Barber Dime

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The Barber Dime was minted between the years 1892 to 1916, inclusive. Throughout the series, the coins were struck at the Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Denver Mints. In general, the mintages were the highest at Philadelphia and more limited at the branch mint locations.

The Barber dime was minted from 1892 through 1916. Like Barber’s other silver designs, the dime was a workhorse, widely used in everyday commerce. For the most part, the mintages were relatively high, with eight-digit mintages occurring for many of the Philadelphia products. Barber Dimes minted from 1892 to 1916 are considered classic American coins and some of them can be quite valuable. The United States Mint used the Barber design on three different denominations including the dime, quarter and half dollar. Barber Dimes US Barber Dimes are a great coin to collect. A very challenging series, the Barber Dimes were minted from 1892-1916 from various mints throughout the country.

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The Barber dime is a classic American coin with values on the low end tied to the silver bullion market. On the upper end of the spectrum are pieces like the 1894-S Barber dime, which sells at auction for more than $1.5 million. The Barber Dime also known as the Liberty Head dime was minted from 1892 and 1916 by Charles Barber. These are more commonly called 'Barber Dimes' because of this. The coins were originally meant to be designed by the public but later taken over by Charles Barber the current Chief Engraver for the United States Mint due to financial issues.

Barber dime

The lowest mintage for a circulation strike of the series was the 1895-O at 440,000 pieces. The highest production occurred with the 1907 Barber Dime at more than 20 million coins.

Numerous issues have mintages below the one million mark. Generally, these coins command premium prices compared to the higher mintage issues.

Barber Dimes 1892 1916

Below is a table of the mintages for Barber Dimes stuck for circulation.

1894 Barber Dime

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Liberty Head Dime Value Chart

Barber dime grading

Barber Dime Key Dates

189212,120,000
1892-O3,841,700
1892-S990,710
18933,340,000
1893-O1,760,000
1893-S2,491,401
18941,330,000
1894-O720,000
1895690,000
1895-O440,000
1895-S1,120,000
18962,000,000
1896-O610,000
1896-S575,056
189710,868,533
1897-O666,000
1897-S1,342,844
189816,320,000
1898-O2,130,000
1898-S1,702,507
189919,850,000
1899-O2,650,000
1899-S1,867,493
190017,600,000
1900-O2,010,000
1900-S5,168,270
190118,859,665
1901-O5,620,000
1901-S593,022
190221,380,000
1902-O4,500,000
1902-S2,070,000
190319,500,000
1903-O8,180,000
1903-S613,300
190414,600,357
1904-S800,000
190514,551,623
1905-O3,400,000
1905-S6,855,199
190619,957,731
1906-D4,060,000
1906-O2,610,000
1906-S3,136,640
190722,220,000
1907-D4,080,000
1907-O5,058,000
1907-S3,178,470
190810,600,000
1908-D7,490,000
1908-O1,789,000
1908-S3,220,000
190910,240,000
1909-D954,000
1909-O2,287,000
1909-S1,000,000
191011,520,000
1910-D3,490,000
1910-S1,240,000
191118,870,000
1911-D11,209,000
1911-S3,520,000
191219,349,300
1912-D11,760,000
1912-S3,420,000
191319,760,000
1913-S510,000
191417,360,230
1914-D11,908,000
1914-S2,100,000
19155,620,000
1915-S960,000
191618,490,000
1916-S5,820,000