Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.
Rare Gold Nuggets Worth $700,000 Stolen From Paris’ Natural History Museum in Brazen Heist
Image: Unknown thieves stole native gold from the French National Museum of Natural History’s geology and mineralogy gallery, which is closed until further notice. Rachel Sommer / Picture Alliance via Getty Images Discovered in their
Couple Finds Henry VIII’s Gold Coins in Backyard — and They’re Headed to Auction
By Camilla Jessen What began as a backyard fence repair during the pandemic led to the discovery of a royal treasure. In April 2020, an English couple from Milford on Sea were repairing a garden
Famous Titanic Passenger’s Pocket Watch That Stopped at Moment Doomed Ship Sank Sells for Record at Auction
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
Archaeologists Discovered a 2400-year-old Treasure: Whose Tragic Secret is Hidden in the Jar
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
Treasure Talk: Episode 10 Part 2 “So, this is gold dust”
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
Treasure Talk: Episode 10 Part 1 “So, this is gold dust”
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
Why Are U.S. Dollars Green?
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
E-SYLUM: FIRST COINS RECOVERED FROM THE SAN JOSE
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
Colombian Scientists Recover First Treasures From ‘Holy Grail of Shipwrecks’
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
These Rare Photos Reveal What the Inside of the Titanic Really Looked Like
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 —