1895-O Barber Dime

The 1895-O Barber Dime is a key date within the Barber Dime series. It has one of the smallest mintages in the series at only 440,000 coins struck at the New Orleans Mint. This coin features the popular and sought after ‘O’ mint mark on the bottom of the reverse of the coin. Although the mintage is very small, this is the third most common coin in the series. Most of the certified examples of this coin are in circulated grades, and uncirculated grades are very scarce.

History of the 1895-O Barber Dime

The 1895-O Barber Dime is a valuable coin that is very difficult to find in the highest Mint State grades, if any of them exist. This is a sought after coin due to the low mintage. The Barber Dime is part of the Barber coinage era. Charles Barber also designed the Barber Quarter and the Barber Half Dollar. The design on this coin features a right facing profile of Lady Liberty on the obverse wearing an olive branch crown with a ribbon, and a headband with “LIBERTY” inscribed on it. The reverse of the coin features a wreath of corn, oak and maple leaves, and wheat, and frames the word One Dime.