Lot 62 Silver "tumbaga" bar M-32, 5.21 lb av (2363 grams), with markings of fineness iUL (1050/2400 fine),

Silver "tumbaga" bar M-32, 5.21 lb av (2363 grams), with markings of fineness iUL (1050/2400 fine), serial RC, assayer B~Vo, and one partial tax stamp, ex-"Tumbaga Wreck" (ca. 1528). 7" x 3½" x 5/8". From a typical "half-brick" mold but with bulge in center of uneven bottom, slightly rippled top with all markings localized together near right side, diagonal assayer's "bite" in top-right corner with possible older bite in opposite corner from earlier assay (any associated markings obliterated before the shipwreck). From the "Tumbaga Wreck" (ca. 1528), with Sedwick photo-certificate.
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