Wreck yields record treasure haul
Gold and silver coins reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been recovered from a colonial-era shipwreck in the Atlantic ocean.
The Odyssey Marine Exploration company said on Friday that half a million silver coins and hundreds of gold ones were found but declined to give the exact location citing security reasons.
The US company said the first 6,000 silver coins recovered were in remarkable condition while "The gold coins are almost all dazzling mint state specimens."
A statement from Odyssey said the coins were legally imported to the US but did not give any details of their origin and the wreck was only referred to by its codename of "Black Swan".
The haul is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.
Gold and silver coins reported to be worth hundreds of millions of dollars have been recovered from a colonial-era shipwreck in the Atlantic ocean.
The Odyssey Marine Exploration company said on Friday that half a million silver coins and hundreds of gold ones were found but declined to give the exact location citing security reasons.
The US company said the first 6,000 silver coins recovered were in remarkable condition while "The gold coins are almost all dazzling mint state specimens."
A statement from Odyssey said the coins were legally imported to the US but did not give any details of their origin and the wreck was only referred to by its codename of "Black Swan".
The haul is believed to be the largest ever of its kind.
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