Ships have been the topic of coin designers since the Phoenicians took to the seas. In modern times there have been hundreds of issues featuring all different types of watercraft, from Thor Heyerdahl’s raft that crossed the Pacific to multiple aircraft carriers, cruise liners and submarines. One of the more ubiquitous ship coins is the British Half Penny first issued in 1937 that features the “Golden Hind,” Sir Francis Drake’s famous galleon. If your collecting interest are inclined toward maritime issues, we have hundreds of ship coins for you to peruse. Happy sailing!

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Cook Islands Ina and the Shark $3 1987ND Pick 1 Crisp Uncirculated

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Cook Islands – Ina and the Shark – $3 – 1987(ND) – Pick 1 -Crisp Uncirculated — Ina was the love of Tinirau, the god of the ocean who lived on a floating island. One day Ina jumped into the sea in search of Tinirau, but since the sea was so restless, she was continually tossed back to shore by its gigantic waves. She enlisted the help of some fish to help her swim, but they were too small to carry her, so in her frustration, she beat them with a stick, permanently marking their bodies. This is how the angelfish got their black stripes. Eventually a shark agreed to carry her on his back. For the journey she took some coconuts with her, for food and drink. After some time, Ina became thirsty, so the shark raised his dorsal fin so that she could crack a coconut and quench her thirst. A bit later Ina became thirsty again and this time she cracked the coconut on the shark’s head. One version of the story says that this is how the hammerhead shark came about. Another story says that this is why there is a bump on a shark’s head, which is to this day called Ina’s bump. Reeling from the pain, the shark tossed Ina off his back dove below the waters, leaving her to flounder in the sea. Fortunately, Tekea the Great, the king of all sharks rose from the bottom of the sea and rescued Ina, carrying her to Tinirau’s island where the lovers were finally reunited. This crisp uncirculated banknote would make a nice addition to any collection of sealife or world banknotes. Over the next few months we will be aggressively searching out and obtaining wildlife banknotes, so feel free to bookmark this page and come back often to see the new additions to our collection.

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Bulgaria Old Ship Radetsky 100 Leva 1992 Proof Silver Crown

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Bulgaria – Old Ship Radetsky – 100 Leva – 1992 – Proof Silver Crown

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Fifteen 15 Ship Coins from Fifteen 15 Different Countries All BU

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For years I have been trying to find enough quantities of nice, brilliant uncirculated world coins with a ship motif, and have finally succeeded. This beautiful set of coins represents fifteen different “ship” coins from fifteen different countries. The countries represented are: Cyprus, Eastern Caribbean States, Gambia, Gibraltar, Greece, Great Britain, Isle of Man, Israel, South Korea, Kuwait, Maldives, Portugal, Qatar and South Africa. This set would make a beautiful and unique gift for any young numismatist or collector of ship and/or world coins.

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Belarus USS Constitution 20 Roubles 2010 Hologram Proof Silver Crown KM-235

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1986 China 5 Yuan Empress of China Matte Proof 69 Silver Coin

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This is a 1986 Chinese 5 Yuan silver coin Graded Matte Proof 69 by NGC. This is one of only 75,000 coins issued.

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Belarus Sailing Ship Sedov 20 Roubles 2008 Hologram Proof Silver Crown KM-191 COA

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Belarus – Sailing Ship Sedov – 20 Roubles – 2008 – Hologram Proof Silver Crown – KM-191 – COA – The STS Sedov, is a 4-masted steel barque that for almost 80 years was the largest traditional sailing ship in operation. Originally built as a German cargo ship, the Sedov is today a sail training vessel, training cadets from the universities of Murmansk, Saint Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. She participates regularly in the big maritime international events as a privileged host and has also been a regular participant in the The Tall Ships’ Races. This coin is another example of the quality coinage being produced by the Mennica Polska (Polish Mint), a beautiful hologram proof silver crown struck from 28.28 grams of .925 silver for an Actual Silver Weight (ASW) of .8410 ounces of pure silver. Only 25,000 of these coins were issued worldwide. It comes in a hard plastic capsule with a Certificate of Authenticity from the Polish Mint.

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Tuvalu 100th Anniversary of the Titanic $1 2012 Color Proof Silver Crown Mint Case & COA

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Tuvalu Young Collectors Pirates William Kidd $1 2011 BU Colored Coin Descriptive Card

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This legal tender One Dollar coin comes as shown with a descriptive card from the Perth Mint.

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British Virgin Islands Admiral Horatio Nelson $30 2008 5 Oz Proof Silver Crown

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British Virgin Islands – Admiral Horatio Nelson – $30 – 2008 – 5 Ounce Proof Silver Crown

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Cook Islands Ark Royal 2006 One Dollar Crown BU

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Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Ark Royal” was the flagship of Queen Elizabeth’s navy in its fight against the Spanish Armada. She saw service from 1588 till 1636. If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.

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Cook Islands Christian Den Syvende 2006 One Dollar Crown BU

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Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Christian den Syvende,” built in 1767 for Denmark’s schizophrenic Monarch, King Christian VII, was a massive three-decked ship of the line. It had 90 guns and a crew of 849 men and saw about 40 years of service! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or truly impressive ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.

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Franklin Mint History of US Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor 1941 45mm Proof Bronze Medal

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Cook Islands Famous Naval Battles Midway $1 2011 Proof Silver Crown Mint Box & COA

$124.99

This beautiful proof silver crown comes as issued by the Perth Mint in a presentation case with an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

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Tuvalu Young Collectors Pirates Henry Morgan $1 2011 BU Color Coin Display Card

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Tuvalu – Young Collectors – Pirate Henry Morgan – $1 – 2011 – BU Color Coin – Display Card – This coin portrays Sir Henry Morgan, one of history’s most ruthless pirates. Morgan was born to a Welsh farming family in about 1635. Admiral and privateer Morgan made a name for his activities in the Caribbean. He was one of the most successful and pitiless pirates who sailed in the Spanish Main. Notorious for his habit of torturing hapless captives for information, he was knighted for his role in maintaining British interests in the sacking of Panama in 1670. Morgan accumulated several plantations and immense wealth, paid for by his ill-gotten “pieces-of-eight”. Fond of rum, differing reports have Morgan dying of “dropsy” or tuberculosis in 1688. Morgan was buried in Palisades Cemetery in Jamaica. Ironically, the cemetery disappeared when it sank beneath the waves in the earthquake of 1692. Struck by the Perth Mint from aluminium-bronze, the coin is issued as legal tender under authority of the government of Tuvalu and comes on a display card as shown.

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British Virgin Islands Admiral Horatio Nelson $10 2008 Proof Silver Crown Mint Box & COA

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S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands Explorer Shackleton 2 Pounds 2004 BU

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S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands – Explorer Shackleton – 2 Pounds – 2004 – Brilliant Uncirculated – – Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

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S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands Explorer Shackleton 2 Pounds 2001 BU

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S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Islands – Explorer Shackleton – 2 Pounds – 2001 – Brilliant Uncirculated – – Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton

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Cook Islands Admiral Horatio Nelson $1 2008 Prooflike

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Cook Islands – Admiral Horation Nelson – $1 – 2008 – Prooflike

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Nicaragua Miguel de Larreynaga 10 Cordobas 2002 Pick 191 Crisp Uncirculated

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Nicaragua – Miguel de Larreynaga – 10 Cordobas – 2002 – Pick 191 – Crisp Uncirculated

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Cape Verde 2 Coin Set Sailships Senhor das Areias & Carvalho 50 & 10 Escudos 1994

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Cape Verde – 2 Coin Set – Sailships Senhor das Areias & Carvalho – 50 & 10 Escudos – 1994

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Cook Islands Mary Rose 2006 One Dollar Crown BU

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Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the English carrack, the “Mary Rose,” saw service from 1510 until her sinking on July 18th of 1545 during an engagement with the Spanish Armada. Apparently the crew forgot to close the lower decks gun ports as she heeled to in a breeze causing her to fill with water drowning all but 35 of her undisciplined crew! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.

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Cook Islands Chesapeake 2006 One Dollar Crown BU

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Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “USS Chesapeake”, a 36-gun sailing frigate of the U.S. Navy, was one of the six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794. She saw service from 1799 until May 20th 1813 when she was defeated by HMS Shannon. It was from the deck of the “Chesapeake” that the immortal command “Don’t give up the ship!” was uttered. If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.

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Cook Islands Redoubtable 2006 One Dollar Crown BU

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Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the French vessel “Redoutable”, launched as “Suffren” in 1791, saw service all the way from mutiny to Trafalgar. It was from Redoutable that a French marksman shot Lord Horatio Nelson! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.

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Gibraltar World War II Pearl Harbor 1999 0ne Crown BU

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If your collection of world coins includes World War II commemorative issues, then this is the place for you! Listed on this site you will find dozens of world coins issued by a number of different countries, all of them with World War II themes. These 39 millimeter sized crowns are all in uncirculated condition and will make a very nice addition to any world coins collection.

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