The Twenty-Cent Piece was authorized by the Act of March 3, 1875. The short-lived issue was struck from 1875 to 1878. The Twenty-Cent Piece was struck in three mints, the San Francisco Mint, the Carson City Mint and the Philadelphia Mint. The Twenty-Cent piece was not looked very highly upon. The people comlained about the coins similarity in size and design to the quarter. The edge of the Twenty-Cent Piece is plain, and the eagle portrayed on the reverse is very similar to the one used on the Trade Dollar. Most of the 1876 CC (Carson City) Twenty-Cent Pieces were melted by the mint and never released, therefore making it the most sought after coin of the issue. The 1877 and 1878 Twenty-Cent Pieces were struck as Proofs only. During those years, there were none struck for circulation.