Historical treasures like miner's pants that could have been made by Levi Strauss, mysterious daguerreotypes and gold jewelry from the U.S.S. Central America - a ship laden with gold that sunk in 1857 - went on display for the first time in Reno, .The 'accidental time capsule' from the Gold Rush Era sidewheel steamship was recovered by a rogue captain and a salvage company between the 1980s and 2014. Many of the treasures, however, have been hidden away due to years of litigation with insurance companies over who held rightful claim.Dubbed the 'Ship of Gold,' an estimated value of the gold alone is $100-$150 million.
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