Lot 3099
1857 from the S.S. Republic. NGC graded AU-58. Well struck and frosty, untoned. Pop 11; 7 finer, 1 in 60, 4 in 61, 2 in 62. Housed in a plush mahogany and brass hinged custom case with booklet and a certificate of authenticity as marketed by Odyssey Marine Exploration. This shipwreck contained coins from a variety of Mints (unlike some one-mint-only discoveries). P- and S-mint coins were dredged up from the bottom of the sea with the discovery of the S.S. Republic. The S.S. Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named Tennessee (also named USS Mobile for a time), launched in 1853 and lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans. In 2003, the wreck was located 100 mile off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, and artifacts including many recovered gold coins are on display in selected museums and in coin collections.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,200.
S.S. Republic.
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| Realized $4,830 |
