Seated Dollars
1856 $1 AU53 PCGS. The 1856 is a challenging issue in all grades, scarcer than population figures and price guides would suggest. This AU example displays partially lustrous fields beneath a dusting of mottled lavender-gray and light golden toning. Moderate weakness of strike on the eagle's left (facing) leg and talons is consistent with the issue's reputation. Uncirculated examples of this date are genuinely rare. Population: 11 in 53, 56 finer (11/16).