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Thin Gold Covers from a Small Pocket Watch, S.S. Central America treasure [149455]

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry / Vintage & Antique Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Thin Gold Covers from a Small Pocket Watch, S.S. Central America treasure [149455]
SOLD
950.00USD+ (190.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Mar 04 @ 11:51UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Two, very thin (~0.1mm), very light (~0.65 grams each) gold circles, each 37mm in diameter, one engraved with a bowl of fruit, and the other engraved in an eight-petal design around a US shield motif. These are probably the heavy gold plating that remains from a base-metal watch case that dissolved away while submerged. Total weight, 1.29 grams (0.041 ozt).

Provenance: SS Central America Collection