The Sun Article Does It Again! 1904-S Morgan Called A Barber Half

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mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2954 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 09:03 am I found this very strange that The Sun can't seem to distinguish a Morgan dollar from a Barber half dollar; sure, they carry the same set of three mintmarks but I thought they would be smart enough to see these are two different coins. The article states this coin sold for $1,501.00, and goes on to explain (albeit correctly) that the Barber coinage started in 1892. They did a little better on wondering if one of us readers have one of these coins in our collection instead of saying "do you have one of these in your spare change?" implying we folk carry around antique coins... It is kinda hard to post a link to this Sun article from a phone. Edited by mrwhatisit 05/03/2022 09:06 am Report this Post to the Staff

Dollar 1935 Valued Member Canada 321 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 09:25 am https://www.the-sun.com/money/52495...ells-online/ Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 10:32 am Some think Morgan dollars fit under the Barber category, because of their somewhat similar obverse appearances. But they were designed and engraved by two different artists, so they should be kept separate. I don't like how they showed the coin's doctored ebay photos. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 05/03/2022 12:42 pm Since it's clearly a dollar, they're very confused with all the half dollar references in the article. Something I learned just recently (BCCS journal article) is that the old coin boards referred to Barber dimes, quarters and halves as "Morgan Type" or just "Morgan" throughout the 1930s and 1940s. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2202 Posts	Posted 05/19/2022 6:26 pm Yes, kbbpll, I have a 1940 Barber dime blue Whitman folder with a cover reading "Barber, Liberty Head or 'Morgan' Dime." Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 05/19/2022 6:45 pm Interesting. The ones in the BCCS article (by David Lange) just said "Morgan Dime - Liberty Head" with no mention of Barber. Got a picture? Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 06/01/2022 2:44 pm The Sun is a just a site that allows backlinks to other sites for a fee. They are part of the Black Hat SEO that websites do. Their content is not meant to be actually read by a person, just a search engine. Report this Post to the Staff
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