The 4 mints producing the 1908 Barber Dime were;(1) Denver which uses the letter "D" for a mint mark, (2) New Orleans which used the letter "O" for a mint mark, (3) San Francisco which uses the letter "S" for a mint mark and (4) Philadelphia which did not place a mint mark on this coin.
Mercury dimes were made from 1916 to 1945. Your coin is called a Barber dime, after its designer Charles Barber. Please see the Related Question for more.
It looks like Barber dimes from any other year. http://www.coinstudy.com/image-files/barber-dime-value-top.gif
A Barber Still - 1908 was released on: USA: September 1908
There's no US dime called a "Victory" dime. All 1908 US dimes carry a portrait of Miss Liberty on the front and the words ONE DIME on the back. They're called Liberty dimes or more commonly "Barber" dimes after Charles Barber, the artist who designed them. You may be confusing the coin with a 1908 Liberty Head coin that has the letter V on the back. The reason that coin is the size of a nickel is that it IS a nickel, and the letter V is the Roman numeral for 5, not an abbreviation for Victory. There's more information at the Related Questions.
Red Barber was born on February 17, 1908.
Red Barber was born on February 17, 1908.
It's a Liberty Head Nickel not a Barber. The Barber series don't have nickels. Retail value for 1908 nickels are $3.00-$5.00 in circulated condition.
The value of a barber 1908 dime varies in value. A barber 1908 dime that is considered to be in poor condition is worth approximately $3.00, and one considered to be in perfect mint condition has values upwards of $170.00 and more.
I couldn't find a good 1908 image but 1909 Barber halves used the same design.
John H. P. Marks was born in 1908.
Most Barber dimes show heavy wear with retail values of $2.00-$7.00 for average circulated coins.
The 1908-S Barber Quarter in the grade of G-4 has a retail value of $18.00.