1875 S(San Francisco) Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Piece in Very Fine to Extra Fine Condition

This short-lived coin was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1875. Soon after the appearance of the first twenty-cent pieces, people complained about the similarity in design and size to the quarter dollar. The eagle is very similar to that used on the trade dollar, but the edge of this coin is plain. The Mintmark is on the reverse below the eagle.

1875 S Liberty Seated Twenty Cent Piece in VF/XF

In the denomination's first year, more than one million pieces were struck at the San Francisco's Mint; about 133,000 at the Carson City Mint; and roughly 37,000 at Philadelphia(not including about 1,200 Proofs struck there as well). These numbers dropped sharply in 1876. Various factors caused the demise of the twenty-cent piece: the public was confused over the coin's similarity to the quarter dollar, which was better established as a foundation of American commerce; in the eastern United States, small-change transactions were largely satisfied by Fractional Currency notes; and the twenty-cent coin was essentially just a substitute for two dimes.