Lump of Silver found - Part of an ingot?

[BVI Hunter]

Found a "lump" of Silver close to where we think a Wreck may be.....
Question? Its not perfectly square, my first thought was it had been rounded off after 200 years in the water but it weighs a PERFECT OUNCE!
So Would these have been used as any form or currency or something else?

TIA!!

 

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[Blak bart]

There he is....way ta go....congrats brother !! Probably crudely cast in a sand mold....pirate share out maybe ??

 

[BVI Hunter]

There he is....way ta go....congrats brother !! Probably crudely cast in a sand mold....pirate share ot maybe ??

I thought that maybe too? weird (or lucky?) its an exact ounce?

 

[Blak bart]

Well its a fantastic find for you in your area !! All the pirate history makes me wonder ?? Maybe fire damage ?? Take more pics...there kinda dark. Is that sand on it ?
It almost looks hollow or folded ?

 

[BVI Hunter]

Well its a fantastic find for you in your area !! All the pirate history makes me wonder ?? Maybe fire damage ?? Take more pics...there kinda dark. Is that sand on it ?
It almost looks hollow or folded ?

Hi Thanks

yes black due to tarnishing in salt water?
Most definitely folded it seems
will try for a better Picture

 

[Blak bart]

Well can't wait to see what it turns out to be....might have to clean it more....maybe a mark or something identifiable under that sulfide crust !!

 

[Red_desert]

I've seen similar shaped silver pieces posted on the Spanish speaking FB group. If it is Spanish, you will see that after silver is cleaned.

 

[CoinFetcher]

Usually I would chime in to let the poster know that their lump of black doo-doo is not precious.

But your lump has a nice looking saltwater-silver crust.

I hope you find a marking! And yeah, hard to ‘unfold’ but maybe something is under that.

On the “one ounce” note: saltwater silver in my area gets eaten away quickly, and a silver half dollar will have the same weight as a quarter after about 100 years. Not every coin, but a lot of them…

Thanks for posting, hope it’s real pirate treasure!

 

[Clay Diggins]

Curious piece. It doesn't appear to be cast.

When you say it is exactly an ounce do you mean ounce Troy or Avoirdupois ounce?

Why do you think it's silver? Have you had it tested?

 

[Cape Hunter]

I assume being Silver it must have rung quite high. I'm wondering if it's solid or any debris is mixed in. Maybe Silver slag and was kept to remold at a later date. Shape is odd.

 

[Gare]

Nice going thanks for sharing

 

[river roamer]

Congrats on your find Hope it is silver

 

[releventchair]

Crap. Had to delete for lack of edit ability.

Congrats!
Folded it could be used or carried lots of ways.

Your piece looks too thick for my first thought. Leather holds ocean damp compared to lead. Or in your case and my vivid imagination.... Silver!

 

[JohnnyMac]

Found a "lump" of Silver close to where we think a Wreck may be.....
Question? Its not perfectly square, my first thought was it had been rounded off after 200 years in the water but it weighs a PERFECT OUNCE!
So Would these have been used as any form or currency or something else?

TIA!!

Congrats. Thats really interesting

 

[Digger RJ]

Found a "lump" of Silver close to where we think a Wreck may be.....
Question? Its not perfectly square, my first thought was it had been rounded off after 200 years in the water but it weighs a PERFECT OUNCE!
So Would these have been used as any form or currency or something else?

TIA!!

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!