The New Barber Thread...Post your coins!

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Time to bring this thread back to life.

 

can anyone guess the grade on this puppy? Got it for 85 on ebay. There are great deals on there. The guy selling it wasnt a collector and mainly sold musical instruments.

 

Killer pickup again au 53 my call about a $300 coin. Again I’d send this one out to pcgs too

 

I usually dont buy raw coins unless for a good deal. I knew the seller didnt realize the worth of this one, so i made a safe gamble. I agree with the au 53. The luster is impaired but the surfaces are quite original. I searched for hours looking for an affordable upper grade barber half and lucked out.

 

Just graded at NGC


AU55


XF40

 

is that what you were expecting?

 

Better actually! I was thinking a 35 and 53.

 

I want to thank @dwhiz for bringing this thread back again. I started this thread a long time ago because Elbesaar, a former member was kind of bullied out of here. He did come back after I started this thread.

Unfortunately, and I'm sorry to say that I never updated people in this thread. Elbesaar passed away July 24th 2017. He was one of the most passionate barber collectors that I have ever met. I hope everyone keeps it going in his memory.

@Peter T Davis If you don't mind, can you change the title of the thread to the Michael F. Hayes barber thread. Thank you. @GDJMSP

 

okay, so i just got a pcgs membership, gold. Let's see if i could figure out how to send everything off this week.

 

@Log Potato
Your welcome, sorry to about the passing of Elbesaar.
My feelings is that half dollar has the right look. I know a lot of folks like bright white coins, but the circulated ones have history and a story.

 

I see an XF coin, but I may change my opinion with better pics...

 

It arrived today, so here's the image w/ the slab

 

Not sure if I posted these before, they are in my 20th Century set

 

I bet there aren't many of these around.
A barber dime graded by DGS. Too bad they gave it up, as they were really good at grading.

 

Been doing some work in Barber Halves lately. Detected what appears to be a minor reverse design change. Most noticeable in "E PLURIBUS" of the banner. Subsequent overlays indicate the transition occurred in 1904. I have found both reverses in 1904 coinage. So I ask the Barber Half experts here - Is this an established/verified/known design change?

They say a picture is worth a thousand words - following are images illustrating the change I am referencing.

 

My 2 barbers. The first one is the first silver I found with my detector.