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

Encrusted conglomerate of 6 Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacups and an iron object. 980 grams; roughly 6" x 5" x 4". All but one ...

Encrusted copper hull-pin. 2510 grams; 23" long. Long, straight, bolt with washer frozen at one end, most of the surface thickly encrusted with...

Small, retractable gold toothpick in silver case, rare. 2.2 grams; 2-1/2" long. While small and unprepossessing at first, by sliding the outer ...

Ship's officer's sounding lead (small), probably 1700s. 392 grams; 3" long. One of the smallest sounding leads we have seen, but typica...

Lot of 26 gun flints (for pistols and muskets). 219 grams, each about 1" to 1-1/2". Black and dark olive-colored stones chipped into squar...

Wooden cask base encrusted with 6 English East India Co. copper X cash, 1808, as found, unique and desirable, in glass display case. 1528 grams; about

Large Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl (shallow), geometric design. 916 grams; 11" in diameter and 2" tall. Vivid design consisting of...

Large lot of 26 lead seals (mostly British). 239 grams total, up to 1" in diameter. Round blobs of lead with flat sides where designs are prese...

Complete trilobite fossil in dark-gray matrix, approx. 250 to 500 million years old, from Morocco. 285 grams; 2-1/2" long. Fully detailed speci...

Choice crinoid fossil in gray matrix, approx. 250 to 500 million years old, place of origin uncertain. 103 grams; 3" x 2-1/2". Flower-like...

Large plant fossil, Lepidodendron, approx. 300 million years old (Carboniferous period), place of origin uncertain. 2038 grams; 6" x 4-1/2"...

Dinosaur egg, Hadrosaur, approx. 70 to 100 million years old (Cretaceous period), from the Kaoguo formation in Yisan, Hubei Province, China. 3118 gram

Mammal skull, Oreodont, approx. 30 to 35 million years old (Tertiary period, Oligocene epoch), probably from South Dakota. 502 grams; roughly 4"...

Mammal skull, Oreodont, approx. 30 to 35 million years old (Tertiary period, Oligocene epoch), probably from South Dakota. 690 grams; roughly 4-1/2&...

Fossilized cave bear jaw segment with two intact molars, approx. 20,000 to 200,000 years old. 312 grams, roughly 9" x 6" x 3". Impres...

Woolly mammoth tooth from the North Sea, 10,000 to 100,000 years old, rare as intact, with original collection data from the finder. 3217 grams; 10&...

Hammered Inca gold ornament (earring?), very rare. 7.3 grams; about 3" x 2". Thin gold foil cut into a nearly rectangular shape with lines...

Small bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish, 1600s-1700s. 515 grams; 5-3/4" tall and 5" at its widest. Broad, flat base but tiny bore (3/...

Large bronze swivel cannon, Dutch East Indies, late 1700s-early 1800s. 55 lb; 41" long. Heavy for a swivel cannon, with interestingly flared bl...

Bronze rail cannon, Portuguese or Malaysian, late 1700s-early 1800s. 20 lb, 9 oz; 28" long. Cute little cannon with minimal design but attracti...