I have assumed everyone knows about the 1906-D over O Barber Dime specimen (ANACS AG03). Perhaps I should check that here:
Pretty cool if you ask me. You can learn about stuff like this and more when you join the Barber Coin Collector Society (BCCS). http://barbercoins.org - optional but my suggestion. The BCCS has low annual dues for many years (at $15 per year).
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Eldorado,
I just sold the 1907 Half to Joe O'Connor this week. It is a 67+ and the only 67 at PCGS or NGC.
It is one of the best Barber coins that I have seen and was in the Duckor and Shireman collection.
Sold it to buy a bust quarter (PCGS 66 Ex. James Stack & Pogue). It was a hard to let it go but the bust quarter was
a better fit for my collection.
@JeffMTampa said:
... a coin that should be in an AU 58 holder, but I don't have the heart to remove it from it's current holder....
Jeff, That is one of those coins you keep in holder with CAC sticker for sure. Since the '12 is more of a common date, I am sure you can find another placeholder AU58 out there to make your Registry Set sing. Better yet, if you put that AU55 in the picture slot of the AU58, no one would be the wiser. I agree that is an AU58-looking coin! Very nice quality.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
One of my most favorite coins from Jeff M's (@JeffMTampa) is this 1893-O Barber Quarter with Clashed Dies. Take a look at the die crack eminating on the reverse from the arrows back underneath the far right mintmark placement. I just like the pleasing presence of this coin to the viewer.
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@Darrell said:
Eldorado,
I just sold the 1907 Half to Joe O'Connor this week. It is a 67+ and the only 67 at PCGS or NGC.
It is one of the best Barber coins that I have seen and was in the Duckor and Shireman collection.
Sold it to buy a bust quarter (PCGS 66 Ex. James Stack & Pogue). It was a hard to let it go but the bust quarter was
a better fit for my collection.
Darrell
It's a phenomenal coin....One of my favs, and I haven't even seen it in person. Congrats on the new acquisition.
@amwldcoin said:
That's why that 94-S you got from me wasn't removed from it's holder!
@JeffMTampa said:
Here's a coin that should be in an AU 58 holder, but I don't have the heart to remove it from it's current holder....
Good memory- that was about 8 years ago. At the time I was building an AU Registry set and didn't need a XF 45 coin. As I recall I cracked it out and it came back in a 55 holder. I sold it many years ago.....
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Here's the coin Darrell is referencing, but in the AU 55 holder- not the OGH XF 45 I purchased it in.
Hard to follow that 1908 S Half, but I'll bite the bullet. Here's a new coin that arrived earlier this week, a 1907 Half in a NGC AU 58 holder. I was thinking of keeping this one in the current holder, but I noticed a very small bloom of PVC on it at the word GOD on the OBV. I'll need to crack it out and get rid of it:
@JeffMTampa said:
Hard to follow that 1908 S Half, but I'll bite the bullet. Here's a new coin that arrived earlier this week, a 1907 Half in a NGC AU 58 holder. I was thinking of keeping this one in the current holder, but I noticed a very small bloom of PVC on it at the word GOD on the OBV. I'll need to crack it out and get rid of it:
Here's another new pickup that arrived last week, a 1909 Quarter in a NGC AU 58 holder:
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I like the color on this one. I've now cracked it out of the holder; sending it to PCGS raw.
I've posted before, but just got the photos edited a bit. These two deserve to be in this thread: Both OGH, both MS-67, both Louis Eliasberg, both CAC....They are quite a pair.
@Eldorado9 said:
I've posted before, but just got the photos edited a bit. These two deserve to be in this thread: Both OGH, both MS-67, both Louis Eliasberg, both CAC....They are quite a pair.
Wow!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
For my '03-O Barber Quarter, I like this one and the quality it shows to the viewer being a VF30 level:
This one here might have been one of the nicer 1903-O Barber Quarter specimens (PCGS XF40-graded level) in my humble opinion but its detractors include a mark low in front of Liberty's neck. Toning isn't bad and might be considered pretty good even.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A pleasant surprise arrived in the mail yesterday.
I frequently purchase raw AU to MS Barbers from eBay. Sellers photos typically range from decent (you can kind of get the feel for the coin) to horrible (no real idea what the coin will actually look like). I avoid the Sellers that don't offer returns. Most of the time the coin costs close to it's market price, but sometimes apparent nice coins are available for much less than retail.
Unfortunately about 65% of the coins arrive either damaged or cleaned, neither discernable in the listing photos. They get shipped back. Most of the coins I purchase these days are Quarters and Dimes, looking for an upgrade. Occasionally I purchase a raw Half Dollar, however. I just can't help myself.
Last week I purchased a raw 1915 Half. The sellers photos were decent- it looked like a nice coin that could be upper AU or possible MS. The seller was a Jewelry store and knew something about the potential value of this coin. I already have an AU 58 in my set, so I'm not quite sure why I purchased it other than the price was under market.
The coin arrived in the mail yesterday. I was expecting to see faint hairlines on the surfaces, prepared to send it back. To my surprise it looked great- no hairlines! No issues that I could see:
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It looks like an original AU 58 to me- just a trace of wear. I like the look of the coin- it will be off to the grading room soon.
It's interesting that the 1915 has such a low mintage (138,450), but there are many VF to AU (and MS) examples available. I'm curious if people knew at the time that the 1913, 1914, and 1915 Philadelphia examples had low mintages? Was that information available at the time? If so, where would it have been published? Or did these coins just get pulled out of circulation because a new design came out?
The reverse looks uncirculated,could it be possible that this coin didn't actually circulate?
All I see is 3 areas on the obverse that has any marks,the cheek and the neck area and behind her cap.
@sedulous said:
AU58 but bag friction of an uncirculated coin is my guess too. Maybe Jeff @JeffMTampa would get an unc grade if sent to our hosts. Who knows? AU58+
Here's a closeup of the face. There's a bit of friction rub, but not across the entire cheek. There doesn't seem to be any wear on the REV. It will be interesting to see the final verdict from our hosts.
Here's a Barber obverse I really like. The reverse is quite "Morgany" and not shown. This was one of those pleasant surprises in hand after paying peanuts for the coin because of poor seller photos. A scan doesn't give this AU justice. There's a Trueview coming soon, though. Fingers crossed.
So many nice Barbers guys! That '15 half is quite the find @JeffMTampa !
And the ICG '99 O - @barberkeys I love that toning!
Here's an early birthday present that I'm waiting on arrival to add to my set:
Here's a new arrival, an 1896 Barber Dime in a PCGS AU 53 holder:
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I picked this up at a Heritage Auction last week; it upgrades a XF 45 in my set. This seems to be a tougher date in XF and up- perhaps undervalued?
@jedm said:
So many nice Barbers guys! That '15 half is quite the find @JeffMTampa !
And the ICG '99 O - @barberkeys I love that toning!
Here's an early birthday present that I'm waiting on arrival to add to my set:
You got one! long time coming. Congratulations! VF35? Might even branch into XF territory.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a 1907 Barber Quarter that arrived earlier this week in a NGC AU 58 holder:
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It's already cracked out, ready to be shipped to our hosts for grading tomorrow. I'm hoping to beat the ANA submission rush!
@jedm@LogPotato Guys!, stellar Barbers. Micro-O is awesome. '99-S quarter has the lowest pop of all Barber quarters in mid-circulated grades. Very scarce!
@JeffMTampa Jeff, I am concerned about the field scratching in front of the nose... other than that, it really looks great!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Lots of midgrade certified coins posted. What do you guys use to determine whether to get a coin graded? Lots of posts on the forum about this, but just curious about what the Barber crew thinks. Been thinking about getting my quarters graded. Right now they are in a dansco.
@erwindoc said:
Lots of midgrade certified coins posted. What do you guys use to determine whether to get a coin graded? Lots of posts on the forum about this, but just curious about what the Barber crew thinks. Been thinking about getting my quarters graded. Right now they are in a dansco.
Jason, I have heard varying opinions on this subject. I have heard a minimum of $200. is necessary to make it worth while. For those like me putting together an XF quarter set, some coins can't abide purely by that philosophy. Some may have a personal connection to their coins and would grade them anyways for longer-term storage reasons. I have multiple versions going: XF is holdered. VF30 is or will be holdered, and my VG/F set will NOT be holdered sitting in my Wayte Raymond ring-binder brown holder. Your Washington Quarter MS66 and 67's I would think you would want to holder. For those I seem to remember you were after one toned set and one white set. Were those holdered? or what is your storage on those?
Some thoughts...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
There is really no true answer to your question.It's all an individual decision.If your looking at it as a financial decision then check this sites price guide and E-bay sales plus major auction houses then proceed from there with the coins you have and the assigned grade you think they would be graded at for sending in to grade.From this experience it helps me grade coins better.
What I have done is my registry (VF-AU) set,my Dansco album (best available coin),and raw singles of semi-key date coins with full rims.
This makes me not tied into one or 2 grades to look for.
In other words...price and need
I've submitted Barber dimes and quarter varieties for grading that were worth as low as $25. I wanted to keep the varieties organized and stored together. If you're working on a Registry set, who knows what might make sense? From a practical standpoint I agree that the $200 valuation seems to be the threshold.
Here's another new raw pickup, an 1899 Barber Half:
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Mike crossed this one for me....He tried to talk me into cracking it out, but I was too chicken!
Here is the 1901-O BQ PC30 Newp for my VF30 set. Sold my PC20 and N12.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a new pickup for my Barber Quarter set, a 1910 D Quarter in PC AU 58:
This was purchased from Heritage Auctions a few weeks back. It upgraded the AU 53 in my set. It's a tougher date than one would think.
Jeff, Looks like you have a very nice representative example for the Denver 1910. Here is a good looking XF in PCGS:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I have assumed everyone knows about the 1906-D over O Barber Dime specimen (ANACS AG03). Perhaps I should check that here:
Pretty cool if you ask me. You can learn about stuff like this and more when you join the Barber Coin Collector Society (BCCS). http://barbercoins.org - optional but my suggestion. The BCCS has low annual dues for many years (at $15 per year).
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That is simply gorgeous, and a great date/mm to boot! Beautiful. I've got a rather nice one here too....No drooling now.
In an effort to bump the thread here's my AU 58 1907 Barber Halves:
1907 Eye Candy:
Wow, awesome coins fellas!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Eldorado,
I just sold the 1907 Half to Joe O'Connor this week. It is a 67+ and the only 67 at PCGS or NGC.
It is one of the best Barber coins that I have seen and was in the Duckor and Shireman collection.
Sold it to buy a bust quarter (PCGS 66 Ex. James Stack & Pogue). It was a hard to let it go but the bust quarter was
a better fit for my collection.
Darrell
Here's a coin that should be in an AU 58 holder, but I don't have the heart to remove it from it's current holder....
Jeff, That is one of those coins you keep in holder with CAC sticker for sure. Since the '12 is more of a common date, I am sure you can find another placeholder AU58 out there to make your Registry Set sing. Better yet, if you put that AU55 in the picture slot of the AU58, no one would be the wiser. I agree that is an AU58-looking coin! Very nice quality.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
One of my most favorite coins from Jeff M's (@JeffMTampa) is this 1893-O Barber Quarter with Clashed Dies. Take a look at the die crack eminating on the reverse from the arrows back underneath the far right mintmark placement. I just like the pleasing presence of this coin to the viewer.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That's why that 94-S you got from me wasn't removed from it's holder!
It's a phenomenal coin....One of my favs, and I haven't even seen it in person. Congrats on the new acquisition.
Good memory- that was about 8 years ago. At the time I was building an AU Registry set and didn't need a XF 45 coin. As I recall I cracked it out and it came back in a 55 holder. I sold it many years ago.....
Here's the coin Darrell is referencing, but in the AU 55 holder- not the OGH XF 45 I purchased it in.
We get wiser with experience.
More eye Candy: Pop. 2/0
Hard to follow that 1908 S Half, but I'll bite the bullet. Here's a new coin that arrived earlier this week, a 1907 Half in a NGC AU 58 holder. I was thinking of keeping this one in the current holder, but I noticed a very small bloom of PVC on it at the word GOD on the OBV. I'll need to crack it out and get rid of it:
It's VERY close to MS.
reverse looks Mint state!
Here's another new pickup that arrived last week, a 1909 Quarter in a NGC AU 58 holder:
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I like the color on this one. I've now cracked it out of the holder; sending it to PCGS raw.
I've posted before, but just got the photos edited a bit. These two deserve to be in this thread: Both OGH, both MS-67, both Louis Eliasberg, both CAC....They are quite a pair.
Wow!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Humbled.
Eldorado - what a matched pair. Congratulations.
P53:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Vern, Great PC53!
For my '03-O Barber Quarter, I like this one and the quality it shows to the viewer being a VF30 level:
This one here might have been one of the nicer 1903-O Barber Quarter specimens (PCGS XF40-graded level) in my humble opinion but its detractors include a mark low in front of Liberty's neck. Toning isn't bad and might be considered pretty good even.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Me too buddy, me too. I never take it for granted. Best to you.
What would it have been like to be Eliasberg? Walking into that vault for a few hours.....
A pleasant surprise arrived in the mail yesterday.
I frequently purchase raw AU to MS Barbers from eBay. Sellers photos typically range from decent (you can kind of get the feel for the coin) to horrible (no real idea what the coin will actually look like). I avoid the Sellers that don't offer returns. Most of the time the coin costs close to it's market price, but sometimes apparent nice coins are available for much less than retail.
Unfortunately about 65% of the coins arrive either damaged or cleaned, neither discernable in the listing photos. They get shipped back. Most of the coins I purchase these days are Quarters and Dimes, looking for an upgrade. Occasionally I purchase a raw Half Dollar, however. I just can't help myself.
Last week I purchased a raw 1915 Half. The sellers photos were decent- it looked like a nice coin that could be upper AU or possible MS. The seller was a Jewelry store and knew something about the potential value of this coin. I already have an AU 58 in my set, so I'm not quite sure why I purchased it other than the price was under market.
The coin arrived in the mail yesterday. I was expecting to see faint hairlines on the surfaces, prepared to send it back. To my surprise it looked great- no hairlines! No issues that I could see:
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It looks like an original AU 58 to me- just a trace of wear. I like the look of the coin- it will be off to the grading room soon.
It's interesting that the 1915 has such a low mintage (138,450), but there are many VF to AU (and MS) examples available. I'm curious if people knew at the time that the 1913, 1914, and 1915 Philadelphia examples had low mintages? Was that information available at the time? If so, where would it have been published? Or did these coins just get pulled out of circulation because a new design came out?
@JeffMTampa
That is a nice looking AU58 Jeff. Congratulations on your pick-up!
I think a little of both. Who knows? Glad they did it though.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The reverse looks uncirculated,could it be possible that this coin didn't actually circulate?
All I see is 3 areas on the obverse that has any marks,the cheek and the neck area and behind her cap.
Super coin and excellent pickup!
I just noticed...look at the feathers on the arrows...lots of detail.
AU58 but bag friction of an uncirculated coin is my guess too. Maybe Jeff @JeffMTampa would get an unc grade if sent to our hosts. Who knows? AU58+
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a closeup of the face. There's a bit of friction rub, but not across the entire cheek. There doesn't seem to be any wear on the REV. It will be interesting to see the final verdict from our hosts.
Moving the thread along... I like this '92-P BQ with the accented toning in PC58:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a Barber obverse I really like. The reverse is quite "Morgany" and not shown. This was one of those pleasant surprises in hand after paying peanuts for the coin because of poor seller photos. A scan doesn't give this AU justice. There's a Trueview coming soon, though. Fingers crossed.
Neat Pan-Pac.
An ICG event:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Your "ICG event" is really nifty Vern. That is a tougher date for sure.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
So many nice Barbers guys! That '15 half is quite the find @JeffMTampa !
And the ICG '99 O - @barberkeys I love that toning!
Here's an early birthday present that I'm waiting on arrival to add to my set:
Here's a new arrival, an 1896 Barber Dime in a PCGS AU 53 holder:
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I picked this up at a Heritage Auction last week; it upgrades a XF 45 in my set. This seems to be a tougher date in XF and up- perhaps undervalued?
You got one! long time coming. Congratulations! VF35? Might even branch into XF territory.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's a 1907 Barber Quarter that arrived earlier this week in a NGC AU 58 holder:
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It's already cracked out, ready to be shipped to our hosts for grading tomorrow. I'm hoping to beat the ANA submission rush!
Jedm - I saw that one posted and considered buying it, but I'm not much of a quarter guy. Looks like a great coin.
A coin I can barely see but I always wanted one of these.
Micro - O 35 CAC from DKRC.
@jedm @LogPotato Guys!, stellar Barbers. Micro-O is awesome. '99-S quarter has the lowest pop of all Barber quarters in mid-circulated grades. Very scarce!
@JeffMTampa Jeff, I am concerned about the field scratching in front of the nose... other than that, it really looks great!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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@sedulous Ssshhhh...... The grading room might be watching.
I don't have one of those- nice one!
Lots of midgrade certified coins posted. What do you guys use to determine whether to get a coin graded? Lots of posts on the forum about this, but just curious about what the Barber crew thinks. Been thinking about getting my quarters graded. Right now they are in a dansco.
Jason, I have heard varying opinions on this subject. I have heard a minimum of $200. is necessary to make it worth while. For those like me putting together an XF quarter set, some coins can't abide purely by that philosophy. Some may have a personal connection to their coins and would grade them anyways for longer-term storage reasons. I have multiple versions going: XF is holdered. VF30 is or will be holdered, and my VG/F set will NOT be holdered sitting in my Wayte Raymond ring-binder brown holder. Your Washington Quarter MS66 and 67's I would think you would want to holder. For those I seem to remember you were after one toned set and one white set. Were those holdered? or what is your storage on those?
Some thoughts...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
There is really no true answer to your question.It's all an individual decision.If your looking at it as a financial decision then check this sites price guide and E-bay sales plus major auction houses then proceed from there with the coins you have and the assigned grade you think they would be graded at for sending in to grade.From this experience it helps me grade coins better.
What I have done is my registry (VF-AU) set,my Dansco album (best available coin),and raw singles of semi-key date coins with full rims.
This makes me not tied into one or 2 grades to look for.
In other words...price and need
I've submitted Barber dimes and quarter varieties for grading that were worth as low as $25. I wanted to keep the varieties organized and stored together. If you're working on a Registry set, who knows what might make sense? From a practical standpoint I agree that the $200 valuation seems to be the threshold.
Here's another new raw pickup, an 1899 Barber Half:
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Already on its way to the grading room.
Grades have been posted for some of the coins I sent to PCGS back in late June. Here's a 1902 S Barber Half that I purchased raw. Guess the grade:
I'll post the Trueview Image with the Cert Number tomorrow for the grade reveal.
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