Lump of Silver found - Part of an ingot?

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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?
 

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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 ?
 

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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
 

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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 β€˜unfold’ but maybe something is under that.

On the β€œone 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!
 

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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!

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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?

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Congrats. Thats really interesting
 

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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!!!
 

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