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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 295640, member: 9104&quot;]the jr2 shares the same obverse as jr1.&nbsp; so focus on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>jr1 reverse a - the top 1 in the denomination [10c] is flat and missing a right serif at the base and letters ERI are evenly spaced apart.</p><p><br /></p><p>jr2 reverse b - the top 1 in the denomination [10c] is curved and the base has perfect serifs.&nbsp; also letters ERI touch at the base.</p><p><br /></p><p>1822 dimes-</p><p><br /></p><p>you are not too far off.&nbsp; i estimate that 200-300 exist [and most other&#039;s estimation fall somewhere between 150-600.]&nbsp;&nbsp; 90 percent of those are in low grade poor-abt good&nbsp; or have problems.&nbsp; for reasons unknown to the authors at the time of writing USD 1796-1837, 1822s were very well circulated...i will see if i can find the latest condition census from the JRJ.&nbsp; i have 12 examples of the 1822, 6 of which have problems of varying degrees and the 2 finest are 1 problem free in VF and one with XF details and a chewed up rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>hope this helps most of the figures are derived from;</p><p><br /></p><p>Davis, David J., Logan, Russell J., Lovejoy, Allen F., McCloskey, John W., Subjack, William J., Early United States Dimes 1796-1837 John Reich Collectors Society, Ypsilanti, MI 1984.</p><p><br /></p><p>1833 JR9</p><p><img src="http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/249/1833jr9hg0.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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