The goods of the “Golden Ship”, which sank in 1857, were unveiled. The products on the ship “SS Central America”, which had more than 500 people and 9 tons of gold, which caused the economic crisis when it sank, were exhibited years later.
After years of legal process, millions of dollars worth of goods went public, while the most striking was the gold brick worth 1 million dollars…
MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE, 9 TONS OF GOLD…
The ship “SS Central America”, also called the biggest treasure of the USA, was operated between Central America and the east coast of the USA in the 1850s. The so-called “Golden Ship” sank in a hurricane in 1857 en route from Panama to New York, USA, via Havana, the capital of Cuba. There were more than 500 people and 9 tons of gold in it. This disaster, which also caused the economic crisis in 1857, was not forgotten. According to the news in Milliyet, the ship’s $150 million worth of property has now been exhibited for the first time in the US state of Nevada, after 10 years of legal conflict.
1 MILLION DOLLAR GOLDEN BRICK
The $1 million gold brick recovered from the sunken ship between the 1980s and 2014, the blue jeans made by Levi Strauss, the founder of Levis, and the portrait of a woman known as the “Mona Lisa of the Depths” are also on display.
153 PASSENGER SURVIVED
Carrying rare historical finds of American life before the Civil War, the 85-metre SS Central America carried 9 tons of gold as well as 578 passengers and crew on its last voyage. Only 153 passengers, mostly women and children, survived the disaster.
KEPT HIDDEN
When the shipwreck was discovered by a rescue team led by Captain Tommy Thompson in 1988, it was dubbed “America’s greatest treasure”. But the ship’s possessions have been kept secret to this day due to greed, intrigue, and legal strife.
WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION
It is stated that some of the goods, which are currently owned by a group of investors under the roof of California Gold Marketing Group, will be sold at auctions in October and November by Holabird Western Americana Collections.