1914-D Barber Quarter DDO. Nice condition, nice coin I photographed for Dave Earp at Winter FUN 2025. Notice the doubled stars and lettering to the viewer's left. This quarter is currently in a raw state and not holdered. The color is pleasing:
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is even another newp. This one is only PCGS XF40 but has a CAC sticker. It carries itself like it should be XF45. A really nice 1898-O New Orleans. STRONG edge under the Liberty Head ribbon band. In my opinion, undergraded but still XF.
1898-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF40 CAC
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Not mine, but just love these OGH Eliasberg coins. They have a presence. The surfaces indicate special handling from the moment it was made. Undoubtedly a J. Clapp coin.
Haven't posted any Barbers for a while. Here we go:
1892-O Ex NGC MS62. Now PCGS AU58+
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1908-S PCGS AU50 - WOW! How difficult it has been for me to find an AU 1908-S. First AU in 25 years collecting Barber Halves.
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1899-O PCGS XF45.
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Haven't posted any Barbers for a while. Here we go:
1892-O Ex NGC MS62. Now PCGS AU58+
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1908-S PCGS AU50 - WOW! How difficult it has been for me to find an AU 1908-S. First AU in 25 years collecting Barber Halves.
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1899-O PCGS XF45.
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Tyler, there are ugly. You should sell them immediately!!!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
I was thinking it was 12-15 easily. Wouldnt have been shocked at 10. But I have no idea why they graded it this way. If anyone has any insight into what may have held it back, please enlighten me.
@erwindoc said:
I was thinking it was 12-15 easily. Wouldnt have been shocked at 10. But I have no idea why they graded it this way. If anyone has any insight into what may have held it back, please enlighten me.
Well, I see each letter in LIBERTY... not solely the LI and TY. Hmmm.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@JeffMTampa said:
Here’s my 1908 S Half. It took me quite a while to find a 58:
Immensely enjoyable Jeff! The '08-S is tough for the halves. 17 in AU58 at $1,100 per CoinFacts. In CAC, 3 are stickered in AU58 with a price labeled at $1,350. There are no AU58+ grades. A January 2023 sale of a 1908-S Barber Half was shown as sold on eBay for $1,285. The last sale on record for an AU58 in PCGS holder.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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I was thinking it was 12-15 easily. Wouldnt have been shocked at 10. But I have no idea why they graded it this way. If anyone has any insight into what may have held it back, please enlighten me.
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Looks like a F12 to me; I don’t see any issues with the coin. Someone in the Grading Room had a bad day. Sorry for your loss.
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Here’s my 1908 S Half. It took me quite a while to find a 58:
Immensely enjoyable Jeff! The '08-S is tough for the halves. 17 in AU58 at $1,100 per CoinFacts. In CAC, 3 are stickered in AU58 with a price labeled at $1,350. There are no AU58+ grades. A January 2023 sale of a 1908-S Barber Half was shown as sold on eBay for $1,285. The last sale on record for an AU58 in PCGS holder.
Tim
As said, it’s a tough coin to find. I paid almost double that last eBay sale for mine 10 years ago. Perhaps I was a fool for paying up like that, but I looked for years. If you can find one at a decent price don’t pass on it.
1908-s is a favorite date, and very underrated in Gem and above. The Eliasberg specimen was acquired from the SF mint by Clapp, and shows careful handling, and that telltale toning.
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This '11-D Barber Quarter is in raw state with enough unfortunate damage to be a Details grade if submitted. Recently imaged this past weekend:
1911-D Barber Quarter VF Details
A lot of little damage; you have to wonder what trauma that coin went through.
Nice '07-S you have in Fine-15 Jed @jedm ! Thanks for sharing!
Check out what I picked up late this afternoon from my local coin shop (LCS). A scarce, lower-mintage date found in a 90% silver stash:
1911-S (San Francisco) Barber Quarter 988,000 minted. At first look, I would say maybe a G04 grade but the "L" and "Y" are visible... so G06?:
Closer-up...
I have three other goodies as well I will post later. Also, @Redglobe sent me his '10-D Barber Quarter PCGS XF45. When that arrives, I'll image and post that too.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I think you meant 1907-S. The article was somewhat misleading as the 1907-S PCGS population is ranked as #9 in MS64, #16 in MS65, and #49 in MS66. Of course the difference in PCGS values of $625 vs. $3,500, $4,000 and $6,250 isn't for the faint of heart. Especially when compared to a rank #42 MS66 1907-O @ $2,500.
@Redglobe said:
Two real nice coins Tim,that PGA should get at least AU50
The PGA came out of another off-the-wall auction. I grabbed it because it was AU AND ctr. MM which is rare in AU. I wouldn't be surprised if it came back DETAILS grade.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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We were debating the same thing with @JeffMTampa at the FUN BCCS booth.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is the pair-mate that came with the '95-O... An 1892-O Barber Half also in AU from AD Coins at FUN.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Exceptionally nice 1896 .25c I won on GC a while back. Very few marks.
Golden-tinged, love it ❤️
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1914-D Barber Quarter DDO. Nice condition, nice coin I photographed for Dave Earp at Winter FUN 2025. Notice the doubled stars and lettering to the viewer's left. This quarter is currently in a raw state and not holdered. The color is pleasing:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Very nice. Full Stars! Cutting it pretty close with a bid 4 seconds before closing, though.
Here is a misplaced date (MPD) that Dave Earp allowed me to photograph at Winter FUN 2025... but what to really focus in on is all that toning! WOW!
1908-D BQ with MPD in Dentils
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
HA! Doing some GC investigation! Yeah, I paid strong for that one....Nuclear bid I believe they call it! It's a really sweet coin.
Here is an interesting recent pick-up, an 1895-S/S Barber Quarter in PCGS XF45:
1895-S/S BQ PC45
Very wholesome looking to me. I wonder if it would CAC sticker if I sent it in, love the look of this piece. The RPM is fantastic:
RPM
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is even another newp. This one is only PCGS XF40 but has a CAC sticker. It carries itself like it should be XF45. A really nice 1898-O New Orleans. STRONG edge under the Liberty Head ribbon band. In my opinion, undergraded but still XF.
1898-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF40 CAC
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A couple of New Orleans upgrades....
Tim, stunning pics. You need to go into the photography business!!!
Dave
@Redglobe You have some great-looking coins there. The 1898-O in AU55 must not have been an easy pick-up (tougher get). Great job Rob.
For this evening, how about this one...
1892-O DDO BQ in ANACS AU50
Too busy right now to take my own pictures... will re-post my images later.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Not mine, but just love these OGH Eliasberg coins. They have a presence. The surfaces indicate special handling from the moment it was made. Undoubtedly a J. Clapp coin.
This just in: 1897-O - PCGS F15. It's just fine!
Haven't posted any Barbers for a while. Here we go:
1892-O Ex NGC MS62. Now PCGS AU58+
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1908-S PCGS AU50 - WOW! How difficult it has been for me to find an AU 1908-S. First AU in 25 years collecting Barber Halves.
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1899-O PCGS XF45.
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Nice! That's an interesting anecdote about the '08 S scarcity.
Tyler, there are ugly. You should sell them immediately!!!
Dave
Here’s my 1908 S Half. It took me quite a while to find a 58:
Just got some grades posted from ATS. This coin has me a bit puzzled. Anyone care to GTG here? These are NGC images as the coins are not in hand yet.
1900-O TyI / Ty III? VG10? Better obverse / reverse combination.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Try again on the grade. Not sure about the die combos.
F12
Nope, keep trying! Again, I am really confused by this grade!
VG8 OR VF20
F15?
Dave
I was thinking it was 12-15 easily. Wouldnt have been shocked at 10. But I have no idea why they graded it this way. If anyone has any insight into what may have held it back, please enlighten me.
Well, I see each letter in LIBERTY... not solely the LI and TY. Hmmm.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Immensely enjoyable Jeff! The '08-S is tough for the halves. 17 in AU58 at $1,100 per CoinFacts. In CAC, 3 are stickered in AU58 with a price labeled at $1,350. There are no AU58+ grades. A January 2023 sale of a 1908-S Barber Half was shown as sold on eBay for $1,285. The last sale on record for an AU58 in PCGS holder.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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Looks like a F12 to me; I don’t see any issues with the coin. Someone in the Grading Room had a bad day. Sorry for your loss.
As said, it’s a tough coin to find. I paid almost double that last eBay sale for mine 10 years ago. Perhaps I was a fool for paying up like that, but I looked for years. If you can find one at a decent price don’t pass on it.
Here are the refreshed images from my macro set-up:
1892-O Barber Quarter DDO AU50 ANACS
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1908-s is a favorite date, and very underrated in Gem and above. The Eliasberg specimen was acquired from the SF mint by Clapp, and shows careful handling, and that telltale toning.
Here is the Duckor MS-66 coin for comparison
A trifecta of upgrades...
And a real nice Denver upgrade
How many here are members of the BCCS? I decided to re-enroll at a local coin show over the weekend.
Me.
Dave
...and me.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
And me.
1911-D Barber Quarter PC45
I bought this sight-unseen only because it came out of the Milo Renberg collection.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
This '11-D Barber Quarter is in raw state with enough unfortunate damage to be a Details grade if submitted. Recently imaged this past weekend:
1911-D Barber Quarter VF Details
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A lot of little damage; you have to wonder what trauma that coin went through.
Here is a newp that just arrived today. I loved the quality look of this piece so I decided to pick it up.
1895-P Barber Quarter NGC AU53
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Man, this one screams 'ORIGINAL SKIN!'. Well done.
Dave
Nice blog article focused on the 1897-S Barber Quarter
https://stacksbowers.com/rarer-than-the-numbers-should-show/
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1907 S F15 That's a nice 55 that you linked Tim!
Nice '07-S you have in Fine-15 Jed @jedm ! Thanks for sharing!
Check out what I picked up late this afternoon from my local coin shop (LCS). A scarce, lower-mintage date found in a 90% silver stash:
1911-S (San Francisco) Barber Quarter 988,000 minted. At first look, I would say maybe a G04 grade but the "L" and "Y" are visible... so G06?:
Closer-up...
I have three other goodies as well I will post later. Also, @Redglobe sent me his '10-D Barber Quarter PCGS XF45. When that arrives, I'll image and post that too.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I think you meant 1907-S. The article was somewhat misleading as the 1907-S PCGS population is ranked as #9 in MS64, #16 in MS65, and #49 in MS66. Of course the difference in PCGS values of $625 vs. $3,500, $4,000 and $6,250 isn't for the faint of heart. Especially when compared to a rank #42 MS66 1907-O @ $2,500.
@DisneyFan You are right! I have 1897-S on the brain.
This one is in for crossover...
This one I have had since August 2018 out of a StacksBowers auction:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Two real nice coins Tim,that PGA should get at least AU50
The PGA came out of another off-the-wall auction. I grabbed it because it was AU AND ctr. MM which is rare in AU. I wouldn't be surprised if it came back DETAILS grade.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.