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1875-S Silver Twenty Cent Piece (PCGS VG 10)

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1875-S Silver Twenty Cent Piece (PCGS VG 10)

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Auction Date:2018 Dec 27 @ 20:00 (UTC-7 : PDT/MST)
Location:2320 W Peoria Ave Suite B142, Phoenix, Arizona, 85029, United States
Grade: PCGS VG 10

Denomination: Twenty Cents

Type: Twenty Cent (1875 - 1878)

Year: 1875-S

Mint: San Francisco

Designer: William Barber

Weight: 5.00 grams

Diameter: 22.00 millimeters

Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper

Edge: Plain

The Twenty-Cent Piece was an unusual denomination struck between 1875 and 1878. Because the size of the coin and the design elements were so similar to those on the Quarter Dollar, these coins caused a lot of confusion with the general public (similar to the situation that occurred over 100 years later with the Susan B. Anthony Dollar). For this reason, Twenty Cent Pieces were struck for circulation only in 1875 and 1876. In 1877 and 1878, they were available only as Proofs.

The Seated Liberty portrait designs, used during the mid to late 19th century from 1836 through 1891, appeared on most regular issue silver United States coinage. Denominations of coins that featured the Seated Liberty design included the half dime, the dime, the quarter, and until 1873 the silver dollar. From 1875 through 1878 the twenty cent piece (the only denomination of it's kind) appeared exclusively with the Seated Liberty design.

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