Workers uncovered nearly 70 gold coins hidden in a jar. They thought they'd struck gold — until the heirs came knocking.

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

In a small village in France, a collection of rare gold coins discovered inside the walls of an old house was sold for 3 million euros (approximately 3.5 million US dollars).

The artifact, and others found in alongside it, indicate that the owner was “a prominent individual of her time.” ...

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

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 ...

Paul Narce, a modest Frenchman, quietly amassed a breathtaking collection of over 1,000 historic gold coins, hidden behind a ...

I've mentioned more than once how the thought of mounting e-waste keeps me up at night. Adding to the anxious no-slumber ...

New research confirms that centuries-old gold coins found off the Colombian coast are real. Author: Rachel Dillin. Jun 12, 2025 11:42 AM EDT.

To answer these questions, it is easiest to start with the amount of gold that humans have mined to date. The U.S. Geological ...

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