1808 EIC East India Company Shipwreck Coin From ADMIRAL GARDNER / Ship Wreck
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1808 EIC East India Company SHIPWRECK Coinfrom the East Indian Ship ADMIRAL GARDNER.
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1808 Coin EIC Coin This recovered coin is from the Shipwreck of the EIC Ship the ADMIRAL GARDNER. The ship was bound for India loaded with trade goods and newly minted EIC Coin. The Admiral Gardner did not get very far on her voyage to India being wrecked on the Goodwin Sands off the Kent Coast on 24th January 1809.
This coin is one of thes...e copper EIC coins minted the previous year in 1808.As can be seen from the photo's the coin still has very good detail on both sides with some slight sea-bed wear on both sides.Along with the coin I will include two pages of information on the ship and cargo and wreck and the Captains report on the loss of the ship.
An interesting Georgian ship wreck and Eastv India Company coin.