Shipwrecks, Treasure, Hoards, and Finds From Around the World

Perhaps the most famous of the characters who defined the golden age of piracy, Blackbeard (born under the name Edward Teach or possibly Thatch) earned his moniker for the prominent coal-black bush that overtook his

Image Credit: Ivy Close Images/Alamy Stock Photo Tracing the development of a nation’s currency can provide a unique glimpse into the nation itself. But currency is complicated — its history often defies a simple straight-line

Image Credit: A picture shows gold bars and porcelain fragments looted from the French Prince de Conty shipwreck that were seized by US authorities, during their official restitution to France, in Brest, eastern France, on

Image: Scuba divers swimming in the Guna Yala waters of Panama to explore the Maurepas treasurers.Credit: Pelorus Calling all treasure hunters. By Skye Sherman, Published on June 25, 2025 Searching for buried treasure may be

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 6 Part 2 Dimes – another “Collective” favorite on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 6 Part 1 My “Favorite” Pieces on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new project in

Minted in Peru in 1707, the money bolsters the evidence that the wreck is the Spanish ship “San José,” which sank off the Colombian coast in 1708 with treasure worth billions on board by Aurora

Wreckwatch is about to become the first team allowed to search for pirate shipwrecks off Nassau, New Providence, in the Bahamas, the home base of Henry Avery, Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, Charles Vane, and gang. And

The dollar sign, or “$,” is one of the most recognizable currency symbols in the world, instantly understood across languages and cultures. It also transcends currency, having become a widespread symbol in pop culture. Andy

Image: Engraving of Henry Avery, English pirateer, taking one of the great mogul’s ships in the 17th century. Photograph: Pictorial Press/Alamy Exploration of Bahamas seabed will be first time notorious New Providence hideout has been