1875-S Twenty Cent Super Rare Proof?

Here it is. What do you think? Only 7-9 are known to exist.



This isn't my coin, the owner gave me permission to list it here.

 

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Holy... freakin'... cow.

Nice coin.

And it's raw? Wonder why.

 

Very nice.

There are still a lot of collectors who like coins raw. Them and a lot of dealers know enough to purchase them that way. I use several dealers I trust to buy raw coins from.

 

Boy that eagle is criiiiiisp. I can't even afford a 20 cent piece let alone that.

 

So would you say it's the proof?

 

Wonder what happened to the rest of them? There were 1,155,000 minted!

Beautiful coin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

I'm not an expert. The eagle looks sharper than a normal issue, super sharp actually. But the obverse has a weak head and cap.... but that might just be the angle and lighting.

 

Total yes, but some of them used the dies from the Philly mint used on proofs.

 

Coolest one I've seen!

 

It's not a proof. The S mintmark tells us that.

 

Lifted from Heritage:

'The diagnostics he listed are: three horizontal scratches in the bars of the shield and a small triangular die chip very near the staff just below the hand. On the reverse, there is a small scratch from the bottom leaf above the T in CENTS to the S in CENTS, and there is pronounced separation from overzealous die polishing on the bottom serif of the S in CENTS. All these diagnostics are present on this coin except the three horizontal scratches.'

http://coins.ha.com/itm/twenty-cent...-20c-artificial-toning-ncs-proof/a/1136-843.s

Not sure about what looks like a die clash to the right of the arm, but the die chip appears below the hand, and the serifs on the TS in CENTS look similar to the proof coin, although your pictures are a bit blurry. Interesting, and I would certainly look into it more!

 

From same heritage auction:

'The striking details are not absolutely complete, but not all branch mint proofs show the same strength of strike as their Philadelphia counterparts. It may well be that branch mint personnel were not familiar with the requirements for proof production as were employees in Philadelphia--they may well have been more concerned with producing a "pretty coin" for some occasion, than adhering to the rigorous requirements of proof coinage in the mother mint.'

Your insightful concerns may not rule out a proof. I'm no expert either!

 

I was just reading on a book on Twenty Cent pieces - It mentioned "See why the 1875-S" is not really a proof. Might just be what beef1020 mentioned.

 

Just wondering why is that? Mylar coin pictures don't turn out as well as just raw under the camera!!

 

http://www.doubledimes.com/1875S-BMP.html

 

So it IS a proof? Seems like it, yes? Hence the term "7-9 known"!! Plus all the other photo consistencies that apply to your pics.

 

That's what we're trying to figure out

 

Well the eagle looks fantastic as compared to the proof page and your picture shows a dislocated left side of the "T" -
that's a start!