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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dafydd, post: 25670388, member: 86815&quot;]Here&#039;s an interesting coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641740[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641741[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641742[/ATTACH]</p><p>And another</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641743[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641744[/ATTACH]</p><p>This one is from HMS Association</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641745[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1641746[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And here is an interesting narrative from the diver who actually raised this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here we have a Rare&nbsp;&nbsp; CHARLES II&nbsp; HALFCROWN 1670 which was probably in EF condition but has suffered a bit of corrosion&nbsp;&nbsp; during 300 years on the seabed . I say &#039;rare&#039; as we don&#039;t have many coins left to sell from the wreck . . It is 33mm diameter and weighs in at good weight of 13.61 gms&nbsp; . I am afraid there are very few nice coins left from the salvage of this wreck especially crowns and there will not be any more coming up from the wreck&nbsp; as it is now in the hands of the archaeologists because it has been falsely protected .This means that we no longer protect it and there have been&nbsp; scavengers out there although we thoroughly salvaged it over 25 years so there is not too much left to find.&nbsp;&nbsp; These were recovered&nbsp; from the ASSOCIATION sunk 1707 on The Isles of Scilly in what turned out to be one of Britain&#039;s worst maritime disaster due to the loss of life . The Association was the flagship Of Admiral Sir Clowdisley Shovell and was returning to England following a protracted period at sea.&nbsp; They not only&nbsp; come complete with a certificate of authenticity signed by us , the salvors and it also has&nbsp; photo&#039;s of the coin which is numbered and&nbsp; referenced to the certificate. (The certificate shown is for a different coin but you can see what the cert will be like !!!.) PLUS a card showing the pair of us handing in some of the treasure and in a lovely presentation Box[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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