Owner Comments:
1871 Pattern Quarter Dollar.
Judd-1091, Pollock-1227
Rarity: Low R.7Copper. PR63 BN
Struck in Copper with Reeded Edge
Obverse:
Chief Engraver James Barton Longacre's Indian Princess motif with no stars around the border. Miss Liberty is seated facing left wearing a Native American headdress, her left hand resting atop a globe inscribed LIBERTY and her right hand supporting a liberty pole. Two flags are behind the portrait, one of which is ornamented with 13 stars, and the date 1871 is below.
Reverse: A wreath of cotton and corn encircles the denomination 25 CENTS, the word STANDARD inscribed along the upper border.
Comment:
Another Illogical die combinations where there is no reference to the United States.
A predominantly rose-brown example with direct light revealing especially vivid multicolored under-toning that includes shades of red, gold, blue and salmon pink. Were it not for a touch of haziness and a few widely scattered peripheral carbon spots, this lovely specimen would probably have secured a near-Gem grade.
One of only about a dozen survivors of Judd-1091 extant, per the uspatterns.com website with only about 8 in the past 30 years going over the auction blocks
Provenance/Appearance:
From Stacks and Bowers Aug 2019 ANA - Session 5 - U.S. Coins /Lot 3404, Priors:
- Superior 6/17/1977 The Dr. Walter Lee Crouch Collection /Lot 438 ($375)
- Superior 12/16/1972 Rare Coin Auction /Lot 2193 ($175)