September 12, 1857. The SS Central America sinks in a hurricane off the Carolinas with more than 420 passengers and 30,000 pounds of California Gold Rush gold. This loss helped spark the Panic of 1857.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11376701/What-was-the-SS-Central-America-or-Ship-of-Gold-and-why-did-it-sink.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/30/how-treasure-hunter-tommy-thompson-one-of-the-smartest-fugitives-ever-was-caught/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Central_America
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