Barber Coin Collectors' Society

Welcome

Welcome to the website of the Barber Coin Collectors' Society (BCCS). The BCCS is a group of several hundred collectors and dealers dedicated to the study of the American coinage of Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint from 1880 to 1917. Social interactions at a host of regional meeting venues throughout the United States are a key element of the "BCCS Experience." See why any collector of Barber coinage should be a member of the BCCS.

Check out the new BCCS Facebook page at facebook.com/groups/barbercoins/

Upcoming Events

Visit us at these upcoming regional shows
→ Hover over name below for details of the event
→ Click for the event website.

- ANA Summer Seminar, June 21-26 ANA Summer Seminar, June 21-26
Course 16 - The New Orleans Mint Coinage and its History
Colorado Springs CO

- Missouri Numismatic Society Annual Show, July 17-19 Missouri Numismatic Society Annual Show, July 17-19
St. Charles (St. Louis) MO, at the St. Charles Convention Center

- Greater Cincinnati Numismatic Expo, July 25-26 Greater Cincinnati Numismatic Expo, July 25-26
Cincinnati OH, at the Sharonville Convention Center

- Bay State Coin Show, July 25-26 Bay State Coin Show, July 25-26
Marlborough MA, at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel

- ANA World's Fair of Money, August 19-23 ANA World's Fair of Money, August 19-23
Oklahoma City OK, at the Oklahoma CityConvention Center
BCCS Annual Meeting: Wednesday August 20, 9:00 a.m., Room 105
Club Table: booth #1624

- NC Numismatic Assoc. Show, Oct. 3-5 NC Numismatic Assoc. Show, Oct. 3-5
Concord (Charlotte) NC, at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center

- Denver Coin Expo, Oct. 9-11 Denver Coin Expo, Oct. 9-11
Denver CO, at the National Western Complex

- PAN - PA Association of Numismatists, October 16-18 PAN - PA Association of Numismatists, October 16-18
Monroeville (Pittsburgh) PA, at the Monroeville Convention Center

- NH Coin & Currency Expo, October 24-25 NH Coin & Currency Expo, October 24-25
Manchester NH, at the Doubletree Manchester Downtown

BCCS News

2024 BCCS Annual Meeting, August 7

The BCCS Annual Meeting was held on August 7, 2024 at the ANA convention in Rosemont (Chicago) IL. See the club updates and officer reports, the David Lawrence Literary Award, the Mike Hayes Award, an update on our Varieties initiative. The educational program was Barbers Collecting From Circulation, presented by Richard Shimkus.
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Tim Glaue and Jeff Mendenhall win the David Lawrence Literary Award and the Buckeye Collection wins the Mike Hayes Award!
The meeting is recorded in three files:
1. Business Meeting - business updates, officer reports (mp4, 22 minutes, 56 mb)
2. Business Meeting - awards, varieties update (mp4, 16 minutes, 42 mb)
3. Program: Barber Collecting From Circulation (mp4, 24 minutes, 61 mb)

Short interview with great-grandson of Charles Barber at Baltimore! At the big exhibit of Charles and William Barber in Baltimore, a short interview was condiucted with Trip Trepagnier, great-grandson of Charles Barber. Thanks to David Lisot of CoinTelevision.com for making this available. To see it, click onto this YouTube link...

BCCS publishes new images of Charles and William Barber! With the generosity of two of Charles Barber's great-grandsons, the BCCS is proud to publish seven never-before-seen images of Charles Barber, including six new photos and one remarkable painting. These are available immediately for download (click image left) and use for publication. One new painting and the only known photo of William Barber (Charles' father and 5th Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint) is also available here. Soon, the BCCS will also be publishing high-resolution images of astounding artifacts from both Charles and William Barber.

ANA Exhibit case photos available High-resolution photos of all 12 cases of the big exhibit from the Philadelpha ANA are available in one PDF file. You can zoom in and read everything that was in the exhibit. To see them, click the image to the left or go to read the document (7.5 mb).