The Biggest Sunken Treasure Ever Found $500 million

Deep-sea explorers have encountered what seems to be the richest sunken treasure ever found: about 500,000 of colonial-era silver and gold coins, which could worth $500 million.The trove was discovered on a shipwreck in the Atlantic Ocean. "For this colonial era, I think [the find] is unprece... [ read more >> ]

Greg Stemm, left, examines coins recovered from the "Black Swan" shipwreck with an unidentified member of the conservation team, on Thursday at an undisclosed location

Image comment: Greg Stemm, left, examines coins recovered from the "Black Swan" shipwreck with an unidentified member of the conservation team, on Thursday at an undisclosed location
Image credits: Odyssey Marine Exploration via AP

Greg Stemm, left, examines coins recovered from the "Black Swan" shipwreck with an unidentified member of the conservation team, on Thursday at an undisclosed location