1903-O Barber Dime. MS-66+ (PCGS). CAC.，Warmly around the peripheries with lighter pearl gray centers, this enchanting Gem is also sharply struck with fulsome satin luster throughout. The 1903-O is an interesting issue among New Orleans Mint Barber dimes. While it is not among the rarest dates in terms of total number of Mint State coins known, it is the fourth rarest New Orleans Mint issue of the type at the Gem Uncirculated level (sixth rarest in the Barber dime series in its entirety). The finest survivors known to our own Jeff Ambio when his book <em>Collecting & Investing Strategies for Barber Dimes</em> went to print in 2009 are a number of MS-65s listed at PCGS and NGC. Since then a small number of MS-66s and MS-67s have been certified, the present example included. An outstanding condition rarity from a mintage of 8,180,000 pieces, this coin belongs in the finest specialized collection.，PCGS# 4831. NGC ID: 23EN.，PCGS Population: 2; with a single MS-67 finer.，From the Frog Run Farm Collection.
