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LOT 3497
East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 20 Cash. Dated 1808. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
EAST INDIA COMPANY, arms of the East India Company, date below / Persian legend, XX.CASH. in exergue. Stevens 5.122; Pridmore 198; KM 321. Extremely Fine.(9.22gr, 31mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Footnotes
The Admiral Gardner was wrecked in January 1809, with its cargo, a large number of East India Company X and XX copper cash coins, belonging to Matthew Boulton. The wreck was found in 1984 and some coins were salvaged in 1985 during a licensed dive.
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LOT 3497
East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 20 Cash.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
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East India Company. Admiral Gardner Shipwreck CU 20 Cash. Dated 1808. From wreck of the Admiral Gardner.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
EAST INDIA COMPANY, arms of the East India Company, date below / Persian legend, XX.CASH. in exergue. Stevens 5.122; Pridmore 198; KM 321. 9.22gr, 31mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The Admiral Gardner was wrecked in January 1809, with its cargo, a large number of East India Company X and XX copper cash coins, belonging to Matthew Boulton. The wreck was found in 1984 and some coins were salvaged in 1985 during a licensed dive.
