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Oh Lord those are sweet indeed.

The '92 looks ~XF to my eyes.

Agreed about the '03. Knockout!

 

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Thanks for keeping the thread alive! My latest acquisition arrived last week (posted elsewhere). 1905-S AU55 Reverse 3 (thick ribbon) to go with a Reverse 2 (thin ribbon) purchased a couple years ago.

 

Perhaps of interest, I ran into this article last week. A new edition of the Barber Silver Coins red book is supposedly coming out this year. Hopefully it will include an accurate depiction of the transition varieties, given the discoveries over the past few years. https://coinweek.com/coins/supplies/new-books-and-coin-supplies-from-whitman-publishing-in-2023/

 

Did grab this last night. Seller pics. Vf 20 my call. I’ll send in eventually if i ever do the pile that needs to be done

 

Here's my AU58.

 

I miss my Barber Quarter collection.

 

My lone good Barber coin

 

I beg to differ -- that's a very fine Barber coin!

 

Update on this, mine is on its way. It supposedly debuted at the ANA convention so perhaps someone on here already has theirs.

 

I've been doing some scanning lately...

1894 F12


1895 F12


1895-O F15


1897 VF20 - thick patina, hairline free


1897-O G06

 

Five more.

1898 F15


1899-O


1900 VF20


1904-S VG8


1906-D VF20

 

A friend of mine has this barber quarter. I like the details even though it was cleaned.

 

Here are a couple of mine

 

Does that 1897 have pvc or is that the lighting?

 

I only need two more Barber Dimes to have them all but they are tough ones. With the addiction these two I’m down to the last two.

 

I like that 95-O.

 

I assume you're referring to my 1897 half. That's a good question and I looked at the coin closely. It does have some slight etching on it, as if it had been in a soft flip at one time. However, what I call "slight corrosion", CAC will overlook and even award green stickers. I'm not kidding, either.

I don't know what the policy is about commenting on grading services here, but I have had difficulty interpreting how the TPGs and CAC handle corrosion and PVC coins. I save photos of CAC coins, even top-pop, 5-figure coins, that are covered with tiny cupric salt crystals, pitting, etched surfaces, or some other sign of corrosion as part of my tongue-in-cheek "CAC Hall of Shame." I've sent these photos to CAC for their examination, and they seem to appreciate the correspondence, but nothing was resolved. CU doesn't like my showing photos and discussing this issue on their forums.

PVC soft-flip damage is a problem throughout the hobby. Because I collect primarily raw coins off eBay, I see all sorts of surface issues. I've come to the conclusion that if the PVC-damage problem is only slight, that they don't hold it against the coin. The same way they overlook fine hairlining from wiping coins with a cloth (except proofs). I recently saw what I believe is a slightly PVC etched coin for sale at Coin Rarities Online (CRO). In the case of my 1897, the problem is minor and from past experience, I expect it will straight grade when submitted to a TPG service.

Here's an CAC-endorsed MS64 1874-CC half with about a dozen cupric salt crystals and etched light spots on its surface. A beautiful coin with signs of soft flip damage.

 

I have the same problem with a half dime.