his very short-lived series followed the Seated Liberty design of the era. Twenty Cent Pieces were struck from 1875 to 1878 with 1877 and 1878 being rare proof-only Twenty Cent Pieces. Philadelphia, Carson City and the San Francisco Mint all struck Twenty Cent Pieces.
The 1876-CC is the ‘key’ to a complete Twenty Cent Piece collection. 10,000 coins were struck but almost all were melted at the Carson City Mint. Today, a decent example of this rare Twenty Cent Piece easily fetches $100,000!
A rich blend of color that includes champagne, gold, blue, and green toning flows across Gem surfaces. Strong underlying luster is readily apparent, the strike is sharp, and marks are minimal. A better date with a mintage of only 38,500.
Light gray shade.
Medium gray with underlying luster.
When tilted and rotated, richly toned mirrored surfaces explode with shades of gold, blue, green, and ruby. Very scarce and desirable with a mintage of 1,260.
Very sharply struck with satiny luster. Surfaces display nice original dove-gray and champagne-gold toning. Just 14,640 minted.
Excellent mirrored surfaces with a subtle gold hue exhibit wonderful contrast with frosty devices. A mintage of just 1,260.
Brilliant white surfaces with just a hint of faint gold hue. Fields are reflective and devices are lightly frosted. A proof-only issue with a mintage of just 510.
A rare proof-only date with a tiny mintage of just 350 pieces. This example exhibits deeply mirrored fields and frosted design elements. Bathed in lovely golden hue with a violet-blue band that rings along the reverse periphery. Outstanding eye appeal!