I blame Log Potato

So, I have been sort of dismall with my collecting recently. It just wasn't keeping the collector flame alive like it used to. I think I just got tired with looking for BU coins. However, I decided to go to the dealer to debunk all theories that I suffered a horrific death and turned into a zombie since I hadn't been there in nearly 9 weeks. I looked through the Franklins...nothing said "Take me home!" So, I bought a proof set and checking out I saw the dealer's bargin bin and found these. Thought they looked cool so I bought 'em. Don't know if I over paid or if the grade on them is accurate as it's an impulse purchase, but I figured if I screwed up I didn't waste too much money. Enjoy.











Note, sorry for the yellowish tint. I think it's a reflection off the old 2X2's these are in as they are turning a little yellow. Also sorry for the quick pics. I admit to not taking too much time for clear shots.

 

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I always find changing what I buy to recharge my collecting batteries. I went through what you went through on US coins, and stopped collecting for a while. What changed it for me was opening up and starting to collect ancients. This is such a huge field there are always new areas to explore. After that, world coins didn't seem so "weird" to me, and I dabble in those as well, as well as medieval.

Everyone gets into a funk at times, opening up your exposure to different things, (different US series, other countries, etc), works for me.

I like the dimes. I find Barbers attractive in good Fine and above. I think they get a bad rap because so many AG and worn G coins are around, and those aren't very attractive.

Chris

 

Log Potato does indeed have an affinity for the circulated Barbers. But I have to agree, it's contagious!

Now that I've been collecting Barber Halves, I think I might move to Barber Quarters next. Altough I'm told that series has a few real stoppers.

Nice Barber dimes BTW.

 

Those dimes are nice. They have very nice detail for barber dimes. To me it seems, they are either very well circulated (vg) or they are MS. There doesn't seem to be many in between. Yours have a nice circulated (not much) look and have genuine, elegant wear on them. Great pickups.

 

Some nice crusty pieces you bought, dimeguy. Glad to see you shook yourself off and decided to take another look at the hobby. I like that the barbers are the ones that caught your eye. :thumb:

Nice to see I have influenced you!

 

Try finding a 1901-S in AU55/58. They only struck a little more than 72,000.

Chris

 

Yeah, the quarters in Barbers are the bear, (a lot like seated liberty, and bust, and draped bust....). Seems as if quarters were not as popular then as they are today, and there are major stoppers in every quarter series until Washington.

 

Oh most foul indeed. Contributing to the delinquency of a collector........

 

Nice pickups!

 

I have a 1901-S Quarter in PCGS 55 on consignment - and will be
at the Baltimore Convention in two weeks. I know the coin very
well, as I used to own it.

 

The 1913-S is a real challenge too. They only minted 40,000 of those, making it the lowest mintage non-gold US coin of the 20th century.

 

The 13-S is an easy enough find - slightly more difficult than the 14-S;
however, because of the low mintage, most were saved back in the teens
and there are more available than most realize. A nice circulated example
in VG 10 - VF 25 is usually available without too much work. My example was
originally in an ICG 58 example and I crossed it to PCGS where it was regraded
as an AU 55. Finding nice AU examples is a bit more difficult to find as people
had a tendancy to "clean - em - up" to keep en nice and shiny back in the 20's
thru the 50's.

 

Now, I'd like to see who has even SEEN an 1896-S Quarter in AU 58 !!!

I was thrilled to locate an AU 53 back in the mid 1990's and I
have never seen a higher AU available !!

 

There is a very good chance that any in existence now reside in MS62 holders.

Chris

 

nice find nice.. barbie dimes are cool

 

I have looked at every 1896-S in high grade that has come on the market in 20 years;
if there was a chance of an AU 58 being in any TPG's MS 62 holder, I would have bought it.

They are just not out there - and if there is one for sale - its sold privately and not in public auction.
That is how I got my three Key Dates - my dealer friends offered them to me when they got them.

 

I would blame him too but I think that he was probably still a gleam in his daddy's eye when I first saw a Barber coin.

 

:bow:

 

If an AU-58 was in a TPG MS-62 holder, why would you have bought it, since it was obviously overgraded? It seems like it would be the other way around-- buying MS-62s that were in AU-58 holders.

 

My quote started that thought, and I was trying to be cute commenting on how TPG are admitting that coins that used to be a 58 frequently are being slabbed 61, 62, or even 63 nowadays.

Looking back maybe it was a little too esoteric of a comment. Sorry.

Chris