An evenly patinated khaki-gold example with bolder detail remaining in the more protected areas of the design. The 1856-S may be the most frequently encountered mintmarked issue in the three-dollar gold series, but survivors from an original mintage of 34,500 pieces are scarce to rare in all grades when viewed in the wider context of U.S. numismatics. Most examples were claimed by extensive circulation during the days of the Old West.,PCGS# 7975. NGC ID: 25M9.,,
