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shadowtrooper78 Pillar of the Community United States 1370 Posts	Posted 02/24/2013 5:45 pm Well my girlfriend picked me up a Barber dime and a v-nickel for valentines day....she thought they looked pretty. Both are in Fine-ish condition....which got me motivated to start a fine to very fine set of Barber dimes and v-nickels....anyway here are 7 I just picked up in a lot off ebay....what would you grade? 1909-P 1910-S 1911-D 1911-P 1914-P 1915-P 1916-P Report this Post to the Staff

supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 02/24/2013 6:32 pm I'd grade the 16' and the 11-D as VG8, the 09' as VG10, the 14' as VF20 and the rest as F12-15. Edited by supgog 02/24/2013 8:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 02/24/2013 6:47 pm Quote: XF20 You mean VF20? swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 02/24/2013 8:02 pm Yep, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
shadowtrooper78 Pillar of the Community United States 1370 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 12:00 pm I have a question, my understanding that the qualification for a Fine grade is that all letters of liberty are visible....not necessarily crisp, but visible. So based on that would these all grade at least Fine or better? I'm basing this off photograde and something I read. I must admit I am not familiar with this series, so I am learning. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6394 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 1:38 pm Yes, generally if you can make out all letters in LIBERTY the coin is a market-acceptable Fine. I think all these would make at least that grade. I recently looked through my dealer's bin of assorted Barber dimes and they were all lower grade; they pick out any pieces that make Fine. I would have been pleased to find some like the ones you posted at their "junk silver" price of $2.70 each, but no such luck. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 2:47 pm There is not a single dime in this group that is not LEAST a Fine. Let's look at "Liberty." To be a fine, all seven letters must show. NOT be complete, just SHOW. By that standard, all meet the condition of fine. The following cheat sheet may be of help: Your 1914 is an XF. Not a high XF, but an XF-40. The 1910-S is a solid fine. The 1911 a VF. 1909 a fine-15. A very nice group. Would you be comfortable telling us how much you paid for the lot? A set of dimes in Fine to VF? Doable, if you have about 25 to 30 years OR, less if you have an unlimited budget and NEVER stop searching for them. But OH, what OOHS and AHHS you will get from people when they see them. A worthy challenge. The color, the rims, ALL very nice as well as the actual wear. Edited by matthewvincent 02/25/2013 2:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
shadowtrooper78 Pillar of the Community United States 1370 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 3:01 pm @ matthewvincent, Thanks for the cheat sheet. I kind of stumbled across this lot on ebay, figure the 1910-S was a F-12 to F-15 and a bit of a better date from a condition standpoint. I ended up paying around $45 for the lot. I feel the 1910-S is worth close to that by itself. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 3:46 pm EXCELLENT! The others were freebies! Was hoping you came in under $70 to $75. These dimes are out there but darn hard to find. Too many have been grabbed when word got out, years ago, that Barbers were NOT easy to find in nice grades. Report this Post to the Staff
shadowtrooper78 Pillar of the Community United States 1370 Posts	Posted 02/25/2013 5:15 pm That's what I was thinking when I picked these up....this will be a bit of a long term project for me....no rush. I'm used to morgans and their availability, kind of looking forward to a bigger challenge Report this Post to the Staff
supgog Pillar of the Community Israel 2420 Posts	Posted 02/26/2013 09:19 am Not all dimes shows the same wear pattern, so grading by the LIBERTY alone is wrong IMO. For a dime to be XF I'd expect more detail on the reverse, both on the wreath and on the corn kernels + a complete band under the liberty on the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 02/28/2013 4:56 pm I was going to counter your argument, supdog, but I back off. shadowtrooper78 got his money's worth, and then some. He need not worry a bit. Do you disagree? Report this Post to the Staff
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