 1855 (2001) $50.00. Kellogg & Co.-S.S. Central America. Gem Brilliant Uncirculated. 1,309 Grains, nearly 2.5 Troy ounces and displaying shimmering centers blending into the faintly matte peripheries. One of 101 struck with copy dies made from the surviving Kellogg dies with input from the California Historical Society (incuse C.H.S. on the reverse. The scroll over C.C. Wright's eagle is inscribed 1309 GRS 880 THOUS, with S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA in the eagle's beak and tiny incuse STRUCK SEPTEMBER/ -3-/ 2001 - C.H.S. in the field. Gold used came from ingots salvaged from the S.S. Central America wreck, and this issue is noted in the Guide Book of U.S. Coins as a ''commemorative restrike.'' PCGS Collectors Universe-S.S. Central America, Gem Uncirculated.
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