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SS Republic: 1858 50c NGC Shipwreck Effect (Inscribed)

$750.00

Great no motto type coin.

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Impossibly Rare Straight Grade Shipwreck Coin

S.S. Republic: 1858-O 50c NGC XF45 (With Box and COA)

$3,300.00

If collectors are looking for an SS Republic shipwreck example, they will have no trouble locating a details coin with the infamous "shipwreck effect" moniker. But with fewer than 50 pieces estimated to have survived without saltwater damage, they may have to search for years to find an example like this. Here we have a shipwreck coin that must have been buried by so many others, they served to protect this one from the elements and any saltwater etching. Simply amazing.

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S.S. Republic: 1859 50c NGC Shipwreck Effect

$950.00

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SS Republic: 1859-O 50c NGC Shipwreck Effect (Doubled 1)

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$750.00

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Civil War Era Issue from New Orleans

1861-O 50c NGC Shipwreck Effect (Louisiana Issue, W-07)

$550.00

An interesting issue as it represents the last time during the Civil War that the US struck half dollars at the New Orleans mint because Louisiana seceded from the Union.

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Civil War Era Issue from New Orleans

S.S. Republic: 1861-O 50c NGC Shipwreck Effect (B) UNC (Louisiana Issue, W-03)

Next Bid: $730.00

Closes: 3D 1H

A Louisiana issued half dollar recovered from the Steamship Republic. An interesting issue as it represents the last time during the Civil War that the US struck half dollars at the New Orleans mint before Louisiana seceded from the Union.

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A Scarce Shipwreck $3 Princess

SS Central America: 1856-S $3 PCGS AU50 (With Gold Dust)

$6,100.00

This example is one of a few $3 gold which were recovered from the SS Central America Shipwreck! Much scarcer than the 100+ $20 Liberty recovered. Included in the oversized holder is a pinch of chunky gold dust also recovered from the wreck site.

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Beautiful Shipwreck Double Eagle

S.S. Central America: 1857-S Shipwreck $20 PCGS MS66 (Gold Dust & Box)

Next Bid: $27,250.00

Closes: 10D 2H

A monstrous gem with bright, lustrous fields and razor sharp details, with a pinch of gold dust and presentation box. Exciting double eagle coin from the famous S.S. Central America shipwreck. Among the very finest known!

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Tough Shipwreck Double Eagle!

SS Republic: 1865-S Shipwreck $20 NGC MS61 (Small S)

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$11,250.00

Very tough Civil War era gold piece struck at the San Francisco mint and later recovered from the famous Steamship Republic Shipwreck. Easily qualifying for uncirculated, this example retains deep luster and nice eye appeal. The bag marks, while present, are not heavy as is usually seen at this grade level.

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Scarce Shipwreck Coin

S.S. Brother Jonathan: 1865-S Shipwreck $20 PCGS MS63

$19,250.00

Very tough Civil War-era gold piece struck at the San Francisco Mint and later recovered from the famous Brother Jonathan Shipwreck. Typical tan toning is a result of the shipwreck coin conservation process.

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Popular Shipwreck Restrike

S.S. Central America: 1855 Kellogg Restrike $50 PCGS Gem UNC (Box & COA)

$6,750.00

These 2.5 ounce gold coins were produced in commemoration of the S.S. Central America's voyage and unfortunate end in 1857. The California Historical Society went through great lengths to closely replicate the original Kellogg $50 proofs by creating dies transferred from the originals, using gold from Kellogg and Co. ingots found in the shipwreck, and striking them with a press from the San Francisco mint. An original Kellogg $50 proof would cost you the better part of $1 million. These replicas present a reasonable alternative. Note that the coin has some toning. The uncirculated issues are much rarer than the proof restrikes as the large majority disappeared and have been presumed to have been melted.