Salvor6
Silver Member
- Feb 5, 2005
- 3,755
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- Detector(s) used
- Aquapulse, J.W. Fisher Proton 3, Pulse Star II, Detector Pro Headhunter, AK-47
- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
Pat, a sow is what they called a large ingot. It could be iron or lead, not in the shape of a pig! Platinum was a by-product of the smelting process. The Spaniards had no use for it and called it "ba$tard silver."