"Captain Kidd's Treasure Found?" Topic
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Mako11 | 07 May 2015 12:00 p.m. PST |
An underwater wreck hunter believes he has found Captain Kidd's ship, and some treasure from it, off of Madagascar: link Apparently, they've recovered a silver bar from the wreck too. I was thinking a few pounds, to maybe 20, or so, since metal is heavy. This silver bar is apparently about 110 lbs. in weight, or 50 kilos. Seems pirates had a different definition of pocket change than I thought, carrying around silver bars of that weight. |
TamsinP | 09 May 2015 3:05 a.m. PST |
That would be about a "talent" then. My guess is that it came from a tribute/tax ship. Sending the silver in the form of large, heavy bars would save space and make it more difficult for crew to pilfer than sending it as coins or small ingots. |
Rawdon | 17 Jun 2015 12:12 p.m. PST |
It is difficult to fully realize how dense silver and gold are unless you have handled some. One pound avoirdupois of silver is only 2.63 cubic inches. Still, a 110-pound bar of silver would be 2 cubic feet. This is MUCH larger than typical bars of silver, even in the 17th or 18th centuries. Interesting. |
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