Shipwreck yields estimated $500M haul

[Zywiec]

TAMPA, Fla. - 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.

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Historians believe the 157-foot warship was carrying nine tons of gold coins to buy the loyalty of the Duke of Savoy, a potential ally in southeastern France. Odyssey believes those coins could also fetch more than $500 million.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/18/ap/national/main2824657.shtml


Buying loyalty goes back hundreds of years. I could probably be bought for nine tons of gold.

[BlueIris]

1. Jesus.

NINE TONS?

That's...so many tons.

[Zywiec]

2. Nine tons just for the Duke of Savoy

There was a total of 17 tons of silver and gold. Just think what else is lying all over the oceans' floors