Durham Treasure Coins
1828 Capped Bust Half Dollar from the SS New York Shipwreck

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From the Seller:

"US Capped Bust Half Dollar, 1828, Large second 8 and Square base on the 2 (Overton 108). Slightly more than a dozen US bust half dollars were recovered from the SSNY, most badly corroded and scarcely legible. This 1828, the only one found of this date on the SSNY, is one of the better survivors. Corrosion on the obverse mostly affects the edge and is partially covered by polychrome toning. This half dollar was originally proof-like, almost deep PL, and much of the mirroring remains in the fields, which look blue-black to the camera. A wonderful type coin for the collector of US shipwrecks."