1851 Seated LIBERTY Dime SSCA Central America Shipwreck PCGS AU50 & GOLD Dust

  
Please be aware you might have to pay custom charges when purchasing this item. 1851 Seated LIBERTY Dime SSCA Central America Shipwreck PCGS AU50 & GOLD Dust. This product data sheet is originally written in English. On September 3, 1857, 477 passengers and 101 crew left the. While off the coast of the. By September 11, the 105 mph (170 km/h) winds and heavy seas had shredded her sails, she was taking on water, and her boiler was threatening to fail. At noon that day, her boiler could no longer maintain fire. Steam pressure dropped, shutting down both the bilge pumps. A depiction of the sinking. A bucket brigade was formed, and her passengers and crew spent the night fighting a losing battle against the rising water. Of the hurricane, attempts were made to get the boiler running again, but these failed. The second half of the storm then struck. Only 153 passengers, primarily women and children, made their way over in lifeboats.

Central America sank at 8:00 that evening. As a consequence of the sinking, 425 people were killed.

A Norwegian bark, Ellen, rescued an additional 50 from the waters. Another three were picked up over a week later, in a lifeboat.

A distinguished officer who had served during the Mexican-American War. And explored the Amazon Valley. In his honor, as was the town of Herndon, Virginia. Two years after the sinking, his daughter Ellen married Chester Alan Arthur. Later the 21st President of the United States. Coins and Currency make great teaching tools for History and Geography. All precious items will come with a receipt and in a bubble wrap envelope to insure absolute protection for the contents inside. I'VE GOT MORE GREAT ITEMS FOR YOU!

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• Certification: PCGS
• Grade: AU 50
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Denomination: 10C
• Year: 1851
• Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
• Coin: Seated Liberty
• Brand: Unbranded