SS REPUBLIC 1860-O LIBERTY SEATED HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT NGC GRADED

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SS REPUBLIC 1861-O LIBERTY SEATED HALF DOLLAR SHIPWRECK EFFECT NGC NICE SPECIMEN Ship Wreck Effect.. VERY RARE !!!

GREAT PIECE OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR HISTORY!! HISTORIC UNITED STATES NUMISMATIC HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE! HEIRLOOM INVESTMENT PIECE!!! VERY NICE SET IN A POLISHED WOODEN PRESENTATION BOX WITH A DVD AND INFORMATIONAL BOOKLETS....INCLUDES 1860-O THAT WAS LOST AND LATER RECOVERED FROM THE SS REPUBLIC....THE DVD TELLS THE WHOLE STORY... THIS SPECIMEN HERE IS A VERY FINE LOOKING PIECE WITH GREAT VISIBLE DETAILS! NGC ENCAPSULATION GUARANTEES THE CONDITION AND QUALITY OF THE COIN....
COIN IS PACKAGED IN A HANDSOME DISPLAY BOX INCLUDING CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY....MUSEUM QUALITY EXHIBITION PIECE CAN BE DISPLAYED AT YOUR HOME...

SPECIFICATIONS:
-COIN NUMBER: 1831030-174
-DESIGNED BY CHRISTIAN GOBRECHT
-OBVERSE-DEPICTS LIBERTY SEATED HOLDING A POLE WITH A LIBERTY CAP IN HER LEFT HAND AND A SHIELD IN RIGHT HAND
-REVERSE-FEATURES AN EAGLE HOLDING AN OLIVE BRANCH AND A CLUSTER OF ARROWS, ALONG WITH A SHIELD ON ITS CHEST
-STATES 1860-O I BELIEVE MINTED AT THE NEW ORLEANS MINT...

HISTORY:
THE SS REPUBLIC WAS BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS FROM NEW YORK WITH PASSENGERS AND COMMERCIAL CARGO...AS LUCK WOULD HAVE IT, THE SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP SS REPUBLIC (1853-1865) WAS LOST TO A VIOLENT HURRICANE IN OCTOBER 25, 1865....IN AUGUST, 2003 ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION LOCATED THE SHIPWRECK AT A DEPTH OF APPROX. 1,700 FEET IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA....DURING THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION OF THE SITE, THESE COINS WERE INDIVIDUALLY PICKED UP DELICATELY BY THE REMOTELY OPERATED BY UNDERWATER ZEUS VEHICLE ; ... THEN SOME, IN LIMITED QUANTITIES WERE SELECTED TO BE AVALIABLE FOR PURCHASE TO PUBLIC, AND SEVERALz WERE IN ABOVE COMPLETE EDITION INCLUDING THE BEAUTIFUL WOODEN AND VELVET BOX, DVD STORY, CERTIFICATE, ETC.

The photos are authentic, this is what you will receive.
Coin is originally sealed, it was never opened. The box is in pristine condition without any damage or scratches just as it was when I bought it from US mint office
Any questions, please ask. Location of the coins is England, so for GB no expensive or long over see shipping, no import duty or added value tax, ETC.
This offer and chance to have it is for the one's which would really want to have this incredible set, so people with serious interest only please. Thank you.

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