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Posted Dec 08, 2009, 12:55:06 PM
brinks was very good to me today.  found my 2nd barber this year and she is a beauti,  my camera don't do it justice.  it is in real good shape and has light toning around the top left rim of the obverse.  it is a 1892.  these were fond in the 4 brinks boxes today. one box was a skunk but the others produced

1-----barber
1-----walker
1-----ben
8-----1964
29----40% kennedy's
1-----1987P clad nifc
and the following impaired clad proofs-----1989S  1991S 1999S  2000S

here are the pics

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STRIPPING SILVER OUT OF BANKS AT FACE
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Reply To This Topic #1 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 12:56:17 PM
december is going to be a record month for me....well it already is.  i was truly blown away on the barber.
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Reply To This Topic #2 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 01:08:17 PM
You got the grand slam icon_thumright

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Reply To This Topic #3 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 01:08:38 PM
i am no expert at grading but i would say it's at least AU.  i will try and get some better pictures to post and get some thoughts from you experts on it.
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Reply To This Topic #4 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 01:11:04 PM
i don't have my redbook handy at the moment, but if someone could look and post the values of the grades good and better up to the AU grades?  thanks.
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Reply To This Topic #5 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 01:45:37 PM
Silvercop, you are on a roll this month.  Keep it up.

Month (Sept)/Year
2010 CRH Totals:
Wheats: 0/281
Buffalo: 0/6
War Nickel: 0/27
Roos: 0/12
WLH: 0/15
Bens: 0/30
90% JFK: 0/114
40% JFK: 0/905
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Reply To This Topic #6 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 02:04:31 PM
i took some more pics of the barber and i will post the best ones.  sorry but with my camera that is as good as it gets.  i still can't believe i found it in a brinks box

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Reply To This Topic #7 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 02:25:14 PM
looks like a very valuable condition. What does the redbook say?

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Reply To This Topic #8 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 02:34:06 PM
AU is like 300.00 if i remember right......a friend looked it up for me.  i will check my redbook when my wife gets home, it is in her car.  i am going to take it to a coin dealer tomorrow and get his opinion
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Reply To This Topic #9 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 03:14:48 PM
  Wow nice Barber SC, AU grades $300, 2010 Red Book.  Looks a little shiny like cleaned altho if it has minimal wear (can't tell from photo), that would be mint lustre. Nice!         ffd

2010
Peace $ -1
Silver halves - 87
Silver dimes - 184
Canadian silver - 17
Barbers - 4
SLQ - 1
Mercs - 28
IH - 5
Wheats - 170
Gold - 0
Oldest 2010 find - 1807 King George 1/2 penny
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Reply To This Topic #10 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 03:33:01 PM
it does not appear to have been cleaned to me but i will get a coin dealer to look at it tomorrow and let yall know.
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Reply To This Topic #11 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 06:35:19 PM
Wow, that is one awsome find.  You are really on a roll.

Reply To This Topic #12 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 06:43:13 PM
To find a Barber is a big deal.  To find one that looks like that is just incredible.

Congrats.

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Reply To This Topic #13 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 06:50:01 PM
That's sweet!! Shocked
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Reply To This Topic #14 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 06:54:48 PM
Nice Barber.  Looks very nice.
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Reply To This Topic #15 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 07:48:28 PM
  Man that's pretty. Good heavens man. Nice score.

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Reply To This Topic #16 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 07:48:42 PM
Any chance there is a small "o" mint mark there?

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Reply To This Topic #17 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 07:51:18 PM
Any chance there is a small "o" mint mark there?
i looked for one all over but nothings there
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Reply To This Topic #18 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 07:53:18 PM
You are on a roll, dude, keep it up!
December has been pretty good here, too - scored 39 Bens in one box!

Pinpoint twice, dig once!
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Reply To This Topic #19 Posted Dec 08, 2009, 08:13:48 PM
Great score once again ! That Barber looks great. There have been some fantastic scores reported this month.

Best

Rich

2010 Finds
1x Silver War Nickel                                
9xMercury Dimes
99 x Roosevelt Dimes
1x Washington Quarter
92x WLH
136 x Franklins
273 x 1964 Kennedy
1579 x 40% Halves
1x 80% Canadian Quarter
1x 80% Canadian Dime
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Reply To This Topic #20 Posted Dec 10, 2009, 06:32:52 AM
thats a great day for silver in my book. love the toning on that barber, it should fetch a pretty penny thumbsup
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