1876 $20, J-1491 PCGS PR65 Brown

With a PCGS grade of PR65BN, this 1876 $20, J-1491 brings together technical preservation and issue-specific appeal. The first impression is one of color that includes chocolate-brown; high-grade preservation, a useful indication of how carefully the piece has been preserved. As a pattern issue, it belongs to the experimental side of U.S. coinage, where design, alloy, and denomination concepts were tested before regular production. Attribution details include the J-1491 Judd attribution, features that matter to specialists in this series. The Bass pedigree adds a further layer of provenance, a point of real interest to collectors who track important cabinets. The Rarity-7 designation supplies an important measure of survival and availability. The certification data place it alone at the top of the grade listing. Collectors of experimental U.S. coinage prize pieces like this for their link to ideas that shaped, or nearly shaped, the nation’s circulating designs.