United States 1876-CC 20 cents

This type was struck at Philadelphia, San Francisco and Carson City 1875-78 in limited numbers as it quickly proved to be a flop. The 1875-S is the only one that is common and comprises 85% of the mintage. The 1876-CC is a famous rarity with only a dozen or so known to exist.

Recorded mintage: 10,000, nearly all melted.

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

Catalog reference: KM 109.

Source:

• 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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• 1875-S 20 cents
• 1876 nickel 3 cents
• United States 1876-CC quarter dollar
• 1876-S trade dollar
• 1876 gold dollar
• 1876 20 dollars
• 1876-CC 20 dollars
• Coins and currency dated 1876
• return to Twenty Cents (1875-1878)