• Barber Dimes

• 1892 Barber Dimes

• 1895 Barber Dimes

• 1896 Barber Dimes

• 1897 Barber Dimes

• 1898 Barber Dimes

• 1899 Barber Dimes

• 1900 Barber Dimes

• 1901 Barber Dimes

• 1902 Barber Dimes

• 1903 Barber Dimes

• 1905 Barber Dimes

• 1906 Barber Dimes

• 1907 Barber Dimes

• 1909 Barber Dimes

• 1910 Barber Dimes

• 1911 Barber Dimes

1906 Barber Dimes

The Barber dime began when the bill to change the design was passed in 1890; many designers got working in the hope that theirs would be chosen. In particular George T Morgan (designer of the Morgan Dollar) and Charles E barber (The chief engraver of the U.S mint) went into competition to see who could create the most beautiful American coin. Charles Barbers design was chosen and after some slight alterations it was minted for the first time in the first week of January 1892. There were many varieties minted and the 1906 Barber Dime was among them.

The Barber dime was made in Denver, Philadelphia, New Orleans and San Francisco. IN the first year of the Denver mint Barber dime four million were produced. Even though it was created in such high quantity it went straight into circulation therefore it is harder to get a good copy. The Denver mint used one punch throughout production during 1906-1914, you can tell a Denver Barber mint coin by the D which is just below the wreath on the reverse of the coin.

The San-Francisco dime was minted during 1892-1911. During 1892-1911 the punch used to print the S was wide with tall serifs and the loop of the `S` was almost closed. In 1911 the `S` was wider and thinner with the loops of the `S` more open with the serif slightly rounded in appearance and not as tall. This as with Denver was marked just below the wreath on the reverse of the coin.

The New Orleans Dime was in production during 1892 and 1909. To print the dime they used a punch that was previously used on seated liberty dimes. The `O` in appearance was fat on the sides joining the top and bottom with a thinner line. The Philadelphia Barber dime is the only one that did not have a hallmark of the mint on which is how you can differentiate it from the other dimes. The dimes are 19.9m in diameter and are made from 90% silver and 10% copper. The edge is reeded and mint marked below the wreath, except for the aforementioned Philadelphia barber dime. The Barber Dimes tend to cost less than the Barber quarters, which have made it popular and cheaper to collect. There were 504 million barker dimes made but only 264 million barker quarters, which his reflected in the price.