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NV,Virginia City-Storey County,C. Wiegand Assayer Ingot

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Ingots Start Price:5,000.00 USD Estimated At:10,000.00 USD and UP
NV,Virginia City-Storey County,C. Wiegand Assayer Ingot
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-A fine ingot from the well known Conrad Wiegand of Gold Hill and Virginia City Nevada, circa 1875. This 54mm x 30mm x 14mm ingot is stamped on the front face "No 1702 1/2/ Ozs. 7.30/ Gold. 47 Fine./ Silv. 904 Fine./ C. Wiegand./ Assayer/ Gold $ 7.09/ Silv. $ 8.53/ Val. $ 15.62". The ingot bears no other markings. The weight is 7.20 troy ounces, the same as is stamped on the ingot. This ingot comes to us from a central California family. The marking for the serial number is unique, and may reflect Wiegan`s need to be spontaneously creative. My guess is that he poured this bar as a small bar as part of a single, but larger pour, rendering this small bar for the owner as a keepsake. Thus on the bullion assay and submittal sheet, Wiegand would have shown a single number, 1702, but two resulting bars, one numbered 1702 and the other 1702 1/2. The number 1703 would have allready been assigned to the next pour prior to melting this batch. I suspect taking a small ingot from the batch was a last minute decision by Wiegand based upon his customer`s needs. HKA#64445