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Auguste Shipwreck Coin, 1761

Currency:CAD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 CAD Estimated At:400.00 - 500.00 CAD
Auguste Shipwreck Coin, 1761
SOLD
200.00CAD+ buyer's premium (40.00)
This item SOLD at 2018 May 03 @ 19:31UTC-4 : AST/EDT


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On Nov 5th. 1761 L Auguste de Bordeaux sank off the coast of Nova Scotia after fighting a losing battle with a winter storm. This coin was recovered in 1977, 200 years later. L'Auguste was transporting French aristocrats and officers exiled from their Canadian homes after the Seven Years War between France and Britain. This lot includes a Franch ecu, 1735A. Ex:Nadin Davis International.