1906-O Barber Quarter

Here:
http://www.PCGScoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/5644

dealers quickly learn how tough certain issues are and how rarely they are available. In those cases an initial high price offer is simply good business practice for maximum profit. It's just silly to blame them for knowing their inventory.

Comparing 50 to 58 prices is a four point (50, 53, 55, 58) bounce and an unfair comparison.

Once you become knowledgeable about certain scarce issues in a series, it's easy to list high and hope a collector is so sick of looking for them, that they will buy.

I'm looking for three coins right now that I'm nearly ready to just pay higher buy it now prices. After nearly five years of searching, I'm really ready to get them for that higher than list price.

Boy, I didn't think that coin could make VF-35. There is a better one waiting for you!

I agree Glenn H. is probably THE go-to guy for Barbers. If he's asking a PQ price it's likely a PQ coin. Moxking is right about those difficult holes; at some point you either give up or pay up!

I'm inclined to agree with you to a point. I would assign this coin an XF-40 grade myself. The O quarters, especially later dates, were just struck SO poorly so consistently. So when I see hair detail missing between the headband and forehead, I presume that striking issue reason could be a scapegoat for why the details missing were apparently disregarded in the grading process of this coin.

The reason I had originally clicked on the listing was because I think it matches with my set, not because it was specifically an AU-50.





I think what makes me twitch is that I began collecting this series knowing that it would be cost intensive. I had my idea of costly, problematic dates...

The big three: 1896-S, 1901-S, 1913-S

Various lower tier keys: 1896-O, 1897-O, 1897-S, 1901-O, 1908-S, 1909-O, 1911-D, 1913, 1914-S

And pretty much anything in the 1800's with a mint mark.

I'd say the ones that I was not expecting as much difficulty as I had trying to locate a problem-free, mid grade example are: 1899-S, 1900-O, 1906-O, 1910.

The ones I knew were going to be tough, but have since found the coins to be flat out nonexistent are: 1892-S, 1893-S, 1895-O, 1895-S, 1898-O, and 1899-S. Anything past 1900 I have been able to find, but as this thread shows, grading opinions and pricing is a maelstrom of controversy.





If anyone has any tips on how to reduce glare from the plastic sliders while photographing I'd appreciate advice (I guess just remove them for a picture?)

I'm agreeing with the others, this is not an AU coin. I would say XF but you also have the ding on the reverse shield and some reverse field scratches. Walk away.

KK