Spanish Colonial Twenty One and Three-Quarter Karat Gold Bar, first quarter 17th century, with assayer/owner stamp "Penaranda" and multiple karat markings and tax stamps, the reverse with four cuts, probably assayer's scrapes, l. 4-7/8", w. 1-3/16", 424 gr. Provenance: The Dry Tortugas Artifact Collection, 1990-1991 #90-1A-000766; Jay Sugarman Auctioneers, The Vanderbilt Collection Miami: June 5-6, 1999, lot 90.

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