the saga of tommy thompson and the lost gold coins

[www.dispatch.com]

Civil lawsuit against treasure hunter Tommy Thompson is set to go to trial in Franklin County Common Pleas Court this week.

Fifteen years after they were discovered, the whereabouts of millions of dollars in gold coins remain a mystery.

Thomas G. “Tommy” Thompson, 66, the treasure hunter who located the haul, is in a federal prison, unwilling to disclose the coins’ location.

Investors, who say they didn’t receive any profits from the discovery, continue to push for their share.

The issue is to come to a head in court this week, as proceedings in a civil suit filed in 2005 begin Monday; they are expected to take weeks.

Typical half-truth BS "news" article. This is how all these ignorant treasure legends are created, which lead people to wasting millions and decades of their life chasing something which doesnt exist.

The book about the ships final voyage and TT's pursuit of the gold is a fantastic read:

Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea: The History and Discovery of the World's Richest Shipwreck