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1899

Mintage:  53,598,000

Proofs:  2,031

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Rarity Estimates for 1899 Varieties

Emission Sequence of 1899 Obverses and Reverses

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Top  100 Variety Number Obv Rev Date Position Obverse / Reverse Attributes Cross Reference
* 1 6 F B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Of The Upper Section Of The 1 Digit; To The East Within Both Loops and To The East Of The Lower Right Side Of The Lower Loop Of The 8 Digit; To The East Within Both Loops and To The East Of The Lower Right Side Of The First 9 Digit; To The East Within Both Loops Of The Second 9 Digit;  Rim Breakage:  Rim Breakage Between 8:15 and 9:45; Die Lines Through '(UN)ITED' and 'STA(TES)' / Die Lines Among Vertical Shield Bars and To Left Of Ribbon Bow; Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 5:30 and 6:45; Rev. F.2:  Die Crack From 2:00 Snow 1, RPD-003
2 7 G C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northwest Within The Lower Loops Of The 8 and Final 9 / Die Crack From Upper Right Side Of Shield To The Top Of The Right Wreath Snow 2a, RPD-002
4 9 I LE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1, To The Northwest Of The Upper Left Side Of The Upper Loop Of The First 9 and To The North Above The Second 9; Small Die Break Atop The Eighth Feather Snow 4, RPD-007
5 5.2 D.2 B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Flag Of The 1, As Well As Within The Upper Loop and Under The Left Side Of The Upper Loop Of The 8; Artifact Within The Denticles Below The First 9; Die Lines Below 'LIB(ERT)Y' and Through Hair Curl Below Ear / Die Crack From 5:15 Snow 5, RPD-008
6 11 K C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northeast Within The Lower Loops Of The 899 Snow 6, RPD-009
8 13 M RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To South Below The Serif and Base Of The 1, To The East Within The Lower Loop Of The First 9 and To The East Within Both Loops and To The East Of The Right Side, As Well As To The North Above The Upper Loop Of The Final 9 Snow 8, RPD-011
11 16 P RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Base Of The 1 Digit; To The Northwest Within Both Loops and To The South Below The Base Of The 8 Digit; To The South Within The Upper Loop and To The East Of The Ball Of The First 9 Digit; To The Northeast Within Both Loops Of The Second 9 Digit; Raised Artifact By The Forehead Of Miss Liberty Snow 11, RPD-013
12 17 Q RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northeast Within Both Loops and To The East Of The Right Side Of The Second 9 Snow 12, RPD-014
1318RRERepunched Date:  Initial Date Impression Located To The West Of The Upper Right Side Of The First 9 Digit; Possible Initial Date Impression Artifacts Within The Lower Loops Of The 8 Digit and First 9 Digit; Die Chip Within The Upper Loop Of The Second 9 DigitSnow 13, RPD-015
19 23 W RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions to the South Under the Serif and Base of the 1 and to the North Within the Bottom of the Lower and Upper Loops of Both 9 Digits Snow 19, RPD-021
20 24 X LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions to the East Outside the Bottom Loop of the 8, to the East Within the Lower Loop and Outside of the First 9 and to the East Within the Bottom of the Upper Loop and Ball of the Last 9 Snow 20, RPD-022
21 25 Y LH 89 Repunched to the North Snow 21, RPD-023
22 26 Z RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression Below The Base Of The Final 9, Obv. 26.2:  Small Break Atop Eighth Feather Snow 22, RPD-005
23 27 AA C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within The Lower Loop Of The 8 and Lower Loops Of Both 9 Digits Snow 23, RPD-024
24 28 AB C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East To The Right Of The 1, To The East nside The Bottom Loop Of The 8, To The East Above the First 9 and To The West Within The Lower Loop Of The Last 9 Snow 24, RPD-025
27 31 AE B Misplaced Digit:  The Top Of A Misplaced 9 Digit In The Denticles Below and To Left Of First 9; Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1 and To The South Within The Upper Loop, Below The Left Side Of The Upper Loop and Below The Base Of The 8 Snow 27, MPD-001
RPD-028
28 32 AF` RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The South Below The Base Of The 1, Die Gouge From Upper Lip Snow 28, RPD-029
ODD-001
30 34 AH LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Within Both Loops and To The West Within The Lower Loop of The 8, To The West Within The Lower Loop Of The 9 and To The Northwest Within The Lower Loop Of The Second 9; Lint Hub-Throughs Located Primarily In The Denticles Of The Southwest Quadrant / Rev. AH.2: Die Crack From 11:15 Snow 30, RPD-031
32 36 AJ RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1 and To The Northwest Within The Lower Loop Of The Final 9 / Die Subsidence Below The Right Ribbon End Snow 32, RPD-033
33 37 AK C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Outside The Lower Loop Of The 8 and To The East Of The Ball of the 9 Digits Snow 33, RPD-034
35 39 AM RH Last 9 Repunched to the North Snow 35, RPD-037
36 40 AN LH 1 Repunched to the South, 899 Repunched to the West, Die Lines through 1 of Date and ES of STATES; Obv. 40.2 Eighth Feather Tip Die Break Snow 41
37 41 AO C 8 and First 9 Repunched to the South
38 42 AP C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Punch Impression to the North Above the 18 and Within the Lower Loops of the 99
39 43 AQ RH Misplaced 9 Digit In The Denticles Below The Right Foot Of The 1 Of The Date
41 45 AS LH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Outside The Lower Loop Of The 8 and Within The Lower Loops Of Both 9 Digits Snow 37
42 46 AT RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northeast Within Both Loops Of The Last 9, Possible Misplaced Digit In The Denticles Below and To The Right Of The 1 Of The Date
43 47 AU RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impression To The North Above The Upper Loop Of The First 9 and To The North Above and Within The Upper Loop Of The Final 9
44 48 AV RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif Of The 1; To The Southeast Within The Lower Loop Of The 8; To The East Within The lower Loop Of The First 9; To The East Within The Lower Loop Of The Second 9 Snow 40
45 49 AW C Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The East Within The Lower Loops Of  Both 9 Digits, Obv. 49.2 Eighth Feather Tip Die Break Snow 43
46 50 AX B Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The Northeast Within The Lower Loop Of The Final 9
47 51 AY B Beginning Of Small Die Break Within Upper Loop Of 2nd 9, Artifact Within The Lower Loop Of The 2nd 9, Eighth Feather Die Break
48 52 AZ RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Within and Below The Upper Loop Of The First 9, Small Die Break Atop Eighth Feather
49 53 AAA RE Die Lines Within The Denticles Below and To The Right Of The First 9
50 54 AAB B Artifact Within The Lowr Loop Of The Second 9, Eighth Feather Die Break
51 55 AAC RH Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The Southeast Within The Upper Loops Of The 8 and First 9 Digits
52 56 AAD LH Repunched Date:  An Initial Date Impression To The North Within The Lower Loop Of The First 9 Digit; Die File Mark Extending From The Denticles Above 'UNIT(E)D'; Rim Breakage:  Rim Breakage Between 7:00 and 9:30 / Artifact Among The Upper Shield Bars; Rim Breakage:  Two Rim Breaks At 11:00
53 57 AAE RE Repunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions To The South Below The Serif and Base Of The 1 Digit
5458AAFBRepunched Date:  Initial Date Impressions Located To The South Within The Lower Loop Of The 8 Digit and Below The Upper Loop Of The First 9 Digit / Cracked Die:  Die Cracks From 2:15 and 7:15
5559AAGREDie Chip Within Upper Loop Of The Second 9 Digit; Artifact Within The Lower Loop Of The Second 9 DigitSnow 38

Rarity Estimates for 1899 Varieties

Variety Rarity
1 URS-9
2 and 2a URS-9
4 URS-9
5 URS-9
6 URS-9
8 URS-9
11 URS-8
12 URS-9
13URS-9
19 URS-9
20 URS-9
21 URS-9
22 URS-9
22a URS-8
23 URS-9
24 URS-9
27 URS-9
28 URS-9
30 URS-8
30a and 30b URS-8
32 URS-9
33 URS-9
35 URS-9
36 URS-9
36a URS-9
37 URS-9
38 URS-9
39 URS-9
41 URS-9
42 URS-9
43 URS-9
44 URS-9
45 and 45a URS-9
46 URS-9
47 URS-9
48 URS-9
49 URS-9
50 URS-9
51 URS-9
52 URS-9
53 URS-9
54URS-9
55URS-9

Emission Sequence For 1899 Obverses and Reverses

Obverses / Reverses Die Pairings
Obverse 5 Proof 6  P-5
Reverse D Proof 6  P-5

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