1909 10C Barber Silver Dime NGC PR66

This dramatic specimen of the popular Barber dime series can be yours. A rarity due to its mintage of only 650 pieces, this richly toned beauty would be a great addition to your collection. NGC has graded 45 as PF66 with 25 finer. Collectors Universe gives this issue a price of $1,750.00 in PF66.

Jeff Garrett writes on the NGC website:

During a recent visit to the vaults of the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection (NNC), I ran across some amazing numismatic paraphernalia. One of the metal cabinets contains several shelves from the estate of Charles Barber, the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1879 until his death in 1917. One drawer is nearly full of his engraving tools — the ones probably used to produce his classic series of coins now known as “Barber Silver Coinage.”

Charles E. Barber's engraving tools from the Smithsonian National Numismatic Collection. Photo source: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/10274/barber-coinage/

These are an amazing tangible link to one of the most important numismatic figures of the 19th and 20th century. The archive also includes hundreds of pages of historical documents from his storied career. The material was generously donated decades ago by the Stack family. Most of the archives have been digitized or copied over the years and are available to researchers from several sources.