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More Treasure From Sunken Ship
September 2000 by Associated Press
Gold chains, silver coins and bars of solid gold glittered in the tropical sun as the family of famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher showed off another significant find from a sunken Spanish galleon.The Bawl Mill
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