USA (New Orleans mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1861-O, Confederate States issue (die W-15), NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck Effect, speared olive bud variety, in wooden box. KM-A68. Popular type from the wreck, having been struck at the New Orleans Mint by the Confederate States of America around April 1861 until the captured supply of Federal silver ran out. Some surface corrosion yet fully detailed, mostly bright white surfaces with minor encrustation on the reverse. NGC #1793943-249. With original certificate from the salvagers, housed in an elegant wooden box with printed slipcase with DVD.Recovered from: SS Republic, sank in 1865 off Georgia
($350-$500)