Researchers used robotic diving vehicles to study gold coins on the seafloor by the wreck of the Spanish galleon San José.

Centuries-old coins, believed to be part of a $17 billion treasure trove on the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon ship San ...

Shimmering gold lies in wait… ” promises the website of treasure hunter Martin Bayerle. It is now 44 years since he ...

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel ...

“Hand-struck, irregularly shaped coins—known as cobs in English and macuquinas in Spanish—served as the primary currency in ...

The Spanish galleon sank in 1708 and was discovered in 2015, but its true identity remained unconfirmed—until now.

Colombian academics have used high-definition images of coins to identify the ship as the San José, which was heading from ...

Dubbed the “holy grail” of shipwrecks, the San José went down in 1708 during a battle with the British Navy, CBS News reported. It carried a fortune in gold, silver, and gems—some estimates put the ...

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

The San Jose galleon was believed to be holding gold, silver, gemstones and other treasure worth billions of dollars when it was sunk in 1708.

Antiquity 2025 New details of gold coins found off ... including the Spanish government, which asserts the wrecks of its naval vessels, no matter how old, remain the property of Spain.