1865 Pattern Liberty Seated Quarter. Judd-426, Pollock-498. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 BN (PCGS).Obv: The same design that the Mint used to strike regular issue 1865 Liberty Seated quarters. Rev: The design type adopted for regular issue Liberty Seated quarter production in 1866 with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll above the eagle. Blended autumn-brown and olive-gray toning to the obverse, the reverse is more evenly patinated in olive-gray and deep rose. A smartly impressed specimen with only a few out-of-the-way spots along the left obverse border precluding an even higher numeric grade. At least a dozen examples of this popular transitional pattern type are known per the website uspatterns.com. A few were produced in 1865, while most are restrikes circa 1869 into the early 1870s for distribution to collectors as part of pattern Proof sets.
