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

Tucuman, Argentina, "imitation cob" 2 reales, date "758" (struck 1820-24), very rare. Janson-12.1. 6.26 grams. Very high weight ...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 decimo, 1823, encapsulated NGC MS 65 RB, finest known. KM-1. Toned but with much original luster and color, virtual

Cordoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, 1839P-P KM-2.2. 0.64 gram. VF/F with bold castle but crude sunface due to natural flan-flaws, toned around details.

Cordoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, 1839P-P KM-2.2. 0.74 gram. Bold VF with hint of luster, lots of tiny marks, high points lacking detail.

Argentina, copper 2 centavos, 1887, rare. KM-33. 9.85 grams. Dark XF+ with traces of original color and luster, exceptional grade for this key date.

Lot of 2 Argentina copper 2 centavos (1890) and 1 centavo (1894). 15.09 grams total. Both AU with some original color and luster. The 1c is scarce.

Lot of 2 Argentina copper-nickel 20 centavos (1921) and 10 centavos (1912). 7.05 grams total. Both Mint State with luster and faint rainbow-color. Th

Barbados, copper penny, 1788 (large head, large pineapple) with merchant countermark "M Ward" (twice), ex-Eckardt. 13.31 grams. Host coin...

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767JR, six-petal rosette below shield, very rare variety of the rare first year of issue. KM-50; CT-96

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770/69JR, rare. KM-50; CT-971. 26.77 grams. Choice XF+ with nice rims, somewhat lustrous but lightly h

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770JR. KM-50; CT-972. 27.06 grams. AXF with hint of patina but no toning, very slightly off-center pi

Potosi, Bolivia, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1769/8JR, rare. KM-49; CT-1169. 12.94 grams. AVF with contrasting toning in legends, weak rim at top on

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778PR. KM-55; CT-979. 26.67 grams. Bold VF with light toning (some dark spots), minor rim-flaw (as made)

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795PP. KM-73; CT-718. 27.00 grams. Mint State, lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, excellent st

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-84; CT-608. Bold strike, very richly toned all over, with traces of

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821PJ. KM-84; CT-610. 26.83 grams. VF+ with nicely contrasting toning, slightly off-center strike, no

Large lot of 10 Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 266.48 grams total. Fine or slightly better, all bu

Large lot of 16 Potosi, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 208.85 grams total. Nice Fine or better, all attrac

Potosi, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1776PR, popular date. KM-53; CT-1387. 6.58 grams. Lustrous VF with high points weak, some toning around d

Lot of 3 Potosi, Bolivia, bust 2R and 1R, Charles III: 2R, 1780/79PR; 1R, 1780PR; and 1R, 1781PR. 13.43 grams total. All lustrous UNC, starting to to

Lot of 5 Potosi, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates. 31.00 grams total. G-VG with decent toning, no big problems, just rather

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1828JM. KM-97. 26.95 grams. Lustrous Mint State, exceptionally choice strike with all details well defined, faint traces of

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1837LM, encapsulated PCGS AU58. KM-97. Rainbow toning in legends, muted luster, slightly weak strike as usual.

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1840LR, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-97. Lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, slightly weak strike as usual.

Potosi, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1841LR, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-103 . Lustrous but weak in centers, the reverse faintly toned.

Potosi, Bolivia, 4 soles, 1830JL, encapsulated NGC MS 63, tied for finest known specimen in NGC census. KM-96a.1. Highly lustrous and starting to ton

Potosi, Bolivia, 2 soles, 1830JL, encapsulated NGC AU details / surface hairlines. KM-95a. Good strike, nice luster and faint toning, the hairlines n

Potosi, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1859FJ, "BOLIVRA" error, encapsulated PCGS genuine / damage / AU details, rare. KM-118.3. Muted luster around g...

Potosi, Bolivia, 1/4 sol, 1852, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-111. Choice bold strike and blazingly lustrous, totally devoid of any wear or blemishes.

Bolivia, steel hub for 10 centavos 1884-1900, rare. KM-158.3. 369 grams, 2" tall and 1-1/2" in diameter. Unlike with hand-struck issues, m...

Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1812-B. Russo-397; KM-307.1. 26.56 grams. AU with hint of luster, nice rainbow toning in legends, p

Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1814-B, struck over a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. Russo-399; KM-307.1. 26.89 gra

Lot of 2 Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1815-B and 1816-B, both struck over Spanish colonial bust 8 reales. KM-307.1. 53.14 grams

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over a Spanish or Spanish colonial bust 8 reales dated 1808. Russo-428; KM-307.3. 26.8

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over an Argentina (River Plate Provinces) 8 reales or 8 soles (1813 or 1815). Russo-42

Brazil (Bahia mint), 640 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1809-B. Russo-392; KM-256.1. 18.42 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) XF, nice details.

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over a Potosi, Bolivia, bust 8 reales. Russo-476; KM-326.1. 26.99 grams. Beautifully r

Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1820-B, Rio-style reverse. Russo-462c; KM-326.2. 26.76 grams. Bold and richly old-toned XF, the scarce reverse

Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1820-B, struck over a Spanish or Spanish colonial bust 8 reales dated 1816. Russo-462; KM-326.2. 26.97 grams.

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1820-R. Russo-478; KM-326.1. 26.91 grams. Huge-flan Mint State with much luster under and around spots of gorgeo

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1820-R, struck over a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, 1816JJ. Russo-478; KM-326.1. 26.80 grams. Lustrous (li

Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joao VI, 1821-R, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, 1814JP, encapsulated NGC MS 64. Russo-479; KM-326.1. Choice s

Canada, 1 dollar, Elizabeth II, 1963, encapsulated PCGS MS65+. KM-54. Very deep and attractive rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, just a few mino

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1796DA, "CRAROLVS" error (C/R), encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest known, extremely rare. CT-742; ...

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (military bust), 1810FJ, encapsulated PCGS AU53. KM-75; FC-51a; El-66. Lustrous (non-toned) but with we

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1814FJ, encapsulated PCGS genuine / cleaning / AU details. KM-80; FC-55 (R4). Bold and well-detailed s

Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1801AJ. CT-1048; KM-59. 6.62 grams. Bold VF, no problems, hint of luster.

Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1807FJ. CT-1054; KM-59. 7.00 grams. Richly toned XF with underlying luster (choice grade for type), minor

Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1809FJ. CT-1015; KM-66. 6.40 grams. Fine with weak bust, toning in legends, scarce.

Lot of 5 Santiago, Chile, bust-type minors of Charles III and IV and Ferdinand VII, all interesting varieties and overdates, as follows: 2R 1783/2DA,

Santiago, Chile, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1778/7DA. CT-unl. (cf. 1636); KM-29. 3.32 grams. Toned Fine with slightly weak bust, minor rim/edge damage

Santiago, Chile, "volcano" 2 reales, 1834IJ. KM-92. 6.54 grams. Nicely toned AVF with old scratch and nick in field to right of column.

Santiago, Chile, "volcano" 1 real, 1834IJ. KM-91. 3.26 grams. Broad-flan XF with beautiful toning, no problems.

Santiago, Chile, 1/2 real, 1846IJ, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-98.2. Bold and well-detailed strike, nice luster and light toning, slightly off-center.

Lot of 3 Santiago, Chile, copper-nickel 20 centavos, all encapsulated NGC, as follows: 1924, MS 66; 1925, MS 65; 1932 with "O. Roty", MS 6...

China, Chihli Province, 1 dollar, Kuang-hsu, year 34 (1908), encapsulated NGC AU 53. L&M-465; Y-73.2. Choice detail and some luster but also so...

China, Kwangtung Province, 10 cents (7.2 candareens), Kuang-hsu, (1890-1908), encapsulated NGC MS 65. L&M-136; Y-200. Deep rainbow toning with ...

China (Republic), 1 dollar (yuan), Sun Yat-sen, six-pointed stars, (1927), encapsulated NGC AU 58. L&M-49; Y-318a. Lustrous and starting to ton...

Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1772VJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-42.2; KM-47; CT-1410. 6.5 grams. Attracti

Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1773VJ, encapsulated NGC G 6. Restrepo-42.4; KM-47; CT-1411. Lightly toned VG with weak centers (despit

Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-80.1; KM-59; CT-1029. 6.6 grams. Deeply to

Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1793JJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, very rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-80.3; KM-59; CT-1030. 6.6 grams. Ligh

Popayan, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811JF. Restrepo-114.3; KM-70.2; CT-unl. (cf. 975). 6.24 grams. Deeply toned VG

Bogota, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1817FJ. Restrepo-113.5; KM-70.1; CT-1010. 6.56 grams. Nice Fine with good contras

Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1822O, two dots to right of date, with partial MDQ countermark (Quito, Ecuador, 18

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1773VJ, encapsulated NGC VF 35, rare. Restrepo-38.3; KM-46.1; CT-1625. Very richly toned and well struck,

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1777JJ, variety with J-dot-J and N-dot-R, encapsulated NGC VG 8, rare, ex-Iriarte and Ortiz Murias. Restre

Lot of 2 Bogota, Colombia, bust 1R, Charles III, 1777JJ, variety with J-dot-J and N-dot-R, rare. Restrepo-38.9; KM-46.1; CT-1628. Both rather worn (G

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1784JJ, rare. Restrepo-38.13; KM-46.1; CT-1630. G/VG, lightly toned, the obverse quite smooth but no majo

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC VG 8, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.4a; KM-58; CT-1184. 3.2 grams. VF in our

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1795JJ, encapsulated NGC VG 8, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.12a; KM-58; CT-1187. 2.8 grams. Attractively to

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796/1796JJ. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 78.16); KM-58; CT-unl. (cf. 1188). 2.89 grams. Attractively toned AVF with

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796JJ. Restrepo-78.16; KM-58; CT-1188. 2.95 grams. Toned AVG with scuffs and rim damage but a clear exampl

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1798JJ, scarce. Restrepo-78.24; KM-58; CT-1190. 2.80 grams. G/VG with light toning, minor scuffs and edge d

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1801JJ. Restrepo-78.34; KM-58; CT-1192. 3.11 grams. Fine+ with good toning, slightly off-center strike.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1801JJ, scarce. Restrepo-78.34; KM-58; CT-1192. 3.28 grams. Nicely toned Fine, no big problems.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1802JJ, encapsulated NGC VF 20, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.38; KM-58; CT-1193. 3.1 grams. AXF in our esti

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804JJ, encapsulated NGC VF 20, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.40; KM-58; CT-1194. 3.2 grams. Lightly t

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804JJ, rare. Restrepo-78.40; KM-58; CT-1194. 2.39 grams. Deeply toned G/VG with crude rims (as made), no m

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF/JJ, no dot between IND and REX, inverted V's for A's (unlisted). R...

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816FJ. Restrepo-111.9; KM-68.1; CT-1211. 3.36 grams. AVF with attractive toning, n

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1774JS, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare. Restrepo-34.2; KM-45.2; CT-1783. Nicely toned but slightly off-ce

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1775JJ, encapsulated NGC AG details / plugged, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-32.5; KM-45.1; CT-1826. 1

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC VF details / environmental damage, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-77.1; KM-57;

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1795JJ, rare. Restrepo-77.4; KM-57; CT-1330. 1.33 grams. AVG with streak of flatness across centers, tone

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-107.1; KM-69.2; CT-1367. 1.72 grams. XF with light toning and l

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1800. Restrepo-75.10; KM-63; CT-1434. 0.79 gram. Bold AXF with luster but minor surface granularity.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1806, encapsulated NGC VF 30, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-75.23; KM-63; CT-1442. 0.8 gram Bold XF in our estimation, nice st

Popayan, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1816, mintmark PN. Restrepo-101.1; KM-67.2; CT-1475. 0.83 gram. Bold XF with luster, off-center strike.

Lot of 11 Colombian bust silver minors, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates (Bogota: 2R, 1819FJ [2]; 1R, 1773VJ, 1792JJ, 1795JJ

Bogota, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820JF. Restrepo-157-1; KM-C6. 23.61 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF with underlying luster, minor surface flaws on obverse

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1857. Restrepo-198.6; KM-118. 24.89 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with hint of luster, slightly crude rims (as made).

Bogota, Colombia, 1/2 real, 1840RS. Restrepo-177.4; KM-96.1. 1.60 grams. Mint State (choice grade) with muted luster, slightly off-center strike.

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1860. Restrepo-226.4; KM-126. 24.73 grams. Rainbow-toned XF+ with underlying luster, no problems.

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1861. Restrepo-243.1; KM-138. 24.81 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with underlying luster, slightly crude rims (as made), scarce an

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1866. Restrepo-315.5; KM-139.1. 25.00 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with bagmarks but underlying luster, parts of rim slightly cru

Bogota, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1869. Restrepo-293.2; KM-153.1. 12.49 grams. XF with light (spotty) toning and underlying luster, no problems.

Popayan, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1869, extremely rare, finest known. Restrepo-295.1; KM-153.6 ("one known"). 12.03 grams. One of just four kn...

Medellin, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1875/4. Restrepo-297.4; KM-153.4. 12.43 grams. Very nice XF+ with light rainbow toning over underlying luster, no probl

Bogota, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1885, fineness .835. Restrepo-308.15; KM-177.1. 12.64 grams. Very nice XF+ with light rainbow toning over underlying lu