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SS New York Shipwreck Population Report Released By NGC

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SS New York Shipwreck Population Report Released by NGC
A comprehensive population report of all the NGC-graded gold coins from the SS New York is now available. The SS New York operated a light cargo and passenger service between New Orleans and Galveston until it sank during a storm on September 7, 1846.

Coins recovered were conserved by Numismatic Conservation Services (NCS) and then certified by NGC. The newly released population report includes 297 gold coins representing a broad cross-section of coins used in commerce along Gulf of Mexico trade routes during the early nineteenth century.

Download: SS New York Graded Gold Coin Population Report (PDF)

Coins recovered from the SS New York are from Western Europe, South and Central America, and the United States. The US coins include several exemplary condition coins from southern mints.

For example, an 1845-D $2.50 graded NGC MS 64 is the highest graded example of this Dahlonega issue. Other notable examples include an 1844-D $5 NGC MS 63 PL, the only prooflike example of the date to be certified, and two 1844-O $10 NGC MS 63 pieces, tied as the two finest examples of the issue certified.

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Wow! I don't suppose I'll even own any of these but it's amazing that they were so well preserved after so long.
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Not too surprising considering that the gold isn't really affected by salt water. But the silver coins do not fair anywhere near as well.
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I have seen ANACS-slabbed gold coins identified as having saltwater damage. Apparently the copper component of the gold alloy can leach out from the surface during long submersion in seawater, leaving a characteristic micro-porous surface. It probably depends a lot on the temperature of the water and how deep the wreck lies, as well as how long the coins are submerged. Judging from the wonderful condition of all those SS Central America double eagles, gold coins survive very well at 8000 feet under the Atlantic!
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