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Coal from Site 87, SS Central America Treasure Project [161610]

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 800.00 USD
Coal from Site 87, SS Central America Treasure Project [161610]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Mar 04 @ 10:27UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Anthracite coal. 2 enormous chunks of anthracite coal, recovered in 1987 from Site 87, not the SS Central America. This shipwreck, from a similar era, and with large piles of coal (as would be expected on the SSCA) was the subject of a key legal contest in the history of the project. Read about this in the article "Coal and the Quest for the Ship of Gold."

The larger of these pieces (6 lbs. 1 oz., 2759g) measures 12 inches on its longest axis, and is 5 inches across the other directions. The "smaller" piece weighs 5 pounds, and measures roughly 9 1/2 x 5 x 3 1/2 inches. The total weight of both pieces is 11 lbs. 1.oz, (5,031g)

These very large and impressive pieces of coal have both cleaved in two since recovery, with tie-wraps bound around them to preserve original position and integrity for storage and shipment. They both display well with the tie wraps removed.

Labeled with alphanumerics prefixed by the letter H. During the expedition this was the at-sea designation for Site 87. The numbers indicate the dive and specimen numbers.

Provenance: SS Central America Collection