Numismatic

1857 S.S. Central America Double Pinch Gold Nuggets PCGS

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In 1857, a devastating hurricane in the Atlantic Ocean sank the S.S. Central America, taking down more than 30,000 pounds of gold. This raw treasure remained resting on the ocean floor for 130 years before its remarkable recovery. Among the lost cargo were these unique portions of authentic California gold dust, representing the raw wealth of the historic California Gold Rush. Each certified specimen contains a double pinch of genuine gold nuggets and dust, offering a direct physical connection to the miners who panned the western waterways. Encased with a label marked California Gold Dust 1857, these organic fragments of precious metal survived one of the most famous maritime disasters in history, preserved in their natural state just as they were found over a century later.