I am a sucker for cool historical items. While looking on ebay, I came across some pieces of coal that are claimed to have been recovered by RMS Titanic, Inc. (the company that was allowed to salvage relics from the wreck). They supposedly come from the 1994 mission and come with a Certificate of Authenticity. I would love to have one if there was a way to tell of their authenticity or not. Anyone know if they can be real? Or how to tell the fakes from the real ones?
Coal recovered from Titanic??
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I can't think of any way to know for sure.
I wonder if there were any tallow based soaps recovered?
I'd love to grill some steaks over that.
I was intrigued by this post so searched eBay for "Titanic coal" and got a number of hits.
Several had very similar pictures so it seems this is more to this than just one person trying to pass off a chunk of coal as being from the Titanic. Never the less, it does look a bit shady since most of them have a certificate of authenticity, each with the same "Object No. -- 94/0036!
One example had a "registration number" instead of an "object number". A different number, but the packaging otherwise looked the same.
Giving it an "object number" seems to be an attempt to make it seem more unique than it really is. I suspect that it *is* from the Titanic and might be worth a hundred time as much as an every day chunk of coal -- about a tenth of a cent!
Some had "buy it now" prices of about eight hundred dollars! Admittedly, those came with some fancier packaging (but still object number 94/0036). At the same time, another was only up to about $5 after four bids.
Several had very similar pictures so it seems this is more to this than just one person trying to pass off a chunk of coal as being from the Titanic. Never the less, it does look a bit shady since most of them have a certificate of authenticity, each with the same "Object No. -- 94/0036!
One example had a "registration number" instead of an "object number". A different number, but the packaging otherwise looked the same.
Giving it an "object number" seems to be an attempt to make it seem more unique than it really is. I suspect that it *is* from the Titanic and might be worth a hundred time as much as an every day chunk of coal -- about a tenth of a cent!
Some had "buy it now" prices of about eight hundred dollars! Admittedly, those came with some fancier packaging (but still object number 94/0036). At the same time, another was only up to about $5 after four bids.
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Supposedly that 94/0034 number is supposed to mean it was the 34th "thing" collected from the 1994 dive. Maybe, the classified all the coal as 0034 as to avoid counting the large amounts collected?
Sounds a lot like the "State $2 bills"! Sounds too much like a scam
I have some real Titanic tube socks...you interested?
2 years ago, the Titanic exhibition come here to Monterrey, MX, and a Friend of mine who loves the ship since we were childs, bought, between other things, a piece of Titanic Charcoal.
Yes, the company that made the rescue of the ship, sells this things, but I'm not very shure if the ebay pieces that you watch are the real ones that the company sells.
If you want to made a secure purchase, you can link here:
http://www.titanic1.org/
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?hl=es&langpair=en%7Ces&u=http://www.titanictix.com/
Grettings
Yes, the company that made the rescue of the ship, sells this things, but I'm not very shure if the ebay pieces that you watch are the real ones that the company sells.
If you want to made a secure purchase, you can link here:
http://www.titanic1.org/
http://translate.google.com.mx/translate?hl=es&langpair=en%7Ces&u=http://www.titanictix.com/
Grettings
I'm selling 20 pound bags for $500.
Nine or ten years ago I got the opportunity to see the Titanic Exhibit that was touring the country. It was one of the most impressive things I have ever viewed at a museum. All of the items that were brought up were amazing to to look at considering where they were from. At the same time it was very sad because when you look at the items, you realized that the items were from people that were probably killed.
The thing that sticks with me the most was, there was a piece of a glacier that was on display. You could put your hand on the ice and see how long you could keep your hand on the ice. Then you think about the people that were in the water.
The thing that sticks with me the most was, there was a piece of a glacier that was on display. You could put your hand on the ice and see how long you could keep your hand on the ice. Then you think about the people that were in the water.
I believe that there was coal salvaged from the Titanic and offered for sale however I think that it would be almost impossible to tell if each piece and certificate were genuine.
When I saw the Titanic exhibit back in 98 or so they were selling small pieces of coal. Most were about the size of a marble, the actual pieces of boiler coal were larger than a brick.
Now that's a steal!!!
Shouldn't we move this over to the Blue Smoke thread in the Mess Hall?
That's my point -- the stuff is probably as common as, well, lumps of coal from a sunken coal-burning ship. The "unique" number may makes each sample seem "unique" but that's more showmanship than archeology.
BUT! I admit it would be a cool thing to own. Just don't get caught up in huge bidding wars over it.
It would be nice if for sure it was really from the Titanic, but there are so many shady people out there offering such deals. I'd be very very leery about any of them. 
You can walk along any railroad track and pick up pieces of coal.
You can walk along any railroad track and pick up pieces of coal.
Is that 20 lb bag of titanic Charcoal made from the true cross?
This scam's been going on for a thousand years. Don't be a fool.
This scam's been going on for a thousand years. Don't be a fool.
the first warning sign for me is that it's being sold on ebay. now, if this 'historical' lump of coal had any real value it surely would've been sold through an auction house like Christies, no? something smells rotten in denmark
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