1808 East India Trading Token

[PrizmIV]

I bought this at a yard sale for 5 dollars. Any idea of value?!?

 

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[Klaatu]

I would pay $5 for that coin in a heartbeat.

Not sure if yours is real or a copy but I found a site that is selling the real coins from a 1809 shipwreck for $46 with a framed plaque describing the coins and the wreck.

Check it out at:

http://store1.yimg.com/I/scimall-usa_1843_2393342

http://www.sciencemall-usa.com/adgashcopl.html

 

[Floater]

Nice find Prizm. I,m sure that coin has some history to it. Did you ask the owners of the sale about it? HH

 

[KngFhearts]

Very nice token! Part of the fun of making great finds is...researching the history (or even making an ID) of the items we find. Congrats!

 

[PrizmIV]

No, lol I didnt ask them any thing about it because if I did I thought they would be like "well were not going to sell that anymore" type thing.

 

[omnicognic]

A ship called the "Admiral Gardner" sank in 1809 carrying like a gazillion of these, they have been salvaged and can be found for sale all over from $3.00 to $30.00. Here is a link to an Ebay page of them:
http://search.ebay.com/1808-shipwreck-coin_W0QQ HH omnicognic 8)

 

[siddhantjain]

I have quite a few of these coins, and here in India, theyre not worth more than $1.00
Sorry for the disappointment

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I have quite a few of these coins, and here in India, theyre not worth more than $1.00
Sorry for the disappointment

sold.

 

[siddhantjain]

I dont wanna sell them, just wanted you to know about the value

 

[renegade_7]

Knowing a little about history, I woul've paid $5.00 for it. I'd rather have found one though. Nice token.