ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO YEARS ago, these gold ingots exacerbated a financial crisis. But now they're about to bring in some serious cash.
Next week, Heritage Auctions in Dallas, Texas, will sell three gold blocks that sank on board the SS Central America in September 1857, along with 425 people and the rest of the 10-ton golden cargo. At press time, the largest of the three blocks was going for a bid of $220,000.
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