1853 Seated Liberty 'Arrows' Dime — SS Central America

Lost for more than a century in the Atlantic deep.A 280-foot steamship serving the Panama Route, the SS Central America connected the goldfields of California to the East Coast's financial centers. In September 1857, laden with three tons of California gold, she was lost to a hurricane off the Carolina coast. The sinking claimed 425 lives and the loss of its cargo contributed to the Financial Panic of 1857.This is a United States Seated Liberty dime, dated 1853 with arrows, struck at the Philadelphia Mint. It bears the distinct 'Shipwreck Effect' designation from NGC, a testament to its time spent submerged in the Atlantic.Few artifacts from this pivotal era of American history survive in this state of preservation. Recovered from a depth of over 7,000 feet, this piece connects directly to the California Gold Rush and one of the nation's most significant maritime disasters.Your purchase includes a TreasureCheck.ai digital provenance record and is shipped via FedEx with insurance and signature required.Carry Their Story.

From the research desk

A circulating silver dime that went down with the Ship of Gold in September 1857 and came back up from 7,200 feet after the 1988 Columbus-America recovery. An 1853 Arrows dime is a common coin; the pedigree is the whole story, which is why the wreck attribution on the holder or certificate is the thing to check before anything else.