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1904 Armored Cruiser Ca., HK-324, VF30 Uncert.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:2.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 USD
1904 Armored Cruiser Ca., HK-324, VF30 Uncert.
<B>1904 Armored Cruiser </B></I><B><I>California, </B></I></B></I><B>HK-324, VF30 Uncertified.</B></I> Bronze, 36.5 mm, listed as "extremely rare" in brass, the only metal listed in the 1963 HK edition. The U.S. Navy built six armored cruisers, the so-called Pennsylvania class, between 1901 and 1908. The <I>U.S.S. San Diego </B></I>served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet in World War I, having been renamed from the (second) <I>U.S.S. California </B></I>in 1914. She was launched from San Francisco Harbor in 1904 and was sunk on July 19, 1918, in an explosion likely caused by a mine laid by a German U-boat.<I> </B></I>She was the only one of the six Pennsylvania class cruisers--and the only major U.S. warship--to be lost during World War I.<BR> This piece shows moderate wear and a few rim bumps on the chocolate-brown surfaces. Struck in an unlisted metal, this piece should fetch some spirited bidding.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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