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jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5206 Posts	Posted 09/29/2013 8:23 pm I was never a fan of (and still am not sold on) the Barber designs I guess because all of the denominations look the same. When I first began collecting as a kid all I could afford were Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, Lincoln cents etc and for the same year each denomination had it's own design. Looking back now years later and after completing my 7070 type set I realize that pretty much going back to the 1790's all of the silver coinage used the same design for a given year. Anywho I had run out of post Barber sets to complete (less a few key dates) and I in no way have the financial means to try any seated designs sets so I had to bite the bullet and grab some Barbers. Most of the coins I picked up from junk silver bins or trading my silver half roll finds with a member of the local coin club. I scored most of my V nickels in a bulk lot off of ebay but found the 1883 with cents corroded in my second box of nickels I roll hunted. Most coins are nothing special just filled holes. Here's my latest editions I picked up last week in a trade for my roll hunting silver Kennedy's. Not shown in the album shots is my 1892S half I found last month in a roll as it is off at ANACS for their "get 2 coins graded for free" offer. Barber or V nickels Barber dimes Barber quarters ] Barber halves Report this Post to the Staff

FadeToBlack Pillar of the Community 1751 Posts	Posted 09/29/2013 8:29 pm Barbers are pretty intense and long, good luck. Out of curiosity, what are the keys of the later series that you are missing? Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5206 Posts	Posted 09/29/2013 10:15 pm Quote: Barbers are pretty intense and long, good luck. Out of curiosity, what are the keys of the later series that you are missing? I still need the top 9 Lincoln cents, 1938S Jefferson, 1916D and 1921D Mercury dimes, 1916 SLQ, and the all the 1916 1919 1921 and 1938D Walking halves. Other than that I am pretty much complete from 1900 to date with the exception of mint marked Buffalo nickels. Edited by jack jeckel 09/29/2013 10:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 09/29/2013 10:19 pm Very impressive! Nice coins :-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 09/29/2013 10:20 pm Nice! I have one Barber dime I got for $2.80 and one Barber quarter I paid $12 for Report this Post to the Staff
LogPotato Valued Member United States 291 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 12:06 am As FTB mentioned, Barbers are intense. Buying examples problem free above VG can be a bit of a wake up call. These coins were used to their max in most cases. I like your sets so far and keep on trucking. Edited by LogPotato 09/30/2013 12:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 02:07 am Barbers are intense? I must remember that. Log Potato and I face the same challenge to collect higher grade Barbers. ( He must have a secret source for his halves. So many VFs!) For those people who do not care for the Barbers I wonder if it is the lack of the opportunity to see a complete set or even a run of them in VF to AU. After 25+ years my dime set is still being worked on and dealers drool when they see it. Jack, even in the grades that you have it impresses people to see them. "So OLD!" Persevere. Report this Post to the Staff
ProfLiz Valued Member United States 373 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 11:15 am I just love the look of circulated Barbers. Thanks for sharing! Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 12:03 pm I've stayed away from the Barbers. The set is too long for my tastes. I've got the requisite "one of each" for my type set and that's it. Report this Post to the Staff
halfhunter Pillar of the Community United States 530 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 6:30 pm Looking good man. I need just 4 more Barber halves to complete my set, 2 hard ones 1892 o, 1892 s, the other 2 are common dates. Do what I am doing for the Seated coins, a date set for the halves, only up to 1878 though, gonna skip the last years. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 09/30/2013 6:37 pm Very nice! Circulated Barber coinage looks really beautiful to me. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2012 Pillar of the Community United States 8137 Posts	Posted 10/01/2013 10:39 am Barbers are way to long and way to boring to me. I do have a few dimes (1914-D and 1900) one half (1910) and one quarter (1899). There also a few key dates that are to expensive. I too am doing a set of V nickels and it is pretty interesting. Also if you want to get really daring, you could try to get an 1894-S Barber dime! Report this Post to the Staff
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