Italy - S.S. Andrea Doria Shipwreck 1000 Lire note Sealed by PCGS Currency in acrylic case.During a voyage from Genoa, Italy to New York City, the Andrea Doria and another liner, Stockholm, collided in heavy fog off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts on the night of July 25, 1956. A total of 52 passengers and crewmembers were killed, and more than 1,600 people were safely rescued before the 700-foot long, 30,000-ton Andrea Doria sank the next morning. On August 27, 1981, during Hurricane Dennis, marine explorer Peter Gimble and his team recovered the Banco di Roma safe that had been submerged in the shipwreck 250 feet under the Atlantic Ocean for 25 years. When the safe was opened during a live television broadcast three years later on August 3, 1984, the sunken treasure contents were revealed: stacks of U.S. $1 Silver Certificates and Italian bank notes in 50, 100 and 1,000 Lire denominations.PCGS Currency Genuine. From the wreck of the S.S. Andrea Doria