1875-S/S 20C MPD FS-302 MS66 认证号38588203, PCGS号145009

One of two die pairs of the 1875-S twenty cent piece that earn a place in the Cherrypickers' reference, BF-16 shows the top of a misplaced 7 in the dentils below the primary numeral. On the reverse, the mintmark is boldly repunched. This Premium Gem example is one of the two finest BF-16 coins attributed at PCGS (11/20), and it is conditionally scarce in this grade as a date representative. Only a handful of finer 1875-S twenty cent pieces are reported, all varieties included. This piece is beautifully lustrous and tinted a warm golden hue. Minor strike softness on the obverse stars and Liberty's lap is not bothersome. No major abrasions are seen.

Ron Guth

FS-302 is a double error on an 1875-S Twenty-Cent Piece.  The first error is the misplaced date on the obverse which shows up as a bar in the denticles below the 7 of the date. This occurred when the engraver accidentally dropped a date logotype onto the die, impressing small portions of what appears to be a 5 into the denticles.  The second error was a double-punching of the mintmark, sometimes known as an "S over S" variety.

FS-302 is not particularly rare, nor does it command much of a premium, so it is still possible to cherry-pick this variety.  Approximately a dozen Mint State examples are known and we fully expect the population to rise as more are found.