The SS Republic set sail from New York to New Orleans in 1865, carrying, among other things, thousands of gold and silver coins intended to help stimulate the postwar economy of the South. A ...
13 troy ounce Kellogg & Humbert gold ingot, expected to sell for $80,000-$100,000. The gold bar, stamped “Kellogg &” and “Humbert”, was valued at just $236.82 in 1857 dollars. 1852 US Assay Office $50 ...
This Tuesday is the 151st anniversary of the sinking of the SS Republic -- a Civil War-era sidewheel steamship that survived the war that took 620,000 American lives, but was crushed by a hurricane ...