SS REPUBLIC 1858-O SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT

Description: SS REPUBLIC 1858-O SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT THESE COINS WERE NEW MINTED WHEN THEY WENT IN TO THE WATER ON THAT FATEFUL DAY The SS Republic’s last voyage began on October 18, 1865. Set Sail from New York to New Orleans with a reported $400,000 in gold and silver coins. On October 23, the ship found itself off the coast of Georgia when it was caught in a hurricane. Shortly after the ship started to leak and slowly sink. After two days of valiant struggle to keep the vessel afloat, the SS Republic went down just as the passengers and crew escaped into lifeboats. Nearly 140 years later, Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered the shipwreck of the Republic approximately 100 miles off the Georgia coast. Recovery efforts began on the sunken remains of the SS Republic, a find containing thousands of gold and silver coins estimated at being worth today as much as $180 million. A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PICTURES NO OUT OF COUNTRY SALE PLEASECHECK OUT THE OTHER NEAT AND UNUSUAL ITEMS I WILL BE LISTING

Price: 350 USD

Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia

End Time: 2024-02-09T20:12:54.000Z

Shipping Cost: 14.95 USD