1898-O Barber Dime. MS-66 (PCGS). A lustrous and attractively original Gem. Satiny surfaces are dressed in light pewter-gray with blushes of reddish-russet and steel-olive in isolated peripheral areas. Nearly flawless and very attractive, a truly significant find for Set Registry participants. Barber dime production at the New Orleans Mint ratcheted up considerably in 1898 with a total of 2,130,000 coins struck. Even so, this is a challenging issue to collect that is quite underrated in Mint State. The 1898-O is actually rarer in high grades than the lower mintage 1897-O, 1903-S, 1904-S, 1913-S and 1915-S. It becomes scare in MS-64 and very rare above MS-65. PCGS# 4816. NGC ID: 23E7. PCGS Population: 6; 3 finer (MS-67+ finest).
