Description: The 1855 SS Republic Shipwreck Effect Silver Half Dollar was coin was loaded on board the ship SS Republic in 1865. "She was an industrial marvel, 210 feet long by 34 feet wide with a massive single piston engine driving." She was a Hybrid with sails for wind power too! Bound for New Orleans the ship sunk in a fierce hurricane. Almost all of the passengers survived by boarding lifeboats and a makeshift raft. The cargo meant to help rebuild New Orleans was reported as $400,000 (1865 face value) worth of gold and silver. The coins laid undisturbed by man under the ocean for 138 years off the coast of Georgia. A crew of treasure hunters and historians launched a company named Odyssey Marine Exploration, outfitted and named a ship Odyssey Exploration. After years of planning and searching the ocean, the Odyssey Exploration with a submersible submarine tethered in tandem found the shipwreck. The submersible fitted with a suction cup picked up each coin one by one. Some of the coins were found in barrows. After a few months they had recovered roughly 17,000 coins and artifacts.
Price: 655 USD
Location: Soquel, California
End Time: 2024-02-27T22:43:43.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Certification Number: 1831485-002
Fineness: 0.9
Strike Type: Business
Grade: Shipwreck Effect
Brand/Mint: Philadephia
Certification: NGC
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Denomination: 50C
Coin: Seated Liberty
Year: 1855
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Total Precious Metal Content: silver
Variety: Arrows
