Elbesaar

Ok - new day - fresh start ...

Only got four coins up yesterday [ down load to Photobucket ,

then deal with their idiocyncracies [sic] ...

I hope to have another dozen up for your viewing pleasure

before I get nuts here ......

I have 31 more Halves to get hard copies of - but I was able to capture these images off my old Registry set, ATS.

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I had the opportunity to go thru my hard copies and realized that I am

missing images - so I copied them off my Registry set ATS - and added

them to Photobucket.

I need to go thru all my CD's and send them off to a friend who will

edit the CD's just for these coins - and have Wink-Flash produce

as good an image as I could ever hope to get:

I have 47 images to get made into prints - but - here are the first nine:

Ok, more Halves as I have time to show them.

Don't know if I can post images from the iPad...

I can't guess because I know what it is. Killer coin by the way.

I was VERY tempted to keep it for myself... only problem was

the bills wouldn't have gotten paid this month ... If I had enough

with me to sell - I would have though. I needed the quick flip to

make it all happen.

Here's the same date that I also sold the buyer of the above coin

... which I had in my better set...

The buyer of these two coins had another 09-O in PCGS 55 with a Gold CAC.

I flew to Atlanta to pick it up as I had chased that particular coin for 15 yrs.

Yes, that's a Gold CAC sticker - once I had the coin in hand, I realized

that I had been chasing an image that had been photoshopped. I immediately

decided to resell the coin - which I did - and the coin was resubmitted to PCGS

and the coin received an upgrade to an AU 58. Its now a POP TWO in AU 58.

No other guesses, huh ? Ok... I'll wait.

FYI - Here's an AU 53 - which I think is undergraded

and another AU 53 which I feel is correctly graded - albeit a poor strike.

Thanks for the guess, Mark. I will post a few more Quarters when I get

back onto the lap top, as the iPad doesn't really work all that well for image

retrieval ( from PhotoBucket ).

Any other guesses on that 1909-O Quarter ?

Very nice coin, Mark.

I don't remember where I left off - my last post was for an XF 45 Dime.

Lets switch to Quarters - I had 20 recently imaged:

Here's a beauty I bought and quickly resold:

The new owner is so pleased with this coin that he's sending it back for reconsideration. He and I both feel the coin is undergraded.

Any opinions ? GTG !!

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Love it! The AU58s are terrific...as usual. And I always did like that 01-O in XF.

 

jom

Well, Jom, here are the new larger images:

Before my fascination with all things Barber - I had a pretty decent

collection of SLQ's - and I even had an SLQ as my Avitar for a few years.

 

Here's my latest upgrade for my latest collection...

 

 

 

Larger and more detailed images forthcoming.

Just got the CD this afternoon:

Be still my heart !!

I can only assume that there are a majority of folk here with Draped Busts

from the early 1800's ? I think not.

How about someone post an early 1800 anything else !!

Please forgive my friend KeyMan64 - he only likes pop top varieties with FB's !

I'm surprised he posted anything but a Mercury Dime.

I left off at 1901-O Dime - I have quite a few more to post new images of:

This coin was in a Dansco for close to 16 years before I had it certified.

I like it so well, I might never sell it - but pass it on in my family:

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A few more dimes before bedtime !

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I just got the initial group of images from Messydesk....

More to follow:

Very Sweet SLQ Elbesaar! And Awsome 1904 and 1864 IH Mr Kenny

Sweet SLQ Mike congrats.

Thx, Irv. Its so much nicer in hand.

Once I get all the images - I'll repost - the head detail is 99.99999% FH

BTW - I love the IHC Errors - my favorite coppers !

I traded two nice XF 45's [ 1899-O & 1899-S Dimes in XF 45 & a 1913-S Dime

in VF 30 for this coin at the ANA]. I had set aside 40+ XF - AU Dimes for the

other collector to choose from !

Here's a great looking 1904-S from the swap:

The coin is a nice PL - and it's hard to grade from images.

It's not a Gem, but, regardless, it's attractive.

 

I have not looked at any of the Newman Barbers, yet.

Knowing the caliber of the collection as a whole, my

current collecting needs are far less lofty as those in

the Newman Collection. As I always say, if I win Lotto,

all bets are off !!

 

There are MANY affordable coins in the Newman Collection, quite shocking actually....I did not spend much time looking at just the Barbers as I did spend time looking at everything. There are $40-$50 coins in the collection!!! Shocking! Granted you will not pay $40-$50 because there will be at minimum a couple hundred dollar PEDIGREE you will have to pay for on a low end coin...

 

Oh, one more thing. You can't win the lotto, it's all mine!

Jeez... We could share, ya know !!

Before my fascination with all things Barber - I had a pretty decent

collection of SLQ's - and I even had an SLQ as my Avitar for a few years.

Here's my latest upgrade for my latest collection...

Larger and more detailed images forthcoming.

Don't know if this image is small enough to post... Otherwise,

I have to get onto Photobucket and post thru their system.

Here's a Newp from this evening.

( too large, will post images soon)

Ok - here she is - sorry for the delay.

The coin is a nice PL - and it's hard to grade from images.

It's not a Gem, but, regardless, it's attractive.

I have not looked at any of the Newman Barbers, yet.

Knowing the caliber of the collection as a whole, my

current collecting needs are far less lofty as those in

the Newman Collection. As I always say, if I win Lotto,

all bets are off !!

XF Details. Environmental damage by the looks of the images.

I don't think the 1904 Half in NGC 55 will get a higher grade if and when you

try and cross it. It shouldn't slide down a grade either. It's a lock 55. Sending it

to CAC, thru an authorized dealer or a collector who has an account, may get

you a green bean, for sure, but not a gold one.

Nice coin there Justin. Very nice. It has a great look for the grade - am glad to

see you keeping our friend in business. Too bad you don't collect Dimes, I just

consigned a couple dozen nice XF-AU's to him in PC plastic, while helping him

out in Chicago. They are not up (yet) on his website. I sold a slew of them while

at the show. I brought them to the show to work a trade for another 04-S Dime

"I had to have" .... Once the trade was consummated, I released them to the public.

While at the ANA, I had 45 coins imaged by Messydesk ( John Baumgart ) and

I should have the images shortly - all of which will be posted here. Only one non

Barber was imaged... A splendid 1927-D Quarter in PC 65 - CAC - with a 99% FH.

I paid a $200 premium over non FH price, but considering if it had an unbroken

hair line at her temple, the coin would have been $2,100 more.

The other day, I contracted to buy a very nice small group of AU 53-58 Quarters, some scarce

dates, mostly common ones though. The toughest one was an 1897-S Quarter in PC

55 ( has PL surfaces, not attributed on the holder ). This MM variety is the most common,

"MM far to right."

A Barber friend showed me his 1897-S - Centered MM - in PC 55 while at the show...

By far and away the rarest variety Quarter out there. [ NOT the rarest Quarter however ].

I was able to pick up another 1895-O AU 50 Dime for my AU set, although I own one in

MS 64 - it's a Die Cap - and wanted a non error coin in the AU set. Now, that set is complete

but have a half dozen XF's in the set, which I hope to replace with AU 53-58's as I find them.

My Mint State Dime set is slowly getting there, I think I am 25-30% complete in MS. I have

spotted a few coins at dealers' tables that I really like, but the prices for 64-66 are prohibitive.

If I see a nicely toned 62-63, then they might work for me in this lower grade MS collection.

I have a few friends who are still working ( I am retired now for 2 years ) and they can

afford grades I only wish I could afford. 65-68's are out of the question these days. I

enjoy the hunt and finding coins my friends need is almost as much fun as finding them for myself ... well, almost.

I located & bought a great 1909-O Quarter in PC 63... My friend had it on his want list - and now

he likes it so much, he's going to resubmit it to PCGS - as he feels it's a lock 67 Reverse with a

65+ Obverse - I really like the coin for a MS 65 myself even though it was in a 63 holder. Bigger

grading mistakes have happened before and will again. What I had forgotten, was that he was

the winning bidder two years ago for my 09-O Quarter in PC 64. Now, I wish I had waited to sell

off the Quarters. My old MS 64 sold for half what the 63 sold for this past week.

Happy hunting, everyone.

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Yes, it looks a whole lot better on this Thread, where us Barberites can stop and admire it.

That's a very attractive coin, congrats on picking it up. It's got nice original luster and the toning

is spot on.

I made arrangements with a Forum member to do an exchange / coin swap:

My new addition for set # 4

I have not figured out how to crop images - but I do have professional images

forthcoming. This is a very attractive coin and much nicer in hand than on these

images.

Oh yeah, I forgot - I also won an upgrade for my Half set:

1899-S - PCGS 53 - new Tri Prong Holder - Edge View type:

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Well my friends - having spent 8 solid days immersed in Barbers - I have the pleasure of

bringing home a few small trophies... and one BIG purchase for a good friend who couldn't

make it to Chicago.

First off, I spotted the only Proof Like Dime I have ever encountered.

Its a 1910-S PCGS 63+ in a newer tri pronged holder. Its fully proof like

and I should have my images back within a week. When I went to register

the coin ATS - they already had a Tru-View image of the coin. The die polish

lines are heavier looking in the images than in hand. The coin is basically white

on the OBV and has a couple of blue rim toning areas on the REV.

This image is much darker than the coin in hand - its in a Secure Plus

Holder - and this must be a quick snap shot of the coin for furure ID.

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Another neat purchase was an addition to the Elbesaar -II Collection of

Barber Quarters - with a nice 1899-O which was cracked out of an NGC 53

holder - it was from the same consignment that Ponyexpress8 had while

we were teaching at the ANA in COS- CO. All of those coins came back

AU 53, 53, 55 & 58 - so I half expect this newp to do the same. I have the old

tag number - so - when I register it - it might have an old image.

The YN I spoke of earlier brought the two quarters I wanted - my new 1911-P

in PCGS 58 CAC - an a newp for my friend - an 1892-O Ty 2 PCGS 58 CAC

that turned out to be a DDO w/ a DDR !! Score !!

Spotted a nice addition to the Half set: 1899-O - but in an ANACS 40 holder.

I plan on having it crossed - and then decide which of the two 40's I'll keep.

The newp is a lock 45 - IMHO - so - I think it'll be an easy decision.

My last newp was an upgrade for my SLQ set - a 27-D in PCGS 65 with

a 99% FH - for a slight premium over a regular strike, Again, images forth

coming.

A Forum member sent me a PM and requested a trade of his 1904-S Dime

in PC 55 - for trade against some of my triplicates. He picked out some nice

coins - an 1899-O in PC 45 - an 1899-S in PC 40 and a 1913-S in PC 30.

We were both satisfied - and I picked up a triplicate 04-S that has phenom

color - and of course - I had it imaged as well - because no one will under-

stand my verbal description.

Oh yeah, the "BIG purchase" I made for my friend is a 1909-O Quarter in

PC 63 with eye appeal of a 65+ Personally, I think its undergraded

and would look good in a 64/ 64+ holder - I don't think they'd bump it to a 65+.

There is a ton of flash on the coin and its mostly white with the faintest rim

toning - a soft burnt orange [ more than likely secondary toning ] but it takes

your breath away in hand. He had to pay thru the nose for it as there was a

collector who wanted the coin as well - and I had my associate convince his

customer to allow us to sell it to my friend.

My associate - Ponyexpress8 - was very successful at both sets of aucions.

I'll let him describe his newps - some of which were on hand for viewing and

for sale at out table.

I think Ponyexpress8 will be posting to his site very shortly - and it will be

to your benefit to check it out - I have his direct web site if interested.