Barber Dime Roll Values

jimineez1

So I just picked up well over 1000 Barber dimes and need help figuring out what to do from here!
I'll at least do a quick sort to pull the cull coins out and sell them off so I'm rid of the slicks, damaged, polished, holed, etc. I'll sell these for sure, price opinion?
Then I'll get the fair-low good coins that just have a lot of honest wear out and probably sell them in bulk as well, price opinion?
The high good/vg/and few even better I'll probably check date/mm on and see what I have from there.
Should I check the low end stuff for certain dates as well, or just assume they are a bulk sell.
What date/mm combos are worth pulling out?
Thanks!!

For future reference, silver is $17.20 and APMEX is selling barber dime cull $5 rolls for $90 (18x), ag for $100 (20x), and good/better for $140 (28x), (fine and better is $370 per $5 roll which is $7.40 per dime )

ricko

Wow... That is one big pile of Barber dimes... a lot of work ahead of you. Will be interesting to see what you find... I hope you keep a tally sheet....Cheers, RickO

lonn47

i want some nice find.

1630Boston

An 1894-S would be nice in any condition.

According to Hallie Daggett, daughter of former San Francisco Mint superintendent John Daggett, her father arranged to have 24 specially struck "S" dimes in 1894, presenting 21 of them to banker friends. Hallie received the other three 1894-S dimes, spending one of them for ice cream on her way home from the Mint.

It wasn't until 1954, when Hallie sold her two remaining 1894-S dimes, that she confirmed the origin of the legendary coins. Only nine of the original 24 are accounted for today. An example of the 1894-S was sold in July 2007 for $1.90 million. The exact same coin brought $1.32 million in 2005.

1630Boston

A starting point:
[The Redbook, Greysheet and PCGS price Guide also give indications of the coins worth looking for]

Barber Dimes
The Barber dime is a classic American coin with values on the low end tied to the silver bullion market. On the upper end of the spectrum are pieces like the 1894-S Barber dime, which sells at auction for more than $1.5 million. So, the Barber dime appeals to a wide range of coin collectors, which is just one of many reasons this coin series has enjoyed incredible popularity for decades.

The Barber dime was designed by Charles E. Barber and was first released to the public in 1892. The series continue into 1916 and spawned a number of key and semi-key date coins, including the 1895-O, 1896-S, 1901-S, 1903-S, 1913-S. Coin values for those pieces are all over the board, but are lofty for high-quality specimens.

For the most part, it’s easy to break down coin values for Barber dimes into two categories. These two segments include the common-date, low-grade dimes that are worth only a tad more than their intrinsic silver bullion content; scarce-date or better-preserved Barber dimes (of any date) represent the second main category of Barber dimes and normally sell for much higher prices.

Coin values for key-date Barber dimes and high-grade specimens of any issue (including more common dates) don’t change as often as for the lower-end silver material. Often, prices for specific pieces are dependent on the physical qualities of an individual coin, such as toning, strike, and overall eye appeal. Coin values for the low-grade common-date pieces are less determined by eye-appeal and, again, are dependent almost solely on what the silver market is doing.

From https://coinvalues.com/barber-dime

Mdcoincollector2003

Check every date and mintmark, you never know when you could find a 1894s or more realistically a 1895 o or some of the other key dates. Even in worn condition a key date always has a premium over melt.

Treashunt

Just an FYI, I have over 3,000 Barber dimes, and for culls thru Good I would only pay about melt, which is what I paid for most of them, not counting better dates.

Just curious, did you buy these from a coin dealer? Then it is likely that they have been searched.

also, I would ignore those selling prices that you listed, that is full retail, and very few sellers are able to get that price

jmlanzaf

The Apmex price - which includes free shipping, by the way - is not a good reference for these.

As others have said, culls and slicks are melt at best. Fairs and AGs really aren't going to be much more.

Common date good or better will get a premium over other 90%, but don't expect more than about 14x or so (90% at 11.5ish).

Obviously Fine or better are collectible and could be sold singly.

1630Boston

I see a 1913 but don't know the mint mark

rmorgan

My boyhood collecting juices are kicking in... I find a strong urge wishing I could sort through all those.

jimineez1

Not from a dealer, but another internet acquaintance/coin guy that I've sold to before. Probably at least somewhat searched, but you never know. I couldn't resist when I saw them at not too much over your basic 90%. Hoping to sell the lessers and get their cost back, then take my time with the rest. But the idea of some key date make me want to speed it up a bit, just need to find time!
Thanks for the info so far, no matter what happens it is an interesting & fun purchase for me I'll try and keep tabs & post an update now and then. If anyone has more thoughts please chime in!

golden

Get an album and start a Barber Dime set.

djm

@golden said:
Get an album and start a Barber Dime set.

Or sell them as a starter set on eBay.

1630Boston

Pawn Stars: 1894-S Barber Dime | History

https://youtu.be/eI0ZYnPTI4Q

Soldi

_I see an 1894, but I don't see the mint mark. _

jimineez1

That's funny, $400,000!

Soldi

I always bring my keys date coins to Rick's Coin Shop.

jimineez1

Well I've done a partial sort so far, decided to start at the bottom and work up from there

Early results are:
about $9 face in culls such as dateless, holed, damaged, etc. Sold these to online dealer already.
$22 face in lowball poor-fair coins- Sold these to a collector already
$37+ in ag-good coins- Will be listing these at some point
the rest ($50-$60) would be good or better, almost all would be good or vg. Probably hold on to these for now as I didn't do a date sort of them yet, but they look pretty nice.

Quickly looked for the most desirable dates you all mentioned and didn't see any thus far. Also didn't really see very many 1800 coins at all. Fun so far and working out fine as far as the money goes, I lost some on the culls but will make that up easily.
Maybe I'll come up with some good stuff as I sort through the better coins! I'm sure that 1894-S is in there somewhere

1630Boston

Thanks for the update

Baley

@jimineez1 said:

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...when I saw them at not too much over your basic 90%....

You've answered your own question.

As long as it's fun, have at it.

Net of shipping costs and your hourly wages, aim to break even.