California Gold Rush sunken treasure from the 1857 wreck of the fabled "Ship of Gold" will be displayed in Tennessee for the first time during the International Money Expo in Nashville, September 4-6, 2025. The multi-million-dollar educational exhibit includes San Francisco assayers' large gold bars made from miners' gold nuggets, 1857-era mint condition U.S. gold coins, and other recovered Gold Rush-era artifacts. The valuable, vintage items were salvaged from the legendary S.S. Central America, which lay submerged more than 7,000 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean for over a century. The valuable, vintage items were salvaged from the legendary S.S. Central America, which lay submerged more than 7,000 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean for over a century. Scientist Bob Evans, co-discoverer of the sunken treasure, will meet with visitors each day at the booth of Finest Known (www.FinestKnown.com), the Palos Verdes, California company that is displaying the famous artifacts. The show will be open to the public on Thursday, September 4, from Noon to 5:30 pm; Friday, September 5, from 10 am to 5:30 pm; and Saturday, September 6, from 10 am to 3:30 pm. Adult admission is $10 per day or $25 for a three-day pass, and children 15 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.
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