1854 NEWSPAPER WRECK SS YANKEE BLADE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH TREASURE SHIP $20 S

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1854 NEWSPAPER WRECK SS YANKEE BLADE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH TREASURE SHIP $20 S:
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Primary source historical document! Great newspaper with detailed, 3 full columns of reporting on the sinking of the California gold rush treasure ship Yankee Blade of the central coast from which about 500 mint state 1854-S $20 gold pieces were recovered from in the 1970s. Also great story on Henry Meiggs who built a famous wharf in San Francisco named after him during early gold rush. If you have a coin from the ship you must have this paper or if you are interested in California or San Francisco Gold Rush history!