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[Elbesaar]

FWIW- Don Willis of PCGS has authorized JJ Teaparty to sell his Barber Collection.

If you have a want list with them, either Gail or Liz will be contacting you very soon.

 

I was able to pick up a Half to upgrade the one in my set - love the look.

 

Edited October 23, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

The 1898-S Half was received the other day, and the images (although very nice)

do not do this coin it's true justice. The color is intense Amber and the luster jumps

off the coin. I'm beyond pleased. I've paired this coin with my MS Philadelphia and

New Orleans' counterparts.

 

Well, I was in for severe sticker shock on the Gardner sale this week. I had a string

of Dimes and Nickels I was very interested in. Nothing exotic. I was blown out of the water

on all but one bid. I was fortunate enough to pick up an 1895 Proof Dime - PCGS 63 CAC .

 

My lap top is giving me fits and I can't access the Internet. I have been using my iPad

for quite a while and never realized the SONY "Vaio" wasn't working.

 

Let's see if I can post the new Dime ( a friend captured its image and I was able to

copy it to the iPad ) ... Of course, the image size is too large.

 

I had a smaller OBV image... Let's see if that will fit.... ( it seems it took ).

 

 

 

Edited October 31, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

Well, the lap top is back from the Geek Squad.... all systems are "GO"

 

 

Here's my latest 1895 Proof Dime: Ex Gardner - PCGS 63 CAC -

 

 

Edited November 9, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

Didn't have a chance to preview this - but - I think I got a great deal on it.

This is an upgrade over my Grandfather's AU 58 that he plucked from

pocket change !

 

 

1910 - V Nickel - PCGS - MS 65

 

 

 

 

 

[Elbesaar]

A minor Upgrade to the Half Set.{ Newp: PCGS 53 }

 

 

 

 

278,027 Hits on this thread. Going for a Million !!

Edited November 11, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

This past weekend, I went to a local coin show in Ft. Myers and

met up with a few fellow Barber Collectors who had set up together

as their first try-out as dealers.

 

I have known these guys for a few years and wanted to see how

they were making out. Normally, the Ft Myers shows are void of

any Barbers - I think that in 24 years of going to these shows, I have

walked away with a total of four or five Barbers.

 

Anyhow, I was able to pick up three V Nickels in MS - nothing elaborate -

just well struck - great lustered coins { 1905 - 63; 1906 - 63 & 1908 - 64 }.

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I am 75% complete in my MS set of V Nickels. My AU 58 set is 90% complete.

I am also slowly working on a Proof set as well....I have a long long way to go !

 

I was also looking for some Barber Quarters for another friend's teenagers.

I located a couple I liked - and knew he would as well. Funny thing though,

I found a 1900-O Quarter in PC 53 that was very nicely toned. I bought it

in the hope's mine was nicer { I had a nice 53 in my set as well } . It turned out

that the newp was nicer than my old coin - so I am keeping the newp.

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My old 00-O is too white for my friend's tastes - so - I'll sell off the old one:

 

 

I picked up another [ yes, another duplicate] 1898-Phila Quarter in PC45.

I have a hang up about this date.... I'll probably end up with a complete

grading set of this date. Yup, I'm nuts !!

 

I ended up getting my friend's kids a really nice 1902-S in PC 45:

 

Last - but far from least - I spotted a raw 1907-S Quarter in AU58/MS64

that I plan on sending into PCGS for holdering. The OBV may not make it

into a graded holder...but the REV is a great look. We'll see what happens.

I have a decent VF 25 in my set now - as I have never found an AU. My

last set had an MS 64.

 

Oh, yeah.... One of my auction bids came thru last night:

 

 

Edited November 23, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

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A newp for the Dime set - also a minor upgrade.

 

 

I also picked up another AU 58 Dime - an 11-D. The images are terrible, so,

I'll wait to have my photographer image this coin.

 

 

Edited December 1, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

Interesting weekend. Picked up a few minor upgrades for all the Barber sets.

 

Added a decent 1915 Proof Dime in 64 CAM

 

 

as well as a minor jump in grade for another

1911-D Quarter in AU 58 ( have a nice 55 ).

 

 

I also won for short money a nice 1908-O Quarter

in MS 64+.... Upgrading my AU 55.

 

 

 

Last, was a meaty AU 53 1898 Half Dollar.

It upgrades my AU 50 ( which is too nice to sell off. )

 

New AU 53:

 

 

Current AU 50

 

Told you it was nice,....

 

Let's see if I can manage adding images via the iPad.

If not, back to the Lap Top / Photobucket !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited December 8, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

A colorful upgrade for the worst struck coin in the Barber Half Series...IMHO:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Nutmeg Coin]

Barber halves in XF and above can be tough to find and tougher to discern whether they have been cleaned or not.

 

One came back for ICG as AU55 details whizzed; both myself and one of the sharper dealers in the state missed that.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2015 by Nutmeg Coin

[Elbesaar]

NutmegCoin...would love to see good pictures of the whizzed coin.

I have only seen one whizzed coin before - raw - and it had an odd sheen to it.

The coin was too clean for the wear on its devices.

 

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Here's a old friend coming back home. Sold this in 2011 - a friend bought it at

the Heritage ANA auction - but my friend upgraded it with a 66; I couldn't let this

one slip thru my fingers. It came out of a great collection - and the date is a semi-

key of Phila Halves.

 

Images by MessyDesk

 

 

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[Nutmeg Coin]

NutmegCoin...would love to see good pictures of the whizzed coin.

I have only seen one whizzed coin before - raw - and it had an odd sheen to it.

The coin was too clean for the wear on its devices.

 

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Here's a old friend coming back home. Sold this in 2011 - a friend bought it at

the Heritage ANA auction - but my friend upgraded it with a 66; I couldn't let this

one slip thru my fingers. It came out of a great collection - and the date is a semi-

key of Phila Halves.

 

Images by MessyDesk

 

 

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http://i.imgur.com/odq8oGe.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yvSyNpd.jpg

 

When ICG sent it back as an AU55 whizzed, I spoke with Skip one grader there and he gave me the run-down on the whizzing process. I saw it as a toned and lightly cleaned coin.

[Elbesaar]

 

I met Skip a few years ago. He had a stereo microscope at his table and

I had an odd 1901 Quarter in an NGC 58 holder which has a Phantom " S "

under the tail feather. I thought the die was effaced to remove the errant " S "

but, as Skip proved to me, the supposed mint mark was a series of minicule

scratches on the coin itself, not the die.

 

He's a very knowledgable professional.

 

 

[Elbesaar]

 

I put in a bid on what I thought was a nice 1901 Quarter in PCGS 63+

...I think it'll be a great addition to my date set

 

 

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

eBay can be feast or famine. I saw this common date in a grade I wanted,

so, this is a BIN... and an upgrade for the AU 55 in my collection.

 

Horrible images, and the Spam is just too funny. Looking forward to getting

this by the beginning of next week. The AU 55 will get sold off at FUN the

following week.

 

This may be too large to post -

 

 

Edited December 30, 2015 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

I was asked to review my want lists with the Gals From Boston -

and I deleted a quarter - and the instructions to the inquiry was:

Look at Our Inventory... which I did.

 

I just grabbed a nice 1908-D Dime in PC 58.

Not an upgrade - as I have two nice MS examples,

the AU 58 is for the Everyman set.

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

At FUN, I picked up the 1908-D Dime from Gail of JJ Teaparty - and looked over the remains of the Surf City Half collection - most of which are just too white for my collection.

 

I found a Trade Dollar they had on their Web site - and have reserved it - details

to follow, next month.

 

I stopped by CRO and met with John Agre who held this Half for me...

 

PCGS 63+

 

 

 

From there, I met with a few fellow Barber collectors and I picked this one

from a nice group { couldn't buy them all !! }

 

PCGS 55

 

 

I met up with another friend and we stopped by to see Dave Kahn who was

holding this neat upgrade for me -

 

PCGS 53

 

Later on that afternoon, after striking out at a few dealers' tables, I stopped

by my friend, Jim Bush's table and spotted this - and I recognized it as I was

the under bidder on this coin at a Goldberg auction a few years back. I actually

picked it up for about $400 less than it sold for originally : { please excuse the

terrible images - they are Goldberg's }

 

PCGS 65

 

 

I did a few pre-bids at Heritage's auction - and I stretched for this 1901-O

Quarter in PCGS in PCGS 58 - a semi key that is almost impossible to locate.

{ in AU - that is }

 

 

Another auction win - this 1903-S in PCGS 63, a nice upgrade for my 53:

 

 

Tonight, I found out that I won this Dime error, pretty neat coin !!

 

 

A couple of newps are slight bumps in grades but - my goal is to swap out

as many XF 40's with AU 53 - 55's...and these fall into that category:

 

 

 

 

Pre-FUN show, I was able to pick up a number of Quarters in PCGS 58

from the Surf City { Don Willis } collection. I do not have any images, yet.

 

Another friend had a few Quarters that he had quadruplicates of...

and I ended up getting a beautiful semi key - 1907-S in 55 - as well as a

richly toned 1900-S in AU 53. Again, no images, yet.

 

Hope you enjoyed the images !

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

The other night we had a wind storm and heavy rains. It was loud enough to wake me.

At 3:30 AM, I decided to get dressed - and wait the storm out. In case of an emergency,

I was all ready to leave. My two big brave Dobermans slept thru the whole event. .

 

I put on a pot of Tea, and started playing on eBay. I was fortunate enough to locate

nice mid MS grades of two dates I was missing ( lots of 65 & 66's around if I had that

kind of money ) ..... Anyhow, I picked up a 1904 V Nickel in PCGS 64 from Stateline

Rare Coins ( I know one of their employees )

 

 

and another nice 1907 V Nickel in PCGS 63.

 

 

While I was up and now wide awake because of the Tea, I started looking at Halves. One

stood out as it was fairly priced and plus, I know the seller ( who I have found to be beyond

reproach - Vic Bozarth ) .... I have decided to work as many AU 53's into my set as possible

and this 1897 in AU 53 fit the bill perfectly.

 

 

 

 

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Edited January 18, 2016 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

I spotted this coin awhile ago at DLRC and although I liked it, I had another

of the same date in the same grade, a coin I really liked. I also have another

but one point less in grade, equally as nice.

 

Today, I said, why can't I have "an heir and a spare " ?

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 21, 2016 by Elbesaar

[Elbesaar]

 

I'm trying to upgrade my V Nickels with out breaking the bank.

Here's a decent MS 63 as an upgrade for my AU 58....

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

 

Newp for the AU 58 Barber Half Set...ex: PonyExpress8 ...aka:

Glenn Holsonbake - % Americana Rare Coins, Sacramento:

 

 

[Elbesaar]

Minor upgrade to the 1893-S - Heritage Long Beach Auction - 02/07/2016

 

 

 

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[Elbesaar]

Picked up these three Dimes -

 

 

 

 

 

 

...and lastly, this sweet thing....

 

 

 

Edited February 15, 2016 by Elbesaar

[orifdoc]

Nice Barber Half. I owned one of Glenn's half dollars for a while too. Maybe should have kept that one.

[CoinCreek]

http://hstrial-fwadsworth.homestead.com/~local/~Preview/Half_Dol_1899_obv.JPG

http://hstrial-fwadsworth.homestead.com/~local/~Preview/Half_Dol_1899_rev.JPG

Nice pics of your coins! I meant to post pic directly on screen without link. I've gone brain dead, help me out on the correct procedure. Thanks for any advice....!

[CoinCreek]

Ok...here are the images, sorry about that. Not the best but coin has nice toning.

[Elbesaar]

 

 

Really nice 1899 Half. Love the toning. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Elbesaar]

I was able to upgrade one of my Quarters last night on the Legend Auction in Las Vegas.

I replaced my 1903-O in PC 55 CAC with a very choice PC 64+ CAC .

 

 

 

Edited February 19, 2016 by Elbesaar

[jpcienkus]

I picked up my first Barber coin. It's for my type set. I bought it via HA and my only concern was luster. I have it in-hand and am pleased it still has nice remaining luster. My experience with coins graded MS62 is that they are either loaded with contact marks/abrasions or the luster is absent.

 

I'm very happy with this coin.

 

[Elbesaar]

JP.....

 

I hear you !! I have been skeptical as well with many lower MS grades....

but I take my chances hoping for a lustrous coin without ten thousand tics.

I think you did very well. Buying from HA.com gives you the opportunity to

increase the size of the image without loosing any details. Congratulations,

you did very well, IMHO.

 

I have been looking for a few Quarters, myself. Basically, upgrades. My 1907-S

slot has two coins - a nice VF 25 ( a decent hole filler ) and an MS details - "92"

cleaned - which I bought raw, off of a friend at a local coin show before Christmas.

 

It has a MS 64+ Reverse, but the OBV was messed with. Finding an AU 58 of

that date is nearly impossible and if you do find one for sale, the seller is asking

a small fortune for it. I sold my old AU 58 four years ago at auction and got

much more for it than I ever expected.

One of the coins I kick myself for ever selling.

 

I spotted a nice looking upgrade for the VF 25 - from my friend where I located

the MS details one.... It's "just an XF 45" .... But as close to AU 50+ as I'll ever find !!

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 22, 2016 by Elbesaar