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Clump of six USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-S.S. Republic (1865), very rare provenance.

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Clump of six USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-S.S. Republic (1865), very rare provenance.
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Clump of six USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-S.S. Republic (1865), very rare provenance. 80.61 grams total. A tight clump of six solidly encrusted Seated Liberty half dollars in a leaning stack formation, essentially as stored aboard the ship prior to sinking. The top of the stack shows the nearly full reverse of a Philadelphia-minted half dollar, a scarce type from the SS Republic treasure. There are several impressions of other coins around the sides of the clump including that of an 1855 half dollar with arrows at date. Overall a rare artifact from this wreck as most coins were cleaned up, slabbed, and sold individually. With original certificate 7046. Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia