Barber found in a jar

[Rawzone]

Found this one in a jar at an old ladys house..

she is moving to an nursing home and im buying alot of her leftovers.

what do you think it could grade?

my price was... bring me a cake some day :-)

is the old lady getting a big cake?

[comicdonna]

That's a nice looking coin. I recommend a Chocolate Fudge Sheba from the Commanders Palace in New Orleans.

[JIM F.]

Are you popping out of the cake wearing a speedo?

 

[Raisethis2]

High grade XF or so, I'm thinking an Angelfood cake is in order.

[johnny9434]

id say xf as well

[MBA101]

Looks more like an AU of some sort to me...cool find!

[mtnstyne]

It seems all the nice barbers are in other countries...nice find!

[Rawzone]

Looks more like an AU of some sort to me...cool find!

 

 

+1

 

 

What makes it XF?

please teach me

[Mark T]

Looks more like an AU of some sort to me...cool find!

 

+1

[sixtlghorn]

Based on what I'm seeing in the pics, I'd grade it at least 58 or higher. Typically the first signs of wear are on the cheeks and I really can't see any in those pics.

[cpm9ball]

Nice looking coin, but the title of your thread reminds me of Prince Albert in a can.

 

Chris

[James_OldeTowne]

Nice, strong EF+!

 

Don't buy a cake, bake one for her!

[jtryka]

That looks like a pretty sweet cake! I would agree with the AU assessment, though Barbers aren't my strength.

[HiHoAudio]

Looks AU-50 to me, and merits a nice home made sweet potato pie.

[rrantique]

Looks AU-50 to me, and merits a nice home made sweet potato pie.

 

I agree (thumbs u

[Bruceswar]

This coin is AU 50 + could be as high as AU 55... Sweet. Make a damn good cake for sure!

[Rawzone]

This coin is AU 50 + could be as high as AU 55... Sweet. Make a damn good cake for sure!

 

if your right the hole nursing home gets cake.

got some awesome stuff from that lady.

 

 

what makes peoble think EF-XF??? please tell what you think

[physics-fan3.14]

I'd put this about EF-45. I might have the details for an AU, but there doesn't appear to be any luster in these pics. For an AU grade, you really need to see at least traces of luster. I am also net grading it down a bit for what I am interpreting as potential surface damage. The pictures don't show it well, but I'm concerned about potential environmental damage on the reverse bottom half.

[Rawzone]

I'd put this about EF-45. I might have the details for an AU, but there doesn't appear to be any luster in these pics. For an AU grade, you really need to see at least traces of luster. I am also net grading it down a bit for what I am interpreting as potential surface damage. The pictures don't show it well, but I'm concerned about potential environmental damage on the reverse bottom half.

 

do they call you eagle eye..

there is something on the reverse. some kind of green ??

you can see it a bit below the LL and in the R

anything i can do to remove?

acetone?

 

but alot of luster.

[e1cnr]

I am going to go XF as well and possibly cleaned a long time ago

 

the reason I say possibly cleaned is I see 2 lines in the following pick

1- below the chin from about 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock

2- behind the head towards the 5th - 6th star

 

these could be die polish lines or small scratches - hard to tell from pics

 

going XF from rounded edge of rims and lack of luster seen on your pic

 

 

 

The green on reverse is most likely PVC which would be from in a soft flip rather than glass jar

 

I am not convinced you know what luster is - the following 2 videos show the person handling coin in a rotational circle so you can see the light reflect

- the XF half the shows just a touch on outer edge around stars and to rim

- the Franklin halves show uncirculated luster

 

 

[physics-fan3.14]

do they call you eagle eye..

there is something on the reverse. some kind of green ??

you can see it a bit below the LL and in the R

anything i can do to remove?

acetone?

 

but alot of luster.

 

No, not eagle eye.... but I've been doing this a long time. I would highly recommend an acetone bath. That is standard operating procedure for me when dealing with raw coins - especially ones found in a jar that have been sitting around for a hundred years. Who knows what might be on that surface? If you follow the guidelines in my recent articles, you should see improvement with the coin.

[Rawzone]

Thanks alot i will for sure try it.

going to the store right now and buy acetone and 20 packs Q tips :-)

i got 100+ coins with small green spots.

can someone post a link to some non pvc flaps or coin holders?

i would like to use what the elite´s using