![]() ![]() At least a third of the total mintage was later melted by the government. After the first year, in which over a million were minted, there was little demand, and the denomination was abolished in 1878. Adding to the bewilderment, the obverse, or "heads", sides of both coins were almost identical. Linderman eventually decided on an obverse and reverse similar to that of other silver coins.Īlthough the coins have a smooth edge, rather than reeded as with other silver coins, the new piece was close to the size of, and immediately confused with, the quarter. The bill passed Congress, and Mint Director Henry Linderman ordered pattern coins struck. In 1874, the newly elected Jones began pressing for a twenty-cent piece, which he stated would alleviate the shortage of small change in the Far West. ![]() Jones, it proved a failure due to confusion with the quarter, to which it was close in both size and value. The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years. Philadelphia Mint specimens lack mint mark.ġ836 (re-engraved by William Barber, 1875)
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