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Welcome to the website for the Barber Coin Collectors' Society (BCCS).
The BCCS is a group of coin collectors that are interested in the coins designed by
Charles E. Barber, Chief Engraver of the U.S. Mint from 1879 to 1917. He is best
known for his Liberty Head designs on the dime, quarter, and half, as well as the
popular Liberty Head (or "V") nickel.
The purpose of this site is to provide valuable information and knowledge about Barber coins,
details about the Society, and to make it easy for you to participate. Please explore the site,
meet with us at major coin shows, and accept our invitation to join. See our new Brochure and
Membership Application Form (PDF file, 1 mb).
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Upcoming Meetings
 Long Beach Expo, Long Beach, CA, June 1. Meeting Friday, 3:00 p.m.
Whitman Baltimore Expo, Friday June 29, 3:00 p.m. Table #1558
ANA Worlds Fair of Money, Philadelphia. BCCS Annual Meeting, Saturday August 11, 9:00 a.m. Club Table
See the Coin Shows page for more details.
Barber Quarters Varieties Survey is under way!
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The BCCS is conducting the first of four census surveys that will focus on varieties.
Like our Rarity Surveys from the past few years,
we will begin with the Quarters and do one series per year. The survey, like before, is open to the collecting public. You will have until May 31st to respond, and the results will be presented to the BCCS Annual Meeting at the Philadelphia ANA in August, and will
also be published on this website. Click here for the survey form. Directions are included on the web form. An Excel file and a printed form are both also available for submission (see the
Survey Page for directions).
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Regional Program continues in FUN with our new club banner
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At our recent Meeting at FUN in January, the new BCCS banner was both at our table and our meeting. The meeting discussed the current Barber Quarters Varieties Survey (in progress), a good show and tell session, and a program on the 1892-O Micro O half. We also announced a 10% growth in BCCS membership since the program was launched in July, in addition to the six new members signed up at FUN! We rounded up the meeting with a roster of over 14 BCCS meetings already scheduled for 2012.
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Our Regional Meeting in Manchester in July was a hit, and far beyond our expectations with 20 people attending. Gerry Fortin and John Frost provided an educational forum for attendees and explored the Barber and Liberty Seated coinage series by denomination and presented the value of joining national specialty collecting clubs. Many attendees were not BCCS or LSCC members but rather type collectors who had an interest in learning more about specialized collecting of these series. During the NH Coin Expo, six individuals became new BSCC members, verifying that show outreach of the BCCS Regional Program is an important facet of new member recruitment.
We also announced an upcoming slate of Regional BCCS Meetings, posted above on this page.
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Traffic at the Club Tables was brisk on Friday and Saturday. The general public and Manchester Coin Expo dealers took the time to review John Frost's "Condition Rarity" set of Barber Quarters, Gerry Fortin's Liberty Seated Dime collection certified by PCGS, and the display of other Barber and Seated rarities. "Wows" became common place at both display tables as visitors studied rare coinage items seldom seen at regional shows.
BCCS Table and Exhibit |
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LSCC Table and Exhibit |
Contemporary Counterfeits of Barber Coinage page debuts
We have just added a page to the website for contemporary, circulating, counterfeits of Barber coinage. These interesting
items were not meant for fooling coin collectors, but rather deceiving merchants, by passing them off as spending money. Lead or similar other
cast counterfeits are plentiful, but occasionally seen are some die-struck counterfeits in base metal rather than silver.
Click here to view the Contemporary Counterfeits page
If you have some
interesting counterfeits, you can send digital photos, and if possible, describe the counterfeit: composition (if known), weight, and estimated
grade. You can send to the website at BCCS@barbercoins.org.
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"How much is my coin worth?"
Tips on how to grade the various Barber Coins, along with approximate pricing guides are available.
See the grading pages under each series. |
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