Comments: During June 2005, Paul Bradley identified a second 1883 proof obverse die. Upon receiving this information, a review of the Heritage Auction Archives confirmed that two obverse dies were used to strike 1883 proof dimes. On Obverse 19, the 3 digit is complete and the date punch is positioned much further left than on Obverse 3. Furthermore, Obverse 3 has a date that is level while the Obverse 19 die presents a date that slopes downward. From the Heritage Auction Archives review and sampling, it was found that Obverse 19 is more difficult to locate than Obverse 3 with about three in ten pieces being from the Obverse 19 die.

1883 Varieties 101, 102, 103, 103a, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121

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