This 2013 SS REPUBLIC 1853 – 1865 Silver Coin Proof from Cook Islands comes with a certificate of authenticity and is beautifully colored. The coin is made of silver and showcases the history of the Republic era in stunning detail. The country/region of manufacture is Cook Islands, and the coin is suitable for collectors or as an investment. Add this unique and valuable piece to your collection today. Partially coloured, featuring original coal from the SS Republic wreck. Mintage to 1865 pieces.

The paddle steamer SS Republic was transporting over 50,000 coins when it sank in 1865 during a violent storm off the east coast of the United States. In 2003, the wreck was discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration and the cargo recovered. The item “2013 $5 SS Republic Proof Silver Coin from Cook Islands” is in sale since Wednesday, January 17, 2018. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific”. The seller is “danglen” and is located in Black Mountain, North Carolina. This item can be shipped worldwide.

This silver coin commemorates the american steamship SS Republic lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans while carrying a large cargo of silver and gold coins. The coin presents an original coal from the SS Republic. The obverse depicts the SS Republic and an original fragment of coal from the steamship is inlaid. The coins obverse depicts the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. SS Republic The SS Republic was a side-wheel steamship that sank in the Atlantic Ocean while carrying a large cargo of silver and gold coins and a stunning variety of everyday supplies essential to life in mid-19th century America. En route from New York to New Orleans with passengers and commercial cargo, the SS Republic was lost in a violent hurricane on October 25th, 1865. Nearly 140 years later, Odyssey discovered the shipwreck of the SS Republic approximately 100 miles off the coast of Georgia. The item “SS REPUBLIC Ship Original Coal Silver Coin 5$ Cook Islands 2013″ is in sale since Friday, October 04, 2013. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\Other Oceania Coins”. The seller is “powercoin_italy” and is located in Roma. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
• Year: 2013
• Composition: Silver
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Cook Islands