1798 Draped Bust Dime. JR-3. Rarity-5. Small 8. VF Details--Cleaned (PCGS).The surfaces are glossy and somewhat porous under inspection, though they have pleasantly retoned in a medley of olive-gold and steel blue hues. Uniformly bold across each side and free from any singularly distracting abrasions. JR-3 vies with JR-2 as the scarcest die pairings of the 1798-dated Draped Bust dime issue. According to Winston Zack, Louis Scuderi and Michael Sherrill in the 2015 reference Bust Dime Variety Identification Guide, only 30 or so coins are believed extant from the 1798 JR-3 dies. This piece delivers suitable sharpness and eye appeal for the variety and will surely be pursued by early dime specialists.