1876 United States 20 Cent Value
In the current market, a 1876 United States 20 Cent changes hands for roughly its melt value at the low end and well into four figures at the top. See the grade table below for exactly where your coin falls.
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1876 United States 20 Cent value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
What is a 1876 United States 20 Cent worth right now?
Pricing for the 1876 United States 20 Cent depends on grade and current collector demand.
1876 United States 20 Cent specifications
- Series
- United States Coinage
- Year
- 1876
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Silver
Why there is no letter on this coin
The 1876 United States 20 Cent was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
Why the 1876 United States 20 Cent is worth money
For the 1876 United States 20 Cent, surviving examples tell the story that mint records do not. Museum-documented specimens define the issue for collectors.
Context adds the final layer to the 1876 United States 20 Cent. Documented United States coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
1876 United States 20 Cent inscriptions & design
Obverse
LIBERTY / (date)
Liberty seated surrounded by 13 stars
Reverse
✶ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ✶ / TWENTY CENTS
Eagle holding arrows and olive branch
Measured 1876 United States 20 Cent specimens
2 physically measured 1876 United States 20 Cent examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the g, mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876 United States 20 Cent #1 | - | - | - | Breen.3877 |
| 1876 United States 20 Cent #2 | - | - | - | Breen.3877 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.