My newest Barber half - care to guess the grade

Barberman55 · February 25, 2006 7:30AM

Well here it is, it's a 1894-S Barber half, certified by PCGS. I received the coin today, and the coin is 10 times nicer than this crummy image. The coin has fantastic eye appeal, and nice natural light toning over very lustrous surfaces.

Edited to add: PCGS gave this coin an AU-50 grade........give me a break!

jdimmick · February 25, 2006 7:33AM

AU-55, and I like the looks of it from the photo, so based on your quote, it must really be nice!

SDSportsFan · February 25, 2006 7:38AM

That is a beauty

I went to a small coin show in San Antonio today and picked up 18 Barber halves in F15 or so. Awesome total considering I've been lucky to find three coins with decent "Liberty" at a time!

Steve

grip · February 25, 2006 7:43AM

AU 58 by that image.
Al

Barberman55 · February 25, 2006 7:45AM

<< <i>I went to a small coin show in San Antonio today and picked up 18 Barber halves in F15 or so. Awesome total considering I've been lucky to find three coins with decent "Liberty" at a time! >>

Steve,

Were the Barber halves nice and original...........I'd like to see some photos.

Casey · February 25, 2006 7:58AM

I'd go AU55 too. Looks nice!

291fifth · February 25, 2006 8:02AM

AU55 based on the photo.

ARCO · February 26, 2006 12:20AM

Quite nice. 55-58. Great pick-up Dan.

Tyler

RickMilauskas · February 26, 2006 12:29AM

Hate to be one of the herd but I go with AU 55 too (at least from these pics).

clw54 · February 26, 2006 12:40AM

55

jdimmick · February 26, 2006 12:48AM

I was originally thinking 53 from the photo, but based on your comment I bumped my guess to 55. Thier must be something that we are not seeing that led PCGS to go the 50 route? Anyway looks nice!

coinkat · February 26, 2006 1:18AM

better than 50 unless there are hairlines we can not see

coincollector1989 · February 26, 2006 1:22AM

I'm going to say AU-55 from those pics. Great half.

morganbarber · February 26, 2006 3:47AM

58.

Barberman55 · February 26, 2006 7:19AM

I normally stay away from AU-50 graded coins, but this coin had a much better look to it than most AU-50's I've seen. The coin has nice full details on the obverse stars, pretty good hair detail above the forehead, strong reverse, nice luster, and I didn't see any hairlines. Then again, PCGS has never been wrong before on any of their grades.

MFH · February 26, 2006 9:50AM

Based on the image Dan provided, I'd call this 1894-S at least an AU 55. Without having the coin in hand I can't say whether or not its an AU 58.

PCGS calling this coin an AU 50 is ridiculous.

USCGCraig · February 27, 2006 8:19PM

The feather detail on the neck is a give away for a 55 grade as it seams very sharp along with the luster. Nice coin.

My newest Barber half - care to guess the grade

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