1877 Twenty-Cent Piece. BF-1. Rarity-3. Proof-64 (PCGS).Swaths of sapphire and violet iridescence accent the overall golden and tangerine patina of this near-Gem. The fields are glassy and reflective, suspending bold and richly frosted central devices. A few light wisps are seen in the obverse fields but the surfaces are otherwise impressively clean. An attractive and original example. <p>With only 510 coins struck, all of which were Proofs, the 1877 has the lowest mintage and is the scarcest date in the twenty-cent series of 1875 to 1878. A large portion of the original mintage is thought to be melted after going unsold to collectors, resulting in an even more scant net-mintage of about 350 pieces.
