Hello everyone. Here is a new thread that I came up with. Today is all about Shipwreck coins OR one's with ships on them. I know not all of us have a shipwreck coin and that's why. Here is my 1783 2R from the El Cazador shipwreck. Got this for around a little over $100. It came with some literature authenticated (slabbed) with a nice wood case. If you have one, then please do post. Thanks! Everyone should have one in their collection, Arrrr there matey! Post 'em if you got 'em....
Coin from the cargo of the Admiral Gardner. https://eicships.threedecks.org/ships/s815/s815_index.html
A coin with just a Ship on it. Attendance is low on today's Coin Talk. Which makes some of these "Post Your" threads a bit sparce on participation but still fun to post on. Thank Sal. H.M.S. New Brunswick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Brunswick_(1790)
The Frigate, Santiago. https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/aborig/nwca/nwcam15e.html https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20891.html
I don't have any slabbed certified shipwreck coins anymore. I've had a few of the 1783 8R from the El Cazador coins over the years...some in better shape than the others. One I probably should have kept one, but years back the price was climbing on those I passed them on to someone who wanted them more than I Since then they have doubled in price. I have a 1707 Portugal 200 Reis and a 1725 gold piece that I'd like to think were on a ship and pirate/parrot approved
My only shipwreck salaged coin. I have owned others, but sold them. From a well protected pile on the SS Central America. I have many pieces with ships on them. This half noble is from the reign of British king, Edward III. He introduced gold coinage to the British Isles after the 1066 conquest. The ship shown on this piece is called a cog. Although it's never been linked, this style of ship played a big role in the British naval victory over the French in the Battle of Sluys (pronounced "Sloos") at the beginning of the Hundred Years War in June 1340. Model of a Cog Here's a Civil War token with the Monitor on it. All, but the Monitor varieties that are called Indiana Primitives, are common tokens, but they bring good prices because they are very popular with collectors. Here is one of the Indiana Primitive pieces. Henry Higgins, who made the Indiana Primitive tokens made a copy of the piece shown above to make his token.
