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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3624315, member: 101855"]<b>1878-P, </b>Proof Mintage 600, Estimated number of survivors 500</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]971847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971848[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> The last Twenty Cent Piece was struck only in Proof and the mintage ended in mid year when Congress ended the authorization for the double dime. The Proof mintage for the other silver coins was pegged at 800 pieces with the Proof-only mintage for the Trade Dollar set at 900 coins. Therefore the Proof Mintage of 600 pieces makes sense. Some coins went unsold and were melted at the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p> The 1878 Twenty Cent Piece is more common than the 1877. Perhaps this fact has limited collector and speculator demand for this issue. Auction prices have not risen as rapidly for this coin. Still the purchase of an 1878 Twenty Cent piece represents a major financial commitment for most collectors.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3624315, member: 101855"][B]1878-P, [/B]Proof Mintage 600, Estimated number of survivors 500 [ATTACH=full]971847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]971848[/ATTACH] The last Twenty Cent Piece was struck only in Proof and the mintage ended in mid year when Congress ended the authorization for the double dime. The Proof mintage for the other silver coins was pegged at 800 pieces with the Proof-only mintage for the Trade Dollar set at 900 coins. Therefore the Proof Mintage of 600 pieces makes sense. Some coins went unsold and were melted at the mint. The 1878 Twenty Cent Piece is more common than the 1877. Perhaps this fact has limited collector and speculator demand for this issue. Auction prices have not risen as rapidly for this coin. Still the purchase of an 1878 Twenty Cent piece represents a major financial commitment for most collectors.[/QUOTE]
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