Back in 1857, on September 12 off the coast of South Carolina, the SS Central America (which was nicknamed the Ship of Gold back when it was functioning in the 1800's) sunk in the middle of  hurricane with 30,000 pounds of gold on board. It wasn't until 1988 that the site was discovered and excavated for the first time.

In April 2014, the company Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., known for deep-sea exploration, decided to start excavating the site of the SS Central America again. Beyond the big hunks of gold bars and jewelry like earrings, buckles, badge pins and other golden treasures found aboard the sunken ship, tobacco still in its original containers and clay pipes were discovered. Divers even discovered bits and pieces of an antique jewelry box, as well as pits that came from fruit that had rotted long ago.

If you are interested in reading more about the SS Central America and following future excavations, you can check out this article that we read and posted about, or refer to the article that was originally written about the ship and treasure here.