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Genuine coin minted in 1809, enclosed in protective plastic case, both front and back exposed, and states in full:

[front] 186-year-old Shipwreck Coin, Genuine coin from the shipwreck of the Admiral Gardner which sank in January of 1809. [verso] On January 25, 1809, the Admiral Gardner [name of ship] set sail through the English Channel, headed for India. Shortly into the journey, a sudden and violent storm hit the Channel just off Dover. Captain William John Eastfield and his crew tried d...