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Large "tumbaga" silver "torta" (oval patty) #M-158, 23 lb av, marked with assayer/owner B~Vo, R C an

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Large  tumbaga  silver  torta  (oval patty) #M-158, 23 lb av, marked with assayer/owner B~Vo, R C an
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Large "tumbaga" silver "torta" (oval patty) #M-158, 23 lb av, marked with assayer/owner B~Vo, R C and two finenesses (two assays). 13-1/2" x 10" x 1-1/2". Among the largest "tumbaga" ingots, this massive mound of silver is also one of the most interesting, with most of the flat(tish) top showing unmelted areas--you can almost see the native artifacts that went into it! The rounded bottom is smoother (but still somewhat rough), with two separate groups of markings, indicating two assays, one represented by assayer B~Vo, serial number R C and fineness iVccc (1400/2400 = 58.3% fine) and the other by a simple IVII (1200/2400 = 50% fine) with x-shapes above and below, also with three circular tax stamps showing most of the castle inside close by. Only one assayer's bite (triangular) is noticeable near one end, but other parts of the edge show broken parts that could represent a second assay. The bar is a nice pewter-gray color all over and "rings" nicely when rapped near one end, despite the stated low fineness. It is hard to find an ingot with more character! From the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), with Sedwick photo-certificate.