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Large silver ingot 377 from Potosí, 83 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of mine/dat

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Large silver ingot 377 from Potosí, 83 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of mine/dat
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Large silver ingot 377 from Potosí, 83 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of mine/date Po1622, manifest CCCL (350), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), owner/shipper, silvermaster, and tax stamps, ex-Atocha (1622). 14" x 5" x 3½". A very well-formed and well-marked ingot for the given Class Factor, as it displays all the possible markings: mine/date cartouche Po1622 to left of manifest number above double-scoop assayer's "bite"; clear assayer Mexía cartouche to right of very bold fineness; small but bold owner/shipper monogram CA; silvermaster V (de Vreder) in one corner; and three of the clearest Philip IV tax stamps we have seen, even with king's name and ordinal IIII visible. In addition, this piece is accompanied by a special packet of certification, including original photo-certificate inscribed by Mel Fisher "Today's the day, Julian! - Mel" in a sleeve showing a Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum sticker that says I LIFTED A GOLD BAR, plus two postcards and a set of twelve personal photos of Mel signing the certificate and posing with an investors (presumably named Julian) and his family. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 85A-S377 and photos of Mel Fisher hand-signing the certificate.