Elbesaar

I will be picking this up at Chicago's ANA - its a nice looking coin from the images:

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Jeff,

Your imagery skills are far superior to mine and I think you're doing great.

My images should look so good. Thanks for sharing and again, it was good

to meet you at FUN last month.

No newps to report as yet, I leave for the ANA this weekend - and I still need to

get to the bank safe deposit boxes pull out a few things I'd like to sell ( mostly

duplicates ) and a few things for trade. I hope to be acquiring one of the prettiest

1904-S Dimes in existence - and although its "merely" an AU 55, it kicks butt over

my AU 58 !!

I plan on meeting up with John Baumgart while in Chicago; I have a bunch of Barbers

that I want imaged. It gets a bit pricey to have them imaged professionally, but it's the

images I keep at home - the real deal are always secure in the bank.

Hope to see as many of you as possible at the Chicago ANA - it opens Tuesday -

and again, I'll be at table 636 with Glenn Holsonbake ( aka: PonyExpress8) as well

as Dennis Hengeveld ( Dennis88) and Daniel Tsai ( Steeler ).

I picked up an upgrade for the Dime collection...

... thought it was worth a premium ... and so did a

competing bidder [ a dealer I know of ] so I didn't

get away with a bargain, that's for sure !

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Just added a couple of Quarters to my new set:

PCGS 55

PCGS 58

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Any Barber collectors on these Boards going to the ANA in Rosemont, IL

In the next couple of weeks ? If so, please stop by table 636 and introduce

yourselves. I'll be assisting my friend, Glenn of Holsonbake Numismatics.

Hope to see y'all there !

physics-fan3.14:

Really attractive P/L - .

I have no problems with it being a 64PL.

Thanks for sharing it !

 

Congrats on your (surprise) win. I didn't know that there was an option to back out of a winning bid...

 

+1, this would seem to encourage shil bidding.

 

Nick

 

Agreed. Was very surprised they came back to me over 5 days after the bidding closed. I trust Heritage Auctions. I've won many coins well below my max bid. I think it's a case of someone not being able to pay rather than something nefarious.

I feel that a shill had to be involved... God forbid I back out of a bid at auction...

they'd probably ban me for life. I once bid on a coin I really wanted - but the computer

had just switched to the next lot ( which I ended up winning in error ) ... Wasn't that big

a deal ... I ended up selling it for a small profit at the next coin show. Still, it could have

been worse.

Yes - XF 40 details.

Wow, that is one clean V Nick! Awesome purchase!

Thanks, Justin. I thought it was a really choice 64.... a friend had alerted me to the holder

as being very scarce in the past and when I saw the near flawless coin in that old holder,

it was a given that I get the coin.

Tenacious fellow.

I hope everyone has had a few minutes to browse the Owen Collection, Part One

that is being offered by Heritage in a few weeks. It seems as if the offering is so

large, they have broken the sale into two,parts. Part two will be offered at Long Beach

in September.

I had planned on previewing the Part One section - however - Heritage's sale is a few

days before I arrive in Chicago. Possibly, the Part two section will be available for viewing

during the convention in Chicago.

As a side note, the Owen Collection's Half Dollars have many of PonyExpress8's coins

included. I know my friend Glenn is excited to see his old coins again... As I am to view

them in hand as well.

I have seen that fake posted before. I'm positive its the same coin.

Seems we have Bongo-Bongo in our midst.

No offense Wang. Seriously. I am sorry for your loss. I also lost

my Dad in 2008 - and we would share stories of collecting as well..

Now, let's move on.

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My newest Barber Nickel - from Bozarth Numismatics:

Wang... Your 1st post... And very inappropriate.

Advise your removing it. This thread is for collectors

who appreciate the Barber coinage and not for those

who wish to ridicule it.

 

Incredible dime.

Yes, you can say that again !!!

Some very impressive toners being shown here... Mighty nice !!

Don't know if my latest Nickel's images will come out or not as I am on my IPad

and not able to run images thru Photobucket.

But I spotted this beautiful Nickel on Vic Bozarth's eBay web store and knew I had to own it.

Although I have a set of these V Nickels in AU 58, I am slowly adding MS 64 & 64+'s ...

and I just might make a date set out of the 64's, and leave the D&S alone.

It wasn't so much the date that caught my eye, but the holder. I am not saying that I

bought the coin strictly because of the holder, but it had a few pluses I couldn't leave

alone... 1) It is in the old PCGS - second style holder [ an old rattler inside an outer frame ].

2) It was already CAC'd.

If it were in a newer holder, I would have sent it in for a reconsideration grade as its

clearly an MS 65 all day long.

Here goes nothing ( if it doesn't attach, I'll edit this when I get onto my lap top )

.... Just as I suspected...the file size is too large...

Sorry if these are too large...

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I have used NCS with excellent results - they cracked the NGC slab open - they

removed the pin dot of PVC - they sent the coin back to NGC - where it was returned

in a new NGC holder, in the original grade.

Yes, I could have more easily cracked out the coin - removed the pin dot of PVC

and submitted the coin directly to NGC - and kept my fingers crossed the coin was

returned back to me in the same grade it had when I cracked the coin out.

If the coin did down grade - the financial savings of self conservation would have

been wiped out - or - possibly got a "Genuine - Cleaning" holder back.

If I elect to buy a raw coin - and it needs conservation via acetone - I'll take my chances.

I have never treated a coin with acetone, but there's a first time for everything.

Jeff, yes - you can give it an acetone bath - and the PVC spot will come off.

You chance damaging the coin when you crack it out...

Personally, I would send it in for conservation in its holder, [ let the pros handle the PVC ] and with the caveat of reconsideration.

{ Killing Two Birds With One Stone ! }

I think there is some sort of guarantee on PVC - not sure - but its worth a shot.

Thanks for the kind words about the 07-O in 53 ... I wanted the 58 - but with

all the crazy money being thrown around, I decided to settle for a perfect 53.

I spotted this 1903 Phila issue - and now my set can check off all the 1903's.

My only win from Heritage's auction last night...

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Me personally, I would crack it. Take care of the PVC spot on the reverse and resubmit. That looks like a solid 53 coin.

I agree, Justin. Better to get it into the correct grade first - then

submit it to CAC - you may still get a Gold CAC at the 53 level.

Jeff, you're right, that has to be one of the nicest 45's in existence !!

Jeff,

That's a beautiful coin, for sure. The little bit of rub on the high points,

seem to give the impression the coin is a 55... Maybe the lack of luster

in the image is holding me back from a higher grade.

My newps from FUN were a pair of Nickels, a pair of Dimes, and, a pair of Quarters.

No Halves this time. Couldn't find any that would fit my set for an upgrade ! Sure, there

were many MS available, but no wholesome 53's !!

JeffRM, PM sent.

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Well, after one week of co-teaching The Coinage of Charles E. Barber at the

Summer Seminars at the ANA in Colorado Springs - ( with Glenn Holsonbake /

PonyExpress8 ) and another as a student at Bill Shamhardt's Advanced Grading

course, I immediately went to Summer FUN.

Although the FUN show was much smaller than the Winter ones, I enjoyed myself.

Meeting friends and chewing the fat with them, browsing some of the tables, and

auction lot viewing made for a busy two days for me.

Of course, I was able to find a few goodies at my favorite tables, but I'll wait to

discuss them once I have them imaged.

Heritage auctions "on line" are today. I have two bids in on a couple of Quarters.

Prices on Heritage are up to a point that you can toss ANY price guide out the window !!

I am at triple grey sheet for a nice AU quarter and although I am high bidder,

a well placed bid will knock me out and I am not chasing a common date no matter

how nice it is. It's getting out of hand for 58's.

Seems I have been having some success with AU 53's ( borderline 55's ).

Well... Happy hunting !!

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edit: to cancel larger images -

Thought I'd show off one of my Dansco Album coins:

1901-O - XF 45

Jeff,

The first set of images - show at least an AU 53-55 coin -

I'd say our hosts are being overly conservative - for a change.

That is a nice coin and deserves to be graded at least a 53.

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I received my 1909-O Dime today - and I'm cracking it out for

submission - I think it'll get a 55 - not really 58 material. Nice coin though.

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