“Ship of Gold” Stories Behind Some of the Buried Gold – as Told by the Survivors

I thought I would share some of the dramatic stories of the survivors of the SS Central America’s 1857 sinking, as it relates to the gold which they and others held on board that ship – and the harrowing decisions they had to make as the ship was sinking.

Ship of Gold

There is a sense of excitement whenever sunken treasure is discovered. In March 1992, Life Magazine called the SS Central America “The Greatest Treasure Ever Found.”

Tariffs Could Spark Trade Wars and Make Gold a Winner

On March 1, President Trump announced 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum.

Tariffs Could Spark Trade Wars and Make Gold a Winner

On March 1, President Trump announced 25% tariffs on imported steel and 10% tariffs on imported aluminum.

Many Classic Double-Eagles are Being Thrown into the Melting Pot

The population of classic MS61 or lower-grade Double Eagle gold coins is shrinking.

The "Ship of Gold" Treasure Is Now Available in 2018

By Dr. Michael Fuljenz, America’s Gold Expert^®

Nothing excites the public more than finding shipwreck gold. When I was 12, I had a metal detector and entertained dreams of finding some of the buried treasure of Jean Lafitte and other pirates who haunted the bayous of Southwest Louisiana.  But there is no ship more famous than the United States Mail Steamship Company’s SS Central America, which in 1857 carried tons of gold worth over $2 million dollars, at $20.67 an ounce, and 38,000 pieces of U.S. mail.

The “Ship of Gold” Treasure Is Now Available in 2018

By Dr. Michael Fuljenz, America’s Gold Expert^®

Nothing excites the public more than finding shipwreck gold. When I was 12, I had a metal detector and entertained dreams of finding some of the buried treasure of Jean Lafitte and other pirates who haunted the bayous of Southwest Louisiana.  But there is no ship more famous than the United States Mail Steamship Company’s SS Central America, which in 1857 carried tons of gold worth over $2 million dollars, at $20.67 an ounce, and 38,000 pieces of U.S. mail.

“The Ghost of Inflation Reappears” – Barron’s, February 19, 2018

Now you take that paper dollar
It's only that in name
The way that buck has shrunk
It's a lowdown dirty shame
That's why I got the blues
Got those inflation blues

--B.B. King, “Inflation Blues” (1983)

The “Ship of Gold” Treasure Is Now Available in 2018

By Dr. Michael Fuljenz, America’s Gold Expert^®

Nothing excites the public more than finding shipwreck gold. When I was 12, I had a metal detector and entertained dreams of finding some of the buried treasure of Jean Lafitte and other pirates who haunted the bayous of Southwest Louisiana.  But there is no ship more famous than the United States Mail Steamship Company’s SS Central America, which in 1857 carried tons of gold worth over $2 million dollars, at $20.67 an ounce, and 38,000 pieces of U.S. mail.

The “Ship of Gold” Treasure Is Now Available in 2018

By Dr. Michael Fuljenz, America’s Gold Expert^®

Nothing excites the public more than finding shipwreck gold. When I was 12, I had a metal detector and entertained dreams of finding some of the buried treasure of Jean Lafitte and other pirates who haunted the bayous of Southwest Louisiana.  But there is no ship more famous than the United States Mail Steamship Company’s SS Central America, which in 1857 carried tons of gold worth over $2 million dollars, at $20.67 an ounce, and 38,000 pieces of U.S. mail.