US Twenty Cent Piece
OriginUSA
First Minted1875
MaterialSilver
TypeCoin
About US Twenty Cent Piece
One of the shortest lived US coin denominations. Created to facilitate trade in the West where Spanish reales still circulated. The twenty cent piece was confused with the quarter due to similar size. Only minted for circulation from 1875 to 1878. The 1876-CC twenty cent piece is a legendary rarity, with fewer than 20 known survivors. Most were melted at the Carson City mint.
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