Interesting! I've heard that they are scarce but I wasn't too sure.
On a different note, this 93-S half came from Vern and is one of my favorites. I only kept about a dozen of my half dollars and this is one.
PC-53, photos courtesy Barberkeys...
A low-mintage date but is behind the 1910 and 1913-1915 dates according to Coin Facts. Akers felt it got attention early on because of its low mintage but the 1903 and 1904 are a little harder to procure when collecting at the middle of the series.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Swede's is a slightly undergraded 1894-S with Far Right Shifted S. Here is a more Centered S variety for the '94-S sourced from David Kahn a little over a year and a half ago, PC40:
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Wow, nice coin Lenny and Milo! Wait until @jedm logs in and sees this.
Ha! You know my taste exactly! That's a great looking 94 S.
Also I totally agree with you when you talk about @amwldcoin and his wheelhouse -Barber halves -he's got some great looking stuff!
Newp, just arrived. Closing in on a representative specimen for each of every circulated grade level of the '99-S. This specific one is from late last month's Great Collections auction.
Tim
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@sedulous said: @JeffMTampa Jeff, In one of your pics of the upper left reverse field I saw some more of that...
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There are numerous CUD's on the reverse; there's a large one in the ribbon also. It's curious how all the CUD's were located in the recesses of the die but there are no die cracks? Anyone care to spin a theory on what event would cause such damage to the die without cracking it?
I've not seen a coin with CUDs on both sides before.
@sedulous that one's got a lot of meat left on her.... Here's one that's on it's way to me from Lenny, I just like the look of her, she's a bit more circulated and worn but still has character:
I liked the look of it. My guess is it's AU55 material. The main reason I purchased it is it's the EXACT pair of dies that struck my MS63:
The newp has the same die clash on the obverse (including shield lines in the ear) and the same small die cracks on the reverse. Kind of interesting to find a soulmate for the 63!
@jedm said: @sedulous that one's got a lot of meat left on her.... Here's one that's on it's way to me from Lenny, I just like the look of her, she's a bit more circulated and worn but still has character:
You are crafting a pretty cool-looking circ set Jed. Making some good choices! Tim
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@JeffMTampa said:
Here' a new raw pickup, a 1893 O Quarter:
I liked the look of it. My guess is it's AU55 material. The main reason I purchased it is it's the EXACT pair of dies that struck my MS63:
The newp has the same die clash on the obverse (including shield lines in the ear) and the same small die cracks on the reverse. Kind of interesting to find a soulmate for the 63!
Love both Jeff, nicely done! TIM
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Here's my trio of 05 Halves.
A little tougher to find nice in my experience.
Here's my other '0f Half:
Mine are both ends of the contrast spectrum.
The '05 is a lower mintage coin- 662,727.
And people don't realize it is dang near as scarce as the O!
PS, my 05's are all 58+ and the pictures don't do them justice. The S should get a PL designation if the toning doesn't bother PCGS.
Interesting! I've heard that they are scarce but I wasn't too sure.
On a different note, this 93-S half came from Vern and is one of my favorites. I only kept about a dozen of my half dollars and this is one.
PC-53, photos courtesy Barberkeys...
That looks familiar. Very nice Lenny
2 in 58+
29 in 58
29 in 55
A low-mintage date but is behind the 1910 and 1913-1915 dates according to Coin Facts. Akers felt it got attention early on because of its low mintage but the 1903 and 1904 are a little harder to procure when collecting at the middle of the series.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
tough, with a low mintage of 662,727 it wasn't the very lowest, and, I believe, it was basically ignored at the time
BHNC #203
We are on your wheel house now! Love them halves @amwldcoin
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Good info, fellas!
From The Swede, PC-35.
And a colorful AU-58. Photos courtesy Barberkeys.
Wow, nice coin Lenny and Milo! Wait until @jedm logs in and sees this.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Looks like a bad dip job....hence the residue> @sedulous said:
That coin should be in a 45 holder..... lots of detail
The bad dip job is from another post...... disregard
Swede's is a slightly undergraded 1894-S with Far Right Shifted S. Here is a more Centered S variety for the '94-S sourced from David Kahn a little over a year and a half ago, PC40:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Ha! You know my taste exactly! That's a great looking 94 S.
Also I totally agree with you when you talk about @amwldcoin and his wheelhouse -Barber halves -he's got some great looking stuff!
Here is another '94-S but this one is the variety with far right mintmark at a grade of PC12. Nice, quality color and look to it:
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Earlier this week I picked up an interesting 1899 Barber Dime in a NGC AU58 holder:
There are several depressions across the face; it looks like struck thru grease to me:
There's also a large die crack/ break at the base of the neck:
A retained lamination on the chin:
And retained Cuds on the reverse:
And what looks like a rim nick on the reverse, but there are retained CUDS on the wreath nearby. Is it possible the rim nick was mint made?:
It will be interesting what our hosts have to say once it's sent in for crossover.
Here is one I picked up last year maybe? Not sure without checking my notes. Anyone notice anything odd?
Looks like a nice coin to me. Whatever oddity might be there is being missed by my old eyes.....
The label is wrong. It’s a 02-S not plain
@JeffMTampa Jeff, In one of your pics of the upper left reverse field I saw some more of that...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Newp, just arrived. Closing in on a representative specimen for each of every circulated grade level of the '99-S. This specific one is from late last month's Great Collections auction.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@LogPotato ... irrespective of the "S" on the reverse, definitely a quality coin!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
There are numerous CUD's on the reverse; there's a large one in the ribbon also. It's curious how all the CUD's were located in the recesses of the die but there are no die cracks? Anyone care to spin a theory on what event would cause such damage to the die without cracking it?
I've not seen a coin with CUDs on both sides before.
New (used) camera, new pics, PC35:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Of course to try out your new camera you would pull out your wonderful '01-S Vern!
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What a great coin!
yes sir!!!!
I'm embarrassed to post after that 01-S, but here goes....
Raw 1892-O DDO AU details
Details? Cleaned? Hard to decipher the problem from the photos- it looks like a nice coin.
Here's a new 1893 O Quarter in a NGC AU 58 holder:
This one has a "centered" center MM.
Here is a newp. An 1894-S with Far Right Mintmark in PCGS XF45:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That’s a nice Barber. Congratulations
I like the new '94 S. Good choice. My guess it's a much nicer coin in hand.
Will need to procure better pictures once it arrives.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous that one's got a lot of meat left on her.... Here's one that's on it's way to me from Lenny, I just like the look of her, she's a bit more circulated and worn but still has character:
Here' a new raw pickup, a 1893 O Quarter:
I liked the look of it. My guess is it's AU55 material. The main reason I purchased it is it's the EXACT pair of dies that struck my MS63:
The newp has the same die clash on the obverse (including shield lines in the ear) and the same small die cracks on the reverse. Kind of interesting to find a soulmate for the 63!
You are crafting a pretty cool-looking circ set Jed. Making some good choices! Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Love both Jeff, nicely done! TIM
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
"shield lines in the ear" very interesting how that happened.
The '96 S Quarter is best known for the "Shield in the Ear" variety, but here's the only other I know of:
Anyone else have a Barber with stripes in the ear?
Jeff - Here's a 98-S with the clash, PC55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Awesome coins fellas
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Great to know there's another date out there. Thanks, Vern!
THE CLASH.... couldn't help but think of this.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGIFublvDes
It's the constant question in collecting. Do we keep it or let it go?
@jedm GREAT one-so true. And thanks for the video!
I plan to Stay on this thread at least
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