Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #13

Clump of 4 Spanish colonial (?) bust 8 reales of Charles III, unique for this wreck. 143.3 grams total. Fallen stack of three puffy "biscuits&...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1669E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-344. 25.2 grams. Two clear dates despite flatness (but no corrosion to speak of), typically d

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1674E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-349. 28.0 grams. Nice, solid specimen with 3 clear dates (rare thus), some flat spots but no

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1676E. S-P37b; KM-25; CT-501. 13.3 grams. Choice specimen with great full pillars and crown, full cross (just a flat s

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-25; CT-505. 12.5 grams. Full but somewhat flat pillars and cross, 2 assayers and 3 mintmarks (one of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1659E, encapsulated NGC Genuine. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-907. Well-centered full cross but pillars side off-center, very da

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1667E, encapsulated NGC Genuine. S-P37a; KM-16. Full cross with bold date below, full but slightly off-center pillars

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1669E, encapsulated NGC Genuine. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-596. Broad flan with full pillars-and-waves, full but weak cross,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1671/0E, encapsulated NGC Genuine. S-P37b; KM-24. Off-center pillars with full 4-digit second date in the legend as a

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1671/0E, encapsulated NGC Genuine. S-P37b; KM-24. No corrosion but much dark toning, bold POTO(SI), full cross and pi

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip V, assayer not visible. 3.0 grams. Good full cross, off-center shield, darkly toned but no corrosion. Recov

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1719M, rare. S-L20; KM-31; CT-unl. 3.2 grams. Off-center pillars with clear date, full but off-center cross, darkly toned but

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1735N. S-L21; KM-31a; CT-1511. 3.0 grams. Bold date and mintmark on pillars side, most of cross (off-center), darkly toned, m

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1752R, rare final year of Lima cobs. S-L23; KM-42. 2.9 grams. Full 752 date on otherwise flat pillars side, most of cross, da

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1695VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-626. 3.9 grams. Choice full cross despite moderate corrosion that renders part of the edge cr

Contemporary counterfeit of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 173(?)M. 5.5 grams. Determining whether a fake is contemporary (i.e., made and circulate

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-23; CT-730. 2.1 grams. Good full pillars with clear date and mintmark and assayer, somewhat corroded c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1739M. S-P47; KM-28a; CT-1672. 2.4 grams. Bold but off-center full cross, full date and assayer on pillars side, dark bu

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1743C. S-P49; KM-28a; CT-1678. 2.6 grams. Clear date and one full pillar, full but off-center cross with partial second

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1749q. S-P50a; KM-37; CT-593. 3.1 grams. Full pillars with clear date, full but off-center cross with clear assayer, mos