SS Republic 1854 Orleans Half$ ShipWreck Treasure Coin

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1854 Orleans Minted US Half Dollar! Very Rare Civil War Era Coin! AS SEEN ON THE HISTORY CHANNEL! THE ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION RECOVERY ARTIFACT! Check out my other items ! Item Description: Original hard wood box, certificate of authenticity, informational guide book, and video DVD. This is one of the neatest items to come through our doors. Originally purchased by the estate for $1599.00 from the Odyssey Marine Catalog item number 401814 on their website /products. Original Civil War Era Relic. What makes this coin even more fantastic is that at the very beginning of the Civil War Louisiana Seceded from the Union (January 1861) and continued to mint coins at the Orleans Mint UNDER CONFEDERATE CONTROL! This coin was part of the horde of silver and gold that was going to be used to rebuild the South after the Civil War's devastating effect on the economy and infrastructure. Lost at sea during a horrific hurricane in October of 1865 while returning to New Orleans from New York. This priceless treasure piece was lost at sea on October 25th 1865 with a cargo hold full of gold and silver! This treasure remained lost until August 2003 when the Odyssey Marine Exploration team located the shipwreck nearly 1700 feet below sea level. The coin is actually much nicer than what our digital pics show. The light reflecting off the plastic holder mutes some of the detail. This coin was probably about uncirculated condition or nearly so when it was lost at sea in the hurricane. After recovering the artifact from the ocean's bottom, expert curators used state of the art techniques for curating the items and bringing them back to their original condition (well nearly so). This coin has the two year type of the "Arrows at Date" variety. A very desirable and type coin for many coin collectors. T is a bit of weakness in the word "liberty" on the shield probably a result more of a weak strike at the Mint rather than of wear on the coin from circulation or from the curating from the Odyssey Marine Exploration. You are bidding on one coin, we will have listed a second coin dated 1861 a little earlier this week. ( The main picture shows both coins that will be offered this week) We do not list stock pictures and the coin pictured is always the coin you will receive. We also understand that pictures do not always represent items the same way holding one in your hands may appear. Lighting and toning can and do at times affect the quality of pictures, especially digital. We strive very hard to take very good and accurate pictures, but we still know that the customer knows best. So, if you are not satisfied, please just return within the 7 business day time frame for a full refund. You may or may not receive the coin in the same 2x2 flip that is pictured due to the fact that in-store customers sometimes want to look at the item outside of the holder--but you will always receive the coin you see pictured in the auction. We'll start at a reasonable price and see what happens--YES, the item you see is the one you are bidding on! About Us Please check out our About Me page on Ebay. We are a retail store located in Dayton , Ohio . We are members of the ANA and Coinnet, CCE, and ICTA. (INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR TANGIBLE ASSETS) Store staff is ANA certified in Advanced grading and Counterfeit Detection. Please bid with confidence and feel free to call us during business hours or email us. FEEDBACK Although our feedback rating is just starting with this ID, we have been active on Ebay since 1998 under other ID's. This is our recently opened merchant account with Ebay and Paypal. We will reciprocate all feedbacks left to us. It is our company policy to wait until feedback is left for us before leaving feedback for our bidders. When feedback is left, the transaction is considered final. Payments All payments must be received within 5 b... read more

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