Barber Coinage * Date & Mintmark Halves

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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Acknowledgements
Creating this book required the assistance of many people and companies in the numismatic community. We are always learning more about the Barber series. Over the years we… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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THE COINAGE
In the 1880s the U.S. silver coinage of dimes, quarters and half dollars had the British-inspired Liberty Seated design. The obverse of these series had… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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ESTIMATING SCARCITY
As every coin collector knows, scarcity is not always consistent with original mintage figures. Over the years some dates get lost, melted or, like the… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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The Barber half-dollar series consists of 73 regular issues, plus one major variety. Since large denominations tend to be more popular than small ones, Barber halves have more collectors… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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1892-P
934,000
1892-O
390,000
1892-O micro
O mintage unknown
1892-S
1,029,028
Scarcity:
1892-P ranks 73rd in total mint state population with 856… Continued...