# McNearney 2017: The $2.6 Billion Treasure Still Lost at the Bottom of the Sea

> Allison McNearney, 2017. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The source of the widely repeated dollar figure.

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# The $2.6 Billion Treasure Still Lost at the Bottom of the Sea

Allison McNearney, 2017. _The Daily Beast, 8 January 2017_.

A popular account of the ship's career and loss that puts the value of the lost treasure at 2.6 billion dollars.

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The source of the widely repeated dollar figure.

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## Cite it

```
McNearney, A. (2017). The $2.6 Billion Treasure Still Lost at the Bottom of the Sea. The Daily Beast, 8 January 2017. https://thedailybeast.com/the-dollar26-billion-treasure-still-lost-at-the-bottom-of-the-sea
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