$230m In Silver Found In Ww2 Shipwreck Off Ireland

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Mon, 09/26/2011 - 1:37pm

$230M in silver found in WW2 shipwreck off Ireland

U.S. treasure hunters have found a 1941 shipwreck containing an estimated $230 million in silver, the largest cache of precious-metal booty ever, ...

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