The story
A cannon, three coins and a porcelain cup have been recovered from a ship that sank over 300 years ago.
The ship, called the San Jose, was sunk by British ships in 1708, near Cartagena in Colombia.
San Jose is thought to have $20bn worth of gold and silver coins on board, according to some estimates.
Colombia, Spain, an American company and indigenous groups in Bolivia have all claimed that this treasure belongs to them.
News headlines
Archeologists recover treasures from the legendary 1708 San Jose, wrecked in war
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Coins, cannon recovered from legendary ship that sunk 3 centuries ago with billions of dollars in treasure
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