[DL] Now THIS is a relic

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

Scientists find gold coin in Confederate sub
May 24, 2001 Posted: 1:52 p.m. EDT (1752 GMT)
The Hunley was lifted from the Atlantic last August
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) -- The gold coin said to have saved the 
life of a Confederate soldier at the Battle of Shiloh has been recovered 
from the wreckage of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley, salvagers said 
Thursday.
The coin belonging to the submarine's commander, Lt. George Dixon, was one 
of the most sought-after artifacts on the Confederate sub, which was raised 
off the South Carolina coast last year.
Dixon had been wounded at Shiloh in 1862, but his life was spared when a 
bullet hit a gold coin in his pocket. He was said to have had the coin with 
him when the Hunley sank in 1864.
The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship. The 
submarine itself went down shortly after destroying the Union ship Housatonic.
For the past several months, scientists have been removing artifacts and 
the remains of the nine-man crew from the sub.


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