Watch List notes:

Gold "olive blossom" chain, ex-Haskins. 29.90 grams, 21" long. Practical length (perfect for modern wearing), consisting of small, ornate, hand-crafted links, each of which is basically a 2-sided, 6-petalled flower (usually called "olive blossom"), found in such abundance from the Fleet that many believe it was a form of tax-free alternative to coins (hence the oft-used term "money chain"), this specimen also noteworthy in that it is nearly equivalent to the weight of an 8 escudos. Pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #1717 and original certificate hand-signed by Goin "Jack" Haskins, Jr. Recoverede from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

Estimate: $6000 - 9000