Stolen gold bar from Fisher museum

[Jason in Enid]

Isn't it true that gold will not crack no matter how many times you bend it?

Possibly, but those spanish bars weren't pure. They were more along the lines of a gold jewelry and as such could be broken, but would also be much, much harder to bend.

 

[Boatlode]

Possibly, but those spanish bars weren't pure. They were more along the lines of a gold jewelry and as such could be broken, but would also be much, much harder to bend.

Probably so. But I think some of them were 20 - 22 karat.

 

[ARC]

Bars and discs always had stamps indicating purity...
As well as an array of other information.

 

[ARC]

On that bar... the "XX..." is the purity mark.

and yes including the "..." heh

 

[ARC]

I personally have not heard of... or have seen... anything with a purity under 20k... and more often closer to and above 22k.

 

[ARC]

Oh... and for those who are curious... that bar stamp states that the purity is 20.75 karat... .25 % below 21k.

 

[ARC]

Isn't it true that gold will not crack no matter how many times you bend it?

Not the bar... the case.

(edit - clarifying by quote)

 

[TRG]

On that bar... the "XX..." is the purity mark.

and yes including the "..." heh

So XX = 20karat and each dot = 0.25karat? How did they measure the purity? Volume measured in a liquid and the weight? So each batch of bars from the foundry might have varying purity I suppose...

 

[Salvor6]

So XX = 20karat and each dot = 0.25karat? How did they measure the purity? Volume measured in a liquid and the weight? So each batch of bars from the foundry might have varying purity I suppose...

They used Archimedes Principal to determine purity. Weight vs volume.

 

[mineshaft]

one guilty plea, bar still missing though
https://www.wptv.com/news/state/man...old-bar-theft-from-mel-fisher-maritime-museum

 

[ARC]

great photo of the bar.

 

[1637]

thanks for the update.brad

one guilty plea, bar still missing though
https://www.wptv.com/news/state/man...old-bar-theft-from-mel-fisher-maritime-museum

 

[enrada]

/Users/Admin/Desktop/Prosecutors: Part of stolen 17th century gold bar recovered.webarchive

 

[ropesfish]

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/05/03/us/ap-us-gold-bar-theft-arrests.html

 

[bobinsd]

Bar removal

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/05/03/us/ap-us-gold-bar-theft-arrests.html

I would think the "Jaws of Life" would not have had a problem.

 

[Slowtaknow]

It's long gone now, melted down no doubt. It would be a miracle if it wasn't. That bar was truly priceless even after being appraised at half a million.

 

[Salvor6]

The article said they recovered a portion of the bar.