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Valued Member
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philpinas peso. PRECISELY!
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Valued Member
United States
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"It looks like a 1/2 reale or 1 reale Spanish Colonial coin."
thx for the info.
i had a feeling it wasnt US coin but I was afraid to allow myself to know that.
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United States
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 Hondacobra, I don't know if its you or the shot of Polish Vodka I just had, but this is the funniest post I have ever seen here! |
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United States
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yea I just joined up here because I'm currently banned for 30 days from bimmerforums.com for being "too funny"
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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supposedly a spanish 1808 coin from a shipwreck. amazing condition if the story is actually true. It's from the East India Company (British) it's a X (10) Cash, here's mine:   |
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Canada
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And yes, most of them did come from the sunken Admiral Gardner ship that sank when carrying tons of these coins, including mine.
They're harder to find with good details and luster (like mine).
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Valued Member
United States
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O would have thought the copper should have turned green and dissolved but I guess without oxygen at the bottom of the mud it can be preserved well
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Valued Member
United States
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I have one of those X Cash coins from the Admiral Gardner shipwreck. Pretty neat coin I think, and very much documented so it is probably the best way to own some real sunken treasure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like the older US coins....you get history + precious metals content.....better than bullion which can be boring. Gotta mix it up |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yea this forum is great we dont get banned for having a sense of humor ( glad this isn't a penny posting then I would have had to "cents" and War Nickel its definately the vodka! I think? |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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supposedly a spanish 1808 coin from a shipwreck. amazing condition if the story is actually true. The story is true. It also cause a nice little fight between the East India Company and Matthew Boulton. The EIC thought that since they had lost them and hadn't managed to get them to India, they shouldn't have to pay Boulton for striking them. Boulton of course felt that he had done his job striking them like he was contracted for and he had turned them over to the EIC representatives. If they lost them after that it wasn't his problem. It took several years before Boulton was finally paid. (By that time Boulton had died and the debt was paid to his son Matthew Robinson Boulton who was now in charge of the Soho Mint.) |
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United States
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Condor, isn't that just like a banker to try to (thing rhymes with drew) someone out of their money? Hondacobra, that's a great collection, I'm just wondering what caliber the Half Dime was shot with  |
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United States
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maybe a wire dart from a blow gun.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The EIC thought that since they had lost them and hadn't managed to get them to India, they shouldn't have to pay Boulton for striking them. Sounds like something you'd expect on Grudge Judy. |
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