The 1908 compares favorably with the 1893 as an underrated condition rarity in the Barber dime series. This lovely example exhibits delicate olive-gold and rose-russet highlights, with attractive mint luster. Both sides are exceptional for the assigned grade level and the strike is razor sharp from the rims to the centers. This coin would serve with distinction in the finest Barber dime set.With a mintage of 10,600,000 pieces, the 1908 is often regarded as a "common date" among circulation strike Barber dimes. It is certainly among the more plentiful issues of its type in terms of total number of Mint State coins known, a fact that has caused many numismatists to overlook its rarity at the highest levels of preservation. In Superb Gem Mint State, as here, the 1908 is seldom offered and more challenging to locate than such other issues in this series as the 1911-D, 1911-S, 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1916.
