From the pictures circulating on social media ... “My wife and I have been collecting sand dollars and shells for years on the Wildwood beaches,” he said. In the past, they’ve used them ...

Most people see sand dollars only after they're deceased. Those white "shells" found along the beach are their skeletons; when the marine animal is alive, its pigment can vary from a rich reddish ...

You can find them in most Lowcountry gift shops — those sun-bleached, disc-like “shells” of sand dollars, popular as decorations and souvenirs. Each cookie-shaped, calcium carbonate skeleton ...