Old school Barber album filled
I've been working on this album for several months. I've enjoyed buying coins from eBay, but I confess that I have 'settled' in some cases for coins that were 'good enough' for the album.
Working on this Barber half album has given me a better appreciation for the look I really like in a barber coin. I think I will start on a Barber dime album, and be more particular in my selections.
If all of my barber dimes could look somewhat like this 1906 half, I'll be happy. 🙂
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So now this album gets put away for a while...
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Congrats! Now the road to upgrading begins!
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@moursund said:
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nice accomplishment.good looking coins too. not easy to find those just-right as problem free as possible(PFAP?) barber halves/quarters/dimes.
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Congrats on completing the album.
Donato
Hobbyist & Collector (not an investor).
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I used to work with a guy who once had the Whitman tri-fold Barber dime album complete. Including the 1894-S. Genuine.
James G. Johnson, founder of the Coin World Collectors Clearinghouse department. He was slowly retiring as I came aboard. Look him up in the circ. coin pedigrees.
Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.4 -
Way to go.
Filling up an album always cockles my heart but now am slowly starting to get sucked into the whirlpool of slabbed registry after seeing some of the dazzling well preserved coins out there.
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Nice set! I like the look of that 1901-S too!
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What a fun set! Looks great!
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That 1896 S has to go. Those huge scratches take away from the whole look of the album. Otherwise looks very nice.
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Filling those holes is an addiction.
Then comes the urge to upgrade.
We all have the urge.
WayneKennedys are my quest...
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Great! Especially when you are aiming for a particular look or grade range, Barber halves are actually quite challenging.
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@gumby1234 said:
That 1896 S has to go. Those huge scratches take away from the whole look of the album. Otherwise looks very nice.Make me an offer on it 😜
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@gumby1234 said:
That 1896 S has to go. Those huge scratches take away from the whole look of the album. Otherwise looks very nice.Okay, I found a 96s to replace it with. You're right, I think the whole album looks much better now... 😉
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Cool album!
Mr_Spud
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Awesome, I love it! Good luck fine tuning it!
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Old school indeed! You rarely see sets like this. This one is totally awesome!
Dave
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.1 -
That is cool. I'm working on a raw set of Barber halves too, but in VG-F or so. Looks there is lots of competition.
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Erik
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Congratulations on completing the set! Barber halves look great in circulated condition.
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This is a numismatic collection, and not just a clatter of slabs.
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Congratulations. I’m half way through my dime album and can’t wait to get to where you are. 🐈
🎶 shout shout, let it all out 🎶
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Congratulations on completing your set. I like raw coins in an album. Your set demonstrates uniformity. Better than a pile of slabs IMO. Cheers, RickO
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Nice album, congrats
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Congratulations on completing a great looking set. I love coin albums. As Ricko says " Better than a pile of slabs".
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Congratulations. Nothing feels quite like completing an album.
Jim
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I like album collections. They bring back memories of when coin collecting was fun.
All glory is fleeting.4 -
Looking good... I still like those old Whitman coin albums.
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Good job!
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Congratulations on a job well done! You should be VERY proud! You must be very excited about starting the challenge of the Barber Dime set.
So, since you’re the guy on this Forum with clearly the best sense of humor (which I always truly enjoy), here’s a bad one:
A collector friend of mine got tired of his Barber Quarter set, so when he needed cash, he sold it on the BS&T. He told me though that he had to take a haircut with the pricing he ended up getting, lol.
Steve
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@moursund said:
I've been working on this album for several months. I've enjoyed buying coins from eBay, but I confess that I have 'settled' in some cases for coins that were 'good enough' for the album.Working on this Barber half album has given me a better appreciation for the look I really like in a barber coin. I think I will start on a Barber dime album, and be more particular in my selections.
If all of my barber dimes could look somewhat like this 1906 half, I'll be happy. 🙂
May I suggest, for a change of pace in terms of quality and length of time to complete, an Everyman MS Barber Dime date set with only the Philadelphia mint coins. Some of these dates are much more scarce than realized.
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where is the 1892-0 micro o?
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Nice completed album with all similar condition coins!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
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I also worked on a circ Barber set awhile back except I didn't get it finished yet. Worked on a Walker album. It was fun just looking for these on eBay. Just about everything you want is there and with no coin shows to go to around here you can kill a lot of time and actually find stuff
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@BUFFNIXX said:
where is the 1892-0 micro o?Fortunately, no slot for it in the album... 🥳
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@291fifth said:
I like album collections. They bring back memories of when coin collecting was fun.Are you saying that coin collecting is not fun anymore?
I like album collecting also. I probably have more albums then anyone else. They are still fun, but very overpriced these days (empty albums that is)
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