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Barber Coin Set

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During no other time in American history have the various denominations of coins had such a similar design. All of the coins in this set were designed by Charles Barber. The dime, quarter and half dollar consist of 90% silver and 10% copper. Each has Miss Liberty (modeled after the greek goddess, Diana) facing right. The nickel is actually 75% copper and 25% nickel and has Miss Liberty facing l... Read more

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During no other time in American history have the various denominations of coins had such a similar design. All of the coins in this set were designed by Charles Barber.

The dime, quarter and half dollar consist of 90% silver and 10% copper. Each has Miss Liberty (modeled after the greek goddess, Diana) facing right. The nickel is actually 75% copper and 25% nickel and has Miss Liberty facing left. At the time, a five dollar gold piece was similar in design and size to this nickel. Counterfeiters would gold-plate the nickel and try to pass it off as a gold piece. As a result, the word "cents," and the letter "V" were added in 1884 to eliminate confusion.

Includes:
Liberty Head "V" Nickel (1859-1909)
Liberty Head Dime (1883-1913)
Liberty Head Quarter (1892-1916)
Liberty Head Half-Dollar (1892-1915)

*All coins in this set will have clear dates and are VG or better.

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Reconsider Review by Phosphur Bronzson

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Beautiful, mint state coins on the cover and such a huge disparity between those coins and the actual coins representing the set! Nicer, examples that are gradable, on the same note as the cover coins, will sell and still leave a good margin of profit. I think that if the focus is on the aesthetics of coins being the reason for coin collecting, rather than actuality of the representative coins of the set, is a far better business strategy in terms of buyers interest and sales. After all, it's beauty within the artwork of the engraver with the surface condition attained by passage of time, to me and likely to many others, are what initiate interest and desire to collect.

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From Coins of America: We appreciate the feedback on all of our products. The Barber Coin Set contains coins with a VG rating or better and the date of the coin can be seen on each coin.

(Posted on 12/9/11)

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