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gazelle1g New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 12:30 pm I found a coin on the ground one day that read "ONE DIME" on the back. The coin is very damaged and hard to read but I was able to identify it as a Barber dime. Still, I am uncertain because the date, at first, seemed to read "1990" which is completely illogical. This might have been caused by the flattening of the coin around the edges and could instead read "1890." Yet, I don't think there were Barber dimes until 1892... Otherwise, it could be read as 1900 if the zero was made to look like a nine when it was scratched. If you know anything about these coins, please reply to this post. Thank you! Edit: I've posted a larger picture of the date and a picture of the back. Image: Barber dime.jpg 25.13 KB Image: Barber dime (2).jpg 83.8 KB Image: Barber dime (1).jpg 64.65 KB Edited by gazelle1g 03/25/2007 7:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 1:02 pm It's difficult to see from the picture...but I agree that the second "9" could well be a "0" that has been damaged. Any chance of a closer view of just the date? Report this Post to the Staff
tonphil1960 Valued Member United States 382 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 1:48 pm The last # sure looks like a 0 to me under magnification on my screen here. ? got me stumped. Tony Report this Post to the Staff
Irishraider Pillar of the Community United States 1454 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 1:56 pm Sorry but the picture is just way too small to determine. Any chance of getting a close up of the date? Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 2:23 pm It definitely looks like an 1890 Barber dime to me. Given the obverse, I'd call it Almost Good AG3 condition. Can you provide a picture of the reverse also? I'd like to see if a mint mark can be determined. Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 2:42 pm quote: It definitely looks like an 1890 Barber dime to me. The trouble is, Barber dimes began mintage in 1892. Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 2:54 pm DOH!!! Report this Post to the Staff
gazelle1g New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 7:38 pm Thanks for all of your replies! I'm going to post a larger picture for you to see the date better. Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 03/25/2007 7:45 pm Thanks. Hopefully, I'll be able to give you a more intelligent answer than my previous post... Report this Post to the Staff
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