Barber Dimes
April 7th, 2009
The Barber Dime was issued from 1892 to 1916, replacing the long running Seated Liberty Dime. The coin was designed by Charles E. Barber and features a rendition of Liberty facing left and wearing a Phygian cap. The reverse features an agricultural wreath bordering the denomination in the center. During the run of the Barber Dime series, coins were produced at the Philadelphia, Denver, New Orleans, and San Francisco Mints. The scarcest coin is the 1894-S, which reportedly only had 24 coins produced. The coins were struck in the 90% silver composition that had been used for the previous design.
Barber Dime Coin Specifications
| Dates: | 1892-1916 |
| Mints: | Philadelphia |
| Denver | |
| New Orleans | |
| San Francisco | |
| Composition: | 90% silver |
| 10% copper | |
| Weight: | 2.50 grams |
| 0.08 ounces | |
| Diameter: | 17.91 mm |
| 0.71 inches |