Titanic recovered coin and banknotes

They were originally sold with certificates of authenticity from the firm handling the sales, which was directly affiliated with the people who made the recoveries. I have a piece of coal from Titanic, which is the first stuff RMS Titanic Inc. recovered from the wreck.

 

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Call me weird, but the engineer in me would rather have a piece of the hull with iceberg damage. I would get a feeling of morbidity from personal possessions.

 

Decidedly not weird to me; I'd feel exactly the same. My piece of coal is just a raw chunk, not gaudied up by being placed into jewelry or something like they're currently selling (that turns me off). I wouldn't mind a recovered coin but a personal possession (legalities aside) wouldn't pass the Gut Test.

 

The FBI eventually returned most of the $20's from D B Cooper's ransom to the boy who found them. I know they got slabbed and sold, but missed the chance to buy one.
To me those are more fun to contemplate owning. Although I admit the notes from the Titanic are something to see.

 

I believe that the coin is an Edward VIII Soverign.

 

I'm amazed that the Dollar bills are in such good condition.

 

There's virtually no dissolved oxygen in the water at that depth; things preserve remarkably well.