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T
WENTY
C
ENT
P
IECES
G
EM
P
ROOF
1875 T
WENTY
C
ENTS
379
1875
.
PCGS graded Proof 65 PQ
. Only 2,790 minted.
Nice blue toning on both sides. The Twenty-cent denomina-
tion was issued for four years only at the Philadelphia, Car-
son City and San Francisco Mints. Examples from these
deliveries, whether Proof or business-strikes, are typically
collected as Type coins. We offer in the present lot a Gem
Proof specimen sure to please the condition-census rarity
specialist -- this piece ranks among the finer examples of
the 2,790-coin Proof issue, with an NGC-certified population
given below.
Both sides are naturally toned in shades of charcoal-gray to
dusky blue tint while certain areas shine silvery-gray. The
designs are very well impressed by the dies; devices lightly
frosted with satiny mint luster, and the finish is, as one
should expect, reflective. A lovely Gem Proof 65 coin.
Pop
19; 13 finer, 12 in 66, 1 in 67
. (
PCGS # 5303
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $6,500 - 7,000
F
ROSTY
G
EM
1875-CC T
WENTY
C
ENTS
380
1875-CC
.
NGC graded MS-65
. Frosty and well struck for
this date.
Pop 34; 6 finer, 1 in 65 Star, 4 in 66, 1 in 67
Star
.
Estimated Value .................................... $10,000 - 11,000
Enlargement
G
EM
P
ROOF
1876 T
WENTY
C
ENTS
381
1876
.
PCGS graded Proof 65
. Lovely rainbow toning on
both sides. Only 1,260 minted. Uniformly toned, the fields
show blue iridescence that shines forth with the mirror
background provided by the reflective field, while the
devices on both sides are sharp-edged and lettering bold
throughout. A resolute Gem Proof, in other words, once
deserving a place in a high-quality collection of U.S. coins.
The Twenty-Cent piece is one of many curious denomina-
tions issued by the United States government during 1800s.
It was produced only in 1875 to 1878, one of the shortest
series in numismatics. The congressional proposal that
resulted in the creation of this denomination originated in
1874. A senator from Nevada, John Percival Jones, intro-
duced a coinage bill for a twenty-cent coin. The year
before, the congress had abolished three superfluous
denominations, the two-cent coin, the three-cent silver, and
the half dime, and these were disappearing from circulation
after their abolition through the Mint Act of February 12,
1873. Jones'home state of Nevada was the center of the
rich Comstock Lode and of silver and gold, even today, the
state is known by the nickname of "The Silver State." He
was probably working for these special interests, “bringing
home the bacon” as it were to his constituents.
Pop 23;
12 finer in 66
. (
PCGS # 5304
)
Estimated Value ........................................ $7,000 - 7,500
