Tim- your photo looks much better than the one originally posted. Try moving the lights around to various positions to bring out the color. But don’t make it look like “fanciful “ like the original post.
@Dave99B said:
Crusty old 15-D half dollar I picked up last weekend at the 2022 Boeing Coin Show in Seattle.
Honestly, I'm more of a circulated quarter guy, but I didn't walk to leave the show empty handed.
Dave
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Dave, You always have had quality circulated Barbers as long as I have known you - you have a good eye. Thanks for sharing. But I have to admit I didn't think you did as well with your new half dollar per the cellphone pics... that was until I saw the TrueView. Holy Smokes!!!
p.s. I think I will look-up in my collection, here in a bit, a wonderful past @Dave99B specimen I was able to gratefully obtain in the past and post it.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
Recent newp. I grew impatient trying to find the right '93-S in XF so I opted for this NGC53 instead. Hope is it will cross. I would be happy with a 50 on the cross although value-wise, there is a large disparity between 50 and 53 per CoinFacts.
Photos courtesy of StacksBowers from this evening's auction.
-T
This is a real pretty coin (both posts, all pics), when crossing just put a minimum grade in that is slightly lower if you are willing to do that.......
Another 1912-P Barber half recently crossed over from NGC at the same grade - MS63.
Sort of a long story around this Barber half. I purchased it on eBay in March of 1999. Sent a $455 check, check cashed, no coin sent. Hmmm. Weeks went by, then a month. Nothing. No response to my emails. Turns out the dealer went south on lots of auctions. Bilked a bunch of people. Basically just went bad. I never really heard what happened to the guy, although I do remember he was from Maryland, and he was a member on these boards. I had previously purchased many coins from him. I ended up sending him a register letter saying I would be visiting him in person soon, to settle this matter. A few days later the coin arrived in the mail. Got very lucky, as many of the others collectors were left holding the bag, several to the tune of 3-4K. Sad situation.
Anyway, 20+ years later I got around to crossing her. She's free!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
@JeffMTampa said:
Tim- your photo looks much better than the one originally posted. Try moving the lights around to various positions to bring out the color. But don’t make it look like “fanciful “ like the original post.
Ok Jeff, I had some time today to play with light angles as you suggested. I will use the reverse for this objective...
1 Original light position...
2 Lighting moved to extreme, nearly horizontal position, and closer to subject. Did this so much I lost good focusing:
3 More ideal lighting position in my view with light projection more closely next to the subject but at a point away so the coin does not have glare on the encapsulation plastic... oh goodness is that better! color popping out more:
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's another new Liberty Nickel for my set, an 1890 in a PCGS MS 64 holder:
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I really like the look of this coin- nice toning. It was struck on a defective planchet, however:
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It looks to me there were a couple of divots in the planchet before the coin was struck. one divot along the neckline was almost eliminated in the strike, but the one in the field under the hair is quite pronounced. I guess small enough that it didn't disqualify the coin from grading, however. I wonder how the grading room determines when a defective planchet is too severe for the coin to grade?
"I wonder how the grading room determines when a defective planchet is too severe for the coin to grade?" Jeff, that is the million-dollar question. Same with how big scratches can be to render a coin ungradable. Or how much corrosion, etc.
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's my PCGS MS 63 Liberty Nickel:
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This one has a much larger divot on the Reverse, under "CENT"
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It's interesting how the "E" floats through the divot. Apparently this defective planchet was not severe enough to raise eyebrows. Would it bother anyone reading this to own the coin in the designated holder? Is the defect a novelty or a turn-off?
Those are old photos from about 7 years ago- not very good. The contrast is out of whack. I need to reshoot a lot of coins to get good photos- time is the problem.
Here's another new Liberty Nickel pickup, an 1896 MS 64 in an OGH:
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This one has a couple of very minor divots in the planchet as well. I guess it was fairly common; perhaps there was an issue rolling the nickel strips due to the metals hardness.
I have been looking for a higher-grade '93-S BQ for a while. Consolation prize? in the meantime, found from the wild / stumbled on this newp for the following year:
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's another newp Liberty Nickel for my Everyman MS 64 set, an 1899 PC MS 64:
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Yea I know, not very exciting. I have a MS 65 version in my "Best" set, so purchasing a 64 is a bit odd. I guess that's the competitive nature coming out in me.
Keeping to the 1911 Denver Mint category, here's my Everyman Half:
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Another lower mintage coin. This was a raw purchase from eBay 10 years ago. Nice raw AU halves are almost impossible to find now.
Exceptionally well struck 1908-o half in MS-65 CAC. What do you guys think? This coin is among the better strikes on any Barber half that I can ever recall seeing, and for a typically flat O mint issue too!
@JeffMTampa said: @Eldorado9 That coin does have a wonderful strike; all the stars are bursting from the field.
Here's one of my 1893 O Halves for comparison:
Thanks Jeff, yeah, I looked at that 1908-o and it was just hammered! The hair details, garland, stars on the obverse. And check out the reverse! "United States" is really punched in hard, and the eagle details, right wing, etc. is about as good as it gets I think? Yeah, those typical areas are almost always soft....but this one is crazy....I've seen quite a few proofs that still have weaknesses in the eagle right side...that's pretty common actually.
@Eldorado9 said:
Exceptionally well struck 1908-o half in MS-65 CAC. What do you guys think? This coin is among the better strikes on any Barber half that I can ever recall seeing, and for a typically flat O mint issue too!
Eldo, Feigenbaum comments on the 1908-O state "Often a bit softly struck, but with nice luster. "Mumps" specimens are not unusual."
You have an abnormality there being well-struck. Nice.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Thanks @sedulous Here's the GC photo: It's quite the looker. I think these slab photos are closer to what it looks like. Trueviews sometimes over enhance the color.
@Eldorado9 said:
Thanks @sedulous Here's the GC photo: It's quite the looker. I think these slab photos are closer to what it looks like. Trueviews sometimes over enhance the color.
I am going to take a note on the die crack at the base of the front of the neck to star 13 and almost reaching the date area to the left. I am curious if anyone else has a die-cracked 1908-O in that area either more or less pronounced?
Edit: More the rim than the date area. Seems the die crack turns south into the dentils... albeit a bit lighter there.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
As a novice collecter with limited funding to splurge at that time, all I could manage were the following when interest quickly dwindled since ideas were scattered all over the place. Was wanting to work backwards with collecting the New Orleans Barber half Dollar from 1909, then realized it was a tough date plus lady liberty on the cheaper ones looked like a hermaphrodite since the coins were in such terrible condition.
@vulcanize said:
Great coins in all the three threads.
As a novice collecter with limited funding to splurge at that time, all I could manage were the following when interest quickly dwindled since ideas were scattered all over the place. Was wanting to work backwards with collecting the New Orleans Barber half Dollar from 1909, then realized it was a tough date plus lady liberty on the cheaper ones looked like a hermaphrodite since the coins were in such terrible condition.
@vulcanize nice honest looking Barber Halves that served our commerce well. Thanks for posting.
@Eldorado9 said:
Thanks @sedulous Here's the GC photo: It's quite the looker. I think these slab photos are closer to what it looks like. Trueviews sometimes over enhance the color.
I am going to take a note on the die crack at the base of the front of the neck to star 13 and almost reaching the date area to the left. I am curious if anyone else has a die-cracked 1908-O in that area either more or less pronounced?
Edit: More the rim than the date area. Seems the die crack turns south into the dentils... albeit a bit lighter there.
Good eye, I noticed that die crack right away. The two highest grade 1908-O's have the same die crack. See below:
MS-68
MS67+
Here is my 1908P, showing a similar but not identical crack...Interesting.
Comments
1903-O Barber Quarter
PCGS #38521168 VF30
EDIT: more images of this coin
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim- your photo looks much better than the one originally posted. Try moving the lights around to various positions to bring out the color. But don’t make it look like “fanciful “ like the original post.
Here's another new Liberty Nickel pickup, an 1888 in a PC 64 holder:
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This one upgrades the MS 63 that was in my set. I like the look of this one.
Barber Silver Coinage Values and Key Dates: Bullion Shark
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.
Thanks for posting- it's a well written article. I like that there's references to the BCCS, and a recommendation to join!
new pictures
Crusty old 15-D half dollar I picked up last weekend at the 2022 Boeing Coin Show in Seattle.
Honestly, I'm more of a circulated quarter guy, but I didn't walk to leave the show empty handed.
Dave
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Dave, You always have had quality circulated Barbers as long as I have known you - you have a good eye. Thanks for sharing. But I have to admit I didn't think you did as well with your new half dollar per the cellphone pics... that was until I saw the TrueView. Holy Smokes!!!
p.s. I think I will look-up in my collection, here in a bit, a wonderful past @Dave99B specimen I was able to gratefully obtain in the past and post it.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
This is a real pretty coin (both posts, all pics), when crossing just put a minimum grade in that is slightly lower if you are willing to do that.......
@sedulous - Thanks for sharing the glamour shot! I’ve been meaning to look it up. 😂
Dave
Here is an example @Dave99B specimen that I simply love owning. PC20 1892-S BQ obtained from Dave in April 2015:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Another 1912-P Barber half recently crossed over from NGC at the same grade - MS63.
Sort of a long story around this Barber half. I purchased it on eBay in March of 1999. Sent a $455 check, check cashed, no coin sent. Hmmm. Weeks went by, then a month. Nothing. No response to my emails. Turns out the dealer went south on lots of auctions. Bilked a bunch of people. Basically just went bad. I never really heard what happened to the guy, although I do remember he was from Maryland, and he was a member on these boards. I had previously purchased many coins from him. I ended up sending him a register letter saying I would be visiting him in person soon, to settle this matter. A few days later the coin arrived in the mail. Got very lucky, as many of the others collectors were left holding the bag, several to the tune of 3-4K. Sad situation.
Anyway, 20+ years later I got around to crossing her. She's free!
Dave
@Dave99B Dave, I see that date and tend to think I can turn it onto its reverse and see it is from Denver. The D was not there in this case!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Ok Jeff, I had some time today to play with light angles as you suggested. I will use the reverse for this objective...
1 Original light position...
2 Lighting moved to extreme, nearly horizontal position, and closer to subject. Did this so much I lost good focusing:
3 More ideal lighting position in my view with light projection more closely next to the subject but at a point away so the coin does not have glare on the encapsulation plastic... oh goodness is that better! color popping out more:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's another new Liberty Nickel for my set, an 1890 in a PCGS MS 64 holder:
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I really like the look of this coin- nice toning. It was struck on a defective planchet, however:
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It looks to me there were a couple of divots in the planchet before the coin was struck. one divot along the neckline was almost eliminated in the strike, but the one in the field under the hair is quite pronounced. I guess small enough that it didn't disqualify the coin from grading, however. I wonder how the grading room determines when a defective planchet is too severe for the coin to grade?
@JeffMTampa Jeff, My opinion that will pass no problemo.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
"I wonder how the grading room determines when a defective planchet is too severe for the coin to grade?" Jeff, that is the million-dollar question. Same with how big scratches can be to render a coin ungradable. Or how much corrosion, etc.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's my PCGS MS 63 Liberty Nickel:
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This one has a much larger divot on the Reverse, under "CENT"
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It's interesting how the "E" floats through the divot. Apparently this defective planchet was not severe enough to raise eyebrows. Would it bother anyone reading this to own the coin in the designated holder? Is the defect a novelty or a turn-off?
@JeffMTampa I need shades!, the flash!
the flash is blazing!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Those are old photos from about 7 years ago- not very good. The contrast is out of whack. I need to reshoot a lot of coins to get good photos- time is the problem.
Nice coins guys! It's been a while since I've seen our thread on page 3, here's one of my collection that I got from @Dave99B VF-20
Very nice @Dave99B @jedm Dave and Jed. I love learning about the provenance and which individuals have collected the Barbers before through history!
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is a newp I received earlier today. 1892-P Barber Dime AU. The interest is in the RPD. Zoom in on the "9" and "2":
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice!
Here's another new Liberty Nickel pickup, an 1896 MS 64 in an OGH:
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This one has a couple of very minor divots in the planchet as well. I guess it was fairly common; perhaps there was an issue rolling the nickel strips due to the metals hardness.
I have been looking for a higher-grade '93-S BQ for a while. Consolation prize? in the meantime, found from the wild / stumbled on this newp for the following year:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Beautiful wild 94-s quarter, @sedulous! Nice coins guys!
Dave
This '92-S arrived in the mail today.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's another newp Liberty Nickel for my Everyman MS 64 set, an 1899 PC MS 64:
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Yea I know, not very exciting. I have a MS 65 version in my "Best" set, so purchasing a 64 is a bit odd. I guess that's the competitive nature coming out in me.
The color on that '99 nickel is exquisite Jeff. Nicely done.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
In effort to move this thread to the front page, here's another new Liberty Nickel pickup:
1891 NGC MS 64:
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I'm intending to submit it to PCGS for crossover at the same grade. I hope it makes it....
Nice Nicks, Jeff.
Here's a P58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Going through some older acquired specimens for pic redo's. Here is a tougher date... 1911-D BQ.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Keeping to the 1911 Denver Mint category, here's my Everyman Half:
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Another lower mintage coin. This was a raw purchase from eBay 10 years ago. Nice raw AU halves are almost impossible to find now.
Exceptionally well struck 1908-o half in MS-65 CAC. What do you guys think? This coin is among the better strikes on any Barber half that I can ever recall seeing, and for a typically flat O mint issue too!
@Eldorado9 That coin does have a wonderful strike; all the stars are bursting from the field.
Here's one of my 1893 O Halves for comparison:
Thanks Jeff, yeah, I looked at that 1908-o and it was just hammered! The hair details, garland, stars on the obverse. And check out the reverse! "United States" is really punched in hard, and the eagle details, right wing, etc. is about as good as it gets I think? Yeah, those typical areas are almost always soft....but this one is crazy....I've seen quite a few proofs that still have weaknesses in the eagle right side...that's pretty common actually.
Eldo, Feigenbaum comments on the 1908-O state "Often a bit softly struck, but with nice luster. "Mumps" specimens are not unusual."
You have an abnormality there being well-struck. Nice.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Thanks @sedulous Here's the GC photo: It's quite the looker. I think these slab photos are closer to what it looks like. Trueviews sometimes over enhance the color.
Superb strike on that one @Eldorado9! I don''t think I've ever seen one as sharp as that.
I am going to take a note on the die crack at the base of the front of the neck to star 13 and almost reaching the date area to the left. I am curious if anyone else has a die-cracked 1908-O in that area either more or less pronounced?
Edit: More the rim than the date area. Seems the die crack turns south into the dentils... albeit a bit lighter there.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Great coins in all the three threads.
As a novice collecter with limited funding to splurge at that time, all I could manage were the following when interest quickly dwindled since ideas were scattered all over the place. Was wanting to work backwards with collecting the New Orleans Barber half Dollar from 1909, then realized it was a tough date plus lady liberty on the cheaper ones looked like a hermaphrodite since the coins were in such terrible condition.
Edited to add pics.
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091
@vulcanize nice honest looking Barber Halves that served our commerce well. Thanks for posting.
Good eye, I noticed that die crack right away. The two highest grade 1908-O's have the same die crack. See below:
MS-68
MS67+
Here is my 1908P, showing a similar but not identical crack...Interesting.
More typical strike for 1908-0
And here's a 1908 O Half that's a hot mess:
One decade earlier...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Wow, I am happy with these refreshed pictures and how they turned out...
1893-P Barber Dime PCGS AU53
This dime was formerly ICG AU55 before being crossed over.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice photo of a great looking coin, Tim!
A couple of dimes
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/u-s-coins/quarters/PCGS-2020-quarter-quest/album/247091