Treasure hunters discover $1m in silver and gold coins off Florida coast

<p>Valuables were being transported in 1715 from American colonies when a hurricane wrecked a Spanish fleet</p><p>Hidden beneath the turquoise waters off a stretch of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida">Florida</a> known as the “treasure coast”, a team of divers from a shipwreck salvage company have uncovered exactly that – a load of long-lost <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/spain">Spanish</a> treasure they estimate is worth $1m.</p><p>More than 1,000 silver and gold coins thought to be minted in the Spanish colonies where <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/bolivia">Bolivia</a>, Mexico and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/peru">Peru</a> now sit were uncovered this summer off Florida’s Atlantic coast, 1715 Fleet-Queens Jewels LLC announced this week.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/02/treasure-florida-spanish-coins">Continue reading...</a>