Coin Treasures

Long Ago Sunken Gold and Coin Treasures Part of Investor Portfolios?

November 26, 2010

Spanish doubloons meant to fund wars, solid gold bars bound for Europe’s royalty… In a new investment plan by Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., those long-ago sunken treasures could soon be part of investor portfolios… “If you are going to be taking the risk anyway, why not go to a business that’s potentially going to have [click to continue…]

Coin Hoard of US Gold Double Eagles Discovered in London Garden

October 18, 2010

A valuable hoard of American gold coins has been unearthed in an east London garden — one of Britain’s most curious treasure finds. Buried hoards are discovered every so often, but their Anglo-Saxon, Viking or Roman owners were themselves interred long ago. Whoever hid the 80 coins from the 19th and early 20th centuries may [click to continue…]

Couple finds 1730s silver coin on street

September 1, 2010

A couple of street sweepers made a rare find in Tennessee when they picked up a coin. The two men said they often pick up coins that have been tossed on the ground, but the one they found on Wednesday was different than the rest. “I hollered, ‘Albert look here what I found!’ And we [click to continue…]

Coin treasure trove discovered in Dronfield, Sheffield

August 25, 2010

The luckiest find many people ever make is a washed out ten pound note in their back pocket. But a family from Dronfield have made a much more lucky discovery. It happened when they decided to get rid of an old mahogany box that had been kicking around their house for 30 years … Full [click to continue…]

Treasure hunters find gold coins

July 13, 2010

Treasure hunting season is well underway in the waters off of the coast of Indian River County. Captain Greg Bounds, Brent Brisben, and their team of treasure hunters found a four foot cannon and 22 gold coins just off of the coast of Indian River Shores on Sunday. They estimate the coins are worth around [click to continue…]

Briefs Support Odyssey’s Black Swan Coin Treasure Appeal

June 7, 2010

Several additional appellate briefs and amicus briefs have been filed with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Odyssey Marine Exploration’s (NasdaqCM:OMEX) “Black Swan” case. The filings support Odyssey’s argument that the trial court erred in dismissing the case because the recovered coins did not belong to Spain and therefore do not qualify for sovereign [click to continue…]

Rare gold coin of Napoleon III found in Jaffa dig

June 2, 2010

Archaeologists in Jaffa have uncovered a rare gold coin bearing the likeness of French Emperor Napoleon III, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Sunday. The ten franc coin was minted in Paris in 1856 and is made almost completely of pure gold (93%), the IAA said in a statement … Full Article: Rare gold coin [click to continue…]

Odyssey Files Appellate Brief in “Black Swan” Case With the U.S. Appeals Court

May 11, 2010

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX) has filed its Appellate Brief in the “Black Swan” case with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In the brief, Odyssey demonstrates that the district court erroneously dismissed the case by using flawed legal analysis and by failing to acknowledge or understand several major aspects of [click to continue…]

Odyssey Marine Reports First Quarter Financials

May 10, 2010

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), pioneers in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration, has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010 Revenue for the first quarter was $2.9 million, compared to $0.6 million in the first quarter 2009. The Company also reported a net loss of $3.1 million, compared to a [click to continue…]

Coin treasure trove found in Winnipeg ceiling

May 3, 2010

A Winnipeg man has uncovered a cache of old currency stashed in the basement ceiling of his home during a renovation project. Fred Murray bought a bungalow in the city’s Elmwood neighbourhood last spring and recently decided to tackle a basement project…  When he encountered trouble feeding an electrical wire through the ceiling, he started [click to continue…]

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