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1875 US Twenty-Cent Piece designed by William Barber, featuring Seated Liberty on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse.
Composition-wise, it contains 90% silver and 10% copper, weighing 5.00 grams with a 22.0 mm diameter. Because the twenty-cent denomination was only minted for a brief four-year run (1875–1878) due to confusion with the quarter dollar, all dates in this series are scarce and sought after by collectors.
Market value depends heavily on its exact condition and mint mark (Philadelphia with no mint mark, Carson City with \"CC\", or San Francisco with \"S\" found on the reverse below the eagle