PCGS Certification # 35150608

1853 $5 S.S. Central America #2 (with Pinch) XF45 PCGS.   

Mintage of just 305,770.  Substantially less available as a straight-graded shipwreck certified recovery coin Metal: 90% Gold, 10% Copper Weight: 8.36 grams AGW: 0.24188oz Mintage: 305,770

The SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and crew and 30,000 pounds (13,600 kg) of gold, contributing to the Panic of 1857.