The New Barber Thread...Post your coins!

Log...I really like your new 13-D Half...

....here's my newp Half....




....this 1898 replaces another coin I really like as well....

 

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very nice, that second one is beautiful and looks slightly undergraded.

 

Thanks, Frank. The second 1898 is undergraded - but I am not going to fight City Hall - considering it'd cost the price differential between the AU 50 & the AU 53 grade, to have it resubmitted and with Postage & Handling with new grading fees.

Still - its a great dupe to have in the wings...

Newp - an upgrade for the Halves - the worst struck of all Barber Halves: 1902-O.
My newp is no exception - its the toning that sold me on this one:

 

Just a quick glance at that coin, Elbesaar, and I graded it XF. Don't get me wrong, I think the coin is lovely, but I was seeing some wear on both the laurel wreath and shield on the eagle. So where am I going wrong? Is it die wear? Or am I just seein' things?

 

As I said..."the worst struck of all Barber Halves" Just a soft strike as 90% are of this date and mint. The price for a perfect strike is perfectly ridiculous.

My XF 40 is also weakly struck. The shield is notoriously weakly struck. Its got nothing to do with wear, its all about the strike.

 

Elb:

I agree, the '02 O is a terrible strike.

I looked for years, and only found a F-12, which is probably really a VF

 

Am retired, so I can't afford nice high-end Barber's, but I bought this as a Xmas present for myself.

 

I like the Barber halves. I have a 1912 D VF. I'm with you, I'm on a budget as well.

 

I sold this coin at auction in 2011 - a friend bought it and has recently upgraded it with a 66. This old gal is coming home when I get to FUN:

 

She's gorgeous.

 

Thanks, she really is a neat coin. I'm thrilled to get it back.
I remember the day I bought it from HLRC as if it was yesterday.
Just happy a friend bought it in my 2011 auction at the ANA pre-
sale in Chicago. I always enjoy picking up a few of my oldies !!

Picked up a couple of upgrades for my Quarter set yesterday.
An 1894 Philadelphia in PCGS 58 ( replaces my 55 ) and a drop
dead beautiful 1901 Philadelphia in PCGS 63+.

I have trouble posting images from my iPad....so, later !!

 

Adding this AU 53 - nice upgrade for my AU 50 ....




It looks like a Green CAC sticker is in its future !!

 

The Gals at JJ Teaparty have set aside a couple of Dimes for me...



I never captured the images of the second coin - sorry.

I did buy this Dime on eBay from TNFC - a decent 58 -

 

The images are terrible !! I was very pleased with the coin in hand.

This 1901 was shipped, but hasn't arrived yet - I expect it by Tuesday:

 

nice!

 

Well, FUN was a lot of FUN !!

Only spent a day and a half there - but, I met up with a bunch of friends -
we did some trading / buying and selling.

I spotted an amazing 1909 Half that I was under bidder on a few years ago,
on a Goldberg's auction. I ended up buying it for far less than my max bid -
which doesn't happen very often.

Excuse the terrible images - they are the auction house's. I just sent the coin
to CAC - as its pretty special...

PCGS MS 65 :




I also have about a half dozen others to show off. Later though.

 

I located the images I copied when I first laid eyes on this Half Dollar.
The Goldberg images are the worst - amazing the coin ever sold at all.

This is really what it looks like>

 

The FUN show yielded a new nice newps.

I found my friend, Paesan {at PCGS} [Lenny in real life]
and he was holding this for me:

PCGS 55 -




One of the Quarters I won at Heritage... 1903-S in 63...
a nice upgrade over my 53:




Another upgrade for my Fine 12 "space holder"....



Last auction win - an unusual Dime....I'm a sucker for errors:




Stopped by CRO - as John Agre was holding this for me:

PCGS 63+

 

Beautiful Barbers!

 

I've been slowly upgrading my V Nickel set. This collection was started by my
Grandfather - and when he passed - my Grandmother gave me his coins.
My newest one: 1896 PCGS 63 - a decent coin that doesn't break the bank: