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FREE: 1839 **SHIPWRECK COIN** 2 CENT PIECE++DUTCH EAST INDIA CO.++ WITH PRINTED HISTORY

 1839 **SHIPWRECK COIN** 2 CENT PIECE++DUTCH EAST INDIA CO.++ WITH PRINTED HISTORY
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The listing, 1839 **SHIPWRECK COIN** 2 CENT PIECE++DUTCH EAST INDIA CO.++ WITH PRINTED HISTORY has ended.

Free shipping, comes in a Mylar case, and these are the actual photos.

****NOTE: I am a Soldier in the US Army, and I will be sending this item by stamped envelope. Also, please know that from my present location it will take 2-3 weeks for delivery -I am overseas. Thanks, and Enjoy!******


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High Quality Authentic Shipwreck Coin from the Dutch East India Company

Clear Date: 1839
Denomination : 2 cents
Size: About the size of a modern US Quarter (slightly bigger).
Metal: Copper

Comes with a printed history and is in a protective Mylar case.

*****These coins were recovered off the coast of India and they are excellent examples****

The History
The United Dutch East India Company-Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) was established in 1602 with the aim of sending ships to Asia to buy pepper and spices. The VOC developed into a multinational entity with branches in a dozen Asian countries. By the mid-18th century the company employed 36,000 people. It built its own ships, some 1,500, which in total made over 5,000 journeys to Asia, where a network of trading posts were founded from the Persian Gulf to the China Sea. The company was granted sovereign powers: it minted currency, occupied territories and maintained an armada of warships and a small army, 10,000 strong, to defend its territories, facilities, and ships. It was the first company ever to sell stock shares, and was arguably the most powerful enterprise of its kind in all of history. It took a Dutch ship three to six months to travel from Holland to Batavia. Pirates, storms, treacherous waters, and warfare took their toll on these tall ships. More than 250 were lost during the two centuries the VOC operated, scattering countless treasure to the bottom of the shipping lanes from East Asia to Europe.

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Questions & Comments
Original
what grade would you call this and how many do you have I see like 5 you have already got rid of!!! Thanks for your help
Mar 24th, 2015 at 5:45:31 PM PDT by
Original
What can I say Shipwreck coins are recovered in numbers but are dispersed to collectors a few at a time. You know how the game go. ;) good hunting.
Apr 1st, 2015 at 5:41:08 PM PDT by
Original
Watching all your auctions! Already a fan and bidding near the end :)
Apr 5th, 2015 at 6:30:39 PM PDT by

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