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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Certainly not janky silver there, nice gift from a great GP....
Sunken Spanish silver bar perhaps, couple of hundred plus years old probably....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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absolutely outstanding thank you for posting the bar  I agree with trout about collectible bars. But this one is definitely an exception. I remember as a young man all of the excitement surrounding Mel Fisher's finding of "The Atocha" in 1985. it was a very cool find. And if you are ever in Florida along the Gold Coast near Vero or in the Keys it is definitely worth the time to stop by one of his Museum's |
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 United States
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deng when this bar was salvage from the document lol I wasnt even born yet lol :O
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now that bar gives coins a run for their money!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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is that a real atocha silver bar or a replica? I've seen these and the coin is real but the bar is a replica of what an actual one is
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Valued Member
United States
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^ that is correct it was a large bar that was melted down to make smaller bars each bar was number this was # 1047/1445... its still the silver that was salvage from the shipwreck just not the orginal, still cool for display :)
from doin a lil research the orginal bars from past auctions have sold for around $45,000-50k bucks :O depending on the grade of the bar
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I once had one of these below in real nice shape, but not as nice as this example below. Mine went for like 220 on running auction, perhaps the most I have ever made on a piece with less then one oz. of silver.... http://www.ebay.com/itm/1781-8-REAL...em2324e5afa0 I don't have time to try and find the original copy and paste on the wreck history and the vessel and captain which found it, but I do know Spain lost this huge amount of these coins off the coast of Florida perhaps, and it lead to Spain being in such bad shape, that they sold the Lousianna territory to France, who of course in turned sold it to the United States.... I found it interesting that one wreck could change the shape of a nation. We probably would have ended up with it eventually anyhow via geographical loaction, but still a very cool piece of history. As is that way cool bar, original or not..... Edited by Silverhawk74
11/17/2012 2:37 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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wasnt this one of the first early dollar coins for US? I'm not to sure I remember seeing this coin in one of those plaque in my local coin shop never paid much attention to it except the title... now I'm getting really intrested in these types of shipwreck coins! gotta do more research!
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Lovely bar! And that is an odd thing - a caduceus dagger!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Rest in Peace
United States
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That is way cool.
and now some nagging in my old lady voice
Be sure to send your grandfather a nice handwritten thank you note. I am sure you thanked him in person, but a handwritten note is in order here. Just tell him how exciting it was to learn about the bar and the coin and their history. He'll appreciate it.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Wow - great piece of history  Thanks for sharing. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here we go, since it is on a similar theme and I didn't have all the facts last post right before I had to leave for work.... https://goccf.com/t/115167 |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Very cool bar! Nice showpiece. And on a side note....I think its great having a collection of bars.  Edited by samsnate
11/18/2012 10:07 pm
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