USA (San Francisco Mint), gold $20 coronet Liberty "double eagle," 1865-S, PCGS AU58 / Brother Jonathan (1865). Lustrous and devoid of wear except for highest points, a few faint lines in fields in addition to the usual bagmarks, lovely gold color with auburn highlights near rims, multiple die-cracks, scarce and desirable provenance plus dated to the year of the ship's sinking. PCGS #7764451 (inventory recovery number 237, series 70, coin 36). Recovered from: SS Brother Jonathan, sunk in 1865 off Crescent City, California
Estimate: $8000-12000