Are Dark Tide Relics shipwreck coins authentic?

Every shipwreck coin and artifact sold by Dark Tide Relics is authenticated and accompanied by provenance documentation from recognized authorities such as the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society, NGC, or PCGS, plus a permanent digital provenance record via TreasureCheck.ai.

Which shipwrecks does Dark Tide Relics specialize in?

Dark Tide Relics curates artifacts from the Nuestra Señora de Atocha (1622), Santa Margarita, the 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet, El Cazador (1784), SS Central America (1857), Maravillas, Concepción, and other documented Spanish colonial and American Gold Rush wrecks.

How are orders shipped?

All orders ship via FedEx, fully insured and with adult signature required on delivery.

Does Dark Tide Relics buy shipwreck coins from collectors?

Yes. Dark Tide Relics actively acquires authenticated shipwreck coins and collections. Submissions can be made through the Sell Coins program at darktiderelics.com/sell-coins.

The price is the research.

Most coins in this market are priced on a feeling — what the seller hopes it's worth, or what the last optimistic listing asked. We price the other way: against what these coins actually sell for, and we'll tell you how we got there.

Against the real market, not a guess

Every price on this site is set against live sold data — recent eBay sales, the Heritage and Sedwick auction records, and dealer retail for the exact type, grade, and mint. Asking prices in this hobby run far above what changes hands; we price to the sales, not to the asks.

You're paying for history, and we say so

The silver in an 8 reales is worth about fifty dollars. Everything above that is age, mint, rarity, condition, and documentation — and every dollar of it should be something you can verify. When a coin has no documented wreck, the listing says so and the price comes down to match.

Honest about grade

When a coin carries a "details" grade — cleaned, or environmental damage — we disclose it plainly and price it below a straight-graded example, because that's what the market does.

What we won't do

No fake sale prices. No countdown timers. No "was $2,000, now $1,200." The price is the price we can defend with the record.