1898 Barber Dime
Wear & Strike Notes
1898 Barber Dime, NGC MS64 CAC
About This Coin
Charles E. Barber’s dime, introduced in 1892, served as the backbone of American commerce during the turn of the century. His stoic Liberty portrait captures the industrial confidence of the Gilded Age, designed specifically to withstand the heavy circulation of a rapidly growing nation.
The 1898 Philadelphia issue is a classic representative of this era. While heavily circulated examples are common, finding a choice Mint State survivor is a different matter. This NGC MS64 example has earned a green CAC sticker, confirming its outstanding quality and originality for the grade—a critical distinction for a series where surfaces are so frequently compromised by past cleaning.
For the collector seeking a representative Barber dime with verified eye appeal and technical merit, this CAC-approved survivor represents the series exactly as it was meant to be seen.
