![Photo taken on March 4, 2019 shows the anchor brought up in a trawler\'s fishing nets off the coast of the U.K. is reportedly from a 17th-century shipwreck. The anchor is believed to be from the Merchant Royal, which has been described as one of Britain\'s richest wrecks, carrying cargo worth around $10.5 million. (Photo/VCG)
The Merchant Royal, a vessel lost at sea during rough winds off Land\'s End in Cornwall, had been carrying over ?1.1 billion ($1.5 bn) in treasure in today\'s money.
On board at the time of its sinking was a trove 100,000 lbs of gold, 400 bars of Mexican silver and almost 500,000 \'pieces of eight\', or Spanish dollars.](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/12/bf9dff530226423484f47bbdce0ee406.jpg)
Photo taken on March 4, 2019 shows the anchor brought up in a trawler's fishing nets off the coast of the U.K. is reportedly from a 17th-century shipwreck. The anchor is believed to be from the Merchant Royal, which has been described as one of Britain's richest wrecks, carrying cargo worth around $10.5 million. (Photo/VCG)
The Merchant Royal, a vessel lost at sea during rough winds off Land's End in Cornwall, had been carrying over ?1.1 billion ($1.5 bn) in treasure in today's money.
On board at the time of its sinking was a trove 100,000 lbs of gold, 400 bars of Mexican silver and almost 500,000 'pieces of eight', or Spanish dollars.
![The fishing crew who netted the anchor from what might be the world\'s most valuable shipwreck display their find. (Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/12/70a22d831b5b4c43a2edc55fe205716a.jpg)
The fishing crew who netted the anchor from what might be the world's most valuable shipwreck display their find. (Photo/VCG)
![An anchor brought up in a trawler\'s fishing nets off the coast of the U.K. is reportedly from a 17th-century shipwreck. The anchor is believed to be from the Merchant Royal, which has been described as one of Britain\'s richest wrecks, carrying cargo worth around $10.5 million.(Photo/VCG)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/03/12/92240bd129d04a71a8c51d7d31b79b5c.jpg)
An anchor brought up in a trawler's fishing nets off the coast of the U.K. is reportedly from a 17th-century shipwreck. The anchor is believed to be from the Merchant Royal, which has been described as one of Britain's richest wrecks, carrying cargo worth around $10.5 million.(Photo/VCG)