Barber Halves

Stella Coin News is excited to announce that the long awaited reference book, The Complete Guide to Barber Halves has been added to their FREE online library. Originally published in 1991 by late author, David Lawrence, the ground-breaking reference is now available to all collectors free of charge for their personal use.

This rare book has been out of print for… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide to Barber Halves
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Once again the book owes much of its good looks to Tom Mulvaney, coin photographer extraordinaire, and my son John. a layout pro. Tom shot almost… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide to Barber Halves
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FOREWORD
This is the third and final book of the Barber series. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BARBER QUARTERS was published in 1989 and THE COMPLETE GUIDE… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide to Barber Halves
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HISTORY OF THE SERIES
This history first Asst appeared in “The complete Guide to barber quarters” and has been modified here to focus on the… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David Lawrence This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide to Barber Halves
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MAJOR DESIGN CHANGES

HUB CHANGES:
A new obverse hub was introduced in 1901. Coins of both hubs can be found in 1901-0 and S. Proofs of 1901 are… Continued...