This Superb Gem Barber dime really should be seen to be fully appreciated. Both sides display full, smooth, satin to softly frosted luster and are untoned apart from the lightest golden iridescence along the lower right reverse border. Fully struck, as typical for this issue, and virtually pristine. Of this issue, Jeff Ambio (Collecting & Investing Strategies for Barber Dimes, 2009) writes:"The 1893 is considerably rarer than the 1892 in all grades, a fact that I attribute both to a much lower mintage and less-widespread hoarding among the contemporary public. This issue is actually the ninth-rarest Philadelphia Mint Barber [d]ime in terms of total number of Mint State coins known to exist....Superb Gems in MS-67 are very rare....and the issue is unknown any finer."This beautiful coin is among the finest known survivors of this underrated issue and is sure to please even the most discerning type collector or Barber coinage specialist.