Any Barber Fans Out There?

besides I think most would like barbers more if they could see an afford them in unc I know I cant afford them in unc some arn't to bad but to put togther a set in unc would be really expensive and hard to find

I have 1 babrber I think, I'm doing a type set for US coins as a subcollection, Some Babers are hard to ge esp. here in Kuwait.
Ive got 1 or 2, I just love the design!!!
I love any old coins.

TKC!

Barber coins figure prominently into my hoard of low-grade silver; they are affordable and readily available. The design, however, gets rather ugly when the coins are heavily worn; in my opinion, the Liberty Seated coins wear better. It is an attractive design in higher grades, and some years ago I bought an uncirculated Barber quarter just so that I would have a nice example.

Collecting a full date/mint mark set would be difficult; there are many key and semi-key dates that are rather expensive and getting costlier. The 1894S dime, of course, is out of reach unless you are a multimillionaire. You might start by buying mixed rolls of low-grade coins just to familiarize yourself with them; there are enough common dates that these coins are usually well-mixed.

Heather

I have a decent little dime start, about 150, mostly g-vg, a semi-key or two... some higher grade (nothing higher than XF)... but yeah, the 94 S like you said, it will be a b...bear. Maybe I can get lucky and find it in when I buy these as scrap.
The quarters and halves, I do not have as many, but still a nice start.

So I don't know. I might just move the barbers that I have and make a buck here and there...
Fun game.

I think it was Jordon, jdheyne) who ask if anyone has advice- Well for what it is worth from this old timer- In the now place and time- I would suggest to start with the Best barbers you can find- Do your own Barber half dollar type set- or Barber quarter set- (you will end up with odd dates and not in series) to collect in series high grade now is impossible even if you are a millionaire. But as someone here said, these barbers are not attractive when they are really worn- On the other hand, they are quite beautiful such as the one I just listed -See my link above- Or another way to get your Barbers looking special, is to Go for a Half Dollar Type set. Start with the Seated Lib, Turban Head,then Barber, Walking Liberty, Franklin and Kennedy- When you get six of these in High Grade (affordable) in a capitol plastic holder, they are beautiful. This is another approach- but a systematic approach- and one that can be veyr satisfying. You can use this approach with Cent, nickels, Dimes,quarters halves and dollars- And in this day and age, is very likely the best approach to building a nice collection- and not just a bunch of accumulations. Also you have variety in this method- You know what they say, Variety is the spice of life- Well, perhaps in some things- and I believe coins is one of them. Sound Good!!! and then you are in the company of the best who enjoy the Hobby of Kings!! Dewey

I love Barbers! Great classic design. I have multiple Unc. examples of all denominations. I have stashed a mix of circs as well and keep my eyes peeled for scarcer dates and mintmarks. I think they are great "sleeper" coins that are just coming into their own. Mike