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Moderator
 United States
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I politely suggest that is quite pricy (60x face value) for a badly cleaned VF range Barber dime. Is there something I am missing in the photo that inspired such a purchase? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I actually do not think it is cleaned, but rather has some surface hairlines due to rub. VF-XF range, and $6 isn't that bad of a purchase. At that point, it's basically just a coin for enjoyment and not investment, right?  |
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United States
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Distracting scratches on neck. Liberty looks good.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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While it isn't necessary to know a collectors goals, if they have goals, the question of why you purchased this coin is a good one.
This barber is just plain bland.
I would suggest that having a 50-100 coin want list with each coin on that list having a purpose in completing a goal, no matter how abstract, will offer greater satisfaction and education than random purchases.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Thank you for your comments. The answer to why I bought any coin is always because I liked it enough to put money on the table. I graded the coin VF25 in my mind. I agree it has been lightly cleaned, but "badly cleaned" seems like an overstatement.  The pictures are 1000x1000 pixels and blown up to the size of a small frisbee. I think it distorts the appearance of the scratches. When I zoom out to 30%, the coin appears the size of a silver dollar on my screen and I cannot see any of the hairlines. To me this is a very pleasing circulated and detailed example of a coin more than a hundred years old that I will enjoy, as I imagine life during World War I. I love coins and I love this coin. It was a bargain at $6. I was also struck by the comment that I had overpaid because the price I paid was 60x face value.  This is still a silver dime which is not worth face value but at least its intrinsic silver value which is $1.225 today. I paid a premium of 3.9x intrinsic value which to me seemed reasonable for what it is. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I have to agree with above , but $6 is not going to hurt you . If you didn't need this coin for a set ,then I would recommend you choose your purchases' more wisely . The majority of us says your coin is cleaned . but again it's not a big deal unless it was a $100+ coin .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Thanks mox. I think this coin fits my collecting goals. The way I approach it different from yours. I think you determine what you want and then patiently look for it. I tend to look out into the landscape of what is out there and pick out the things I like. It is unstructured, but that is how I like collecting. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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For $6 who gives a #hit? Just another one to add to the hoard the way I see it. The time NS spent having to explain his purchase probably cost him more than $6. Moving along.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF details, cleaned
Edited by SilverDollar2017
12/30/2017 12:44 pm
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Hey NS - you don't need to justify your collecting direction to me or anyone else.
Having seen some really nice coins from you, this one was just out of your normal range.
I think the only reason I commented to such a degree is I hate to see the "Its only $6" mentality. Each dollar spent on a so-so coin could have been used for better quality.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As always, I appreciate your comments mox. Folks asked why I bought it and I don't mind sharing my thoughts on it. This is a discussion forum and I derive a lot from the interactions here.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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VF-20 for me, and I would say not Details.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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VF-30. Perhaps lightly cleaned. Once in hand, you'll be able to see if that is the case.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This came in. Some light scratches.   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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