| The United States Twenty Cent Coin, often
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| | of this smile, asked Uncle Sam to take
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| called a twenty cent piece, was a unit of
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| | the grin out of shopping. He did so by
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| currency equaling 1/5th of a United
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| | minting the twenty cent piece. As it
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| States dollar. The twenty cent coin had
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| | turned out, confusion with the quarter
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| one of the shortest mintages and lowest
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| | was widespread. The public had an
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| circulations in US coin history, for both
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| | enormous dislike for the new coin
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| the series and the denomination. It was
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| | signaled an early end to the
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| minted from 1875-1878, but was only
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| | denomination. In a short time nickels
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| released for circulation in 1875 and
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| | became plentiful, and the twenty cent
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| 1876, with only a few hundred proofs
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| | piece having served its purpose was
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| released during the remaining two years
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| | discontinued.On any given day find 50 to
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| (1877 and 1878). The twenty cent pieces
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| | 100 different 20 cent coins on eBay at
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| has the distinction of being one of the
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| | great prices in many different
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| very few coins minted at the United
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| | conditions.Glyn Farber has published a
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| States Carson City Mint branch in Carson
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| | catalog of all known Hickey Brother Cigar
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| City, Nevada.Why the twenty cent Piece?
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| | Store Tokens and co-authored a book about
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| It was not a coin issued for the benefit
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| | Louisiana Trade Tokens. In addition he
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| of coin collectors. But out west in the
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| | wrote several articles for The Token and
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| 1870s there was a shortage of nickels and
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| | Medal Society (TAMS) and The National
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| one cents coins. If you bought a twenty
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| | Token Collectors Association (NTCA).
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| cent article and gave the dealer a
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| | Glyn has been a devoted collector of
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| quarter he received a pleasant smile
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| | Louisiana Trade Tokens, Louisiana
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| instead of a nickel in change, the dealer
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| | collectibles and Lake Charles, LA
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| retaining the nickel for lack of change
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| | postcards for almost 40 years.
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| or used a 5 cent token. The public tired
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