Search For Shipwreck Treasure All Along This Legendary Delaware Beach

The Delaware coast has always been a busy spot for ship traffic, thanks to the Delaware Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and all of the other waterways in the area. In the years before lighthouses and even complicated radar systems worked to keep ships safe, storms and poor navigational choices led to dozens of shipwrecks along the coast. One particular spot claimed a whole lot of ships, and you can still find evidence of the wrecks today at Coin Beach in Delaware.

The Indian River Inlet is one of the most storied stretches of the East Coast.

The currents and rocky shores led to many shipwrecks and stranded sailors off the coast.

Some of the most famous shipwrecks that were lost near the Inlet include the Faithful Steward in September 1785, the DeBraak in 1789, and the Count Durant in 1783.

Nowadays, any time there's a big storm off the inlet coast, Delaware's treasure hunters gather at the beach. After the seas get angry, they tend to wash up some remnants from the wrecks onto the shore.

All sorts of old coins have been found by those who search the sands at Coin Beach! These old trinkets and tokens each have a story to tell.

If you don't have any luck finding treasure yourself, head to the Indian River Lifesaving Station Museum to see a display of coins that have washed up near the Inlet.

Even if you don't come home with a piece of history in your pocket, visiting Coin Beach and the Indian River Inlet is sure to be a treasured memory.

The best time to go coin hunting is after a big storm has churned up the seabed. Keep an eye on the forecasts!

For another fascinating story about the Indian River Inlet, read The Deadly History Of This Delaware Bridge Is Terrifying But True.