Gold bar, approximately 1 7/8 in. x ½ in. (4.7 cm. x 1.3 cm.), 1 ¾ oz. (58.8 g.), one fineness stamp XXII indicating a fineness of 22 carats and one partial royal tax stamp, centre casting flaw but free of encrustation

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Gold bar, approximately 1 7/8 in. x ½ in. (4.7 cm. x 1.3 cm.), 1 ¾ oz. (58.8 g.), one fineness stamp XXII indicating a fineness of 22 carats and one partial royal tax stamp, centre casting flaw but free of encrustation

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A similar stamp is also shown on a gold bar illustrated in the sale of gold and silver recovered from the wrecks of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita, Christies, New York, 14-15 June 1988, fig. 28

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