DIME 1892-1916 Barber
Description
In 1892 the dime, quarter, and half dollar denominations were redesigned. A Liberty Head motif common to all three denominations made its appearance the same year. Known as the Barber dime, the ten-cent denomination featured on the obverse Miss Liberty facing right, her hair in a Phrygian cap and wearing a laurel wreath, with the word LIBERTY in tiny letters in a band above her forehead. The inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA surrounds, and the date is below. The reverse is of the same design used earlier and features a large wreath enclosing ONE DIME. There was no room for the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on the coin, so it was omitted.
While there are a number of scarcities and rarities in the 1892-1916 series, the exceedingly rare 1894-S dime being famous among them, there are enough common dates that the type set collector will encounter no difficulty acquiring an example in any desired grade from Good through AU. Uncirculated pieces are elusive, although hardly rare, while superb Uncirculated coins are more difficult to find.
Valuation
Proofs were minted each year from 1892 to 1915 (but not 1916) for collectors, and these can be obtained with some searching.
Are not difficult to find, and superb Uncirculated coins are likewise available. Proofs were struck for collectors and are available for the various Philadelphia Mint issues.
- COIN NAME
- DIME 1892-1916 Barber
- DESIGNED BY
- Charles E. Barber
- ISSUE DATE
- 1892-1916
- COMPOSITION
- 0.900 part silver, 0.100 part copper
- DIAMETER
- 17.9 mm
- WEIGHT
- 38.58 grains
- EDGE
- Reeded
- BUS MINT
- 504,317,075
- PROOF MINT
- 17,353
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