Barber Halves

Renowned Reference “The Complete Guide to Barber Halves” Added to Stella Coin News

Posted by Stella Admin at 22 September, 2009, 2:38 pm - (1) Comment
Categories: Barber Halves, Reference Library

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 some time… Continued...

Barber Halves > Acknowledgments

Posted by David Lawrence at 2 September, 1991, 11:49 am - (0) Comment
Categories: Barber Halves

[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 * * * 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 all the photographs. John, who operates his… Continued...

Barber Halves > Foreword

Posted by David Lawrence at 2 September, 1991, 11:49 am - (0) Comment
Categories: Barber Halves

[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 * * * 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 TO BARBER DIMES was issued earlier this year. The… Continued...

Barber Halves > Chapter 1 > History of the Series

Posted by David Lawrence at 2 September, 1991, 11:31 am - (1) Comment
Categories: Barber Halves, Barber Halves * Chapter 1

[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 * * * 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 half dollars. The quarter book has a more complete discussion… Continued...

Barber Halves > Chapter 1 > Major Design Changes

Posted by David Lawrence at 2 September, 1991, 11:30 am - (0) Comment
Categories: Barber Halves, Barber Halves * Chapter 1

[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 * * * 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 from the Type I hub, while business strikes… Continued...

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