SS REPUBLIC 1861-O LIBERTY SEATED HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT NGC GRADED

Description: SS REPUBLIC 1861-O LIBERTY SEATED HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT NGC NICE SPECIMEN Ship Wreck Effect.. OWN A PIECE OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HISTORY!! HISTORIC UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC COLLECTIBLE! HEIRLOOM INVESTMENT PIECE!!! VERY NICE SET IN A POLISHED WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX WITH A DVD AND INFORMATIONAL BOOKLETS....INCLUDES 1861-O THAT WAS LOST AND LATER RECOVERED FROM THE SS REPUBLIC....THE SPECIMEN HERE IS A VERY FINE LOOKING PIECE WITH GREAT VISIBLE DETAILS! NGC ENCAPSULATION GUARANTEES THE CONDITION AND QUALITY OF THE "SHIPWRECK EFFECT" COIN....COIN IS PACKAGED IN A HANDSOME DISPLAY BOX WITH BROCHURES AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY....MUSEUM QUALITY EXHIBITION PIECE AND SURE TO BE A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION DISPLAYED AT HOME!!!!! SPECIFICATIONS:-COIN NUMBER: 1793913-065-NEARLY FULL DETAIL ENHANCED BY THE "SHIPWRECK EFFECT" -DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN GOBRECHT-OBVERSE-DEPICTS LIBERTY SEATED HOLDING A POLE WITH A LIBERTY CAP IN HER LEFT HAND AND A SHIELD IN RIGHT HAND-REVERSE-FEATURES AN EAGLE HOLDING AN OLIVE BRANCH AND A CLUSTER OF ARROWS, ALONG WITH A SHIELD ON ITS CHEST-STATES 1861-O MINTED AT THE NEW ORLEANS MINT... HISTORY:THE "REPUBLIC" WAS BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS FROM NEW YORK WITH PASSENGERS AND COMMERCIAL CARGO...AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, THE SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP SS REPUBLIC (1853-1865) WAS LOST TO A VIOLENT HURRICANE IN OCTOBER 25, 1865....IN AUGUST, 2003 ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION LOCATED THE SHIPWRECK AT A DEPTH OF APPROX. 1,700 FEET IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA....DURING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF THE SITE, COINS WERE INDIVIDUALLY PICKED UP DELICATELY BY THE REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE "ZEUS" ... _gsrx_vers_1480 (GS 9.1.1 (1480))

Price: 575 GBP

Location: Glasgow

End Time: 2023-11-08T21:42:01.000Z

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