Nearly 1,000 ounces of gold was recovered from the first diving expedition to the Ship of Gold, the legendary 150-year-old shipwreck that may hold millions in buried treasure.

Among the excavated pieces were five gold ingots and two $20 Double Eagle coins. The gold ingots weigh from 96.5 to 313.5 troy ounces. 

The SS Central America was nicknamed the Ship of Gold, because it carried one of the largest cargoes of gold ever lost at sea. The steamship sank on Sept. 12, 1857 off the coast of South Carolina, during a hurricane.  The huge amount of gold lost in the accident was believed to have been worth more than $1 million in 1857.

Gold Ingots recovered for SS Central America