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

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.

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

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

Researchers have confirmed that gold coins recently studied near the wreck of the San Jose, a Spanish galleon sunk off ...