1875 Pattern Liberty Seated Quarter. Judd-1417, Pollock-1560. Rarity-8. Aluminum. Reeded Edge. Proof-63 Deep Cameo (PCGS).Struck from the same dies as the regular issue 1875 Liberty Seated quarter. An exceedingly rare type, Judd-1417 probably exists to the extent of only two or three specimens. The present example is readily identifiable by the presence of several small areas of light porosity in the planchet in the upper left obverse field. Fully struck with no post-production detractions, both sides also possess profound black-on-white cameo contrast. Beautiful!From Bowers and Ruddys sale of the Winthrop Collection, September 1975, lot 63; Heritages Baltimore, MD ANA U.S. Coin Signature Auction, July-August 2008, lot 2747; our (Bowers and Merenas) Boston Rarities Sale of August 2010, lot 1403; Heritages FUN Signature Auction of January 2012, lot 3422; Heritages CSNS Signature Coin Auction of April 2012, lot 5427. The plate coin for Judd-1417 on the website emuspatterns.co/ememm/em.
