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Arthur C Clarke's Taj Mahal Sunken Treasure

Featured on History Channel’s Pawn Stars, these silver rupees are from the famed Taj Mahal Sunken Treasure recovered by Sir Arthur C. Clarke before he wrote 2001: a space odyssey! It is one of the most amazing and rare treasure projects Robert ever worked on. The silver coins were minted by the last great Mughal emperor of India, Aurangzeb, the son of Shah Jahan, builder of the most magnificent memorial in the world, the Taj Mahal.

Explore how Cannon Beach Treasure came to have the last of the Taj Mahal Sunken Treasure from the personal collection of Arthur C. Clarke>