The Ship of Gold, S.S. Central America Reveals Its Treasure in 2022
Having sunk during a hurricane to the bottom at 7200 feet, the SS Central America went down on September 12, 1857. Travelling from Panama to New York it carried California Gold Rush coins. Also, it found itself transporting ingots, gold dust, passengers and mail from Northern California. Fabled as the ship of gold, its contents have been stored for over30 years. Check out a list of items discovered and inventoried from the famous ship: 1. Photographs 2. Gem quality gold specimens 3. Very old denim pants manufactured by Levi Strauss. 4. Keys with a brass identification 5. Old wine bottles 6. Eyeglasses, ticket receipts, and chewing tobacco 7. A Wells Fargo shipment box 8. 86 gold ingots 9. 50 dollar octagonal pioneer gold piece 10. A total of 2 tons of gold recovered 11. Trunks full of dated clothes 425 out of 578 passengers and crewmembers died. Coincidently, the loss of so much gold is ...