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Set of three USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-SS Republic, in wooden display box: Philadelphia Mi

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1750s-1900s Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Set of three USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-SS Republic, in wooden display box: Philadelphia Mi
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Set of three USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-SS Republic, in wooden display box: Philadelphia Mint, 1861, United States issue, NGC Shipwreck Effect (C ) UNC; New Orleans Mint, 1861-O, State of Louisiana issue, die W-06, NGC Shipwreck Effect (A) UNC; New Orleans Mint, 1861-O, Confederate States issue, die W-14, NGC Shipwreck Effect (A) UNC. KM-A68. A choice, grade matched set of three half dollars struck by three different governments in 1861: the rare 1861 half struck by the United States at the Philadelphia mint (one of just 599 of this date recovered from the wreck), the 1861-O half struck by the State of Louisiana when it controlled the New Orleans Mint from January 26th to March 21st that year, and the 1861-O half struck by the Confederate States Treasury at the New Orleans Mint from March 21st until sometime in April when the silver supply ran out. Each coin is lustrous with sharp, UNC details; only a small amount of saltwater corrosion is noted around the rim on the United States Issue 1861. NGC #1794013-084, 1795375-148, 1798878-016. With elegant wooden display box and slipcase plus a documentary DVD on the SS Republic salvage operation. From: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia