Treasure

TREASURE! describes the author's personal journey with shipwreck treasure coins.The book is profusely illustrated with color photos, and includes full page pictures of 88 coins and medals.

Daniel Sedwick in his foreword says:

The concept of collecting coins from shipwrecks is relatively new, practically unheard of before the 1960s, when metal detectors and scuba diving began to make shipwreck salvage commercially viable. Since that time, coins that were previously considered melt-value items have taken on new lives as historical objects, tangible relics from maritime tragedies related to storms, war, piracy or navigational error (and combinations thereof). What better way to appreciate history than to hold in your own hands actual objects that were there firsthand?

This latest work from Peter Jones describes his collecting journey through several centuries and nationalities worth of shipwrecks around the world. Peter did not just collect the coins?he collected the histories, and he spent countless hours researching and writing about the journeys that brought each coin to him. In many ways, this book is inspired by and expanded from Tom Sebring's 1986 classic Treasure Tales. Indeed Peter is very much like Tom was?eminently curious about every topic and eager to share every bit of knowledge to be found.

Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Publication Date: April 28, 2022
Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Pages: 398