Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Large silver "splash" ingot, 2477 grams, marked with fineness IIU CCC L X (2360/2400) and two crowned-C tax stamps, ex-"Golden Fleece Wreck."Roughly 10-1/2" x 9" x 1/4".A massive pancake of silver, with several "knobs" of different sizes on top where the poured silver dripped as the ingot cooled, very bold full fineness marking near center and two COMPLETE circular tax stamps near edge, unevenly toned and with bends and stress-cracks, two inconspicuous assayer's "bites" chipped from edge.From the "Golden Fleece Wreck" (ca. 1550), with Sedwick certificate "O" from 2007.Recovered from: "Golden Fleece Wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean
Estimate: 3500-5000 USD
Large silver "splash" ingot, 2477 grams, marked with fineness IIU CCC L X (2360/2400) and two crowned-C tax stamps, ex-"Golden Fleece Wreck."Roughly 10-1/2" x 9" x 1/4".A massive pancake of silver, with several "knobs" of different sizes on top where the poured silver dripped as the ingot cooled, very bold full fineness marking near center and two COMPLETE circular tax stamps near edge, unevenly toned and with bends and stress-cracks, two inconspicuous assayer's "bites" chipped from edge.From the "Golden Fleece Wreck" (ca. 1550), with Sedwick certificate "O" from 2007.Recovered from: "Golden Fleece Wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean
Estimate: 3500-5000 USD