@sedulous said:
For my recently arrived pick-up, this is a long sought-after 1906-O Barber Quarter in VF30 PCGS. Thank you Liz Coggan! I have searched for many years to get a VF30 1906-O BQ:
1906-O Barber Quarter PCGS VF30
Tim
Outstanding 06-O quarter, Tim! It's a serious challenge to local one like that. Liz has wonderful material!
Always looking for original, better date VF20-VF35 Barber quarters and halves, and a quality beer.
If this 1897 Barber Half Dollar can have an O or an S mintmark on the reverse, the value doubles or triples. I wonder if I can get cues from other parts of the coin to determine if this one is a branch mint?
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
……..and no CAC approval of any kind!?!? That is truly a WOW auction result right there. This had to have been a registry set battle (obviously).
I have to suspect one of the true OGs of this board who I haven’t seen active in a while might have been involved. If so I hope he won it! Wouldn’t doubt it for a minute if he’s still in the game and needed a 58.
Then again I doubt he still “needs” any Barber half in any Everyman grade at this point!
Wow. You can still find cool Barber coins in raw form at your LCS? This one was marked as an MS63-ish unc? What do you all think? The strike could be a little better but I don't see a lot of cut-up.
1913-D Barber Half Choice Unc
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@sedulous said:
Did anyone on this thread obtain this 1901-O Barber Half from Heritage Friday (Nov 14, 2025) at 6 times (6 x) CoinFacts price guide valuation?
We have got some serious Barber collectors out there right now! DLRC recently auctioned a MS63 Silver Barber collection over three Thursday nights.
A 1898-S quarter PCGS MS63 CAC with a CAC value of $3300 started out with one bid at $3350 and just before the 3 minute clock there was a $3460 bid. The bid was immediately topped and on the bidding went with the three minute clock being reset each time.
The coin ended up with 11 bids and the final price was $5762! The MS66 CAC value is $6,000
@DisneyFan . Thanks for bringing this thread to new attention. I will have to devote some time to going thru it. looks like a treasure trove of information. Thanks again. James
@seatedlib3991@DisneyFan You are correct. Barbers are red hot right now. People are starting to realize they are woefully undervalued. The pops are actually lower than Seated, Walkers, Merc's etc. A huge opportunity for Everyman collectors is coming next month at Heritage. It will be interesting to see how many $ multiples those will go for. @JeffMTampa.
Tim
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Gotta assume @sedulous is talking about FUN? I scrolled through and saw the big keys being offered. I’m sure they are still preparing lots…….i had hoped to see more of the tougher dates in circulated grades in the catalogue though at this point.
I see the keys in 58. Too rich for my blood. I want to see an original skinned 92s, 05o, or 07s pop up one of these days! FUN can obviously often be the time and place.
1905-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC. Provenance: Srotag Collection. June 26, 2020. Only 3 have ever been CAC'd in XF45... and it has been that way for a long time.
1905-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1907-S Barber Quarter I have also in PCGS XF45 with CAC but I have even another one I crossed from NGC in AU53 over to PCGS XF45... I haven't sent it to CAC yet and I like it a little better with crescent tone:
1907-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC
1907-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF45
T
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
@Redglobe said:
A very nice trio of Branch Mint date's there Tim.Gotta love those San Fransisco Barber's!!!!
Agreed. I think the 1905-O Barber Quarter with CAC sticker is the rarest San Fran quarter of them all. (just kidding). I think they are all tough so I agree with you.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I have spent the last few months learning about Barber coins. I have set a few goals for myself. My plans for the Barber dime are pretty well set and the first 3 coins are allready added.
I have studied old issues of the Barber Journal. (1992 is of special note). I was gifted a copy of A guide Book of Barber Silver Coins and have given it quite a bit of study. I have studied numerous threads such as this to get ideas. At this point i am close to having a list of which coins I should pursue in the Barber Quarter series.
I have to stay within certain perameters and this may dissuade interest but here is the question i have for any and all that might have an interest in Barber Quarters. If you were seeking a group of 6 Barber Quarter. Three coins pre 1900. 3 coins post 1900. 3 different mints (Philly possible) for each group. What dates and conditions might you consider the best choices for a set of coins where the price has to be $300 or less.
I tend to favor mint mark coins. I tend to favor XF/AU grades. I tend to look for sleepers, odd varieties, anything that makes a coin just a little extra special. James
@seatedlib3991 said:
I have spent the last few months learning about Barber coins. I have set a few goals for myself. My plans for the Barber dime are pretty well set and the first 3 coins are allready added.
I have studied old issues of the Barber Journal. (1992 is of special note). I was gifted a copy of A guide Book of Barber Silver Coins and have given it quite a bit of study. I have studied numerous threads such as this to get ideas. At this point i am close to having a list of which coins I should pursue in the Barber Quarter series.
I have to stay within certain perameters and this may dissuade interest but here is the question i have for any and all that might have an interest in Barber Quarters. If you were seeking a group of 6 Barber Quarter. Three coins pre 1900. 3 coins post 1900. 3 different mints (Philly possible) for each group. What dates and conditions might you consider the best choices for a set of coins where the price has to be $300 or less.
I tend to favor mint mark coins. I tend to favor XF/AU grades. I tend to look for sleepers, odd varieties, anything that makes a coin just a little extra special. James
I can comment on the dime series, but most of my experience comes from the mint state set. I think that if you are just going for a just a group of dimes or a small set, I would think about a set that included one example from the Philly, New Orleans and San Francisco mints from the 19th century and the same from the 20th but adding Denver mint. 1894-6 for the O, 96-97 for the S, and any of the Philly would be open but 95-96 would be the tougher dates. In the 20th century, 02-05 for the Philly, 07, 09-10 for Denver, 00-02 for New Orleans, 01, 04, 07 for the San Francisco issues.
I was so excited by this coin and thought I might do alright but CACG kind of put a lid on it, and the reverse slowed it (photos in slab not that great. but will try to post better later today):
Love that Milled British (1830-1960) Well, just Love coins, period.
At this point i am close to having a list of which coins I should pursue in the Barber Quarter series.
I have to stay within certain perameters and this may dissuade interest but here is the question i have for any and all that might have an interest in Barber Quarters. If you were seeking a group of 6 Barber Quarter. Three coins pre 1900. 3 coins post 1900. 3 different mints (Philly possible) for each group. What dates and conditions might you consider the best choices for a set of coins where the price has to be $300 or less.
I tend to favor mint mark coins. I tend to favor XF/AU grades. I tend to look for sleepers, odd varieties, anything that makes a coin just a little extra special. James
Others here may disagree with me; but, given you are looking to have a representative group of Barber quarters, I suggest CAC MS64s are your best values except for the most common date/mintmarks.
Barber quarters are not inexpensive and the values steadily climb as one goes up in grade. They make their first distinctive jump in value from MS64 to MS65. Often the jump is a double.
You mentioned your comfort level of $300. If you can raise it to $600 I think you could find some highly desirable Barber quarters.
@DisneyFan Since the "second" burner went out on my wife's stove making Sunday dinner last night I am pretty sure you will be safe for at least a little while. James
I have spent almost 2 weeks researching and comparing the huge number of Barber coins that will be auctioned off by Heritage on Jan. 26th (1 day before my birthday). I have just this morning (30th), found 2 of the coins that will be on my "Must Have" list. Of course with an auction like this it is very important to have 2nd, 3rd etc. choices. I haven't seen a similar opportunity since the Pioneer set of Seated Halves and the deluge of the Stephenville groups a couple years back. james
I turned 70 in 2025 and came to realize it's time to part ways with many possessions. I hope I have many years left to go, but one never knows. It's better to sell when one has full faculties.
Last summer I concluded it was time to part ways with my Everyman Barber Quarter and Half sets. I delivered them to Heritage Auctions at Summer FUN with the desire to run the auctions during Winter FUN. The auctions began last week. Yesterday I retired my sets; most of my Barbers are now going to be finding new homes. The sets were assembled over a 30-year period; many of the coins in being auctioned now were found raw. Some of the pieces are quite rare in AU 58- it will likely be years before they surface for sale again.
I wish the new "Owners" well and hope they enjoy them as much as I did. The reality is we never really own these coins; we're just the caretakers for future generations.
I started collecting Barber Half Dollars in the early '70"s in G to F condition. I still have many of the coins in an old Whitman album. I purchased the coin pictured above in 1979 raw at a local coin show. It sparked my interest in AU Barber Halves and sent me on my journey. It will likely never be sold.
@JeffMTampa said:
I turned 70 in 2025 and came to realize it's time to part ways with many possessions. I hope I have many years left to go, but one never knows. It's better to sell when one has full faculties.
Think about developing a box of 20 MS CAC Barbers with the proceeds.
How in the world did this coin make it not only through the grading room, but through CAC with a sticker! The reverse is trashed!! I like the obverse and it is a better date, but come on!
1901-O half
Thought I would refresh the page with a recent addition. I have always loved this date and mint. Such a tough coin. I saw that recently an AU58 coin sold for $10,000. Crazy price. Anyways, enjoy. Really love the look of this one.
Jim
Comments
Out of an old time blue Whitman album and sent in for grading.
1901-S Barber Half PCGS VG10
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
VG10 is an accomplishment with only 32 at PCGS! The vast majority are in lessor grades.
Outstanding 06-O quarter, Tim! It's a serious challenge to local one like that. Liz has wonderful material!
How about a lowball 1904-S Barber Half? I had fun this evening going through a number of Barber Half rolls and found this one.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
If this 1897 Barber Half Dollar can have an O or an S mintmark on the reverse, the value doubles or triples. I wonder if I can get cues from other parts of the coin to determine if this one is a branch mint?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Did anyone on this thread obtain this 1901-O Barber Half from Heritage Friday (Nov 14, 2025) at 6 times (6 x) CoinFacts price guide valuation?
(photos courtesy of Heritage Auctions)
1901-O 50C AU58 PCGS. PCGS Population: (10/46). Mintage 1,124,000. ... https://coins.ha.com/itm/barber-half-dollars/1901-o-50c-au58-pcgs-pcgs-population-10-46-mintage-1-124-000/a/1387-7065.s
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
……..and no CAC approval of any kind!?!? That is truly a WOW auction result right there. This had to have been a registry set battle (obviously).
I have to suspect one of the true OGs of this board who I haven’t seen active in a while might have been involved. If so I hope he won it! Wouldn’t doubt it for a minute if he’s still in the game and needed a 58.
Then again I doubt he still “needs” any Barber half in any Everyman grade at this point!
Wow. You can still find cool Barber coins in raw form at your LCS? This one was marked as an MS63-ish unc? What do you all think? The strike could be a little better but I don't see a lot of cut-up.
1913-D Barber Half Choice Unc
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
We have got some serious Barber collectors out there right now! DLRC recently auctioned a MS63 Silver Barber collection over three Thursday nights.
A 1898-S quarter PCGS MS63 CAC with a CAC value of $3300 started out with one bid at $3350 and just before the 3 minute clock there was a $3460 bid. The bid was immediately topped and on the bidding went with the three minute clock being reset each time.
The coin ended up with 11 bids and the final price was $5762! The MS66 CAC value is $6,000
@DisneyFan . Thanks for bringing this thread to new attention. I will have to devote some time to going thru it. looks like a treasure trove of information. Thanks again. James
@DisneyFan Those 1898-s dimes in mint state are tough, tough, tough! I was lucky to bag this MS-67 superb gem from the Blay set:
Very nice dime!!! I'd be happy just to own a MS65.
@seatedlib3991 @DisneyFan You are correct. Barbers are red hot right now. People are starting to realize they are woefully undervalued. The pops are actually lower than Seated, Walkers, Merc's etc. A huge opportunity for Everyman collectors is coming next month at Heritage. It will be interesting to see how many $ multiples those will go for.
@JeffMTampa.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A huge opportunity for Everyman collectors is coming next month at Heritage. It will be interesting to see how many $ multiples those will go for.
What's the date for that one?
Gotta assume @sedulous is talking about FUN? I scrolled through and saw the big keys being offered. I’m sure they are still preparing lots…….i had hoped to see more of the tougher dates in circulated grades in the catalogue though at this point.
I see the keys in 58. Too rich for my blood. I want to see an original skinned 92s, 05o, or 07s pop up one of these days! FUN can obviously often be the time and place.
PCGS VF35
1892-S Barber Quarter XF45+ Pop 1 of 1 when considering the + grade. I went after and got it CAC'd once I obtained it:
1892-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF45+ CAC
Provenance: Auction - Heritage Weekly Internet Coin Auctions #132033 Lot #23249 Aug 11, 2020
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1905-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC. Provenance: Srotag Collection. June 26, 2020. Only 3 have ever been CAC'd in XF45... and it has been that way for a long time.
1905-O Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
1907-S Barber Quarter I have also in PCGS XF45 with CAC but I have even another one I crossed from NGC in AU53 over to PCGS XF45... I haven't sent it to CAC yet and I like it a little better with crescent tone:
1907-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF45 CAC
1907-S Barber Quarter PCGS XF45
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
A very nice trio of Branch Mint date's there Tim.Gotta love those San Fransisco Barber's!!!!
Agreed. I think the 1905-O Barber Quarter with CAC sticker is the rarest San Fran quarter of them all. (just kidding). I think they are all tough so I agree with you.
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I have spent the last few months learning about Barber coins. I have set a few goals for myself. My plans for the Barber dime are pretty well set and the first 3 coins are allready added.
I have studied old issues of the Barber Journal. (1992 is of special note). I was gifted a copy of A guide Book of Barber Silver Coins and have given it quite a bit of study. I have studied numerous threads such as this to get ideas. At this point i am close to having a list of which coins I should pursue in the Barber Quarter series.
I have to stay within certain perameters and this may dissuade interest but here is the question i have for any and all that might have an interest in Barber Quarters. If you were seeking a group of 6 Barber Quarter. Three coins pre 1900. 3 coins post 1900. 3 different mints (Philly possible) for each group. What dates and conditions might you consider the best choices for a set of coins where the price has to be $300 or less.
I tend to favor mint mark coins. I tend to favor XF/AU grades. I tend to look for sleepers, odd varieties, anything that makes a coin just a little extra special. James
I can comment on the dime series, but most of my experience comes from the mint state set. I think that if you are just going for a just a group of dimes or a small set, I would think about a set that included one example from the Philly, New Orleans and San Francisco mints from the 19th century and the same from the 20th but adding Denver mint. 1894-6 for the O, 96-97 for the S, and any of the Philly would be open but 95-96 would be the tougher dates. In the 20th century, 02-05 for the Philly, 07, 09-10 for Denver, 00-02 for New Orleans, 01, 04, 07 for the San Francisco issues.
I was so excited by this coin and thought I might do alright but CACG kind of put a lid on it, and the reverse slowed it (photos in slab not that great. but will try to post better later today):
Well, just Love coins, period.
XF/AU for $300 a pop can be done, but I don’t think you’re going to get any mint marked “sleepers” on that budget.
If you went down to VF you definitely could.
Dates that fit your parameter are plentiful prior to 1900. Post 1900 Id look for 02s, 05s, 06o, and 10D in addition to the obvious semi keys.
Good luck! I had a lot of fun chasing down BQs back in the day.
At this point i am close to having a list of which coins I should pursue in the Barber Quarter series.
Others here may disagree with me; but, given you are looking to have a representative group of Barber quarters, I suggest CAC MS64s are your best values except for the most common date/mintmarks.
Barber quarters are not inexpensive and the values steadily climb as one goes up in grade. They make their first distinctive jump in value from MS64 to MS65. Often the jump is a double.
You mentioned your comfort level of $300. If you can raise it to $600 I think you could find some highly desirable Barber quarters.
Hopefully you will not be competing with me.
@DisneyFan Since the "second" burner went out on my wife's stove making Sunday dinner last night I am pretty sure you will be safe for at least a little while. James
@7Jaguars I like the look of your '95-S dime... a bit cameo-esque. Is that a "hairline" in the picture above the reverse ONE?
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I liked the look of this half dollar:
Fade of an extra "D" to the left of the mintmark:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
Moving the thread. Here is an 1898-O Barber Quarter in PCGS XF45...
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
I have spent almost 2 weeks researching and comparing the huge number of Barber coins that will be auctioned off by Heritage on Jan. 26th (1 day before my birthday). I have just this morning (30th), found 2 of the coins that will be on my "Must Have" list. Of course with an auction like this it is very important to have 2nd, 3rd etc. choices. I haven't seen a similar opportunity since the Pioneer set of Seated Halves and the deluge of the Stephenville groups a couple years back. james
I turned 70 in 2025 and came to realize it's time to part ways with many possessions. I hope I have many years left to go, but one never knows. It's better to sell when one has full faculties.
Last summer I concluded it was time to part ways with my Everyman Barber Quarter and Half sets. I delivered them to Heritage Auctions at Summer FUN with the desire to run the auctions during Winter FUN. The auctions began last week. Yesterday I retired my sets; most of my Barbers are now going to be finding new homes. The sets were assembled over a 30-year period; many of the coins in being auctioned now were found raw. Some of the pieces are quite rare in AU 58- it will likely be years before they surface for sale again.
I wish the new "Owners" well and hope they enjoy them as much as I did. The reality is we never really own these coins; we're just the caretakers for future generations.
Here's one of the coins I kept, an 1892 S Half:
I started collecting Barber Half Dollars in the early '70"s in G to F condition. I still have many of the coins in an old Whitman album. I purchased the coin pictured above in 1979 raw at a local coin show. It sparked my interest in AU Barber Halves and sent me on my journey. It will likely never be sold.
Think about developing a box of 20 MS CAC Barbers with the proceeds.
Nice coin! Looks original. I definitely favor these middle grade scarce dates. The VG-10 detail level remains attractive in the Barber series.
Nice coin. Send it in to CAC.
Did anyone notice the S mintmark is tucked in a little higher underneath the tail feathers?
Here is my higher-grade specimen to provide another view for mintmark positions:
1901-S Barber Half Dollar PCGS AU55
A couple of the differences close-up. Courtesy of True Views from our hosts:
A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.
How in the world did this coin make it not only through the grading room, but through CAC with a sticker! The reverse is trashed!! I like the obverse and it is a better date, but come on!
@erwindoc it’ one of the mysteries of life.
😉
Life member of ANA
I we can be certain that if I submitted the coin, it would for certain be details!
1901-O half
Thought I would refresh the page with a recent addition. I have always loved this date and mint. Such a tough coin. I saw that recently an AU58 coin sold for $10,000. Crazy price. Anyways, enjoy. Really love the look of this one.
Jim