This 1899 Barber Dime was struck at the Philadelphia Mint in 90% silver. A circulated example with partial LIBERTY lettering visible in the headband.
Condition & Photos
Circulated example with a readable 1899 date and partial LIBERTY lettering in the headband. Gray toning and darker recesses highlight the remaining portrait and wreath detail. Wear and scattered marks are visible on both sides; no mint mark appears below the reverse wreath. This coin is raw and uncertified; no numerical grade is assigned.
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Charles E. Barber's design features Liberty wearing a cap and laurel wreath on the obverse, with ONE DIME within a wreath on the reverse.
Coin Details
- Year: 1899
- Mint: Philadelphia (no mint mark)
- Denomination: 10 cents
- Mintage: 19,580,000 circulation strikes
- Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
- Original weight: 2.5 grams; actual weight may vary with wear
- Original silver content: Approximately 0.07234 troy ounce before circulation wear
- Diameter: 17.9 mm
- Edge: Reeded
- Designer: Charles E. Barber
- Strike: Business strike
- Certification: None / uncertified
- Inventory: One coin
- SKU: BD0007
Collector Significance
A nineteenth-century Philadelphia issue for a Barber dime date set or a U.S. silver type collection.