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Evening everyone! I've been cataloging my coins as of late, and while doing some research, I can't seem to find a value on my 1900 Barber half dollar... It contains no mint mark, that I am aware of. And I can't really find much information on how much it is worth. Granted, it is worth in the ~$7 due to melt value. But what do you guys think, grade wise?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***Edited by nick56x
06/24/2016 03:15 am
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Moderator
 United States
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If you follow the Coin Facts link to the Barber half dollar, you will see the mint mark location is between the eagle's tail and the D O. Your coin does not show a mint mark. |
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New Member
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Fuzzy317, that bit I was aware of. But I didn't know if there was a different location for mint marks at one point or another. I've seen this happen in some coins in my collection.. That solves that part of the question, lol.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The mintmark was always beneath the eagle's tail. This is just a Philadelphia mint 1900 Barber Half. Worth at most $10 to me.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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G-06 Very harshly cleaned . worth About melt .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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 badly cleaned! Net G-06 Melt value only |
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United States
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The fact that it's cleaned makes me sad, lol. But out of curiosity, I am entirely new to grading and am absolutely terrible at it. How can you tell if a coin is cleaned? Can you tell because of the amount of hairline scratches that the coin has, or are there other indicators?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Those scratches are the main thing, along with a sort of un-natural brightness that accompanies them.
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New Member
United States
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Ah, okay coinfrog. However, the shine they you are referring is possibly the flash from my camera as I take pictures.. Am still getting used to it, honestly. Though, the coin is slightly bright in person so the point is still valid.
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G-4 Details.
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06/24/2016 11:48 pm
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Posted 06/24/2016 03:32 am
