The barber or liberty head half dollar

Rats! Frank's article tickled my imagination just enough to have me looking at a whole new series. Last thing I need!

 

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Funny!


And the sad part is that I just looked and realized that I have to upgrade a bunch of them.

More thoughts coming, perhaps an add on for sleepers?

 

Barber $1/2 Dollar Sleepers

moved

 

I just read this due to winning the Clinker award. Congrats Frank!

Great read! I only have one Barber half, an 1894-S that was given to me by a friend. They are too pricey for me to buy more for myself.


When I was just starting out, and when I briefly collected in the mid 1990s, I thought the Barbers were just plain ugly. Now, though, I feel differently and I actually like them. (I had three Barber dimes I got somewhere in the mid 1990s, all of which were and are quite ugly...must have been what I based it on!) Now I am slowly working on a Barber Dime set, because they are small enough that I can actually afford a few of them every now and then.

 

Billy:

I am glad that you liked it.

Under the heading of: "Did you know":

In the early editions of the Guide Book/Red Book the 1894 S was listed as 2 varieties.

The High S (mintmark) and Low S.

It was also included in early coin albums with 2 slots-- for each mint mark variety.

 

Frank, I did not know that. Why was that bit of info dropped? Did it turn out to not be a differing variety after all?

 

Fun read ! Thanks for the write-up

 

No, it is a legit variety.
However, as fads come & go, it was just considered not that popular anymore.

Thank you for the comment.

 

Wow, someone just read this!

And I had forgotten all about it.

 

"Forgetfulness is a form of freedom".

kahlil Gibran

 

Fun read. Thanks.

 

Thank you, Larry.

 

great article, definitely worth the read, i LOVE barber coins

 

Barber half dollars are a passion of mine. Good read.