Silver Remembers Where It Sank.“In 1715, a Spanish fleet heavy with silver sailed into a hurricane off the Florida coast and never sailed out. Three centuries on, the reales still wash ashore after storms — and Florida Man still walks the tide line, collecting what the Gulf forgot to keep.”
1 oz .999 SilverTideglass Finish™First Tide Release of 150Honoring the 1715 FleetYear 2026
Matched pair:
✦ Edge-numbered 001–150 · One number, three places · 2% of net proceeds back to the Sea
The objectOriginal art shaped in real silver.
The editionFirst Tide Release of 150 · High‑Water Mark 500.
The houseFrom the team behind Certified Rare Coin Auctions, est. 2002.
Florida Man Mint LLC is a private mint. Our coins are .999 fine silver collectibles. They’re not legal tender, and we’re not affiliated with the United States Mint. We independently set the retail price of each collectible release. Our prices are not indexed to the silver market.
The Sea · 1 oz .999 Silver · Tideglass Finish™ · First Tide Release of 150
Not slabbed. Treasure-cased. Every coin ships Treasure-cased in Florida Man Mint™’s own crystal-clear collector holder, built to be opened: glove on, thumb the latch, feel the weight, read the number on the edge, put her back. The label is no paper insert: it’s a struck Rare Metal label, minted like the coin it guards, carrying the coin number and Authentication ID beneath a scannable seal that verifies in the live Official Registry.
Each standard Florida Man Mint™ release begins with a strictly numbered First Tide Release of 150 coins. If collector demand is strong, Florida Man Mint™ may authorize additional standard-release coins, but the total mintage for each design will never rise past its High-Water Mark of 500 pieces. Only coins numbered 001–150 qualify as the official First Tide Release.
Each coin’s number is engraved into its edge and matched to its numbered Certificate and Official Registry record. One number, three places to compare. Your own numbered piece of the Florida story.
A Florida story, with a number of its own. Every Florida Man Mint coin pairs original artwork in silver with a numbered certificate and a record in our Official Registry.
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Individually numbered certificate — your First Tide Release number, 001–150, hand-signed by Florida Man.
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Entered in the Official Registry — compare the number on your coin's edge with its certificate and Registry record. Your Authentication ID opens the record for that coin.
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Treasure-cased 1 oz .999 fine silver — assayed and verified, Treasure-cased behind a struck Rare Metal label (never paper) before it ever sees a box.
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A Florida story to keep — original artwork, silver you can hold, and a place in the numbered edition. A 4x6 numbered certificate, story postcard, velvet pouch and the Florida Man Mint box complete the presentation.
Laser-engraved into the edge — every coin's number is cut into the silver itself. Shown: the Founder's Coin, No. 000.
Each standard Florida Man Mint™ release begins with a strictly numbered First Tide Release of 150 coins. If collector demand is strong, Florida Man Mint™ may authorize additional standard-release coins, but the total mintage for each design will never rise past its High-Water Mark of 500 pieces. Only coins numbered 001–150 qualify as the official First Tide Release.
The certificate swears to the coin. The coin backs it in silver.
The Gulf keeps secrets — your certificate does not. Every legend of the Sea is numbered and entered in Florida Man Mint's Official Registry. Its number ties the story in silver to a record you can check.
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First Tide Release · numbered 001–150 — each certificate signed and matched to its coin.
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Sworn into the Official Registry — the number on the coin's edge matches its certificate and Registry record. Enter its Authentication ID to consult the ledger.
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Treasure-cased 1 oz .999 fine silver — struck Rare Metal label, assayed at the mint. No legend ships unverified.
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A legend with its own record — a place in the numbered edition, a story in silver, and the details to pass along with it: a 4x6 numbered certificate, story postcard, velvet pouch and the Florida Man Mint box.
Laser-engraved into the edge — every coin's number is cut into the silver itself. Shown: the Founder's Coin, No. 000.
Each standard Florida Man Mint™ release begins with a strictly numbered First Tide Release of 150 coins. If collector demand is strong, Florida Man Mint™ may authorize additional standard-release coins, but the total mintage for each design will never rise past its High-Water Mark of 500 pieces. Only coins numbered 001–150 qualify as the official First Tide Release.
The certificate swears to the coin. The coin backs it in silver.
The Gulf gave us every legend. We give back to the Sea.
Florida Man Mint™ is a proud Harbor Partner with Mote Marine Laboratory, a world-renowned, independent nonprofit advancing marine science and conservation. 2% of net proceeds from every coin sold supports Mote's mission — helping scientists, educators and innovators work toward a healthier, more sustainable ocean.
Proud Harbor Partner
Net proceeds means a coin's purchase price less applicable taxes, shipping, and payment-processing fees. Contributions are unrestricted, helping Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium advance its overall mission.
You have read the Sand's ledger. But the Gulf keeps its darkest treasure after midnight — storms, shipwrecks, and silver that doesn't ask permission. The other half of the legend is waiting.
Two Worlds · One Legend
Even outlaws need a sunrise.
Trade the storm for sunshine — treasure maps, palm shade, and tales worth telling twice. The Sand remembers what the water forgets, and it has been keeping your seat warm.
The High Tide Society
Est. 2026 · The Inner Tide
Members Only · The Inner Tide
The Gulf pays its members first.
Most of what we strike reaches the shelf. The best of it never does. The High Tide Society is the inner circle of Florida Man Mint — the collectors the tide finds first, four to six times a year, every year.
Here is how it works on our side of the water. Four to six times a year the Mint strikes a coin that will never be sold to the public. Not late, not re-released, not “back by popular demand.” Four hundred and fifty pieces, struck once, offered only to members, and then the die retires to the bottom of a very deep drawer. Miss a tide and that legend belongs to somebody else forever.
Membership is one seat, one price, no fine print with teeth. You get first claim on every member strike, the lowest numbers we mint, and a letter we actually enjoy writing. It is a privilege sworn under the lantern — and the Founding roll is open.
Plainly, so nobody is surprised: the seat does not include a coin. Every member-only strike, The High Tide included, is bought separately at its own price, in a window only members can enter. The seat is the key; the coins are the treasure behind the door.
What the tide carries in
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The Founding Suite
No. __Your numbered black metal Member card, and your name sworn onto the printed Charter of the First Tide — signed, sealed, unmistakably yours.
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The First Fifteen
No. 001–015The first fifteen serials of every strike are held for members to pick — the elusive low numbers collectors chase hardest and hold longest.
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Member-Only Coins
4–6 / yearFour to six coins a year minted exclusively for High Tide members, each bought separately at its own price. Never on the public shelf — when the tide goes out, they’re gone.
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The High Tide Letter
A members-only dispatch of brand-new Florida Man tales and myths, drop intel, and mint news — the stories surface here before anywhere else. The Gulf remembers its first ten — and everyone who reads closely.
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The Member Postcard
A unique, printable Florida Man Mint postcard — a tale on one side, your words on the other, and your personal crew code printed on every card. Mail it to a future legend: they claim with your code, you both win, and the Ledger writes the chapter.
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First Water Rights™
First at the waterEvery new release opens to the Society in a private window before the public tide. No scrambling, no rigged scarcity — the early water is simply yours.
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Merchandise & Member Incentives
In the worksMember-only merchandise from the Mint and a growing set of personal incentives for the roll — first looks, early words, the odd surprise in the box. Members hear about each one first.
Your Member Postcard
A new tale and image surface every week. One card, true postcard size — 6 × 4 inches. Print it, add a stamp in the corner, write your legend, and mail it.
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Print it, stamp it. Your crew code rides along on every card.
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Mail it to a future legend — the analog kind of viral.
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They claim with your code: you both win, and the Ledger writes the chapter.
Florida Man Mint™Greetings from the Gulf · Two Worlds. One Legend.
A Florida Man Tale
— Florida Man
Crew CodeFM-TIDE-013A friend claims with it · you both win · the Ledger writes the chapter
Place Stamp Here
Official FM Mint ✦ 2026 ✦
To: A Future Legend
Every legend mails true
✦ Your digital crew-code postcard is on its way — share it with a future legend and earn your way toward the High Tide Society. ✦
One Seat · First at the Water $129per year · renewed by your hand, never auto-charged · coins sold separately · leave whenever the tide turns
$129 buys one year in the Society. Coins are purchased separately.
Both FacesThe FaceThe PileCertificateStory PostcardThe Relic
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The Sand · Release I
First Tide Release of 150 · High‑Water Mark 500
1 oz.999 Fine Silver
Tideglass™Finish
39 mmDiameter
Made InFlorida
First TideRelease of 150
◈ Your number is engraved into the coin’s edge — matched to your numbered Certificate and logged in the Official Registry. One number, three places. A Florida legend with a record of its own.
◈ Not slabbed. Treasure-cased. Your coin ships in a crystal-clear archival holder with a struck Rare Metal label. Metal, never paper.
In the box: the Treasure-cased coin · 4x6 numbered certificate · 4x6 story postcard · navy velvet pouch · one Keeper's Glove (white for the Sand, black for the Sea) — shipped in the Florida Man Mint box.
◈ Ships free. Every order goes USPS Priority Mail®, insured, at no charge. Need it tomorrow? Overnight is available at checkout.
✦ 2% of net proceeds from every coin sold goes back to the Sea.
Treasure-CasedNot slabbed. Struck metal label.
Limited MintagesLow numbers. Edge-engraved.
Secure OrderingSafe, encrypted checkout.
Supports the Ocean2% of net proceeds from every coin sold.