Plunge into Wealth: 11 Stunning Underwater Finds That Amaze & Profit

9. Central America Ship

The SS Central America: The Fabled Ship of Gold Estimated Value: $765 million* Year Lost: 1857 Year Found: 1988 The SS Central America, dubbed the "Ship of Gold," sank in a 1857 hurricane, carrying 30,000 pounds of gold and triggering a U.S. financial panic. Today, its cargo is worth an estimated $765 million.

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Salvaging the Gold of the SS Central America In 1988, explorers found the lost hoard, including an eighty-pound gold ingot that fetched $8 million, breaking records as the world’s priciest coin at the time.