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1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set


1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set
1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set
1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set
1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set

1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set    1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set
REPUBLIC SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP 1865 SHIPWRECK SALVAGED TREASURE. NEW ORLEANS MINT 1856 U. CERTIFIED BY NGC SHIPWRECK EFFECT. OBV: LIBERTY SEATED ON A ROCK RIGHT, HEAD TURNED BEHIND LEFT, RIGHT HAND RESTING ON SHIELD WITH AMERICAN ARMS AND DIAGONAL MOTTO BANNER "LIBERTY" AT HER SIDE AND HOLDING POLE WITH PHRYGIAN CAP ON IT IN LEFT HAND; 13 SIX-POINTED STARS ENCIRLING FIGURE AROUND EDGE WITH DATE BELOW. REV: AMERICAN BALD EAGLE ARMS WITH AMERICAN HERALDIC SHIELD OF ARMS ON BREAST AND CLUTCHING ARROWS AND OLIVE BRANCHES IN TALONS; DENOMINATION BELOW. , THE BALTIMORE BUILT SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP WAS RENAMED THE.

SHE WAS THE FIRST REGULAR PASSENGER STEAMSHIP BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AMERICA. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR, SHE WAS A PASSENGER AND GOLD AND SILVER TRANSPORT VESSEL FROM VERA CRUZ TO NEW ORLEANS, AND SHE WAS IN NEW ORLEANS WHEN THE WAR BEGAN. IN THE CIVIL WAR, SHE WAS USED AS A CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER, AND AFTER THE UNION CAPTURED NEW ORLEANS, WAS IMPRESSED INTO ARMED SERVICE IN THE FEDERAL NAVY. ON HER FIFTH VOYAGE BETWEEN NEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS, SHE RAN INTO ANOTHER HURRICANE OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA. THE HURRICANE BATTERED THE POOR VESSEL AND BY THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 24th, THE BOILER HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY WATER AND THE ENGINE STALLED.

REMARKABLY, MOST OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW SURVIVED, BUT THE COINS WERE ALL LOST. IN 2003, A COMMERCIAL ARCHAEOLOGY COMPANY OUT OF TAMPA DISCOVERED THE WRECK SITE. EXCAVATION OF THE COINS USED STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TO DELICATELY AND INDIVIDUALLY RECOVER EACH COIN FROM THE SITE. THE COINS WERE CONSERVED AND ENCASED BY NGC , AND THIS PARTICULAR 1858 O SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR EXHIBITS NEARLY FULL DETAIL FROM LYING IN THE ORIGINAL KEG IT WAS FOUND IN, UNDISTURBED FOR 138 YEARS, REMARKABLY ENHANCED BY THE "SHIPWRECK EFFECT". IN ADDITION, THIS STUNNING BOXED EDITION COMES IN A CUSTOM HARDWOOD DISPLAY BOX WITH A METAL PLAQUE ETCHED WITH AN IMAGE OF THE SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP.

INSIDE IS A BOOKLET ABOUT THE WRECK AND ITS RECOVERY, AND A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. COIN CONTAINS 12.44 GRAMS OF. THIS STUNNING BOXED EDITION COMES IN A CUSTOM HARDWOOD DISPLAY BOX. (PLEASE NOTE: BOX MAY HAVE SOME MINOR BUMPS AND BRUISES) ALSO INCLUDED IS A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME.

We cannot declare any package as a "gift", sampleetc. The item "1856 O SILVER S. REPUBLIC SEATED LIBERTY 50¢ HALF DOLLAR NGC BOX SET" is in sale since Wednesday, April 8, 2020. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ US\Half Dollars\Seated Liberty (1839-91)".

The seller is "rarecoincollector" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  1. Certification: NGC
  2. Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
  3. Year: 1856
  4. Mint Location: New Orleans
  5. Grade: SHIPWRECK
  6. Composition: SILVER
  7. Strike Type: Business
  8. Country/Region of Manufacture: United States


1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set    1856 O Silver S. S. Republic Seated Liberty 50¢ Half Dollar Ngc Box Set