Treasure & World Coin Auction #12

Lima, Peru, silver "6-reales" medal, 1826, President Bolivar, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9018. 34mm. Obverse with arms and legend P...

Peru, silver 1/2 peso-sized medal, 1828, congressional approval of Constitution, encapsulated NGC MS 61. Similar to Fonrobert-9027, 9028. 29.5mm. Obve

Cuzco, Peru, silver peso-sized medal, 1838, General Santa Cruz, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9235. 39mm. Obverse with Santa Cruz between flags, S

Peru, large silver 1-1/2 peso-sized medal, 1839, Constitution proclamation, encapsulated NGC MS 63. Fonrobert-9062. 43.5mm. Obverse with Liberty stand

Cuzco (Ancachs), Peru, silver 4R-sized medal, 1839, Battle of Yungay, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9168. 32mm. Obverse with trumpeting cherub on

Lima, Peru, silver 4R-sized medal, 1851, San Martin, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Similar to Fonrobert-9093. 33mm; 13.2 grams. Obverse with sun and rays, l

Peru, silver peso-sized medal, 1852, new laws under President Rufino Echenique, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Fonrobert-9096. 39mm; 27.5 grams. Obverse with

Lima, Peru, silver "6 reales"-sized medal, 1860, Constitutional reform, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9123. 34mm. Obverse with open-bo...

Puerto Rico (under Spain), oval silver military medal (with crown bale from top, separated), Alfonso XII, Voluntarios de Puerto-Rico (1880), small-lam

San Juan, Puerto Rico, bronze medal with red-and-blue ribbon, 1898, U.S. Naval Campaign West Indies (Spanish American War), Commander in Chief Sampson

Puerto Rico, miniature gold medal, 1971, 450th anniversary of the transfer of the city of San Juan to Spanish control. 13.5mm; 1.4 grams. Obverse wit

Cased set of 3 bronze oval medals in gold, silver and bronze colors, made by artist Lorenzo Homar (1913-2004) in 1993 to commemorate the 500th anniver

Seville, Spain, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1759. Herrera-41. 34mm; 13.7 grams. Obverse with bust of king, name and titles in legend; reve

Spain, pewter propaganda medal of Ferdinand VII (ca. 1808-14), rare. 42mm; 15.6 grams. Obverse with bust of king, name on truncation, legend VIVA LAR

Tobago (French administration), bronze medalet/jeton, (1677), commemorating the burning of the Dutch fleet at Tobago. Betts-57. 26mm; 4.3 grams. Obver

Turks and Caicos Islands, silver restrike (ca. 1970) of the British Phipps medal of 1687. 104.9 grams and 54mm, the case about 4-1/2" square. ...

Large, copperplate Dutch map of Peru by Jan Jansson (1640). 19" x 16", the actual image 14" x 11-1/2". Believed to be an early ...

Hand-colored, copperplate French map (ca. 1770) of Florida and the southeastern corner of what is now the United States by Rigobert Bonne entitled &...

Large, copperplate French engraving "Naufrage" by Jean-Jacques Avril (1775) after Claude-Joseph Vernet work of 1755. 26" x 19-1/2&qu...

Framed, matted, full-color drawing of the Concepcion (1641) astrolabe by Duke Long (ca. 1980). 23" x 20" in frame, the actual image about...

Ed Little's cartographic map (vessel survey chart, scale 1" = 500 meters) showing where the Atocha (1622) "mother lode" was pinpo...

Bowers, Q. David. A California Gold Rush History (2002), hardbound, special limited edition #319/400 in heavy case and with ounce of gold from the SS

McKee, Art. Unpublished narrative entitled Survival on Isla La Tortuga (1976), personally signed by the author. 14" x 8-1/2". Like other ...

Wagner, Kip. Pieces of Eight (1966 First Edition), autographed by all 10 Real Eight members and associates PLUS Kip's family members on inside p...

Small earthenware mercury vessel, European, with modern iron stand. 731 grams, 7" tall and 5" in diameter at its widest. Simple, conical ...

Silver (contraband) spike, very rare and important. 220 grams, 7-1/2" long. At various times since at least the 1950s, locals have found coins...

Long, ornate, gold chain, 822 links plus fob. 697 grams. This is the kind of chain Mel Fisher used to drape over big investors' shoulders! Each...

Plain-link gold chain, approx. 55" long. 86.0 grams. A very wearable length of 628 smooth oval links (each about 4mm), virtually identical to ...

Ornate gold "money" chain necklace, 83 links, 21" long. 128.1 grams. This chain is of identical design to but twice the length of lo...

Gold/emerald ladies' ring, approx. 1 carat, size 4. 2.1 grams. A somewhat plain, gold-wire ring (slightly misshapen but wearable) but with nice...

Large but light-green natural emerald #1, 2.66 carats, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. Approx. 10mm. Nice green color but totally op

Dark-green natural emerald #76, 2.33 carats, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. Approx. 12x5mm. Choice color and translucence, and also

Small but dark-green (gem quality) natural emerald #E310, 0.71 carat. Approx. 5mm. A beautiful little hexagonal crystal with deep green color and goo

Lot of 2 light-green natural emeralds #LE0117 and LE0917, 5.09 and 1.09 carats respectively. Approx. 10mm and 7mm. The larger emerald is nicely spher

Small but dark-green natural emerald #106, 0.44 carat, with Edward J. Little signature on certificate. Approx. 7x3mm. Hexagonal crystal of good color

High-quality natural emerald #29320, 1.95 carats. Approx. 8x5mm. Deep green color and excellent clarity, with most sides smooth, a premium emerald to

Small but high-quality natural emerald #30079, 0.66 carat (certificate missing). Approx. 5mm. Good color and translucence, nice hexagonal shape, with

Silver wine goblet, intact, marked twice with crowned-pomegranate silversmith mark (probably Colombian). In 1985 a very interesting conglomerate was

Silver spoon with fancy handle marked with VRD monogram, intact and solid. 40.4 grams, 5-3/4" long. Amazing condition for an Atocha artifact, ...

Top (neck) of an earthenware "olive" jar with encrusted metal strap attached. 492 grams, roughly 6" x 4" x 2-1/2". Earthen...

Tiny but ornate gold pendant with high-quality cabochon emerald (approx. 1/2 carat). 0.3 gram, 10mm. This was probably part of something bigger (like

Medium bronze cannonball (rare). 13 lb 10 oz, 5" in diameter. Just like a regular cannonball but made out of bronze (reportedly to counteract ...

Complete iron spike-shot, very rare. 11-1/4 lb, 19" x 4-1/2". This is basically a 4" cannonball with sharp, square-shanked spikes on...

Short sword blade, complete and professionally conserved. 185 grams, 19-1/2" long and 1" at its widest. This particular wrecksite from th...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain dish (shallow bowl), Kangxi period. 1011 grams, 10" in diameter and 1-5/8" tall. Somewhat plain and ungla...

Ornate "Royal Portrait" pewter spoon, British, William III, rare and important slave-ship provenance. 42.3 grams, 7" long. A very el...

Ornate gold ampulla for anointing, 245.6 grams, approx. 20K, pedigreed to the 2003 "Tampa sale," lot 9 (most important item in that auctio...

Gold manicure set with toothpick and ear-spoon, found by Bob Weller in 1993 among the famous "Queen's Jewels." 7.1 grams, 2-1/2"...

Lot of various lengths of gold "olive blossom" chain, total of 28.5 inches. 39.0 grams total. This type of chain, with hundreds of tiny (...

Small piece (7") of gold "olive blossom" chain. 9.3 grams. Approx. 124 tiny (1/8"), box-shaped links with six-petalled flowers ...