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Historic Shipwreck Coins from Austin Rare Coins

Over the years, we've been pleased to release gold coins from several of the most famous shipwrecks in history. These highly sought-after collectibles have always been in limited supply and demand from history buffs, collectors, and investors has always been high.

From time to time, Austin Rare Coins is able to acquire one of these coins back from collectors who bought them early during their original releases to the general public.

Questions about Shipwrecks, call our Rare Coin Specialists anytime 9am till 9pm central time seven days a week at 1-800-928-6468. To read more about these historic Shipwreck coins

1865 SS Republic Shipwreck
In a terrible hurricane off the coast of Georgia, the S.S. Republic sank in 1865. The recovery by the famous Odyssey began in 2003 and tons of coins have been recovered, including some of the finest known pieces in the world.

For the first time ever, NGC has now classified some of the 1861-O Seated Half Dollars as “Confederate States of America” issues, a unique mintage from the New Orleans Mint that until now has been almost impossible to identify.
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1846 S.S. New York Shipwreck Coins
The tragic 1846 sinking of the S.S. New York in the Gulf of Mexico was almost lost among the war against Mexico. Americans were fighting to save Texas and losing many lives on the battlefields, so the story of the S.S. New York was almost forgotten until 161 years later.

Now that the side-wheel steamer has been salvaged, some of the finest known gold coins minted at the little-known Southern mints of Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans have been recovered.
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1857 S.S. Central America Shipwreck Coins
"The Ship of Gold"
The sinking of the Central America in an 1857 hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean was one of the worst peacetime tragedies of men, ship, and gold lost at sea.  Over 425 men and many tons of gold were thought to have been lost forever. 

In 1989, the Ship of Gold and her cargo of San Francisco gold coins were finally discovered and retrieved from the bottom of the ocean.  Now, some 144 years later, you can own an authentic, historic piece of California Gold Rush history.  Click for full story
 
1865 SS Brother Jonathan Shipwreck
In July of 1865 the side wheeler steamship the SS Brother Jonathan sailed from the harbor in San Francisco overloaded with cargo. On board was a treasure chest of gold mined during the California Gold Rush Days.

A gale kicked up shortly after the Brother Jonathan left port and the storm continued to worsen. Around one o’clock in the afternoon, the ill-fated steamer passed Crescent City, California, hitting the Saint George Reef. The impact was so jarring that both passengers and crew were tossed overboard.
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