1875 Pattern Liberty by the Seashore Twenty Cents. Judd-1404, Pollock-1547. Rarity-6+. Copper. Plain Edge. Proof-64 BN (PCGS).Obv: Liberty is seated by the seashore, facing left, an olive branch in her right hand, her left hand resting on the globe inscribed LIBERTY in raised letters. Two flags and a wheat sheaf are behind the portrait, a small steamship on the water in the distance with sails and smoke going in opposite directions. Thirteen stars encircle the border and the date 1875 is below. Rev: An olive wreath encircles the denomination 20 CENTS with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around the border. This beautiful near-Gem exhibits dominant deep olive-copper patina, both sides with iridescent undertones in vivid gold, apricot, pink and/or cobalt blue shades. Fully struck with appreciably mirrored fields, this is a delightful example of one of the most popular twenty-cent patterns of the date.
