Slate gray with peripheral blue and iridescent toning. Some lustre remains visible. Russ Logan had this coin listed in his notes as EF-45, an extremely conservative grade, in our opinion. This is the finest example listed in the Dime Census, although a number of higher grade coins were known to the Dime Book authors.
Production of dimes during the year totaled 635,000 coins with seven die marriages identified from a combination of four obverse and six reverse dies. Among these, JR-3 is considered rare.
This is the first use of the obverse die prior to JR-2 and JR-3. The reverse is in its first use and was later used for 1833 JR-6.
The obverse is cracked from drapery through inner points of first five stars. Digit 3 is closed by a die crack with a small die chip inside the lower curve. Perfect reverse.
Purchased at the 1989 ANA Convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.