1865 $1 Motto Seated Dollar, Judd-434, Pollock-507, High R.6, PR66+ Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC....

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1865 Motto Seated Dollar in Silver
Judd-434, PR66+ Deep Cameo
Ex: Bass

1865 $1 Motto Seated Dollar, Judd-434, Pollock-507, High R.6, PR66+ Deep Cameo PCGS. CAC. Ex: Simpson. The obverse die features the standard Seated Liberty motif used on regular-issue dollars from 1865. The reverse die consists of the familiar perched eagle design also used on circulation strikes and proofs from 1865, with the addition of a scroll above the eagle's head with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Struck in silver with a reeded edge.

At least 14 and perhaps even 15 examples of Judd-434 are identified, while USPatterns.com states that more than a dozen Judd-435 representative in copper also exist. At least two of those have been silver plated. It is also possible that a single example exists in aluminum (Judd-436), although that is not confirmed. As for when these "transitional" 1865 Motto dollars were struck, Saul Teichman believes some were made in December 1865 while the rest were part of a large series of restrikes done in the late 1860s and early 1870s.

The present Premium Gem can be traced back to the Harry W. Bass, Jr. Collection and may have been part of Dr. J. Hewitt Judd's holdings. It is a remarkable Deep Cameo representative with tremendous field-device contrast. The raised elements are thickly frosted while the surrounding areas appear jet-black, producing fantastic eye appeal. Endorsed by both PCGS and CAC for its quality within the grade. Population: 1 in 66 (1 in 66+) Deep Cameo, 0 finer. CAC: 1 in 66, 0 finer (11/23).
Ex: Purchased from Abe Kosoff (1971); Harry W. Bass, Jr.; Bass Collection, Part I (Bowers and Merena, 5/1999), lot 1246. L.K. Rudolf Collection (Stack's, 5/2003), lot 2128.
Important Selections from The Bob R. Simpson Collection, Part XI.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 26VM, PCGS# 960619, Greysheet# 373959)

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