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In November 2015, the wreckage of the galleon San José that was sunk in 1708 was found off the Colombian coast. It is said to be still loaded with gold and precious stones. Planning to recover this huge treasure, a U.S. American company even risks a battle at sea.

“Storms, War and Shipwreck” reads the title of a presentation currently on display in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK. More than 200 objects rescued from the bottom of the sea illustrate the island’s rich history. The exhibition can be viewed through September 25, 2016.

The New York Met is showing the exhibition “Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of the Ancient World” featuring many important loans from abroad particularly from the Pergamon Museum Berlin. Among the objects there are also coins from the ANS.

‘Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures: Illustrated Stories of the Greatest American Troves and Their Discoveries’, by renowned author Q. David Bowers, is the latest release of Whitman Publishing.

Sedwick’s Auction 18 features coins mainly from Latin America. A special highlight is a selection of silver cob coins from Potosí, Bolivia which were made for presentation, not for circulation.

In May American treasure hunter Barry Clifford declared that he found the treasure of the famous buccaneer Captain Kidd. His proofs: a silver bar and a shipwreck off the coast of Madagascar. A UNESCO team has come to a different conclusion.

A spectacular 17th century pirate treasure is said to have been recovered off Madagascar. But the colourful finder awakens suspicion. Not everybody believes that ship and treasure of the infamous Captain Kidd really have been found.

The largest hoard of gold coins ever found in Israel was recovered from the seabed in the ancient harbour in the Caesarea National Park. Almost 2,000 gold coins from the Fatimid period were discovered by a group of divers who will not receive any fee, though.

Numismatic auction house Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC announces that two of Mexico’s most important historical silver coins will be sold at auction #16 on November 6 in Orlando, Florida.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) has announced that an NGC XF 45 Mexico (1538)R 8 Reales of Spanish co-regents Charles and Joanna was recently sold for a record price of $587,500 at Sedwick’s.