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Ornate gold buckle with encrustation.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD
Ornate gold buckle with encrustation.
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Ornate gold buckle with encrustation. 21.43 grams, about 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". A beautifully ornate buckle with center hasp intact (as all solid high-karat gold, no iron parts), with floral design on exterior that shows purplish encrustation in crevices, one of several found on the "Cabin wreck" site by the crew of the Virgalona in the summers of 1993-1994 and featured in various articles. From the 1715 Fleet, featured in the 1994 issue of Silver & Gold magazine (Western & Eastern Treasures) as well as Vol. Num. 3 of HRDnews (photocopy included), with Fisher photo-certificate #23286M. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida