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1870

Mintage:  5,275,000

Proofs:  1,000 (estimate)

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Rarity Estimates for 1870 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1870 Obverses and Reverses

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TYPE I REVERSES
Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
1 3 A RE Reverse Cud between 3:30 and 5:00
2 4 B LE Die Crack from 5:00 connecting the base of the date to 7:00 / Retained Cud between 3:45 and 5:15
3 5 C LE Polished Die / Polished Die, Die Crack between 3:15 and 5:00
* 4 6.4 D B Misplaced Digits:  Multiple Misplaced Digits Within The Denticles Below The Date; Die Cracks From 5:00, 8:15 and 10:00 / Doubled Die Reverse:  Class III Hub Doubling Of O(N)E and CE(N)T; Die Cracks From 1:15, 3:15 and 8:00; Partial Cud Between 3:15 and 5:15
Snow 8 Obv.
MPD-002
5 7 E B Die Crack From 8:30 / Class III Doubled Die; Die Cracks From 12:45, 1:15, 4:45 and 7:45; Rev. E.2:  Die Crack From 9:45 Snow 10, DDR-010
6 8 F C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northwest Above The Base Of The 1 and Within The Upper Loop and Above The Left Side Of The Lower Loop Of The 8 / Doubled Die:  Class III Hub Doubling Of O(N)E, Die Crack From 8:00; Rev. F.2:  Reverse F Has Formed A Partial Cud Between 6:00 and 8:00 Snow 16, DDR-012
7 9 G RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Base Of The 1; To The South Within and Below The Right Side Of The Upper Loop, Within The Lower Loop and Below The Base Of The 8; To The North Within The 0; Doubled Die:  Class IV Offset Hub Doubling Of 'LIBER(TY)'; Die Cracks From 7:00 and 7:30 / Doubled Die:  Class V Pivot Hub Doubling Of Denomination, Horizontal Shield Bars, Wreath and Denticles Between 6:30 and 12:00; Die Cracks From 12:45, 11:00 and 11:15 Snow 28
8 10 H ? Reverse Cud Between 2:45 and 5:00
9 11 I LH Pick-Axe, Doubled Die Obverse:  Hub Doubling Of 'LI(BERTY)' / Doubled Die Reverse:  Class III Hub Doubling Of O(N)E and C(EN)T, Partial Cud Between 2:45 and 4:00 Snow 17
* 10 6.4 J B Misplaced Digits:  Multiple Misplaced Digits Within The Denticles Below The Date; Die Cracks From 5:00, 8:15 and 10:00 / Doubled Die Reverse:  Class III Hub Doubling Of O(N)E and C(EN)T; Die Lump On CE(N)T; Die Line Extending Downward From 1st Olive Leaf; Rev. J.2:  Die Cracks From 3:00, 8:00, 8:30 and 11:45 Snow 8, MPD-002
DDR-006
TYPE II REVERSES
* 1 2 A RH Misplaced Digit:  Top Of A Misplaced 0 Digit Among The Denticles Below The 7 Digit; Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Of All Elements Of The 8 Digit; Doubled Die:  Class IV Hub Doubling Of 'L(IBERTY)'; Obv. 2.2: Cracked Die:  Die Crack From 2:15 As Well As Between 4:45 and 7:00 / Curved Artifact Within The Lowest Oak Leaf Of The Left Wreath; Cracked Die:  Die Crack From 10:15; Rev. A.2:  Die Crack From 2:15
Snow 5, DDO-001
MPD-001, RPD-002
2 12 B C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The North Above The Top Of The 1 As Well As To The North Within The Upper Loop and Above The Left Side Of The Lower Loop Of The 8; Hub-Through Artifacts Located Above 'UNITE(D)'

Rarity Estimates for 1870 Varieties

Variety Rarity
1 URS-6
2 URS-6
Type I Reverse Variety 3 URS-8
Type I Reverse Variety 4 URS-(7+)
Type I Reverse Variety 5 URS-8
Type I Reverse Variety 6 URS-8
Type I Reverse Variety 6a URS-7
Type I Reverse Variety 7 URS-8
Type I Reverse Variety 8 URS-6
Type I Reverse Variety 9 URS-7
Type I Reverse Variety 10 URS-8
Type II Reverse Variety 1 and Variety 1a URS-8
Type II Reverse Variety 2 URS-8

Emission Sequence For 1870 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Obverse 6 P-4  P-10

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