1883

Mintage:  45,591,500

Comments:  1883 is a high mintage year of the 1880's, with surviving examples widely available.  As always, collector priority should be securing the most attractive, problem free examples.  

Variety 1, 7, and 8 are highly collectible misplaced digit varieties and are all included in the top 100 varieties list.  Variety 6 features a class IV doubled die reverse, which is also included int the top 100 varieties list.  Repunched dates are decidedly in the minority of varieties for 1883.

Rarity Estimates for 1883 Varieties

Top  100	Variety Number	Obv	Rev	Date Position	Obverse / Reverse Attributes	Cross Reference
*	1	6	F	LE	Misplaced Digit:  The Base Of A Misplaced 1 Digit Is Embedded In The Bust Point and First Pearl; Rim Breakage Between 10:15 and 12:00	Snow 1, MPD-001
	2	7	G	LE	Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Flag and Left Base, As Well As To The South Below The Flag Of The 1; To The North Above The Top Of The First 8; To The North Above The Top and Within The Upper Loop, As Well As To The South Below The Upper Loop, Within The Lower Loop and Below The Base Of The Second 8; To The West Within The Lower Loop and To The South Below The Base Of The 3	Snow 2, RPD-001
*	6	11	K	RH	Die Crack from Field to Nose and Cheek, Die Crack below BERTY of LIBERTY / Doubled Die Reverse 1	Snow 6, DDR-001
*	7	12	L	B	Misplaced 1 in the Pearls, Misplaced 8 between Ribbon End and Truncation	Snow 7, MPD-003
*	8	13	M	RH	Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A Misplaced 8 and 3 Digits Among The Denticles Below and To The Left Of The Primary Second 8 and 3 Digits Of The Date; Digit Punch Artifact Within The Lower Loop Of The 3 Digit	Snow 8, MPD-002
	9	14	N	C	Misplaced Digit:  The Base Of A Misplaced 8 Digit Located Below The Portrait and To The Left Of The Ribbon End / Die Crack From 10:15	Snow 9, MPD-006
	10	15	O	LE	Broken Lower Loop and Defect Above Upper Loop Of The 3 / Die Cracks From 3:15, 8:15, 9:00 and 9:15
	11	16	P	LH	Misaligned Clashed Die Marks below STA of STATES, Rim Break Between 8:00 and 8:30	Snow 11, OCC-001
	12	17	Q	C	Misplaced Digit:  The Base Of Either A Misplaced 8 Or 3 Digit Embedded In The Neck Of Miss Liberty / Die Crack From 3:30	Snow 12, MPD-007
	13	18	R	B	Misplaced Digit:  The Base Of A Misplaced Digit Between The Hair Curl and Ribbon End	Snow 13, MPD-004
	14	19	S	B	Two Small Reverse Die Breaks Below the Right Upright Of The N Of ONE, Die Crack at 8:15; Rev. S.2 Die Cracks At 3:15 and Between 8:30 and 10:00	Snow 14, ODD-001
	16	21	U	RH	Doubled Die Reverse:  Class II Hub Doubling Of Horizontal Shield Bars, Wreath Veins and Outer Edges Of The Outside Leaves, Ribbon Knot, Right Ribbon End and Lower Arrowheads; Die Crack Between 3:00 and 4:30 and From 8:15	Snow 22
	18	23	W	B	Severly Cracked Reverse, Cracks at 12:30, 1:30, 4:00, 7:00, 8:30 and 9:30	CRK-001
	19	24	X	LE	Defective Digit Punch Artifact above 3, Repunched 3 to the South / Retained Cud between 3:30 and 5:00
	20	25	Y	LH	Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Above The Lower Loop Of The 3, Broken Upper Loop Of The 3 / Die Crack From 5:00 and Along Top Of Shield	Snow 20
	24	29	AC	RH	Defective Digit Punch Artifact above 3, Misplaced 8 or 3 in Denticles below the Right Half of the Second 8	Snow 16, MPD-008
	25	30	AD	RH	Defective Digit Punch Artifact above 3, Misplaced 8 or 3 in Denticles directly below Second 8	Snow 18
	26	31	AE	RH	Digit Punch Artifacts Around The 3 / Die Crack Between 3:15 and 5:00
	27	32	AF	C	Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The East Within The Upper Loop Of The Second 8
	28	33	AG	?	Defective Digit Punch Artifact Above 3 / Die Subsidence Located At 6:00; Die Chip Below (O)NE; Reverse Retained Cud Between 8:45 and 10:15; Rev. AG.2:  Reverse Cud Between 8:45 and 10:15	CUD-001
	29	34	AH	B	Die Crack From 3:00 / Die Rust Within Ribbon Knot, Olive Leaves, Lower Oak Leaves Of The Left Wreath and (C)ENT; Light Die Crack From 8:45; Rev. AH.2:  Die Cracks From 7:45 and 9:45
	30	35	AI	B	Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base Of The 1; Defect Top / Broken Base 3 Digit With Vertical Digit Punch Artifact Within The Lower Loop
	31	36	AJ	B	Broken Base 3, Cracked Die / Cracked Die--Severe Die Cracking Between 3:15 and 5:00, Die Crack From 9:45
	32	37	AK	LE	Reverse Die Cracking From 1:15, 2:45 and 11:30