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

Image: Titanic passenger Isidor Straus and his gold pocket watch that sold at auction. (Bettmann via Getty Images; Henry Aldridge & Son/BPNS) Isidor Straus co-owned Macy’s and died with wife Ida who refused a lifeboat

Image: Archaeologists discovered a 2400-year-old treasure: whose tragic secret is hidden in the jar By Shostal Oleksandr Archaeologists in the ancient city of Notion, located on the Aegean coast of Turkey, discovered a small clay

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 10 Part 2 “So, this is gold dust” on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 10 Part 1 “So, this is gold dust” on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the

U.S. currency is strongly associated with the green color that blankets these bills — so much so that “green” is understood to be a synonym for “money.” But while this link is deeply ingrained in

1715 Fleet Society President Ben Costello adds: “The coins found are Lima eight escudos. They are very similar to those found on the 1715 Fleet. We are having a speaker at our conference who has

Image Credit: Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro (centre), looks at a cannon recovered from the San José. Photograph: Colombian presidency/AFP/Getty Images Cannon, three coins and a cup taken from San José, a 1708 wreckage that could

Image Credit: United Archives // Getty Images From the smoking lounge to first-class bedrooms, explore the ship like you’ve never seen it before. By Alex Aronson The public’s fascination with the Titanic spans generations —

As the United States entered the turbulent era of the Civil War, the government set aside long-standing concerns about non-metallic currency and began issuing a series of paper banknotes in 1861. These “Demand Notes” were

by Isabella Sanchez A historically significant jewel, appraised at over one million dollars, has been unveiled for the first time in Miami. This revelation was made through a video featuring Cuban jeweler Carlos Marcelín and collector Antonio Sánchez