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Silver "splash" ingot with broken edges, one full tax stamp (clear and readable), 1151 grams, from a

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Coins: Shipwreck Ingots Start Price:1,900.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Silver  splash  ingot with broken edges, one full tax stamp (clear and readable), 1151 grams, from a
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Silver "splash" ingot with broken edges, one full tax stamp (clear and readable), 1151 grams, from an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo. Approx. 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" x 1/4". Flat, slightly bent sheet of silver with edges broken off in its time, its scattered cracks showing the stress of breakage, lightly encrusted on one side and darkly toned on the other, the latter showing a full and very clear tax stamp that shows a right-facing head and PLVS VLTRA in and among two pillars, a known marking for Mexico under Charles I. From an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo.