Twenty-cent piece (United States coin)
The American twenty-cent piece is a coin struck from 1875 to 1878, but only for collectors in the final two years. Proposed by Nevada Senator John P. Jones, it proved a failure due to confusion with the quarter, to which it was close in both size and value.
Image: 1876 CC 20C (obv)
Image: 1876 CC 20C (rev)
Senator John P. Jones
Pattern reverse designating the denomination as a fifth of a dollar. The obverse is the Seated Liberty, dated 1875.
John P. Jones (Nevada politician)
John Percival Jones was an American politician who served for 30 years as a Republican United States Senator from Nevada. He made a fortune in silver mining and was a co-founder of the town of Santa Monica, California.
John P. Jones (Nevada politician)
Monument to John P. Jones in Palisades Park
Miramar, Jones' famous Santa Monica home, in 1890