1878 20C PR(PCGS#5306)

Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auktionator

Stack's Bowers

Losnummer

3040

Erhaltungsgrad

PR66+

Preis

15.600

Losbeschreibung

This regal 1878 twenty-cent piece is beautifully toned throughout both sides. The obverse exhibits gentle mottling to charcoal-olive, cobalt blue and deep rose colors, while the reverse shows a more even blend of olive-copper, pinkish-apricot and powder blue shades. Appreciably reflective in the fields, especially when viewed with the aid of direct lighting, with a crisp strike to even the most intricate design elements.<p>The brief twenty-cent series passed into history in 1878 with a mintage of just 600 Proofs from the Philadelphia Mint. Only the Proof-only 1877 as a date has a lower mintage, both issues eagerly sought by advanced type collectors and twenty-cent enthusiasts alike. We are excited to be offering this high quality survivor of the 1878 in the present sale, an attractive specimen in all regards and one that is certain to please even the most discerning numismatist.