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UPDATED: 15:34, June 07, 2007 Spain may send navy to seize U.S. treasure ships





Some of the thousands of gold coins discovered on the SS Republic shipwreck site are pictured in this November 2003 handout photo released on May 18, 2007. Half a million silver coins and hundreds of gold coins have been recovered from a colonial-era shipwreck codenamed "Black Swan" in the Atlantic in the largest such find of its kind, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. said on May 18, 2007. Spain may send its navy to capture and search two U.S. exploration ships suspected of carrying sunken treasure from Spanish waters, media reported Wednesday.



This November, 2003 photo of a Coronet Head 20 Dollar Double Eagle coin, released May 18, 2007, is pictured minutes after it was recovered from the SS Republic shipwreck nearly 1700 feet deep. Coronet Head 10 Dollar Eagles and silver Seated Liberty Half Dollars were also recovered from the site.



The paddle wheel of the SS Republic is pictured in this 2004 handout photo released May 18, 2007.

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