August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 1: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part D: We, 14.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 14.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Th, 15.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part E: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Mo, 19.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part G: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part H: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 10: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part I: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 11: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part J: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part K: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 12: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Description
Desirable Proof-Only 1878 Twenty-Cent Piece
1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-66 (CACG).
The counterpart to the Proof-only 1877 offered above, this 1878 twenty-cent piece is also beautifully toned, but throughout both sides in a rich blend of steel-gray, rose-gray, powder blue and reddish-russet colors. Appreciably reflective in the fields with a crisp strike to even the most intricate design elements. 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 pleased to be offering high quality survivors of both the 1877 and 1878 in this sale, the present final-year example attractive in all regards and certain to please even the most discerning numismatist.
PCGS# 5306. NGC ID: 27H5.
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| Price realized | 10'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 12'000 USD |
