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Large silver bar #451, 82 lb 7.36 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, manifest #747, fineness 2380/2400, date

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:30,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD
Large silver bar #451, 82 lb 7.36 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, manifest #747, fineness 2380/2400, date
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Large silver bar #451, 82 lb 7.36 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, manifest #747, fineness 2380/2400, dated 1622 (Potosi), owner/shipper Ucarraga / Munibe / Rodriguez, from the Atocha (1622). 14" x 5" x 3-1/2". One of the most beautiful, large Atocha bars we have ever handled, with very clear "Po1622" mine and date stamp, bold manifest number DCCXLVII, clear fineness IIUCCCLXXX, three circular tax stamps of Philip IV (two of which are nearly full), clear silvermaster mark V near corner (for de Vreder), and a very bold large-A owner/shipper mark at one end. (On the other end is a prior owner/shipper mark diamond-topped R with curved leg that was effaced by hammering, perhaps indicating a transfer of ownership.) In the center is the typical double-scoop assayer's "bite." With minimal surface corrosion all over, and traces of black charcoal in crevices on the sides, this is also one of the heavier bars around. Last but not least is the accompanying complete manifest report, which was an optional (and mostly declined) item when the bars were first distributed. A premium Atocha ingot in many ways! From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S451 and manifest report by Homer Lyon Jr. (Dr. Eugene Lyon's brother).


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