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2. SS Central America - Wikipedia

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   SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York. The ship sank in a hurricane in September 1857, along with 425 of her 578 passengers and ...

3. Central American Republic real - Wikipedia

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   Central American Republic, 4 Escudos (1835). Struck in the San Jose, Costa Rica mint (697 were minted). [1] The real was the currency of the Federal Republic of Central America from the passing of the coinage law of 19 March 1824 to the dissolution of the republic in 1838. [2] Sixteen silver reales equaled one gold escudo, and a coin of eight ...

4. Tommy Gregory Thompson - Wikipedia

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   Tommy Gregory Thompson is an American treasure hunter known for his leading role in the discovery of the wreck of the SS Central America on September 11, 1988. [4] He is also the author of a book about the discovery, America's Lost Treasure, published in 1998, [5] and is a main character in the best-selling 1998 non-fiction book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea by Gary Kinder.

5. Treasure of Lima - Wikipedia

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   Thompson headed for Cocos Island, off the coast of present-day Costa Rica, where he and his men allegedly buried the treasure. [2] [3] They then decided to split up and lie low until the situation had calmed down, at which time they would reconvene to divvy up the spoils. However, the Mary Dear was captured, and the crew went on trial for ...

6. Commemorative coins of Costa Rica - Wikipedia

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   Coins minted Ref 500 Colones 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank .920 copper, .060 aluminum, 0.20 nickel 9.8g 500 proof and 5,000,000 not proof 5,000 Colones 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank .925 silver and .075 copper 31.1g 7500 proof 100,000 Colones 50th Anniversary of the Central Bank .900 gold and .100 copper 15.55g 2,500 proof

7. Archaeologists Found a Secret Stash of Gold Coins That ...

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   Gold coins buried in a small pot and dated to the fifth century B.C. were discovered in modern-day Turkey. Archaeologists believe that the coins—based on their location underneath a Helensitic ...