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1866 Liberty Seated $1. Motto PCGS PF64 CAM

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1866 Liberty Seated $1. Motto PCGS PF64 CAM
<b>1866 Liberty Seated Dollar. With motto. PCGS graded PF64 CAM.</b> One of the sections of the new law authorizing the switch to bronze in the Indian cent in 1864 permitted the Treasury to order the addition of the motto &#34;In God We Trust&#34; 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. Silver dollars first saw the addition of IN GOD WE TRUST on a scroll above the eagle with this Proof issue in 1866. A splendid coin, boldly struck by the dies with two-tone contrast between the mirror-like fields and frosted devices. Exceedingly choice for the issue with brown and gray dappled toning atop the swirling mirrors. And only 725 Proofs minted. PCGS Pop: 10/9 <b>&#40;PCGS # 87014&#41;</b> <i>
The Good River Collection.</i>

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