10/7/2026
Weekly Weird News · urban-legends

A ‘Legendary’ 132-Year-Old Dime Recently Sold for More Than $1.2 Million at Auction. What Makes It So Extraordinary?

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A ‘Legendary’ 132-Year-Old Dime Recently Sold for More Than $1.2 Million at Auction. What Makes It So Extraordinary?
Only 24 of the 1894-S Barber dimes were minted in San Francisco in June 1894, and just nine known specimens exist today
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A ‘Legendary’ 132-Year-Old Dime Recently Sold for More Than $1.2 Million at Auction. What Makes It So Extraordinary? — Weekly Weird News