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Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-138, 2962 grams.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Silver  tumbaga  bar #M-138, 2962 grams.
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Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-138, 2962 grams. 13" x 4-1/2" x 1/2". Wide, flat, rectangular ingot, neatly formed, with clear markings of fineness iV9x (1510/2400 = 63% pure), owner(?) BVo, "R-code" RC and small tax seal (quinto) with CAR- of king's name visible on top, prominent assayer's "bite" in corner, nice light silver color all over. From the "Tumbaga wreck," sunk ca. 1528 off Grand Bahama Island, and plated in our new book The "Tumbaga" Saga (see lot #2789).


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