1855 GOLD S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA $50 KELLOGG RE-ISSUE PCGS MINT STATE (2.41 OZS)

Description: 1855 KELLOGG $50 COMMEMORATIVE RE-ISSUE COIN TERRITORIAL GOLD LIMITED EDITION COMMEMORATIVE RE-ISSUE OF AN 1855-S KELLOGG & COMPANY ASSAYERS $50.00 CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH COIN CERTIFIED BY PCGS RESTRUCK ON TRANFERS OF THE ORIGINAL SAN FRANCISCO MINT DIES WITH SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE BANNERS AND MADE FROM AUTHENTIC GOLD INGOTS RECOVERED FROM THE SALVAGED "SHIP OF GOLD" S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA TREASURE SHIP MINTED AUGUST 31, 2001 BY THE CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY CERTIFIED BY PCGS GEM UNCIRCULATED THIS KELLOGG $50 WAS STRUCK FROM GOLD INGOTS ASSAYED AND POURED BY KELLOGG & HUMBERT WHICH WERE RECOVERED FROM THE FAMOUS S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA WHICH SANK SEPTEMBER 12, 1857 IN 1857, THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC MAIL THREE-MASTED SIDE-WHEEL STEAMSHIP SS. CENTRAL AMERICA SET SAIL FROM HAVANA TO NEW YORK. OFF THE CAROLINAS, THE SHIP, WHICH WAS HEAVILY LADEN WITH OVER THREE TONS OF CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH GOLD, ENCOUNTERED A HURRICANE, FOUNDERED AND SANK IN DEEP WATER. OVER 400 PASSENGERS AND CREW WERE LOST AS WELL AS THE CARGO THAT EARNED THE SHIP THE NAME, "SHIP OF GOLD". IT WAS CALLED "AMERICA'S LOST TREASURE" AND ITS LOSS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PANIC OF 1857. THE PANIC WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF MANY NEW YORK BANKS DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO MEET PAYROLL AND PAY CREDITORS DIRECTLY DUE TO THE LOSS OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA'S GOLD SHIPMENT. STORES AND FACTORIES BEGAN TO CLOSE AND THE PANIC AND ENSUING CRASH SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND TO EUROPE. THE FINANCIAL CRISES SHOOK PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE ECONOMY AND SHARPLY CONTRASTED THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NORTHERN STATES AND SLAVE-OWNING SOUTHERN STATES AND HASTENED THE STEPS TOWARDS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. THE DIES FOR THIS COMMEMORATIVE WERE MADE FROM SPECIAL TRANSFER DIES FROM THE ORIGINAL 1855 KELLOGG DIES WHICH FORTUNATELY WERE NEVER DISCARDED OR LOST. THE ORIGINAL 1855 KELLOGG $50.COIN CONTAINS 1309 GRAINS OF 887 FINE GOLD (2.41 OZ AGW)42 MM IN DIAMETERTHE SHIP WAS LOCATED AND RECOVERED IN 1987, IN 8,500 FEET OF WATER, BY THE COLUMBUS-AMERICA DISCOVERY GROUP OF OHIO AND AFTER A DECADE LONG LEGAL BATTLE WITH 39 INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT HAD LAID CLAIM TO THE GOLD, 92% WAS AWARDED TO THE SALVAGE TEAM. LIFE MAGAZINE CALLED THE FIND, "THE GREATEST TREASURE EVER FOUND" AND "ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMISMATIC TREASURE FINDS IN HISTORY". THE ORIGINAL 1855-S $50 GOLD-PIECE HAD ONLY 10 - 12 PIECES STRUCK AS PRESENTATIONS. ONE OF THE ORIGINAL COIN SOLD IN 2007 FOR $750,000.00. THE KELLOG $50 COMES IN THE BRONZE PRESENTATION FRAME AS SHOWN. THE PCGS CERTIFIED COIN IS IN A METAL FRAMED HOLDER (6 1/2 BY 7 1/2 INCHES) WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR EITHER BEING HUNG ON A WALL OR SHOWN UPRIGHT ON A TABLE OR DESK. 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: 6995 USD

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-25T21:17:40.000Z

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