Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.

$2 Bills are Older Than the United States
In the spring of 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired, beginning the American colonies’ arduous journey to sever ties with the British monarchy. As the war pressed on, the colonies faced

H. L. Hunley Recovered 25 Years Ago Today
Image: Conrad Wise Chapman – Submarine Torpedo Boat H.L. Hunley, Dec. 6, 1863 Friends of the Hunley: Today marks a milestone 25 years in the making. On August 8, 2000, the H. L. Hunley —

Cape Cod Crew May Have Found Legendary, Lost Pirate Ship Cabo
Image Credit: Brandon Clifford, co-founder and director of the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation, opens up a box with Chinese blue and white porcelain cups and fragments found at the wreckage site. Each artifact has

Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 2 Gold on a Long Voyage
Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 2 Gold on a long voyage on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new project in

Post Offices Used to Double as Banks
Amid the labor upheavals of the late 19th century, many workers had a distrust of for-profit banks. Labor groups such as the Knights of Labor and the National Grange lobbied for an alternative place for

Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 1 An Individual Favorite
Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 1 An Individual Favorite on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world

Telling Artifact Found on Wreck of Andrea Doria that Sank in 1956 off East Coast
Image Credit: The impact of a collision killed 46 passengers of the Andrea Doria in their cabins, historians say. The ship sank 11 hours later, after the rest of the passengers were rescued. Photo courtesy

One of the West Coast’s Deadliest Shipwrecks Happened 160 Years Ago Off the Southern Oregon Coast
This image, circa 1865, shows a drawing of the S.S. Brother Jonathan with an inset map showing the location of the wreck. Courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society, Album 353 By Kami Horton (OPB) Treasure

Archaeologist Shares Titanic Experience and $500M Sunken Treasure Discovery
By Greg McQuade HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A piece of coal from the Titanic sits in Jim Sinclair’s home office — a modest memento representing an extraordinary journey to a place few humans will ever

Into the Heart of the San José Galleon: Where Gold Meets Archaeology
by Daniela Vargas Ariza Many sites around the world have been harmed because they were targeted for profit rather than for research. Â When objects are valued mainly for their economic worth, we miss out on