1874 Twenty Cent Patterns
Base
About This Coin
The 1874 Twenty Cent Patterns page groups the first twenty-cent patterns, dated 1874, in the Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879) series, struck at the Philadelphia Mint while Senator John P. Jones's bill for the coin was before Congress. They pair Joseph A. Bailly's seated Liberty, first used on an 1873 trade dollar pattern, with an eagle reverse close to the one later adopted (J-1354 to J-1356a) or with 20 CENTS in a laurel wreath (J-1357 and J-1358), in silver, copper, aluminum and nickel. Superintendent Pollock turned down Bailly's design as too close to the Seated Liberty coins already in use.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(7)
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1354
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1355
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1355a
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1356
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1356a
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1357
1874 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1358
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