Lot 186
1854 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded (Genuine, Scratch or Rim Nick), Details of Extremely Fine. Some light scratches on obverse. Mintage 783,943.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $240
Lot 187
1855 $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded (Genuine, Cleaned), Details of About Uncirculated. Mintage 758,269.Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $300
Lot 188
1855-C $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded (Genuine, Surface Damage), Details of Very Fine. Some small scrapes on reverse. Mintage 9,803.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $850
Lot 189
1855-D $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded VF-35. The 1855-D is one of the outstanding rarities in the gold dollar series. Probably no more than 55-60 pieces exist in all grades out of the original mintage of only 1,811 pieces. (PCGS Pop. 3 in VF-35, only 47 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-64 example. Total of 52 in all grades, 9/27/11).Estimate $4,000 - 6,000.
Realized: $11,000
Lot 190
1855-O $1 Gold Indian. PCGS graded (Genuine, Surface Damage), Details of Very Fine. Some scratches on both obverse & reverse. Mintage 55,000.Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $325
Lot 191
1856-S $1 Indian Princess Head, Small Head, Doubled "S" Mint Mark Variety. PCGS graded AU-50. Discovered by Walter Breen in 1959. Nearly half of the extra S, to the upper right of the S mint mark, is plain. A total of 24,600 pieces were struck, which is scarce in all grades, and rare at the Mint State level. Mintage 24,600 (PCGS Pop. 29 in AU-50, only 89 graded higher, the highest grade being a single MS-64 example. Total of 167 in all grades, 9/27/11).Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Realized: $2,300
Lot 192
1856-S $1 Indian Princess Head, Small Head, Doubled "S" Mint Mark Variety. Very Fine/Extremely Fine. The 1856-S is much more difficult than any Type Two gold dollar issue, even the 1855-O. In 1856 only the San Francisco Mint produced gold dollars with this design. Mintage 24,600.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $2,000
Lot 193
1856-S $1 Indian Princess Head, Small Head. PCGS graded (Genuine, Surface Damage), Details of Very Fine. Minor surface damage, mostly on reverse. Mintage 24,600.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $725