, haven't put one up from Scott's collection recently, TDR, PC58:
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Hoard the keys
Vern / Scott:
Terrific TDR. Mighty pretty coin.
Vern / Lenny:
Equally attractive Quarter.
Mark:
Looking for that date myself, you're one lucky guy
and youth has it's way over age, once again. Having
an eBay app to notify you of a new listing seems the
"Way to Go" in the 21st Century. It wasn't that long ago
that I thought "sniping bids" via some electronic device
seemed unfair to those of us who placed their bid and let
the chips fall where they may... I also remember watching
eBay auctions live, watching the seconds tick away and at
the appropriate moment, place my bid with a few seconds
to spare.
Recently, I read ( here probably ) that the majority of eBay
auctions are now "B.I.N." ( Buy it Now or Best Offer ). If that
didn't punch a hole in the Snipe Programs, I don't know what
else will.
The couple of auctions coming up soon, Heritage's San Francisco
and Stacks/Bowers' Baltimore sales, are drawing quite a bit of interest
in all areas of Barber collecting. Stack's has not sent their catalog yet
( the first time they have ever cut it so short to the auction date ) but
I finally went on their site and was able to maneuver around it without
too many errors. { Point is: } They listed one of the nicest and most original
1893/2 Dimes in PCGS 65 that anyone will ever see ! Fantastic coin IMHO.
Yeah, they had a smattering of coins that I said "oohhh" and "ahhh" over
but nothing that would work into my sets.
We have heard from reliable sources, that the 1913-S in PCGS 58 is the worst job
of grading ever to fall upon the prestigious grading company PCGS. The grader who
signed off on that coin better hope his bosses don't find out who he is, he'll get sent
back to the ANA Grading Course 101. That's just a terrible coin. OMG. My condolences
to the collector who bought the plastic and not the coin.
Seems as though the "Monthly Prize for the Most Collectible Barbers" has got to go to
Heritage. They have an array of all denominations in various grades - and of course,
the Quarters are well represented. I have no horse in this race so I wish the consignors
all the best. A couple of coins caught my eye, a group of a dozen in AU 55-58 are in my
sights but I think I'll be a bit conservative this go-around. Nine of the dozen I like are
already in my latest collection, and I was pleased with those coins when I bought them
and although, yes, it would be nice to squeeze out an upgrade here and there. I don't
feel the necessity of grabbing all the goodies and holding them until the market explodes
and then charge "the going rate" later down the line. Regardless of what you call the action,
a hoard is a hoard & by any other name, it's still hoarding. It's not really collecting. It smacks
of a dealer building inventory. Nothing wrong with that, and there is nothing wrong with saving
some of your favorite dates in multiple - it's just seems unfair to others who are looking for a
certain date ( ie: 1913-S Dimes ) - and there are none available because some collectors are
hell bent on saving rolls of the date... Yes, rolls.
Sorry, I ramble at times, must be awfully good coffee this morning.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mark, Not a bad 95-O. I'm not crazy about some hairlines or wipe marks on obverse, but I do think its a better date, in all denominations.
Paesan
Just a thought. I mean planes disappear so stranger things have happened.
Paesan