The Knapton
Collection.
The most complete, esoteric, shipwreck collection ever curated - over 300+ NGC-certified coins from the rarest wrecks ever to yield numismatic treasure.
The work that defines my career.
For years I've been working with the Knapton family to shape the most complete, esoteric, shipwreck collection ever curated. Today I can finally share what we've built.
The Knapton Collection contains over 300+ NGC-certified shipwreck coins spanning four centuries of maritime history - from Spanish treasure galleons of the 1600s, to coins recovered from pirate vessels, to specimens that survived the naval battles of WWI.
Several pieces are the sole example recovered from their respective wrecks, making them irreplaceable artifacts of history.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime collection - and you'll want to see it.
A walk through the collection.
A short tour through one tray of The Knapton Collection - every coin NGC-certified, every coin recovered from a documented shipwreck.
What you're seeing here is just a fraction. The full collection spans 300+ pieces across four centuries of maritime history.
A survey of the seas.
Spanish Treasure Galleons
Coins from 17th-century New World fleets that vanished beneath Caribbean and Atlantic waters.
Pirate Wrecks
Specimens from vessels lost while flying the black flag - direct artifacts of the Golden Age of Piracy.
WWI Naval Battles
Coins that went down with warships in the great naval engagements of the early 20th century.
Sole-Known Examples
Multiple coins that are the only specimen ever recovered from their respective shipwrecks.
Selected rarities from the collection.
This catalog isn't the full 300+ coin archive - it's a curated showcase of some of the rarest and most historically significant specimens from The Knapton Collection. Browse highlighted pieces by wreck name, denomination, or metal type, each with its NGC certification and the story of the shipwreck it came from.
View Featured CoinsA dedicated home for the collection.
The Knapton Collection website
An online catalog featuring every coin in the collection alongside the full history of the shipwreck it came from - currently in development.
The History Round Table series
A companion video series exploring each shipwreck and its surviving coins, launching on the History Round Table YouTube channel.