Who owns the gold from the S.S. Central America?
There is no easy answer regarding who owns the gold from the S.S. Central America. The S.S. Central America, also know as the “Ship of Gold,” sank in a hurricane off the cost of the Carolinas with…
How to identify a shipwreck coin
Be careful trying to buy coins that are supposed to be from a famous shipwreck. How to identify a shipwreck coin should be left to the experts. It is hard to determine if a coin…
Hard Money Investor
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Can I buy gold ingots?
Occasionally customers call and ask us, “Can I buy gold ingots?” Many of them are especially interested in gold ingots from the SS Central American Shipwreck. What’s interesting is where these gold ingots came from—The…
Welcome to our new Rare Coins BLOG
You’ve come to the right place to learn all about rare coins. We want to Welcome to our new Rare Coins Blog. Since 1989 Austin Rare Coins & Bullion has been an industry leader in…
Gold Coins from the 1857 Ship of Gold
The SS Central America was also known as the “Ship of Gold.” It operated during the 1850’s transporting freshly mined gold from the California Gold Rush to New York. She did this twice a month…