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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;longshot, post: 4278546, member: 76266&quot;]So... I bought a bust dime the other day. Low grade, and not exactly problem free, but I spotted the notched stars, and $35 price seemed doable. 1820, variety JR-5. For those who may not know, John Reich liked to &quot;sign&quot; the dies he engraved by using a notched punch to make the thirteenth star on the obverse of bust coinage. He left the mint in 1817, so the tale goes, and apparently left his signature punch behind. In 1820 a dime appeared with each star sporting a notched point. Likely a mint employee grabbed Reich&#039;s punch and used it on all the obverse stars. Knowingly or unknowingly? I&nbsp; have no idea, but it seems a neat nod to a talented engraver.</p><p>My pictures are not good, but hopefully you can see how the outside point of each star is notched.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1088979[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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