His initials, AW, can be found to the right of the neck. Barber had drawn the right-facing profile wearing a freedom cap, surrounded by a laurel wreath and the word liberty stamped on the headband.īy contrast, Adolph Weinman's classical and more streamlined dime profile faced left, and Liberty's winged, close-fitting cap resembled a woman's cloche (a bell-shaped hat of the period). Barber's 1892 Liberty Head design (also called the Barber dime).
It set the stage for a 20th century motif to replace Charles E. The Act of September 26, 1890, allowed for new coin designs after 25 years, including dimes. Mercury Dimes: First Dime Design For The 20th Century
