United States 1875-S 20 cents

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
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from the Molly Malone Collection
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This type was struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson City 1875-78 in limited numbers as it quickly proved to be a flop. This date is the only one that is common and comprises 85% of the mintage.

Recorded mintage: 1,155,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .144 troy oz ASW, plain edge, 22 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 109.

Source:

  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
  • Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.

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