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1796 DIME -
JR-4
Rarity: Very Common
Notes:
The obverse die of this variety
was also used on:
1796 JR-3
In June 2003, Michael S. Fey
reported the discovery of examples of 1796 JR-3 and JR-4 with widely repunched
6's in the date. In reality, the 6 of the date is triple-punched.
The reverse die of this variety
was also used on:
1796 JR-5 |
Images courtesy of Heritage Numismatic
Auctions
Significant examples:
NGC MS-66. Ex - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 488, illustrated, sold for
$32,200.00
Choice Brilliant
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 480, "John Reich 4 (Dies 3-D), Rarity-4",
plated, unsold Ex John Whitney Collection; earlier, from Stack's sale of
January, 1990, lot 1
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex
- Stack's "The Marvin Taichert Collection of U.S. Type Coins",
May 9, 2001, Lot 23, "JR-4, 4 Berry Rev.", plated, sold for
$6,325.00 Ex: Dr. J. Hewitt Judd; Abner Kreisberg's sale of May
20, 1966, lot 1042
Recent appearances:
Choice About
Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 481, "John Reich 4, Rarity-4", plated,
sold for $8,050.00
PCGS VF-30. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s
"Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August 6-7, 2000, Lot 6927,
"JR-4", illustrated, sold for $3,105.00
Net VF-20, sharpness of EF-40, Brushed, Cleaned, Retoned. Ex - Bowers
& Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part
III", May 21, 2001, Lot 1403, illustrated, sold for $2,990.00 From
the sale of the Rogers M. Fred, Jr. and Peter A. Ward, M.D. Collections,
November 1995, Lot 2407; previously from the sale of the Brilliant and Sieck
Collections, January 1992, Lot 1124
Net F-12. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000, Lot
575, "JR-4", sold for $2,012.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"Early United
Dimes 1796-1837" by David J. Davis et al.
"Fey Finds Dime With
Repunched '6'", Numismatic News, June 10, 2003, page 1.
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