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This dime sold for $1.2 million. The story behind its extraordinary value

This dime sold for $1.2 million. The story behind its extraordinary value
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With its darkened silver surface and coppery-gold hues, the more than 130-year-old dime may not look especially remarkable at first glance. But the 1894-S Barber dime is considered one of the rarest coins in American numismatics. On Sept. 1, one example sold for $1,250,500 at auction, more than...

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