Owner Comments:
1864 25C
Judd-387, Pollock-455
Rarity: High R.6 PF65 BN
Struck in copper with a reeded edge
Obverse: Struck from the regular obverse die for the Liberty Seated Quarter of the year 1864
Reverse: Paired with the regular reverse die of 1866 with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST above the eagle.
Comment:
The transitional patterns of 1863, 1864 and 1865 -with motto IN GOD WE TRUST were created as numismatic delicacies after the motto had been regularly adopted (in 1866) for general coinage. Specimens were made available to privileged numismatists and were struck in aluminum, copper, and silver. A full set of transitional patterns consists of the quarter dollar, half dollar, and dollar, with dates of 1863, 1864, and 1865. The method of distribution of these is not clear, but William K. Idler, a Philadelphia dealer who commenced trade in 1859, is a strong possibility. At the Mint these pieces were produced secretly, then filtered out into the numismatic marketplace by insiders who had access to coining equipment.
This piece is deep blue-brown toning overall with some slight golden accents at selected recesses of the design, particularly on the reverse.
Provenance/Appearances:
Private sale Jan 2022, Prior Stacks & Bowers August 2011 Chicago ANA Lot #9021, and
Stacks Nov 2006 Lot 1015 ( Passed)