Here's my '08 O Half with Mumps. Looks like it might be a different die, or perhaps just progression of more OBV die battering:
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Mine is housed in an ICG holder. It's labeled as "Blundered"; seems appropriate.
Here is the more common '08-O quarter companion piece as well purchased April 10, 2012 from a Heritage Internet auction for $39 in holder ($59.15 after fees, shipping, and the like):
1908-O Barber Quarter PCGS F15
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a raw 1900 Quarter that arrived last week:
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This is the rare Type II OBV paired with the Type II REV. I sure hope this one straight grades...
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Here's an 1899 Half I purchased raw a few years back:
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Note how the toning at the date gives the impression it's a re-punched date? It's not.
Nice COIN! Toning pull away is one of the great tell-tales in determining originality....I always look for it.
Curious if anyone can attribute this Barber quarter reverse? It is a type II reverse mated to a 1901 dated obverse that does not match the 2 known obverses for the date/ mm.
Reverse is wrong, should be a type 3 with the wingtips extending beyond the letters. On the obverse the 1 in the date is not placed correctly in correlation to the denticles ( I seem to remember that the 1 should be in line with the denticles on authentic S mint 1901 quarters). Edited to add: What I wrote concerns die pair A, the second die pair has date placement above the denticles which is almost identical to the coin above but the second 1 appears to be too high compared to genuine coins.
Interesting coin. The OBV has the correct hub for the date. My memory is the "1" in the date has a couple of positions. I'm guessing the OBV is real. The reverse is a Type II hub; none have been reported for the date (but it could be possible.
Interesting, the latest RCMR has a note starting on page 150 about another "put together coin" called a "sandwich fake" in the article. 1901-S, it has the wrong obverse but the correct type III reverse:
Here's another new raw arrival, a 1900 Quarter:
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This is the more common Type III OBV paired with the Type III REV. This one will be submitted for grading soon; I'm hoping it might upgrade my current AU 55. Time will tell.
@JeffMTampa I think that 1900 will upgrade.
I picked up my 1893 O today and she's much prettier in hand, with a blue iridescence - the color is only on the obverse, I tried to get a little bit to show in this pic:
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Here's my '08 O Half with Mumps. Looks like it might be a different die, or perhaps just progression of more OBV die battering:
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Mine is housed in an ICG holder. It's labeled as "Blundered"; seems appropriate.
I have some newps arriving later this week. Looking forward to sharing them here soon. @JeffMTampa Jeff, wow is that extreme on that '08-O!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Lest the crowd think all of the '08 O Halves have extreme mumps, here's the example from my Everyman Barber Half set:
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No mumps here.
Here is my 1908-O in a fatty, 58/CAC......
@spacehayduke @JeffMTampa Gorgeous half dollars guys!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Another of Keith's raw selections:
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A recently-arrived newp...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is the second newp that just arrived in the mail today. I was in need of a minor bump-up to XF for my Registry Set.
1913-P Barber Quarter PCGS XF45
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice tough newps Tim, congratulations.
Another Keith selection:
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Lots of nice examples guys! I received two common dates for my slabbed set this week:
Barber coins on CoinWeek this week!
https://coinweek.com/us-coins/barber-silver-coinage-values-and-key-dates-bullion-shark/
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
This one ventured from Illinois to NC to Florida, years ago, PC-55:
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This one traveled from Florida to Illinois. LOL.
PCGS XF45 CAC
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1897-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF40
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Both O and S so tough to find nice, Tim, congratulations.
Another of Keith's:
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Below is my entire collection of Liberty Nickels from the Denver Mint:
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It's a complete MM set.
Here's one of my favorite raw pickups:
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Most would consider it Fugly, but I love the originality. Perhaps I'm a biased parent.
Common but crusty original xf40, photo compliments of seller.
Looks like the Tennessee collection is getting dispersed among quite a few of us.
How can you pass up these beautiful crusty original VF/XF quarters! Quite a few upgrades for me.
Since you like quarters in mid-grade, let me take another out of hiding and include a dime to go with (still raw)... a couple of '14-D's
1914-D Barber Dime (raw ungraded)
1914-D Barber Quarter PCGS VF30
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Dime and Nickel...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
It took me a long time to find the right '03-P. May be closer to common but try to find one this nice.
1903-P Barber Quarter PCGS XF45
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's an 1899 Half I purchased raw a few years back:
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Note how the toning at the date gives the impression it's a re-punched date? It's not.
I recall the term "pull away" toning,absolutely original
very nice looking coin
I picked up a worn example of a 1907 S Half from eBay- it's the RPM variety:
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Still a bit of meat left on it- I would put it in the 15- 20 range.
Nice Jeff!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Recently returned from PCGS...
1908-O Barber Half Dollar PCGS VF20
Here is the more common '08-O quarter companion piece as well purchased April 10, 2012 from a Heritage Internet auction for $39 in holder ($59.15 after fees, shipping, and the like):
1908-O Barber Quarter PCGS F15
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I'll see your '08 O in F-15... I got this one for $45 in 2018 from Kearney Coin Center in NE - AND Happy Thanksgiving to you all as well!
Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving.
Here's another from my friend Keith:
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Here's my latest addition to my slabbed set (possibly the most feminine looking Barber yet) ... we'll see when I get it in hand:
Here's a center mintmarked example I got about 6 months ago and cracked from ICG for my Dansco:
The '98-O is tougher Jed. I love the look of that '93-O!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@jedm only 4 more MM positions to go!
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Great information guys. By the way, can you guess which of those two was graded F15 and which was VF25?
F15, VF25 in ascending order.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Reviewed some of my older BQ inventory yesterday. Found this one in VF30. Think it would fully cross?
1915-D Barber Quarter N30
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim- my opinion is PCGS would grade that one VF 25. A good-looking coin with just the right amount of grunge.
Here's a raw 1900 Quarter that arrived last week:
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This is the rare Type II OBV paired with the Type II REV. I sure hope this one straight grades...
Jeff - I'm guessing it will.
For tonight, PC35:
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@barberkeys Tough to get an 1892-S quarter looking so good Vetn, special VF35!
@JeffMTampa Jeff, that is an awesome coin, you will be pleased IMO.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice COIN! Toning pull away is one of the great tell-tales in determining originality....I always look for it.
Curious if anyone can attribute this Barber quarter reverse? It is a type II reverse mated to a 1901 dated obverse that does not match the 2 known obverses for the date/ mm.
Coin is slabbed as VG08.
Reverse is wrong, should be a type 3 with the wingtips extending beyond the letters. On the obverse the 1 in the date is not placed correctly in correlation to the denticles ( I seem to remember that the 1 should be in line with the denticles on authentic S mint 1901 quarters). Edited to add: What I wrote concerns die pair A, the second die pair has date placement above the denticles which is almost identical to the coin above but the second 1 appears to be too high compared to genuine coins.
Possibly a sandwich type fake?
Agree with your comments @jedm . An edge view would have been informative...
Interesting coin. The OBV has the correct hub for the date. My memory is the "1" in the date has a couple of positions. I'm guessing the OBV is real. The reverse is a Type II hub; none have been reported for the date (but it could be possible.
My guess is the coin is a mule- fake.
Interesting, the latest RCMR has a note starting on page 150 about another "put together coin" called a "sandwich fake" in the article. 1901-S, it has the wrong obverse but the correct type III reverse:
Here's another new raw arrival, a 1900 Quarter:
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This is the more common Type III OBV paired with the Type III REV. This one will be submitted for grading soon; I'm hoping it might upgrade my current AU 55. Time will tell.
My well worn quarter (I love it so) and a nickel buddy 😉
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@JeffMTampa I think that 1900 will upgrade.
I picked up my 1893 O today and she's much prettier in hand, with a blue iridescence - the color is only on the obverse, I tried to get a little bit to show in this pic: