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Never Before Offered Sunken Treasure Hits Block in September

Historic sunken treasure from the California Gold Rush recovered from the fabled that sank in 1857 will be offered to the public for the first time in an auction to be conducted in September in Los Angeles, Calif., and online by Ira &

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