Barber Dime Mintage

Introduced in 1892, the Barber Dime replaced the long-running Liberty Seated Dime. Even though there were numerous coins with lower mintages during the series’ 25-year span, collectors somewhat overlook the Barber Dime. Since Barber Dimes were not saved in any quantity, high mint state graded examples are extremely elusive. Although these coins carry premiums, they are low in comparison to coins of comparable rarity from more popular series.

1899 Barber Dime
1899 Barber Dime

The designer of the Barber Dime was Charles E. Barber, who served as the chief sculptor at the United States Mint at the time the series was contemplated and eventually released. The obverse features the head of Liberty facing right, wearing a cap adorned with a band inscribed “LIBERTY” and a wreath with thirteen leaves. Many have drawn comparisons to the Morgan Dollars designed by Charles Morgan several years earlier. This same motif was also used for the quarter and half dollar. The reverse of the coin features an agricultural wreath with the inscription of the denomination “ONE DIME” inscribed in the center. This concept was carried over from the previous series.

Barber Dime Notes:

  • There were a total of 74 date and mint mark combinations. The dates range from 1892 to 1916. The mint facilities include Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, and New Orleans.
  • The total number of circulation strike coins issued for the entire series is 504,515,051.
  • The average mintage for an issue of the series was 6,817,771.
  • The 1895-O Barber Dime has the lowest mintage at 440,000, and the 1907 has the highest mintage at 22,220,000.
  • During the course of the series, there were 13 separate issues with a mintage for circulation below the one million mark.

Barber Dime Mintages:

IssueMintage
189212,120,000
1892 Proof1,245
1892-O3,841,700
1892-S990,710
18933,340,000
1893 Proof792
1893-O1,760,000
1893-S2,491,401
18941,330,000
1894 Proof972
1894-O720,000
1895690,000
1895 Proof880
1895-O440,000
1895-S1,120,000
18962,000,000
1896 Proof762
1896-O610,000
1896-S575,056
189710,868,533
1897 Proof731
1897-O666,000
1897-S1,342,844
189816,320,000
1898 Proof735
1898-O2,130,000
1898-S1,702,507
189919,850,000
1899 Proof846
1899-O2,650,000
1899-S1,867,493
190017,600,000
1900 Proof912
1900-O2,010,000
1900-S5,168,270
190118,859,665
1901 Proof813
1901-O5,620,000
1901-S593,022
190221,380,000
1902 Proof777
1902-O4,500,000
1902-S2,070,000
190319,500,000
1903 Proof755
1903-O8,180,000
1903-S613,300
190414,600,357
1904 Proof670
1904-S800,000

Barber Dime Mintages Continued:

IssueMintage
190514,551,623
1905 Proof727
1905-O3,400,000
1905-S6,855,199
190619,957,731
1906 Proof675
1906-D4,060,000
1906-O2,610,000
1906-S3,136,640
190722,220,000
1907 Proof575
1907-D4,080,000
1907-O5,058,000
1907-S3,178,470
190810,600,000
1908 Proof545
1908-D7,490,000
1908-O1,789,000
1908-S3,220,000
190910,240,000
1909 Proof650
1909-D954,000
1909-O2,287,000
1909-S1,000,000
191011,520,000
1910 Proof551
1910-D3,490,000
1910-S1,240,000
191118,870,000
1911 Proof543
1911-D11,209,000
1911-S3,520,000
191219,349,300
1912 Proof700
1912-D11,760,000
1912-S3,420,000
191319,760,000
1913 Proof622
1913-S510,000
191417,360,230
1914 Proof425
1914-D11,908,000
1914-S2,100,000
19155,620,000
1915 Proof450
1915-S960,000
191618,490,000
1916-S5,820,000
Source: BarberDimeCoins.com