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

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

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

by Daniela Vargas Ariza Many sites around the world have been harmed because they were targeted for profit rather than for research.  When objects are valued mainly for their economic worth, we miss out on

United States currency is full of symbolic design choices and cryptic markings. First issued in 1861 as a demand note, the $20 bill is one of the most commonly used denominations. Over the years, the

CHICAGO (WGN) – A Chicago firm specializing in rare coins, antiquities, and historical artifacts has returned looted coins from the wreck of the USS Yorktown (1839) to the U.S. Navy. A news release said the

A handful of looted coins with a colorful history will soon be heading to Washington D.C.

By Ace Vincent Most folks dream about finding buried treasure, but hardly anyone actually grabs a metal detector to start digging. Real treasure hunting takes patience, research, and honestly, a ton of luck. Hollywood makes it

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