Barber Coinage * Date & Mintmark Dimes

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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Acknowledgements
Creating this book required the assistance of many people and companies in the numismatic community. We are always learning more about the Barber series. Over the years we… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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THE COINAGE
In the 1880s the U.S. silver coinage of dimes, quarters and half dollars had the British-inspired Liberty Seated design. The obverse of these series had… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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ESTIMATING SCARCITY
As every coin collector knows, scarcity is not always consistent with original mintage figures. Over the years some dates get lost, melted or, like the… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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The Introduction to the Barber Dimes

The Barber dime series consists of 74 regular issues, plus the ultra-rare 1894-S and two major varieties (1893/2-P and 1905-O micro- O). Mint… Continued...

[The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John Feigenbaum. This information was originally published in 1991 in The Complete Guide Certified Barber Coinage]
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Scarcity:
1892-P ranks last (75th) in total mint state population with 1,314 certified (R1). By mintage, it ranks 60th.
1892-O is R2 in total mint… Continued...