More recently, other artefacts from the SS Central America have been sold at multiple auctions held in Nevada in December 2022 and February 2023. These included this photograph of an unknown woman recovered from the wreck, which has been dubbed "the Mona Lisa of the Deep" and sold for $73,200, as well as a pair of trousers deemed the oldest known pair of jeans, which sold for $114k.

Whether the remaining items from the SS Central America will ever be found remains to be seen...

Now take a look at some amazingly valuable treasures bought for very little money

The SS Central America shipwreck and the hunt for its treasure