TREASURE AUCTION #5 by Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Argentina, ½ real, 1869. 4" x 1-7/8". Plain, uniface note with black printing on white paper with EL BANCO ARGENTINO at top, UN MEDI...

Salta, Argentina, 2 pesos, 1928. About 5½" x 2¾". Printed in salmon and black, a provincial note with serial number 091483 and ...

Cuba, uncut set of 3 banknotes of 50 centavos each, 1869. 4" x 6". Partial sheet of 3 uncut notes of 50 centavos each printed in black wi...

Cuba, set of banknotes in denominations of 50, 20, 10 and 5 pesos, 1960, with "Che" signature. From 5-5/8" x 2½" to 6-1/8&...

Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos (promissory note), 1813. About 8¼" x 12¾". A large, uniface document printed in black...

Puerto Rico (Spanish Department of Overseas Affairs), 1 peso compulsory "coin exchange" note, 1895. Pick-7c. About 5" x 2-5/8". ...

Puerto Rico (Spanish Department of Overseas Affairs), 1 peso compulsory "coin exchange" note, 1895. Pick-7c. About 5" x 2-5/8". ...

Large jade fish. 2724 grams, about 10" x 5" x 3". A large, whale-like fish with upturned tail and bulging eyes in dark green jade wit...

Large jade fish. 1815 grams, about 10" x 4¾" x 2½". A large, whale-like fish with upturned tail and bulging eyes in medium ...

Earthenware mercury vessel, European. 876 grams, 7½" tall and 5" in diameter. A cone-shaped vessel with flat base and small hole in t...

Thai Sawankhalok celadon jarlet with Hatcher pedigree. 178.7 grams, 3" tall and 4" in diameter. A small, bulbous, 2-handled jar with flat ...

Oval-shaped lead ingot. About 9 lb, 4" x 5½" x 2½". A bun-shaped ingot of pure lead with marine encrustation on flat side, ...

Cylindrical lead ingot. Over 7 lb, 3" tall and 3" in diameter. A solid cylinder of pure lead with white and orange encrustation on surface...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, trees/birds design. 36 grams, 1½" tall and 2½" in diameter. Nearly intact (one large chi...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, trees/birds design. 32 grams, 1½" tall and 2½" in diameter. Nearly intact (small chips i...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, trees/birds design. 33 grams, 1½" tall and 2½" in diameter. Nearly intact (small chips i...

Chinese white porcelain teacup. 58 grams, 2" tall and 3" in diameter. Large cup with no design (plain white all over) except for Chinese c...

Chinese white porcelain teacup. 63 grams, 2" tall and 3" in diameter. Large cup with no design (plain white all over) except for Chinese c...

Chinese white porcelain teacup. 66 grams, 2" tall and 3" in diameter. Large cup with no design (plain white all over) except for Chinese c...

Bronze crucifix. 5.2 grams, 2" x 1½". Cast in two pieces, with Christ figure affixed to cross topped with INRI in rectangular box, a ...

Bronze crucifix. 6.0 grams, 2" x 1-3/8". Christ figure and cross all in one piece, with INRI in box at top, complete but a bit worn and co...

Lot of 7 bronze rings. 6.6 grams, each about ¾" in diameter. Seven thin and fairly plain (modest design only) rings of fairly large diamet...

Lot of 3 bronze buckles. 5.7 grams total, each about 1" x ½". Small, more or less rectangular buckles with central bar, intact except...

Lot of 3 bronze buckles. 5.3 grams total, each about 1" x ½". Small, more or less rectangular buckles with central bar, intact except...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl (repaired), Ming Dynasty, very rare provenance. 175 grams, 2" tall and 5¾" in diameter. With ind...

Natural emerald (1.02 carats). 1.02 ct. A small, very light green crystal, very washed out but desirable for its provenance and original certification

Iron "gunner's dice," professionally conserved. 475 grams, roughly 1" to 1½" each. According to the accompanying tag, &...

Iron spike, professionally conserved. 60 grams, 5½" long. Small, sharp spike with full head and square shank, grainy from corrosion but th...

Iron spike with encrustation at top. 195 grams, 11½" long. Long, iron, square-shanked spike with cracked knob of encrusted oxidation on th...

Lot of 2 ballast stone pieces. About 24 oz. Total, 3½" to 4" each. Two small, gray, irregular rocks used for ballast in the ship, eac...

Large natural pearl. 0.64 carat, 5 mm. Somewhat flat but with nice color and lustrous nacre. Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key

Medium natural pearl. 0.32 carat, 3.5 mm. Bright white and nearly spherical, excellent for jewelry. Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west

Small natural pearl. 0.16 carat, 3 mm. Good color and nacre, slightly egg-shaped. Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Flor

Very small natural pearl. 0.11 carat, 2.5 mm. White and spherical but with a small protrusion that is slightly darker. Recovered from: Santa Margarita

Iron spike, professionally conserved. 148 grams, 10" long. A long, square-shanked spike with distinct head and sharp point, corroded (showing t...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive jar necks. Each about 9 oz and 4" in diameter. Three complete necks, very useful for displays and far less common th...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive jar necks. Each about 9 oz and 4" in diameter. Three complete necks, very useful for displays and far less common th...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive jar necks. Each about 9 oz and 4" in diameter. Three complete necks, very useful for displays and far less common th...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive jar necks. Each about 9 oz and 4" in diameter. Three complete necks, very useful for displays and far less common th...

Lot of 3 earthenware olive jar necks. Each about 9 oz and 4" in diameter. Three complete necks, very useful for displays and far less common th...

Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved. 3 lb, 18" long. Nearly intact 4-pronged grappling hook, 3 of the points still sharp but the four...

Stoneware "Bellarmine" jug. 1102 grams, 9" tall and 6" in diameter. At first glance this appears to be an intact jar, but of you...

Bulbous earthenware decanter. 538 grams, 7" tall and 4½" in diameter. Fully intact but heavily encrusted small pitcher with pinched l...

Small stoneware cylinder bottle. 309 grams, 5½" tall, 2¼" in diameter. A fully intact bottle with flat base and vertical sides t...

Porcelain soapdish(?) with squatting figure. 108 grams, about 4" x 2½" x 2". A shallow, oval dish with one squatting figurine wi...

Copper mold(?), fruit(?) design. 131 grams, 4" x 6¾" x 1¼". Heavily encrusted item that appears to be intact but is hard to...

Lot of 4 small brass knobs. 387 grams total, each about 3¼" long. Each of these heavy knobs consists of a ball, square plate and pointed s...

Lot 12 small, brass, cap-like ornaments. 82 grams total, up to 1-3/8" in diameter. Five shell-shaped items (4 large, one small) and 7 hemispher...

Lot of 6 brass sailmakers' thimbles and clump of several more. 39 grams total, about ¾" to 1" each. Several intact, 2 bent, 3 enc...

Lot of 6 large, lead bottle-caps. 1 lb 11 oz total, each about 2" in diameter and 1" tall. Much like their smaller counterparts in our tim...

Bronze religious medallion, rare. 2.0 grams, approx. 1" x ¾". A small, oval medallion, corroded and worn but with vestiges of the ori...

Conserved iron mule shoe and nails mounted on wooden display plaque. 659 grams, 11¾" x 8¾" x 1". A well-preserved (coated b...

Bronze hull-pin inside large piece of wood. 4 lb, 14½" x 9" x 3". A significant section of the ship's hull, the worm-eaten w...

Lot of 4 pieces of bronze hull pins. 232 to 667 grams and about 6½" to 8¼" long and ¾" to 7/8" in diameter each. ...

Clay pipe with long stem, 1650-1680. 29 grams, 8" long. A nearly complete pipe, missing just the very tip of the stem, which was traditionally ...

Lot of musketballs, buckles, nails and button, various periods. 250 grams total. A sampling of 24 common items from Port Royal consisting of 6 lead mu

Wooden lime juicer found by Art McKee and pictured in the National Geographic. 92.6 grams, 5½" long. This incredibly intact item was pictu...

Ivory lice comb found by Art McKee. 11.1 grams, 4" x 2-1/8". A thin, two-sided comb with very fine teeth (all broken off) for combing out ...

English brass gambling counter of Charles II. 1.4 grams, 7/8" in diameter. With portrait of Charles II on front and cruciform arms on back, leg...

Long gold necklace of over 600 links. 35.5 grams, 29" long. One of the highlights of this sale, a perfectly intact and beautiful gold chain of ...

Cabochon-cut emerald, 3.15 carats, rare. 3.15 ct. A large emerald cut into cabochon shape (rounded oval), either prepared for jewelry or fallen out of

Domed octagonal-cut emerald, 2.15 carats, rare. 2.15 ct. Attractive cut gemstone (either prepared for jewelry or fallen out of jewelry) with octagonal

High-quality natural emerald crystal, 1.7 carats. 1.7 ct. Classic crystal-shaped emerald, good green color and fairly good clarity. Recovered from: Sp

High-quality natural emerald crystal (octagonal), 1.25 carats. 1.25 ct. Octagonal shape, possibly cut or maybe just the natural crystal shape, somewha

Crude natural emerald (large, 34 carats). 34 ct. Big, rectangular rock with whitish green color peeking out of tan and even silver matrix, some encrus

Crude natural emerald (medium, 18.8 carats). 18.8 ct. Oddly shaped natural rock with lots of milky green color all over, fine encrustation all over. R

Crude natural emerald (medium, 13.8 carats). 13.8 ct. Oddly shaped natural rock with lots of milky green color all over, fine encrustation all over. R

Crude natural emerald (medium, 12.2 carats). 12.2 ct. Somewhat crystal-shaped rock of dark and light green color with tan sediment and encrustation. R

Crude natural emerald (small, 6.6 carats). 6.6 ct. Somewhat crystal-shaped rock of mostly white with tinge of green color, tan and white encrustation.

Crude natural emerald (small, 4.6 carats). 4.6 ct. Flat, somewhat octagonal crystal with medium green next to white color, no encrustation. Recovered

Crude natural emerald (small, 3.4 carats). 3.4 ct. Light green crystal with whitish encrustation. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Fl

Crude natural emerald (small, 2.7 carats). 2.7 ct. Dark green nugget next to clear crystal with some black areas, no encrustation. Recovered from: Spa

Crude natural emerald (small, 2.2 carats). 2.2 ct. Flat, oblong crystal with lots of green color, no encrustation. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet,

Large Chinese Kangxi blue-on-white porcelain plate shard. 135 grams, 5" x 3" x ¾". A thick and heavy portion of the base of a ma...

Lot of 3 Chinese Kangxi blue-on-white porcelain shards with edges gilded after salvage. 86.4 grams, up to 2¾". Three relatively substantia...

Lot of 12 pieces of a gold-plated pewter(?) box. 199 grams, ¾" to 3" each. Twelve worn fragments of various shapes and sizes with gre...

Large pewter buckle. 30.5 grams, 2½" x 2". A large, intact, rectangular buckle, very solid and heavy but plain, with a modicum of enc...

Lot of 5 iron cannonballs of various sizes, professionally conserved. 7 lb total, from 1½" to 3" in diameter. This lot shows the wide...

Iron anchor chain snubber and pin. 15 lb, 40" long and 8" wide. One of the more impressive iron artifacts we have had from the Fleet, bein...

Iron belaying pin, professionally conserved. Over 4 lb, 14½" long and up to 2" in diameter. Shaped like a billy club (or a dagger wit...

Large lead sounding weight. 9 lb, 10" tall and 7" max diameter. Used to check depth, this tall lead weight is of typical shape, with hole ...

Lead sounding weight. 5 lb 4 oz, 7½" tall and 5½" max diameter. A typical, tall weight with large hole (for rope) at top and dep...

Lead split-shot (musketball). 53 grams, 7/8" diameter. In order to hit a bigger target, musketballs were sometimes molded in two halves with a ...

Lot of 3 lead musketballs and half of a split-shot. 69 grams total, each about 3/8" to ¾" in diameter. Three small, plain musketballs...

Bronze spike in wood section. 180 grams, 5½" x 4½" x 2". A complete bronze spike (square) driven into a thick piece of ship...

Cluster of bronze spike and nails. 150.5 grams, roughly 3½" x 1¾". Fascinating as-found clump with one bronze spike and at least...

Lot of 17 small, bronze tacks. 16.1 grams total, each 1" long. Tiny bronze tacks, fully intact and dark in color, 17 in all. Recovered from: Sp...

Lot of 5 curved steel needles. 3.2 to 4.1 grams and 5" each. As pictured on p. 155 of Galleon Alley by Bob "Frogfoot" Weller, these c...

Lot of 4 straight steel needles. 2.6 to 3.4 grams and 4" each. Remarkably well preserved for iron, these straight needles for either surgical o...

Single "lance"-type steel needle. 8.7 grams, 6¼" long. This long and remarkably intact needle with sharp points at both ends has...

Small brass thimble piece. 2.4 grams, roughly ¾" x ½". A typical sailmaker's thimble with open top, a bit flattened and with...

Lead cloth seal with Dutch lion design. 7.4 grams, approx. 1½" x 1". A small and well-detailed seal in a more or less pomegranate sha...

Wire shot (2 lead musketballs with spring). 50 grams, about 1½" x ¾". In order to increase the chances of hitting a target, pair...

Gold eagle figurine, pre-Columbian design (Central American). 5.0 grams, about 1¼" x 1". Avian figurines like this one were first nam...

Natural emerald matrix. 69.9 grams, roughly 1½" x 2" x 1". This natural chunk of calcite rock contains two long crystals of emer...

Wooden cocoa frother. 75.5 grams, 7" tall and 2-1/8" in diameter. This remarkably intact wooden object was used in the 1700s to stir choco...

Heart-shaped pewter locket/reliquary. 21.8 grams, about 1¾" x 1". A very thick and solid pendant, now sealed shut but once used as a ...

Six-sided Chinese cylindrical die (bone), rare. 25.6 grams, 1¾" tall and 7/8" in diameter. A very curious and rare object (only one k...

Base of a Chinese Kangxi blue-on-white porcelain cup with Chinese characters. 14.0 grams, roughly 1½" in diameter. While only the round ba...

Small stoneware inkwell. 89.2 grams, about 2" tall and 1¾" in diameter. Perfectly cylindrical with flat bottom and narrow lip at top,...