1861 Pattern Liberty Seated Half Dollar. Judd-280, Pollock-331. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). CAC.Obv: The same design that the Mint used to produce regular issue 1861 Liberty Seated half dollars. The point of the shield is over the right side of the first digit 1 in the date. Rev: Similar to the regular issue design, but with the addition of the motto GOD OUR TRUST in the field above the eagle. Beautiful multicolored undertones flash into view as this otherwise autumn and olive-brown specimen rotates under a light. There are only about a dozen examples of Judd-280 known, per the uspatterns.com website.
