USA (Philadelphia mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1859, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic. KM-A68. The 1859 Philadelphia halves are particularly tough from the SS Republic; Q. David Bowers noted just 101 examples recovered in the coin census. Bright AU coin with no corrosion to note. With classic SS Republic label. Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia
Estimate: 250 - 375 USD