Cornwall
Dollar Cove, Gunwalloe
Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Coins and tokens
Wreck timberPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Spanish silver dollars from an 18th century wreck, traditionally dated to a 1780s storm loss
The cove is named after silver Spanish dollars dated 1765 to 1777 that have occasionally been found from a wrecked Spanish ship said to have carried two and a half tons of coin. Accounts differ on the ship's identity.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
strong currents, rockfall, incoming tide
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