Biscuit that survived the Titanic sold for $23,000 at auction

A biscuit that survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 has been sold at auction for $23,000.

The biscuit cracker was purchased by a collector in Greece and said to be part of a survival kit that would have been found on a Titanic lifeboat, according to the BBC. Also included in the auction were photographic negatives and a journal providing a unique snapshot into the rescue of the Titanic survivors.

The biscuit was part of a collection from James and Mabel Fenwick, newlyweds who had been traveling on the SS Carpathia, the ship that had saved over 700 people after the Titanic sank. "The biscuit was saved in a Kodak photographic envelope complete with original notation 'Pilot biscuit from Titanic lifeboat April 1912,'" according to ABC News.

The biscuit sold for $8,000 more than it was expected to receive, and was even referred to by auction house Henry Aldridge & Son as "The World's Most Valuable Biscuit."