Lot 1000
1866 Liberty Seated Dollar. With motto. PCGS graded Proof 63. Lightly toned with shades of gold and blue colors. Only 725 Proofs struck. Pop 63; 72 finer (PCGS # 7014) .
Note: One of the sections of the new law authorizing the switch to bronze in the Indian cent permitted the Treasury to order the addition of the motto "In God We Trust" to any coin it thought proper. The beginning of the war had prompted a great rise in religious feelings; an earlier suggestion in 1861 of adding the motto had found a receptive home in the Lincoln administration, especially with Secretary Chase. Several pattern silver and gold coins had been struck during the war to illustrate the concept. Beginning with the 1866 silver quarter dollar, half dollar, and silver dollar issues, the motto was included on a scroll above the eagle.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,200.
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