1894 S Barber Dime.. Ice Cream In December!! Are There Brighter Days Ahead?

No, they do not.

I do have to mention that the 1911 Barber dime in my 7070 was a coin roll find from 1992.

It was in a solid roll of silver. Obviously a collection dump, not something that was kicking around in circulation for 81 years.

Yes.

Did I mention that I was dating a teller and she alerted me when they made the deposit?

That was a long, long time ago. So, no.

You are not saying that the finish is shiny and mirrored because it is a proof coin are you? Any original finish the coin had is long gone. It is smooth and shiny because of the extreme wear, it is worn smooth. There is just no chance that this is the known 1894-s pictured. First off, there is no indication that the coin in question is missing. If one of the few known specimens went missing there would be a massive hunt for it, much like the "missing" 1913 nickel. Also while some of the markings on the two coins are somewhat similar, they are not identical and some of the markings are very different. There is also no way a Barber dime, even a common one would remain in circulation long enough to wear down that much in the latter half of the twentieth century and the beginning of the twenty first. Many of the members here have decades of numismatic experience, you came looking for opinions and opinions have been given. If you are still convinced, you can certainly spend your money and have it authenticated.

OP....

You have said that you have studied this coin for the past 7 months and have determined that it is the "exact" coin that was sold many years ago at auction and it somehow entered circulation to have the wear that it does now. You brought this coin to this forum for our opinions and we honestly gave them to you. Obviously, no amount of reasoning, common sense or presented facts can, or will, convince you otherwise.

You say that your family business is struggling and you hope that the sale of this coin can help remedy that situation? Really? For 7 months you have studied this coin while a business that supports your family struggles?

There have been at least 15 or 20 coin shows within 200 miles of you this year that YOU could have taken the coin to for "expert" examination. In fact, some of those shows had ANACS available accepting on-site submissions! You could have submitted the coin, had it back in hand and had it sold with cash in hand within 90 days....IF it was a genuine 1894-S dime!

The patient (your family business) is dying and you supposedly have the cure---a rare circulated dime worth thousands of dollars!

It either is what you say it is or it is not what you say it is. Until you submit it you'll never know.

(My guess is you'll now start coming up with excuses of why you are reluctant to get the coin graded.... you are afraid "it'll get lost in the mail" or "the grading company might switch it out".)

Dead horse.

Culture and everyone else is right there would be no mint surface on coins in that grade. Obviously no one can say anything to convince you otherwise so I agree it's time to send the coin in and see for yourself. Hopefully after sending it to PCGS then cracking it out and sending it to NGC then cracking it and sending it to ANACS/ICG that will be enough proof for you that it isn't that coin. The real hope would be to save the money on those fees but no ones going to convince you.

I would bet if you started asking around with dealers or some of the heavyweights someone would have knowledge where the original coin is.

I see nothing positive coming from leaving this thread open.