@sedulous said: @Dave99B At first I thought you pulled that '16-D quarter out of that pile in the background and had it graded to the lofty grade of an MS63!
I can't tell from your picture... is that a green or gold CAC sticker?
Tim
I wish!
Gold CAC. I’m personally not a CAC fan, but it’s what initially caught my eye. After examining the coin, I just had to have it. So maybe I’m a CAC fan after all!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
Great looking rolls, Tim. I have a thing for the halves. Can’t get enough of them. I do need to look through my rolls again sometime. I doubt I’ll locate anything crazy, but you never know. I think I’m up to about 16 rolls. Man they are heavy!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
WOW I love those rolls of halves guys! 16 rolls is a pretty impressive stash Dave.
I know that the 1914 S is not as uncommon as the mintage would suggest, (it seems like they're just about the MOST common slabbed date/mm) but I kinda liked the look of this one, and it's a small upgrade to one that I've had in my collection for quite a while now.
@Dave99B, I am glad you like those VF specimens as much as I do!
Expanding the range a little bit more, here are some additional CAC-stickered 1899-S quarters.
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC VG10
Found this VG off of Ebay:
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC F12
This fine specimen was purchased from Glenn Holsonbake at Americana Rare Coin in Sacramento, CA on 7/19/2014 although our conversations started 5 days earlier:
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC XF45
This extremely fine specimen was purchased from Glenn Holsonbake at Americana Rare Coin in Sacramento, CA on 9/17/2021:
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@JeffMTampa Jeff, from a $375 value just 5 years prior, by 2022, the value of 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC58 went up to $1,300. You can retro-look at that as a pretty good investment.
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I purchased the 1899 S for $745 in January of ‘23. It was in an ICG AU 58 holder. Cracked it out and sent it to our hosts, fortunately came back with the same grade. I like the RPD.
@sedulous said: @JeffMTampa Jeff, from a $375 value just 5 years prior, by 2022, the value of 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC58 went up to $1,300. You can retro-look at that as a pretty good investment.
So much for the buy the best you can afford argument. The MS66 was value at $6,175 on April 1, 1998 and today, 26 years later, it's $6,500. Sometimes you just buy what you are comfortable spending.
@sedulous said: @JeffMTampa Jeff, from a $375 value just 5 years prior, by 2022, the value of 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC58 went up to $1,300. You can retro-look at that as a pretty good investment.
So much for the buy the best you can afford argument. The MS66 was value at $6,175 on April 1, 1998 and today, 26 years later, it's $6,500. Sometimes you just buy what you are comfortable spending.
Everyman collecting was launched within that timeframe for which Barbers are well-suited. For some dates, 58's can be a tougher get. Your 66 is pretty clean for the 66 grade. Anything found in that lofty grade is far-and-few between for sure.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said: @JeffMTampa Jeff, from a $375 value just 5 years prior, by 2022, the value of 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC58 went up to $1,300. You can retro-look at that as a pretty good investment.
So much for the buy the best you can afford argument. The MS66 was value at $6,175 on April 1, 1998 and today, 26 years later, it's $6,500. Sometimes you just buy what you are comfortable spending.
Everyman collecting was launched within that timeframe for which Barbers are well-suited. For some dates, 58's can be a tougher get. Your 66 is pretty clean for the 66 grade. Anything found in that lofty grade is far-and-few between for sure.
Actually, MS66 Barber quarters are beyond me. I'm working on a date set and I'm happy with MS64s. The 1899-S was an outliner because it represented an opportunity to get a good value for the money.
Another addition to my fledgling Barber half dollar registry set - The Poor Man's Barber Half Dollars. 9 down, 64 to go. 1906-D graded PCGS XF45. Seller's photos - David Lawrence Rare Coins.
@GotTheBug said:
Another addition to my fledgling Barber half dollar registry set - The Poor Man's Barber Half Dollars. 9 down, 64 to go. 1906-D graded PCGS XF45. Seller's photos - David Lawrence Rare Coins.
1906-D Barber Half PCGS AU58
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Looks nice Tim. I was about to post my '06D in 35 but am not real impressed with it. I'm open to considering a replacement if anyone has an extra they'd care to part with. I'll post my '06 raw that I got from Lenny:
I learned something new tonight: It's better to take your coins out and actually look at them rather than try to assess them by the pics that you have. There is sometimes a world of difference between what they look like on a screen compared to what they look like at arms length with good lighting. Enjoy your coins!
@jedm Jed, nice date in a pleasant-looking coin for the grade. Thanks for sharing.
I was having a conversation with K+R (Rodney) at CoinX (hosted by Scotsman) in St. Louis Friday. Rodney agrees mid-circ coins like Jed's '11-D are near non-existant now in straight grades. I am missing the '11-D in my VF30 slot. Rodney's '11-D that I looked at had wipe-scratches. I saw Dave Earp at CoinX and he showed me a beautiful white '97-S ctr. MM from his personal collection in PCGS AU55 which I appreciated. Beautiful coin. Slow show per West Coast Oregon with the people I talked with there.
I have a new Barber quarter arriving this week which I will post here when it arrives.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous Tim, I'm looking forward to seeing what you bought. I haven't added a Barber quarter to my set since this '16 in ANACS AU-58 that I "accidentally" bought back at the end of Sept. from DLRC for what I think was a little too much. I wanted to bid $215 but added an extra zero so my bid was $2150. I didn't notice until like a day or two later and just crossed my fingers that no one else had put in a nuclear bid... I ended up getting winning the auction at $330. Oops.
Edited to add: I do like the coin and to me it looks nicer in hand than the photos. It's got a nice bluish toning that is hard to capture in pics.
@jedm said: @sedulous Tim, I'm looking forward to seeing what you bought. I haven't added a Barber quarter to my set since '16...
Hey Jed, and everyone, here is the Barber Quarter I picked up from Northeast Coin. It is a 1912-S BQ in PCGS VF30. I have a VF25 and a VF35 but I was strictly looking for a VF30 to add to the Sedulous #2 Registry Set:
1912-S Barber Quarter PCGS VF30
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Comments
Here’s an 1893 Half from my set, with a Triple Die Reverse:
Last weekends Long Beach Show pick up. Common date, yes, but a real beauty!
Dave
@Dave99B At first I thought you pulled that '16-D quarter out of that pile in the background and had it graded to the lofty grade of an MS63!
I can't tell from your picture... is that a green or gold CAC sticker?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I wish!
Gold CAC. I’m personally not a CAC fan, but it’s what initially caught my eye. After examining the coin, I just had to have it. So maybe I’m a CAC fan after all!
Dave
@Dave99B Any semi-key dates or neat finds in your 90% stash there?
You have inspired me to show my pick-up of 90% Barber halves
EDIT: picture of 4-roll Barber Half pick-up
Flipped over the two right rows of halves
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Great looking rolls, Tim. I have a thing for the halves. Can’t get enough of them. I do need to look through my rolls again sometime. I doubt I’ll locate anything crazy, but you never know. I think I’m up to about 16 rolls. Man they are heavy!
Dave
WOW I love those rolls of halves guys! 16 rolls is a pretty impressive stash Dave.
I know that the 1914 S is not as uncommon as the mintage would suggest, (it seems like they're just about the MOST common slabbed date/mm) but I kinda liked the look of this one, and it's a small upgrade to one that I've had in my collection for quite a while now.
With CAC sticker assigned, these 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC25 and PC30 are only 1 of 1 within their respective grades:
1899-S BQ PCGS CAC VF25
December 21, 2014 from GreatCollections
This quarter was obtained already with CAC sticker:
1899-S BQ PCGS CAC VF30
March 18, 2014 from Australia via Ebay
This quarter was sent in and given a sticker:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim, I’m drooling over both, but the VF25 is uttering amazing. WOW.
Dave
@Dave99B, I am glad you like those VF specimens as much as I do!
Expanding the range a little bit more, here are some additional CAC-stickered 1899-S quarters.
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC VG10
Found this VG off of Ebay:
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC F12
This fine specimen was purchased from Glenn Holsonbake at Americana Rare Coin in Sacramento, CA on 7/19/2014 although our conversations started 5 days earlier:
1899-S Barber Quarter PCGS CAC XF45
This extremely fine specimen was purchased from Glenn Holsonbake at Americana Rare Coin in Sacramento, CA on 9/17/2021:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Was looking to go another direction / look for alternatives to this AU58 PCGS 1899-P Barber Half Dollar:
1899-P Barber Half PCGS AU58
I found this 1899-P Barber Half Dollar in NGC holder at DLRC:
1899-P Barber Half NGC AU58
Recently arrived. It has an ever so slightly bolder strike and luster:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A couple of upgrades..
@Redglobe Love them both! Nicely done!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Thanks Tim,I'm pretty happy with them.
I don't have a '96-P in AU but I do have an '06-O BQ:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I was on cloud nine after I bought this. I realized how scarce and yet, undervalued it is.
MS66 CAC
@DisneyFan Gorgeous! Love the date. In-line with the mintage of the '09-O
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The 1909-O is an expensive coin! Beyond my budget. 3X the price of the 1899-S in MS66 and still the 4th most expensive Barber Quarter in MS64 & MS65.
Here’s my 1899 S AU 58 with a RPD:
@JeffMTampa Jeff, from a $375 value just 5 years prior, by 2022, the value of 1899-S Barber Quarters in PC58 went up to $1,300. You can retro-look at that as a pretty good investment.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I purchased the 1899 S for $745 in January of ‘23. It was in an ICG AU 58 holder. Cracked it out and sent it to our hosts, fortunately came back with the same grade. I like the RPD.
So much for the buy the best you can afford argument. The MS66 was value at $6,175 on April 1, 1998 and today, 26 years later, it's $6,500.
Sometimes you just buy what you are comfortable spending.
Everyman collecting was launched within that timeframe for which Barbers are well-suited. For some dates, 58's can be a tougher get. Your 66 is pretty clean for the 66 grade. Anything found in that lofty grade is far-and-few between for sure.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Actually, MS66 Barber quarters are beyond me. I'm working on a date set and I'm happy with MS64s. The 1899-S was an outliner because it represented an opportunity to get a good value for the money.
A nice photo montage done by @FlyingAl
With permission, I would like to use that photo for my computer Windows background. Beautiful collage Eldo! @FlyingAI @Eldorado9
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Absolutely!!!! Enjoy. There's a couple nice one's in there.
The PL coin, with a bit of cameo contrast right center is a 97-o! And directly right of that is the Duckor 1901-s.
Go for it, but please only use it for that express purpose. I appreciate you asking!
Coin Photographer.
@sedulous get wallpaper made and do a makeover of the Living Room. I’m sure your wife would love it!
Another addition to my fledgling Barber half dollar registry set - The Poor Man's Barber Half Dollars. 9 down, 64 to go. 1906-D graded PCGS XF45. Seller's photos - David Lawrence Rare Coins.
That is a great looking Barber. Grade is spot on at 45 also. Congratulations.
Many thanks. The ones with good eye appeal are tough!
Yep, personal use only, no sharing
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1906-D Barber Half PCGS AU58
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I like this first quarter from Denver in the Barber series:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Looks nice Tim. I was about to post my '06D in 35 but am not real impressed with it. I'm open to considering a replacement if anyone has an extra they'd care to part with. I'll post my '06 raw that I got from Lenny:
I learned something new tonight: It's better to take your coins out and actually look at them rather than try to assess them by the pics that you have. There is sometimes a world of difference between what they look like on a screen compared to what they look like at arms length with good lighting. Enjoy your coins!
@jedm Good advice Jed!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I received my 1888 Liberty Nickel grade back from PCGS:
https://www.pcgs.com/cert/50424490
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The 1888 Lib Nickel was graded as MS63. This 1890 came back in the same returning shipment in the same grade:
1890 Lib Nickel PCGS MS63
I re-imaged the 1888 in its new holder:
1888 Lib Nickel PCGS MS63
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Moving the thread
1911-D Barber Quarter XF45 PCGS
I bought this coin from Liz Coggan sight unseen April 2, 2021. Formerly 100%Swede collection prior to that.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A few dimes for your brisk Saturday morning!
1893-P Barber Dime PCGS PC53 CAC
1894-P Barber Dime PCGS AU55
1908-S Barber Dime PCGS AU53
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice '02 Tim. Haven't seen Lenny post here in a long while, so here's a coin I got from him 5 years ago, VF-25 CAC:
@jedm Jed, nice date in a pleasant-looking coin for the grade. Thanks for sharing.
I was having a conversation with K+R (Rodney) at CoinX (hosted by Scotsman) in St. Louis Friday. Rodney agrees mid-circ coins like Jed's '11-D are near non-existant now in straight grades. I am missing the '11-D in my VF30 slot. Rodney's '11-D that I looked at had wipe-scratches. I saw Dave Earp at CoinX and he showed me a beautiful white '97-S ctr. MM from his personal collection in PCGS AU55 which I appreciated. Beautiful coin. Slow show per West Coast Oregon with the people I talked with there.
I have a new Barber quarter arriving this week which I will post here when it arrives.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous Tim, I'm looking forward to seeing what you bought. I haven't added a Barber quarter to my set since this '16 in ANACS AU-58 that I "accidentally" bought back at the end of Sept. from DLRC for what I think was a little too much. I wanted to bid $215 but added an extra zero so my bid was $2150. I didn't notice until like a day or two later and just crossed my fingers that no one else had put in a nuclear bid... I ended up getting winning the auction at $330. Oops.
Edited to add: I do like the coin and to me it looks nicer in hand than the photos. It's got a nice bluish toning that is hard to capture in pics.
Hey Jed, and everyone, here is the Barber Quarter I picked up from Northeast Coin. It is a 1912-S BQ in PCGS VF30. I have a VF25 and a VF35 but I was strictly looking for a VF30 to add to the Sedulous #2 Registry Set:
1912-S Barber Quarter PCGS VF30
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.