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Gold Sovereign – London – Treasure shipwreck – SS Egypt

1 400

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Great-Britain

MS / MS+

Gold Sovereign – London – Treasure shipwreck – SS Egypt

1 400

Description:

Brightly lustrous UNC with lots of tiny marks on rims and elsewhere. Very nice coin.

Type
sovereign
Year
1914
Mint name
London
Diameter
22 mm
Weight
7,98 g
Metal
Gold
Rarity
Very rare
  • Pedigree :

    Recovered from : SS Egypt

    SS Egypt was a P&O ocean liner. SS Egypt sank after a collision with Seine on 20 May 1922 in the Celtic Sea. 252 people were rescued from the 338 passengers and crew aboard at the time. Totally around 43 tons of silver, 5.5 tons of gold with gold bars and silver bars and 165 000 gold pound coins. Read the article

    Delivered with postcard showing the ship and bearing postage stamps and a handwritten note from a soldier(?) to his girlfriend. 

    The postcard quite interesting as dated June 5, 1922, less than a month after the ship sank.

    Delivered with certificate from Thomas Numismatics.