By the evening of 12 September 1857, the passengers and crew of the SS Central America had been fighting the Atlantic for days. The steamer, travelling towards New York with passengers and a substantial shipment of California gold, had been caught in a hurricane off the American coast. The ship was taking on water. Its […]
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What We TrustSix true stories about money, ownership and survivalA six-part GoldCore Friday Read series using true episodes from financial and social history to explore what money is, what ownership means, why intelligent people speculate, where wealth becomes safe and what we are ultimately trying to preserve. On Friday, 1 May 1970, the doors of […]
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