Durham Treasure Coins
1808 Admiral Gardner Shipwreck Coin
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
INDIA - BRITISH |
| Item Description: |
10CASH 1808 MADRAS PRESIDENCY (4.7g) ADMIRAL GARDNER |
| Full Grade: |
NGC GENUINE |
| Owner: |
Durham Collection |
Owner Comments:
This is a rather cheap shipwreck coin but it is a must have in respect to British/Indian history. The Admiral Gardner was in route to India from London when it sank along with two other ships ~80 miles from London. The "10-Cash" coin was minted at the Soho Mint for the East India Company to be used in India. They also owned the ships that sank. This coin was also one of the first in the world to be minted by a steam-powered coin press. The shipwreck was discovered by a fisherman in 1984. It was estimated that this coin spent ~175 years under the sea.