Finding a map to buried treasure is a common childhood fantasy, but every now and then, there's a real-life story that reminds us the best tales have at least one foot in reality. On April 25, ...

The gem, recovered from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha, ended up in the possession of the chicken magnate Frank Perdue. His widow, Mitzi Perdue, is auctioning it to support humanitarian efforts in ...

This 5-pound gold bar recovered from the famous Atocha shipwreck sunk in 1622 is up for auction on May 7th in Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure Auction 35 “Atocha Meets Her Fate,” oil painting by ...

Emeralds from a 400-year old shipwreck will go on sale to the public for the first time in April Gurnsey's auctioneers Exceedingly rare emeralds from a 400-year old shipwreck will go on sale to the ...

Zach Moore, an engineer at Mel Fisher's Treasures, a salvage company, discovered the gold coin in 30 feet of water on July 16, the 121st coin found from the wreck and the first since 2001. 'Today's ...

On July 20, 1985, U.S. treasure hunter Mel Fisher discovered the sunken treasure of the Spanish galleon, Nuestra Señora de Atocha. The ship was part of a fleet of Spanish ships that sank in 1622 after ...

A deep sea diver has struck gold after unearthing a 17th century chain worth $250,000 from the ocean floor. Bill Burt, a diver for Mel Fisher's Treasures, spotted the 40-inch gold chain while looking ...

2015-06-21T09:33:20-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/758/20150621093426003_hd.jpgCorey Malcom gave a tour of an exhibit containing salvaged wreckage of the ...