1874 Pattern Twenty Cents. Judd-1355, Pollock-1499. Rarity-6. Copper. Plain Edge. Thick Planchet. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.Obv: Liberty is seated left, her right hand supporting a liberty pole and her left resting atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY. Two bales of cotton and a tobacco plant are at Libertys feet, and a sheaf of wheat is behind the portrait. Thirteen stars encircle the periphery and the date 1874 is below. Rev: Similar to the design that the Mint adopted for regular issue twenty-cent piece production in 1875, but here the second arrowhead points well above the first letter T in TWENTY and all three leaves at the end of the branch point toward the eagles left wing tip. A richly original copper-brown example with splashes of bolder toning at the left obverse and reverse borders. The uspatterns.com website recognizes this as the popular [J.A.] Bailly design. This is an absolutely choice copper impression both physically and aesthetically, and almost certain to garner a premium bid.From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Acquired circa 1988.
