All of the coins have a lot of eye appeal! Nice type set!
Thanks for the compliment. It was a lot of fun putting the set together. The “no drapery” ones are ridiculously hard to find with anything resembling good eye appeal.
@Manifest_Destiny said:
I just got this PCGS XF40 to replace a VF details (cleaned). I don't have it in hand yet but it seems like a nice original coin. I would grade it VF35 but I only paid high VF money for it, so all good.
Nice example as the rarest "S" Seated Quarter to find in any grade.
@Manifest_Destiny said:
I just got this PCGS XF40 to replace a VF details (cleaned). I don't have it in hand yet but it seems like a nice original coin. I would grade it VF35 but I only paid high VF money for it, so all good.
Nice example as the rarest "S" Seated Quarter to find in any grade.
Thanks! I have it in hand now and it's a choice original gray coin. Going to get it reholdered with trueview soon.
Nice original coins! I noticed that sometimes your keys are even higher grades than the semi-keys. I think that's the smart way to go.
Thanks, I'm just trying to find original (or close to it) coins and buy them as they pop up. Ultimately, I'd like the set to be VF-XF. An original VF will be in the set before a marginal XF.
@sedulous said:
A beautiful Type coin. For an XF, I believe this is just about the perfect look!
Tim
Here's an 1843 WB27 ANACS EF45 - lesser quality, IMO, though a nice strike, with toning notably darker golden brown than the golden green toning your coin has.
Here's an 1843 WB27 ANACS EF45 - lesser quality, IMO, though a nice strike, with toning notably darker golden brown than the golden green toning your coin has.
Nice looking coin, I like the die cracks.
Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
The 1879 to 1890 P-mint business strike quarters are supposedly available in MS grades, but try getting your hands on them these days. I do remember a time when you could basically just buy them if you had the money, but no more. I finally decided to collect the whole run in PCGS MS63 or higher back in 2017. It took me forever to find an 1882 that I liked. The 1882 was the final piece of the puzzle, and it's PCGS MS67 OGH. My intention was to get the whole run in lightly toned/brilliant condition, but I compromised on the 1881 because a lovely toned MS65 came along at a good price. The 1886 is definitely the toughest coin in the run, followed by the 1882-1885 dates in some order.
...and here's a common 1891 just for good measure.
Whoever was in charge of making the dies for the proof 25c coins in 1890 hopefully got a promotion. There are more killer DCAMs for this date than any other.
It's been a challenging year so far for me, but this 1855/54 in F12 for $79 BIN puts me in a better mood.
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I thought it would be fun to 'fess up and admit that this coin fooled me. I posted this before I had seen the coin in-hand. It is NOT a 55/54, just a normal 1855. This is the second time I've been fooled by a 55 normal date from a photo. My thanks and apologies to the eleven members who put faith in me and liked the post.
It's been a challenging year so far for me, but this 1855/54 in F12 for $79 BIN puts me in a better mood.
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I thought it would be fun to 'fess up and admit that this coin fooled me. I posted this before I had seen the coin in-hand. It is NOT a 55/54, just a normal 1855. This is the second time I've been fooled by a 55 normal date from a photo. My thanks and apologies to the eleven members who put faith in me and liked the post.
Regardless, like the coin...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O, a dozen seated halves including a chopmarked rarity, four circulated commemoratives, three cherry-picks, and even a 14-D Lincoln cent.
1853-O VF-details scratch. Beautiful coin, one of my first SLHs, I bought it knowing it had those scratches. It's a problem coin with such beautiful deep toning that I bought it.
1856-S WB3, Large S, F15 - $170, Correction: $135.50 in June 2007. with no returns from the Philippines. It took a month to arrive.
1859-O WB12, Large O EF45 - a nice early find that kept me chasing nice, raw SLHs.
1864-S WB4 VF35
1889 VF25 - I don't recall where I got this coin, but it is a beautiful coin.
@Barberian said:
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O, a chopmarked SLH, a dozen seated halves including a chopmarked rarity, four circulated commemoratives, three cherry-picks, and even a 14-D Lincoln cent.
@Barberian said:
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O.....
I didn't know they would grade counterstamps... I have seen graded chopmarked Trade Dollars...
Are there any situations where counterstamps would not be given a Details grade? I think it would in every instance. I can see the '92-O counterstamp on the Hayes thread so thanks @Barberian !!!
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@Barberian said:
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O, a dozen seated halves including a chopmarked rarity, four circulated commemoratives, three cherry-picks, and even a 14-D Lincoln cent.
Let's see the chops!!!
You've seen it before, just not the TrueView.
1857-S WB-3, "Medium S, Blundered Date" - [I love the blundered date]
@Barberian said:
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O.....
I didn't know they would grade counterstamps... I have seen graded chopmarked Trade Dollars...
Are there any situations where counterstamps would not be given a Details grade? I think it would in every instance. I can see the '92-O counterstamp on the Hayes thread so thanks @Barberian !!!
Tim
Here's the coin. I anticipate the holder will be labeled: "1892-O Fine-details Counterstamp R"
I don't think they're going to quibble over whether it's a Fine12 or an Fine15, or whether it's a Fine15/VeryFine25 by obverse/reverse grading, and that's 'Fine' by me. The coin has been damaged for reasons other than assessing its bullion value.
What makes this coin special is the date and mintmark, and its fine overall look and color. IMO, it's one of the most eye-catching, beautiful, circulated Barber halves I've ever seen, and it's a 92-O! The trail of nice stories from its admirers is special as well. For full disclosure, I should add that "R" is my first initial, same as it's last owner, though I doubt that played much of a role in its ownership in both cases, despite the heckling from the peanut gallery.
@Leeroybrown said:
Wow…. All are great coins…. The 1889 is my favorite!
I looked up my notes on the 1889. It says, "light clean, VF30." I haven't looked at it much, but thought it looked nice and had toned beautifully on the reverse when I added it to the submission. The TrueView to me suggests it's a strong VF25 with some evidence of light cleaning or wiping in the obverse (streaky toning, likely very light hairlining, and from the effort made on the obverse, I would expect a few light hairlines under that nice toning on the reverse. This criticism may sound harsh, but I'm being very picky here. Keep in mind that three of my 'sure thing' AUs have graded MS63 and 64. It's a nice-looking coin and I had little doubt that PCGS would straight grade it.
Took my seated half outside for the first time and saw what I think is a die crack on the reverse going vertically from the L in DOL. Checked various archives and haven't seen anything similar. Have had this coin for several years and never noticed before.
The Philadelphia Mint: making coins since 1792. We make money by making money. Now in our 225th year thanks to no competition.
@seatedlib3991 said:
The coin pictured is an 1865-S but I would guess fine 15. I have an 1864-S that looks almost identical. my coin is in a PCGS holder. james
Thanks for the correction.
Why Fine 15? Aside from the head and bust, the obverse grades around VF25. The reverse is VF30! So VF25/VF30 = F15?
Whatever caused the advanced wear on the breast and head most likely wasn't simply wear. Is this another instance where a poor or problematic die hurts the coin's grade?
VF35
Fine15
I didn't do a comprehensive analysis. I just had my Seated Half dollar coins out at the time and did a visual comparison to the 1864-S I have. I will tell you this though. I have several coins I grade higher or lower than the holder grade indicates. What is more, I have a couple ICG coins that have far more detail than their PCGS /NGC counterparts of the same grade, yet everyone complains they are the faulty service. James
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Thanks for the compliment. It was a lot of fun putting the set together. The “no drapery” ones are ridiculously hard to find with anything resembling good eye appeal.
Mr_Spud
Nice example as the rarest "S" Seated Quarter to find in any grade.
Thanks! I have it in hand now and it's a choice original gray coin. Going to get it reholdered with trueview soon.
Lovely toning and originality! Very rare this fine. One of the top 10 at PCGS!
Nice original coins! I noticed that sometimes your keys are even higher grades than the semi-keys. I think that's the smart way to go.
Thanks, I'm just trying to find original (or close to it) coins and buy them as they pop up. Ultimately, I'd like the set to be VF-XF. An original VF will be in the set before a marginal XF.
A few from my latest reholder with trueview sub.
Upgrade to replace my other 76-cc rev 73. Not an ideal coin, but better than the one I replaced.
4/0 for chopped 78-S, 1/0 for chopped 78-S with the DDR (which is being attributed now)
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Registry Set --- US & World Gold Showcase --- World Chopmark Showcase
Here's an 1843 WB27 ANACS EF45 - lesser quality, IMO, though a nice strike, with toning notably darker golden brown than the golden green toning your coin has.
Nice looking coin, I like the die cracks.
Tonedeaf is a nickname given to me in reference to my guitar playing ability.
@Barberian Your '43 has a lot going for it! Very sweet, thanks for sharing.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
More newly scanned coins.
46-O WB13 (R3) medium date -
1862-S WB2 (R5) -
1871 WB8 (R3) - nice coin but possibly with questionable toning
1871-CC G06 - cheap 15 years ago, now worth $1250 (CP)! Over 2X auction prices?
XF40's from my latest submission, which are upgrades for my set.
VF35's, all upgrades for my set. Not sure why the 56 wasn't a 40. A little too much wear on the obv I guess.
Great looking coins Manifest, keep them coming!
Doug
A recent addition.
Thanks, I love your 70-cc! I hope I can find a nice mid grade sometime to replace my G6. Don
Thanks Don. An 1870-CC quarter in any grade is a prize!
Doug
The 1879 to 1890 P-mint business strike quarters are supposedly available in MS grades, but try getting your hands on them these days. I do remember a time when you could basically just buy them if you had the money, but no more. I finally decided to collect the whole run in PCGS MS63 or higher back in 2017. It took me forever to find an 1882 that I liked. The 1882 was the final piece of the puzzle, and it's PCGS MS67 OGH. My intention was to get the whole run in lightly toned/brilliant condition, but I compromised on the 1881 because a lovely toned MS65 came along at a good price. The 1886 is definitely the toughest coin in the run, followed by the 1882-1885 dates in some order.
...and here's a common 1891 just for good measure.
Whoever was in charge of making the dies for the proof 25c coins in 1890 hopefully got a promotion. There are more killer DCAMs for this date than any other.
@rhedden, all I can say is WOW! Those quarters are extraordinary.
Upgrade -VF35. For those of you who understand the quarter series, you know how hard the 40's philly issues are.
Upgrade for what was the lowest graded coin in my set, which was AG3. - This is a PCGS XF40.
The 72-s I posted above has now been reholdered with trueview.
Just got this as an upgrade. It will get reholdered with trueview. I couldn't care less about the bean. Maybe I'll get it griffed, lol.
Great looking quarter, @Manifest_Destiny, even without a TrueView!
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I thought it would be fun to 'fess up and admit that this coin fooled me. I posted this before I had seen the coin in-hand. It is NOT a 55/54, just a normal 1855. This is the second time I've been fooled by a 55 normal date from a photo. My thanks and apologies to the eleven members who put faith in me and liked the post.
Regardless, like the coin...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Nice 1884 quarter Don, congrats!
Doug
1859-S $1 CACG XF40
The cherry harvest was good last year.
Edited to add a better color-edited version of the second TV to look more like the coin in hand. The TVs were slightly overexposed.
1855 over 854 VF30
1855 over 854 VF20
1855 over 854 VF20
I just got back the grades on an exciting submission of odds and ends. Stuff like Barbers, including a counterstamped 1892-O, a dozen seated halves including a chopmarked rarity, four circulated commemoratives, three cherry-picks, and even a 14-D Lincoln cent.
1853-O VF-details scratch. Beautiful coin, one of my first SLHs, I bought it knowing it had those scratches. It's a problem coin with such beautiful deep toning that I bought it.
1856-S WB3, Large S, F15 - $170, Correction: $135.50 in June 2007. with no returns from the Philippines. It took a month to arrive.
1859-O WB12, Large O EF45 - a nice early find that kept me chasing nice, raw SLHs.
1864-S WB4 VF35
1889 VF25 - I don't recall where I got this coin, but it is a beautiful coin.
Wow…. All are great coins…. The 1889 is my favorite!
Let's see the chops!!!
Chopmarked Trade Dollar Registry Set --- US & World Gold Showcase --- World Chopmark Showcase
I didn't know they would grade counterstamps... I have seen graded chopmarked Trade Dollars...
Are there any situations where counterstamps would not be given a Details grade? I think it would in every instance. I can see the '92-O counterstamp on the Hayes thread so thanks @Barberian !!!
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
You've seen it before, just not the TrueView.
1857-S WB-3, "Medium S, Blundered Date" - [I love the blundered date]
Here's the coin. I anticipate the holder will be labeled: "1892-O Fine-details Counterstamp R"
I don't think they're going to quibble over whether it's a Fine12 or an Fine15, or whether it's a Fine15/VeryFine25 by obverse/reverse grading, and that's 'Fine' by me. The coin has been damaged for reasons other than assessing its bullion value.
What makes this coin special is the date and mintmark, and its fine overall look and color. IMO, it's one of the most eye-catching, beautiful, circulated Barber halves I've ever seen, and it's a 92-O! The trail of nice stories from its admirers is special as well. For full disclosure, I should add that "R" is my first initial, same as it's last owner, though I doubt that played much of a role in its ownership in both cases, despite the heckling from the peanut gallery.
I looked up my notes on the 1889. It says, "light clean, VF30." I haven't looked at it much, but thought it looked nice and had toned beautifully on the reverse when I added it to the submission. The TrueView to me suggests it's a strong VF25 with some evidence of light cleaning or wiping in the obverse (streaky toning, likely very light hairlining, and from the effort made on the obverse, I would expect a few light hairlines under that nice toning on the reverse. This criticism may sound harsh, but I'm being very picky here. Keep in mind that three of my 'sure thing' AUs have graded MS63 and 64. It's a nice-looking coin and I had little doubt that PCGS would straight grade it.
Common coin (VF30) but it's an upgrade for my VF20.
Here are some leftover SLHs.
1865-S WB1, Guess the grade.
1866-S No Motto WB7 VF35 - more contrast and slightly darker in hand
1883 Seller's photos showing how coin looks in hand
Same coin (now PCGS VF25) with light reflecting directly off the coin to the camera.
All the TrueViews in this batch were brightly lit.
This is the same coin in a well-lit TrueView (graded VF25). In hand, it looks like the upper picture until you focus a light on the coin.
Took my seated half outside for the first time and saw what I think is a die crack on the reverse going vertically from the L in DOL. Checked various archives and haven't seen anything similar. Have had this coin for several years and never noticed before.
The coin pictured is an 1865-S but I would guess fine 15. I have an 1864-S that looks almost identical. my coin is in a PCGS holder. james
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Thanks for the correction.
Why Fine 15? Aside from the head and bust, the obverse grades around VF25. The reverse is VF30! So VF25/VF30 = F15?
Whatever caused the advanced wear on the breast and head most likely wasn't simply wear. Is this another instance where a poor or problematic die hurts the coin's grade?
VF35
Fine15
I didn't do a comprehensive analysis. I just had my Seated Half dollar coins out at the time and did a visual comparison to the 1864-S I have. I will tell you this though. I have several coins I grade higher or lower than the holder grade indicates. What is more, I have a couple ICG coins that have far more detail than their PCGS /NGC counterparts of the same grade, yet everyone complains they are the faulty service. James