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This is coal you WANT to find in your stocking this year! Whether a prince or a pauper, every history buff can have a memento of the RMS Titanic now available at the retail shop inside Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor. Come see the half million dollar, 55 pound piece of coal currently on display and if $500,000 is slightly out of the budget, pieces are available for $20 and $45. Take home a commemorative keepsake today that was part of the 5,892 tons of coal loaded onboard the Titanic when it left England almost a century ago.

Raised from the depths of the North Atlantic, coal is the only artifact salvaged from the Ship of Dreams that can be sold to the public. One hundred fifty-nine furnaces burned almost 700 tons of coal each day to drive the Ship’s three massive propellers. This extraordinary fuel source made the Titanic capable of 23 knots, which was a slightly slower speed for ships of the time but the engineering design provided Titanic with far more spacious, comfortable and luxurious accommodations.

Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Luxor provides visitors with the opportunity to become a passenger and feel the excitement of that April day as they move through expanded Exhibition galleries; view more than 20 never-before-seen authentic artifacts including gaming chips, passenger personal papers and decorative sections from Titanic’s famed Grand Staircase; and experience the Ship’s historical journey in chronological order: from the construction yards, to her maiden voyage, first and third class room re-creations, the Promenade Deck, the Grand Staircase, the fated sinking, to modern day recovery efforts.

Each piece of commemorative coal comes with a certificate of authenticity and is from the 1994 Titanic Research and Recovery Expedition. Object No. 94/0036 (this means it was the 36th object recovered during the 1994 expedition dive). Contact Amina Larara at alarara@prxi.com or 702.262.4505 to purchase.

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