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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mrbrklyn, post: 499881, member: 4381&quot;]Still scouting around for some interesting pieces and a couple of VG Barbara&#039;s caught my eye today for a few sheckels.&nbsp; They are pretty nice for an issue that wears nicely...I like the way these coins give a hint of dimension as they wear, almost in a classical sense.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/01142009/barbara_quarter_1903_O_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This one has a ghostly image of Liberty strongly developed in the center of the design, still with deep and expressive eyes, and lovely tone.&nbsp; Her delicate jaw line is stil plainly visible giving frame and contour to her face.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a little damage on the dendrites in the lower left of the obverse, but otherwise a fairly clean specimen.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/01142009/barbara_quarter_1903_r_2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>On the reverse, the Eagle is nicely spread across the coin, a level above the background with good separation between the wings and the background.&nbsp; Feathers are still visible&nbsp; and the font and lettering still clear and bold.&nbsp; The lettering on the ribbon is faded, but still not gone, giving a great overall affect to the coin.&nbsp; My daughter, when examining this coin for the first time said, &quot;How come we don&#039;t have cool coins like this today?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/01142009/barbara_quarter_1903_O_3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/01142009/barbara_quarter_1903_r_3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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