Other Barber Collectors?...

I know at least one other on another forum. Maybe the BCCS should have a public forum? Don't know if it was ever given thought.

Anyways, here is a new pickup.

Huge barber fanatic here, checking in.

When I see the design on the Barber Series, the word strong comes to mind, and, while I don't think of myself as a "Barber Nut", I do like the series, and I have collected them over the years (date and mint mark) - lower grade (G4 and VG-8). I started with the Barber halves, and, once I completed that set, I moved on to the Barber dimes. When that set was complete, I moved on to the Barber quarters, and I ran smack dab into a roadblock - well, actually three roadblocks.....the 1896-S, the 1901-S, and the 1913-S. The price being asked for any one of those three is a mite high for this old country boy - I don't think of anything as impossible, and I might get them someday, but, I don't think it'll be anytime soon.

Try working on the halves when silver price was low, then back to the dimes when it went up. Started working on the pieces with higher numismatic value, but owning the complete 3 sets would be cost prohibitive for me. I like coins in circulated condition, at least VG if the cost is high, but BU coins just don't stroke my crank. To me there's more history in a coin that's passed through hands. Sparks the imagination.

I remember when I bought my Barbers 5-6 years ago; I insisted on having the 1913, '14 and '15 Philly halves - and I got all three on the same purchase on ebay for like $300, all in G6 or so.

Also got a good deal on a 1916 Barber quarter in F12 - the highest-grading Barber in my collection.

very nice, have you thought about upgrading the 1906 though? It is a common date and looks a bit out of place.

Great set, Freedom, thanks for sharing!