Sunken treasure finally arrives in Spain
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Sunken treasure finally arrives in Spain

Published 1654 GMT (0054 HKT) February 25, 2012
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The treasure will be turned over to Spain's paramilitary Civil Guard for safekeeping. Spanish Government
Spain says its navy warship Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes was carrying the coins. Spanish Government
The coins came from Latin America when Peru was a Spanish colony. Spanish government
The treasure includes fabled "pieces of eight," some minted in 1803 in Lima, Peru, Spanish officials say. Spanish government