I've been spending too much time at my 5 & 10 ($5 &$10 Liberty gold) so I thought it was time to go into the old Barber file. I've seen some very nice 00-O's and a 09-S so I've dug out a couple of my own. Lastly, I had to post one that most of you are sick of seeing but perhaps one or two new folks will like it.
Here's another raw purchase Barber Dime that recently came back from the grading room- a 1911 AU 58. It was obviously dipped (not by me), but it's still a decent looking coin. Hopefully it will tone back a bit through time......
Jeff - Congrats on the raw '10 qtr. Not so common IMO.
Craig - Glad to see those beauties again.
DancingFire - Nice original looking 1900 half.
Thanks to Doug for hosting a wonderful coin afternoon yesterday. He, Jim, Milo and I met and had our own coin show and tell, and I'm confident that for a while there was no place in the midwest that had a better concentration of barber and seated coinage. It was a pleasure to meet you Milo. What a great hobby.
Pics for this AM, from my friend Don's collection, PC30:
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Vern, your friend's 96-S Quarter is quite nice. Interesting mottled toning
and still has strong motifs for a 30. It also seems to display some luster
under the toning - so - I think it's got to be one of the nicest 30's out there.
Darrell.... The 1910 Half is again, blinding - looks like the product of a recent dip.
It's one of my favorite dates - and has been since I started collecting Halves in 1967.
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Jim, your 95-S half in 40 is just terrific with the PERFECT look.
Thanks again to Doug for his hospitality and a great afternoon being submerged with tremendous coins!! It was something being surrounded by that many “high end” seated liberty and barber coins.
Doug, Vern and Jim … the pleasure was all mine to meet you guys.
Vern, you are so right, what a great hobby.
Milo
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What?!?! No Barber quarters in the mail today!?!? ... "heavy sigh" ...
I would have to say, hands down, it's the Quarter that's the most difficult to locate in the grades
that I collect..... Quarters: AU 58 & Halves: XF 45 / AU 53
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Mike,I wouldn't say it's hands down but the POP reports do support the Quarter. There are 31 quarters graded AU and 37 half's graded AU. If you knock out the 50's the Half wins by 1. Then ya have to wonder how many have been cracked and resubmitted. I would think the Half wins here. With all Don's resources and money to throw at anything he wanted he was unable to get an 07-S in 58. There are 8 Half's and 7 Quarters in 58. Anyone have the NGC Pops? My vote goes to the Half!
Thanks for the POP edification, Darrell.... I have tried to locate an AU 58 1907-S Quarter but have been unable to locate one. The best I could come up with is a hole filler - an AU 53. So,
when I say "hands down", I'm speaking of personal experience. Should an AU 58 present itself,
I'll be on it like white on rice. Just as you mentioned that Don had a problem locating an AU 58
Half - I have the same problem locating the 58 Quarter.
Again, from personal experience and in the grade parameter that I set for myself, the 07-S which I have included in my Half collection was a non momentous event. It's an AU 50, with
a RPM. I would have just as easily gotten an XF 45 - but, I would have preferred an AU 53.
I only have one Half on my upgrade want list - the 97-O in 40 to 53. A couple of others in my half set should be improved upon, but it's not a burning issue with me. My Half Dollar set is on the
"back burner".
Mike Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
Mike & Darrell - In AU-58 I've only seen one 07-S half in hand that I would like to own and that was Mike's that sold at his August 2011 auction. There was an AU-58 quarter that Heritage sold at Long Beach in Feb 2013, that looked like it had my kind of look, but I didn't see that in hand. I'd rate both equally tough when it comes to a nice hazy look that meets my personal preference in any AU grade.
Pics for this AM, the wonderfully lustrous 58 that used to belong to Scott and now belongs to JT:
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's my PC AU 58 '07 S Half. At least it's original!
This coin came on the market last fall the day AFTER Don Willis made a decision to retire his Barber Half set (as Don told me). Who knows, if Don was able to pick this up he may still have the set?
Hello all! - Finally joined the forum. It took me a while to get here but I have enjoyed catching up on all the dialog in Barber Mega Thread 3! Before I let you in on who this is typing in this entry to you, I'll let you try to guess which one of the folks in the BCCS 2013 Chicago World's Fair of Money group pic (first BMT3 picture) I am. Who am I?
I will post my first picture here soon. I reasonably purchased a nice 1906-D Barber Quarter in March 2015 - un-slabbed.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Darrell & Jeff - We'll find out what our hosts say on Dan's 07-S in the near future. I'm guessing it'll make it.
sedulous - Welcome to the Mega Thread. Don't know which barber fan you are in the opening picture (blind guess, John F.), but do know a few that you're not. Good looking 06-D qtr, by the way. I'd say we have similar tastes.
Pics for this AM, newp into Milo's collection. PC55:
Vern l It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Comments
Jeff - Congrats on the '05 dime.
DancingFire - That's quite an upgrade. Good eye on the crackout.
Pics for this AM, another from Dan's collection, ICG61:
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Thanks, but even after the upgrade to PR66 the coin still not worth what I paid in 1993.
But hey, you have 2 great looking coins!
DancingFire - I agree with Jeff, you have the coins, and they must have brought you some enjoyment over the years. To me, that's worth a lot.
Pics for this AM, from Milo's collection, PC53:
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Another great coin in Milo's set.
Here's another Barber Quarter that returned from the PCGS Grading Room Saturday, a 1910 AU 50:
Although this is a prettu common date it was a raw find. I think it has a nice pleasant look.
I've been spending too much time at my 5 & 10 ($5 &$10 Liberty gold) so I thought it was time to go into the old Barber file. I've seen some very nice 00-O's and a 09-S so I've dug out a couple of my own. Lastly, I had to post one that most of you are sick of seeing but perhaps one or two new folks will like it.
And my old favorite.
Ahhhh.... so that's what an AU 58 1900 O Quarter is supposed to look like....
That 1900 50C is a very nice looking original coin.
Love that 1900 half.
Nice coin.
Jeff: Wish your 10-P quarter was a half.
Jim
.....Jim,
So does Jeff.
Nice 1900 Half - BTW
Edit: Labelman....nice to see one of my old coins again...
that 1900-O Quarter is unforgettable ! Thanks for posting.
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New Barber Purchases
I'm happy that my '10 Quarter is a Quarter; I already have a great looking AU 58 Half
Here's another raw purchase Barber Dime that recently came back from the grading room- a 1911 AU 58. It was obviously dipped (not by me), but it's still a decent looking coin. Hopefully it will tone back a bit through time......
Really like the 1910 Half Dollar, Jeff.
As I have not picked up any halves lately, here's my old 1910 for comparison's sake:
[I]Images by Todd of BluCCPhotos[/I]
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New Barber Purchases
Jeff - Congrats on the raw '10 qtr. Not so common IMO.
Craig - Glad to see those beauties again.
DancingFire - Nice original looking 1900 half.
Thanks to Doug for hosting a wonderful coin afternoon yesterday. He, Jim, Milo and I met and had our own coin show and tell, and I'm confident that for a while there was no place in the midwest that had a better concentration of barber and seated coinage. It was a pleasure to meet you Milo. What a great hobby.
Pics for this AM, from my friend Don's collection, PC30:
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A "me too" from Vern's post. That a a very enjoyable day of coin viewing. Milo, I also enjoyed meeting you. Now, on to Baltimore!
Jim
Another 1910 Sure is nice to be able to post my own pictures!!
Vern, your friend's 96-S Quarter is quite nice. Interesting mottled toning
and still has strong motifs for a 30. It also seems to display some luster
under the toning - so - I think it's got to be one of the nicest 30's out there.
Darrell.... The 1910 Half is again, blinding - looks like the product of a recent dip.
It's one of my favorite dates - and has been since I started collecting Halves in 1967.
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike,I'm sure it has been dipped..but not recently. That's a 58+!
Dancing Fire,Nice to have another contributer with nice coins!
Mike - I agree on Dan's 96-S qtr. Lot of detail for a 30.
Darrell - Lots of luster, I'm sure.
DancingFire - Nice, original looking '14.
Pics for this AM, from my raw set:
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An old coin of mine enjoying life in Hotlanta
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Yet another old coin of mine - gone back to its original owner in Lake Tahoe, NV
PCGS 65
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike - You sure have plenty of old acquantances. Can't recall the 98-O.
Pics for this AM, newp into Milo's collection, PC58:
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Pics for this AM, newp into Jim's collection, PC40:
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Vern, again very nice raw barber quarters.
Jim, your 95-S half in 40 is just terrific with the PERFECT look.
Thanks again to Doug for his hospitality and a great afternoon being submerged with tremendous coins!! It was something being surrounded by that many “high end” seated liberty and barber coins.
Doug, Vern and Jim … the pleasure was all mine to meet you guys.
Vern, you are so right, what a great hobby.
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What?!?! No Barber quarters in the mail today!?!? ... "heavy sigh" ...
Pics for this AM, from my raw set:
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Pics for this AM, newp into Milo's collection, PC58:
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DancingFire - Nice, frosty looking gem. Thanks for posting.
Pics for this AM, newp into Jim's collection, PC45:
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The '07 S Half is a VERY tough date above Fine. nice example.
Thanks Jeff
I like my other 45 by just a little bit. This one is off to Baltimore next week.
Lenny, are you interested?
Jim
Hard to say which is tougher in nice, original AU, the 07-S qtr or the 07-S half. Any thoughts?
Pics for this AM,
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I would have to say, hands down, it's the Quarter that's the most difficult to locate in the grades
that I collect..... Quarters: AU 58 & Halves: XF 45 / AU 53
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike,I wouldn't say it's hands down but the POP reports do support the Quarter. There are 31 quarters graded AU and 37 half's graded AU. If you knock out the 50's the Half wins by 1. Then ya have to wonder how many have been cracked and resubmitted. I would think the Half wins here. With all Don's resources and money to throw at anything he wanted he was unable to get an 07-S in 58. There are 8 Half's and 7 Quarters in 58. Anyone have the NGC Pops? My vote goes to the Half!
Might as well add the POPs. AU50,53,55,58
Quarter 8/10/6/7
Half 15/4/10/8
Thanks for the POP edification, Darrell.... I have tried to locate an AU 58 1907-S Quarter but have been unable to locate one. The best I could come up with is a hole filler - an AU 53. So,
when I say "hands down", I'm speaking of personal experience. Should an AU 58 present itself,
I'll be on it like white on rice. Just as you mentioned that Don had a problem locating an AU 58
Half - I have the same problem locating the 58 Quarter.
Again, from personal experience and in the grade parameter that I set for myself, the 07-S which I have included in my Half collection was a non momentous event. It's an AU 50, with
a RPM. I would have just as easily gotten an XF 45 - but, I would have preferred an AU 53.
I only have one Half on my upgrade want list - the 97-O in 40 to 53. A couple of others in my half set should be improved upon, but it's not a burning issue with me. My Half Dollar set is on the
"back burner".
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Coin collecting is not a hobby, it's an obsession !
New Barber Purchases
Mike & Darrell - In AU-58 I've only seen one 07-S half in hand that I would like to own and that was Mike's that sold at his August 2011 auction. There was an AU-58 quarter that Heritage sold at Long Beach in Feb 2013, that looked like it had my kind of look, but I didn't see that in hand. I'd rate both equally tough when it comes to a nice hazy look that meets my personal preference in any AU grade.
Pics for this AM, the wonderfully lustrous 58 that used to belong to Scott and now belongs to JT:
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These are in my type set
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coinJP, Outhaul ,illini420,MICHAELDIXON, Fade to Black,epcjimi1,19Lyds,SNMAN,JerseyJoe, bigjpst, DMWJR , lordmarcovan, Weiss,Mfriday4962,UtahCoin,Downtown1974,pitboss,RichieURich,Bullsitter,JDsCoins,toyz4geo,jshaulis, mustanggt, SNMAN
Here's my PC AU 58 '07 S Half. At least it's original!
This coin came on the market last fall the day AFTER Don Willis made a decision to retire his Barber Half set (as Don told me). Who knows, if Don was able to pick this up he may still have the set?
Here's my 07-S It's also an S/S
2Bit - Very attractive barbers, thanks for posting.
Jeff & Darrell - Interesting, the different looks on two of the same date both graded 58 by our hosts.
Pics for this AM, from my friend Dan's collection, ANACS-53. Think it'll cross?
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Verne,From the picture I don't see anything that says it would not. PC might wanna call it a 50.
I say 55!
Hello all! - Finally joined the forum. It took me a while to get here but I have enjoyed catching up on all the dialog in Barber Mega Thread 3! Before I let you in on who this is typing in this entry to you, I'll let you try to guess which one of the folks in the BCCS 2013 Chicago World's Fair of Money group pic (first BMT3 picture) I am. Who am I?
I will post my first picture here soon. I reasonably purchased a nice 1906-D Barber Quarter in March 2015 - un-slabbed.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Darrell & Jeff - We'll find out what our hosts say on Dan's 07-S in the near future. I'm guessing it'll make it.
sedulous - Welcome to the Mega Thread. Don't know which barber fan you are in the opening picture (blind guess, John F.), but do know a few that you're not. Good looking 06-D qtr, by the way. I'd say we have similar tastes.
Pics for this AM, newp into Milo's collection. PC55:
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And now it's off to Baltimore. Hope to see several of you there, I think the BCCS meeting is on Friday at 3P.
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Good guess Vern, not John F. Anyone else want make an attempt to solve, who am I ?__
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I am a slacker and have not written a Journal article in 2016. Who am I ?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Vern- I will be in Baltimore but not til Sunday. I have a nice size job for Saturday that will benefit my sunday adventure.
Milo- that 93 is beautiful and looks familiar. Ex-paesan?
Hoard the keys