The obverse and reverse designs are identical to those described above for the Judd-468 example struck in copper. Deep orange-red on the obverse with accents of violet and blue. The reverse is lighter sunset orange and both sides are visually impressive. Bold mirrors in the fields are an attractive background to the sharp devices. PCGS has graded only a single example with a higher numerical grade, a MS-65 with brown surfaces. This coin is one of the very best seen by this service, considering the bold color. </p>This is one of a fairly extensive series of Pattern five cent coins struck in 1866, a large number of which employed this George Washington portrait with varied obverse legends. Though proposals had existed for some time to use the First Presidents portrait on coins, the first one struck was a pattern dated 1863. This was largely due to the patriotic sentiments surrounding the then-raging Civil War, which also brought about the use of the Motto, <em>In God We Trust, </em>for the first time on regular coinage, in 1864. Though frequently used on patterns in this era, Washingtons portrait would not appear on a released United States coin until 1900, with the Lafayette dollar.</p>,PCGS# 70665. NGC ID: 263B.,PCGS Population: 2; none finer within the designation.,
