Sharpness somewhat finer, however, with extremely heavy scratches on both sides. This is the second rarest of five die varieties for the year and still retains the Rarity-7 rating provided in the Dime Book. Just three examples of this variety were recorded in the Dime Census.
This is the first use of the obverse die with 1803 JR-2 next and JR-3 last. The reverse die was first used for 1802 JR-1 dimes, then for 1802 Breen-4 quarter eagles, next for 1803 JR-5 dimes, and finally for 1803 JR-1 dimes. The 1803 JR-5 variety was discovered after publication of the Dime Book by Ed Price and reported in Volume 7, Issue 3 of the Journal. Discovery of this dime variety helped redefined the emission sequence for these varieties.
Purchased from William Subjack.