A pleasing example with light brown toning over pewter gray surfaces. Faint hairlines are visible as on so many of coins of this era. This variety is considered scarcer than JR-1 and is usually found in circulated grades. Two finer examples were included in the Dime Census. Die state evidence indicates that this variety was struck after 1829 JR-1.

This is the only use of the obverse die. The reverse was earlier used for 1829 JR-1.

Faint obverse and reverse clash marks are visible. The obverse has a die crack from border to drapery through star 1 and another from border to hair curls through star 13. The reverse has three radial die cracks. First from border into scroll through right side of D, second from border to scroll through right edge of final S, and third from border to scroll through first A of AMERICA.

Purchased February 1982 from William L. Subjack.