Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1851, PCGS AU53 / Ship of Gold special presentation case with pinch of gold. Sp-3852C; Fr-387e; KM-736.1. Nicely detailed and lustrous example with light circulation wear, small spot of toning at 8 o'clock on the reverse. This piece is just one of two recovered from the wreck (one finer at AU55 in the PCGS census). Housed in special plastic holder containing a tag hand-signed by Bob Evans. From: SS Central America, sunk in 1857 off North Carolina
($1000-1500)