In 1914, over 30 million Barber dimes rolled out of U.S. mints — the last year the series would see such high production. Designed by Charles E. Barber, the Liberty Head dime had been a fixture of American commerce since 1892, and by 1914 it was already in its final chapter, replaced two years later by the Mercury dime.
Most of the 1914 issues were spent into oblivion....