I have a lead ingot exactly like that from the Modern Greece wreck. Here is the letter I got with it:
PARKER HOUSE OF MUSIC, INC.
DBA: PARKER PAWN SHOPS
5701 Yadkin Road – Suite 200
P.O. Box 11009
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28303
(910) 867-5159
July 2, 2002
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to certify that the lead ingot with the inscription “BAGILLT WORKS NEWTON KEATES & Co LIVERPOOL” on the front and the number “37” on the back came from the blockade runner Modern Greece.
The Modern Greece ran aground on June 27th 1862, off of Fort Fisher, NC while trying to evade the Union ships U.S.S. Stars & Stripes and U.S.S. Cambridge. Some of her stores were salvaged immediately. She was eventually covered in about 30 feet of sand until the spring of 1962. A severe storm uncovered the wreck. Shortly afterward, various U.S. departments became involved. Navy divers began to salvage what was left of the wreck on March 15th 1962.
The person from whom we acquired he lead ingot was involved in the 1962 salvage efforts. I am prohibited from divulging any personal information by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. We purchased the ingot from him in 1995. It has remained in our possession until June 30, 2002. On June 30, 1992 we delivered the ingot into the possession of Scott H. Jacobs.
Keith Reeder
Operations Manager
Parker Pawn Shops
Fayetteville, NC
Here is a pic of the salvage operation with some of the lead ingots:
https://files.nc.gov/ncdcr/styles/card_photo/public/Report.jpg?itok=QcqlWVlNHere is one of the guys who was there who mentions these exact ingots:
https://www.ncdcr.gov/education-learning/topics/modern-greece