Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration announced it had completed its latest mission to the site of the wrecked SS Central America, which went down in a hurricane in 1857. We first heard about the story from William J. Broad in the New York Times.
Gold contracts were recently trading at $1,288.90 an ounce, meaning the haul could be worth about $1.3 million. Among the specific items recovered:
Five gold ingots believed to weigh between 96.5 and 313.5 ounces
Two $20 Double Eagle coins
A bottle
A piece of pottery
A sample of the ship's hull
But this was only a recon mission, and many believe a lot more where this came from — up to $336 million by one estimate.
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Does anyone know how far out the US territorial limits go?
ReplyDeleteIf I had it, I would buy a lot of horse farms and save all the horses before they went to slaughter.
ReplyDeleteWhat we meant to say is that we only found 10 ounces, and we have no idea where any more may be.
ReplyDeleteGet educated, morons!
8:14 Well, I hope you find your gold, and I hope you're smart enough to NOT TELL A SINGLE PERSON, unlike this story.
ReplyDeleteinb4 story of the Feds removing all of their gold, and them crying over it.