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

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

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1755(q). S-P54; KM-37; CT-601. 3.1 grams. Cute shape with well-centered design, good full cross, toned, no corrosion.

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1779M(J). KM-78; CT-860. 21.1 grams. Clear date and all other details at least somewhat visible despite moder

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731F. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-762. 26.8 grams. Full and bold date and oM, most of cross, solid and uncorroded but darkl

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-764. 25.9 grams. Bold full date and oMF, full but off-center shield, the cross full and w

Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible. 53.1 grams total. Solid coins with recognizable crosses and shields, one

France, 1/2 ecu, Louis XV, mint and date not visible. 10.8 grams. Corroded and worn but with hint of details visible, toned. Recovered from: Unidenti

Lot of 5 French copper coins of the 1700s (various denominations and periods). 42.4 grams total. Various 6 and 12 deniers and 5 and 10 centimes of se

Great Britain, copper "cartwheel" penny, George III, 1797. Sp-3777; KM-618. 26.0 grams. Rather worn (VG) but uncorroded, even dark-brown ...

Lot of 4 Great Britain copper 1/2 pennies of George II, one with face of king intentionally removed in its time. 33.1 grams total. All worn and corro

Lisbon, Portugal, copper 10 reis, Joao V, 17(?)4. 9.4 grams. Worn (VG) but uncorroded, nice brown color, all details clear except the middle of the d

Huge, 30-pound clump of approx. 500 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles IV, plus one loose coin from the same clump. Roughly 12" x 9&quo...

Clump of 7 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably all Lima, Peru, 1800IJ), with encrustation. 199.7 grams total. A clump of two neat stacks--one wi

Clump of 5 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably all Lima, Peru, 1800IJ), with encrustation. 139.4 grams total. A neatly fallen stack, with thick

Clump of 4 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably all Lima, Peru, 1800IJ), with encrustation. 112.2 grams total. Tidy stack of coins with white enc

Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably all Lima, Peru, 1800IJ), with encrustation. 94.4 grams total. Heavily encrusted stack, the middle

Large clump of over a dozen English East India Co. copper X cash of 1803 embedded in impacted mud that probably hides many more coins, rare provenance

Lot of 2 small clumps of English East India Co. copper X cash, 1808, approx. 6-7 coins total. 57.4 grams total. Compact but attractive little display

Clump of two Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles IV, one with 1807 date visible and the other with Guatemala mintmark visible, ex-Frank Sedwick

USA (mint uncertain), half dollar (seated) Liberty, 1843, encased in Lucite with brass tack and ring, encrusted coin (black) and some shells. KM-68.

USA (New Orleans mint), dime (seated) Liberty, 1841-O, encapsulated NGC SS New York / Shipwreck Effect, in display box. KM-63.2. 5" x 3-1/2&qu...

Great Britain, crown, George III, 1820. Sp-3787; KM-675. 27.4 grams. Somewhat worn (Fine) but not really corroded, darkly toned all over, all details

Great Britain, crown, George IV, 1822, TERTIO on edge, king's ordinal altered to II. Sp-3805; KM-680.2. 26.8 grams. Worn (Fine) but uncorroded,...

Lot of 2 Jersey (Channel Islands) copper 1/13 shillings, Victoria, dated 1844 and 1858. KM-3. 34.2 grams total. Both uncorroded VF, nice brown color,

Large lot of 20 miscellaneous copper coins of France, Germany, Great Britain, Guernsey and Jersey (Channel Islands), including one British halfpenny w

Lot of 2 USA (New Orleans mint) $1 Morgan, 1896-O and 1900-O, encrusted as found. KM-110. 39.6 grams total. Solid coins with light-gray crust on dark

Lot of 10 USA (Philadelphia mint) Barber half dollars, various dates (1901-4), encrusted as found. KM-116. 92.7 grams total. Mostly black but some wi

Lot of 5 USA (Philadelphia and New Orleans mints), Barber quarters, all dated 1904, encrusted as found. KM-114. 24.0 grams total. Very dark but reada

Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, silver cobs from shipwrecks: 8R Philip IV (probably Concepcion [1641]); 4R Philip II assayer F (probably unidentified ca

Lot of 10 miscellaneous small silver cobs (including one "pistareen") from various wrecks, including Atocha (1622) and Joanna (1682). 44....

Lot of 5 miscellaneous cob 2 reales from well-known wrecks, as follows: "Rill Cove" (ca. 1618), Atocha (1622), Capitana (1654), 1715 Fleet...

Lot of 4 cobs from various wrecks: clump of two Philip II 4R (one Mexico, one Potosi) from an unidentified ca.-1590 wreck off the Yucatan; one Mexico