$15,000.00

SS CENTRAL AMERICA – 5 OUNCE UNION PACKAGE OF GOLD DUST – ONLY 88 CREATED

The SS Central America had gold coins weighing over 11,000 ounces; ingots weighing over 50,000 ounces; and raw gold dust and ore weighing less than 2,000 ounces. It is far and away the rarest relic from absolute provenance to the California Gold Rush, and the hardest to pedigree, only able to be confirmed and certified thanks to the time capsule of the SS Central America treasure trove.

All gold dust and nuggets were ultimately meant to be turned into ingots and coinage. Due to the tragic sinking, a small amount exists, and these five-ounce JUMBO gold dust "unions" were painstakingly created by Bob Evans, Chief Scientist, and curator of the treasure since 1989. Only 88 of these were created, or ever will be created, and PCGS custom made a large holder to memorialize as being a part of the Greatest Treasure Ever Found.

A treasured heirloom, it is displayable, and easy to hold and examine. All the gold used to make these wonderful treasures came from unopened "pokes" Bob Evans found in the pursers safe during the 2014 recovery efforts which yielded more than $45 million in passenger gold.

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1857 5 oz. Union SSCA Gold Dust Package PCGS 5 OUNCE

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