Photo Denom Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated $1 1859S Seated $1 1859-S
 EF40 PCGS
30670402
Original SOLD
$2250 		Rare San Francisco Date, Golden-Gray, Residual Steely Luster, Mountaineer Collection. 1859 San Francisco struck dollars were limited to a mintage of only 20,000 piece. The mintage was destined for export trade to the Orient. Q. David Bowers writes extensively on this date and points out that Chinese merchants preferred the Mexican dollar as compared to the U.S. Liberty Seated dollar for trade. Bowers indicates that nearly all of the 1859 mintage was exported and melted leaving few survivors for present day collectors. The Mountaineer Collection is releasing an original example with steely fields and light golden-gray toning. Angled light exposes residual reflective luster. Several field marks are consistent with the assigned grade. Housed in PCGS Gen 5.0 (2015) Dupont hologram holder. December 1969