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Silver "splash" disk, 55.70 oz troy, approx. 97% fine, ex-"Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550).

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Silver  splash  disk, 55.70 oz troy, approx. 97% fine, ex- Golden Fleece wreck  (ca. 1550).
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Silver "splash" disk, 55.70 oz troy, approx. 97% fine, ex-"Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550). 6-3/4" in diameter, 1/2" thick in center. Neatly round patty with thin edge, thicker in center, the top displaying a small cluster of "drip blobs" where the silver cooled as it dripped from the pouring vessel, any markings once visible on top now effaced by surface corrosion (nicely toned, however), with traces of wormy coral remaining on bottom. XRF tested at 97% silver. From the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), with Sedwick photo-certificate.