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1894-S Barber dime value guide -- one of the rarest US coins ever struck, only 24 made, real auction record.
Condition drives the price — full breakdown below.
24 struck — against the other key dates in the Barber Dime series.
Bars are scaled to keep the smallest mintages visible; the exact figure is printed on every row. Mintage is coins struck, not coins surviving — melting and circulation wear thin those numbers further.
Only 24 were struck, all as proofs -- no ordinary circulation-strike examples exist. Roughly 9 are known to survive today: 7 in mint state/proof condition and 2 heavily worn from having once circulated as pocket change.
A PR66 example (PCGS-graded, CAC-approved) sold for $2,160,000 at Heritage Auctions on January 19, 2025 -- one of the highest prices ever paid for a US dime.
Other dates and varieties in this series
What to check before you pay, specific to this date and its 24-coin mintage.
Two examples of this date can be worth very different amounts depending on wear. Work out where an example sits on the range above before deciding whether its asking price is fair, and ask the seller for more photos if the wear points aren't clear.
Every figure on this page depends on that S. The same year from another mint is a far more common coin, which is exactly why added and altered mint marks are the usual way this date gets faked. Ask for a close-up of the mark itself — a listing title claiming it is not evidence.
A PCGS or NGC holder settles authenticity and grade in one go, which is most of what you're actually paying for at this level. The premium it adds is small next to the cost of being wrong about either.
Every Barber Dime listed here is priced by an individual seller, so the same coin in the same grade can differ by a wide margin on any given day. Sort by price, check Metal Points and order history for a sense of the seller's record, and message them if the photos don't show enough to grade confidently.
About the 1894-S Branch Mint Proof Barber Dime
No business-strike (regular circulation) examples of this date are known — only the proof shown above exists, currently estimated around $1,714,917. There isn't a grade-tier range to compare against because there's no wider population of circulated examples to grade.
Only 24 were struck, all as proofs -- no ordinary circulation-strike examples exist. Roughly 9 are known to survive today: 7 in mint state/proof condition and 2 heavily worn from having once circulated as pocket change.
For anything you believe is a key date or an error, professional grading protects both buyer and seller by settling condition and authenticity before money changes hands.
The rest of the series, with what each is worth at the top of the grade scale.
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