US Barber Dime Very Good Condition 1892-O

The Old Mint, served as a branch of the US Mint from 1838-1861, then again from 1879-1909; serving alongside three other mints in order to produce the highly collectible Morgan silver dollar. Decommissioned in 1909, the New Orleans Mint has been used as an assay office, a fallout shelter, and a storage facility for the US Coast Guard. The Old Mint is considered an official historical landmark and is presently the oldest structure in the US. The Old Mint also participated in other important coin series, such as the Barber coinage, wherein it is one of the only coin collections that has the same design on all denominations. The 1892-O Barber Dime is the first of the series to be minted! Considered to be in very good condition, exhibiting heavy amounts of wear, on both sides of the coin, the 1892-O also has a readable date. All individual coins are packaged in coin sleeves to ensure protection while in transit. The 1892-O Barber Dime contains a mintage of just 3.8 million and can be accessed in any grade.

Barber used the Head of Liberty to grace the obverse of the Barber coin series. Liberty's look is inspired by a Grecian Goddess and she wears an Acanthus leaf cap as a crown. "United States of America," and the coin's mint date are also simply stamped on the obverse of the Barber Dime. The reverse normally contains the nation's official seal, which is of a heraldic eagle holding a shield. Each of the eagle's talons are grasping a symbolic gesture: olive branches and arrows. But the Barber Dime was too small for such a design and only features its monetary value of one dime.

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• Year: 1892
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