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SEATED LIBERTY 20 CENTS
SPECIFICATIONS:
Designer: William Barber
Diameter: 22 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - 90%
Other - 10%
Weight: 77.2 grains (5.0 grams)
Edge: Plain
Mint mark: "S" (for San Francisco, CA) below the eagle on the reverse
¬ Denticles
13 Stars ®
Designer Initial ®
¬ Mint Mark
Liberty Cap & Pole
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¬ Denomination
Cherry Picker's List:
1796 LIHERTY variety
1798 Over date 1798/9
1801 Incorrect Fraction (1/000), only one stem, and IINITED
1807 Over date 1807/6
FACTS:
Click on any the images or links at right to learn more about the different design types.
The Twenty-Cent Piece was an unusual denomination struck between 1875 and 1878. Because the size of the coin and the design elements were so similar to those on the Quarter Dollar, these coins caused a lot of confusion with the general public (similar to the situation that occurred over 100 years later with the Susan B. Anthony Dollar). For this reason, Twenty Cent Pieces were struck for circulation only in 1875 and 1876. In 1877 and 1878, they were available only as Proofs. Click on any the images or link at right to learn more about this unusual denomination.
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