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The raised "Liberty" is a better-known feature, I think.
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How about a picture of one?  |
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Edited by Winesteven
06/30/2022 9:49 pm
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Come on guys, all coins have a third side!! I was just about to head for bed, but decided to crack the safe just to photograph the edge. Here is an Twenty Cent Piece pictured next to a Seated quarter.  Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. |
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Does that make it the largest circulating silver U.S. coin without a reeded or lettered/designed edge? The only other one I can think of off the top of my head is the Three Cent Silver. |
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Thanks @jacrispies. That's one of the disadvantages of slabs - it's tough to see the edge!
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996 |
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I own one 20 cent coin. But I have never noticed such features, especially I was struck by the shield and the words "liberty".
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Winesteven
That is one seriously amazing 20 cent piece. Thank you for sharing
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On the subject of differentiating coins, they even experimented with using various hole shapes. I recall something about an emphasis on blind people (the reeded versus plain edge would have helped with that), but I can't recall where I read it. From a BCCS journal article:  |
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That is one seriously amazing 20 cent piece. Thank you for sharing @jfransch, thanks for your kind words. Once I completed my Dansco 7070, I like putting "small" sets together, so here's a hotlink to my four coin 20 Cent set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/u-...edset/246173Steve A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine! My collecting "Pride & Joy" is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set: https://www.PCGS.com/setregistry/ty...edset/213996Edited by Winesteven
07/01/2022 1:28 pm
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Nice coins and group. Parts of US coins that fascinate me are these forgotten denominations, of course on my budget and understanding, all I have is an 1865 3 cent nickel. Realised they were right about 6 denominations to 5 cents in 1870s, Indian head Pennies, 2 cent copper and nickel and silver 3 cents and 5 cents. Besides the 20 cents, seems silly as the coin was still very close to quarter size (The English shilling was pretty much in the middle worth around 23 cents), the true rarity is the $4 Stella. Do any of you have one of those? |
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Besides the 20 cents, seems silly as the coin was still very close to quarter size (The English shilling was pretty much in the middle worth around 23 cents), the true rarity is the $4 Stella. Do any of you have one of those? My one and only Stella is my cousin from New Jersey, lol. Steve Edited by Winesteven
07/02/2022 12:24 am
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Realised they were right about 6 denominations to 5 cents in 1870s I think the 6 1870s coins the article is referencing are: 1c IHC 19mm 1859-1909 2c 23mm 1864-1873 3c Silver 14.3mm 1851-1873 3c Nickel 17.9mm 1865-1889 5c Shield nickel 20.5mm 1866-1883 Seated half dime 15.9mm 1837-1873 If those small denomination coins weren't enough, it seems like other small denominations still circulating during the 1870s would be: 1/2c Braided Hair 23mm 1840-1857 1c Braided Hair 27.5mm 1840-1857 1c Flying Eagle 19mm 1856-1858 Can you imagine 9 different coins bouncing around all worth 5 cents or less? I don't know why they thought a 20 cent coin would help. |
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And if that wasn't enough low coin denominations circulating, fractiional currency was also circulating. Perhaps even some encased postage stamps may have still been in circulation.
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Posted 06/30/2022 8:53 pm
Uncirculated American Silver Eagles 
