Here is another recent newp. The 1896-O Barber Quarter in XF 45 PCGS is hard to find. This one is slightly dark on the reverse with obverse color for the flipside. A real, helpful find from Lenny Rizzo... A nice addition for the Sedulous XF set...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@barberkeys That is a sweet coin Vern. The '08-D seems to be starting a mustache there.
Here is another newp for me. Trying to obtain an '07-S quarter in XF that does NOT have an RPM. From the recent StacksBowers auction (auction house pics):
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
Here is another recent newp. The 1896-O Barber Quarter in XF 45 PCGS is hard to find. This one is slightly dark on the reverse with obverse color for the flipside. A real, helpful find from Lenny Rizzo... A nice addition for the Sedulous XF set...
This one was bought last week. Received the coin today really great luster and really nice color
in the sunlight. Bought a couple of coins from L&C in California and have been happy with the purchases as always over paid for anything decent with CAC.
@willy said:
This one was bought last week. Received the coin today really great luster and really nice color! in the sunlight. Bought a couple of coins from LLC in California and have been happy with the purchases as always over paid for anything decent with CAC.
Willy, Wild and vivid coloring on your MS64! The '95 is one of the tougher P mints. - Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@willy said:
This one was bought last week. Received the coin today really great luster and really nice color! in the sunlight. Bought a couple of coins from LLC in California and have been happy with the purchases as always over paid for anything decent with CAC.
Willy, Wild and vivid coloring on your MS64! The '95 is one of the tougher P mints. - Tim
@sedulous said: @barberkeys That is a sweet coin Vern. The '08-D seems to be starting a mustache there.
Here is another newp for me. Trying to obtain an '07-S quarter in XF that does NOT have an RPM. From the recent StacksBowers auction (auction house pics):
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Criminally underrated (and under-valued) coin with only 57 graded at pcgs in all XF and AU.
I may have posted this before, can’t remember. XF45
We're all born MS70. I'm about a Fine 15 right now.
So I am watching an online video concerning the January 2021 Houston show and this guy Trent Scwartz talks about how excited he is to pick up a nice, original, crusty Barber Half Dollar. Great to see!
My pride and joy, the Ex. Buddy Byers/Gardner 1901-o in MS-66 CAC. The picture can't capture the amazing golden luster....it rolls around the coin like honey. ummm yummy.
Here's an interesting selection of 1893 O Halves from my collection.
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First the Good;
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I really like this example.
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Next the Bad:
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Example #1 of Bad::
An interesting Struck Thru coin, likely grease? This coin is graded AU 50 by PCGS.
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Example #2 of Bad:
Another example of struck thru with perhaps a Mumps thing going on? This coin is graded AU 50 by PCGS.
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And now for the Ugly:
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This one has the Mumps on the OBV with perhaps a struck thru as well? Because of the expanded OBV die (Mumps) the metal didn't strike properly on the Reverse, leaving a VERY weak strike. A little surprising that this coin is graded AU 58 by PCGS. If you purchased this coin site unseen as an AU 58 example would you be happy with it?
I need this in XF... so tough! How past write-ups can say this is common bewilders me. Only reason I have this '06-O is because I obtained it in February 2014 and a collector friend had it for a long time prior to that!
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
"If you purchased this coin site unseen as an AU 58 example would you be happy with it?"
Is that what happened to you? sight-unseen?
I bought the Ugly 1893 O at a Heritage Auction many years ago. I thought is was kind of cool and was able to purchase it at a discounted price from retail.
If the coin wasn't assigned an AU 58 grade what would be the grade it should have been assigned? Should it have been net graded to an AU53 or so?
"If you purchased this coin site unseen as an AU 58 example would you be happy with it?"
Is that what happened to you? sight-unseen?
I bought the Ugly 1893 O at a Heritage Auction many years ago. I thought is was kind of cool and was able to purchase it at a discounted price from retail.
If the coin wasn't assigned an AU 58 grade what would be the grade it should have been assigned? Should it have been net graded to an AU53 or so?
What gets me Jeff @JeffMTampa is how you can't get higher grade eschillons in uncirculated when a strike is poor. All comparative bets are off, it seems, in higher AU grades. Unlike uncirculated, there is no discerning principles between an AU58 poorly struck vs. an AU58 strongly struck specimen. The difference in strike might make an uncirculated coin less than Gem - all marks or surface quality aside. If I already had the date in a strongly-struck AU58 PCGS, the coin you propose here might be a nice, contrasting, sidebar pick-up. In primary position for my set, no... I would keep looking. As a neat sidebar for showing how a mint can not get it right at all times... AND... as a great specimen resource for further research and study, by all means, yes, of course I would want it (additionally). Would look great in a book for educational purposes (*wink) too.
The answer is unclear, I know, AU58 is unclear as a grade to me whether aesthetics is at issue or not.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is what I believe to be a great looker for the 1899-S Barber Quarter. This very recent newp is from Glenn Holsonbake and sits in a PCGS XF45 holder. IMO, definitely CAC-worthy if sent in. Seller's pics:
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
Here is what I believe to be a great looker for the 1899-S Barber Quarter. This very recent newp is from Glenn Holsonbake and sits in a PCGS XF45 holder. IMO, definitely CAC-worthy if sent in. Seller's pics:
Tim
@sedulous said:
Here is what I believe to be a great looker for the 1899-S Barber Quarter. This very recent newp is from Glenn Holsonbake and sits in a PCGS XF45 holder. IMO, definitely CAC-worthy if sent in. Seller's pics:
It just arrived today! I took my own pictures. It looks pretty darn good from an overall perspective. Thanks Frank!
One other thing. I spoke with Jeff (@JeffMTampa) and he suggested I get a computer to control my camera. The new computer is arriving next month after being built by Dell. When you zoom up extremely close in my pics, there is an ever so slight fuzziness which I will correct.
Cheers,
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
It just arrived today! I took my own pictures. It looks pretty darn good from an overall perspective. Thanks Frank!
One other thing. I spoke with Jeff (@JeffMTampa) and he suggested I get a computer to control my camera. The new computer is arriving next month after being built by Dell. When you zoom up extremely close in my pics, there is an ever so slight fuzziness which I will correct.
Cheers,
T
Looks great!
My best ever is just a F-12, raw.
As for the computer -- I'm not a fan of Dell.
Years ago I purchased one [actually my son did for me]
Ordered it with two hard drives, to run mirrored.
It was supposed to have [?] Raid 1 - to run duplicate [not sure of the program name] instead they installed Raid 0, and when the hard drive died, the back up was useless and it cost me a ton to get my data back from a company in Jersey.
Continuing the 1894 Dime theme, here's my '94 O, XF 40:
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A bit on the scruffy side, but not too bad.
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Who's got the '94 S to post so we can complete the date set?
@sedulous said:
Wild date repunching on this XF Barber Dime!
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You missed the battery in the denticles. That's a rare variety.
Huh?
Frank, Jeff is saying in the lower left-hand portion of one of the images, I have a red battery light showing "you need to replace the battery". It just so happens to be sitting on top of the denticles there, thus Jeff's hilarious comment.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A box of graded coins arrived in the mail today from PCGS, including a few Barbers.
I picked up a very nice raw 1899 Barber Half in July. It has a nice blueish tone to it; I think quite attractive. I was fairly confident it would grade AU 58 (just a touch of rub on the cheek), but I was hoping it might get a + grade (for it's originality). Not to be, it came back as an AU 58 only:
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I already had an AU 58 so this is not an upgrade, but will replace the coin that's been in the set for the last 7 years.
You're pulling a Lenny. Perhaps this thread should be moved to the Buy, Sell, Trade? I know I've pissed a bunch off with my stance on this. How would all ya'll feel if I posted every new coin I bought to resell here? I currently have close to 2000 Barbers in inventory.
@JeffMTampa said:
A box of graded coins arrived in the mail today from PCGS, including a few Barbers.
I picked up a very nice raw 1899 Barber Half in July. It has a nice blueish tone to it; I think quite attractive. I was fairly confident it would grade AU 58 (just a touch of rub on the cheek), but I was hoping it might get a + grade (for it's originality). Not to be, it came back as an AU 58 only:
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I already had an AU 58 so this is not an upgrade, but will replace the coin that's been in the set for the last 7 years.
@amwldcoin said:
You're pulling a Lenny. Perhaps this thread should be moved to the Buy, Sell, Trade? I know I've pissed a bunch off with my stance on this. How would all ya'll feel if I posted every new coin I bought to resell here? I currently have close to 2000 Barbers in inventory.
Hhmmm.....I guess I'm missing something. The coin I posted is not for sale. What's the issue?
Comments
Thanks. Especially when it’s graded 35!
That '05 half looks under graded if it's a 35
I want to thank Lenny for helping me fill an open slot in regards to my 1900 transitional pieces. Here is a Type I / Type II newp...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1908-O Barber Dime in VF...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is another recent newp. The 1896-O Barber Quarter in XF 45 PCGS is hard to find. This one is slightly dark on the reverse with obverse color for the flipside. A real, helpful find from Lenny Rizzo... A nice addition for the Sedulous XF set...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice 96-O Tim, congratulations.
Another raw newp:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
@barberkeys That is a sweet coin Vern. The '08-D seems to be starting a mustache there.
Here is another newp for me. Trying to obtain an '07-S quarter in XF that does NOT have an RPM. From the recent StacksBowers auction (auction house pics):
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
nice, and agreed, very tough in higher grades
BHNC #203
This one was bought last week. Received the coin today really great luster and really nice color
in the sunlight. Bought a couple of coins from L&C in California and have been happy with the purchases as always over paid for anything decent with CAC.
Willy, Wild and vivid coloring on your MS64! The '95 is one of the tougher P mints. - Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Agreed, tougher P mint.
My 2 best are only XF-40's
BHNC #203
Criminally underrated (and under-valued) coin with only 57 graded at pcgs in all XF and AU.
I may have posted this before, can’t remember. XF45
@dogwood
Check your mintmark. Does it have anything that resembles this?
1907-S/S/S East RPM
or this? The recognized 1907-S/S (slightly twisted in place) FS-501
Here is my S/S/S East... used to be NGC AU50... https://www.pcgs.com/cert/41382334
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Good looking IMO, raw:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Tim, my ‘07s mm looks plain to me.
So I am watching an online video concerning the January 2021 Houston show and this guy Trent Scwartz talks about how excited he is to pick up a nice, original, crusty Barber Half Dollar. Great to see!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A newp for a younger friend of mine (I can't say YN anymore!). One of the many nice coins received with the help of my other friend Lenny. PC58:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
PC45:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
PC12:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
A 1907-S/S/S PC45 newp from Stacks. I was hoping for a non-variety mintmark but got the wild triple or quadruple punched S variety.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
The the rare "Variety" on the '07 S Quarter is the MM that hasn't been re-punched. Interesting!
My pride and joy, the Ex. Buddy Byers/Gardner 1901-o in MS-66 CAC. The picture can't capture the amazing golden luster....it rolls around the coin like honey. ummm yummy.
Eldorado - What a beauty.
Something for this evening, PC64:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Something nice in ICG, 55:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's an interesting selection of 1893 O Halves from my collection.
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First the Good;
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I really like this example.
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Next the Bad:
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Example #1 of Bad::
An interesting Struck Thru coin, likely grease? This coin is graded AU 50 by PCGS.
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Example #2 of Bad:
Another example of struck thru with perhaps a Mumps thing going on? This coin is graded AU 50 by PCGS.
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And now for the Ugly:
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This one has the Mumps on the OBV with perhaps a struck thru as well? Because of the expanded OBV die (Mumps) the metal didn't strike properly on the Reverse, leaving a VERY weak strike. A little surprising that this coin is graded AU 58 by PCGS. If you purchased this coin site unseen as an AU 58 example would you be happy with it?
@JeffMTampa
Is that what happened to you? sight-unseen?
Answer: NO!
Behind-the-Curtain Answer: Pretty Cool!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Re-imaged:
I need this in XF... so tough! How past write-ups can say this is common bewilders me. Only reason I have this '06-O is because I obtained it in February 2014 and a collector friend had it for a long time prior to that!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
06-O... I agree tough date,especially above VF-30
Here is another newp. Thank you to Jon P. A crusty 1902-S Barber Dime in PC45.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I bought the Ugly 1893 O at a Heritage Auction many years ago. I thought is was kind of cool and was able to purchase it at a discounted price from retail.
If the coin wasn't assigned an AU 58 grade what would be the grade it should have been assigned? Should it have been net graded to an AU53 or so?
What gets me Jeff @JeffMTampa is how you can't get higher grade eschillons in uncirculated when a strike is poor. All comparative bets are off, it seems, in higher AU grades. Unlike uncirculated, there is no discerning principles between an AU58 poorly struck vs. an AU58 strongly struck specimen. The difference in strike might make an uncirculated coin less than Gem - all marks or surface quality aside. If I already had the date in a strongly-struck AU58 PCGS, the coin you propose here might be a nice, contrasting, sidebar pick-up. In primary position for my set, no... I would keep looking. As a neat sidebar for showing how a mint can not get it right at all times... AND... as a great specimen resource for further research and study, by all means, yes, of course I would want it (additionally). Would look great in a book for educational purposes (*wink) too.
The answer is unclear, I know, AU58 is unclear as a grade to me whether aesthetics is at issue or not.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That is a nice looking Barber. Crusty is the best!
It might be interesting (or not) to do a chemical analysis to see what "crusty" really consists of.
Here is what I believe to be a great looker for the 1899-S Barber Quarter. This very recent newp is from Glenn Holsonbake and sits in a PCGS XF45 holder. IMO, definitely CAC-worthy if sent in. Seller's pics:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Wild date repunching on this XF Barber Dime!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
You missed the battery in the denticles. That's a rare variety.
I really like it.
Great pick up
BHNC #203
Huh?
BHNC #203
It just arrived today! I took my own pictures. It looks pretty darn good from an overall perspective. Thanks Frank!
One other thing. I spoke with Jeff (@JeffMTampa) and he suggested I get a computer to control my camera. The new computer is arriving next month after being built by Dell. When you zoom up extremely close in my pics, there is an ever so slight fuzziness which I will correct.
Cheers,
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Looks great!
My best ever is just a F-12, raw.
As for the computer -- I'm not a fan of Dell.
Years ago I purchased one [actually my son did for me]
Ordered it with two hard drives, to run mirrored.
It was supposed to have [?] Raid 1 - to run duplicate [not sure of the program name] instead they installed Raid 0, and when the hard drive died, the back up was useless and it cost me a ton to get my data back from a company in Jersey.
Good luck.
BHNC #203
For tonight, from my friend Dan, PC53:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Continuing the 1894 Dime theme, here's my '94 O, XF 40:
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A bit on the scruffy side, but not too bad.
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Who's got the '94 S to post so we can complete the date set?
This is also a slightly scarcer date in XF.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Frank, Jeff is saying in the lower left-hand portion of one of the images, I have a red battery light showing "you need to replace the battery". It just so happens to be sitting on top of the denticles there, thus Jeff's hilarious comment.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
That's a very nice looking dime.
A box of graded coins arrived in the mail today from PCGS, including a few Barbers.
I picked up a very nice raw 1899 Barber Half in July. It has a nice blueish tone to it; I think quite attractive. I was fairly confident it would grade AU 58 (just a touch of rub on the cheek), but I was hoping it might get a + grade (for it's originality). Not to be, it came back as an AU 58 only:
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I already had an AU 58 so this is not an upgrade, but will replace the coin that's been in the set for the last 7 years.
@JeffMTampa Jeff, there is something mesmerizing about that half dollar!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
You're pulling a Lenny. Perhaps this thread should be moved to the Buy, Sell, Trade? I know I've pissed a bunch off with my stance on this. How would all ya'll feel if I posted every new coin I bought to resell here? I currently have close to 2000 Barbers in inventory.
Hhmmm.....I guess I'm missing something. The coin I posted is not for sale. What's the issue?
My bad! I missed the replace part in your post!
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