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The sinking of the Schiehallion
The Schiehallion, an English cargo ship, never completed its 1879 voyage. It ran aground in the English Channel, only a few kilometers before its arrival point. The result: two dead…
The treasure of the S.S. Egypt
The S.S. Egypt was an English liner owned by the Peninsular & Oriental Company. It sank on May 20, 1922 after a tragic accident, which killed several people and left…
The Kempen treasure
The Kempen treasure is one of the largest gold and silver coin treasures found in the Netherlands in recent decades. It was discovered by a man, a Dutch “treasure hunter”…
Carl Wilhelm Becker, numismatist and forger
The activity of forgery is as old as the creation of money. There are examples of imitation coins dating back to the 7th century BC. At the time, these models…
The Sacramento assayer hoard
A few years ago, two elderly men decided to part with a treasure that is nevertheless dear to them. They are brothers and have inherited a rather unusual jewel from…
The treasure of the Fame shipwreck
In the history of navigation, many ships have been named Fame. The one we are interested in was built in 1816 in Calcutta. As a cargo ship, it regularly transited…
