Elbesaar

Newest addition to my third tier set of Barber Halves.

Also, one of the hardest to locate: 1893-S - PCGS - XF 40.

Obverse image on Link.

Thanks for posting my 1898 IHC, Bobby. Thanks also to Tom,

Irvin, Harvey and SkyMan for the "Kudos".

I really liked the look of that coin...and wished it could have

been a point higher or have the RD initials instead of RB...

but, it is the nicest example I have seen offered in a few years.

{ ...also, don't know if I really wanted to pay MS 65 RD prices...}

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I think I have found a new series to collect...that J339 is outrageous !!!

I'll have to browse thru my newest Judd Book and see what the other

Pattern Liberty Seated Halves look like.

I guess its time to move off of the Barber Halves...but: they're so addicting !!

I only have a couple of Seated Halves...maybe I'll pick up a few Type coins.

Anyone know of a nice AU 55-58 example of the 1839 No Drapery ?

NGC-PCGS-ICG preferred. I normally would have added ANACS...but has anyone,

aside from myself, noticed a weakening in their grading ? Alot of AU 58's are no

better than anyone else AU 53's. I think it started almost immediately after

they converted to their new holders last year.

[ I actually like 90% of the design of ANACS's new holder ;

ie : the top beveled top edge showing the coin information.

However, the Certification Number buried on the Reverse

side of the holder is really lame. ]

The other day I noticed a choice MS 1898 Indian Head Cent on Ebay. The image was so small, I couldn't even read the date. The coin appeared to be a solid red coin, but PCGS had graded it RB.

As 1898 is a date near and dear to me - [ it was my Grandmother's birthyear ] - I put in a

BIN this afternoon. I won't get it for a week or so, but based on the larger images the seller provided, I just had to pull the trigger.

The attachment above is the best I can manage [ yes, still. Sorry ].

Oh Yeah...the grade: ????

No cheating now...no looking at my set...

The reverse of the above coin...

[ sorry for the link...]

My latest purchase...this will be an upgrade for my PCGS AU 55...I just have to

cross it over...

Excellent 1837 Half Dollar, Boiler78 !!!

I've always thought the 1836 thru 1838 Bust Halves were the nicest

looking of the entire run. They are a sub-type in my opinion.

I'd also be very proud to have that coin in my collection.

Harvey,

Those are some very rare open wreath gold dollars you've got.

Although I couldn't see any ghost image of a D mm, its still

a nice coin...for that matter all of these gold dollars are very nice !!

Thanks RRANTIQUE for posting the images.

If you check out the CoinForum.ORG's web site,

you'll see I've become very prolific in posting images.

Their soft ware is a breeze in posting images.

Regardless of how often I try and post images here,

- regardless of all the well intentioned help rendered -

I'm still having problems.

Maybe the powers that be here at NGC could check

out the posting procedure at CoinForum.ORG, and

adapt it to this Forum as well.

Should that happen, you'll all be sick and tired of my

continuous postings. I'm having a ball over there posting

my Barber Halves.

Its just too bad that noone over there collects them...

and if they do, they have not made their presence known.

The Megathread at PCGS is at approximately 670 posts

and they have some fantastic coins imaged. I seem to have

gotten carried away posting there and only a handful of others

post occasionally. [ BTW, I no longer have any problems

posting images over at PCGS, once I got the hang of it...

but its still too convoluted to suit me, as it is here. ]

Okay... I've ranted long enough. Thanks again for posting

my images - thanks to all for helping me over these past few years !!

...and now for the reverse...

I also won another half for my Dansco album...

Sweet looking Commems everyone.

Here's a Liberty Head Nickel I just won on Superior's auction the other day.

Its part of a mint set I'm building. The funny thing is that this nickel cost

five times the price of the same graded proof example.

The reverse of my 1905-O half:

Here's my most recent purchase...a 1905-O half - raw - I grade it XF 40.

Knowing I have problems posting images here, I won't even try anymore, sorry.

Thought someone would follow up my quarter with a half dollar of 1832.

Love that Classic Head Cent...its a beauty.

Thanks, Rey & Chad !!

Nice 1832 dime, here's its big sister:

Great coins, everyone, and a hearty welcome to Quickwing !!

Thank you kindly...

I don't know what it is but I can only post images 50% of the time...sometimes its as smooth as silk then others, its try and try again.

There's another web site called USCoinForum.ORG that allows images and they are the easiest things in the world to post. I think both NGC & PCGS could learn alot - and do us all a favor - to pick up that soft ware.

Its very frustrating - to say the least.

I'm a sucker for rim toned Barbers..

here's the newest Half Dollar in my collection:

http://boards.collectors-society.com/attachments//1804443-1907OBarberHalfPCGS64.jpg

Just picked this up for my half dollar collection,

I hope to have it in hand by next weekend:

Well, its stands to reason, I can only get images posted half the time - IF I'm lucky.

Four tries, and I'm thru.

Link onto the above attachment - its the last variety I needed for my primary Barber Half Dollar collection.

Fantastic 1799 Eagle, Eagle1 .

Here's the latest addition to my third tier set:

Cleaned or not, I love that 1877-CC half dollar.

Just added this proof Washington quarter to my set...

If there's another little red X where the image is supposed

to be...I'll give up trying - I'm running a 25% success on

posting images

Halves...YES !!!

Thanks TomB...I usually get the images posted about 25% of the time. There's got to be an easier way than the convuluted way its done here. I have no problems on other sites.

Not mine - but one of the nicest I have ever seen:

Yup, I can see that beauty in a 66 holder.