The S indicates the coin was minted in San Francisco.
Yeah my dad died in ‘82 and left me with one last piece of advice and a thousand coins to go through...none of which were worth more than their face value :)
But now i’m gonna go look through the couch
I don’t know what the seller paid for the coin but I would guess that he should be happy with that winning bid.
The Mint's superintendent is said to have produced the coins as gifts to prominent bankers. The superintendent's daughter is also said to have received 3 of the rare barber dimes and spent one on ice cream and sold the other two decades later in the 1950s.
Each coin is worth between $1 Million and $2 Million - making it one of the most valuable and most sought-after collectible coins.
Us Coin Book.com
Back in 1959 I received a nickel in change while purchasing a carton of milk to drink with my lunch in school. The nickel has no date on it. I’ve taken it to several coin dealers and I always get the same response, “Without a date, it’s not worth anything, but I’ll give you ten bucks for it as a novelty.”
I still have it. It’s still in near mint condition.
I have a roll of those dimes. I did not know they were rare. Mine are not rusty looking either. Maybe I outta sell some : )
I have a bunch of worn nickles from the 1899 era.
No offense to the Presidents, but this was back when our (REAL) currency was beautiful.
These days, the only time you’ll see Liberty is on the U.S. Mint ‘collectors’ coins.
I mean, why give the People any reminder, on that which they use daily, of what they’ve LOST?
This gives me hope of using my 50 state quarters and US dependencies collector’s map to aid in my retirement in a few years.