United States 20 cents 1876 (CC) 

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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1938955
Area
Coins
Title
United States 20 cents 1876 (CC)
Country
United States (USA)
Face value
0,20 dollar (20 cents, 20 sen)
Year
1876
Variety / overstrike
CC
Era
United States of America - Republic (1789-present)
Head of State
Ulysses Simpson Grant of the United States (1869-1877)
Type
Coin
Designer
Barber, William, Gobrecht, Christian
Series
Twenty-cent pieces Liberty seated type (1875-1878)
Theme
Arrow bundle, Arrows, Birds, Eagles, Fauna (Animals), Leaves, Libery, Olive branches, Olive leaves, Phrygian (Liberty) Cap, Stars, Twigs, Women
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
900
Weight
5
Diameter
22
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
LIBERTY 1876
Reverse
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA C C * TWENTY CENTS *
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
CC (Carson City)
Number produced
10.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 109
Catalogue number
Details

Most coins of this issue (1876 CC) were melted down. The 20 cent coin was not popular because it was very similar to the quarter dollar. It has therefore only been issued for four years. It is estimated that only twenty copies remain.

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