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Shipwreck Coins

Odyssey: “Black Swan” Case to Move to Appeals Court

December 27, 2009

Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OMEX), has received notification from the U.S. District Judge that he has adopted the Magistrate’s Report and Recommendation in the “Black Swan” case in favor of Spain. Although the Judge complimented Magistrate Pizzo’s Report and Recommendation, he also made it clear that he felt a [...]

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An Interview with U.S. Gold Coin Collector A.C. Dwyer

November 12, 2009

A.C. Dwyer, an avid coin collector, talked with us recently about the history of U.S. $20 double eagle gold coins, especially those struck during the California Gold Rush. Dwyer discusses the types of double eagles that were minted, the most interesting and rarest varieties, and why he’s so enthralled with coins that have been found [...]

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Sedwick Treasure Auction Realizes Over $1.6 Million

October 26, 2009

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC held their 6th overall and 2nd fully live internet auction of numismatic and shipwreck treasures on October 15-16, 2009, realizing a record price of over $1.6 million* in 2082 lots. Featured in the sale were coins and artifacts and printed materials from around the world, including the prestigious collections of Mark [...]

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Diamond Shipwreck: Shipwreck in the Forbidden Zone

October 5, 2009

History rarely unfolds like a fable. But consider this: A 16th-century Portuguese trading vessel, carrying a fortune in gold and ivory and bound for a famed spice port on the coast of India, is blown far off course by a fierce storm while trying to round the southern tip of Africa. Days later, battered and [...]

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Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC Announces Treasure Auction #6, Oct. 15-16

September 29, 2009

Specialists in world coins and treasure items Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC has released their sixth and largest Treasure Auction, available immediately for viewing on their website, www.sedwickcoins.com.
This auction features well over $1 million in coins, ingots, artifacts and books, almost all of it opening at very reasonable levels. Because of the size of the auction [...]

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Divers seek more coins, artifacts from Spanish galleon sunk off Jupiter

July 27, 2009

When Mona Bauer went swimming Sunday, a 90-foot long barge floating on three legs about 400 feet offshore had her a little concerned.
“I don’t know what it is,” said the Jupiter resident, who swims often at the beach just south of the Jupiter Inlet. “It’s out there too far to see any identification. I’m a [...]

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Odyssey Treasure Case Creeps Along

June 21, 2009

The status of Odyssey Marine Exploration’s claim for sunken Spanish treasure worth $500 million is taking almost as long to determine as Homer’s “Odyssey” to fulfill.
“The Odyssey,” written thousands of years ago, traces the 10 years it takes Odysseus to return from the Trojan war. Thus far the litigation concerning the sunken Nuestra Senora de [...]

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Treasure ruling stirs up muddy waters

June 11, 2009

Ocean treasure hunting is going to be less a childhood dream and more of a problem for its practitioners as of last week.
A Florida judge has ruled that the treasure found on what is assumed to be the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, which the British sunk off of Portugal in 1804, [...]

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Judge: Odyssey Should Give Coin Treasure to Spain

June 9, 2009

Deep seas, adventure, mystery, suspense and a battle over who owns a sunken treasure… they are the trappings of an action-adventure blockbuster that could make hundreds of millions. But this is no movie plot. The treasure is real — possibly worth some $500 million — and a battle over its ownership wages on, but now [...]

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TV series means business for Odyssey Marine

April 9, 2009

In the past, the mention of Odyssey Marine Exploration might have conjured images of pirates and treasure hunters.
The public image of the Tampa-based company is changing after the Discovery Channel chronicled the company’s deep sea explorations in a 12-episode series that ended last week.The television series highlighted the company’s high-tech…
Full Article: TV series means business [...]

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Odyssey Shipwreck Coin Hoard Find on TV

March 26, 2009

The Odyssey discovery of the “Black Swan” 17-ton gold and and silver coin treasure, its recovery and legal battle with Spain over it will air Thursday, April 2, on the Discovery Channel’s “Treasure Quest.”
The episode is likely to be the most fascinating of the season, and on Tuesday, excellent background and a preview of what [...]

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Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC Presents Treasure Auction #5

March 16, 2009

The latest Treasure Auction (#5) by Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC will take place on April 9, 2009. Lots are now available for viewing on their website at www.sedwickcoins.com. Sedwick’s newest sale is his biggest ever. Says Sedwick:
“When we began our Treasure Auctions two years ago, we had no idea how quickly the concept would grow. [...]

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Shipwreck Holds 200,000 Gold Coins

March 3, 2009

Odyssey Marine, the southern Florida shipwreck experts that have found more coin treasures than any other salver, has discovered the wreck of HMS Victory, it was announced Feb 2.
HMS Victory sank in the English Channel on Oct. 4, 1744, taking 1,150 sailors and four tons of Portuguese gold to the bottom of Davy Jones’ locker.
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Gold Coins in Shipwreck – NumisMaster

February 6, 2009

Odyssey Marine, the southern Florida concern that has found more coin treasurers than any other salver, has a new discovery as of Feb. 2: the wreck of HMS Victory, which sank in the English Channel on Oct. 4, 1744 taking 1,150 sailors and four tons of Portuguese gold to the bottom of Davy Jones’s locker.
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HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey

February 5, 2009

Admiral Sir John Balchin’s British warship HMS Victory has been discovered in the English Channel where it fell victim to a 1744 storm, Florida-based deep-ocean shipwreck firm Odyssey Marine Exploration said Monday.
Among other artifacts, accounts say the ship may have carried 100,000 gold coins weighing up to four tons. Odyssey has not specified a value [...]

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