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Twenty Cent · $0.20

1876 Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878)

FS-101

Key Features

Doubled Die Obverse & Misplaced Date (present on entire mintage - single die pair used)

Intriguing History

By 1876, only a year after its introduction, the twenty-cent piece was already being struck in drastically reduced numbers as banks and merchants rejected coins the public couldn't reliably tell apart from a quarter, even as the country celebrated its Centennial that same year.

Total Weight5.00 g