Lot 141
141
1854 Half Dime. With Arrows. Sharpness AU or finer but blackened and encrusted. Most details of devices and legends clear though affected by seawater corrosion. Some residue adheres to obverse field. An unlikely coin to locate among the treasure, not only because its diminutive size makes this coin the proverbial "needle in a haystack" on the ocean floor, but also because the half dime was less likely to circulate that its slightly larger Mexican counterpart, the half real. The smallest coin recovered from the S.S. Central America; an intriguing and pleasing specimen.
Miscellaneous U.S. and World Coins
1854 Half Dime. With Arrows. Sharpness AU or finer but blackened and encrusted. Most details of devices and legends clear though affected by seawater corrosion. Some residue adheres to obverse field. An unlikely coin to locate among the treasure, not only because its diminutive size makes this coin the proverbial "needle in a haystack" on the ocean floor, but also because the half dime was less likely to circulate that its slightly larger Mexican counterpart, the half real. The smallest coin recovered from the S.S. Central America; an intriguing and pleasing specimen.

Details
1854 Half Dime. With Arrows. Sharpness AU or finer but blackened and encrusted. Most details of devices and legends clear though affected by seawater corrosion. Some residue adheres to obverse field. An unlikely coin to locate among the treasure, not only because its diminutive size makes this coin the proverbial "needle in a haystack" on the ocean floor, but also because the half dime was less likely to circulate that its slightly larger Mexican counterpart, the half real. The smallest coin recovered from the S.S. Central America; an intriguing and pleasing specimen.
It will be interesting to see what this coin realizes. Out of its element it is of insignificant value, but pedigreed to the S.S. Central America it will no doubt attract quite a few bids.