1875 20C Sailor Head Twenty Cents, Judd-1392, Pollock-1535, R.6 PR65 Cameo PCGS....

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1875 Sailor Head Twenty Cent in Silver
Judd-1392, PR65 Cameo

1875 20C Sailor Head Twenty Cents, Judd-1392, Pollock-1535, R.6 PR65 Cameo PCGS. Ex: Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection. Designed by William Barber and nicknamed the Sailor Head design, it is nearly identical to the design of certain 1875 half eagle and eagle patterns. A coronet inscribed LIBERTY adorns a head of Liberty, her hair tied back with a ribbon. The reverse has a shield with 20 recessed and the word CENTS at the lower border. Arrows, leaves, and a glory of rays embellishes the shield with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around. Struck in silver with a plain edge. More than a dozen examples exist, according to Saul Teichman. The design is also known in copper, aluminum, and nickel. Golden toning rings the borders of this Gem Cameo proof. The interiors appear mostly dusky silver until turned under a light, when they reveal intense shades of golden-orange patina.
Ex: 61st Sale (New Netherlands, 6/1970), lot 54.
From The Harry W. Bass, Jr. Core Collection, Part III.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26WR, Variety PCGS# 400347, Base PCGS# 61699, Greysheet# 373310)

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