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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 3168242, member: 4910&quot;]I received an email today from an Argentina man who asked me:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Dear, I have a moby-dick coin and I would like to sell it, could you help me with that?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>He must have seen my website &quot;Coins in Movies - Moby Dick&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I asked him for pictures of his coin and he replied and sent me these two:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_received_argentina_mo_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Ecuador doubloon 1839 obverse</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_received_argentina_mo_02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Ecuador doubloon 1839 reverse</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;Moby Dick Coin&quot; is an Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843. It is the coin that whaling ship Captain Ahab nails to the mast as a reward for the sailor who spots Moby Dick, the great white whale.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are valuable coins and sell for $5,000 or more (from Heritage Auctions past sales)</p><p><br /></p><p>What should I advise the man?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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