Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #15

Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, various periods (Philip IV to Philip V) and assayers (where visible). 32.95 grams total. Good shields and

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O to right. S-M11; KM-26; CT-643. 3.25 grams. Broad flan with bold and nearly full legends and cro

Lot of 15 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer O. S-M11; KM-26. 48.38 grams total. Good shields and crosses, AVF on average, most nicely to

Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, assayers O and F. KM-26. 11.50 grams total. Good full shields and crosses and no worse than VG but al

Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, assayers O and F. KM-26. 23.00 grams total. Nice full shields and crosses, generally attractively ton

Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip III, assayers F or not visible. KM-27.1. 32.84 grams total. Generally good shields and crosses, some ton

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1609F, rare. S-M17; KM-27.2; CT-451. 3.14 grams. Bottom half of date, full oMF, nearly full shield and cross, VF with

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer A. S-M16; KM-27.2. 3.26 grams. Choice bold details all over enhanced by contrasting toning, with

Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II and IV, assayers O and P. 10.00 grams total. Good shields and crosses, VF on average, two toned, the

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1622/11D/F, unique. S-M18a; KM-unl. (cf. 28). 3.26 grams. Very bold mintmark and date with backwards z's for th...

Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip III and IV, assayer D (where visible). 34.40 grams total. Damage-free Fine+ on average, generally good

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (1)664P, very rare (unlisted). S-M19; KM-unl. (cf. 28). 3.10 grams. Bold mintmark, clear date, choice full cross and

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1728/7(D), rare. S-M23a; KM-unl. (cf. 30). 2.50 grams. Clear date, nearly full cross and shield, only VG but with som

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1731/0F, rare. S-M26; KM-unl. (cf. 30). 3.38 grams. Thick, triangular flan with full date and oMF, nearly full cross,

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (1)731(F). S-M26; KM-30; CT-1587. 3.35 grams. Bold date, nearly full shield and crown and cross, lightly toned Fine.

Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Charles II and Philip V, various assayers (where visible). 31.14 grams total. Generally good crosses and/or sh

Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip V, assayers not visible, all chopmarked (and some clipped) as from circulation in the Orient, rare. 12.4

Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R (2) and 1/2R (6), various periods and assayers (where visible). 14.08 grams total. VG on average (not much detai

Lot of 10 "Meseta Central" hoard Mexican cob 1R (7) and 1/2R (3), Philip V, various assayers (where visible). Various weights. Tone F-VF ...

Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. S-M11. 3.35 grams total. Richly toned pair, one VF with li

Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer O (oM-O and O-oM). S-M11. 3.12 grams total. Good crosses and monograms, the O-oM somewhat s

Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II and III, assayers O and not visible. 4.79 grams total. Toned Fine overall, good full monograms.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (162)0D, very rare. S-M18. 1.55 grams. Bold mintmark and assayer but date weak, full but crude monogram and cross,

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (1)661(P), rare. S-M19. 1.61 grams. Bold full mintmark and 61 of date, good cross, richly toned AVF, nice teardrop

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1671G, very rare. S-M20. 1.55 grams. Full 167 and clear bottom tip of final digit 1 of date, clear oMG, nearly full

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (16)80(L), very rare. S-M21. 1.42 grams. Bold 80 of date, full cross, patchy toning and trace of corrosion (salvage

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1692L, very rare. S-M21. 1.58 grams. Bold full oML, two bold dates due to double-strike that was rotated 180s degre

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1711(J), rare. S-M22; KM-24. 1.61 grams. Full and bold date, nice cross, non-toned XF (actually looks like Mint Sta

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1720(J), very rare. S-M22; KM-24. 1.73 grams. Bold full date, good full cross, deeply toned AVF.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1722J, rare. S-M22; KM-unl. 1.37 grams. Typically perfectly round and full detailed, with usual hole at top,

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (17)26(D), rare, ex-"Meseta Central" hoard. S-M23a. 1.41 grams. Bold 26 of date, nice full crown and cr...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1732(F). S-M26. 1.57 grams. Off-center strike (both sides) with full and bold date, slightly porous Fine with dark

Mini-collection of 13 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, ALL DATED (some very rare), as follows: 1647, 1695, 1715, 1716, 1719/8, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1

Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods and assayers (where visible). 5.73 grams total. One AVG but the others more like VF, generall

Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip IV to Philip V) and assayers, all pedigreed. 7.92 grams total. Nice F-VF, decent deta

Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip II to Philip V) and assayers. 11.00 grams total. Nicely toned F-VF, good crosses and

Lot of 16 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip II to Philip V) and assayers. 24.00 grams total. Fine on average, mostly well detail

Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 4 reales, 1733MF. S-M28; KM-41; CT-1036. 13.26 grams. Superb detail on both sides, with bold date and MF, richly toned VF,

Lima, Peru, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincon) to left, legends HISP / NIARVM, motto as PL-VSVL-TR, rare 13.03 grams. Broad flan with bold legen

Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Rincon, R to left, motto PL-VSV-LT, rare. S-L1; KM-10.1. 10.46 grams. Decent VF inner details but outer e

Lima, Peru, 1 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincon), motto PL-VS-VL, legends breaking as HIS / NIARVM. S-L1; KM-6; CT-630. 2.43 grams. Broad, th

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-(8) to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; CT-146. 27.14 grams. Attractively old-toned

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-P to left, oD-I to right, rare. S-L4. 3.42 grams. Crisp XF+ details with slight surfac

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left, * to right of monogram. S-L4. 1.59 grams. Nice full monogram and cross, AXF

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, one with oD to left, P to right and * above and below, the other with oD to left

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.55 gram. Full inner details and some legend, toned VF bu

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle and lion. S-L4. 0.58 gram. Good inner details with

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle, P to left and * to right of lion. S-L4. 0.74 gram.

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle. S-L4. 0.59 gram. Bold full inner details (Fine) de

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.91 gram. Good full castle, doubled lion, F

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle and lion. S-L4. 0.60 gram. Broad flan with good ful

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.55 gram. Broad flan with some legend, full

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.67 gram. Choice full castle and lion, broad flan with so

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle. S-L4. 0.59 gram. Broad flan with some legend, slig

Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.64 gram. Non-salvage VG with full but part

Large lot of 16 Lima, Peru, cob 1/4R, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. S-L4. 8.67 grams total. All corroded from salvage but w

Lot of 5 Lima, Peru, cobs (three 2R and two 1/2R) of Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. 20.01 grams total. All damaged (holed,

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1685R, unique. S-L7; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-unl. (Type 66). 26.32 grams. Exceptionally broad flan (not perfectly round)

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1685R. S-L7; KM-24; CT-228. 27.39 grams. Deeply toned VF+ with nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross, 1-1/2 dates, 3 mintm

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1686R, encapsulated PCGS genuine / holed / VF details. S-L7; KM-R24; CT-217. Very broad flan with nearly full legends

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-24; CT-246. 26.41 grams. Good pillars with bold date and clear mintmark and assayer, off-center cross, deep

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1720/19M, very rare. S-L20; KM-34. 23.77 grams. Full date with clear overdate (third specimen we've seen), round flan ...

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1720M, extremely rare, Calico cover coin. S-L20; KM-unl. (cf. R34); CT-unl. (Type 130). 26.84 grams. Choice grade (arg

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1740V. S-L22; KM-34a; CT-663. 27.38 grams. Chunky, scrappy flan (naturally ragged edge) but with good centers, in fact XF or

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1749R, rare, ex-Sellschopp. S-L23; KM-44; CT-300. 26.50 grams. Horribly crude, as expected for this period, but amazingly wi

Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1703H. S-L15a; KM-33; CT-969. 13.42 grams. Decent full cross, one full pillar (off-center), with two partial dates (neither

Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales Royal, 1739V, extremely rare. S-L22; KM-unl. (cf. 33a); CT-965. 13.28 grams. Well-struck AXF with toned fields, no hole, well

Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1699R. S-L14; KM-21; CT-573. 6.14 grams. Good full pillars and cross, AVF with lightly toned fields, 2 mintmarks, 1-1/2 date

Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1743V. S-L22; KM-32a; CT-1232. 5.88 grams. Full pillars and cross, clear date, non-toned Fine+.

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip V, various dates and assayers. 24.07 grams total. AVG to AVF, mostly toned, one salvaged, mostly partial da

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1694M. S-L11; KM-20; CT-685. 2.78 grams. Three dates (very rare thus), good full cross, slightly off-center full pillars, rich

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1697H. S-L13; KM-20; CT-688. 3.39 grams. Full 4-digit date in legend and parts of two others, 2 assayers, good full cross, VF.

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1702H. S-L15a; KM-31; CT-1475. 2.91 grams. Choice full waves with bold date (off-center), nearly full cross, salvaged VF with

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1711M. S-L20; KM-31; CT-1488. 2.76 grams. Full but partially flat cross and pillars, toned Fine.

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1719M. S-L20; KM-31. 2.50 grams. Choice, Royal-like details on both sides, 2 dates, 3 assayers, toned VF+, inexplicably underw

Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates and assayers (1695R, 1698H, 1726M and 1732N), one ex-Sellschopp. 10.57 grams total. Nearly full crosses an

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1684. S-L6. 2.07 grams. Very choice full monogram and date, nearly full but slightly off-center cross, richly toned VF+, qui

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real quasi-Royal, 1705. S-L15a. 1.75 grams. Super, Royal-like detail on both sides, toned AVF, no legends but well centered.

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1714/3. S-L20. 1.74 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with choice full central details (monogram, date and cross), richly toned

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1721. S-L20. 1.52 grams. Broad flan with choice full monogram and date, weaker full cross with full king's name in leg...

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1725, Louis I, rare. S-L20a; KM-A39. 1.27 grams. Full but crude (worn, off-center) monogram, full cross, deeply toned About

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1747, Philip V posthumous. S-L22. 1.63 grams. Bold full date, nearly full monogram, well-centered cross, deeply toned About

Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1752R, rare final year of Lima cobs. S-L23; KM-41. 1.54 grams. Choice full monogram side (almost Royal-like), the cross full

Lot of 12 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, all different dates: 1695, 1700, 1701H, 1702, 1703, 1717, 1722, 1743V, 1746V, 1748V, 1750R and 1751R. Various weights

Lot of 11 Lima, Peru, cob 2R (1), 1R (2) and 1/2R (8), various dates (where visible). 23.93 grams total. Fine on average, mostly toned, one clipped,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Rincon, very rare first 8 reales of the Potosi mint. S-P1; KM-5.1; CT-142. 27.25 grams. The most des

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5, KM-5.1, CT-160. 26.70 grams. Typically broad flan with full crown

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5, KM-5.1, CT-160. 26.97 grams. Very broad, round flan, with choice f

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), tiny and broken punch for assayer letter (looks like an R). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 2

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), error denomination o-VIIII, ex-Bir. S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.66 grams. Lightly tone

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.44 grams. Good full shield with bold P-B and denomination,

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.05 grams. Choice full inner details and bold legends and c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.53 grams. Excellent full shield and cross, clear P-A and much legend (f

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved-leg). S-P15; KM-10; CT-126 . 26.91 grams. Much legend (bold king's ordinal III), fu...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 27.10 grams. Broad flan (uneven thickness) with full king's name and...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22P, lions and castles transposed in cross and in shield, rare. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 20.99 grams. Full shield, bo

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T. S-P21; KM-10. 23.38 grams. Bold but off-center shield, good full cross, toned VF but with corros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (late 1620s), ex-Panama hoard. S-P26; KM-19a. 26.76 grams. Full dot-P-dot-T-dot to left of good fu

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)629T, heavy-dot borders. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.53 grams. Bold 9 and full 2 (Z) of date, uneven thickness and res

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(29)T, heavy-dot borders, with three countermarks (one Brazil 600 reis and two Guatemala sun-over-mountains). S-P26;