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1872

Mintage:  4,042,000

Proofs:  950 (estimate)

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Rarity Estimates for 1872 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1872 Obverses and Reverses

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
TYPE I REVERSES
1 17 A B Die Chip Located On Cheek and Positioned To The Left Of The Ear, Partially Broken Top Of 'UNITE(D)' Snow 10a, DIE-001
2 18 B RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 1, Die Scratch Below The Ear Snow 13, DIE-003
TYPE II REVERSES
Proof 1 1 A RE Proof Die, Die Scratch to the Right of Y in the Headband / Proof Die, Bulged Right Pennant on T of CENT Snow PR1
1 2 B B Die Cud between 7:00 and 7:45, Die Crack from Cud Connects Tops of UNITED / Die Cracks from 3:30, 10:30 and 11:30 CUD-001
2 3 C LE Cud between 9:00 and 10:30 / Die Crack from 3:30 to Wreath Stem
3 4 D C Reverse Cud between 11:30 and 12:30
4 5 E ? Reverse Retained Cud between 3:00 and 5:00
5 6 F LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression Above The Base Of The 1, Die Crack From 8:00 / Die Cracks From 8:30 and 9:00; Rev. F.2:  Cud Develops Between 8:30 and 9:00 Snow 11
6 7 G LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base, As Well As To The North Above The Left Base Of The 1; To The Northeast Above The Right Side Of The Lower Loop and Within The Lower Loop Of The 8; To The North Above The Top and To The Northwest Of The Upper Section Of The Stand Of The 7; To The North On All Elements Of The 2 / Die Line Connecting The Right Ribbon End With The Lowest Arrowhead Snow 1a, RPD-001
8 9 I C Misplaced Digit:  Misplaced 8 In The Denticles Below and To The Right Of The Primary 8 Of The Date; Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The West Within The Upper Loop Of The 8, Top Left Of The 7 and Within The Upper Loop Of The 2 / Die Cracks From 8:00 and 10:30; Rev. I.2 Retained Cud Between 9:30 and 10:30 Snow 4a, MPD-001
RPD-002
9 10 J B Reverse Retained Cud Between 7:45 and 9:15; Reverse Retained Cud Between 9:30 and 11:30
10 11 K B Reverse Retained Cud Between 3:00 and 5:00
11 12 L ? Reverse Cud Between 8:30 and 9:30
12 13 M RH Lint Hub-through By L Of LIBERTY; Rim Break At 4:45; Die Cracks From 2:30, 6:45 and 10:00 / Die Crack From 6:45
13 14 N C Reverse Retained Cud Between 8:30 and 9:45
14 15 O LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The West Of The Base Of The 1 and To The West Within The Upper Loop Of The 2 / Die Cracks From 3:00, 3:30, 5:15, 6:00, 8:45 and 10:15
15 16 P LH
16 16.2 Q LH Die Cracks From 12:30, 2:30, 7:15 and 10:30 / Bulged Lower Right Of (C)ENT, Die Cracks From 2:15, 3:15 and 8:15
17 19 R RH Hub-Through Artifacts Located Among The Denticles Of The Southwest Quadrant; Die Cracks From 1:00, 2:30 and 6:45 / Die Cracks From 12:30, 1:00, 3:30 and 11:30
18 19 S RH Hub-Through Artifacts Located Among The Denticles Of The Southwest Quadrant

Rarity Estimates for 1872 Varieties

Variety Rarity
Type I Variety 1 URS-9
Type I Variety 2 URS-9
Type II Proof 1 URS-10
Type II Variety 1 URS-6
Type II Variety 2 URS-6
Type II Variety 3 URS-6
Type II Variety 4 URS-6
Type II Variety 5 URS-8
Type II Variety 5a URS-6
Type II Variety 6 URS-9
Type II Variety 8 URS-8
Type II Variety 8a URS-6
Type II Variety 9 URS-6
Type II Variety 10 URS-6
Type II Variety 11 URS-6
Type II Variety 12 URS-8
Type II Variety 13 URS-6
Type II Variety 14 URS-8
Type II Variety 16 URS-8
Type II Variety 17 URS-8

Emission Sequence For 1872 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Obverse 16 P-15  P-16
Obverse 19 P-17  P-18

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