@JeffMTampa said:
I took a photo of my '99 S 25C with a 4X Microscope objective yesterday (posted above). Tim thought the last "9" in the date appeared to be doubled:
Although not conclusive, I don't believe the "9" is doubled.
Jeff @JeffMTampa , There is nothing there I can see in the picture that causes me concern related to not straight grading. The borderline 1892-S here probably would not straight grade (rim nick, shinier surfaces) but the '05-P would in my view if I chose to send it in. The '92-S came along for the ride when I was going after a '99-S AU project coin with solder. Not very exciting but close to F-12 grades:
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I haven't purchased a Barber Half for quite a while, but I was the high bidder at a Heritage Auction recently for a 1907 O PC63. It wasn't the grade or look of the coin that attracted me, but rather the "mumps" characteristic it displayed:
It has an interesting die crack on the obverse that extends through to the bottom (top) of the "7" in the date as well:
I've slowly been accumulating "messed up" Barber Halves from New Orleans. My stash now includes the Mumps Variety for the '93 O and '08 O as well, but I've seen examples of many other dates. For some odd reason the examples I see for sale are typically high priced MS coins; they don't seem to be available in AU grades (my experience).
@jedm Glad my trade-in for a trade-up is going to a good home. Before Glenn, was previously from Harlan J. Berk, March 21, 2014. It is a really nice coin for the grade with good color. I like working with Glenn at Americana Rare Coin - he does a great job finding and picking great coins.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
"Another peculiarity of the New Orleans Mint halves is a swelling on Liberty's neck evidently caused by an injury to the die. This swelling, known as "mumps," is frequently seen on 1906-O, 1907-O and 1908-O halves, and it may be the result of improperly hardening the dies. New Orleans Mint correspondence has revealed that another cause of this facility's failure in fully striking coins was that it did not properly anneal, or soften, its planchets."
I have struggled to identify 1907-D quarters out there with quality surfaces. It may be a bit of a sleeper date in this regard although not impossible to find. This one is an XF40 PCGS...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
I have struggled to identify 1907-D quarters out there with quality surfaces. It may be a bit of a sleeper date in this regard although not impossible to find. This one is an XF40 PCGS...
My favorite coin. I LOVE the date, mint, grade range rarity, and quality of this specific piece along with the knowledge I had to get it from Australia to get it...
Question, what other grade range rarities do you look for in the Barber series in less than Gem Unc? like this '99-S quarter in VF to XF or the '09-O quarter in XF to AU... ?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
My favorite coin. I LOVE the date, mint, grade range rarity, and quality of this specific piece along with the knowledge I had to get it from Australia to get it...
Question, what other grade range rarities do you look for in the Barber series in less than Gem Unc? like this '99-S quarter in VF to XF or the '09-O quarter in XF to AU... ?
I admit I'm not as into this as you guys, and am no longer collecting Barbers, but I have done 3 sets of halves and had never heard of the mumps varieties. Always learning.
"Question, what other grade range rarities do you look for in the Barber series in less than Gem Unc? like this '99-S quarter in VF to XF or the '09-O quarter in XF to AU... ?"
@JeffMTampa said:
Here's a tougher one that came from Italy:
Jeff, Saw your coin in the registry. I didn't know it came from Europe, really cool! Anyone else with cool coins that came from out of the country or overseas?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Post to update. I forgot about an AU53 01-O I saw on ebay that was recently graded. I would have jumped on it but I felt it should have been labeled cleaned. That ups the population to 22 which is the same as the 97-O.
@amwldcoin said:
How about an AU 01-O? It has the lowest AU POP of 21 in all AU grades!
@No Headlights said:
97-O half in XF-AU problem free is a tough coin. Available in BU
Any way to remove this tar-like substance easily from the coin without surface damage? 1893-O Half Dollar as a placeholder in worn grade:
Black gunk...
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@JeffMTampa said:
I've often wondered about the gunk on Barber coins- what is it and how did it get there? That kind of stuff isn't seen on coins in circulation today.
felt lined cabinets (drawers) and leather purses,leather or cloth coin pouches possibly
coins thrown in wood boxes
My experience says no. Looks like it has been lightly tried from the pictures.
@sedulous said:
Any way to remove this tar-like substance easily from the coin without surface damage? 1893-O Half Dollar as a placeholder in worn grade:
Black gunk...
Comments
I took a photo of my '99 S 25C with a 4X Microscope objective yesterday (posted above). Tim thought the last "9" in the date appeared to be doubled:
Although not conclusive, I don't believe the "9" is doubled.
It doesn't look like it.
BHNC #203
Jeff @JeffMTampa , There is nothing there I can see in the picture that causes me concern related to not straight grading. The borderline 1892-S here probably would not straight grade (rim nick, shinier surfaces) but the '05-P would in my view if I chose to send it in. The '92-S came along for the ride when I was going after a '99-S AU project coin with solder. Not very exciting but close to F-12 grades:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Minor imperfections... but otherwise a nice 1895-O in NGC VF30...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Back home, and happy to get back to normalcy with my coins. Also, in process of upgrading photographic capabilities.
Pics for today, newp into my collection, PC62:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
I haven't purchased a Barber Half for quite a while, but I was the high bidder at a Heritage Auction recently for a 1907 O PC63. It wasn't the grade or look of the coin that attracted me, but rather the "mumps" characteristic it displayed:
It has an interesting die crack on the obverse that extends through to the bottom (top) of the "7" in the date as well:
I've slowly been accumulating "messed up" Barber Halves from New Orleans. My stash now includes the Mumps Variety for the '93 O and '08 O as well, but I've seen examples of many other dates. For some odd reason the examples I see for sale are typically high priced MS coins; they don't seem to be available in AU grades (my experience).
@JeffMTampa - Nice 1907-O!
@JeffMTampa
Jeff, I see that as well, unless overpriced, the quality AU's (& XF's for that matter) are drying up out there.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice stuff guys! I'm waiting on this far right mintmark '93S to show up in the mail soon - from Americana.
@jedm Glad my trade-in for a trade-up is going to a good home. Before Glenn, was previously from Harlan J. Berk, March 21, 2014. It is a really nice coin for the grade with good color. I like working with Glenn at Americana Rare Coin - he does a great job finding and picking great coins.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous: I'm used to hand me downs, I grew up with 3 older brothers.
Looks raw? Seems to be problem free.
Good looking coin
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Yeah, raw Jeff... problem-free with nice color
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1898-O BQ in PC25... purchased in-holder in May 2014.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is another... a 1900-O in PCGS XF40...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's another on my "diseased" Barber Halves:
I love the "Blundered" description @Insider2 gave the coin.....
Interesting, how about a better description @Insider2 ?
Or at lease tell us what you are describing.
I see the back of the neck & cheek, but what do you think caused it?
BHNC #203
"Another peculiarity of the New Orleans Mint halves is a swelling on Liberty's neck evidently caused by an injury to the die. This swelling, known as "mumps," is frequently seen on 1906-O, 1907-O and 1908-O halves, and it may be the result of improperly hardening the dies. New Orleans Mint correspondence has revealed that another cause of this facility's failure in fully striking coins was that it did not properly anneal, or soften, its planchets."
I picked up a 1912 Barber Quarter in an ICG AU55 holder:
Maybe some day I'll get the opportunity to ship this off to our hosts for grading.
Interesting raised line area above the date.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim- You are correct, the line above the date is raised. It's a scratch, but on the die- not on the coin:
The scratch in the die moves around the top of the "1" in the date. I have to believe that the scratch in the die was intentional- not an accident.
I have struggled to identify 1907-D quarters out there with quality surfaces. It may be a bit of a sleeper date in this regard although not impossible to find. This one is an XF40 PCGS...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That's a keeper!
My favorite coin. I LOVE the date, mint, grade range rarity, and quality of this specific piece along with the knowledge I had to get it from Australia to get it...
Question, what other grade range rarities do you look for in the Barber series in less than Gem Unc? like this '99-S quarter in VF to XF or the '09-O quarter in XF to AU... ?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I just sold this 1 yesterday on ebay.
I admit I'm not as into this as you guys, and am no longer collecting Barbers, but I have done 3 sets of halves and had never heard of the mumps varieties. Always learning.
Here's a tougher one that came from Italy:
"Question, what other grade range rarities do you look for in the Barber series in less than Gem Unc? like this '99-S quarter in VF to XF or the '09-O quarter in XF to AU... ?"
ALOT of the "S" mint coins in 45-58
1893
1897
1899
1907
1908
1914
BTW
Really nice '95-S
97-O half in XF-AU problem free is a tough coin. Available in BU
How about an AU 01-O? It has the lowest AU POP of 21 in all AU grades!
No doubt. I agree 100%.
Jeff, Saw your coin in the registry. I didn't know it came from Europe, really cool! Anyone else with cool coins that came from out of the country or overseas?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
My first Barber, an I like it!
I was successful at the auction yesterday. Sorry, but this Barber will remain in Europe.😊
Post to update. I forgot about an AU53 01-O I saw on ebay that was recently graded. I would have jumped on it but I felt it should have been labeled cleaned. That ups the population to 22 which is the same as the 97-O.
Congratulations on your first Barber purchase! it is a fun and complete-able series in half dollars. Cheers!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@amwldcoin. Thanks for the input.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Any way to remove this tar-like substance easily from the coin without surface damage? 1893-O Half Dollar as a placeholder in worn grade:
Black gunk...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I've often wondered about the gunk on Barber coins- what is it and how did it get there? That kind of stuff isn't seen on coins in circulation today.
felt lined cabinets (drawers) and leather purses,leather or cloth coin pouches possibly
coins thrown in wood boxes
excellent question
My experience says no. Looks like it has been lightly tried from the pictures.
1914-D Barber Quarter in PCGS VF30 grade out of my collection...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1906-D Barber Quarter in PCGS VF35 grade...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
My newest 58+ as long as minds are not changed after grades posted. This coin is way cleaner in hand than my pictures suggest!
Congrats Darrell
Darrell-Congrats!! Is that one of the '97 S that Teaparty had available for a few years? It looks nice.
When did you receive the results?
Great looking Quarter- the photo looks like there's a bit of the Mumps thing going on?
Thanks. Not sure what the mumps thing is.
This is the D. Brent Pogue Specimen.