The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 33, August 17, 2003, Article 3

ANOTHER GOLD SHIP FOUND: S.S. REPUBLIC

  According to an Associated Press report published in the
  Charlotte Observer and elsewhere today, another shipwreck
  possibly containing millions of dollars worth of gold coins has
  been located 1,700 feet of water in international waters
  southeast of Savannah, GA.

  "The SS Republic was carrying 59 passengers and 20,000
  $20 gold coins from New York to New Orleans when it sank
  in a hurricane off Savannah, Ga., on Oct. 25, 1865, according
  to newspaper accounts and other records.

  All the passengers survived, but the coins -- intended to help
  pay for reconstruction of the South after the Civil War -- went
  to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. An expert has estimated
  they would be worth $120 million to $180 million today."

  If true, the haul could top the S.S. Central America treasure.
  For the full story, follow this link to the Charlotte Observer
  web site:
  http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/6552068.htm

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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