1856-S INDIAN PRINCESS $3 MS62

CHOICE LUSTROUS SURFACES. VERY SCARCE SAN FRANCISCO $3 GOLD. ONLY 7 COINS GRADED HIGHER AT PCGS. THE HIGHEST BEING AN MS64. Discounting the unique 1870-S, there are only four San Francisco Mint issues in the Three-Dollar gold series, and all can be very challenging to locate in any grade. The 1856-S was produced to the extent of just 34,500 pieces, the vast majority of which entered circulation and remained there for many years. Numerous examples were understandably lost to future generations of collectors and investors, while the typically encountered survivor grades only VF or EF. Even an AU representative would make an important addition to an advanced numismatic holding, therefore, to say nothing of the 20-25 Mint State coins believed extant.