Treasure Auction #10: Daniel F.Sedwick, LLC

Maracaibo, Venezuela, copper 1/4 real, (1813). KM-1. 0.6 gram. Spartan design, typically thin and crude but this specimen no worse than VF (with touc

Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, 1820, castle at upper-left, "B.-.S" (rare variety, unlisted in KM). KM-unlisted (cf. C6.2). 5.3 grams. VF w...

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, "781" date (early 1800s). KM-13.1. 4.7 grams. Deeply toned AVF, no problems, popu...

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, "142" date (early 1800s). KM-13.1. 4.2 grams. Crude Fine with dark toning, weak s...

Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, "1818" date (struck in 1830, the date rendered with 1R-sized digits), rosettes instead of F-7 flanking cross...

Venezuela, 1/4 bolivar, 1921. KM-Y20. 1.3 grams. Cleaned AU-, starting to re-tone.

Venezuela, copper-nickel 5 centimos, 1927. KM-Y27. 2.5 grams. Lustrous UNC with no wear at all.

Vietnam, Minh Mang 10-lang sycee silver bar, mid-1800s. 375.0 grams, 4-1/4" long. Sometimes called "nén bac," stackable trough-...

Cuba (Havana), silver proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834. Medina-415. 10.4 grams. Brightly lustrous (cleaned) UNC, very flashy.

Santiago, Cuba, brass 1 centavo meal token for COCINA ECONOMICA DE SANTIAGO DE CUBA, 1897. 4.1 grams. AU with lustrous and original-color date side,

Ecuador (struck in Potosi, Bolivia), oval silver medal commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822, rare. Fonrobert-8332. 15.1 grams. Lustrous and

Great Britain, silver medal, 1727, coronation of George II, by John Croker. MI-479/4. 17.8 grams. Choice XF with lightly rubbed fields, scarce as stru

Great Britain, brass "Admiral Vernon" medal, Porto Bello, 1739, Vernon and Brown. Adams PBvb-12-T. 12.8 grams. Choice XF+ specimen with o...

Great Britain, copper "Admiral Vernon" medal, Porto Bello, 1739, Vernon and Brown. Adams PBvb-7-L. 14.0 grams. Darkly toned but problem-f...

Great Britain, copper "Admiral Vernon" medal, Porto Bello, 1739, with Betts book. Adams PBv-26-V. 14.5 grams. Typical Fine with dark fiel...

Great Britain, brass "Admiral Vernon" medal, Cartagena, 1741, Vernon and Blas. Adams CAv1-2-E. 14.1 grams. Choice AXF with original brass...

Great Britain, copper medal made from copper salvaged from the Foudroyant (1897), flagship of Lord Nelson. 28.8 grams. XF+ with traces of original lu

Great Britain, silver Hollandia medallion (ca. 1987), made from silver from the ship. 30.1 grams. From a design engraved by Ron Dutton and marketed b

Great Britain, silver Hollandia medallion (ca. 1987), made from silver from the ship. 30.2 grams. From a design engraved by Ron Dutton and marketed b

Madeira Islands, copper 50 reis token, 1802, I.W. Phelps & Co., with incuse "F.I." countermark (Fernay and Irmaos, 1884). Brunk-51535....

Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Iturbide, 1822. Fonrobert-6539. 16.8 grams. Attractively toned AXF with weakness in center of eagle.

Mexico, brass mint-trial token for Turkish 100 kurus (ca.1980) struck at the Mexico City mint. 6.2 grams. Lustrous Mint State, with reeded edge and s

Mexico, white-metal (pewter?) medal of the Mayan calendar with Spanish/English interpretation sheet. 93.9 grams, 2-3/4" in diameter. An antiqu...

Puerto Rico (under Spain), oval silver-plated brass military medal (with ribbon-pin), Alfonso XII, Voluntarios de Puerto-Rico (1880), small-lamb varie

Puerto Rico (Vieques), trial restrike of a 5 centavos token for RODRIGUEZ (1800s) on a Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales of 1776MJ. cf. Archilla-764a. 26.7 g

Matte silver-plated bronze medal made by artist Lorenzo Homar (1913-2004) in 1993 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico, brass with antique silver finish "1899 peso/60 cents" Columbus commemorative, struck in 2009, limited edition #65/100. 45.0 ...

Spain, silver medal (1980s?) of a Segovia 50 reales (cincuentin) 1609C made from art school dies from Seville, engraved MEDALLA OM-UO 48/100 on the ed

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, copper-nickel or brass 5c Mexic token, A. Burnet (1887). 1.6 grams. XF with light brass color peeking through (but Lyall

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, octagonal copper token for 2 lb of ice, Raven & Co. (ca. 1890), rare. 9.8 grams. Nice XF with some original red col...

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, copper token for 1 lb of ice, Raven & Co. (ca. 1890), rare. 9.7 grams. Much original color, nice XF, holed at edge ...

Puerto Rico (National Treasury), 25 pesos bond, 1813. 8-1/4" x 12". A large, uniface document printed in black with black-ink stamps and ...

American Bank Note Company for El Banco Central del Ecuador, 5 sucres banknote, 1947, series FH, low serial number. 2-3/4" x 6". Crisp UN...

Thomas de la Rue Company (London) for El Banco Central del Ecuador, uniface front trial for 5 sucres banknote, 19??. 2-3/4" x 6-1/2". VF ...

Thomas de la Rue Company (London) for El Banco Central del Ecuador, specimen (red) 5 sucres banknote, 195?, series HA. 2-1/2" x 6". Crisp...

Thomas de la Rue Company (London) for El Banco Central del Ecuador, specimen (black) 5 sucres banknote, 195?, series HA. 2-1/2" x 6". Cri...

Early 18th-century German copper-plate engraving of Cartagena, Colombia, by Martin Engelbrecht (1684-1756), hand colored. 17-1/2" x 12-3/4&quo...

Mid-18th-century French copper-plate engraving of Santander, Spain, by Jacques Gabriel Huquier (1725-1805), hand colored. 18" x 13". A bi...

Late 18th-century French copper-plate engraving of the entrance to the port of Dunkirk, France, in 1776 by le Gouaz (after a painting by Ozanne). 16-

Late 18th-century French copper-plate engraving of King Louis XVI (1754-93) in his regalia, after a painting by Callet. 13-1/2" x 10-1/2"...

1762 Dutch copper-plate engraving of a French map of the Caribbean by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, entitled "Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles...

Reprint of a very large chart of mid-1800s Pigot & Co. "Universal Money Table and Commercial Exchange Standard," showing various count...

Lot of 3 Chinese stoneware powder-boxes (round, lidded). 281 grams total, each about 2-1/2" in diameter and up to 2" tall. Faded floral d...

Small lead ingot. 48.8 grams. This small, somewhat cone-shaped lump was trade cargo, one of thousands of base-metal ingots being shipped for manufact

Lot of 29 lead musketballs. 810 grams total, each about 5/8" in diameter. Common, simple balls with lightly dusty surfaces, useful for resale ...

Lot of 5 small, cuprous artifacts, including 3 buckles, 1 thimble and 1 S-shaped link. 33.5 grams total, up to 1-1/2" long. Solid items, small...

English pewter soup spoon, mid-1600s. 74.7 grams, 7" long and 2-1/4" in diameter. Typical "rat-tail" spoon with round bowl, pit...

Large, intact metate and mano (grinding stone and grinder), very rare. About 50 lb, roughly 22" x 14" x 5" (metate) and 18" x 2...

Top (lip and shoulders) of an immense earthenware urn, with markings. 48 lb, 26" in diameter and 11" tall. This has to be the biggest &qu...

Gold cross studded with 6 high-grade emeralds, intricately engraved on back. 5.2 grams, roughly 1-1/4" x 1". A small but impressive jewel...

Bronze breech block marked "III". 29 lb, 8-1/2" x 5". With handle in side and semicircular protrusion in bottom, this was basic...

Iron arquebus barrel, intact. 4 lb, 43-1/2" long and approx. 1" in diameter. A long, straight hollow tube with L-shaped fastener at stock...

Flintlock pistol, with wood and furniture intact but missing the actual lock. 555 grams, 16" long. Amazingly, the entire wooden stock of this ...

Iron flintlock mechanism, intact. 315 grams, 7-3/4" x 3-1/2" x 1-1/4". A complete iron flintlock with all parts visible but clearly ...

Complete iron bayonet. 220 grams; 18" long, 1" widest diameter. A typical socket bayonet with blade of triangular cross-section, rusty an...

Glass "onion" bottle with beautifully marbled exterior (intact except for small pit). 614 grams, 7" tall and 5-3/4" in diamete...

Small pewter plate with raised rim. 310 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter, 1-1/8" rim. Intact except for a few small holes and wrinkles, spots of...

Complete clay bowl with swirl pattern, pictured in Flash of Gold. 817 grams, 7" in diameter and 4-1/2" tall. Incredibly intact (missing o...

Clay bowl with design in center, complete but slightly repaired. 323 grams, 6-1/2" in diameter and 3-1/4" tall. Grayish-brown color all o...

Polished-hardwood pedestal-type bowl, nearly intact. 1252 grams, 6" in diameter and 5" tall. Strange piece with large old cracks in the w...

Complete pewter inkwell. 332 grams, 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2". A typical cube of hollow metal, its topside with holes in corners for nibs...

Brass candle snuffer, missing one handle. 63 grams, 7" long. Basically a pair of scissors with flat pan to one side for catching the trimmed w...

Brass candle-holder, intact but flattened. 286 grams, 7-1/4" diameter with 5" handle. Flat, pan-like object with sloping rim, hole in cen...

Lot of leather boot heels and soles (with small wooden nails), pictured in Flash of Gold. 2 to 22 grams each, 2-1/4" to 6" each. Several ...

Large lead sounding weight marked XVI (16 lb), hexagonal cross-section. 16 lb, 17" long and 2-1/8" in diameter at its widest. An unusuall...

Large hardwood fid, intact. 173 grams, 7-3/4" long and 1-1/4" widest diameter. This long, cigar-shaped piece of wood with pointed ends wa...

Dive belt made from lead sheathing from the ship, as pictured in Flash of Gold. 18 lb, 35" long, each weight 3-1/3" wide. In a stroke of ...

Ornate gold ring embedded in large clump of rock, as found by Marty and featured on the cover of Flash of Gold. 271 grams, roughly 5" x 2-3/4&...

Lot of 8 lead musketballs, some with encrustation. Each approx. 24 grams and 3/4" in diameter. Simple spheres of lead, the bullets of their ti...

Complete iron barshot with cylindrical ends. 7430 grams, 14" long, with each end about 4" in diameter and 2-1/4" thick. Very solid a...

Intact "12-pound" iron cannonball. 2500 grams, about 3-1/2" in diameter. Coated glossy black and mostly complete (some surface loss)...

Encrusted "8-pound" cannonball. 1860 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. Thickly encrusted ball (in fact, only a small part is exposed), blac...

Two pairs of wire shot (lead musketballs joined by twisted wire). 97 grams total, each ball about 1/2", up to 6.5" long (fully extended)....

Natural Colombian emeralds with pyrite in calcite matrix, pedigreed to the DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum in Delaware. 301 grams, 3-1/4" x 2-1/4...

Intact clay pipe with maker's mark. 5.1 grams, 6-1/4" long. Complete pipe with long stem, bright white as never used, crowned-WS monogram ...

Brass spoon, intact but encrusted. 34.3 grams, 7" long with 2-1/2" x 1-1/2" bowl. A complete but plain, thin-metal spoon with lots o...

Charred cross-section of wood from the ship. 292 grams, 3" x 8". A New York strip-shaped hunk of solid, dark (burned) wood with three rub...

Large bronze ship's bell, dated 1776, with wood and remnants of iron encrusted on the top. Approx. 60 lb, 15" tall and 11" in diamete...

Tiny book made from wood from the ship published in 1841 (first edition, 120 pp). 39 grams, 3-1/2" x 2" x 1/2". Multi-level antique ...

Iron grapeshot (small cannonball) on custom stand. 352 grams total, 1-3/8" diameter (ball) and 5" x 3-1/2" x 1/2". A typical an...

French clay pipe with skull motif, marked "Crème GRAMBIER," intact. 24 grams, roughly 2" x 1-1/2" x 1". Like lot #197...

Two large links (connected) of the ship's bronze anchor chain. 2158 grams, 14" long and 3-1/2" wide. Rounded-rectangular links of cir...

Gold filigree devotional scapular with chains. 17.1 grams total, each panel 1-3/4" x 1-3/8", the chains 8" long. This religious item...

Large copper hull-pin. 8 lb, 29-1/2" long and about 1-1/4" in diameter. Long, straight rod of circular cross-section with cut-flat end an...

Lot of 6 cuprous watch keys. 14.2 grams total, up to 1-3/8" each. Five rings and one flat oval but all with protrusions at either end for wind...

Scottish blue-and-white porcelain chamber pot, intact. 1435 grams, 5-1/2" tall and 8-1/2" in diameter. Beautifully intact and with vibran...

Scottish blue-and-white porcelain chamber pot, intact, "CONVOLVULUS / J&MPB&Co." logo on bottom. 1541 grams, 5-3/4" tall and...

Set of one silver pocket-watch and one brass thimble with certificate inside Riker box. 163 grams total, 4" x 5" case. Heavily corroded a...

Pair of brass thimbles (intact). 5.7 grams total, up to 7/8" x 1/2" each. Different sizes but similar (typical) designs, the larger one a...

English ironstone plate, Gotscher & Co. 485 grams, 8" in diameter and 1" tall. A plain-white glazed dish marked on the bottom with RO...

Large Dutch bronze cannon dated 1642, maker Assuerus Koster, Amsterdam, probably made in the 1800s or 1900s. 5'1/2" long, weight unknown (...

Small bronze signal cannon, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 1336 grams, 3-1/4" tall and 2-1/2" in diameter. Typically thick "mug" with...

Large iron cannon from the Populo of the Spanish 1733 Fleet (Florida Keys). 7'2" long, weight unknown (very heavy). While bronze cannons a...

Ornate Spanish bronze cannon with crest of Charles IV and dated 1791. 122 lb, 31" long, up to 6" in diameter, 3" bore, 2" trunn...

Large bronze cannon, officially replicated in 2010 from the French cannon "La Populaire" of 1756. Approx. 700 lb, 5'6" long. The...

Bronze swivel-cannon, 18th century, with mahogany stand. 67 lb, 29" long, up to 6" in diameter. A plain cannon of classic design in a ver...

Dutch/Indonesian bronze lantaka (cannon) with original yoke (1800s). 68 lb, 48" long, 4" at its widest. Somewhat ornate design, with 1-1/...

Dutch/Indonesian bronze lantaka (cannon) with original yoke (1800s). 72 lb, 45-1/2" long, 5" at its widest. Somewhat crude and well used ...

Lot of 12 lead-covered iron grapeshot, Spanish colonial (1500s). 3265 grams total, each about 1-1/2" in diameter. So you have a bunch of iron ...

Lot of 3 iron cannonballs of various sizes. 2803 grams total, diameters of 3", 2" and 1-1/2". The smallest one technically a grapesh...