Rare 1857 Shipwreck Gold PCGS
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165 years ago, the Sidewheel Steamer, S.S. Central America, sunk in a hurricane off the coast of the Carolinas, taking the lives of 425 men and over 4,700 pounds of California gold, 8,000 feet below the Atlantic.Exactly 130 years later, the fabled "Ship of Gold," was finally discovered with a ROV (Remote Operating Vehicle), by an entrepreneurial group of Science Nerds, resulting in over 7,000 coins and several hundred gold ingots recovered. The second recovery in 2014, brought to light the discovery of a broad array of coinage from Gold Rush pioneers, including an assortment of large raw gold nuggets and gold dust mined from the California Gold Fields during the Gold Rush of the 1850s.Winner shall receive (1) coin precisely resembling the coin shown here. (JM/ULB)
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Rare 1857 Shipwreck Gold PCGS
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