USA (San Francisco mint), gold $20 coronet Liberty "double eagle," 1857-S, variety 20B (bold S), PCGS MS64 / SS Central America. From the first SS Central America salvage operation. Exceptionally smooth and glossy fields, minor bagmarks for the grade, warm amber color throughout. PCGS SSCA 1724 (gold label). Recovered from: S.S. Central America, sunk in 1857 in deep water off North Carolina
($6000-9000)