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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 6531551, member: 73489&quot;]I think the <i><b>SS Central America </b></i>and the 1857-S are unique in hoard history and supply/demand issues....the publicity from the find, and the very fact that shipwreck hoards are extremely limited (we know all of them, pretty much).</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1857-S led to INCREASED activity in Type 1 Double Eagle interest as before it was virtually impossible to get the coin in Mint State (and pricey/hard to get in AU and below).&nbsp; Now, you could get it at a price that was not at 5-figures.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shipwreck find and the coins from the ship generated enough publicity (I remember watching the Discovery Channel special almost 20 years ago) and increased interest in Double Eagles, the 1857-S, and gold from the hoard in general. </p><p><br /></p><p>It jump-started my interest again, and a few of my family members and friends, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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