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<p>[QUOTE="Eric the Red, post: 8368294, member: 118899"]Acquired this piece about a week ago. Low mintage, first year coin. Not a bad looking coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sellers photos as mine did not look as good.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1485010[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1485011[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1485012[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years</b>. Proposed by Nevada Senator John P. Jones, it proved a failure due to confusion with the quarter, to which it was close in both size and value.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>DESIGNER:</p><p> William Barber</p><p>EDGE:</p><p> Plain</p><p>DIAMETER:</p><p> 22.00 millimeters</p><p>WEIGHT:</p><p> 5.00 grams</p><p>MINTAGE:</p><p> 36,910</p><p>MINT:</p><p> Philadelphia</p><p>METAL:</p><p> 90% Silver, 10% Copper</p><p>AUCTION RECORD:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1875-20c/5296/-1305800486993242906" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1875-20c/5296/-1305800486993242906" rel="nofollow">$43,200 • MS67 • 08-09-2020 • Heritage Auctions</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any 20 cent pieces you may have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eric the Red, post: 8368294, member: 118899"]Acquired this piece about a week ago. Low mintage, first year coin. Not a bad looking coin. Sellers photos as mine did not look as good. [ATTACH=full]1485010[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1485011[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1485012[/ATTACH] [B]The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years[/B]. Proposed by Nevada Senator John P. Jones, it proved a failure due to confusion with the quarter, to which it was close in both size and value. DESIGNER: William Barber EDGE: Plain DIAMETER: 22.00 millimeters WEIGHT: 5.00 grams MINTAGE: 36,910 MINT: Philadelphia METAL: 90% Silver, 10% Copper AUCTION RECORD: [URL='https://www.pcgs.com/auctionprices/item/1875-20c/5296/-1305800486993242906']$43,200 • MS67 • 08-09-2020 • Heritage Auctions[/URL] Please post any 20 cent pieces you may have. Cheers![/QUOTE]
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