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This 1894-O Barber half dollar, graded PCGS Secure Plus MS66+, is one of the spectacular coins in the Shireman Collection that will be displayed by PCGS at the September 8 – 10, Long Beach Expo. Photo credit: PCGS TrueView image.

Spectacular #1 Barber Halves Set at September 2011 Long Beach Expo

August 23, 2011

(Long Beach, California) — The number one collection in the PCGS Set Registry(SM) of Barber half dollars with major varieties (circulation strikes, 1892 – 1915) will be displayed by Professional Coin Grading Service at the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, Thursday to Saturday, September 8 – 10, 2011.

“This will be only the second time the collection has ever been publicly exhibited,” said Ronald J. Gillio, Expo General Chairman.

The Long Beach Expo is open to the public for buying and selling gold and silver, rare coins, vintage paper money, rare stamps and other collectibles and estate jewelry. Many of the 1,000 dealers attending the show will offer free, informal appraisals for the public. Educational seminars and collector’s club meetings will be held, and Heritage Auctions will conduct a public auction of rare coins during the show.

The award-winning Shireman Collection of Barber half dollars will be displayed at the PCGS booth, #807.

“This stunning set of Barber halves was assembled over decades by Dr. and Mrs. Peter K. Shireman. It has a weighted grade point average of 66.085,” said BJ Searls, Set Registry Manager.

Graded PCGS Secure Plus MS68, the finest known 1906-S is one of the highlights of the Shireman Collection of Barber half dollars will be displayed by PCGS at the September 8 – 10, Long Beach Expo. Photo credit: PCGS TrueView image.

Highlights of the collection include:

1892-O Micro O rare variety, graded PCGS Secure Plus™ MS65
1894-O, PCGS Secure Plus MS66+, and formerly in the Hugon Collection
1904-O, PCGS Secure Plus MS66+, formerly in the Eliasberg Collection
1904-S, PCGS Secure Plus MS67, formerly in the Norweb Collection
1906-S, PCGS Secure Plus MS68, the finest known and also with a Hugon pedigree.

Dr. Shireman began collecting coins at the age of 10 in Kansas City, Missouri in 1968.

“One event that stands out is seeing a friend of one of my older brothers checking his pocket change and knowing that a 1964-D nickel was a common date. That seemingly trivial event piqued my interest, and I started collecting coins from circulation,” he recalled.

Dr. Shireman resumed collecting in 1987 after attending college and receiving his medical degree from the University of Michigan. The circulation strikes Barber half dollar collection assembled by him and his wife, Janice, was submitted earlier this year for PCGS Secure Plus service.

What does it take to assemble a top-ranked collection?

“Passion. Patience. Persistence. Focus. Luck. Decades of searching, hunting and holding, and a great dealer are all needed. Our set would not be the high-end premium quality set it is today without (dealer) Harry Laibstain who has helped us considerably along the way,” said Dr. Shireman.

“Meeting fellow mint state Barber half dollar Registry set builders, such as Dr. Steve Duckor and Dale Friend, has been a real highlight of our collecting experience.”

The Long Beach Expo will be held in the Long Beach, California Convention Center, 100 S. Pine Ave. Public hours are Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, September 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $8 (good for all three days); $4 for seniors 65 and older and children ages 8 to 16. Free admission for children ages 7 and younger. Additional information about the show and discount coupons are available online at www.LongBeachExpo.com, or call (805) 962-9939.

Professional Coin Grading Service and Expos Unlimited, organizer of the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo, are divisions of Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT).

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Spectacular #1 Barber Halves Set at September 2011 Long Beach Expo

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