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Well I hear this is the place to get help with Barber coins lol. I'm new to collecting (and forums) and was wondering if I can get some thoughts on a coin I was given by my paper boy after I paid my bill lol. I was going to post a picture of it but I dont know how..... |
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Pillar of the Community
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Let's start with the basics, adavis13: YES! This is the right place.
Now, do you have either a camera or a scanner? Good.
If you go to your profile and set it to allow email to be sent to you, I'll send you my off forum email address. You can then send the picture to me and I'll help you to post it here. Although you cannot send out until you have 50 posts, you can receive if you allow it.
Tell us more about this paper boy. What possessed him to give you a Barber coin in change? Unheard of in this day and age.
The denomination is on the back. A dime, quarter or a half?
You are going to love the CCF!
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i saw it in has hand of change and asked for it. its a 1914 half dollar   Edited by adavis13
11/08/2012 3:56 pm
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i changed the setting to allow email but when I went to edit a typo in my post it gave the option to upload an image so I guess it worked out
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Valued Member
United States
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As stated in the other thread, I believe the mint mark area to be suspect. It looks like an altered 1914-S. Welcome to CCF.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3486 Posts |
Let me catch my breath!
Does anyone believe the luck that adavis13 had?
Well, adavis13, you see, uh.... this is a particularly scare half dollar. In its apparently cleaned state it should still fetch...
oh, I'm going to say $50. If not cleaned, perhaps upwards of $100+. I am being conservative in my estimates.
Yes, it all worked out quite well.
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I defer to LogPotato - he is the expert on halves. My specialty is the dimes.
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the guy that owns the coin shop near me is going to send it in to pcgs for me. I'm interested to see if it has been altered or not
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either way I paid $11.25 for my paper bill and got a free barber. not a bad deal
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seems this is the only coin I can get any real help with so far on this site :/ so I'm off to find another forum for the rest. thanks for the input guys. ill update this when I find out more
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Valued Member
United States
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Let me say, I am no expert as Matthew accused me of being. But I do think there is some stuff going on in that area. Even if is altered, it's still pretty dang cool. And I would take them all day for free! I hope it isn't altered, and you get a nice payday.  |
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well if it isn't altered I'm going to put it up and save it for my son. if it is altered ill probably just sell it
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adavis, what are you not finding help with? Some of the folks here might not answer immediately, but they do answer.
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I agree with the others who have spoken up. The mint mark location appears to have tooling and may very well be altered to be a high value coin.
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I have to agree with LogPotato. It does appear that the mint mark has been removed. The 1913, 1914 and 1915 are considered the "Key" dates in the series there are several other "Semi-Key" dates that carry alot more numismatic value then the actual "Key" date coins. Of the three key dates mentioned above, the 1914 P is the highest priced of the three but pales in comparison when you get to VF and above to some of the "Semi-Key" dates. Still a great find and if it is genuine Philadelphia mint coin then it is worth around $50-$60 dollars as stated above. Good Catch. Edited to show a similar coin.  Notice under the Eagles tail above the "D" in dollar. That is where the MM is located if not issued from Philadelphia. Edited by Freedom
11/09/2012 11:03 am
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However it turns out, you owe that kid a big tip !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Posted 11/08/2012 3:54 pm
