Lightly cleaned. Very light silvery gray surfaces with natural iridescent toning along the borders. An attractive example. The eagle's head is weakly defined with other details generally sharp. This is a very scarce variety with only one finer coin listed in the Dime Census.

In their introduction to the date, the Dime Book authors noted: "Assembling a complete set of 1829 dimes in EF-45 or better condition would be an accomplishment ranking somewhere near finding the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow in sheer desirability!" Russ Logan came very near that pot of gold. Although one variety among his 1829 dimes grades just Good-6, the average grade among the primary examples of his 12 different varieties is 47.

This year provides a long series of 12 die varieties from six obverse and 11 reverse dies. Among these is the Curled Base 2 variety, an important Guide Book variety that remains quite rare. Total mintage for the year was recorded as 770,000 coins, which includes 1828 JR-2.

This is the first use of the obverse die before JR-2. The reverse was used later for 1828 JR-2.

Purchased at the 1980 ANA Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio.