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1875 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1408

Strike Type
1875 (P) Patterns coin

Coin Details

Year
1875
Denomination
Patterns
Mint Mark
P
Strike Type
Proof
Series
Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879)
Designer
Christian Gobrecht/William Barber
Composition
Copper
Edge
Plain

Auction Record

Price realized
$18,000
Sold
Grade
PR64+BN
Auction house
Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1875 Proof Twenty Cent Pattern - J-1408 is a proof twenty-cent pattern struck at the Philadelphia Mint, part of the Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879) series. Its obverse is a Seated Liberty die with LIBERTY incuse on the shield, where the regular twenty-cent die has it raised. Copper examples are known, one of them in the Durham Museum. It is struck in copper with a plain edge. USPatterns.com rates it R-7. It is also catalogued as Pollock-1551, Adams-Woodin 1450 and Taxay EP988. Cataloged as PCGS #61715.

Rarity Notes

R-7 (USPatterns.com)

Cross References

Judd-1408; Pollock-1551; Adams-Woodin 1450; Taxay EP988

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