Mintage: 489,064                                                                     

Scarcity: Typically available in grades VG through EF.  A difficult date in AU or better with few Mint State examples known.
 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R2-, F-VF R3, EF-AU R4+, MS R6


                           Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State 

Comments: Striking weakness is common in the shield lines followed by the head and foot areas.  Variety 101 is seen 
with rim cuds at 2:00 and 4:00.  Variety 101a has additional rim cuds at 8:00 and 9:00 and is much more difficult 
to locate.  The initial 30 specimens of 1838-O dimes were struck on May 7-8, 1838.  An additional 367,434 speciments 
of Variety 101 were struck between June and July 1838.  The final group (Variety 102) was struck in January 1839.
 

                           Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

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