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Description

The listing, "Admiral Gardner" shipwreck coin has ended.

This listing is for an coin found in the Admiral Gardner shipwreck.This ship went down in the 1800's. Coin in protective case with story of the Admiral Gardner and certificate of authenticity as shown. Will ship first class mail.

Questions & Comments

very cool listing

Feb 12th, 2010 at 11:10:33 AM PST by

Thank you

Feb 12th, 2010 at 11:13:53 AM PST by

what kind of coin is it?

Feb 14th, 2010 at 1:07:50 AM PST by

A very old coin from a shipwreck. I am not sure what metal it is made from if that is what you wanted to know. Sorry.

Feb 14th, 2010 at 5:44:47 AM PST by

Very nice listing, wish I had the credits to bid on that baby.

Feb 14th, 2010 at 9:16:53 PM PST by

I'm sorry for that. I hope that I will find more and be able to get them up soon.

Feb 14th, 2010 at 10:46:19 PM PST by

it is cupric and was made for the east India trading company the ship went down in a hurricane

Feb 15th, 2010 at 12:36:41 PM PST by

Cool, I didn't even know that!

Feb 15th, 2010 at 3:26:39 PM PST by

my only concern is that the coin was cleaned. It is shiny as if it was just minted and the ship went down 200 years ago... was in the ocean for who knows how long. and not a speck of rust.

Feb 15th, 2010 at 12:38:27 PM PST by

It does seem that it was, there is some dirt(?) on it, but not as much as you would expect.

Feb 15th, 2010 at 3:26:27 PM PST by

that coin had to have been cleaned if it was in a saline environment for even a week it would have formed green oxidation and. the ship sank in 1809 and was not brought up until 1984. 175 years in the ocean with that salt and those coins would not be shiny. heres a site dedicated to the shipwreck and this link shows pictures of the coins on the bottom
http://www.eicships.info/ships/s815/salvpic1.htm

Feb 15th, 2010 at 4:39:00 PM PST by

Cool, you know how to do your research.

Feb 15th, 2010 at 5:36:55 PM PST by

Very cool.

Feb 16th, 2010 at 1:34:52 PM PST by

Thank you.

Feb 16th, 2010 at 3:35:19 PM PST by

With that neat picture skask provided, it appears there were other coins on the ship. The ones the diver is looking at are waaay to big to be this coin. Then there are the smaller coins a few feet back. Regardless, what a neat item.

Feb 16th, 2010 at 7:17:17 PM PST by

Thank you. I was indeed nice of skask to find more info on this item for us all. I found it very interesting as I have had the piece for over 10 years without really knowing what it was. That is why I wanted them to go to collectors who will really appreciate them.

Feb 16th, 2010 at 7:34:33 PM PST by

whoever gets this is very lucky

Feb 17th, 2010 at 10:28:45 AM PST by

"Admiral Gardner" shipwreck coin is in the Collectibles | Coins category