1857 S.S. Central America Shipwreck
"The Ship of Gold"

The sinking of the Central America in a hurricane on the 11th of September 1857 in the Atlantic Ocean was one of theworst peacetime tragedies of men, ship, and Gold lost atsea. 425 people were killed and many tons of Gold were thought to have been lost forever. 

On September 11, 1988, exactly 133 years later to the day, the S.S. Central America was located by the Columbus-America Discover Group of Ohio. In 1989, some of the Ship of Gold's cargo of San Francisco Gold coins was finally discovered and retrieved from the bottom of the ocean, but thirty-nine insurance companies filed suit because they had paid damages and wanted their money back. A bitter legal battle went on for years until it was decided to award 92% of the Gold to the discovery team in 1996. Then in March of this year, "a contract was awarded to Odyssey Marine Exploration, which is allowed to conduct more archeological recovery and conservation of the remaining shipwreck." [1]

According to Coin World the "Odyssey Marine Exploration announced on May 5, 2014, that it has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of Gold during the first reconnaissance dive to the SS Central America shipwreck site on April 15. According to the firm's press release, the gold recovered included five gold ingots and two Coronet $20 double eagles. One dated 1850 and another dated 1857-S." [2}

Now, some 157 years later, you can own an authentic, historic piece of California Gold Rush history with these Shipwreck Gold Coins and Shipwreck Silver Coins. Click Here to see current Shipwreck Coin inventory.

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Also, FOLLOW the New S.S. Central America Shipwreck Blog for updates on the Odyssey Marine Exploration as the California Gold Marketing Group LLC plans to announce more of the gold treasure to go up for sale in 2018! 

1846 S.S. New York Shipwreck Gold Coins

The S.S. New York shipwreck in 1846 was almost overlooked as Americans were devoted to the fighting troops on the battlefields during the war against Mexico.  The ship’s captain unknowingly set sail directly into a hurricane, and after trying to wait it out, the ship tragically turned the wrong way and was unable to recoveritself from the fury of the storm.

On September 7, 1846 the ship was lost to the sea, taking with it 17 souls and thirty to forty thousand dollars worth of U.S. Gold coins, U.S. Silver coins, and bank notes.  The recovery in 2007 revealed an incredible hoard of little-known U.S. Southern mint Gold and Silver coins, some of which are the finest known Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans coins.

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