On April 15, the Odyssey Marine Exploration discovered more than 80 pounds of gold from an 1857 shipwreck off the coast of South Carolina using a robot. The ship carried as much as 21 tons of gold coins, gold ingots and raw gold, and sank in a hurricane traveling from New York to San Francisco. This […]

April 20-26 is National Coin Week, and in honor of the occasion The Central States Numismatic Society is offering “The Riverboat Collection” of territorial and private gold coins through Heritage Auctions today. The collection consists of 63 pieces, many of which are rare and have historical importance, as products of the California Gold Rush, the […]

A man who has spent years hunting diamonds has finally hit the jackpot. Crater of the Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas is known as one of the top locations for finding treasures, which is why David Anderson decided to move to the area. Regularly searching the area for diamonds, Anderson has found hundreds, but […]

Colored diamonds are rare to come by, and blue diamonds form less than 2% of world diamond production. The largest flawless Fancy Vivid blue diamond in the world, known as “The Blue” will be up for auction at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale next month in Geneva, Switzerland. The gem, an astounding 13.22 carats, is predicted to […]

Gold coins come from many countries in many denominations and sizes. United States gold coins have been around for a few hundred years. The United States has numismatic collectible coins that are collected and traded for the date, rarity, mint mark and condition, as well as bullion coins which are mostly for their intrinsic bullion […]