S.S. Republic Half Dollar (1857)

S.S. Republic, sunk in1865 in deep water off Savannah, Georgia

                Originally christened the Tennessee (which is how she was identified in our time),the sidewheel steamer Republic was carrying some $400,000 in specie fromNew York to New Orleans when she sank in a hurricane about 100 miles offshoreon October 25, 1865. One of many deep targets located by the salvage companyOdyssey, the site of the Republic was salvaged by submersible craftbeginning in 2003. In addition to gold and silver coins of the Civil War-eraUnited States, Odyssey found the ship’s bell with part of the name Tennessee,confirming the ship’s identity and launching a massive, ongoing promotionalcampaign for coins and artifacts from the wreck.

A nice example of this Shipwreck coin...dated 1857...graded by NGC (IN ROCK SHIPWRECK EFFECT).....complete with gorgeous hinged case, also comes with a CD of the marine exploration Odyssey...asking $750 or best offer