1902-S Barber Dime. MS-65 (PCGS).
A glorious premium Gem Mint State San Francisco dime with delicate reddish-gold iridescence enhancing frosty mint luster. A relatively generous mintage of 2,070,000 pieces conceals the rarity of the 1902-S in high grades. This is the fourth rarest San Francisco Mint Barber dime in Mint State (per your cataloger, JRJ, 2024), and it handily outdistances the lower mintage 1904-S, 1909-S, 1913-S and 1915-S, as well as the 1895, 1896, 1897-O, 1907-D and 1909-D. In grades of MS-65 and higher, Q. David Bowers (2019) describes the 1902-S as, "One of the rarer issues of the era, yet another numismatic surprise."
PCGS# 4829. NGC ID: 23EL.
PCGS Population: 7; 14 finer (MS-67 finest).
From the Knohl Collection.
Price realized | 1'500 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 2'000 USD |