{"id":1198,"date":"2016-01-08T22:12:44","date_gmt":"2016-01-08T14:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/08\/anonymous-collector-buys-rare-dime-for-2-million\/"},"modified":"2016-01-08T22:12:44","modified_gmt":"2016-01-08T14:12:44","slug":"anonymous-collector-buys-rare-dime-for-2-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/01\/08\/anonymous-collector-buys-rare-dime-for-2-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous collector buys rare dime for $2 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

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TAMPA, Fla. \u2014 Whatever disparaging cliche you’ve heard about the lowly dime \u2014 dime a dozen, nickel and dimed, dime’s worth of difference \u2014 it’s not true of this dime.<\/p>\n

No, this particular coin that went to auction Thursday evening in Tampa sold for just under $2 million.<\/p>\n

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See also: 8 Valuable Coins That Could Be Hiding in Your Change<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The 1894-S dime was struck at the San Francisco Mint. Only 24 were made, and only nine likely still exist.<\/p>\n

“There’s a couple of iconic rarities in the rare coin market,” said David Hall, co-founder of Professional Coin Grading Service of Santa Ana, California. “A couple of coins have been known among the rarest of the rare for 100 years and this is one of those numismatic icons.” Read more…<\/a><\/p>\n

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