Four sharp-eyed readers caught the error our proofreaders missed in our June 26 ezine. It’s a classic mistake. We said a gold coin minted in 1887 was found in a shipwreck that happened in 1857. What we should have said was a shipment of newly minted 1857 gold coins was found in a 1857 shipwreck. Thank-you for letting us know we were wrong so we could correct it.
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