1893 O Barber Half Dollar Mint Error?

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mz k New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 8:48 pm Hi I was wondering if anyone could tell me if this mink mark is off center and if it is worth anything because of it? thank you Report this Post to the Staff

The Silver Searcher Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 8:54 pm I'm not a Barber guy, so I have no business offering any ideas. However, when the knowledgeable people get here, they're likely going to want pictures of the obverse (front) as well as a close-up picture of the mintmark area on the reverse (back.) Knowing the date would help as well. TSS Edited by The Silver Searcher 03/31/2015 8:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mz k New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 8:56 pm Thank you , I am new here I will take a better picture. Report this Post to the Staff
Jake the Dog Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 9:04 pm The mint mark is normal for Barber quarters in the early 1890's. From what I can tell the condition is likely around G-4 or so, better pics of both sides will help. Value at a minimum will never go below silver melt value (and Barber quarters are usually worth a few bucks more if they are problem free). Common Barber quarters in AG-3 were about $5 at many dealers this past weekend at the Baltimore show. I would say it's not worth more than a few more dollars than that as your coin appears to be in slightly better shape. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 9:05 pm Definitely off center. Weird. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 9:16 pm Quote: Definitely off center. Weird No, not at all. Mint marks for this issue range from this one - a little bit right - to nearly touching the R. Welcome to Coin Community, mz k. I've taken the liberty of moving this to a more appropriate audience. Report this Post to the Staff
Nickel Guy Pillar of the Community United States 604 Posts	Posted 03/31/2015 11:50 pm Barber quarters isn't my specialty. However, I have seen the placement of the mintmark in different places. Does it bring a premium....no idea. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 10:26 am I checked a dozen or so 1893-O's at Heritage while researching this, and every single one had mint mark placements right of normal. The leftmost still wasn't close to the dictated lateral position. They did stuff their own way in New Orleans. Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 04/01/2015 12:44 pm https://www.davidlawrence.com/books...ysis/1893-o/ The link above shows the different mint mark placements for the 1893-O quarters. -MV Report this Post to the Staff
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