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Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1933 grams, about 98.5% fine, with markings of VOC (Dutch East Ind

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Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1933 grams, about 98.5% fine, with markings of VOC (Dutch East Ind
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Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1933 grams, about 98.5% fine, with markings of VOC (Dutch East India Co.) monogram with Z (Zeeland) above and M (Middelburg) below, assayer initials FE (François Englesen, Jr) and fleur-de-lis within shield, ex-Bredenhof (1753), ex-Botha. 6" x 1½" x 1". Relatively smooth and nicely toned surfaces with both markings near center of one side, one end of the bar with a typically deep pit and the other with no less than five diagonal slices removed in its time to lower the weight to some kind of standard for shipping, this particular ingot noteworthy as the one chosen as a reward by the diver who found the first chest of ingots. From the Bredenhof (1753), with certificate from salvor Tommy Botha, who selected this ingot for himself as finder of the first chest of ingots, with original Christie's (Amsterdam) auction catalog of December 1986, and with certificate from conservator S. Valentine.