9. Tucker’s Cross
Est. Value Today: $2 million* Year Disappeared: 1594 Year Discovered: 1955
The tale of Tucker’s Cross is one that could become its own blockbuster movie. This 22-karat gold cross, studded with seven emeralds, is worth $2 million, making it one of the most valuable single items ever found in a shipwreck. The Cross went down with the San Pedro, a Spanish galleon, in 1594, and it was discovered by Teddy Tucker, a marine explorer, in 1955.
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Tucker sold the cross to the Bermudian government, and it was kept in a museum until, right before the late Queen Elizabeth II was supposed to visit Bermuda, it was revealed that Tucker’s cross had been stolen and a cheap, tacky plastic replica was left in its place. The thief has never been caught.
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