The Collaborative "Virtual 7070" Type Set Project

I vaguely remember that story. Sure, she’s beat up, but that was a heckuva find! Definitely did service as a watch fob.

 

Hello. It is Sunday, March 8th. I hope the transition to Daylight Saving time isn’t messing too badly with those of you in places that observe it.

Today our type is the Liberty Head half dollar, better known as the Barber Half (1892-1915).

I do not have photos of my all time “best of type” Barber half, which was a white 1898 PCGS PR63 CAM with Benson pedigree.

This is my most recent (albeit now sold) Barber half from my slabbed set. Modest grade, but nicely original, and a key date.




And here’s one I recently bought for my holed 19th century type set. I’m going to crack it out to pin it to my cork board, but haven’t gotten around to that yet. I reckon this would have been about a $400+ coin without the hole? I got it for 73 bucks.

 

Wow, what’s the grade on that one? A proof, I presume.

 

Good photos make all the difference in the world on a coin like that. That’s pretty darn sweet for a 61.

 

Yesterday, March 9th, our type was the Walking Liberty Half Dollar (1916-1947).

Nobody posted one while I was away, so here's mine.

It is probably the only time I've had a better-date, semi-key coin that was also high enough grade to be a good type set example.

 

Good morning. It is Tuesday, March 10th.

Our type today is the Franklin half dollar (1948-1963).

Here are two I have in my giveaway inventory. Nothing earthshaking, but not bad, either.





My all-time "best of type" was this DCAM proof in an OGH, which was part of my old Registry 20th Century type set more than 20 years ago. (Images were done on a flatbed scanner.)