Both obverse and reverse are boldly struck. Rose-gray toning with pale blue and amber highlights at the borders. The surfaces are lovely with pleasing satin lustre beneath the toning. Considerable doubling is noted on the reverse through various legend letters and left end of the scroll. This is clearly the finest example in the Dime Census with just one other Mint State coin recorded. Authors of the Dime Book noted that "at least five specimens exist in MS-60 or better condition."
This is the second use of the obverse die after JR-4 and before JR-6. This is also the second reverse die use after JR-2.
The obverse has very slight clash marks at Liberty's ear. The field has a raised appearance through top half of the date. The reverse has a couple extremely faint die cracks requiring close examination to view.
From our sale of the Eliasberg Collection, May 1996, Lot 1091.