Here they talk about the coal.
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.or...nic-coal.5743/
One poster said that the authorized salvage company/relic hunters brought up enough coal for 400,000 pieces. And apparently the sales were pretty poor for a while.
Of course, there's still coal bits in the coal bin in my house, and I know the conversion to oil was done in 1946....
If anyone wants an official "steves house" piece of coal I'll whip up a nice little package...….Lets say $5 plus shipping? Unfortunately it won't be able to ship in time for Christmas.
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Originally Posted by SetBuilder
Check this out. I found this recently and thought it was amusing.
It's a piece of coal from the Titanic. It was supposed to have been recovered from the wreckage, or the "vicinity" of the wreckage.
It comes packaged in a slick looking plastic case with a printed "Certificate of Authenticity behind it. It's no longer available, but I think it was like $30.
Now look at the buyer questions below.
Someone asked: "How do you know its really from the Titanic ???"
Then "Bob z" responds: "Faith... pure faith."
The best answer of all came from "Ms. Susan Caughey" who chimed in with a bit of a philosophical perspective: " This is not an item that a die-hard skeptic would enjoy, but I like it. Many things in life require a suspension of disbelief. This is one of them."
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