More than 300 years after the Spanish galleon San José sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, a cluster of glittering gold ...

Following Spain’s arrival to the Americas, the kingdom began minting copper Maravedis in the early 1500s specifically for ...

New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey.

It's rare, but hikers do sometimes find treasure. This mouthwatering list of undiscovered fortunes will turn your camping ...

Science Archaeology Gold coins confirm ‘world’s richest shipwreck’ is 18th century Spanish galleon But who gets to claim the $17 billion treasure? By Andrew Paul Published Jun 11, 2025 10:30 ...

FORT PIERCE – The man accused of selling Spanish gold coins stolen during a 2015 salvage operation of the famous 1715 Fleet shipwrecks will serve a year and a day in state prison, a judge ruled ...

Gold bullion vs. gold coins All gold coins are considered bullion, but not all gold bullion is a coin Updated May 13, 2025 Fact-Checked By: Jacob Wade +1 more ...

The ship carrying the coins sank on July 31, 1715, and was part of a fleet of 11 Spanish treasure ships sunk by the same hurricane off Florida, historians say. They were attempting to return to ...

Since most goods consisted of silver coins and bullion, the venture was dubbed the Spanish Plata (Silver) Fleet. Due to numerous delays, the fleet of 12 ships didn’t leave Havana harbor until ...

“It’s Spanish Gold coins but it’s actually considered pirate treasure,” said Chris Arbutine, a numismatist. FWC announced the recovery of 37 stolen gold coins from the 1715 fleet shipwreck.

Gold coins worth $1M from 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck are recovered after 'salvager illegally sold them' By ISHITA SRIVASTAVA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 02:14 EDT, 27 November 2024 | Updated ...