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San Francisco,CA - c1870 - Choice Early Silver Assay School Ingot :

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Bullion Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
San Francisco,CA - c1870 - Choice Early Silver Assay School Ingot :
Choice silver ingot, 2.12 troy ounces. The ingot is marked in all the classic fashion, inclusive of an assayer's chip. It bears the initials "S.J.V." where the assayer's name should be. We have been unable to locate a western assayer with these initials. The other markings on the ingot, aside from the weight, all show zero's. Perhaps this ingot was a training piece, possibly from Thomas Price's school of Assaying in San Francisco. This ingot was long held in a Florida Collection, resurfacing recently. The trapezoidal shape is often typical of the 1870's period.