Ultra-Rare ‘Legendary’ 1894 Dime Could Fetch More Than $1 Million at Auction

An ultra-rare silver dime from the 1800s is expecting to fetch $1 million or more when it is presented at an auction.

Also known as the 1894-S Barber Dime was minted in San Francisco, and is one of only nine that are known to exist today, according to auction house Stack’s Bowers Galleries in Illinois. Some believe that an original collection of 24 was serendipitously struck at the San Francisco Mint for use up some remains silver bullion

Stack’s Bowers Galleries said in a release “It is one of the classic rarities in all of numismatics, a legendary coin in the same league as the 1804 silver dollar and 1913 Liberty Head nickel,” also said “Even collectors of old money with enough funds to get an 1894-S dime are often belated in, if not denied, realizing their dream for lack of a buying occasion.”