TREASURE AUCTION #6: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Caracas, Venezuela, copper 1/8 real, 1818, rare. KM-1. 1.7 grams. Lustrous but encrusted XF+ for type with small clip in rim, varying color, undervalu

Caracas, Venezuela (under Gran Colombia), 1/4 real, 1821, very rare. KM-31. 0.6 gram. About Fine with light toning, off-center obverse, undervalued in

Guayana, Venezuela, copper 1/2 real, 1813, large flan. KM-41.1, CT-1295. 3.4 grams. Unevenly struck Fine with flat areas, dark on obverse, lighter on

Guayana, Venezuela, copper 1/2 real, (1813-4), reverse struck over obverse design, rare. KM-41.1. 2.0 grams. Interesting specimen that appears to be r

Guayana, Venezuela, copper 1/2 real, 1815. KM-41.2, CT-1297. 2.5 grams. Bold AVF with weak centers, nice chocolate-brown color all over, slightly off-

Guayana, Venezuela, copper 1/2 real, 1815. KM-41.2, CT-1297. 2.3 grams. Off-center Fine with weak spots, chip in rim, nice even color (brown), underva

Lot of 2 Guayana, Venezuela, copper 1/2 reales, 1816 and 1817. KM-41.2. 2.5 and 2.1 grams. The 1816 a light-brown About Fine with weak spots, the 1817

Venezuela, 500 bolivares, 1992, low mintage. KM-69. 31.2 grams. Perfect Proof, no problems, mintage of only 10,000 coins.

Bolivia (Potosí), silver Bolívar medal with mountain of Potosí, 1825. 36.4 grams. Large, coin-like medal, nicely toned XF+, with por...

Chile (Republic), silver independence proclamation medal, 1818. 17.9 grams. Sun/clouds above palm tree and INDEPENDENCIA on obverse, LIBERTAD in ribb

Mexico, gold medal of the Virgen de la Guadalupe, 1794, looped. 28.7 grams. Sturdy medal with the Virgen de la Guadalupe and legend N.S.DE GUADALUPE

Mexico City, Mexico, 2R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. 6.8 grams. Size and weight of a 2 reales (listed in Grove as F-15), with crown

Sociedad Numismática de Mexico, silver medal, 1971, with pictures of Mexican cobs on both sides. 24.5 grams. Lovely Proof with slight handling...

Limited-edition 1-ounce silver medal made from Atocha silver by the Mexico City mint in custom Lucite holder and clamshell case. 27.27 grams. This is

Puerto Rico, brass medal with antique silver finish, 2009, limited edition (private issue) #97/100, proposed coinage design of 1899. 45 grams. Large,

Lot of gold flakes from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 1.8 grams. These are all thin, hammered strips of gold, presumably the parts of A...

Gold cut "finger" bar #23 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 537 grams, marked three times with fineness XX• (201/4K). A...

Gold "finger' bar #11 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 204 grams, 20-1/2K, in special presentation wooden box. About 5&...

Gold nugget #853 from the Espadarte (1558), 43 grams. 1" in diameter and 1/4" thick. Round, flat disk of what appears to be high-grade gol...

Gold nugget #1039 from the Espadarte (1558), 32 grams. Roughly 1-1/4" x 1" and 3/16" thick. Broad, flat disk whose metal did not flow...

Gold nugget #1004 from the Espadarte (1558), 19 grams. 3/4" in diameter and 1/4" thick. A flattened sphere of high-grade gold, very coin-l...

Lot of 6 low-grade gold pieces from the Espadarte (1558). 2.4-12.0 grams each (total 48.2 grams), 1/4" to 1" in diameter. These bits, of w...

Gold "finger" bar #30 from the Atocha (1622), 885 grams, 20-3/4K. About 9" x 1" x 1/2". Long and nearly full bar with one e...

Gold "finger" bar #33 from the Atocha (1622), 621 grams, 20-1/4K. About 7" x 1" x 1/4". Another "SARGOSA / PECARTA&quo...

Gold "finger" bar from the Maravillas (1656), 336.3 grams, 19-1/4K. About 7" x 1" x 1/4". A very wide and flat ingot with o...

Gold "half potato" ingot from the 1715 Fleet, marked "4o3", 59.32 troy oz, estimated fineness 20K. About 5-3/4" x 2-1/2&quo...

Justh & Hunter gold ingot #4280 from the S.S. Central America (1857), 20.93 oz, 90.7% fine, with special presentation copy of Bowers book. About...

Lot of gold flakes and dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 31 grams, in original Sotheby's packaging. A generous "pinch&quo...

Lot of gold dust from the S.S. Central America (1857), approx. 20 grams. A goodly "pinch" of gold dust (no flakes or nuggets) from the Ca...

Large silver "tumbaga" bar #M-66 ("key bar") from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 21.66 lb. About 13-1/2" x 4-1/2...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-92 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 8.07 lb. About 14" x 3-1/4" x 3/4". Long, flat in...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-115 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 7.08 lb. About 10" x 3-1/2" x 3/4". Thick, recta...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-106 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 6.51 lb. About 12-1/2" x 4" x 3/8". Broadly rect...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-51 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 5.23 lb. About 7" x 3" x 1". Neat "half-bric...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-63 from the "Tumbaga wreck" (ca. 1528), 4.59 lb. About 9-1/4" x 4" x 3/8". Very neatly re...

Cut silver "tumbaga style" ingot #6 from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), 2495 grams, with illegible fineness markings and ...

Well-marked silver "splash" ingot #AG from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550), fineness 23.6/24, 1004 grams. About 5-1/2"...

Cut piece of a silver "splash" ingot from an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, 5.73 troy oz. Roughly 3-1/2" x 2-1/2"...

Cut piece of a silver "splash" ingot from an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, 4.08 troy oz. Roughly 2-1/2" x 1-1/2"...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622),100 lb 2.3 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 14" x 5-1/2" x 4-1/2". This is the heaviest bar w...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 91 lb 4.96 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 14" x 5" x 3-1/2". This choice bar has the most ...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 83 lb 9.44 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0. About 16" x 5-1/4" x 3-1/4". A curious example of cros...

Large silver bar from the Atocha (1622), 87 lb 6.88 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9. About 16" x 5" x 3-1/2". Very well marked for its grad...

Silver contraband ingot from the Maravillas (1656), 550 grams. About 5" x 1" x 3/4". A neatly molded ingot of typical shape and finen...

Small silver plug (contraband ingot?), from an original Spanish salvage camp of the 1715 Fleet, 34.8 grams. About 1-1/4" in diameter and 7/8&qu...

Neatly formed silver bar from the Rooswijk (1739), 1967 grams (63.25 oz. troy), marked with A (Amsterdam) and VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and billy goa

Neatly formed silver bar from the Rooswijk (1739), 1957 grams (62.93 oz. troy), marked with A (Amsterdam) and VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and billy goa

Cut copper ingot from the Atocha (1622), 12 lb av. About 7" x 7" x 3". A very crude lump of copper that was broken apart in at least ...

Broken copper ingot(?) (or possibly just scrap copper) from the Consolación (1681), 604 grams. About 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2". Very ...

Well-molded copper ingot from the Benamain (1890), 14 lb av. Roughly 12" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". Custom-molded ingot with rectangular top ...

Hollow terra cotta statue of Tanit. 187 grams, 6-3/8" tall and about 1-1/2" in diameter. A crude, worn statue almost completely cocooned i...

Pair of Chinese celadon plates, Song or Yuan Dynasty (960-1279 AD). 210.6 grams, 5" x 1"; 207 grams, 5" x 1-1/4". Two shallow sa...

Pair of earthenware jar lids (one repaired). 155 and 131 grams, each 4" in diameter and 1-1/2" to 1-3/4" in diameter. Both lids a bit...

Annamese blue-on-white porcelain monkey statuette (dropper). 66 grams, 2-1/4" tall. Very cute little statuette in the form of a mother monkey w...

Annamese blue-on-white porcelain bowl with bird motif. 697 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter and 2" tall. Choice and 100% intact museum-quality pi...

Uncleaned, Annamese blue-on-white porcelain bowl with bird motif. 743 grams, 9" in diameter and 2" tall. Intact and vividly colored piece ...

Large, Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box. 121 grams, 1-3/4" tall and 2-3/4" in diameter. Flower on top with 4-panel patte...

Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box (medium). 94 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Well-preserved round box with c...

Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box (medium). 82 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Round box with curved sides, de...

Small, Annamese blue-on-white lidded porcelain powder-box. 54 grams, 1-1/4" tall and 1-3/4" in diameter. Round and straight-sided, with su...

Bronze apothecary's pestle. 367 grams, 7" long. In amazingly intact condition (one end possibly truncated), the bronze a lovely dark color ...

Brass spike, rare provenance. 94 grams, 6" long. Clean, straight, intact spike with square shank and head, light brass color, first artifact (w...

Iron spike, rare provenance. 129 grams, 6-1/2" long. Straight, intact, square-shanked spike with bulbous head, rusty red in color with patches ...

Bronze crucifix. 4.3 grams, 2-1/4" x 1-3/8". One-piece cross and Christ figure, a bit eroded but fundamentally intact (just the top part m...

Bronze crucifix. 5.1 grams, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". One-piece cross and Christ figure, the legs particularly prominent, worn but intact except fo...

Lot of 6 small, brass buckles. 11.0 grams total, 1"-1-1/4" long. Thin but fairly ornate and easily recognizable artifacts, used for shoes ...

Blue-on-white Chinese porcelain jarlet, Zhangzhou (Swatow), late Ming Dynasty. 68.7 grams, 2" tall and 1-3/4" in diameter. Small, round va...

Gold ring with amethyst. 5.8 grams, 7/8" inside diameter. Nearly identical to the specimen in our Treasure Auction #4 but with slightly lighter...

Gold ring with aquamarine(?). 3.0 grams, 3/4" inside diameter. Practically identical to the specimen in our Treasure Auction #4, the stone of t...

Ornate silver plate with bird-hunting theme. 181 grams, 6-3/4" in diameter. Perfectly preserved (no corrosion) and fabulously well detailed, th...

Lot of 20 large, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 23.0 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 5 mm in size, the very same items

Lot of dozens of medium-sized, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 28.5 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 3 mm in size, the v

Lot of over 100 small, Grade-1 quality natural emeralds, 27.5 carats total. Nice green color and good opacity, most about 2 mm in size, the very same

Lot of 17 medium to large, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 19.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 5 mm i

Lot of 28 medium-sized, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 25.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 3 mm in d

Lot of dozens of small, Grade-2 quality natural emeralds, 10.0 carats total. Darker (blacker, not deeper green) and more opaque, most about 2 mm in d

Lot of dozens of large,Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 66.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 5 mm in diamet

Lot of dozens of medium to large, Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 40.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 3 m

Lot of over 100 small,Grade-3 quality natural emeralds, 54.5 carats total. Very dark and opaque nuggets tinged with green, most about 2 mm in diamete

Gold clasp made into a pendant. 3.2 grams, 1" long. An original artifact, sort of a starburst figure-eight with smooth, triangular back, 2.42 g...

Small gold bead. 0.3 gram, 1/4" in diameter. A plain, more or less spherical bead with tiny holes at each end, slightly caved in but with nice ...

High-quality natural emerald, 2.98 carats. About 10 x 6 x 5 mm. A sizable and somewhat translucent gem with nice green color, one of the better specim

Natural emerald, 1.95 carats. About 9 x 6 x 5 mm. Nice green color and surface luster, somewhat opaque but much better than most from the Atocha, alwa

Natural emerald chip, 0.53 carat. About 7 x 5 x 3 mm. White crystal with tinge of green, popular source. With original plastic tag and Fisher photo-ce

Iron cooper's stake anvil, very rare, professionally conserved. 34 lb, 53" long. Also known as a spike anvil, this large item with point at...

Iron cannonball. 6 lb, 3-1/2" in diameter. Solid and substantial ball with much surface erosion but stabilized, dark but slightly rusty color. ...

Iron padlock, professionally conserved. 43.1 grams, 2" x 3/4". In the shape of an upside-down triangle, nicely preserved and with keyhole ...

Iron cotter pins, professionally conserved. 86.5 grams, 5" long. Effectively two spikes, each bent double and clasped together, used to connect...

Large copper cooking pot with display sign. 6 lb 10 oz, 8-1/2" tall and 8-1/2" in diameter. Very impressive artifact, the spherical body a...

Lot of 5 large, natural pearls. 0.44 to 0.66 carat each. Sizable pearls (about 5 mm each) with varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 5 large, natural pearls. 0.49 to 0.92 carat each. Sizable pearls (about 5 mm each) with varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 10 medium-sized natural pearls. 0.24 to 0.37 carat each. Very useful size (and amount) for jewelry (each pearl about 0.4 mm), with varying colo

Lot of 10 medium-sized natural pearls. 0.21 to 0.37 carat each. Very useful size (and amount) for jewelry (each pearl about 0.4 mm), with varying colo

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.15 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.16 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.22 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 15 small, natural pearls. 0.08 to 0.19 carat each. Decent-sized pearls (2-3 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls

Lot of 30 very small, natural pearls. 0.03 to 0.15 carat each. Tiny pearls (1-2 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls th

Lot of 30 very small, natural pearls. 0.01 to 0.17 carat each. Tiny pearls (1-2 mm each) in varying colors and sheens, from a find of 16,000 pearls th

Iron spike, professionally conserved. 237 grams, 8-5/8" long. Long, straight, square-shank spike with large square head, a bit eroded but solid...