United States | |
| Value | 0.10 U.S. dollars |
|---|---|
| Mass | 2.50 g |
| Diameter | 17.9 mm (0.705 in) |
| Thickness | 1.35 mm (0.053 in) |
| Edge | reeded |
| Composition | 90% Silver, 10% Copper |
| Years of minting | 1894 |
| Obverse | |
| Design | Lady Liberty with cap and cropped hair |
| Designer | Charles E. Barber |
| Design date | 1892 |
| Reverse | |
| Design | Wreath circling the words "ONE DIME" |
| Designer | Charles E. Barber |
| Design date | 1892 |
The 1894-S Barber dime is a dime produced in the United States Barber coinage. It is one of the rarest and most highly prized United States coins for collectors, along with the 1804 dollar and the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. One was sold in 2005 for $1.3 million,[1] and another for $1.9 million in 2007.[2] Only 24 were minted, and of those, only nine are known to survive; all nine (as was the entire mintage) were proof coins; two are heavily worn impaired proofs. In 1957, one of the latter was found in a junk coin box at Gimbels Department Store, and purchased for $2.40.
- ^ Another sold at auction in Tampa Florida on January 7th 2016 for $1.7 million. "1894-S Barber Dime Sells for $1.3 Million at Auction". Scoop. Archived from the original on September 27, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ Rubenstein, Steve (July 26, 2007). "'I didn't eat and I didn't sleep' / Coin dealer flies dime worth $1.9 million to NYC". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on July 29, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2007.