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PCGS Number: 85306
Coin Date: 1878
Denomination (Short): 20c
Denomination (Long): Twenty cents
Desg: PR
Prefix: Proof Only
Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
Mintage: 600
Strike Type: Proof
Coinage Type: Seated Liberty twenty cent piece
Coinage Years: 1875-1878
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Diameter: 22
Fineness: 0.9
Weight (Grams): 5
Weight (Ounces): 0
Designer: William Barber
Edge: Plain
Obverse Description: Lady Liberty is seated on a rock, holding a staff, and bearing a shield with the word LIBERTY on a flowing ribbon. 13 stars have adorn the periphery and the date appears at the bottom center.
Reverse Description: An eagle is prominently featured with the words UNITED STATES OF AMERICA * TWENTY CENTS around the periphery.
General Notes: The 1878 Twenty Cent Piece is a proof-only issue in this extremely short series that is highly desired by collectors. It has the second lowest mintage in the series at just 600. The date is scarce from the circulated grades all the way through PR66. The value escalates at a gradual pace up until the finest known grade of PR67, which is rare. The auction record for this date is a CAC approved NGC graded PR65, which brought $24,725 at a Stack's Bowers auction in 2011. As cameo and deep cameo pieces go there is an expected, yet subtle, premium. Only 133 have a Cameo designation from PCGS and NGC and only 5 exist in Deep Cameo. Deep Cameos are very rare across all Twenty Cent dates.
NGC ID: 27H5

1878 20c CAM

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade	CPG Value
PR61	$3,580.00
PR62	$3,710.00
PR63	$4,680.00
PR64	$5,360.00
PR65	$9,120.00
PR66	$12,600.00
PR67	$28,800.00
PR61 CAC	$4,290.00
PR62 CAC	$4,460.00
PR63 CAC	$5,610.00
PR64 CAC	$6,440.00
PR65 CAC	$10,600.00
PR66 CAC	$16,400.00
PR67 CAC	$34,100.00

Apr Data

Auction House	Description	Grade	Sell Price	Sell Date
	1878 20C PR67 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	67	$31,200	08/14/24
	1878 20C PR67 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	67	$84,000	05/09/24
	20C 1878 PCGS PR67 CAM EX 1994 COLLECTION	67	$55,812	07/13/17
	1878 20C PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC. BF-1, R.3.	65	$13,200	01/10/24
	1878 20C PR65 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	65	$10,350	08/14/11
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo PCGS. The final twenty cent piece in U.S. coinage history, the 1878 was produced solely in proof format	65	$10,925	06/03/06
	1878 20C PR63 Cameo PCGS. CAC. BF-1, R.3.	63	$4,200	01/10/24
	20C 1878 PCGS PR63+ CAM	63	$4,818	04/28/22
	1878 20C PR63+ Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	63	$3,840	01/08/20
	1878 20C PR63 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	63	$3,720	11/02/17
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS).	63	$3,995	06/23/17
	1878 20C PR63 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	63	$4,935	08/16/15
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	63	$5,912	08/07/12
	1878 20C PR63 Cameo PCGS.	63	$4,312	01/09/11
Stacks Bowers	1878 20c CAM	63	$4,312	11/02/10
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS).	63	$4,893	06/17/10
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-63 Cameo (PCGS).	63	$4,629	03/04/10
HA	1878 20C Cameo PR63 Cameo PCGS. An attractive 1878 twenty cent piece, this Cameo-designated representative is possessed of	63	$3,766	08/14/06
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	64	$7,800	11/21/23
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	64	$5,520	11/03/22
	1878 20c PCGS/CAC Proof 64 CAM	64	$6,950	12/13/21
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	64	$5,300	08/20/21
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	64	$5,640	01/21/21
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. CAC. BF-1, R.3.	64	$5,280	01/08/20
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS).	64	$6,600	08/13/19
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	64	$5,040	01/31/19
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	64	$4,560	06/14/18
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	64	$5,760	11/09/17
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS).	64	$5,640	06/24/17
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3.	64	$5,405	01/09/17
	20C 1878 PCGS PR64 CAM	64	$4,700	12/15/16
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$4,700	09/06/14
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS).	64	$7,593	06/20/13
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$4,994	04/28/13
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (PCGS).	64	$5,202	08/07/12
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$4,600	12/11/11
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$4,312	01/10/10
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$4,312	01/10/10
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$5,462	02/08/09
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$6,325	02/16/08
	1878 20C PR64 Cameo PCGS.	64	$5,462	07/13/07
	1878 20C PR62 Cameo PCGS. BF-1, R.3. The 1878 twenty cent piece marks the end of the denomination. Examples were only s	62	$3,480	02/23/21
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-62 Cameo (PCGS).	62	$3,806	06/20/13
	1878 20C PR66 Cameo PCGS. CAC.	66	$28,200	08/14/16
	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-66 Cameo (PCGS). CAC.	66	$36,369	11/17/11
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. BF-1, R.3.	65	$8,400	01/10/24
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. BF-1, R.3.	65	$7,200	06/18/21
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. CAC. BF-1, R.3.	65	$7,800	01/08/20
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. BF-1, R.3.	65	$7,200	07/12/18
HA	1878 20C Twenty Cent PR65 Cameo NGC. CAC.	65	$11,162	08/16/15
Stacks Bowers	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC).	65	$9,319	11/06/13
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. CAC.	65	$9,988	08/10/13
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$9,200	08/15/10
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$8,050	06/06/10
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$7,475	01/10/10
ML Coin Auctions	1878 20c CAM	65	$11,500	05/06/08
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC.	65	$8,625	08/12/07
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. The final-year Twenty Cent Piece, the 1878 was produced to the extent of only 600 pieces, all of w	65	$13,800	11/05/05
American Numismatic Rarities	1878 20c CAM	65	$10,925	05/25/05
Stacks Bowers	1878 20c CAM	65	$8,338	03/15/05
HA	1878 20C PR65 Cameo NGC. The final-year Twenty Cent Piece,	65	$8,970	07/30/02
HA	1878 20C PR66 Cameo NGC. BF-1, R.3.	66	$15,600	10/06/22
HA	1878 20C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$10,925	10/24/09
HA	1878 20C PR66 Cameo NGC.	66	$10,925	05/03/09
HA	1878 PR 66 Cameo NGC.	66	$10,638	12/16/03
Stacks Bowers	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-63 Cameo (NGC).	63	$3,360	08/17/18
HA	1878 20C PR63 Cameo NGC. CAC. BF-1, R.3.	63	$7,200	02/22/18
HA	1878 20C PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$4,700	03/02/14
HA	1878 20C PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$4,259	01/14/13
HA	1878 20C PR63 Cameo NGC.	63	$4,600	11/07/07
HA	1878 20C PR63 Cameo NGC. This Select proof from the last-year proof-only issue is delectably toned in lilac-rose and pastel	63	$3,738	01/06/07
American Numismatic Rarities	1878 20c CAM	63	$4,140	07/25/05
Stacks Bowers	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-62 Cameo (NGC).	62	$3,120	03/23/18
American Numismatic Rarities	1878 20c CAM	62	$3,105	09/21/06
HA	1878 20C PR64 Cameo NGC. BF-1, R.3.	64	$4,935	04/06/17
HA	1878 20C PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$4,744	03/20/11
Stacks Bowers	1878 Twenty-Cent Piece. Proof-64 Cameo (NGC).	64	$5,290	11/04/10
HA	1878 20C PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$4,888	02/07/10
HA	1878 20C PR64 Cameo NGC.	64	$4,169	01/10/10
HA	1878 20C PR64 Cameo NGC. The final issue of the twenty cent denomination was produced to appease collectors' appetites for	64	$4,036	08/14/06
David Lawrence Rare Coins	1878 20c NGC Proof 64 Cameo	64	$4,600	02/20/06
Stacks Bowers	1878 20c CAM	64	$4,600	11/30/05

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