The dime is considered one of the rarest and most valuable coins there is, with one of the nine still existing estimated to be worth about $1,997,500.
The front and back of the CC Seated Liberty Dime.
The CC Seated Liberty Dime is estimated to be worth $300,000 to $400,000.
By Melody Rivera
09:59 ET, Mar 26 2025
A rare dime coin from the 19th century is worth almost $2 million, making it the most valuable one to exist.
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While the one in question isn’t worth as much as the Lincoln Wheat Penny, it still has an impressive value that’s sure to change a lucky collector’s bank account. The S Barber Dime is considered the rarest dime and most valuable of them all.Lincoln cent once seized by Secret Service may now be worth $40,000 in your pocket
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Only 24 were created in 1894 and only nine are known to still exist.
The coin was created by San Francisco Mint Superintendent John Daggett, who minted them for his banker friends. After having some left over, he gave a few to his daughter. She spent one of them on an ice cream, unknowingly of the value it would turn out to have.
Female hand finding a copper cent or money on a pavement.
A rare coin from the 19th century is worth almost $2 million.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)
On the obverse, Lady Liberty was carved into the silver plate while the other side was engraved with a wreath design, which was typical for a Barber dime design. It was finished with a proof-like shine.
