United States 1900 dime

from the Mountain Groan Collection

now in the WSD Collection

The Barber dime was issued in large numbers 1892-1916 from Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco and Denver. This Philadelphia mint issue is common in all grades.

Recorded mintage: 17,600,912.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Charles Barber.

Catalog reference: KM 113.

Sources:

• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lawrence, David, The Complete Guide to Barber Dimes, Virginia Beach, VA: DLRC Press, 1991.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

Link to:

• 1899 dime
• 1900 cent
• 1900-S dime
• United States 1900 dollar "Layafette"
• 1900 10 dollars
• 1900-S 10 dollars
• 1901 half dollar
• 1902 dime
• Coins and currency dated 1900
• return to United States Barber Dimes (1892-1916)