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1884

Mintage:  23,257,800

Proofs: 3,942

Comments:  1884 has the third lowest mintage for the 1880s decade, behind 1885 and 1886.  In regard to collecting in circulated grades, be cognizant of the grading between VF and XF.  As alwasy, find attractive, well struck examples regardless of the desired grade.

Rarity Estimates for 1884 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1884 Obverses and Reverses

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
1 5 F RH Star-Shaped Hub-Through Artifact Located At The Upper Left Of The Shield; Die Cracks From 8:00 and 11:30 Snow 11
Snow 2 6 G B Repunched 8 to the South
3
7 H B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Outside The Top Left and Inside The Lower Loop Of The First 8 Snow 3, RPD-002
Snow 4 8 I RH Digits in the Hair Curl
5
9 J B 8 in the Denticles Snow 5
* 6 24 F.2 RH Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A Misplaced 8 and 4 Digit Located Within The Denticles Below The Primary Second 8 and 4 Of The Date; Die Chip By 'AMERI(C)A' / Star-Shaped Hub-Through Artifact Located At The Upper Left Of The Shield; Die Cracks From 8:00 and 11:30 Snow 1, MPD-001
ODD-001
7 10 L B Repunched 88 to the North Snow 7, RPD-003
8 11 M B Cud Between 2:15 and 3:45
9 12 N RH Repunched 88 to the Southeast Snow 10
10 13 O LH Die Lines Around Ribbon, Upper Hair Curl, Designer's Initial and eye, Die Cracks From 1:15, 9:15 and 10:15 / Die Cracks From 3:15, 6:45, 8:15, 8:45, 10:15 and 10:30; Rev. O.2:  Reverse Retained Cud between 8:45 and 10:15
11 14 P RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Within The Upper Loops Of The 8 Digits
12 15 Q LH Misplaced Digit In The Denticles Below The Right Side Of The Final 8 Snow 8, MPD-006
13 16 R B Misplaced Digit:  Top Of A Misplaced 4 Digit In The Denticles Below The Primary 4 Of The Date
14 17 S LH Die Cracks From 2:15, 4:00, 5:00, 10:00, 10:15 and 11:30 / Die Cracks From 3:30, 5:15, 7:45, 8:30, 9:45 and 11:15
15 18 T RE Possible Initial Date Impression within The Upper Loop Of The Second 8, Rim Breaks Between 4:15 and 5:00, Die Cracks From 1:15, 4:30, 5:45, 7:00, 8:00 and 11:30 / Die Cracks From 12:30, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45, 7:45, 8:00 and 10:45
16 19 U RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The West Within The Upper Loop Of the First 8, Die Cracks From 1:00, 8:00, 10:30 and 11:30 / Prominent Die Line Through (C)ENT, Die Cracks From 12:45, 3:45, 8:45, 10:15 and 11:15
17 20 V B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Southwest Within The Lower Loops Of Both 8 Digits, Horizontal Artifact Above The Crossbar Of The 4
18 21 W B Light Die Crack From 5:00 / Die Cracks From 3:00, 5:15 and 8:00
19 22 X LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The West Of The Lower Loop Of The First 8; Artifact Within The Upper Loop Of The Second 8
20 23 Y C Die Cracks From 4:00, 10:15 and 11:15 / Cud Between 3:00 and 4:15; Die Cracks From 1:00 and 7:30
21 24.2 K RH Misplaced Digits:  The Tops Of A Misplaced 8 and 4 Digit Located Within The Denticles Below The Primary Second 8 and 4 Of The Date; Die Chip By 'AMERI(C)A' Snow 6, MPD-001
22 25 Z LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The West Of The Lower Loop Of The First 8; Die Cracks From 1:00, 2:00, 6:00, 7:00 and 10:15 / Die Cracks From 1:30, 3:30 and 10:30
23 26 AA RE Reverse Die Cracks From 3:00, 5:00, 7:45 and 11:30
24 27 AB B Cracked Die:  Die Crack Connects Tops Of 'AMER(ICA)' / Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 8:00, 9:00 and 10:30
2528ACRHCracked Die:  Die Cracks From 7:00 and 11:30 / Die Line Located In The Field At 10:00; Cracked Die:  Die Crack From 3:30
2629ADRECracked Die:  Die Cracks From 2:15, 3:00, 7:00, 7:45 and 11:45 / Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 12:45, 1:00, 2:15, 3:30, 5:00, 5:45, 6:30, 8:15, 9:15 and 11:15
2730AEBCracked Die:  Die Crack From 10:15 and Die Crack Connecting Tops of 'OF' / Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 8:15, 9:00 and 10:30

Rarity Estimates for 1884 Varieties

Variety Rarity
1 URS-8
3 URS-9
6 URS-8
8 URS-6
9 URS-8
10 URS-7
10a URS-6
11 URS-9
12 URS-8
13 URS-9
14 URS-8
15 URS-7
16 URS-8
17 URS-9
18 URS-(8+)
19 URS-9
20 URS-6
21 URS-8
22 URS-(8-)
23 URS-8
24 URS-7
25URS-9
26URS-8
27URS-8

Emission Sequence For 1884 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Obverse 24 P-6  P-21
Reverse F P-1  P-6

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