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MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741 MF. Yonaka-M8.41; KM-103; Cal-1458. 25.84 grams. Very bold AU details set off with contrasting to

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742 MF. Yonaka-M8.42; KM-103; Cal-1461. 26.18 grams. Very bold UNC details with virtually no corrosio

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742 MF. Yonaka-M8.42; KM-103; Cal-1461. 26.02 grams. Practically non-corroded AU- with gorgeous peaco

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742 MF. Yonaka-M8.42; KM-103; Cal-1461. 26.88 grams. Bold UNC details, practically no corrosion, part

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743 MF. Yonaka-M8.43; KM-103; Cal-1463. 26.67 grams. Bold UNC details with satin-smooth fields, no co

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743 MF. Yonaka-M8.43; KM-103; Cal-1463. 26.35 grams. Bold UNC details with nice light toning all over

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743 MF. Yonaka-M8.43; KM-103; Cal-1463. 26.37 grams. Crisp UNC details with luster under patchy rainb

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743 MF. Yonaka-M8.43; KM-103; Cal-1463. 26.59 grams. AU details with patchy toning, virtually no corr

MEXICO, Mexico City, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743 MF. Yonaka-M8.43; KM-103; Cal-1463. 24.26 grams. AU details with light surface corrosion with ton

CHILE, Santiago, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750 J, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage (Shipwreck Blue Label). Cal-822; KM-3; Fr-5. 27.05 gram

CHILE, Santiago, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751 J, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage (Shipwreck Blue Label). Cal-824; KM-3; Fr-3. 27.01 gram

CHILE, Santiago, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751 J. Cal-824; KM-3; Fr-3. 27.02 grams. Fully detailed strike with brightly lustrous fields, UNC

CHILE, Santiago, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1749 J, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage (Shipwreck Blue Label). Cal-740; KM-2; Fr-6. 13.48 gram

NETHERLANDS (United), Zeeland, clump of about ten copper duits, 1752, encrusted as found. KM-70A; Sch-98. 52.16 grams total. Roughly 2¼" x...

NETHERLANDS (United), Zeeland, clump of about nine copper duits, 1752, encrusted as found. KM-70A; Sch-98. 25.53 grams total. Roughly 1¼" ...

NETHERLANDS (United), Zeeland, clump of at least seven copper duits, 1752, encrusted as found. KM-70A; Sch-98. 57.87 grams total. Roughly 2" x ...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770 JR, dot after CAROLUS. Janson-58.4.4; Yonaka-P8.70; KM-50; Cal-1168. 22.24 grams. Bold XF d...

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, gold "star" pagoda, no date (1740-1807). KM-303; Fr-1578. 3.35 grams. Typically AU+ with luster, full ...

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, gold "star" pagoda, no date (1740-1807). KM-303; Fr-1578. 3.44 grams. Well-centered AU+ with luster, t...

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, Arkot mint, 1 rupee, regnal year 6 (frozen date / ca. 1759-82), open lotus mintmark. KM-384. 11.42 grams. AU detai

ITALIAN STATES, Venice, gold zecchino, Alvise Mocenigo IV (1763-1778). KM-671; Fr-1421. 3.43 grams. XF or better but struck from rusty dies and slight

SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper 2 daler "plate money," Fredrik I, 1742. KM-PM71. 1167 grams. Roughly 8" x 6¾". All five stamps ...

SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper 1 daler "plate money," Fredrik I, 1742. KM-PM68. 652 grams. Roughly 5" x 5¼". All five stamps b...

SWEDEN, Avesta mint, copper ½ daler "plate money," Karl XII, 1711, with Type A countermark (Gothenburg, 1718) on top and two three-cr...

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1780 FF. Yonaka-M8.80; KM-106.2; Cal-1120. 22.92 grams. Full AU/XF details (the bust particularly nic

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782 FF. Yonaka-M8.82; KM-106.2; Cal-1122. 24.17 grams. Full XF/AU details, minimal corrosion but wit

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782 FF. Yonaka-M8.82; KM-106.2; Cal-1122. 21.95 grams. XF details, the bust side with corrosion only

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783 FF. Yonaka-M8.83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 23.99 grams. Full XF details with surface corrosion, dark

SPANISH COLONIAL, mints uncertain, clump of three bust 8 reales, probably all Charles III, with encrustation as found. 73.24 grams total. Tight stack

SPANISH COLONIAL, mints uncertain, clump of three bust 8 reales, probably all Charles III, with encrustation as found. 67.41 grams total. Tight stack

SPANISH COLONIAL, mints uncertain, clump of three bust 8 reales, probably all Charles III, with encrustation as found. 67.99 grams total. Slightly lea

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1775 FM. Yonaka-M8.75; Cal-1109; KM-106.2. 23.55 grams. Full VF/XF details with particularly bold leg

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1776 FM. Yonaka-M8.76; Cal-1110; KM-106.2. 24.46 grams. Bold XF+ details despite light to moderate su

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1777 FM. Yonaka-M8.77; KM-106.2; Cal-1112. 24.42 grams. Nicely toned XF details despite light to mode

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778 FF. Yonaka-M8.78; KM-106.2; Cal-1117. 24.67 grams. Very bold XF details (including obverse rim)

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1781 FF. Yonaka-M8.81; KM-106.2; Cal-1121. 25.05 grams. XF+ details with contrasting toning, mostly u

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, 1679 V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-716. 25.68 grams. Full pillars and cross (all slightly doubled) despite flatness, two ...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, cob 8 reales, 1676 OLMs, extremely rare, NGC XF details / saltwater damage (Shipwreck Blue Label), ex-Plvs Vltra. Restrepo-M6...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791 PR. Janson-76.3; KM-73; Cal-991. 26.12 grams. Typically broad flan with full VF details and co...

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1803 FT. Yonaka-M8.103; Cal-977; KM-109. 25.64 grams. Full XF- details with light toning, practically

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1804 TH. Yonaka-M8.104; Cal-980; KM-109. 25.28 grams. Full XF details with some light corrosion on bot

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored" bust), 1809 TH. Yonaka-M8.109; Cal-539; KM-110. 25.10 grams. AU ...

MEXICO, Mexico City, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812 HJ. Yonaka-M8.112; KM-111; Cal-1319. 25.68 grams. Choice XF+ details with some minor pits but

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, gold 5 rupees (1/3 mohur), no date (1819). KM-244; Fr-1590. 3.89 grams. Nice AU with muted luster, good rims, a fe

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, Arkot mint, 2 rupees, dated AH 1172 (1758/59), regnal year 6 (frozen, Alamgir II), closed lotus mintmark, struck o

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, Arkot mint, 1 rupee, dated AH 1172 (1758/59), regnal year 6 (frozen, Alamgir II), struck in 1807, open lotus mintm

INDIA (British), Madras Presidency, Arkot mint, 1 rupee, dated AH 1172 (1758/59), regnal year 6 (frozen, Alamgir II), struck in 1807, open lotus mintm

INDIA (British), Bengal Presidency, 1 rupee, East India Company, Shah Alam II, AH 1183 (1769/70), year 11. KM-20. 11.58 grams. Bold full AU details wi

PERU, Cuzco, 8 reales, 1828 G, NGC Shipwreck Effect (SB Pulaski Shipwreck Label). KM-142.2. SB Pulaski shipwreck coins are among the earliest and rare

COLOMBIA, Bogotá (Cundinamarca), 8 reales, 1821 JF, mintmark BA with dots below and in front of A, NGC Shipwreck Effect (SS Central America Shi...

FRANCE, Paris mint, 5 francs, Louis Philippe I, 1846-A, NGC Shipwreck Effect (SS Central America Shipwreck Label). Gad-678; KM-749.1. Bold AU with pat

MEXICO, Zacatecas, 4 reales, 1842 OM, large letters variety, NGC Shipwreck Effect (SS Central America Shipwreck Label). KM-375.9. Bold example of this

UNITED STATES, San Francisco mint, gold Coronet Liberty Head double eagle ($20), 1856-S, NGC UNC details / sea salvaged (Shipwreck Brown Label). KM-74

GREAT BRITAIN, London, England, gold sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1852, very rare provenance, NGC AU 50 / Pewabic. Sp-3852; KM-736.1; Fr-387e. Br

UNITED STATES, New Orleans mint, Seated Liberty half dollar, 1858-O, NGC Shipwreck Effect (C) AU / inscribed (SS Republic Shipwreck Label [blue core])

UNITED STATES, New Orleans mint, Seated Liberty half dollar, 1859-O, NGC Shipwreck Effect (SS Republic Shipwreck Label ). KM-A68. AU+ with ra

JAMAICA, Government of Jamaica, 10 shillings, 1-11-1940, serial C/10 69315, PMG AU 53 / SS Politician Shipwreck. Pick-38b. The S.S. Politician shipwre

SEYCHELLES, Seychelles Monetary Authority, 100 rupees, (1979), serial A801118, PMG AU 55 / MV Aeolian Sky Shipwreck. Pick-26b. The M.V. Aeolian Sky wa

Vietnamese blue-on-white porcelain rice bowl, ex-"Hoi An Hoard" (late 1400s). 352 grams. 6" diameter at rim, 3" tall. Intact bow...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain jarlet, ex-Hoi An Hoard (late 1400s). 114 grams. 2½" at shoulders, 2¼" tall. Whimsical design of...

Display containing three items from the wreck: a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III; the bowl of a small spoon (German silver or nickel ...

Gold chain, 24.1 grams, 367 links, ex-Atocha (1622). 25" long. Two chains of dainty oval links in relatively thin gauge of richly colored gold ...

Complete and intact brass calipers (compass/navigational dividers), ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Caesar's Palace (1987). 16.64 grams total. 4¼"...

Large and intact silver candlestick holder and hollow round base, marked with crown-in-beaded-circle tax stamp, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Christie's....

Pair of silver columns presumably for holding candles, ex-Atocha (1622). 186 grams total. 8½" long, 1" diameter. Ornamental, hollow-c...

Small silver breastplate with ornate design, ex-Atocha (1622). 16.25 grams. 2¼" diameter. Miniature, round, concave breastplate, intact an...

Encrusted silver scabbard frog, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Lippman. 13 grams total. 1½" x ¾". Small, intact artifact called a scabbard...

Small, natural emerald, 2.34 carats, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Silberman. Roughly 3/8" x ¼". Decent-sized stone, semi-translucent, in ligh...

Small, natural emerald, 2.93 carats, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly ½" x ¼". Well-proportioned oblong chunk of light green, opaque, m...

Lot of iron "gunner's dice," professionally conserved, ex-Atocha (1622). 475 grams total. Roughly 1" to 1½" each. Accor...

Long iron hull-pin segment, ex-Atocha (1622). 3.9 lb. Roughly 17" long, 1" thick. Hefty long rod with a small bend in the middle, an elong...

Lead split-shot with brass wire, ex-Atocha (1622). 52 grams total. 2¾" long. In order to hit a bigger target, musketballs were sometimes m...

Gold florette from a rosary bead, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 1.75 grams. ½" x ¼". Dainty, but sturdy, ornate gold piece whose po...

Small clay handle, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 26 grams total. 2¾" long, 1" thick. Part of a larger clay handle, its host long gone, w...

Iron spike (intact, conserved), ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 155 grams. 7¾" long. Like an oversized nail with a large rounded head, four-sid...

Intact Chinese blue-on-white porcelain cup, Ming Dynasty, mountain landscape motif, with reign marks on bottom, ex-Concepción (1641), ex-Rudman...

Blue-and-white glazed Delftware pitcher, intact, bird on rock motif, ex-Concepción (1641), ex-Rudman. 227 grams. 4" tall. Charming little ...

Complete brass spike with part of wooden hull remaining, ex-Concepción (1641). 455 grams total. 10½" long. Rare as a certified artifa...

Medium-sized bronze cannonball, 12 lb, ex-Capitana (1654). 4" in diameter. Just like a regular cannonball but made out of bronze (reportedly to...

Intact glass "onion" bottle, ex-pirate ship Golden Fleece (1686). 947 grams. 6" tall, 6" diameter at base. Lovely, small, black-...

Small Delftware pitcher (handle missing), encrusted as found, ex-pirate ship Golden Fleece (1686). 302 grams. Roughly 4" x 4". Mostly inta...

Small Delftware bowl colored red, blue, and green, ex-pirate ship Golden Fleece (1686). 115 grams. 2½" tall, 3½" diameter at lip...

Large blue-on-white Chinese porcelain lidded jar with four small handles, ex-"Vung Tao Wreck" (ca. 1690). 4.14 lb. 9" tall, 8" a...

Large resin block containing four Dutch silver ducatoons, four Chinese porcelain shards, four musket-balls (spring-shot), a sword handle, and a large

Brass navigational dividers with iron nibs mostly intact, ex-Association (1707). 210 grams total. Dividers 5" long, wooden display 8" long...

Brass disc weight marked with a cross, 352 grams, ex-Association (1707). 2¾" diameter, ½" tall. A well-patinated weight in the f...

Encrusted iron barshot with cylindrical ends, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Real Eight (Parke-Bernet). 9.2 lb total. Roughly 13" long, 3" diameter at ...

Iron barshot with cylindrical ends, ex-1715 Fleet. 3.8 lb. 13" long, 2¼" in diameter at ends. Conserved and stable with a thin bar co...

Cannonball with large pieces of coral encrustation, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Fisher and Holzworth (1965). 8 lb total. Roughly 6" x 6" x 6", ...

Small iron cannonball "grenade," professionally conserved, with wooden plug, ex-1715 Fleet. 772 grams. 2¾" in diameter. Intact h...

Black glass "onion" bottle, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Debski. 1017 grams. 6" tall, 6" in diameter. Solid, heavy bottle sitting slightly ...

Mostly intact pewter plate, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Debski. 429 grams. Originally 8" to 9" in diameter. Wide-rimmed plate containing pewter and ...

Gold-plated silver spoon (encrusted, handle missing), ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Morse. 20 grams. 2½" x 1¾" x ¼". Heavily encru...

Large lead sounding weight, ex-1715 Fleet. 15 lb. 10" long, 3" diameter at base. Very heavy, solid lead weight with six sides, big loop at...

Heavily encrusted iron spike with shells and debris, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Volker. 3 lb total. Roughly 12" x 3" . Recognizable spike shape ami...

Earthenware "olive" jar, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 6.9 lb. 12" tall, 10" at shoulders. Almost completely intact "beehive&...

Earthenware "olive" jar with wooden stand, ex-Guadalupe (1724). 7.11 lb. 12" tall, 9" at shoulders. Intact "beehive" v...

Lightly encrusted earthenware "olive" jar with wooden stand, ex-Tolosa (1724). 8.1 lb. 11" tall, 10" at shoulders. Heavy, intact...

Pewter clyster-pump nozzle with spherical mass, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 247 grams total. 6" long. Recognizable as a medical instrument for ...

Intact pewter plate, encrusted as found, ex-1733 Fleet. 507 grams. 9" diameter at rim, ¾" tall. A fascinating piece, completely encru...