HALF DOLLAR

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HI EVERYONE,

I'M BRAND NEW, AND WAS WONDERING ABOUT THIS COIN. I FOUND IT WHILE HELPING MY IN-LAWS WITH SUGARBEET HARVEST. I THINK THIS HARVESTER DUG IT UP. I KNOW IT'S A HALF DOLLAR AND ALL THAT STUFF, BUT IS IT RARE? THE MINT MARK IS A "S" SAN FRANCISCO? ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS WORTH?

THANKS!!!

 

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Blurr, any Barber half dollar is a great find!
The 1894-S is worth about $20-30 in Good to Very Good condition.
(Source: Coin World's Coin Values, June 5, 2006 issue)

 

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PBK

THANKS,

PICTURE ISN'T REAL GOOD, MY SCANNER SUCKS AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE DIGITAL CAMERA FOR CLOSE UPS. THE COIN IS WORN PRETTY GOOD, BUT WHAT WOULD MAKE IT GOOD AS COMPARED TO THE NEXT GRADE? I BROUGHT IT TO A COIN SHOP WHEN I FOUND IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE GUY SAID 7 DOLLARS. I WASN'T GOING TO SELL IT ANYWAYS, BUT WAS HE TRYING TO SCREW ME?

 

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On common and lower value coins, dealer margin is often 35-50%. So, you might be offered only $15-20 for a coin that would be resold for $30. For top dollar, your best bet is to sell to a collector rather than a dealer.

Here are a couple of links that should help you with grading Barber halves:

http://www.collect1.coinsandstamps.com/uscoins/Barber Halfs/barber2.htm (Click on "Examples" for photos.)

http://members.tripod.com/~RPHolder/GradingBarberHalves.html