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RARE PHOTOS: Colombia recovers first objects from 18 century shipwreck with treasure worth billions | Rare Historical Photos

Pieces of gold can be seen at the site of the shipwreck off Colombia (Credit: Colombian Presidency/AFP)

Colombian scientists recovered the first items of an 18 Century shipwreck in the Caribbean sea with a treasure worth billions of dollars, local authorities said.

Concretely, they recovered three coins, a cannon and a porcelain cup. They were all aboard the Spanish galleon San Jose, which was sank in 1708 by an English fleet.

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