Buried Treasure!
May 18th, 2007
Shipwreck yields historic riches –$500M worth: I love buried treasure. It invokes unparalleled adventure and romance. How many of the great works of fiction in involve hunting buried treasure.
It’s still alive and well, and these guys might have found the biggest one yet.
Deep-sea explorers said Friday they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck treasure in history, bringing home 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the Atlantic Ocean.
Estimated value: $500 million.
This reminds of of the book “Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea” — one of the best books I ever read and one I discussed at length over on Gadgetopia.