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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 555475, member: 15309&quot;]Just to give you an idea of the relative rarity of the Barber Halves.&nbsp; Consider that the 1915-S Barber Half had a mintage of 1.6 million which is close to the mintage of the 1893 Columbian.&nbsp; The 1915-S Barber Half also has a relatively high percentage of surviving mint state examples.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The population of the 1915-S Barber Half in MS64 is only 166/88.&nbsp; The 1893 Columbian population in MS64 is 3091/1416.&nbsp; If Barber Halves were more popular with collectors, they would all be extremely expensive in Mint State, even the relatively common ones.&nbsp; These population numbers should help explain why the Columbian is very affordable even in mint state grades.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you like the coin, take solace in the fact that it is affordable and obtainable in gem condition.&nbsp; If you feel it is undervalued, please make sure you buy an MS66+ example, because those are the only grades that you have a chance of being right.&nbsp; Remember that with a population of less than 500 in premium gem, there is significant demand from the collectors trying to assemble complete sets of Early Commemoratives.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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