Ladies and Gents, I was inspecting this quarter I just purchased under magnification a bit more thoroughly, and I am pretty sure it is an FS-801. I have placed some various magnified images to help, but all reverse lettering seems to have TDR to me. Also some of the stars. It does have some wear, and my initial thought is it is XF, but I would love your more practiced eyes to lend opinions. I am not having much luck trying to find an actual value for this variety in almost any grade. I am hoping you can help me with....a grade, a confirmation or disagreement as to whether this is an FS-801, and then what value you would place on it. Thanks so much.
I'm not an expert in Barber varieties, so I'm not going to speak to the FS-801 possibility. Detail wise, I think XF is in the ballpark...but the coin appears to have been harshly cleaned.
Looks tripled too me too . Joe why isn't this in the Cherry Pickers Guide , and where do I look it up ? At CONECA ?
It is in cherrypickers. It's just doesn't have the best photos attached with it. Much of the coneca database does not go back that far and I believe is the reason you can't find it on coneca. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
In David Lawrence' book about Barber Quarters, he has it as variety 105 I believe. As there seem to be so few samples available, does anyone have anything to base pricing on, or even relative to other varieties for the barber quarter set?
CamaroDMD, can you explain any more to me about what specifically you see in the pictures that denotes the cleaning? I see obvious wear, but I would love help discerning cleaned coins.
Unfortunately, all the pricing that you may find in books are just guides or suggestions on pricing. Basically, if you are looking to sell it, the final determination of value would be what you and the buyer agree on. Varieties are a strange bird. I have found that a lot of what you make is all about timing. Considering that the variety collectors market is a small subsection of the entire numismatic market and then those that may collect these Barber types may even be smaller. Maybe a couple dozen people. I have found that many variety collector would rather find the variety themselves than pay for it. I typically don't buy varieties unless the price is within the lines of what a normal coin would cost without the variety. Very seldom do I pay more, but I have. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. A Dealer friend of mine several years ago found a UNC TDR Barber Half that was in a ICG slab. It is super sweet. I would pay a premium for that just because of its condition, but he wants too much.
On the obverse, I see circular hairlines on the fields and the devices. Those hairlines are the telltale sign of a cleaning.
