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Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1967 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of th

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Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1967 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of th
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Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1967 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and "jumping goat" assayer-mark of Otto and/or Wouter Buck, from the Rooswijk (1739). 6" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Uncorroded and very neatly cast as usual, with corners of pit end cut multiple times, the wide and deep pit containing brownish encrustation, markings on one of the broader sides very full and bold, the "jumping goat" stamp recently attributed to a known assayer by Arent Pol of the Geldmuseum in Utrecht. From the Rooswijk (1739), with salvager's tag #RK04A0427 and certificate.