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USA Capped Bust Half Dollar, 1834, embedded in concretion and encased in Lucite

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck - Silver Coins 1750s-1900s Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
USA Capped Bust Half Dollar, 1834, embedded in concretion and encased in Lucite
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USA Capped Bust Half Dollar, 1834, embedded in concretion and encased in Lucite with brass tack and ring and other debris. 5-1/2" x 4" x 3". Basically along the lines of an "executive gift" (think paperweight) but with solid coins and scarce provenance, accompanied with numbered certificate and storage box, an attractive display overall. The S.S. New York was salvaged in 2007 after location by oilfield workers and has become famous as a source for high-grade Southern branch mint U.S. gold coins. Recovered from: S.S. New York, sunk in 1846 off Louisiana

NOTE: Printed catalog erroneously describes this lot as a "1843 Seated Liberty Half"