Lot 2789
Spanish Colonies. "1715 Fleet" Treasure Artifact: Rare Gold "Cake" Ingot. Circa 1715. Very Rare. Half section of a crucible puddle or "cake" ingot. The sawn ingot of hemispheric shape and of convex section; small test cut on side. Size: 3-9/16 x 1-3/4". Weight: 822.4 grams. Ingot finely preserved and lustrous.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 19,000.
Cf. Schulman Auction, NY, Dec. 2-4, 1974, lot A56, for a complete example (this from the half century earlier treasure ship, Maravilla), and the comment on rarity. Ex "1715 Fleet".
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