1865 Pattern Liberty Seated Quarter. Judd-425, Pollock-497. Rarity-6+.

1865 Pattern Liberty Seated Quarter. Judd-425, Pollock-497. Rarity-6+. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-65 Cameo (NGC). Obv: The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1865 Liberty Seated quarters. Rev: The design type adopted for regular issue Liberty Seated quarter production in 1866 with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll above the eagle. Delicate obverse toning in golden-silver with light speckling of peripheral russet, the reverse is more boldly toned in slightly mottled reddish-apricot. This is a fully struck specimen with a nicely cameoed finish. About a dozen examples of this popular transitional pattern type are known per the uspatterns.com website. A few were produced in 1865, while most are restrikes circa 1869 into the early 1870s for distribution to collectors as part of pattern Proof sets. Provenance: Ex our (Bowers and Ruddy's) Fairfield Collection sale, October 1977, lot 19; Stack's, via private treaty transaction to the following; Heritage's sale of the Lemus Collection, Queller Family Collection Part II, January 2009 FUN Signature Auction, lot 1634; Heritage's Long Beach Signature Auction of September 2013, lot 6972; Ira & Larry Goldberg's Pre-Long Beach Auction of August 2014, lot 1234; Legend Rare Coin Auctions' sale of the Steven Cook Collection of Patterns, Part I, May 2018 Regency Auction 26, lot 777; our Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction, August, lot 6597. This coin does not show up in the NGC Census, which lists a Proof-64 Cameo as the only grading event in their CAM category. The corresponding PCGS Population is 0/1 (Proof-66 Cameo). PCGS# 534971. NGC ID: 29JD. Click here for certification details from NGC.

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