1914 Barber Dime
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 17,360,230 made
- Mintage
- 17,360,230
- Metal
- 90% silver, 10% copper
- Weight
- 2.5 g
- Diameter
- 17.9 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 1914 Barber Dime worth?
In worn condition it trades for about its silver content, 0.0723 troy ounces. Uncirculated coins with full luster or attractive toning sell for more.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 1914 Barber Dime rare?
- No. With 17 million made, it's one of the most common Barber Dimes.
- Is the 1914 Barber Dime silver?
- Yes. It's 90% silver, 10% copper and holds 0.0723 troy ounces of pure silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 1914 Barber Dime?
- On the reverse, below the bow of the wreath. Philadelphia dimes have no mint mark.
- Which Philadelphia dates near 1914 are scarcer?
- The 1915 at 5,620,000, the 1909 at 10,240,000, the 1910 at 11,520,000. So the 1914 is on the scarcer side for those years.
- How many 1914 Barber Dime coins were made?
- 17,360,230.
What to check on your 1914
- There's no mint mark on this one, so the date and condition are what matter.
- Don't clean it. Cleaning leaves fine scratches and an unnatural shine that collectors avoid.
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 1914 Barber Dime Proof (425 made) is the one to compare with.
- Judge the grade under good light. LIBERTY on the headband is the benchmark: all seven letters must be clear for Fine and above.
Circulated examples are usually traded for their silver content. Pick out the best ones: original luster and attractive toning lift a coin above melt, while cleaned coins lose most of their collector value.
The story of the 1914
Philadelphia made 17,360,230 in 1914, down from 20 million in 1913. The next year it made 5.6 million (1915).
1914-S came to 2.1 million and 1914-D came to 12 million, so neither mint's 1914 coin is much scarcer than the other.
Philadelphia struck the Barber Dime in 25 issues between 1892 and 1916. By mintage this one lands in the more common half, while the key for that mint is the 1895 (690,000). Within the 1910s it's 14th smallest of 18, between the 1914-D (12 million) and the 1916 (18 million).
The 1913-S and the last Barber dimes (1913 to 1916)
Philadelphia kept production high in the final years, striking 19,760,000 in 1913, 17,360,230 in 1914 and 18,490,000 in 1916, with a dip to 5,620,000 in 1915. Denver struck Barber dimes only in 1914, a run of 11,908,000. It made none in 1913, 1915 or 1916. Across the four years the mints made 82,528,230 Barber dimes.
San Francisco's output varied a great deal. The 1913-S, with 510,000 struck, is the last semi-key of the series and the lowest mintage of any twentieth century Barber dime. The 1915-S, at 960,000, is also scarce. In 1914 and 1916 San Francisco struck 2,100,000 and 5,820,000, so those dates are easy to find. Both final dates are common because Philadelphia and San Francisco struck millions of Barber dimes before the new design was ready.
Proof production ended with very small runs: 425 in 1914 and 450 in 1915, the lowest proof mintages of the series, with no proofs in 1916. Weinman's Mercury dime replaced the Barber design late in 1916, which makes the 1916 and 1916-S the last Barber dimes. Many coins from these years show heavy wear from decades of use. Check that the date and mint mark are clear and that the headband still shows LIBERTY, since a full, sharp LIBERTY on a late date marks a coin of Fine or better and lifts it well above the many worn survivors.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 1914
Denver's small cent output in 1914 created one of the great Lincoln cent key dates, the 1914-D.
How to recognize it
Barber's Liberty faces right, her hair gathered under a Phrygian cap and crowned with a laurel wreath. A narrow band above her forehead carries the word LIBERTY in tiny letters and that band is the first detail to wear away. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA circles the portrait with the date below. Unlike the Barber quarter and half dollar, the dime has no stars and no IN GOD WE TRUST, because there was simply no room for the motto. The reverse was carried over from the last Seated Liberty dimes: a wreath of corn, wheat, maple and oak leaves, tied with a bow at the bottom, around the words ONE DIME. Branch mint coins show an O, S or D just below the bow. The coin is 17.9 mm across, weighs 2.5 grams and has a reeded edge.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | Barber Dime (1892–1916) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1914 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | None |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 17,360,230 |
| Face value | 10¢ |
| Composition | 90% silver, 10% copper |
| Weight | 2.5 grams |
| Diameter | 17.9 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Silver content | 0.0723 troy oz (2.250 g) |
| Designer | Charles E. Barber |
Other 1914 Barber Dime issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 Barber Dime | 17,360,230 | Circulation strike | 0.0723 oz |
| 1914 Barber Dime Proof | 425 | Proof | 0.0723 oz |
| 1914-D Barber Dime | 11,908,000 | Circulation strike | 0.0723 oz |
| 1914-S Barber Dime | 2,100,000 | Circulation strike | 0.0723 oz |
Mintage: US Mint records as published in standard references, each figure checked against at least two independent sources. How we build these pages.