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<p>[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 1724695, member: 42789"]I am recently getting back in to this hobby due to acquiring some coins from the estate of a relative. I got a couple of Walker half dollars and was struck (ha, pun) by how beautiful that design was. I went back to my own haphazard collection and pulled out my Franklin and my Kennedy and put them next to the Walker. I also have a Seated Liberty. That means going backward from the current design I have a gap because I don't have any Barber halves.</p><p><br /></p><p>So I'm starting to look for one to fill in that hole. I am only starting my research, and am looking for suggestions as to what would be a good year / mint mark as a representative example. None of the coins I have are particularly valuable as far as rarity so I don't need an "extreme" example of a Barber either, at least not right now. Are there suggestions for year / mint that I should consider? </p><p><br /></p><p>My price range is anything up to $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="drathbun, post: 1724695, member: 42789"]I am recently getting back in to this hobby due to acquiring some coins from the estate of a relative. I got a couple of Walker half dollars and was struck (ha, pun) by how beautiful that design was. I went back to my own haphazard collection and pulled out my Franklin and my Kennedy and put them next to the Walker. I also have a Seated Liberty. That means going backward from the current design I have a gap because I don't have any Barber halves. So I'm starting to look for one to fill in that hole. I am only starting my research, and am looking for suggestions as to what would be a good year / mint mark as a representative example. None of the coins I have are particularly valuable as far as rarity so I don't need an "extreme" example of a Barber either, at least not right now. Are there suggestions for year / mint that I should consider? My price range is anything up to $100.[/QUOTE]
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