1858 O SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR HAND INSCRIBED SS REPUBLIC SILVER LAYERED NGC

Description: 1858 O SEATED LIBERTY HALF DOLLAR HAND INSCRIBED SS REPUBLIC SILVER LAYERED COINNGC AUTHORIZED REPLICA FROM THE S.S. REPUBLIC SHIPWRECKHAND INSCRIBED "WAR 1861"PLEASE READ BELOW FOR THE HISTORY ON THE S.S. REPUBLIC: ORIGINALLY NAMED THE TENNESSEE (AND THEN THE MOBILE), THE BALTIMORE BUILT SIDEWHEEL STEAMSHIP WAS RENAMED THE S.S. REPUBLIC IN 1865. BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR, SHE SAW SERVICE FIRST AS A MERCHANT SHIP TRAVELLING BETWEEN MARYLAND AND CHARLESTON, THEN SAW TRANSATLANTIC SERVICE TO EUROPE AND WAS THE FIRST REGULAR PASSENGER STEAMSHIP BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CENTRAL AMERICA. THE SHIP FERRIED CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH "49'er" PROSPECTORS TO NICARAGUA AND PANAMA, WHO THEN TRAVELLED BY LAND TO CALIFORNIA. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR, SHE WAS A PASSENGER AND GOLD AND SILVER TRANSPORT VESSEL FROM VERA CRUZ TO NEW ORLEANS, AND SHE WAS IN THE LATTER CITY WHEN THE WAR BEGAN. IN THE CIVIL WAR, SHE WAS USED AS A CONFEDERATE BLOCKADE RUNNER, AND AFTER THE UNION CAPTURED NEW ORLEANS, WAS IMPRESSED INTO ARMED SERVICE IN THE FEDERAL NAVY, AND WAS THE FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT AT THE END OF THE MISSISSIPPI CAMPAIGN. SHE SAW USE AS A FAST BLOCKADE SHIP AND A POWERFUL GUNSHIP. AFTER BEING DAMAGED IN A HURRICANE IN 1864, SHE WAS DECOMMISSIONED AND SOLD AT AUCTION IN 1865, WHEN THE STEAMSHIP WAS RENAMED S.S. REPUBLIC. ON HER FIFTH VOYAGE BETWEEN NEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS, SHE RAN INTO A HURRICANE OFF THE COAST OF GEORGIA. SHE WAS CARRYING $400,000 IN $10 AND $20 GOLD PIECES TO SUPPLY HARD TO COME BY "HARD MONEY" TO THE VANQUISHED BUT THRIVING SOUTHERN PORT. THE HURRICANE BATTERED THE POOR VESSEL AND BY THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 24th, THE BOILER HAD BEEN EXTINGUISHED BY WATER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. BY 4 PM THE NEXT DAY, THE SHIP SANK, THE CREW AND PASSENGERS ESCAPING INTO FOUR LIFEBOATS, AND LEFT TO BATTLE 40 FOOT SEAS. REMARKABLY, MOST OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW SURVIVED, BUT THE COINS WERE LOST. DURING THE CIVIL WAR, THESE COINS ENDED UP IN NEW YORK AND WERE LOADED ON BOARD THE DOOMED S.S. REPUBLIC, BOUND FOR NEW ORLEANS, THE CITY THEY HAD BEEN STRUCK IN, BUT FATED NEVER TO RETURN TO. USA shipping is per item. All packages fully insured.You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTFlorida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 on any NON USA minted itemsINTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and loss of first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door. *Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.*We do combine shipping on international auctions won.*We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.*Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.*It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay sales tax collection eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.

Price: 165 USD

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

End Time: 2024-10-26T21:12:41.000Z

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