Thomas Price, Assayer. San Francisco, California. Silver & gold assay ingot number 7471.

CNG Feature Auction 129
Lot: 871.
Closing Date: May 14 2025 11:00 ET

United States Ingots, Silver

Estimate: $ 3 000

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Thomas Price, Assayer. San Francisco, California. Silver & gold assay ingot number 7471. Undated (1875-1885). Although unnamed, the style and the distinctive use of a lower case logotype for “fine” suggest Price as the assayer. Face and back are outlined by a crenulated ornamental border. All stamps are on the front face: N^O 7471/ OZ 2.91/ G.30½/ S.966 fine/ G $1.83/ S $3.63/ V $5.46 in seven lines; all within border. The ingot itself measures 22.5mm wide, 55.5mm tall, 6.5mm deep. Cf. John J. Ford, Jr. Collection: Western Assayer’s Ingots (Part XXI, Stack’s, 16 October 2007), lot 3534 (realized $8,050). Very rare, perhaps the sixth known.

From the Alexander Christopher Collection.


The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 129 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 13-14 May 2025. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 14 May at 9 AM ET.

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