Guggenheim Treasure

The Guggenheim Treasure was lost on September 26, 1903. The barge Harold moved out of dock at the South Street Seaport in New York City with 7,700 silver and lead ingots, bound for American Smelting and Refining Company in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The silver and the smelters belonged to the Guggenheim family. The barge sank off Staten Island, and was never recovered.^[1]

References

↑ Christopher Solomon (March 5, 2010). "The Search for the Guggenheim Treasure". Smithsonian magazine. Retrieved 2010-09-23. Loot valued at $20 million lies off the coast of Staten Island, and Ken Hayes is on the hunt for the sunken silver bullion. ...

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1903

Shipwrecks	21 Jan: USS Leyden 4 Feb: Espingole February (unknown date): Ambriz March (unknown date): Hougomont 26 May: Huddersfield, Oakland 17 Jun: HMS Scorpion 18 Jul: North Pacific 2 Aug: Tennie and Laura 23 Aug: Narara 26 Sep: Harold September (unknown date): Moonlight 15 Oct: Marquette 6 Dec: Warrington Unknown date: Loch Bredan, Vega

Other incidents	17 Jan: Bombardment of Fort San Carlos 28 Feb: Etruria 12 Jul: Emily Reed 26 Sep: Guggenheim Treasure 10 Oct: Etruria 6 Dec: Bellingham, Dode

1902 1904

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