The coins had been minted in Lima, currently the capital of Peru, between the late 17th Century and the early 18th.The treasure that sunk off of Florida's coast is estimated to be valued at $400 ...

Photos of gold coins salvaged from the 1715 fleet off the Florida coast. (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission) The recovered coins have been returned to their rightful custodians ...

A new law would let both public agencies and private businesses choose to accept precious metals in exchange for goods, ...

Le Prince de Conty, a French ship trading with Asia, sank off the coast of Brittany in 1746. The shipwreck was first ...

A pair of thieves decided to go for the gold inside a coin shop in Tamarac while pretending to be customers,<a class="excerpt ...

By signing sound money legislation earlier this week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has ended Florida’s discriminatory ...

Under HB 999, gold and silver coins that meet specific purity standards can be used for payments. Advertisement Florida is the first major state to pass this law.

Brisben said finding the gold coins from ships that wrecked almost 300 years ago is exhilarating. "To see (Bounds) come up out of the water, and over the rail, I'll never forget, he waves us in ...

"In the state of Florida, if you're buying gold or silver coins, if it's not American, and you spend less than $500, you get charged taxes on that," said Emerald Coast Coins manager Stephanie Dodson.

The Florida bill states that gold coins must have 99.5% purity and silver coins must have 99.9% purity to be recognized as legal tender. Related stories ...