I'm thinking they gave it a 40 grade. The obverse is strong with well detailed stars. I like the crustiness of her.
Edited to add: I didn't know the grade had been revealed when I posted my grade guess, and now I realize I was a bit overzealous and I missed the mark on completely. A helluva nice looking coin nonetheless.
Here's another coin recently back from the grading room- a 1900 O Quarter with the Type III OBV and Type II REV:
This Hub Variety is quite scarce- it's the highest graded specimen of this hub pair I've encountered. I was concerned that the coin wouldn't grade due to the Reverse scratch, but I guess lower grade coins with old scratches are given some wiggle room.
Here's my latest addition to my PCGS set. The coin has nice peripheral toning. She does have a couple of beauty marks on her cheek, I'm ok with them. Curious to hear your opinions....are they too distracting?
@sedulous Tim those slide marks are on the coin and they do show in the pic but are only visible to the eye when held at an angle where they catch the light and they're perfectly spaced as staple marks. @JeffMTampa you're spot on it was given a 25. I knew I was taking a chance when I bought it and give credit to the seller for his honest pics.
@sedulous Thank you Buddy!!!! They are such special coins...It's true, when I pull them out, together they have a real presence...you kind of just sit there in awe. These two 97's in particular are two of my favorites....the 97-o being one of the real tough one's in the entire series.
@paesan said:
Tough coin! VF-35 but I wouldn’t be shocked if they called it a 40.
Hope all is well, Jeff!
Lenny- my gut was VF 35 for the coin as well. Our hosts thought different:
I'm a bit disappointed with the grade. Perhaps next time I send coins in I should include a copy of Photograde for their use.
If sent in to CAC it might get a Gold Bean!
Minimum VF30. They missed this one.
Jeff sent me the coin. I imaged it with my set-up shown here. What I saw through my examination is some light green haze in a number of areas. The wear shows VF30 to me but I wonder if it was knocked down a grade due to surfaces being the way they are.
p.s. I have a bunch of new BQ's that will arrive soon. I will share those once I re-image them after they arrive.
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A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Ron Guth:
In 1910, employees at the Philadelphia Mint produced only 551 Proof Half Dollars, complementing a severely reduced output of only 418,000 circulation strikes. As a result, demand for this date is higher than many of its contemporaries and a small premium is normally attached to this date. Cameo Proofs are rare once again after the previous year in which Cameos became relatively plentiful. Deep Cameo Proofs are either non-existent or extremely rare (PCGS has yet to grade one as of August 2018). The overall quality of this date is pretty good and PR64 seems to be the most plentiful grade and perhaps the best value.
Seeing all these 97-O quarters finally inspired me to post some pics! I pulled this one out of the safe that is waiting for me to send it in for cross. Hopefully it doesn't cross higher and maybe, just maybe gets a +! I have never made a + on a 1st submission so I doubt it.
@jedm said: @sedulous Tim that's a very original looking '97 O! As usual mine is a bit more circulated, from 2020 and its grade is VF-20:
Yours looks pretty good as well Jed! For mine, I bought the PC30 from David Kahn in November last year. The PC45 CAC Srotag specimen was from May 2020.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is another one of my recent newps, N45 1899-S BQ. In the years of searching for this date and mint, this is one of the toughest dates to find uncleaned (in its natural state). Many were repatriated from the Phillipines / Asia arena after being buried there when the country transitioned from Spain, to the US, then into its own independence. Mintage is on par with the 1909-O Barber Quarter at 708,000 (712,000 for the '09-O):
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
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Tough coin! VF-35 but I wouldn’t be shocked if they called it a 40.
Hope all is well, Jeff!
Lenny- my gut was VF 35 for the coin as well. Our hosts thought different:
I'm a bit disappointed with the grade. Perhaps next time I send coins in I should include a copy of Photograde for their use.
If sent in to CAC it might get a Gold Bean!
Jeff, I could see it in a VF-30 holder, but lots of meat for a 25 in my view. Perhaps the lack of hair detail or the contact marks?
Nice, original look, though.
I'm thinking they gave it a 40 grade. The obverse is strong with well detailed stars. I like the crustiness of her.
Edited to add: I didn't know the grade had been revealed when I posted my grade guess, and now I realize I was a bit overzealous and I missed the mark on completely. A helluva nice looking coin nonetheless.
Tough Tough date,they under graded it IMO
Here's my '12S that's got a 35 from our hosts, and a sticker, for comparison (compliments of @paesan):
@jedm that's an honest VF 35- a very nice coin!
Minimum VF30. They missed this one.
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Another 12-S in 35, graded maybe five years ago.
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here's another coin back from the grading room:
This coin reminds me of when I was a kid and my family got our first color TV
Nice one, Jeff! Here's a nickel that I like...PS 58 CAC...
Here's another coin recently back from the grading room- a 1900 O Quarter with the Type III OBV and Type II REV:
This Hub Variety is quite scarce- it's the highest graded specimen of this hub pair I've encountered. I was concerned that the coin wouldn't grade due to the Reverse scratch, but I guess lower grade coins with old scratches are given some wiggle room.
Nothing is getting posted; everyone on vacation?
Here's a Half I've had for a while:
Nice! I got nothing new except this. It puts me 4 dimes away from a complete date set. Now I just need 94-96 and 05!
Here's my latest addition to my PCGS set. The coin has nice peripheral toning. She does have a couple of beauty marks on her cheek, I'm ok with them. Curious to hear your opinions....are they too distracting?
@jedm Jed, do you have a deeper potmark or two on the cheek? Are the two slide mark lines on the coin? color looks pretty good.
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Looks nice to me- VF 25?
@sedulous Tim those slide marks are on the coin and they do show in the pic but are only visible to the eye when held at an angle where they catch the light and they're perfectly spaced as staple marks. @JeffMTampa you're spot on it was given a 25. I knew I was taking a chance when I bought it and give credit to the seller for his honest pics.
Here is a recent newp. Get a close look at the mintmark on the reverse:
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looks as a repunched MM...could it be S over D???
S over a Slightly Twisted S East
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A solid pair 97's:
Congratulations on the new pickup. Tim! That's a VERY tough find.
Here's a different version of the same thing:
Yes, this coin has a damaged planchet. The top MM is the lower one; on Tim's it's reversed.
Here they are compared...
1912-S S/TwistedS East on Lower Portion
1912-S S/S Northwest (NW)
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And our hosts acknowledge neither. But Kennedy Accented Hair- huge deal!
???, oh... emphasis by our hosts in other controversial areas where Barbers seem to be rarer and of more importance.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Eldo, you certainly are amassing a special collection of toughies! You must be relishing the beauty when you see them all together!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous Thank you Buddy!!!! They are such special coins...It's true, when I pull them out, together they have a real presence...you kind of just sit there in awe. These two 97's in particular are two of my favorites....the 97-o being one of the real tough one's in the entire series.
Newp, thanks Milo, PC58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
In an effort to move the page up, here's my lowly 1906 D AU 55 Quarter:
I'm a little surprised this one graded with the scratch on the cheek.
Philly cousin I really enjoy looking at:
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Nice coins! I can go a bit lower than those:
@jedm Jed, nice one. I really like how you are pulling together a fine collection
Here is my 1906-D in PC45:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
For your Tuesday, something a little smaller:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
This thread has dropped way to far down- time to pop it to the top.
Here's one on the 4 remaining AU 55 coins in my Barber Half collection:
Jeff sent me the coin. I imaged it with my set-up shown here. What I saw through my examination is some light green haze in a number of areas. The wear shows VF30 to me but I wonder if it was knocked down a grade due to surfaces being the way they are.
p.s. I have a bunch of new BQ's that will arrive soon. I will share those once I re-image them after they arrive.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A 97-O quarter AU-50 that passed through here....
A fairly rare 1910 proof showing Cameo contrast: PF-66+ Cam Pop. 2/3 finer
Ron Guth:
In 1910, employees at the Philadelphia Mint produced only 551 Proof Half Dollars, complementing a severely reduced output of only 418,000 circulation strikes. As a result, demand for this date is higher than many of its contemporaries and a small premium is normally attached to this date. Cameo Proofs are rare once again after the previous year in which Cameos became relatively plentiful. Deep Cameo Proofs are either non-existent or extremely rare (PCGS has yet to grade one as of August 2018). The overall quality of this date is pretty good and PR64 seems to be the most plentiful grade and perhaps the best value.
Wow, only a little over 500 mintage and in the condition census! Nice obverse toning Eldo...
Nice coin!
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Lenny, Looks like something is going on with the mintmark? is there a slight repunching there? or are my eyes deceiving me?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here is a nice '97-O straight out of the Srotag collection (May 2020 before the run-up):
CAC sticker and PC45:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Speaking of 1897-O's, here is a recently delivered newp from earlier today. N45:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Here's my '97 O BQ for comparison:
I believe it has a RPM:
I need to get a better photo of this.
Seeing all these 97-O quarters finally inspired me to post some pics! I pulled this one out of the safe that is waiting for me to send it in for cross. Hopefully it doesn't cross higher and maybe, just maybe gets a +! I have never made a + on a 1st submission so I doubt it.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous Tim that's a very original looking '97 O! As usual mine is a bit more circulated, from 2020 and its grade is VF-20:
Yours looks pretty good as well Jed! For mine, I bought the PC30 from David Kahn in November last year. The PC45 CAC Srotag specimen was from May 2020.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Tim, I don't have the 97-O anymore so I can't examine the mint mark.
I do have this coin though. A recent addition, PC/CAC VF-35. Pix courtesy Barberkeys...
Another newp from Milo, P58:
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It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got.
Here is another one of my recent newps, N45 1899-S BQ. In the years of searching for this date and mint, this is one of the toughest dates to find uncleaned (in its natural state). Many were repatriated from the Phillipines / Asia arena after being buried there when the country transitioned from Spain, to the US, then into its own independence. Mintage is on par with the 1909-O Barber Quarter at 708,000 (712,000 for the '09-O):
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.