Page 3 - Walter Breen News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The San Francisco Mint supposedly struck only 12 1875-S Proof Liberty Seated Twenty-Cent pieces. Only five are known today.

Copper cents in the early U.S. have a checkered history. Large cents were hard to handle but they were convenient for small transactions.

Half cents were authorized by the Mint Act of April 2, 1792, were first produced in 1793, but were not popular with the public.

The 1808 quarter eagle is a transcendent rarity that is famous outside collectors of 19th-century gold type coins.

Robert Scot's Flowing Hair half dime design, used in 1794 and 1795, was disparaged by some for his portrayals both of Liberty and the reverse eagle. Perhaps responding to that criticism, Mint Director Henry W. DeSaussure announced a goal of improving the designs of all silver coins.