1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA

1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA

Item #CC-0879 | 1525 Tumbaga Shipwreck Silver Bar with COA
Mint: Hand Poured prior to any mint in the New World
Assayer: Likely Bernardino Vasquez, sand cast on beach
Ruler/Period: King Carlos V (circa 1525)
Grade: Condition is Grade 1, great strike and pour

For details about the history of the Tumbaga bars and the Wreck, check out the fantastic article here!

Description: This outstanding silver bar from the famed “Tumbaga Wreck” One of the best silver bars we have seen in recent years. The bar is a wonderful example with clear struck stamps and markings, a small assayer’s bite taken from one corner, weighs 8.58 pounds, and comes with it’s original certificate and book. It is rare that all accompanying paperwork is included after 30 years, so this is a complete item! The bar’s tag number is M-103, which matches the book and COA it is accompanied by. The Tumbaga wreck is the first wreck of the New World and the bars made would have been from silver, copper and gold retrieved by Hernan Cortes and his men during their conquest of Mexico.

Beginning in the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire emerged as the world’s dominant global power, fueled by vast silver and gold resources from the Americas. To manage this wealth, Spain established major colonial mints, starting with the Mexico City Mint in 1535, followed by others such as Lima and Potosí. Early Spanish coins were hand-struck silver cobs, including the famous 8 reales, which became the first truly global currency, circulating throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia. By the late 17th and 18th centuries, Spain transitioned to milled coinage with more precise designs to combat fraud and debasement. Spanish imperial coinage not only financed wars and trade but also shaped the foundations of the modern global monetary system.

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$22,000.00