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

The history of currency in the United States offers a fascinating journey through cultural changes, economic innovation, and shifting monetary policies. Between the colonial era and the mid-20th century, numerous forms of currency emerged that

In the Fall of 2025, the New Providence Pirates Expedition & Wreckwatch TV splashed down in the Bahamas to dive in search of elusive pirate wrecks. The discoveries introduced in this issue of Wreckwatch magazine

Wreckwatch magazine is super excited to share the first episodes of their Wreckwatch TV series, Mystery of the Pirate King’s Treasure. Filmed on land and sea at New Providence Island, the Bahamas, with the first-ever

Image: The dive is the first of its kind to unearth the hidden wrecks. Credit: Wreckwatch TV By Leah Renz The first shipwrecks attacked by the real pirates of the Caribbean have been discovered by a

Image: A fragment bearing an inscription is photographed among artifacts discovered during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2026. AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits

Image: Chinese porcelain from a recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Norway, at the Skagerrak Sea in this undated handout picture. Sindre Kinnerod/Handout via REUTERS OSLO, June 1 : Archaeologists have recovered a

Without question, the $2 bill is the black sheep of the U.S. currency family. Despite being a small enough denomination to fairly easily acquire, the “Tom” — nicknamed for its portrait of Thomas Jefferson —

Image: Samuel Scott’s painting Wager’s Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708 (around 1743-47), depicts the San José sinking. Wikimedia Commons Allegations of looting and lack of transparency plague the contested galleon that sank in 1708,

By Kristina Wright Picture a pirate, and you may think of the costumes you’ve seen in films and on Halloween: a tricorn hat, a parrot on the shoulder, a peg leg or a hook hand,

Image Credit: Cadiz Directo By Mark Milligan A remarkable underwater archaeological discovery in the Bay of Cádiz has revealed the remains of a 17th-century vessel carrying artillery and silver, shedding new light on smuggling networks