The Transition Varieties of Barber Dimes 0

[kbbpll]

If you followed any of my 'latest acquisition" posts, you know that I've been collecting the less common varieties of Barber dimes. I wanted to put them all together and show them off, and decided on a slideshow format. Then I figured I should define the markers for the varieties, and then of course I had to start going blah blah blah. Now I'm not sure if this supposed to be a coin show presentation, a "scholarly" article, a book, a registry set where there is no category, or what. So, just look at the pictures I guess.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hOo3bxNVxZ8y9JvZJZSNgdn93vz9NQE6/view?usp=sharing

You should be able to open from Google drive. If you have a Google account, log in, then you can select "Open with Google slides", and then "Present". If not, download and then open with Powerpoint or Open Office and run the show. I think it works best as a slideshow, because you can flip back and forth between slides and see the design changes easily that way. On a phone it's not going to present well.

Comments and suggestions welcome - it's still a work in progress.

Much of this is repetition of the articles I've already posted on here, but again, the inspiration was showing off the collection. Many of them are not in great condition, but my objective was to spend less than $300 on each coin. I have two kids going to college soon!

@Insider, this is content you will find nowhere else! Make this forum go viral!!

[RWB]

Have you considered having some printed to pass out at coin shows?

[kbbpll]

14 hours ago, RWB said:

Have you considered having some printed to pass out at coin shows?

That could be another venue, good suggestion. As I said above, to me it seems like the best method is a slide show because you can flip back and forth with your eye focused on a specific marker, and see how it changes from one type to another. Perhaps I've made it too difficult on here. From the lack of feedback it doesn't seem like anyone has looked at it. It's easy to interpret that as "not interested". As such, I don't know that I could justify the expense of printing something. I"ll try posting on another forum.

[Zebo]

11 minutes ago, kbbpll said:

That could be another venue, good suggestion. As I said above, to me it seems like the best method is a slide show because you can flip back and forth with your eye focused on a specific marker, and see how it changes from one type to another. Perhaps I've made it too difficult on here. From the lack of feedback it doesn't seem like anyone has looked at it. It's easy to interpret that as "not interested". As such, I don't know that I could justify the expense of printing something. I"ll try posting on another forum.

I've skimmed through it and it is very well done and informative - I like it a lot. I haven't had the chance to really go through it, however. I will - sometime in the next couple of weeks .

[RWB]

I was thinking of a 6x9-inch B&W booklet with facing variety comparison pages. It would be a way of getting the basic information into the hands of many who would never pay attention to a forum or website. Also, what about the Barber collectors society?

Just trying to think outside the "mask" a little....

[RWB]

This might also be good information for the authentication companies to have - could help when examining really good fakes whose manufacturers don't know the subtle differences in hubs.

[kbbpll]

3 minutes ago, RWB said:

I was thinking of a 6x9-inch B&W booklet with facing variety comparison pages. It would be a way of getting the basic information into the hands of many who would never pay attention to a forum or website. Also, what about the Barber collectors society?

Just trying to think outside the "mask" a little....

BCCS is aware of course - I recently got 2nd place in their annual article awards. As something they would publish, it seems a bit too long but maybe I could trim it to the essentials. They have a centerfold "featured collection" with just images in every issue, so that could be an option. I'll ask John Frost. By the way, there is an excellent article by John Reynolds in the Fall 2017 issue that documents the 1901-1905 SF varieties; our respective census work on the relative scarcity lines up fairly well.

9 minutes ago, RWB said:

This might also be good information for the authentication companies to have - could help when examining really good fakes whose manufacturers don't know the subtle differences in hubs.

Which is how I ended up finding the third reverse type. Most pre-1901 counterfeits I've seen have post-1900 obverse and reverse types. They're all pretty cheesy anyway though.

17 minutes ago, Zebo said:

I've skimmed through it and it is very well done and informative - I like it a lot. I haven't had the chance to really go through it, however. I will - sometime in the next couple of weeks .

Thanks. Skimming through it is a valid option - it's mostly to show off an oddball way to collect Barbers. You can do it with quarters and halves too (transition varieties).

[Henri Charriere]

Outstanding!  Good work!  Who doesn't like Barbers -- dimes, quarters or halves?

[RonnieR131]

Just now read it all, twice. Amazing work kbbpll. Thank you.

[GoldFinger1969]

Bunch of top-end Barbers on auction now @ Heritage....I think most are from The Simpson Collection.

[Dimeman]

I thought this was very interesting and informative ........ of course Barber Dimes are one of my favorite series and I am a Variety Nut.... as you can see by my Barber Dimes Complete Variety Set on PCGS and my Showcase of other Varieties not in the PCGS Sets which is also on PCGS Registry. I am always lookingfor RPD's & RPM's. I was aware of these design changes, but have never seen enough info to clearly tell the difference until this thread. Well done! I will have to check and see which varieties I have and then start looking for the ones I don't have.

[Dimeman]

All 3 of my 1905-S Dimes are Obv-2 Rev-3. My eyes already hurt.