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Treasure hunter freed from prison after 10 years but location of gold coins still unknown

Tommy Thompson refused to give up the location of 500 missing coins found in 1988 in a historic shipwreck A US treasure hunter who was imprisoned for 10 years after refusing to reveal the location of missing gold coins… Grouped from 2 articles across 2 sources.

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The GuardianMar 15, 2026, 2:12 PM

Treasure hunter freed from prison after 10 years but location of gold coins still unknown

Tommy Thompson refused to give up the location of 500 missing coins found in 1988 in a historic shipwreck A US treasure hunter who was imprisoned for 10 years after refusing to reveal the location of missing gold coins has been released from prison, without officials apparently ever learning where that gold is. Tommy Thompson – a renowned salvager who in 1988 found the long-lost, so-called Ship of Gold near South Carolina – was freed from federal prison on 4 March, records and reports recently indicated. Continue reading...

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BBC NewsMar 14, 2026, 10:27 PM

Treasure hunter freed from prison after refusing to turn over shipwreck gold

Tommy Thompson spent more than a decade in prison after refusing to disclose the whereabouts of 500 missing gold coins.

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