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[Elbesaar]

 

Here's an upgrade to my AU 55 -

 

PCGS 63:

 

[physics-fan3.14]

I only have a couple of Barber coins, but this is one of them. Everyone is familiar with Rhett Butler of Gone With the Wind fame, but few people realize that he was based on an actual historical figure. The Butler family is one of the prominent families in Charleston history (as is the Rhett family). At one time, the Butlers owned a plantation outside of Charleston known as Schieveling Plantation. Around the turn of this century, this plantation was turned into a residential subdivision, and my dad did alot of the construction there. While digging the foundation for a house, I found this coin in the dirt. Obviously, it dates from after the time of "Rhett Butler," but it was found on his plantation - which I think is pretty cool!

 

[Elbesaar]

 

physics-fan3.14,

 

Very interesting story. Thanks for sharing it.

 

I have to laugh though, I never find any "D" [ Denver ]

minted coins in Florida - and your Dad locates a

buried 1906-D dime !!

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

Here's another newp out of the large group I

picked up just prior to going on vacation:

 

1896-S : PCGS AU 55:

 

[Elbesaar]

Another dime from the group purchase:

 

1902-O - PCGS 55

 

[Just Bob]

Love that toning - I'll bet it looks even better in hand.

[Elbesaar]

Yes, Bob - its a nice coin for sure.

The toning sold me on the coin.

 

Here's another addition from the group of ten:

 

1902-S PCGS 55:

 

[Just Bob]

I've noticed that several of your recent purchases have similiar gold/red/brown toning. Do you know anything about how these were stored? Are they from the same source?

[Elbesaar]

 

JustBob,

 

Yes, the ten dimes were from the same collector

but he purchased them already certified - but from

different dealers/ collectors.

 

Here's another:

 

1906-O - PCGS 55

 

[Elbesaar]

This is the last coin I picked up from "the group of Ten" -

its a duplicate to my other 1907-P in PCGS 58 - which

I misplaced. [ its not in any of the SDB's - I must have

squirreled it away somewhere in the house. ]

 

Anyhow - here is a decent PCGS 62 - not nearly as

pretty as the other one in 58 though.

 

The first image is of the newp: MS 62

The second image is of the missing AU 58

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

About an hour ago - I located the last dime needed

for my certified Dime collection - the 1897-O - this

exact coin sold at Heritage a couple of years ago -

and I was able to pick it up for a few dollars less today.

 

I was looking for an AU 58 - but - they just ain't out there.

 

Here's the PCGS MS 62 - completing the set:

 

 

[physics-fan3.14]

Congrats on finishing your set! That is an amazing achievement.

[Just Bob]

Well done!

[Elbesaar]

 

Thanks for the Kudos - it was a lot of fun putting this set together.

I never thought the 1897-O would have been the stopper - but one

presented itself quicker than I thought. Still - the AU 58 grade just

isn't available for that date. I've never seen one [ certified ]

in 15 years of collecting Barbers. [ My raw 1897-O was BB'd at

PCGS last year as A/T......Its been in a Dansco for over twelve

or thirteen years and the rim toning is spectacular. ]

 

I've got a lead on another Half set - details to follow.

 

 

[Elbesaar]

New quarter - upgrade to my AU 55:

 

[Catbert]

PCGS 62 CAC

 

Regarding the Barber pieces, here is what Cornelius Vermeule has to say on pages 86-87 of his Numismatic Art in America book:

 

"Of all American coins long in circulation, no series has stood the wearing demands of modern coinage so well as the half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime developed by the chief engraver at Philadelphia. Liberty's cap, incised diadem, and wreath of laurel were designed to echo all the depth and volume of her Olympian countenance.........On both sides the simple dignity of motto, legend, and denomination binds the pictorialism into a cohesive tondo. ......This wreath also exhibits its own freshness and sculptural activity: leaves, berries, and stems are alive with a carefully controlled sense of nature even when these coins have been worn nearly smooth, their outlines suggest the harmony of interior detail in careful planes of relief that make Uncirculated specimens a pleasure to contemplate."

[Elbesaar]

Thanks for the great image of the 1893 Dime

and the Vermeule's quote. I had never read that

and it sums up my feelings very well on this series.

[Elbesaar]

 

 

NEWP for the Half Dollar set...

Edited October 3, 2009 by Elbesaar

[SkyMan]

ES, congratulations on completing the set!!! That's a very nice looker for ending up on. (thumbs u

 

Me likey all the other Barbers posted too.

[Elbesaar]

Nudging this Thread along...

 

Here's something I'd love to add to my Quarter collection...

 

[Elbesaar]

 

Newest addition to the dime set....

 

[Bugmann1974]

That dime is a beaut!

 

I must say that every time I see a new post in this thread, I make sure to check it out. Your taste in Barber coinage is great. (thumbs u

[Elbesaar]

Thanks, Bugmann1974;

 

I stumbled accross it while visiting a few websites

and although I have another 1905-S Dime in 58, I

just couldn't resist that coin. It almost takes my

breath away.

 

 

[JonW-migration]

I have been lurking on these forums for a while now, and I just got this image back from NGC grading the coin so I thought I would share it with everyone.

 

 

[Just Bob]

Nice half, JonW!

Welcome to the forum!

[dean1345]

Nice half, JonW!

Welcome to the forum!

(thumbs u

[Elbesaar]

Welcome, Jon - very nice 1907 - its very clean for the grade.

[Mogulman-migration]

Welcome to the forum. And beautiful Barber. ;-)

[Elbesaar]

Just upgraded my 1901-S Dime in PCGS 53 with this AU 58.

 

 

[Just Bob]

 

Question: as one of the "key" Barber dimes, was this upgrade hard to find?