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Silver contraband "finger" bar encrusted with natural emerald (as found), 667 grams, from the Maravi

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,750.00 USD
Silver contraband  finger  bar encrusted with natural emerald (as found), 667 grams, from the Maravi
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Silver contraband "finger" bar encrusted with natural emerald (as found), 667 grams, from the Maravillas (1656). 5-1/2" x 1-3/8" x 1-1/4". Classic-shaped ingot with flat top, rounded bottom and sides, but completely cocooned in white-and-gray shelly encrustation, remarkably with a light-green but rather translucent natural emerald crystal embedded near one end, first such item we have ever seen and well worth a premium despite its lack of visible markings.