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New image of an old friend:

1893-P - PCGS AU 58

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I'm having my Quarters professionally imaged.

Here is a test shot of the 1892-S Type 1 - PCGS AU 58:

Other images to follow.

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Ten days without a post - sorry - where's Beancounter ?

Oh Yeah... he's setting up his new photostand - and I for one

am looking forward to some great images.

Ok Joe - get cracking !!

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I'm off to FUN this week and plan on looking at the Heritage

display of the Dr. & Mrs. Steven L. Duckor Collection of

Barber Halves.

Here's a sampling:

This coin was graded MS 68 +

Sort of puts a dimmer on my lowly AU 58....

I am in no way interested in purchasing the MS 68+

coin - its way beyond my means - I'm more than happy with :

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Many years ago, I had one of these, and it was sold

inadvertantly along with a group of other things I no

longer wanted. This coin is a "dead ringer" for the

coin I sold:

For whatever reason I was unable to download the

images of my new 1894 Nickel in PCGS PR 64, yet

this morning I had no trouble at all.

Newp & upgrade :

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Here are the other 1911 Halves in my better set:

1911-P Half - EX: Dale Friend Collection - PCGS MS 65

1911-S Half - EX: Price Collection - PCGS MS 64 CAC

1911-S Half - EX: Dale Friend Collection - PCGS MS 66 CAC

This is being sent in for Variety Review - as its the S/s Variety

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These three arrived this afternoon:

1912-P - PCGS AU 55

1912-D - PCGS AU 58 - CAC

1912-S - PCGS AU 58 - CAC

Thanks again, Kevin.

My Mom's Birthyear:

newp from the B&M auction today:

PCGS MS 64 BN

I just got these images back from the Photographer...

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Joe - I'm very happy you're pleased with the Dimes. You would have

eventually kicked yourself if you had passed on the overdate.

Here's a newp that I want to cross into a PCGS holder....

I'm thinking it should get an XF 45 grade ATS...

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Coindude, Thanks for the help with the link.

I picked up a couple of nice AU Barber Liberty Head Nickels:

1910 - PCGS AU 58

1912-P - PCGS AU 55

1912-D - PCGS AU 58

1912-S - PCGS AU 58 - CAC

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Thanks Mike,

I am soon to be the proud owner of Mike's "Second set" of Barber Dimes. Now to call this set a second might suggest that it is just so, so. That is not the case here. Fifty wonderfully toned dimes including the 93/2 overdate, and they are all slabbed, it 's an exciting opportunity. Only twenty-five to go including the Micro O.

 

Any leads on toned AU dimes would be greatly appreciated.

 

Now that the set is in "transfer mode"... I set up a set for you

to add to - as you've got a great start on the Quarters and are

about 95% complete on the Halves.

[L= J.M.W. Complete Barber Collection ]http://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/publishedset.aspx?s=74624[/L]

Once the transfer of ownership occours, this link probably won't work.

- not to worry... ...the link doesn't work now !!

Picked up a couple of Liberty Head Nickels this week...

1910 - PCGS 58

I know you're going to love them, Joe.

I put that raw set together with the help of

David Lawrence while he was still active

in his business. He guided me for two years

and when he and his son, John, decided to

only handle certified coins, he called me to

offer me all the dates I still needed that were

in his inventory. I was thrilled. He also was kind

enough to let me pay over a few months time.

His kindness was never forgotten. After Dave

passed, I continued my relationship with DLRC

thru Win Callender. [ Win is no longer at DLRC

and now is a consignment director at Heritage ].

I know you'll enjoy this collection - just as much as

I have - just assembling it.

Don't worry, I'll guide you to any missing dates.

... just as long as they are not AU 58's ... and I need them too...

BTW - nice Nickel. Wonderfully struck Reverse. Congratulations.

Maybe now - with your new Dime set - I'll have a shot at all those

V Nickels you've been hunting down !!

BTW - here's the overdate you'll be getting !!

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Congratulations to Beancounter ...

I'll let him fill you in !!!!

Fatman - that's a very nice example of a very rare coin !!

Congrats !!

Thanks, Beancounter.

All I can tell you is that the Dimes look alot nicer in hand.

My raw Dimes, which were recently holdered, are the equal

to the grades I've been posting for my precertified Dimes.

I ran a side by side "date & mint mark" comparison, ATS, and

my raw XF 45's compared very favorably with the AU 55's which

were precertified. The AU 53 & 55's were the equal to the AU 58's

precertified.

I saw this beautifully toned Quarter and just had to have it ....

1916-P Quarter - PCGS AU 58

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Beancounter - That's a really nice 1895-O Half; from the UMAKEM collection ?

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This post concludes my precertified Dime collection. Posting my new images has

been alot of fun and I hope everyone has enjoyed viewing them.

The next round of images will be later this Fall; I plan on having my Quarter

collection imaged - in small increments of 20 at a time.

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1916-P - PCGS AU 58

1916-S - PCGS AU 58

1916-S - PCGS XF 45 - Stike Thru at 1:00 on OBV

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Seems stuck at 1914...

Any Barber Half ....

1915-P - PCGS AU 58

1915-S - PCGS AU 58

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Love the '91-s and if I would have seen it first I definitely would have purchased it! Gorgeous type coin

 

Congrats!

Not if I had seen it first .................

Very nice 91-S Quarter - would have looked very nice in my Date MS set.

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NEWP for the 1894 Proof Set:

1914-P - PCGS AU 58

1914-D - PCGS AU 58

1914-S - PCGS AU 58

Enjoy your weekend everybody - and Happy Father's Day !!

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1913-P - PCGS AU 58

1913-P - PCGS XF 45 - Broadstruck

1913-S - PCGS AU 58

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Love the look of that 11-d! (thumbs u Are you trying to do the complete set in AU 58?

Boiler,

My original goal was a complete set in AU grade; and that was

accomplished, now, I'm trying to upgrade the lower AU's to 58.

The few MS coins I have in my primary set were purchased raw

as AU 58 and when graded came back as MS grades.

Continuing with the precertified Barber Dimes:

1912-P - PCGS AU 58

1912-D - PCGS AU 58

1912-S - PCGS AU 58

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