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1875 Twenty Cent Piece (Philadelphia, Proof)

Maker
U.S. Mint (Philadelphia)
Year
1875
Rank
94 of 100

1875 Twenty Cent Piece (Philadelphia, Proof)

1875 Twenty Cent Piece (Philadelphia, Proof) by U.S. Mint (Philadelphia) (1875) is ranked 94 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $28,200 on 23 June 2014. The first-year proof of America's short-lived, oddball twenty-cent denomination — a famous one-of-a-kind U.S. coin type.

What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?

The first-year proof of America's short-lived, oddball twenty-cent denomination — a famous one-of-a-kind U.S. coin type.

20c silver, Liberty Seated twenty cent, Philadelphia proof, PCGS PR67

What is the best-sourced number for it?

Figure
$28,200
Kind
Realized at auction
Date
23 June 2014

Heritage Auctions, June 23 2014. 1875 Philadelphia proof twenty cent, PR67, realized $28,200. A PR65 Deep Cameo brought $19,550 (Heritage, Jan 2008). The twenty-cent denomination was struck for circulation only 1875-1876.

This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.

How this is made

The figure
One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
Realized or not
A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
Why no grade ladder
Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
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