Considered the Holy Grail of all shipwrecks, the Spanish galleon San Jose blew up and sank in 1708 at the hands of British cannons, and it took with it what experts have estimated to be $17 ...

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...

The year of minting was noted by a "707", meaning the coins were minted in 1707. These details indicate the shipwreck happened in 1708 and helps point to the route the ship took prior to its sinking.

Known as the "holy grail of shipwrecks", the San Jose was transporting treasure from Peru to Spain to finance the Spanish side of the War of the Spanish Succession when it was intercepted by a ...

New images reveal treasures aboard ‘holy grail’ shipwreck By Jack Guy, CNN Jun 11, 2025 Updated Jun 12, 2025 Coins known as cobs in the San José galleon shipwreck in the Colombian Caribbean ...

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...