Description: TWO 1808 East India Co X Cash Coins - Admiral Gardner Shipwreck coins! Acquired from a coin shop, with COA (The COA accompanied the darker of the two Admiral Gardner coins). Both coins show wear! Over 210 years old! The Admiral Gardner's Final Voyage: These copper coins were minted in England, for the British East India Company (EIC), in 1808.These coins are typically in very good condition since the ship did not make it out of the English Channel, sinking on the treacherous Goodwin Sands at its northern end. On January 24,1809, the Admiral Gardner set sail through the English Channel, headed for India. Not long into the voyage, a sudden and violent storm hit the Channel just off Dover. The Captain and his crew tried desperately to ride out the storm, but to no avail as the ship succumbed to the wind and ocean. The ship ran aground on the Goodwin Sands of the English Channel and, by the next morning, the ship was submerged by the unrelenting ocean. The shipwreck carried with it a precious cargo of 48 tons of East India Company copper coins for use as currency for native workers in India. The coins were minted in Birmingham for use by the East India Company in the Madras Presidency. It would be nearly 200 years before the treasure of the Admiral Gardner would see the light of day once again. The really interesting part of this shipwreck is the depiction published in the newspaper and the eyewitness account of the shipwreck...lots of history! Thank you for looking! Please ask any questions...any time!
Price: 35.99 USD
Location: Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2023-11-03T13:31:28.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Circulated/Uncirculated: Circulated
Historical Period: British
Composition: Copper
Year: 1808
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: India
Certification: Uncertified
