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