History of The 1894-S Dime
In the first half of 1894, 24 proofs of the Barber series dimes were minted in San Francisco, which is where the 'S' in the common name of the coin comes from. Very little is known as fact about the dimes. The superintendent of the San Francisco Mint is said to have had them minted as gifts for some important bankers. Further, three of the dimes were said to have been given to the superintendent's daughter who allegedly spent one on ice cream and sold the other two in the 1950s.
In an attempt to consolidate all known facts about the 1894-S Dime, Kevin Flynn, a well-known numismatist author, wrote a book in 2005 titled "The 1894-S Dime A Mystery Unraveled."
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