Captain Kidds Treasure 'silver' (?) ingot

Jim McDougall · Yesterday, 05:22 PM

This is excellent CC!!!! Thank you!
This is more what silver ingots should look like, incl. size weight shape etc.

The 'ingot' shown by Clifford in 2000 is remarkably similar, as I have noted, to the boat shape of the 'great pig' style lead ballast bars from England in the late 17th c. While obviously that lends credence to the UNESCO report that this was 95% lead, it still is curious where the bar came from...where did it go?

Beyond the retort from the dive project declaring the UNESCO report 'disgraceful'?? why was there no supported rebuttal after the 2015 news flurry of the negative report ?

On the face of it, why would Kidd have left his 'treasure' aboard the leaking and virtually useless "Adventure Galley" after removing guns and everything else before burning it? Treasures found on vessels happen when they are 'lost' at sea, NOT when scuttled in a calm harbor. How would this situation have been even remotely acceptable?

It would have been more believable if the bar would have been presented for what it was.....but then...wouldnt there be more than one?

The find was alleged found in piles of 'ballast STONES' which make sense as a number of vessels had been scuttled in the careening of others in these locations.

Just lots of questions!
Thank you for coming in CC,

All best regards
Jim

Yesterday, 05:22 PM	#21
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,792	This is excellent CC!!!! Thank you! This is more what silver ingots should look like, incl. size weight shape etc. The 'ingot' shown by Clifford in 2000 is remarkably similar, as I have noted, to the boat shape of the 'great pig' style lead ballast bars from England in the late 17th c. While obviously that lends credence to the UNESCO report that this was 95% lead, it still is curious where the bar came from...where did it go? Beyond the retort from the dive project declaring the UNESCO report 'disgraceful'?? why was there no supported rebuttal after the 2015 news flurry of the negative report ? On the face of it, why would Kidd have left his 'treasure' aboard the leaking and virtually useless "Adventure Galley" after removing guns and everything else before burning it? Treasures found on vessels happen when they are 'lost' at sea, NOT when scuttled in a calm harbor. How would this situation have been even remotely acceptable? It would have been more believable if the bar would have been presented for what it was.....but then...wouldnt there be more than one? The find was alleged found in piles of 'ballast STONES' which make sense as a number of vessels had been scuttled in the careening of others in these locations. Just lots of questions! Thank you for coming in CC, All best regards Jim