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A few days ago, I posted about the 1916 Barber dime graded MS-66 * by NCG I had just purchased. This was the second coin in my planned-for high grade Barber type set. Today, the set is complete. I went to the post office this morning to pick up the 1908-O Barber half dollar which has been graded MS-65+ by NGC and also sports a CAC "green bean" sticker. I pretty much emptied out my coin fund to buy this coin but it was worth it. A little background - I have loved Barber coins since I began collecting as a teenager. My father also collected Barbers, although as a parish pastor raising eight children, he didn't have much money for coins. I do remember him mail ordering low grade Barber dimes back in the 1960s and 1970s. The first photo is of the 1915-S Barber half dollar I purchased at my local coin shop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin back in 1971 or 1972 when I was a teenager. The quarter and dime in the photo are coins from my father's collection. The 1900-S quarter holder sports his handwriting. The 1902 Dime is still in the seller's holder from over a half century ago. I have held on to these because of their sentimental attachment to my father.  Here are the three coin in my new type set. The photos of the 1908-O half are the seller's wonderful shots. I am so happy to have this forum where I can share this story with other collectors.     Paul Bulgerin
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12/14/2021 12:44 pm
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Stunning! Nice work, and congrats on the set!!
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Just beautiful examples!  |
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Very nice!
What does the reverse of the 1900-S 25c look like? Yours is obverse type 1. Reverse types 2 and 3 were both used in 1900, and obverse 1 over reverse 3 is quite scarce. For reverse 3 the wing tips extend beyond the letters.
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Here's a shot of the reverse and also one of the holder so you can see that he noted he paid $3.50 for it. The MB in the bottom right are his initials.   Paul Bulgerin
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Very nice set, Paul! You certainly have high standards when it comes to selecting coins with original surfaces.
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That quarter is artwork.
Congrats!!!
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Paul, thanks for sharing the story about you dad's collection. Congratulations on completing your wonderful high end Barber type set.
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Fantastic!  |
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Indeed John1  |
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An insanely beautiful Barber type set .  |
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What a wonderful way to connect with your father. Coins are beautiful as befits your high standards. Congratulations on your achievement! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Beautiful sir. This is an amazing looking short set you built. Congrats! |
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I'm having second thoughts of building a set like this, thank you for sharing this again.
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12/14/2021 7:45 pm
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Wonderful short set - congratulations. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Gorgeous coins, super eye appeal. The high grade coins are dripping with luster, the lower grade coins have a very nice "circulation cameo". Congrats! |
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