Comments: This variety can be easily identified by the date being positioned closer to the base than the previous two obverse dies. On the reverse, there is a large die defect on the right upright of DI(M)E. Another die defect protrudes from the bottom of the same upright. The Variety 104 die pairing is clearly the most difficult to locate. Almost all 1873 Open 3 dimes that I have seen have the low date with the 1 digit nearly touching the denticles and are either Obverse 1 or Obverse 2 varieties.

1873 No Arrows - Open 3 Varieties 101, 102, 102a, 103, 104, 104a

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