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An 1894-S Barber dime, obverse and reverse. Issue-level image; the pictured specimen is unidentified, and the FLOAT constituent is priced on the finest-known example.

1894-S Barber Dime

Maker
U.S. Mint (San Francisco)
Year
1894
Rank
13 of 100

1894-S Barber Dime

1894-S Barber Dime by U.S. Mint (San Francisco) (1894) is ranked 13 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $2,160,000 in January 2025. Only 24 struck, ~9 known; the famous 'ice cream' dime is one of the most storied U.S. rarities.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

Only 24 struck, ~9 known; the famous 'ice cream' dime is one of the most storied U.S. rarities.

10c silver Barber dime, S mintmark, PCGS Proof (finest known, branch-mint proof)

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$2,160,000
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
January 2025

Heritage Auctions, January 2025. Finest-known proof 1894-S Barber dime realized $2,160,000 — a new record (prior $1,997,500 in Jan 2016).

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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