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[Elbesaar]

Upgrade for the mid grade set:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

My good friend, Manorcourtman, [ Chris ] mentioned that he

was on the fence on these two coins - and decided not to bid.

 

Both raw and on eBay - and I think that there was an excellent chance

that at least the 97-S Half would have graded. Its 99.999% of an AU 58.

Without the coin in hand, its hard to tell from these images if the coin

is completely original - or not. The 95-S is very nice as well, but Chris

thought there were hairlines.

 

{ I need new glasses - as I don't see any hairlines }.

 

Any opinions ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

My newp from Stacks-Bowers sale at Baltimore.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

Picked this 1900-Phila up at Holsonbake Numismatics today.

 

Although its a duplicate to the one I have in my set, you can't

go wrong with a pretty Barber.

 

 

 

 

 

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[BKW]

 

Posted here before but not for a long while. Part of a US Major Design Type Set I am slowly working on (and slowly is an understatment )

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

 

 

I finally got my two Barber Errors imaged....

 

The 1895-O Dime - aside from being the only collectable Key Date of the

entire Barber Dime series, is unique to the date as a Die Cap.

 

 

 

The 1898 Quarter is unique for the entire Barber Quarter series as a

Die Cap, Full Brockage Reverse.

 

 

 

Images by Todd Pollock at the Baltimore Convention this past weekend.

 

Many thanks Todd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[JIM F.]

Upgrade to my set. It is not a high grade, but a decent example of a key date.

[Kamillion]

some crazy nice barbers

 

why do those pics of the die cap barbers look magical?

[Elbesaar]

 

I was updating my Registry set - adding info to my newps.

I found this image on the PCGS web site - listed for my newp:

 

[LogPotato]

Some of you may know me from other forums, I joined here a while back, but never posted. I won't bore you with a ton of images, but if you are interested in looking, here is my set. Not all coins are imaged yet, but they will be over time.

 

http://www.pcgs.com/SetRegistry/publishedset.aspx?s=91364

[Elbesaar]

 

The point of this Thread is to show images...

why would we be bored looking at images of

Barbers ?

 

Welcome, LogPotato !!

 

[LogPotato]

The point of this Thread is to show images...

why would we be bored looking at images of

Barbers ?

 

Welcome, LogPotato !!

 

OK, maybe it was an excuse for me being too lazy to post them all. (thumbs u

[LogPotato]

Since I was coerced into posting something, these are the latest coins I have bought. I posted them elsewhere already, but here they are again. Two from resident Elbesaar.

 

 

[LogPotato]

My favorite half:

 

 

My first half, also one of my favorites:

 

[JIM F.]

Some unattractive spots. They were not there when I bought this several years ago. Should I crack and dip or?

 

[Elbesaar]

 

 

 

I thought the coin was on the edge of the next grade -

and it seems as though that CAC thought the same thing...

 

 

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Jim:

I don't know what to tell you about the 1915 Half with the spots.

I'd send it back to PCGS for review - they might have a remedy.

DO NOT crack it out !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

Two newps - upgrades: PCGS 45

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[LogPotato]

 

[BROADSTRUCK]

Some unattractive spots. They were not there when I bought this several years ago. Should I crack and dip or?

 

 

As this example has been dipped before your best not to crack and dip it as the end result could be horrific.

 

Two to three of the four obverse spots look like they are well beyond being removed by dipping.

 

You'd be best off sending this to PCGS with your concerns as worse case scenario there's a buy back warranty.

[Elbesaar]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited April 14, 2012 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

I don't know if the Barber Collectors who follow auctions realize this,

but, Barber Collector extraordinaire, John Hugon (who passed away

in 2010 ) had not one but two great Half Dollar collections.

 

His 2nd collection is featured in Heritge's Central States sale next week.

 

Some great stuff being offered - it's well worth your while to check out this sale.

 

Good luck and please report back what you added to your collection !!

 

You know I will .... (thumbs u

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

 

 

 

 

A small upgrade for the Mid Grade set:

 

PCGS 40:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buried on Page 3 ?

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Edited April 25, 2012 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

Minor upgrade from a 35 to a 40:

 

 

 

 

... and the VF 35 this replaces...

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

 

I found this "Baby" on eBay this morning - and

one of our own spotted my eBay name - and asked

if it was I who was bidding on his coin [ no names

mentioned ] ... so he was nice enough to stop the

auction and award the coin to me at my bid price.

 

Talk about a nice guy !!

 

Many thanks again, and I know you may not have

wanted your name out there - but you know I sincerely

appreciated the jesture !!

 

 

[Old Pueblo]

 

I found this "Baby" on eBay this morning - and

one of our own spotted my eBay name - and asked

if it was I who was bidding on his coin [ no names

mentioned ] ... so he was nice enough to stop the

auction and award the coin to me at my bid price.

 

Talk about a nice guy !!

 

Many thanks again, and I know you may not have

wanted your name out there - but you know I sincerely

appreciated the jesture !!

 

 

 

That's a mighty fine looking MS64 Liberty Nickel

[Elbesaar]

Thanks, I thought it looked pretty nice, too.

 

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A couple of upgrades for the Mid Grade Collection of Halves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

 

 

 

A small upgrade for the Mid Grade set:

 

PCGS 40:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buried on Page 3 ?

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I replaced the previously posted 1904-S in PCGS 40 with the one

I have imaged above. I think this one is far more natural looking

than the one I posted the other day.

 

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Edited April 25, 2012 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

A friend mentioned that another nice XF/AU collection

of Halves was just sold to his dealer - and he had quite

a few upgrades for me - but these two are my newps ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

A friend has sent me a few Quarters to see if I can use them

when I am at the ANA Summer Seminar this June 23 to July 6th

in Colorado Springs.

 

Ponyexpress8 and I are conducting a course in the coinage

of Charles Barber during the second week - not only will there

be over a Quarter of a Million Dollars in Barber material - but

some well known Barber Collectors will be making a guest appearance.

 

Needless to say, I am excited to finally make it to ANA - and

its something I have always wanted to do since I heard about the ANA.

 

Too bad I wasn't more involved in the hobby while I was a student

ages ago. Be that as it may - there are still spaces left in the Seminar

to any one who is interested.

 

I have a PDF file with all the information that I can forward to all

who might be interested. I just need a PM from you with your email

address.

 

Thanks...

 

Now - lets see some more Barbers !!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

These four are currently listed ATS on the BST - but I plan on taking them

to Colorado Springs if unsold by then.

 

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Edited May 24, 2012 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

My Liberty Head Nickel collection was originally started with a dozen or so

coins that were pulled from circulation by my Grandfather back in the 30's and 40's.

The one coin in my collection that was a 55 [ all the others are a min. 58+ ]

is the 1883 No Cents... ... My Grandfather saved over 25 of these No Cents nickels...

I guess durning the Depression many a piggy bank got raided.

 

My raw coins were sent to PCGS for grading last year and I plan on giving

my AU 55 to my 1st cousin's son, who is a Junior at Stonehill College in

Massachusetts, with the hope that one day, he gives it to his Grandson !!

 

Here's the NEWP for my collection:

 

 

Edited May 26, 2012 by Elbesaar