August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 1: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part D: We, 14.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 14.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Th, 15.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part E: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Mo, 19.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part G: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part H: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 10: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part I: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 11: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part J: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part K: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 12: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Description
San Francisco Mint Cast Silver Ingot. Undated Type I Oval Hallmark. Large Font, Straight-Stem 9s. Ingot No. 1685, Lot 6. 6.16 Ounces. 999.5 Fine.
32 mm x 52 mm x 12 mm (greatest dimensions). The oval hallmark at the top of the front face is unevenly impressed with a casting imperfection at lower left that also interferes with some of the detail, although the eagle is fully appreciable and the words MINT OF THE UNITED and SAN FRANCISCO are essentially complete. Below the hallmark is the ingot number 1685 in large font and fineness 999.5 / FINE., with straight-stem 9s. The weight 6.16 / OZS is on the back face, and the lot number 6 is on the lower edge. A small casting imperfection obscures the lower part of the digit 1 in the ingot number but, apart from the hallmark, all stamps are deeply and evenly impressed. There are no other significant casting imperfections or post-production blemishes, the surfaces originally and attractively toned in light antique pearl-gray. A handsome and desirable ingot. According to Ken Conaway on the website silveringots.com, the 5 ounce class with Type I oval hallmark, large font in the serial number and straight-stem 9s in the fineness is the second series of 5-ounce silver ingots produced by the San Francisco Mint. The earliest examples in this series are of fineness 999.75, which date to the early 1930s, and the fineness for this series was eventually changed to 999.0 after production of the second series.
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| Price realized | 5'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 2'000 USD |
