Admiral Gardner Shipwreck Coins

I got some odd things when I went through my father's coins. He never mentioned to me that he collected coins, so I figured he just threw them in a box. I found an encased coin with a Certificate of Authenticity. I did a search and found that there was a wrecked Admiral Gardner and whoever found it is selling their coins. The coin is dated 1808. I will keep it in my box of "odd" things. I doubt it isn't going to make me rich, but because it belonged to my father, I'll keep it

 

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Is it like this one courtesy of eBay?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2953150057...5338904992&toolid=20006&customid=255_255_255&



LordM is right.. common but for sure a cool collectible piece of shipwreck history.

 

I gave one to my daughter-in-law in Galveston who is a Marine Biologist. Fun history.

 

Shipwreck coins are fun to collect. Not worth lots but fun.

 

I have read that only 28,000 coins were recovered from the wreck.
I think these lions have monkey faces.
If your interested in information.
https://eicships.threedecks.org/ships/s815/s815_index.html

 

Here is mine!

 

Nice!!definitely keep it.

 

Very nice coin! Now I want one.
Thanks all for sharing!

 

I have one but no photo of it. They are on the inexpensive side if I remember correctly. At least mine was when I bought it years ago.

 

I like your XX cash coin. I had forgot there was a X and also an XX issue.

 

I didn't notice either until you just mentioned it,
apparently there are 10 cash(X) and 20 cash (XX) varieties for these

 

My East India Company 20 Cash took another ship and made it to India:


East India Company, Madras Presidency 20 Cash, Soho, 1808
Copper, 30 mm, 9.45 gm, KM-322

Obverse:
Coat of arms of the Company
EAST INDIA COMPANY / AUSPICIO REGIS & SENATUS ANGLIA / 1808

Reverse:
Persian Arabic "Twenty cash make four falus"
(The falus was a small Mughal copper coin)
XX.CASH

Notes:
These coins were struck at the Birmingham (England) Soho Mint by the Company in 1808.
One rupee was worth 960 cash making this coin 1/48 of a rupee.

 

Thanks

 

This caught my interest too

 

So cool

 

You are so famous

 

Oh you don’t get a like for that one.

 

Are they all 1808?

 

Seems odd they'd print "184-year-old coin" when it won't be true for long.