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Shipwreck Silver Coins
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Shipwreck Treasure coins from
around the World.
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heart of our online store is always this page of silver (and copper) coins from
shipwrecks from around the world. No other site anywhere has the selection we
do! For over 25 years now we have specialized in shipwreck coins and have
sources in every continent. As a result, here you will see coins from Spanish
wrecks, Dutch wrecks, French wrecks that sunk all over the world. And
everything here comes with a certificate (including with the price) and our
lifetime guarantee of authenticity and provenance.
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Early Shipwrecks 1500s-1620s
"Golden Fleece wreck," sunk ca. 1550
Atocha,
sunk in 1622
Sao Jose, sunk in 1622
Shipwrecks 1640s-1690s
Concepcion,
sunk in 1641
Capitana, sunk in
1654
Maravillas, sunk
in 1656
Consolacion, sunk
in 1681
Joanna, sunk in
1682
Shipwrecks 1700s-1730s
Association, sunk in 1707
DeLiefde, sunk in 1711
1715
Plate Fleet
Akerendam, sunk in 1725
Le Chameau, sunk in 1725
Spanish 1733 Fleet
Rooswijk, sunk in 1739
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Shipwrecks 1740s-1800s
Hollandia, sunk in
1743
Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747
Luz, sunk in 1752
Auguste, sunk in 1761
El
Cazador, sunk in 1784
Shipwrecks 1840s-1900s
SS
New York, sunk in 1846
SS
Republic, sunk in 1865
Schiehallion, sunk in
1879
RMS Douro, sunk in 1882
SS John Barry, sunk in
1944
SS Andrea Doria, sunk
in 1956
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"Golden
Fleece wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the norther Caribbean |
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Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to right, mintmark M to left, NGC AU 53.
NGC #4333276-001. |
d102105100004 |
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São José
sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa |
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Mexico City, Mexico,
cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D/F (ca. 1618), NGC shipwreck effect / Sao
Jose.
NGC #
1974001-035
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105063006 |
$395 |
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Mexico City, Mexico,
cob 8 reales, 1618D/F.
NGC #1974001-034
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105060034 |
$595 |
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Mexico City, Mexico,
cob 8 reales, 1620D.
NGC #2116563-011
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105060036 |
$495 |
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Spain |
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Seville, Spain, cob 4
reales, 1613V, NGC Sao Jose / Shipwreck Effect, full date.
NGC #1974065-041
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105060042 |
$495 |
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Spain, cob 8 reales,
1621, full date.
NGC #1974065-020
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105060033 |
$495 |
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Spain (unknown mint), cob 4 reales, 1621, NGC Sao Jose / Shipwreck Effect, full date.
NGC #1974065-030
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
d072105060044 |
$455 |
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Potosi |
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8
reales, 1619T.
NGC #1974001-015
(Sao Jose Shipwreck Label). |
d072105060035 |
$595 |
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Atocha, sunk in 1622 off Key West
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II or III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, with original Fisher tag and certificate.
23.80 grams. Solid example with minor surface corrosion, nearly complete shield and cross, partial legends. With original Fisher tag and certificate #85A-199429. |
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Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, NGC VF details / sea salvaged.
26.11 grams. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. Broad, roundish flan with bold full oMP and denomination 8, technically full but somewhat weak cross and shield, minimal surface corrosion, small edge-split, lightly toned. NGC #5969527-005
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
d062104191003 |
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651 O, with crowned-T (Mastalir Ta) countermark on shield, rare, Mastalir Plate.
S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1489. 24.78 grams. Choice full countermark near center of shield with faint but certain P-O to left and 8-O to right, full king's ordinal IIII, the cross side weak and corroded but with most of 5 of date visible, crack in edge and a few small dark spots. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir
Collection of Countermarked Potosi Cobs and Mastalir's Plate coin, with copy of Herman Moro certificate. |
d112104191004 |
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2) O or E, with crowned-O (Mastalir O4) countermark on cross, unique, Mastalir plate.
KM-19b. 10.16 grams. Very thin from corrosion but with one bold castle and one bold lion above a partial countermark that Mastalir has identified as a crowned O of a unique style, the shield side almost totally blank, darkly toned all over. Pedigreed to the Roberto Mastalir
Collection of Countermarked Potosi Cobs
and Mastalir's Plate coin,
with copy of Herman Moro certificate. |
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, ex-Bahama Coin & Stamp Ltd (rare), NGC VF details / sea salvaged (Shipwreck Label).
26.26 grams. S-M19; KM-45. Solid coin with light surface corrosion, bold mintmark, assayer, and denomination, nearly complete shield and cross, small spot of rust encrustation on rim. With rare original (small) certificate from Bahama Coin & Stamp Ltd (1960s). NGC #5971307-003
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
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$1,795 |
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible.
15.17 grams. Somewhat misshapen from heavy corrosion but with one castle in part of cross clear, lightly toned. |
d062004918086 |
$175
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (pillars and waves).
9.28 grams. Most of pillars-and-waves and cross despite very heavy corrosion and thinning, traces of black toning. |
d062004918093 |
$195
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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1
real, 1669 E, NGC VF details / sea salvaged.
With ROBCAR tag and
certificate #M20135. NGC #5979129-003
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
d072104111003 |
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Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, NGC VF details / sea salvaged.
choice, with generic cert from salvors. NGC #5971307-011
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
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1715 Plate Fleet, east coast of Florida
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, encrusted (as found), ex-Fisher.
26.78 grams. Curious square shape with just enough visible detail to attribute behind a dark veneer of green and gray crust, good weight, desirable early provenance. With original tag and (small) Treasure Salvors certificate #2180 from 1971 hand-signed by Mel Fisher. |
d112104191007 |
$750 |
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4 Reales |
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob
4 reales, Philip V, assayer J. 12.67 grams. Solid coin (no corrosion)
with some shield and cross despite flatness, lightly toned, with white
encrustation in crevices. |
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Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off the coast of Norway
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United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoons, some mints and/or dates visible.
Moderate to heavy corrosion, a few with some details showing.
8 available. |
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$225 each |
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Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada
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France (Paris mint), gold Louis d'or, Louis XV, 1723-A, LL monogram with palm branches, NGC MS 62 / Le Chameau.
NGC #5958105-004
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
d062105055004 |
$4,295 |
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France (Bordeaux mint), gold Louis d'or, Louis XV, 1724-K, NGC MS 62 / Le Chameau.
NGC #5958105-013
"top pop"(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
d062105055013 |
$5,295 |
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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
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Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730 F, NGC Fine details / sea salvaged.
23.03 grams. NGC #5979129-004
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
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Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay
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Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC MS 60 PL / La Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's (1993).
Cal-742; KM-2. Brightly lustrous (per the PL designation) with typical light marks, slightly off-center reverse with minor weakness in center, much encrustation in crevices, desirable original auction pedigree. NGC #5961243-009 (Shipwreck Blue Label). Pedigreed to the Luz (1752) and to the Sotheby's (New York) "Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate" auction of March 1993, with original lot-tag #370. |
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Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada
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France (Dijon mint),
ecu, Louis XV, 1736-P, ex-Auguste Shipwreck Research Collection.
KM-486.16. 27.45 grams. Low-contrast XF+ with light surface corrosion on
obverse only, also odd cracking above head, light toning, rare date for the
mint. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. |
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El Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans
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Pair of Mexico City,
Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF, in promotional "America's First
Silver Dollar" display. |
d072102081001 |
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SS New York, sunk in 1846 off Louisiana
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Mexico City, Mexico,
bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1788FM, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS New York.
Surfaces corroded but with most details visible, slightly bent and holed at
the top. In the 1800s, it was common practice to hole coins so they could be
kept on a string or sewn into clothing for safekeeping. Furthermore, this
coin is a good example of the foreign coins in circulation within the United
States during the 1840s. NGC #1970723-028. |
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SS Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia
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 The SS Republic
began its life as the merchant ship SS Tennessee, launched in
1853. When the Civil War began on April 12, 1861, she was tied up in the
New Orleans harbor. She was then pressed into service as a Confederate
blockade runner named the CSS Tennessee but never escaped the
harbor. After the war, she was sold and renamed the
SS Republic. On her final voyage in October of 1865, she was
carrying passengers and cargo including $400,000 in silver and gold
coins. She got caught in a strong hurricane and sank on Oct. 25, 1865
off the coast of Georgia. In 2003, the wreck was located and a large
amount of rare U.S. gold and silver coins were recovered.
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USA (Philadelphia Mint),
Seated Liberty half dollar, 1854, with arrows, NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck
Effect. According to "The SS Republic Shipwreck Excavation Project: the
Coin Collection" by Q. David Bowers, only 338 Philadelphia-minted 1854
halves were found aboard the SS Republic, a small fraction when compared to
the 3,434 New Orleans-minted halves that were salvaged. NGC #1797738-002. |
d012205140001 |
$495 |
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USA (New Orleans Mint),
Seated Liberty half dollar, 1853-O, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic
Inscribed. Not only is this a desirable type coin from the wreck but the
additional presence of a hand carved A on the obverse makes this a unique
shipwreck coin. One can imagine a bored person in New Orleans errantly
carving this initial into the coin they found in their pocket sometime in
the 1850s or 1860s. NGC #1831167-032. |
d072115031001 |
$550 |
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USA (Philadelphia
Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1855, arrows, NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck
Effect (B) XF, rare. Only 67 recovered from the wreck.
NGC #1797010-007.
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USA (Philadelphia
mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1857, NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck Effect.
NGC #1796656-020.
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$525 |
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USA (Philadelphia
mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1861, US issue, NGC SS Republic /
Shipwreck Effect. NGC #1794605-161. |
d072105062001 |
$595 |
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Schiehallion, sunk in 1879 off the Isle
of Wight, England
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Great Britain (London, England), gold half sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1844, NGC VF details / saltwater damage.
Sp-3859; KM-735.1. 3.91 grams. Matte VF/XF, no problems. With certificate from the salvager. NGC #5969527-002
(Shipwreck Blue Label). |
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RMS Douro, sunk in 1882 off Cape Finisterre, Spain
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London, Great Britain, 1
sovereign, 1871, Queen Victoria, St. George reverse, NGC AU 53 / R.M.S.
Douro Shipwreck. Lightly circulated surfaces with bright luster
remaining, some faint rose gold toning in areas. |
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SS John Barry, sunk in 1944 off the Straits of Oman
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A fascinating piece of
World War II history, these coins were part of a special, secret wartime
cargo of 3 million silver coins sent to fund American oil interests in
Saudi Arabia. They were struck at the Philadelphia Mint and then shipped
aboard the American Liberty ship SS John Barry when it was torpedoed by
U-859 on August 28, 1944 off the Straits of Oman. In 1994, around half
of the coins were salvaged using modern technology from the staggering
depth of 8,500 feet.
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Saudi Arabia (struck at
the Philadelphia Mint), silver riyal, AH1354 (1935). KM-18. All UNC,
some with dark toning and/or minor saltwater corrosion but all fully
detailed. Accompanied with your choice of original salvor's certificate (generic) or a Sedwick photo-certificate.
50 available. |
d052004915010-35,
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$85 each |
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Shipwreck Paper Money: SS Andrea Doria, sunk
in 1956 off Nantucket
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The SS Andrea Doria
was an Italian luxury liner operated by the Italian Line from 1953 to
1956. During her three years of service, she had many transatlantic
voyages and became popular with passengers for her luxury
accommodations and quick speed. On the night of July 25, 1956, the
Andrea Doria collided with the MS Stockholm, a Swedish American
Line passenger liner, while travelling through heavy fog. The
Stockholm's bow penetrated the Andrea Doria's starboard side,
leaving a gaping hole. However, safety measures kept the Andrea Doria
afloat for 11 hours, long enough for the survivors to evacuate. All
together, 46 people died aboard the Andrea Doria while 6 crew
members of the Stockholm were killed.
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Please note there is an
shipping and insurance charge of $17 on any Andrea Doria notes. (Note these pieces are also listed under Paper
Money Category)
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USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935C, serial H58093282E Julian-Snyder, PCGS Currency Grade B, with display box. Very scarce earlier note from this wreck; of the 2,726 silver certificates graded by PCGS Currency in 2006, just under 2.5% were from the 1935C series. PCGS #80016882. Encased in a Lucite holder contained in a display box accompanied by a salvager's certificate and promotional DVD entitled "S.S. Andrea Doria: A Journey of Adventure." |
d072105065010 |
$995 |
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