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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 16, April 22, 2018, Article 30

SS CENTRAL AMERICA GOLD NUGGET MEDALS

Some flakes or "nuggets" of raw gold recovered from the wreck of the SS Central America are being sold with an accompanying medal. It's a nice packaging and marketing concept. I had to look close to realize that wasn't Miss Liberty's head, but a group of gold flakes. -Editor

SS Central America Gold Nugget Medal obverse SS Central America Gold Nugget Medal reverse

In 1857, 30,000 pounds of gold were sent from San Francisco to the East Coast by sea…and never made it. A hurricane sunk the S.S. Central America, and all that wealth vanished, not to be seen again for over a century. The sinking contributed to the Panic of 1857, a major financial crisis.

When the S.S. Central America was discovered, it was one of the great shipwreck finds of the century. Amidst all that wealth were real California gold nuggets, mined by those very miners who risked so much.

Today we offer you those nuggets: real, California gold rush nuggets, buried at the bottom of the sea for over 100 years. The nuggets are encapsulated in a custom-made medallion with Lady Liberty on one side and an eagle on the other.

E-Sylum contributor Bob Evans is the Chief Scientist and conservator of the two SS Central America salvage operations, and his signature and a control number is encapsulated with the pieces. -Editor

SS Central America Gold Nugget Medal slab obverse SS Central America Gold Nugget Medal slab reverse

Who struck the medals, and what are they made of? They look like gold, but the listing doesn't state that. Are they plated? -Editor

For more information, or to order, see:
1857 $1 SSCA 1.5 Grams Gold Nuggets (https://www.blanchardgold.com/product/1857-1-ssca-1-5-grams-gold-nuggets/)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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