1875 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1406
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Description
The 1875 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1406 is a proof twenty-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879) series. Its obverse is William Barber's Liberty at the Seashore design, a seated Liberty beside the sea with a steamship in the distance; the Mint paired it with three twenty-cent reverses and used a modified version on trade dollar patterns of 1875 and 1876. Two white metal examples are confirmed, one of them in the Connecticut State Library. It is struck in white metal with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-8. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1549 and Taxay EP986. Cataloged as PCGS #61713.
Rarity Notes
R-8 (USPatterns.com)
Cross References
Judd-1406; Pollock-1549; Taxay EP986
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