The Michael F. Hayes Barber Megathread

sedulous · June 8, 2021 5:11AM

Which PCGS XF40 is better for this 1900-O date?

Coin #1

Coin #2

jedm · June 8, 2021 7:05AM

Very nice looking '92 S coins guys! One with a little more E showing...
Seems like it's been a while since I've added anything to my collection, but have this one on the way for my alternate mint mark subset:

more centered mint mark

amwldcoin · June 8, 2021 10:48AM

So is the 93-S Quarter with a center MM anything?

JeffMTampa · June 8, 2021 11:09AM

@amwldcoin said:
So is the 93-S Quarter with a center MM anything?

From what I've observed, the center MM on the 1893 S Quarter is the more common variety.

sedulous · June 8, 2021 12:42PM

@amwldcoin said:
So is the 93-S Quarter with a center MM anything?

The 1895-S ctr. MM BQ is the hidden gem to focus in on. Surprises me how the '95-S doesn't get the same attention as it's near-equivalent 1897-S younger cousin's rarity!

Here is a recent newp of a nicely-used '95-S ctr. MM. I don't have full coin pics taken yet

Treashunt · June 9, 2021 5:27AM

@sedulous said:
Which PCGS XF40 is better for this 1900-O date?

Coin #1

Coin #2

I much prefer the 2nd one.

JeffMTampa · June 10, 2021 5:09AM

Threads slipping- time to post. Here's one I've owned for many years:

sedulous · June 10, 2021 5:44PM

Moving up the thread... A follow-up from @jedm Jed's post: Here is a far right MM 1895-O quarter in PC40:

Tim

JeffMTampa · June 11, 2021 2:22PM

Here's the "Not So Far" Right MM:

sedulous · June 11, 2021 6:46PM

My other one was Far Right but Low. This one is Far RIght but High for the 1895-O BQ... PC45:

Note how this "O" is tilted slightly more left than Jeff's... the shape of the O is uneven a little bit as well...

T

JeffMTampa · June 12, 2021 1:22PM

Here's a new raw pickup that arrived in the mail today, a 1901 10C:

1901 was a very bad year for the person punching the New Orleans MM on the dimes. Recently both @sedulous and @paesan posted examples of 1901 O RPM's. Here's another:

This one had 3, maybe 4 whacks to get just the right mess of a MM.

JeffMTampa · June 12, 2021 1:39PM

Here's another 1901 O Dime, the current representation in my PCGS set in an AU 50 holder:

This one has a RPM as well, but the bloke only took 2 strikes on this one:

His arm must have been getting tired....

amwldcoin · June 12, 2021 2:31PM

Might as well post a minor upgrade for me. I missed the crown jewel though.

sedulous · June 12, 2021 4:52PM

Which PCGS XF45 is better for this 1906-P Barber Quarter date?

Coin #1

Coin #2

Thanks in advance for your vote.

T

JeffMTampa · June 13, 2021 5:05AM

Tim- I think coin #1 fits your set better. I prefer the luster on coin #2.

paesan · June 13, 2021 8:34AM

A nice little VG-10 with a CAC sticker...

amwldcoin · June 13, 2021 10:39AM

No offense but you use to give the originator of this thread H for what you are doing.

Edit to add, what don't you just post a link to your ebay store in your sig. line?

@paesan said:
A nice little VG-10 with a CAC sticker...

JeffMTampa · June 15, 2021 5:41AM

Here's a coin that @paesan helped me obtain. Lenny spotted an attractive 1904 S Half in a NGC AU 58 holder; he knew zI was looking for one. He alerted me to the coin at J. J. Teaparty' website:

I apprehensively made the purchase, wanting the coin in a PCGS holder, not an NGC holder. Upon arrival it was whisked away to California for crossover. Fortunately PCGS liked the coin as an AU 58 as well:

sedulous · June 15, 2021 8:33PM

@JeffMTampa Wow Jeff! You got one of the good ones. Great job! so nice.

For me, my newp is this 1900-O Barber Quarter snapped out of my local coin shop (out of all places!) earlier today. What grade would you give it? It is a filled-S phenomenon as seen on the reverse lettering of STATES in the upper loop of the last S.

Tim

JeffMTampa · June 16, 2021 5:22AM

I would call it a Type III/ III VF 30.

barberkeys · June 16, 2021 8:00PM

Not often I add a barber dime, PC58. Jeff and Tim, how common is the RPD?

Treashunt · June 17, 2021 7:30AM

@barberkeys said:
Not often I add a barber dime, PC58. Jeff and Tim, how common is the RPD?

Not that common

JeffMTampa · June 18, 2021 7:52AM

Vern- there are SO many undocumented Barber Dime varieties; I can't pretend to have a response to your question. Hopefully the BCCS Varieties Team knowledge base will be in a position to capture the Dime series in 2022. That's certainly a very nice '95 S Dime with a great looking RPD.

Kevin Flynn did a lot of research on the Barber Dime RPD; his book has a lot of them documented.

Here's a raw Barber Dime I recently picked up, a 1910 D

I'm thinking the coin should grade AU 53, but I'm not very accurate with my dime grading. For some reason this seems to be a very elusive date to find for examples above VF condition.

Treashunt · June 18, 2021 9:02AM

@JeffMTampa said:
Vern- there are SO many undocumented Barber Dime varieties; I can't pretend to have a response to your question. Hopefully the BCCS Varieties Team knowledge base will be in a position to capture the Dime series in 2022. That's certainly a very nice '95 S Dime with a great looking RPD.

Kevin Flynn did a lot of research on the Barber Dime RPD; his book has a lot of them documented.

Here's a raw Barber Dime I recently picked up, a 1910 D

I'm thinking the coin should grade AU 53, but I'm not very accurate with my dime grading. For some reason this seems to be a very elusive date to find for examples above VF condition.

you are right, my best is an XF-40, purchased in 2003.

None since then.

sedulous · June 18, 2021 11:47AM

Here is my '10-D dime. PCGS AU58 #34306836. Provenance is the StacksBowers March 2018 auction.

Tim

JeffMTampa · June 18, 2021 12:31PM

Nice coin, Tim. It's SO much tougher to find than the PCGS price guide indicates.

sedulous · June 18, 2021 2:02PM

@barberkeys said:
Not often I add a barber dime, PC58. Jeff and Tim, how common is the RPD?

7 registered by PCGS Vern. Kind of reminds me of low pops similar to the '01-O/Horiz.O dime or the '92-O Clashed Dies Quarter... all of which may have more out there unrecognized by PCGS but will be much smaller than the entire population. As Jeff, Steve, and I build-up a more formal database on these varieties then improve information flow, I am anticipating these types of varieties will get more attention in the future. Nice coin and find!

No Headlights · June 18, 2021 4:41PM

@JeffMTampa said:
Vern- there are SO many undocumented Barber Dime varieties; I can't pretend to have a response to your question. Hopefully the BCCS Varieties Team knowledge base will be in a position to capture the Dime series in 2022. That's certainly a very nice '95 S Dime with a great looking RPD.

Kevin Flynn did a lot of research on the Barber Dime RPD; his book has a lot of them documented.

Here's a raw Barber Dime I recently picked up, a 1910 D

I'm thinking the coin should grade AU 53, but I'm not very accurate with my dime grading. For some reason this seems to be a very elusive date to find for examples above VF condition.

I like that 10-D. Very nice.

JeffMTampa · June 19, 2021 9:53AM

Here's another raw dime pickup, a 1910 S:

This one looks like it might have a RPM as well:

This one will be off to the grading room in a couple of days.

JeffMTampa · June 19, 2021 12:44PM

Here's another raw pickup, a 1901 O Dime:

Not a pretty coin, and it's seen a bit of use, but it was purchased for the RPM-

A triple whack.

sedulous · June 22, 2021 6:31PM

Enjoyed the New Orleans Mint museum earlier today. After preparing the night before with everything working, my SD card decided to fail me unexpectedly with my macro camera set-up. The USS Republic shipwrecked Seated material through glass was coming out great during my first pic. The Barbers, if you have been there, are at an angle to the outer glass in capital plastics holders. You can't get a straight on macro pic with those as you will see in a couple of pictures here:

The 1897-O Half Dollar was obviously of interest.

Here is the obverse of the 1895-O dime in Capital plastics holder.

Tim

JeffMTampa · June 23, 2021 5:30AM

@sedulous It's a fun visit- a must for all Barber Collectors.

JeffMTampa · June 23, 2021 9:56AM

Here's another raw pickup, a 1902 Dime:

I currently have an AU 55 in my set; I'm hoping this is an AU 58 candidate.

bfjohnson · June 23, 2021 5:27PM

Some beautiful coins in these catalogs. Duckor and Friend collections! Mike Hayes gave these to me about 11 years ago and want to share them. First one who is an avid barber half collector to PM me with their address gets them.

bfjohnson · June 23, 2021 6:48PM

Gone

sedulous · June 24, 2021 11:26AM

A needed '94-P in XF45 recently obtained. This upgrades my VF specimen for my XF set. Here is the newp:

(Edit) For reference, here is the VF30 in PCGS...

T

sedulous · June 26, 2021 5:37AM

For a change of pace, a 1906-D Barber Dime in PCGS XF40 holder.

T

sedulous · June 26, 2021 9:13PM

Here is another newp. This 1894-O Barber Quarter may have some slight repunching seen in the '94' of the date South. This is a PCGS XF45 specimen with centered O Low. Once in hand, I will be comparing it to my existing ctr-O-low specimen also PC45.

Here is Coin #1

Here is my other one in PC45 taken with my camera. I notice that it also has a slight date repunching South so I would attribute it to be the same Obverse die. The Reverse mintmark positioning also seems to be the same (centered O Low). This specimen is stronger for the grade with slightly less wear. Here is Coin #2:

Tim

paesan · June 28, 2021 10:49AM

Not sure if I posted this one... a raw pickup, now PCGS VF-35 and on it's way to CAC...

paesan · June 28, 2021 10:51AM

And one for the thread police, PCGS XF-40 CAC. Photos courtesy Barberkeys.....

sedulous · June 28, 2021 10:55AM

@paesan Wow Lenny, both are tough dates and nice as well.

paesan · June 28, 2021 11:10AM

@amwldcoin said:
No offense but you use to give the originator of this thread H for what you are doing.

Edit to add, what don't you just post a link to your ebay store in your sig. line?

@paesan said:
A nice little VG-10 with a CAC sticker...

100% incorrect. Go back and check and you will see the exact opposite.

Besides, I don't need to advertise. You do it for me.

amwldcoin · June 28, 2021 11:11AM

There's others you need to convince of that!

@paesan said:

@amwldcoin said:
No offense but you use to give the originator of this thread H for what you are doing.

Edit to add, what don't you just post a link to your ebay store in your sig. line?

@paesan said:
A nice little VG-10 with a CAC sticker...

100% incorrect. Go back and check and you will see the exact opposite.

Besides, I don't need to advertise. You do it for me.

paesan · June 28, 2021 11:44AM

Tell you what....I'll just ban myself. I thought maybe people liked my contributions.
Have a great day.

amwldcoin · June 28, 2021 12:08PM

Here ya go! https://ebay.com/itm/114870347297?hash=item1abece6621:g:bk8AAOSwyVFg2hC-

@paesan said:
Tell you what....I'll just ban myself. I thought maybe people liked my contributions.
Have a great day.

No Headlights · June 28, 2021 12:27PM

Lenny,
Keep posting.

barberkeys · June 28, 2021 8:11PM

Others? Like who, Darrell? Lighten up, you're the one who advertises his ebay store with every post.

And nice looking toughies Lenny, you're really coming up with some great coins.

Here's a couple that passed by my camera, P64 and P58:

jedm · June 28, 2021 10:09PM

Gee whiz Lenny if you stop posting here, I'd have to go to ebay to find nice stuff for my set.

All Swede · June 29, 2021 5:21AM

Hey Lenny,
Please keep posting. Your coins continue to amaze me for quality and difficulty to find. Even the lower grade ones are super nice. Without you, speaking for myself, I would be nowhere with my set let alone knowing so many wonderful Barber collectors.
Milo

sedulous · June 29, 2021 10:38AM

@All Swede said:
Hey Lenny,
Please keep posting. Your coins continue to amaze me for quality and difficulty to find. Even the lower grade ones are super nice. Without you, speaking for myself, I would be nowhere with my set let alone knowing so many wonderful Barber collectors.
Milo

I agree with Milo. Many of the best coins I have been able to obtain were from your help Lenny. You have been amazing just like my collection has turned out to be.

Tim

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