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Ingot commemorating the 'Charles W Morgan'
Rectangular shaped ingot. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the 'Charles W Morgan', sails set. Inscription: 'CHARLES W. MORGAN'. Reverse: Inscription, 'CHARLES W. MORGAN 1881. The only American wooden whaling ship still in existance, the famous "Charles W. Morgan" sailed the seas for 80 years. She is preserved at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut -a symbol of one of the most memorable periods in America's Maritime History.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2844 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Ingot |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Franklin Mint |
| Vessels: | Charles W Morgan 1841 |
| Date made: | 1976 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 48 x 64 x 3 mm |