1895 P Barber dime

[insontis]

I made a post in the eBay forum about a silver coin lot I purchased under spot.. couldn't make out a lot of the coins in the lot as far as dates etc. I did happen to see the reverse of a single barber dime - which turned out to be THIS barber dime.




I am a novice at grading, but the front looks G4 with a reverse of VG8? All I know is it looks better than the 7 I see listed on eBay.

Super excited because if I'm reading into this right it paid for the whole lot! (Spent $114)

 

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I wouldn't say it paid for the whole lot, but overall it appears to be in VG condition. Red book gives a value of $160, but on EBay they sell for around $100 or more, though they can be as low as $30 in fair condition.

 

[insontis]

I wouldn't say it paid for the whole lot, but overall it appears to be in VG condition. Red book gives a value of $160, but on EBay they sell for around $100 or more, though they can be as low as $30 in fair condition.

Hey, that's still music to my ears. Picking up the lot for 71% of spot was terrific, but this find is the icing on the cake! I mean, I was excited when I found a cull 1916 P dime that was hidden in the photos.. this is downright amazing to me, lol.

edit: I should also note I don't even plan on selling this sucker, it's going right into the collection. Anything that I pick up in a bargain like this (coin wise, mainly) I hold onto because I'd never bring myself to shell out the cash for it. Definitely the jewel of my silver dimes so far!