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Valued Member
United States
304 Posts |
I am looking into purchasing a Barber half dollar in mint state condition. What should I be expecting to pay for an average date? |
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Moderator
 United States
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the price can vary greatly depending on the date and mint mark. Check the general price on online retailers and completed ebay auctions. The range online I see is from $895 to $5,995  |
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Valued Member
United States
80 Posts |
Quick search on ebay shows that currently the lowest priced BIN Barber Half in MS is $566, hope this helps |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Give us some help. What grade do you want? I assume you know this is a Coin that is a must purchase in TPG? |
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Valued Member
 United States
304 Posts |
The coin is definitely going to be graded. I was thinking around MS-60 to MS-61.
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Valued Member
United States
283 Posts |
I'd recommend looking at au58 coins. Low ms coins can have lots of distracting marks. Whereas a nice au58 coin can be attractive with nice luster and only a touch of wear.
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Valued Member
United States
321 Posts |
Oftentimes an AU55-58 is much more attractive than a much more expensive low MS coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3210 Posts |
Barber halves are expensive in mint state cause they're scarce and cause the halves did a lot of circulation. You ever wonder why most you find are AG to VG normally.
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New Member
United States
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I agree with what others have posted above about recommended grades -- low MS coins often have distracting marks, so going AU55-AU58 or MS63 makes sense depending on your budget. I wanted a nice Barber half for my type collection for many years, and finally pulled the trigger in September 2016 when I purchased a PCGS MS63, dated 1900. I bought directly from a reputable dealer I had purchased from before, and who had always treated me well. Total cost was $850, $50 below the PCGS price guide. I spent a lot of time searching using ebay, Heritage, Collectors Corner, etc., and decided this was a very fair price for the coin. Edited by BeaverDam
01/03/2017 10:40 pm
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Valued Member
United States
304 Posts |
Thank you guys for the replies. I think I will go with an almost uncirculated piece.
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Rest in Peace
United States
699 Posts |
There are a lot of lower end MS Halves being auctioned off at
HA.com ( Heritage ). I use them quite a bit and consign to them
frequently. At the moment, I am not selling any of my MS Halves.
I have consigned three to four dozen nice XF/AU's.
Good luck.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Yes, good luck, and if you're going for AU then choose a slabbed 58 and be patient!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4211 Posts |
I have seen some very nice XF Barbers at the last 2 coin shows.
MS examples were 800+
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Posted 01/03/2017 8:23 pm
