Watch List notes:

Large silver ingot #295 from Potosi, 80 lb troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest IIIUCCCXCIX (3399), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), owner/shipper, silvermaster and tax stamps, ex-Atocha (1622). 14-1/4" x 4-1/2" x 3-1/2". A bit worn but with bold (and lengthy) manifest number above nearly complete circular tax stamp, with faint but certain fineness below, all around the usual double-scoop assayer's "bite", with very bold owner/shipper A in one corner and V for silvermaster de Vreder in another corner, with the usual diagonal slash in a different corner, nicely toned all over. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher certificate #85A-S295. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

Estimate: $25000-37500