In Manila, pieces of eight were exchanged, usually with Chinese merchants, for silk and spices, ivory, lacquer and, above all, porcelain. The arrival of this Spanish-American silver destabilised ...

A diver scavenging a wreck from a hurricane-sunk treasure fleet has achieved a childhood dream by finding stash of Spanish silver worth ... there's no mistaking a piece of eight when it comes ...

In Manila, pieces of eight were exchanged, usually with Chinese merchants, for silk and spices, ivory, lacquer and, above all, porcelain. The arrival of this Spanish-American silver destabilised ...