SS Central America Shipwreck: 1856-S $5 PCGS AU55 (SSCA 6849)
DLRC #: 1511032 // PCGS #: 8270
A scarce S-mint S-mint half eagle in any grade, a small number of these were recovered in the original find from the SS Central America Shipwreck. Only 105,100 coins were struck of this date.
* Category : Gold Coinage
* Series : $5 Liberty Gold
* Type : Liberty head, no motto
* Years for Type : 1839-1866
* Strike : Business
* Denomination : Half eagle
* Mint Location : San Francisco
* Designer : Christian Gobrecht
* Composition : 90% gold; 10% copper
* Weight : 8.359g
* Edge Type : Reeded
* Mintage : 105,100