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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26079012, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/4e8b83d6833f49e4946308df16add8c3.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/239838eb564c4010a508370c55d59e4a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/601b84ced2f64596842922775dcd38f4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Here are two copper cash coins (a 10-cash and a 20-cash), both salvaged in 1985 from the shipwreck of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Gardner_(1797_EIC_ship)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Gardner_(1797_EIC_ship)" rel="nofollow"><i>Admiral Gardner</i></a>, an East Indiaman ship which sank off the coast of England on January 24, 1809, carrying with it most of the original 1808 mintage of these coins, which had been on their way to India.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The coins were struck for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Presidency" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Presidency" rel="nofollow">Madras Presidency</a> in British India. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The 10 (X) cash is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42953.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces42953.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-42953</a> and <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/india-british-madras-presidency-10-cash-km-320-1808-cuid-1178083-duid-1579107" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/india-british-madras-presidency-10-cash-km-320-1808-cuid-1178083-duid-1579107" rel="nofollow">KM-320</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The 20 (XX) cash is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces43218.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces43218.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-43218</a> and <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/india-british-madras-presidency-20-cash-km-322-1808-cuid-1172614-duid-1580027" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/india-british-madras-presidency-20-cash-km-322-1808-cuid-1172614-duid-1580027" rel="nofollow">KM-322</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Both coins do show some seawater corrosion, which is fairly typical on these.&nbsp; To mitigate that somewhat, they do both come housed in a nice information booklet which was produced by Rare Coin Investments in Berkshire in the United Kingdom.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-World Coins of South Florida, <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2025-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.415802/page-3#post-26023838" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-2025-fun-show-report-live-updates-from-the-floor.415802/page-3#post-26023838">from their table</a> at the January 2025 FUN show in Orlando.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">This set of coins is a prize option in <b><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-122-pick-your-prize.416149/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lordm-giveaway-122-pick-your-prize.416149/">my giveaway</a></b>, if you like them.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><img src="https://img.colleconline.com/artefactimg/fce2382df96e4e178fd8741fc4cb7cd0/ab94621c9e0a40be8b4f2e64cdf9566a.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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