What is the value of my 1906D barber half dollar? And other coins

This coin is around AG03 to possibly G04, which would make it valued at around $16-22. HOWEVER... There is a problem with it. There is a light ding on the edge, which is clearly visible on the rim of the reverse at about 5 o'clock and on the edge. Does this reduce the value significantly, or is this normal for a coin of this grade? I'm kind of new to estimating coin values and am not sure how much minor-moderate damage (like pin scratches and dings) can affect a coin's value.

 

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Melt value is $5.95.
It doesn't carry a huge premium as it is not rare and it is in very poor condition.
My online high retail price guide lists it as $15 in G-4. But I think that's high,
and I would guess $10 at most.

 

I'll go with $8 to $10.

 

Is the ding normal for this grade, or is it considered a problem?

 

The ding is damage which would hurt the value on a higher graded coin.
This one I would say AG-03 except the scratches on the obverse look like cleaning scratches. So AG-Details is not desirable. I lower my previous estimate down to $6-$8. $6 if you sell it for melt, and $8 if you are able to sell it to a "collector".

 

I'd say normal for this grade. I don't know whether it would prevent a third-party grader from assigning a clean grade to the coin, but it would be absolute madness to submit a common date in this condition for grading. (Grading would cost $30 or so; whether the coin is "worth" $6 or $15, you'd be wasting money.)

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It is probably the lowest grade coin I have, but couldn't the scratches be from circulation? If it has been cleaned, it must have happened a long time ago because the coin has developed a nice patina.

 

Coins do get nicked in circulation. But when the scratches all go in the same direction it's almost always cleaning scratches.
It is possible that it is an old cleaning, and the coin can "re-tone".
But whoever cleaned it ruined it because those scratches will never go away.

 

That barber is from a 20th century type set I inherited and there were alot of cleaned and scratched coins in there.

 

I purchased this 1909 vdb Lincoln cent from eBay for $6, but after I received it I soon found out that it had been dipped and scratched on the observe. I didn't bother to return it because it was only $6, but I want to know if it is worth anything. It has toned slightly since I bought it and I'm wondering if I leave it alone to tone further to brown, will it be worth more?

 

A problem coin will always be a problem coin. The scratch doesn't help.
However it is a 1909 VDB which people like, so it should always be worth at least $5. So you aren't really going broke on this one.

 

I have this 6-coin 1928 birth year set. Any ideas on the value? The peace dollar has traces of mint luster and all the coins were struck at the San Francisco mint except for the standing liberty quarter and the buffalo nickel, which are from the Philadelphia mint.

 

The 1928-S dollar is a better date (although not so good as the 1928-P), and it does show plenty of luster, but it also shows parallel scratches on the obverse that make me think it's been cleaned. A dealer wouldn't offer you much of a premium for it, but it would probably get a few extra bucks on eBay. Maybe $25?

The dime looks like a solid VF, but again it won't carry much of a premium. The 1928-S half and quarter are basically bullion value, I think -- it's a very common date for the quarter, somewhat less common for the half, but in that condition it's nothing very special.

Only my opinion, of course...