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Coin-like gold "tejuelo" ingot, fineness XX (20K), 27.76 grams, from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca.

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Coin-like gold  tejuelo  ingot, fineness XX (20K), 27.76 grams, from the  Golden Fleece wreck  (ca.
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Coin-like gold "tejuelo" ingot, fineness XX (20K), 27.76 grams, from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550). Approx. 7/8" in diameter and 3/16" thick. Roundish pancake with naturally rounded edge and flat sides, one of which bears a clear and full fineness marking of XX in a box, with tiny spots of red in crevices but otherwise smooth, clearly intended to be a coin in absence of 8 escudos being struck at the time. The accompanying alloy analysis shows the presence of six trace elements, characteristic of old gold as opposed to modern, more-refined gold. From the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), with small print-out of alloy percentages by an XRF analyzer.

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