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LOT 648:
1857 1/4 oz Silver round & placer gold - SS CENTRAL AMERICA
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Sold for: $120
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Estimated price :
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Buyer's Premium: 18%
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1857 1/4 oz Silver round & placer gold - SS CENTRAL AMERICA
1857 1/4 oz Silver round & placer gold - SS CENTRAL AMERICA. GLOBAL CERTIFICATION SERVICES PRESENTS SS Central America - 1/4 Oz Silver Medallion with a California "49er" panning for gold, with a piece of Placer Gold *. The piece of gold was recovered from the SS Central America shipwreck of 1857, discovered in the 1980s. The Medallion and Gold are slabbed in a Global Certification Services plastic holder. On the back of the GCS holder, it says: The California Gold Rush Triumph and Tragedy With the cry of "gold in California" in 1848, the United States was overcome with gold fever. Many of the men aboard the ill-fated SS Central America had amassed fortunes panning for gold nuggets. Unfortunately, those same miners and 425 other souls lost their lives when the ship sank during a hurricane in 1857. The SS Central America remained undiscovered until the 1980's when it was found in over 8,000 feet of water off the coast of North Carolina. This medallion contains piece of placer gold recovered from the wreck of the ill-fated treasure ship SS Central America .
