I finally have the rare $3 Barber!!!

You wouldn't believe how hard these are to locate. In fact, few people have ever heard of the $3 coin bearing the Barber design because it was only intended for use in intergovernmental transactions. Rather than utilize the gold that was an important fundamental of our own currency, large silver coins were struck and transferred instead. Since these were only to appear in the dark corners of strictly-guarded coffers, it's easy to understand why few would have heard of, let alone seen, such a coin.

After much research and sleuthing, I determined that my best chance at getting a crack at one of these would be to locate an example of the $3 which had never been deposited into one of those official stockpiles. But how? Once I thought of it, the answer was incredibly obvious in retrospect- seek out descendants of international financiers of the time, and insinuate myself into their graces. The greatest likelihood of success, in my estimation, would be with the famous Rothschilds.

So I made my way across Europe with images of the giant Barber coin dancing in my head at night, while bedbugs danced across the sheets of my hostel beds. After some tough trekking and a good flea dip, I arrived in Austria, ready to talk my way into the good graces of people who could pay off my mortgage with the change found in their used kleenex. My German being so poor, I'm not even sure that my line of BS was the same for the receiver as it had come out of the speaker. Nonetheless, my pidgin German was having its intended effect, and eventually I had an opportunity to see the largest private collection of $3 Barbers in the world (ok, I don't know for sure, but have you heard of any other collections of them? Me neither).

To cut this story to the chase, after much more pidgin German was spoken, I was eventually allowed to take a fairly worn coin for myself, one which had been embedded in the banister of one of the waitstaff staircases for decades. Apparently they had become bored of the design? Whatever! I accepted!

I will post a pic as soon as possible, my camera is giving me some problems, as they always seem to do when someone has an earthshattering coin to share. :computer:

 

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Crap, I was so excited to tell the story of it, I forgot to describe it for folks until I get the camera going. It's a 1908, and looks the exact same as the other Barber designs. The diameter is roughly the same as the length of my fingers, and it is a hefty piece of silver, let me tell you.

 

yeah , i can say I have never heard of a $3 barber,
congrats and cant wait to see the pics

 

Dying to see the pics.
Congrats on the rare find.

 

this should be good

 

What happened to the rare $2 Barbers , I know they're not as rare as yours and I only heard of them in hushed tones from my dad , did they have any of those ?
rzage

 

I have my heart set on a 4 dollar Barber. If I get that, I will be able to die in peace.

Ribbit

 

When was this because the Rothchilds, what is left of them, are largely in NYC now, with offices in Rock Plaza if memory serves me right.

Ruben

 

BTW - this is not listed in coinfacts.

 

I have never heard of such a thing. Is this true?

 

I'm going to throw out the BS flag until further notice.

 

amazing I was just speaking to Donald Trump and Tiger Woods or Tiger Woo as he lets me call him, about the same coin while golfing at pepple beach this week-end.

Cant wait to see the pics bro!

 

Did you mean the $3 Beaver?

 

What's the big deal here? I have about 600 barber halfs I paid 3 bucks each for.

 

I once found a $3 Barber at the local Tonsorial School.

 

:mouth:

Ribbit

 

all that I can say is:
HUH?

 

looks like you wont be able to die in peace

 

yeah, I dont get it...

 

I found a three dollar barber serious. at the barber shop
Jazzzcoins Joe