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[Elbesaar]

Thanks, Larry.

 

I was chatting with a friend and he mentioned he had picked

up a 1912-S Dime in an OGH - in PCGS 64. He kiddingly said

I wouldn't like it, as it was darker than what I usually go for.

 

It's off to CAC and then it'll get sent to me.

 

 

 

Edited March 22, 2015 by Elbesaar

[rrantique]

Sweet addition Mike.

[Elbesaar]

I received the Stacks Bowers BALTIMORE catalog

and there were a bunch of error V Nickels that I loved.

Regrettably, all were reserved beyond my means and

none of my bids were any good.

 

I did however locate a beautiful upgrade for my 1900-O

Dime, as I have an XF 45 and now, I was successful in

winning a MS 61 in a PCGS OGH holder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I actually won the coin for 10% below my Max Bid ( which was PCGS

Trends ) . That made me pretty happy !!

 

 

 

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My second purchase was a very attractive 1894 Dime -

ANACS 58 - with rim toning... This is scheduled for my

Wayte Raymond album.

 

 

 

I won this Quarter a week or so ago - forgot to post it... its a minor upgrade

for the AU 53 I have.... this came with the CAC Bean...

 

 

 

 

 

Other than that, noting else is new ...

Edited April 2, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

 

A Newp for the Quarter set... Nothing fancy, just a nice off white

lusterous coin - replaces my AU 53

 

 

BTW: this Thread now has 230,520 Hits. Amazing !!

 

 

 

[rynegold-migration]

Greetings Elbesaar!

 

May I ask "how" your photographing your coins? I ask as they, the enlargements are just super. What pixel count/equipment are you using?

 

Thanks, mitch

[Elbesaar]

 

Mitch,

 

Thank you, however, I couldn't take a picture of a Barn Door with a Macro Lens.

Most recently, a friend has been imaging my coins "for practice". I'll have him respond ... as I believe he posts over here.

 

I think he does a great job.... and look forward to many more images from him.

A couple of years ago, he was a student in my ANA Summer Seminar course,

The History of Charles Barber. I believe he only took the course because I had

promised to have my entire Barber Collection with me in Colorado Springs.

 

Here is a sampling of his work -

 

 

[jom]

Nice quarters Mike....love the 12 and 94 dimes too!

 

jom

[Elbesaar]

Thanks, JOM.

 

The same YN I spoke of notified me that I might like this coin....

.....unless I went blind and didn't realize it, of course I'd like it !!

 

I hope I can post directly from the iPad .... ( yeah !! It worked !! )

 

Seller's images:

 

 

 

Below are scans off eBay

 

 

Edited April 20, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

I have been working with a friend on his collections...

 

He picked up two new upgrades for his Dime collection:

 

 

1899-O PCGS 67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1901-S PCGS 67 +

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 25, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

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Those Lily Nichole Dimes are too rich for my blood, but I really love

looking at them ... Nice thing about my friend, he shares his coins &

I have a chance to examine them in person. My photographer will be

visiting me over the 4th of July. He'll be imaging a few of my coins and

some of my friend's NEWPS.

 

I was fortunate enough to snap up two more Dimes for my Nephew's

Collection....

 

1892-O - PCGS 53 - Edit: I posted the wrong REV with this 92-O.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1901-P - PCGS 62 CAC

Funny thing is, these were once raw and in my 1st

Dansco album. The collector who bought them must

have upgraded them. Let's see if I can add the images

using my iPad....( as feared ... I need to use Photobucket )

 

 

 

Same coin - just a professional imaged it { Todd Pollock }

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

I picked up another one of my old Dimes, another PCGS 53, of 1910-S.

This was in my Dansco for close to 16 years before I had my raw set

certified.

 

 

 

 

I also won a minor upgrade for my Half Dollar set.... 1907-D....also an AU 53:

 

 

 

Images forthcoming ....

 

 

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

Decided to upgrade my 1912-P when I saw this Dime.... Care to guess the grade ?

 

[Elbesaar]

I was able to pick up a neat 1902-S Quarter ( PCGS 55 )

to use as trading material at a later date. I have a wonderful

AU 58 CAC in my set now. Just thought this was a good item to have.

 

 

 

 

 

I also picked up a duplicate 1889 V Nickel - I bought it for the color:

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 12, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

Spotted this a few weeks ago - and we were under negotiations

and I was offered the coin as fair a price as he could go.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

A good friend and I both agreed this should be in his set:

 

 

 

 

We both loved this coin. { I really love his undergraded duplicate !! }

[Elbesaar]

Love Barber Errors - as if you couldn't tell....

 

Saw this and threw in a very light bid ... happy to add it to the set:

 

 

 

...

 

My photographer is flying in for a day of imaging.

This picture was terrible - maybe that's why I got

a great deal ??

 

 

 

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Edited May 26, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

Continuing on with my friend's purchases....

 

 

 

 

POP TOP - POP TWO

 

 

 

 

 

There are another half Dozen from The Cincinnati Collection which I will be posting soon. This set is being marketed by Mike Printz of Harlan Berke. Its well worth your while to look over these amazing coins.

Edited May 27, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

I have this date (1907) in two other grades: 55 + CAC , & a choice 53.

I've been looking for a 58, but stumbled across a choice 60 with a CAC :

 

Edited May 30, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

An upgrade doesn't usually come along for this date...

and, yes, I wish it were an "S"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three years ago, I was the underbidder for this coin, since then,

I have found a few others of this date - but this one kept gnawing

at me...I knew it was out there some where !! Well... I found it, I bid

the exact same amount as I did last time - and as the market has slipped

just a bit - I finally won this beauty.

 

 

 

 

Looks like I have a few 1909-S's to sell off now...

Oh, and yes - I sure wish it was an "O" instead of an "S"

 

Edit: Due to this posting of having a duplicate 09-S, a fellow Forum Member - Kaiser14

PM'd me asking to buy my 09-S in 64. I just bought it last year and charged him

what Holsonbake had charged me. He is thrilled with it. Glad it found a good home.

 

 

 

 

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Edited June 20, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

Just had these cross ATS - EX: ANACS:

 

AU 58

 

AU 55

 

 

AU 55

[Elbesaar]

 

 

I'll be six feet under before an AU 55ish of the 1909-O Quarter surfaces.

So, although I swore to myself I wouldn't do as so many have done, add

a coin that was considerably lower in grade to my sets' average.

 

Well, bite my tongue !! Try finding AU 53-58 of the Barber Quarters'

Semi Keys. You can't. I have the 1901-O, 1907-S, 1914-S, and now,

this 1909-O in grades less than AU 53-58.

 

These few Semi Keys are very tough to locate near MS - but each

is a circulated cameo in its own right.. One of these days when I finally

do locate these dates in my grades of choice - I should have no problems

finding a home for the circulated coins:

 

My newp: { Looks like a VG 10 - not a VG 8 as the sticker says}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

Found this and at a reasonable price....

 

Edited June 18, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

Based on a friend's recommendation - the latest upgrade to my Halves:

 

[Elbesaar]

Just had this graded ATS -

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited June 23, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

A favorite date... couldn't pass it up...

 

 

1909-S AU 53

 

 

Wish I could find an O minted one like this.

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

A good friend mentioned that he does very well on Stacks Bowers weekly auctions.

As their web site has been the bane of manys existence over the last couple of

years, I as well as many others have shied away from their site.

 

Once you get the hang of using the site, it's not all that bad.... Maybe...

 

Last night I put in a low ball bid for a Barber Quarter - I heard this morning

that I had won the lot:

 

1914 Quarter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited June 30, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

My 1st cousin's son has an interest in coins that I have been

nurturing for the last 8 years or so. I have started him on a

Barber Dime collection and where he was born in 1998, I have

gotten him choice AU 53-58 examples of the 1898-P, O & S mints.

Plus, over the years, I send him a nice AU coin for birthdays, Christmas,

and other events ( straight A's on his report card ).

 

His birthday is coming up in 6 weeks and today, I stumbled across a

raw 1898 Quarter listed as AU/BU. it's been cleaned I am sure - but

not too harshly ( I am hoping !! )

 

I have added a 1998 Quarter as well cut from a Mint Set. I now need to

locate a Dual Holder.

 

 

Edited July 3, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

Picked up some upgrades ....

 

This replaces my AU 53:

 

 

 

This replaced my XF 45

 

 

 

This upgraded my AU 55

 

 

 

 

 

 

This replaces my AU 53

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

Just had 161 coins imaged.

 

Here is one of my favorites:

 

[Afterword]

Nice colors!