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Gold Leaf Lapel Pin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146629]

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Jewelry & Watches Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 USD and UP
Gold Leaf Lapel Pin, S.S. Central America Treasure [146629]
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Pinback made of a single gold nugget, 27 x 18 mm, 6.16 grams (0.198 ozt). Recovered in 2014 from an unspecified Coin Pile in the port-side debris field of the S.S. Central America shipwreck. Complete and working pin clasp on the back. Euhedral gold crystalline form still present, folded over at top with minor river erosion. This was at one time a spectacular leaf gold specimen and may have been a trophy to the person who originally found it.

Date: 1857
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Provenance: SS Central America Collection