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Tiny silver "wedge" ingot (contraband) from the 1715 Fleet, 288 grams.

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Tiny silver  wedge  ingot (contraband) from the 1715 Fleet, 288 grams.
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Tiny silver "wedge" ingot (contraband) from the 1715 Fleet, 288 grams. Approx. 2" x 1" x 1-1/2". Pie-shaped contraband ingots, which supposedly were made thus to fit together in a circular container, like the false bottom of a barrel, are not rare (in fact, one name for the site that probably yielded this piece is "wedge wreck") but are typically much larger than this specimen, which is very neatly formed (smooth surfaces) and (by definition) devoid of any markings or proof of assay, with three drips or plugs on what is either the top or the bottom. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate.