The British Frigate Husser & $1,000,000 in coin 1776 ?

[jeff of pa]

Should that be war of 1776 ?

Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.), 23 June 1880.








Juniata sentinel and Republican. (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, June 23, 1880, Image 1 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

 

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[Salvor6]

Wrong year.

 

[Jason in Enid]

their new-fangled diving bell would have killed the divers. When you put a tube from the bottom to the surface, the bell would immediately fill with water.

 

[seekerGH]

56,000 British troops were paid about 10 pence per day, so the 'story' in 1880 (100 years later) $1 million dollars in gold is nothing more than a myth.


HMS Hussar was a sixth-rate frigate of the Royal Navy, built in England in 1761-63. She was a 28-gun ship of the Mermaid class, designed by Sir Thomas Slade. She was wrecked at New York in 1780.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Hussar_(1763)

 

[Jolly Mon]

The Hussar did not have a million dollars in specie aboard. She carried 20,000 pounds sterling prior to her sinking. Her load of treasure would amount to $500,000 - $600,000 in today's bullion value. Of course, from a numismatic standpoint, the value of the lost coin could be much, much higher.

Those who discount, out of hand, the possibility that a significant treasure could be aboard the wreck are simply ignorant.

Unfortunately, though, in the Hussar's case, the specie was off-loaded two days prior to the vessel's sinking. This is documented in several sources, including here: https://books.google.com/books?id=-...oAQg7MAQ#v=onepage&q=hussar shipwreck&f=false