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several businesses on st.thomas have shipwreck coins for sale. some mounted as rings, pendants and cuff links. personally, i think the best selection is found at "THE PIRATES CHEST". located at the top of paradise point. can either drive up or take the tram. prior to my purchase, i shopped around and found the best selection and prices there. the staff are very helpful in the history of the coins and will provide you with a brief history and authenticity. they have a varied selection from the "atosha"wreck also. check them out, hang out and enjoy the view and sunset, the bushwackers are mighty tasty too.....

One of my best friends, Sean Loughman, owns the Pirate's Chest at Paradise Point. IMHO, he has the best selection, prices and knowledge regarding coins. He is a numistatist (sp?) and treasure hunter himself. When you go in the store ask him to show you what he has found himself, and he will point out many things in the store and bring out some pictures, too. He has coins from the Atocha, as well as many other wrecks (Princess Louisa, El Cazador, Concepcion,etc). And he has coins made from the silver bars that sank with the Atocha in 1622, which aren't as expensive as the real coins, but look like the real coins, as they made molds out of the coins and then melted the bars and poured them into the molds. He evenb has pictures of himself melting the bars down. Very cool stuff. I was up there yesterday and the least expensive coins (and yes, he does have cuff links) were about $20, and the most expensive one I saw (he might have had more expesive onesnot on display) was $5,500.