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Slot ter Hooge, sunk in 1724 off Porto Santo, Madeira Islands

262. Neatly formed silver ingot from the Slot ter
Hooge (1724), 1951 grams, about 98.5% fine, with
stamps of the Zeeland chamber of the VOC (Dutch
East India Co.), cast in parallel to bar width. 6” x 1-1/2”
x 1-1/8”. Typically tightly-cast Dutch bar with bold (deep)
markings of a rose and a VOC monogram with Z above and
M below, diagonal assayer’s “bite” in one corner and usual
plug at one end (almost flush with the side, which is not the
norm), light surface corrosion and nice toning. From the Slot
ter Hooge (1724). Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Non-wreck

263. Silver “plata corriente” cut piece of an ingot, 43.81 grams, marked with tax stamp.
Roughly 1-3/8” x 7/8” x 3/8”. Crude chunk of silver (originally a “splash” but with many pieces broken
off) with circular stamp on top that shows parts of a couple letters (looks like VL), toning and sediment
in crevices, popular as used in place of coins in the early colonies. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the
southern Caribbean. Estimate: $350-$500.

264. Silver “plata corriente” cut piece of an ingot, 35.64 grams, marked with Philip II tax
stamp. Roughly 1” x 7/8” x 3/8”. Thick chunk broken from a large ingot, both sides with clear circular
stamps that show parts of PHILIPPVS, light sediment in crevices, popular as used in place of coins in
the early colonies. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the southern Caribbean. Estimate: $350-$500.

Copper

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

265. Massive copper ingot (88 lb) from the Atocha (1622). 266. Massive copper ingot (64 lb) from the Atocha (1622).
Roughly 15-1/2” x 12” x 3-1/2”. Massive chunk of pure copper from 17-1/2” x 11” x 3-1/2”. Dark bronze in color all over with spots of green,
Cuban mines, unmarked but with lovely green-and-white patina on flat a few patches of encrustation on roundish bottom, a bit longer than
top, the roundish bottom with purplish toning all over. From the Atocha most but typical in weight (heavy). From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher
(1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #86A-226. Estimate: $750-$1,100. certificate #86A-C194. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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