<< <i>I can't make the ugly '98 O go away. eBay is sending me messages to pay. How do I get them to understand the problem? I can't figure out how to find a person. Does anyone work there? >>
Have you asked the seller to cancel the transaction?
Jeff, Here's another idea. Inform seller that your PayPal has been hacked into by the Chicoms and you'll need his address to mail a payment. Then go to remote closet in your home and take out your Monopoly game. Extract one crisp, light gold C-note. (You can add a fin as a tip for excellent communication) Send payment along with a note saying that once coin is received and authenticated you'll send another payment.
<< <i>Jeff, Here's another idea. Inform seller that your PayPal has been hacked into by the Chicoms and you'll need his address to mail a payment. Then go to remote closet in your home and take out your Monopoly game. Extract one crisp, light gold C-note. (You can add a fin as a tip for excellent communication) Send payment along with a note saying that once coin is received and authenticated you'll send another payment. Paesan >>
Nice photo line up. I note the dentils under both 1&1 are shorter and smaller in kind on each example. Seems a match. I'm going with "score!" Vote for the time being. Now I'll click the link and see the story. : )
And by the way, I NEVER tire of Vern's quarter set! Just fantastic.
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
Edit: I have no doubts that the coin is genuine. The positioning of the One's ( 1 ) in the date match up.
The cast counterfeit look, as Fade mentioned, has to be Enviornmental Damage. Yes, it's very porous.
Still a high VF detailed coin though. I have no idea what a coin like that is worth these days. Need to check Heritage's website. If it were gradable, I would think it was worth the sunny side of $25,000. As is, I have no clue.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
It looks like one of the Alibaba cast copies to me, that mint mark looks bogus. >>
Eh, nothing jumps out at me and screams counterfeit, the porosity could easily be the result of acidic soil and that is what is making you think "cast counterfeit", in my humble opinion. The mintmark and date placement all look fine to me when compared to barberkeys' example posted about 15 posts back.
>>
Perhaps is it is worth another look. The angles those pictures are taken at are usually used by those who deceive.
Edit: I have no doubts that the coin is genuine. The positioning of the One's ( 1 ) in the date match up.
The cast counterfeit look, as Fade mentioned, has to be Enviornmental Damage. Yes, it's very porous.
Still a high VF detailed coin though. I have no idea what a coin like that is worth these days. Need to check Heritage's website. If it were gradable, I would think it was worth the sunny side of $25,000. As is, I have no clue. >>
Bumping it along to turn the page. Mike,I could never see that coin being worth 25K if genuine!
I think Vern's coin could reach those heights. This coin is Rebounding in price since the market decline in 2009. My AU 55 was bought at the height of the market and I was happy to trade it towards the MS 63 - 1892-O Micro O Half. My 55 is available somewhere ( lost track of where - last heard it was in Beymer's inventory - but he sold it. ). He was asking $47,500...
It was not the nicest 55 I have seen. There is one in 55 that puts the AU 58 to shame. The owner said he'd never sell. Well, he's older than dirt, so, it's going to sell sometime sooner rather than later. { I have secured the financing to pay for it once it hits the market. }
I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions. Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad to do this ...)
One of my favorites:
One of the toughest coins in the entire Half Collection...
Another prize ... I was shocked at the price of this, !!
.
Just one sweet coin - and surprised it didn't grade higher...
Not too thrilled with this one - but thought it might get a better grade - I guessed wrong...
This is a look I love - I think of of the nicer 1896's I have seen, IMHO
Funny, in hand, the dip residue is not visable...the camera doesn't lie... it sees things we don't ...
One of the nicer 05-O's I have seen. It received a "+" upgrade when I submitted it...
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
<< <i> I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions. Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad to do this ...) >>
Mike-
That's an amazing submission of coins! I only wish to see coins like those in my hands......
I'll take a stab at grading the halves: - '08 S: MS 62 - '12 AU 58 - '14 S: AU 58 - '08: MS 62 - '93: MS 64 - '02 O: MS 63 - '08 O: MS 63 - '97 O: MS 65 - '10 S: MS 63 - '99 O: MS 62
Did you purchase all of those raw? That's a lifetime worth of great finds.
Hello all. I'm new to the forum but not new to coin collecting. I recently un-earthed the find of a lifetime (as I see you've already learned) a 1901 S Barber Quarter. I tried to up-load pics of it but I'm having trouble. I decreased the size of each pic to 40kb and attached the files but they don't seem to show up in the attachments bar or in my preview? Help? thanks!
<< <i>Hello all. I'm new to the forum but not new to coin collecting. I recently un-earthed the find of a lifetime (as I see you've already learned) a 1901 S Barber Quarter. I tried to up-load pics of it but I'm having trouble. I decreased the size of each pic to 40kb and attached the files but they don't seem to show up in the attachments bar or in my preview? Help? thanks! >>
Hi,Welcome to the forum! If yours is the coin on ebay you should end the listing and spend the money to have it authenticated by PCGS!
Ok, I got strong armed into it. Here's my detecting find. Found it last week. No doubt in my mind about it's authenticity. It's got some environmental damage from 100+ years in the harsh Idaho soil, but it retained a ton of detail. I'm looking for private collectors or considering auctions. Either way it will be slabbed. Thanks for looking! You're suggestions/impressions are welcome!
Mike - Looked at a few of the Simpson dimes in Balt. Liked the 96-O, but didn't want to spend big bucks on a dime. My guesses on the wonderful group you posted. Would like to see them in hand to make it less of a guess: Dime: 96-O 63; Qtrs: 99-S 64, 1908 63: Halves: 08-S 64, 12-D 63, 14-S 62, 1908 63, 1893 64, 02-O 63, 08-O 64, 97-O 64, 10-S 64, 99-O 63; Qtrs: 11-D 62, 1896 65, 96-O gen, 05-O 64.
DrTones - Welcome to the barber mega-thread. Will be real interested to hear what PCGS says about your 01-S.
Pics for this AM, from Paesan's Stash, PC64:
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Edit: Guesses all over the place. I have to add three coins I forgot to download. Will place them at the end of this post.
I have placed the correct PCGS grades above the image.
I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions. Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad to do this ...)
1896-O Dime PCGS MS 64
1899-S Quarter PCGS MS 64
1908-P Quarter PCGS MS 64
1908-S Half PCGS MS 64+
1912-D Half PCGS MS 63
1914-S Half PCGS MS 64
1908-P Half PCGS MS 63
One of my favorites: 1893-P Half PCGS MS 64
1902-O Half PCGS MS 64
1908-O Half PCGS MS 64
One of the toughest coins in the entire Half Collection... 1897-O Half PCGS MS 64
Another prize ... I was shocked at the price of this, !! .... 1910-S Half PCGS MS 66, yes, a 66 !!
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Just one sweet coin - and surprised it didn't grade higher... 1899-O Half PCGS MS 64
Not too thrilled with this one - but thought it might get a better grade - I guessed wrong...1911-D Quarter PCGS MS 63. You guys were tough on this one.
1896-P Quarter PCGS MS 65
This is a look I love - I think of the nicer 1896's I have seen, IMHO
1896-O Quarter PCGS MS 64+ Funny, in hand, the dip residue is not visable...the camera doesn't lie... it sees things we don't ...
1905-O Quarter PCGS MS 65+ One of the nicer 05-O's I have seen. It received a "+" upgrade when I submitted it... >>
Forgot to add these two coins...Guess the grade if you like....
Next post will be of a few Dimes I bid on and won for my friend... I wish they were mine...
With the Tread sticking so often, I'm just editing this post.
Here are some of the nicest Dimes I have ever seen. It was a blast bidding on them... lots of other bidders were after the same ones !
The 1903-S completes my friend's set. His under grade Dimes have all been spoken for with another friend.
Some of the above Quarters and Halves will be with me at FUN if any one is interested before I consign them to auction. All of the Quarters and Halves are currently at CAC for their opinion.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
<< <i>I accidentally won an eBay auction last night for a 1898 O Barber Half. I bid on it a few days ago without looking at it carefully. Last night I looked at it more carefully a few hours before the auction ended. I was surprised with what I saw.
Anyone else see strange things going on with the coin? I believe it's a fake.
I tried to get the seller to cancel the auction a couple of hours before it ended (it was too late for me to cancel my bid)- no response. I requested the seller cancel the transaction this morning- no response. Since the seller doesn't accept returns I don't want to waste $100 by paying for the coin.
Anyone else think it looks fake? >>
An update on this fake coin- I did not follow through with the transaction. The seller finally replied and said "an old man gave him the coin". The seller doesn't believe it's a fake (for whatever reason) but does not know how to file an unpaid transaction. I called eBay; they can't do anything until a case is opened. The coin just sits there on my purchased list as "unpaid".
Is there a market for "fake" coins? Do people collect them (knowing they're fakes)?
<< <i>I purchase and skip out on paying for fakes all the time. Nothing you can do about them sitting there but hide them. As for unpaid item strikes, if you get one, call eBay and explain that it is a counterfeit, and they will remove the strike... at least they always have for me. >>
Sounds like what I heard from the rep I spoke to. It's not possible for them to check everything out, but they seem to value the opinion of frequent buyers.
My 1892 dime is at PCGS getting TrueViewed...as soon as I get the word from Phil, I will be sure to post it along with the quarter and half of the first year.
oih82w8 = Oh I Hate To Wait _defectus patientia_aka...Dr. Defecto - Curator of RMO's
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<< <i>I can't make the ugly '98 O go away. eBay is sending me messages to pay. How do I get them to understand the problem? I can't figure out how to find a person. Does anyone work there? >>
Have you asked the seller to cancel the transaction?
Mr. Breeze, that album would be astonishing with a run of VF35 coins like you had before! That was a stellar set.
Jeff - And I remember when ebay was an enjoyable venue, both buying and selling. Also, our hosts say 35 on my 01-S.
Pics for this AM, very recent Paesan newp from Scott, PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Paesan
Don't sweat it and have fun!
Paesan
<< <i>Jeff, Here's another idea. Inform seller that your PayPal has been hacked into by the Chicoms and you'll need his address to mail a payment. Then go to remote closet in your home and take out your Monopoly game. Extract one crisp, light gold C-note. (You can add a fin as a tip for excellent communication) Send payment along with a note saying that once coin is received and authenticated you'll send another payment.
Paesan >>
Brilliant!!
<< <i>Saw this on another forum... Somebody dug up an '01-S quarter. Metal detecting find of a lifetime. >>
It looks like one of the Alibaba cast copies to me, that mint mark looks bogus.
<< <i>
<< <i>Saw this on another forum... Somebody dug up an '01-S quarter. Metal detecting find of a lifetime. >>
It looks like one of the Alibaba cast copies to me, that mint mark looks bogus. >>
LOLOLOL! No Question! That Big Ole Date is a Dead Give Away!
I'm going with "score!" Vote for the time being.
Now I'll click the link and see the story. : )
And by the way, I NEVER tire of Vern's quarter set! Just fantastic.
I posted my thoughts ... Not a bad find, eh ?
Edit: I have no doubts that the coin is genuine.
The positioning of the One's ( 1 ) in the date match
up.
The cast counterfeit look, as Fade mentioned, has to
be Enviornmental Damage. Yes, it's very porous.
Still a high VF detailed coin though. I have no idea
what a coin like that is worth these days. Need to check
Heritage's website. If it were gradable, I would think it
was worth the sunny side of $25,000. As is, I have no clue.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Thread is stuck again,
So... Anyone bidding on any of the Simpson Dimes tomorrow ?
I'm acting as Agent for a friend... he has a few amazing coins
in his sights.
The Complete Dime Proof Set is a joy to behold. I'd love to own it.
Now, where did I put that winning Lotto ticket ??
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
FTB - Thanks for the thread. I vote for fake, spark erosion maybe, but it needs to go to the house.
Dennis - Thanks again for the kind words.
Pics for this AM, haven't posted this for a while, Doug's 01-S, now PC50:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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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.
<< <i>
<< <i>
<< <i>Saw this on another forum... Somebody dug up an '01-S quarter. Metal detecting find of a lifetime. >>
It looks like one of the Alibaba cast copies to me, that mint mark looks bogus. >>
Eh, nothing jumps out at me and screams counterfeit, the porosity could easily be the result of acidic soil and that is what is making you think "cast counterfeit", in my humble opinion. The mintmark and date placement all look fine to me when compared to barberkeys' example posted about 15 posts back.
Perhaps is it is worth another look. The angles those pictures are taken at are usually used by those who deceive.
<< <i>Thanks for the link, FadeToBlack.
I posted my thoughts ... Not a bad find, eh ?
Edit: I have no doubts that the coin is genuine.
The positioning of the One's ( 1 ) in the date match
up.
The cast counterfeit look, as Fade mentioned, has to
be Enviornmental Damage. Yes, it's very porous.
Still a high VF detailed coin though. I have no idea
what a coin like that is worth these days. Need to check
Heritage's website. If it were gradable, I would think it
was worth the sunny side of $25,000. As is, I have no clue. >>
Bumping it along to turn the page. Mike,I could never see that coin being worth 25K if genuine!
Rebounding in price since the market decline in 2009. My
AU 55 was bought at the height of the market and I was
happy to trade it towards the MS 63 - 1892-O Micro O Half. My 55
is available somewhere ( lost track of where - last heard it
was in Beymer's inventory - but he sold it. ). He was asking
$47,500...
It was not the nicest 55 I have seen. There is one
in 55 that puts the AU 58 to shame. The owner said he'd never sell.
Well, he's older than dirt, so, it's going to sell sometime sooner
rather than later. { I have secured the financing to pay for it once
it hits the market. }
I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions.
Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad
to do this ...)
One of my favorites:
One of the toughest coins in the entire Half Collection...
Another prize ... I was shocked at the price of this, !!
.
Just one sweet coin - and surprised it didn't grade higher...
Not too thrilled with this one - but thought it might get a better grade - I guessed wrong...
This is a look I love - I think of of the nicer 1896's I have seen, IMHO
Funny, in hand, the dip residue is not visable...the camera doesn't lie... it sees things we don't ...
One of the nicer 05-O's I have seen. It received a "+" upgrade when I submitted it...
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
01-S dug up? Wow!
<< <i>
I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions.
Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad
to do this ...)
>>
Mike-
That's an amazing submission of coins! I only wish to see coins like those in my hands......
I'll take a stab at grading the halves:
- '08 S: MS 62
- '12
- '14 S: AU 58
- '08: MS 62
- '93: MS 64
- '02 O: MS 63
- '08 O: MS 63
- '97 O: MS 65
- '10 S: MS 63
- '99 O: MS 62
Did you purchase all of those raw? That's a lifetime worth of great finds.
96-O 10c 63
99-S 25c 65
08 25c 64
08-S 50c 64
12-D 50c 63
14-S 50c 64
08 50c 62
93 50c 64
02-O 50c 63
08-O 50c 64
97-O 50c 65
10-S 50c 64
99-O 50c 62
11-D 50c 61
96 25c 66
96-O 50c 63
05-O 25c 64
I know it's not possible but I would love to grade them in hand before you post the results!
<< <i>Hello all. I'm new to the forum but not new to coin collecting. I recently un-earthed the find of a lifetime (as I see you've already learned) a 1901 S Barber Quarter. I tried to up-load pics of it but I'm having trouble. I decreased the size of each pic to 40kb and attached the files but they don't seem to show up in the attachments bar or in my preview? Help? thanks! >>
Hi,Welcome to the forum! If yours is the coin on ebay you should end the listing and spend the money to have it authenticated by PCGS!
My guesses on the wonderful group you posted. Would like to see them in hand to make it less of a guess:
Dime: 96-O 63;
Qtrs: 99-S 64, 1908 63:
Halves: 08-S 64, 12-D 63, 14-S 62, 1908 63, 1893 64, 02-O 63, 08-O 64, 97-O 64, 10-S 64, 99-O 63;
Qtrs: 11-D 62, 1896 65, 96-O gen, 05-O 64.
DrTones - Welcome to the barber mega-thread. Will be real interested to hear what PCGS says about your 01-S.
Pics for this AM, from Paesan's Stash, PC64:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
<< <i>
Edit: Guesses all over the place. I have to add three coins I forgot to download.
Will place them at the end of this post.
I have placed the correct PCGS grades above the image.
I just downloaded images of my latest Secure Plus submissions.
Feel free to make a stab at the grades. ( I need to get off the IPad
to do this ...)
1896-O Dime PCGS MS 64
1899-S Quarter PCGS MS 64
1908-P Quarter PCGS MS 64
1908-S Half PCGS MS 64+
1912-D Half PCGS MS 63
1914-S Half PCGS MS 64
1908-P Half PCGS MS 63
One of my favorites: 1893-P Half PCGS MS 64
1902-O Half PCGS MS 64
1908-O Half PCGS MS 64
One of the toughest coins in the entire Half Collection... 1897-O Half PCGS MS 64
Another prize ... I was shocked at the price of this, !! .... 1910-S Half PCGS MS 66, yes, a 66 !!
.
Just one sweet coin - and surprised it didn't grade higher... 1899-O Half PCGS MS 64
Not too thrilled with this one - but thought it might get a better grade - I guessed wrong...1911-D Quarter PCGS MS 63.
You guys were tough on this one.
1896-P Quarter PCGS MS 65
This is a look I love - I think of the nicer 1896's I have seen, IMHO
1896-O Quarter PCGS MS 64+
Funny, in hand, the dip residue is not visable...the camera doesn't lie... it sees things we don't ...
1905-O Quarter PCGS MS 65+
One of the nicer 05-O's I have seen. It received a "+" upgrade when I submitted it...
Forgot to add these two coins...Guess the grade if you like....
Next post will be of a few Dimes I bid on and won for my friend... I wish they were mine...
With the Tread sticking so often, I'm just editing this post.
Here are some of the nicest Dimes I have ever seen. It was a blast bidding on them... lots of other bidders were after the same ones !
The 1903-S completes my friend's set. His under grade Dimes have all been spoken for with another friend.
Some of the above Quarters and Halves will be with me at FUN if any one is interested before I consign them to auction.
All of the Quarters and Halves are currently at CAC for their opinion.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Pics for this AM, from Mowgli's Dansco album:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
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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.
l
It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
That's a very nice 96-S Quarter.
Not all that easy to locate in VF thru AU 58....
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New Barber Purchases
It's not just this Thread... Most are stuck too.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Six posts to unstick it... Just not right ...
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
1916-D/D in a 10 digit PCI holder. Looks better than 25 to me but that isn't a big deal
Latin American Collection
Pics for this AM, newp into Paesan's Stash, PC40:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
<< <i>I accidentally won an eBay auction last night for a 1898 O Barber Half. I bid on it a few days ago without looking at it carefully. Last night I looked at it more carefully a few hours before the auction ended. I was surprised with what I saw.
Anyone else see strange things going on with the coin? I believe it's a fake.
I tried to get the seller to cancel the auction a couple of hours before it ended (it was too late for me to cancel my bid)- no response. I requested the seller cancel the transaction this morning- no response. Since the seller doesn't accept returns I don't want to waste $100 by paying for the coin.
Anyone else think it looks fake? >>
An update on this fake coin- I did not follow through with the transaction. The seller finally replied and said "an old man gave him the coin". The seller doesn't believe it's a fake (for whatever reason) but does not know how to file an unpaid transaction. I called eBay; they can't do anything until a case is opened. The coin just sits there on my purchased list as "unpaid".
Is there a market for "fake" coins? Do people collect them (knowing they're fakes)?
<< <i>I purchase and skip out on paying for fakes all the time. Nothing you can do about them sitting there but hide them. As for unpaid item strikes, if you get one, call eBay and explain that it is a counterfeit, and they will remove the strike... at least they always have for me. >>
Sounds like what I heard from the rep I spoke to. It's not possible for them to check everything out, but they seem to value the opinion of frequent buyers.
<< <i>Seems like things are quieting down in the quarter market. >>
It seems a lot of series are quieting.
7 down and 1 to go!
Justin,I tried to find that GTG where you posted a pic of my 1905 but can't find it! I wish I knew how to use the forum search!
Paesan/Justin - Sounds like a good time to buy (the right coins).
FTB - Skipping out on paying for all those fakes sounds like trouble to me. Why bid on them at all?
Darrell - Congratulations, you are unquestionably the barber(half)nut.
Pics for this PM, a newp into Paesan's Stash, PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas, and a healthy, safe, and productive new year.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
BST transactions: dbldie55, jayPem, 78saen, UltraHighRelief, nibanny, liefgold, FallGuy, lkeigwin, mbogoman, Sandman70gt, keets, joeykoins, ianrussell (@GC), EagleEye, ThePennyLady, GRANDAM, Ilikecolor, Gluggo, okiedude, Voyageur, LJenkins11, fastfreddie, ms70, pursuitofliberty, ZoidMeister,Coin Finder, GotTheBug, edwardjulio, Coinnmore...
Pics for this AM, a colorful Christmas ornament in Paesan's Stash, PC62:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Rob
<< <i>wow....that 97-S is very nice coin,seldom seen in that grade >>