Owner Comments:
I have a nice 1890 TF Dinero in MS 63/64 that I will be sending to NGC in the next batch. (I cracked it out of an ANACS MS 63 holder).
The 1890 Dinero is the only Dinero of the 1888-1892 design that is available with any frequency. And yet, it is still scarce in circulated grades, and very scarce in mint state. It is over-shadowed by it's very common cousin the 1890 1/2 Dinero (the 1890 1/5 Sol is very scarce in circulated grades, and rare in mint state).
Flatt reports a flat-top "1" in the date, and a curved-top "1"with larger numerals. Allow me to re-work and potentially confuse his choices. I find four distinct varieties:
The curved-top "1" comes as:
1. Extremely wide, large and high "0".
2. Less wide, though still somewhat wide, high "0".
1 and 2 are only subtly different.
The flat-top "1" comes as:
1. Wide "9" and wide "0".
2. Date closer and more evenly spaced.
I have added photos of these four for reference.
To summarize, there is a wide and very wide date with curved "1", and a wide and narrow date for the flat-top "1". Re-punching of the date may be seen on any of these.
One in MS 63 at NGC, one in 64 at NGC, one in 65 at PCGS, and one in 66 at NGC.