Help - can't determine year

Any help on determining the mintage year would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

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1893

 

1893. New Orleans mint... Was it shot? Do you know?

 

1893

 

Ouch - only 93% of melt value left - looks to have been whacked with a circular letter punch - I see a fancy 'W' in the center

 

There sure is. Missed that first look. Must have been Thor swinging that hammer.

 

Production of Barber half dollars began in 1892.

That's why everyone is certain yours must be 1893.

 

I believe there's only one option. The right side of that third digit is round and goes all along the side. So, it's either a 0 or a 9. It can't be a 0 because that series didn't exist back in 1803. So it's from 1893 - a nice year to have.