1901-S Barber Half Dollar

with everything moxking explained to you . You have to understand we are trying to help you NOT degrade you .I understand that you feel you know what your doing .Ok fine ,but when you receive two or more negative response's on any one post ,it would be in your best interest to at least listen to what other members are saying about a good portion of your purchase's .

Late to the party, indeed a very tough date. Agree with your F15 grade and certainly it doesn't look chalky white in hand like the pictures (on my monitor), but very high chance it has been cleaned.

I hope you get a pleasant surprise when it arrives in the mail. There's been a lot of good advice given already, and when I bought similar coins early on -- I found when trying to resell when a better coin came along -- that's when the 'tuition' bill came due. At least that's what I called the price of learning: tuition.

Keep on posting! This forum is the most tame, helpful and friendly I've ever come across.

Thanks for coming back and sharing your thoughts.

This one came in and it looks a little different from the pictures in the listing. Looks like seller had a searchlight trained on the coin when he was photographing it. Thoughts?

You've certainly proven that the photographs we rely on for making a grading and eye appeal determination are sometimes distinctly different than the coin in hand.

I can't honestly say that your in-hand photos tell me much more than did the first two photos from the seller.

The circulation patterns are accurate, the monotone coloration in both photos hints at a dip. The field wear is also good for a F-15 coin. Which is where I'd put it for circulation.

But I'll not comment on eye appeal, as all those photos are discouraging.

But as in all things - it's your coin, your money, and your choice. If you love the coin, that's really all that counts.

If you don't love the coin, I hope you have a return option.

From your photos I am not seeing any hairlines from improper cleaning. F15