MAJOR barber find.

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  1. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    I had this 1906-S barber dime on layaway for a while just because I needed it for my collection and it was a nice solid AU coin. So I brought it home to day and took a good loupe to it to look for any of the RPD, RPM etc and there it was right in my cherrypickers FS-10-1906S-301 with a URS-4 making this my first major find. you can see the remains of the other numbers in the 9 and 6 specifically. The die state is later so the RPM is very slight. But wow, what a pickup for a $50 coin.
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  3. borgovan

    borgovan Supporter**

    That's awesome! Congratulations!!!

    I'm especially appreciative, because I don't have the patience to cherry stuff.
     
  4. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    Amazing coin! :thumb: Is that a retained strike thru error under OF? :bigeyes:
     
  5. ksparrow

    ksparrow Coin Hoarder Supporter

    Very neat, and a really attractive coin on top of it.
     
  6. mrbrklyn

    mrbrklyn New Member

    Money well spent. And you knew just what to look for. That is what makes collecting fun.

    Ruben
     
  7. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    by the way Ruben, I put that pic together like that after reading your post on GIMP. Not quite sure how you did the circles, but I made it work for me.
     
  8. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    Is that a retained strike thru error under OF? :bigeyes:
     
  9. clembo

    clembo A closed mind is no mind

    Nice BQ!

    I peruse coins for varieties at work when I can but there is never enough time. In other words there are coins to be picked out there.
     
  10. acanthite

    acanthite ALIIS DIVES

    Very nice bq, that one I do not have (yet!).
     
  11. kanga

    kanga 65 Year Collector

    Nice catch.
    Really makes your day.

    I've lucked out and have had two coins turn out to be more valuable varieties.
    And both had been slabbed!!!
    I believe it's up to the owner to request attribution when submitting them to a TPG.
    Costs more.
    Keep that in mind it you send it in.
     
  12. FarmerB

    FarmerB Senior Member

    :high5: Great pickup.
    Makes it all worth while
    CONGRATS :D
     
  13. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    Am I a ghost?

    I'm pretty sure you have something good here, better than you thought. There is "something" below the word OF which looks to be a retained strike through error. This could be worth more than you thought ;)
     
  14. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    possible, or a circulation scratch.

    We need a close up to be sure.
     
  15. ryanbrooks

    ryanbrooks Active Member

    Not a scratch, I can see the shadow of the "wire" ;)
     
  16. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    congrats i never cherry picked anything in my life not even cherries :D
     
  17. bqcoins

    bqcoins Olympic Figure Skating Scoring System Expert

    Sorry, I had to pull it out and double check. But no alas it was a piece of lint on the coin from my picture taking surface, I didn't notice it before and just brushed it off.
     
  18. snaz

    snaz Registry fever

    Awesome man, congrats on teh cherry, and one sweet coin.
    Thanks for sharing!
    :thumb:
     
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