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The crown jewel of all dimes is the 1894-S Barber Dime. According to Gainesville Coins , the story goes that the San Francisco Mint had an accounting shortfall of $2.40 in 1894.

A coin collector just paid nearly $2 million for an old dime. But not just any dime. The 1894-S Barber is one of the rarest in the world. That's why it was auctioned for $1,997,500 in Tampa on ...

For example, the 1894-S Barber dime is one of the rarest and most highly prized U.S. coins for collectors and even had one was sold in 2005 for $1.3 million, and another for $1.9 million in 2007.