To: SunkenCiv
To: robowombat
3 posted on
03/05/2019 5:12:23 PM PST by
Beowulf9
To: BenLurkin; beaversmom; GraceG
4 posted on
03/05/2019 5:50:48 PM PST by
KC_Lion
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To: robowombat
The anchor is believed to be from the Merchant Royal, which has been described as one of Britain’s richest wrecks, carrying cargo worth around $10.5 million.
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The merchant ship sank in 1641 carrying an estimated $1.5 billion of treasure.
So there's a big difference between $10MM and $1.5B.. Does the author know which one it is? $10MM doesn't seem like that big of a cargo, but $1.5B is a LOT for a ship from that time. Then is more than the total value of most countries from that time...
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