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

Lot of 13 Spanish milled "pistareen" issues (one 4R, four 2R, five 1R and three 1/2R), Philip III to Charles III (1600s-1700s), various mi...

Lot of 2 Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles III: 1778CF and 1788C. KM-412.2. 11.59 grams total. Cleaned VF with luster, no toning.

Mixed lot of 2 Spanish copper items: Madrid (?) 4 maravedis Philip IV (?), and 8R coin weight with lion/castle design. 30.65 grams total. Dark origin

Cartagena (Cantonal Revolution), Spain, 5 pesetas, 1873. KM-716. 27.83 grams. AU+ with light surface hairlines, beginning to tone over lustrous fields

Lot of 2 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (Lima 1790IJ Charles IV bust of Charles III, and Potosi 1808PJ Charles IV). 53.42 grams total. AVF with tonin

Lot of 19 Spanish colonial (Mexico, Lima and Potosi) bust 8 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 500.93 grams total. Some holed,

Lot of 12 Spanish colonial pillar minors (two 4R, four 2R, four 1R and two 1/2R), various mints and dates (1730s-60s). 65.74 grams total. AVF on aver

Large lot of 25 Spanish colonial bust minors (4R, 2R, 1R and 1/2R), Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints (Mexico, Lima, Potosi and Santiag

Lot of 17 Spanish colonial bust 1R, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates (1770s-1810s). 53.78 grams total. About Fine to VF, al

Large lot of 65 Spanish colonial bust 1/2R, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates. 103.21 grams total. Generally low grade (Fine

Mixed lot of 5 Spanish-related coins, as follows: Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III), 1789IJ; Santiago, Chile, 8

Mixed lot of 5 Spanish, Spanish colonial and Spanish Netherlands silver minors, 1600s to 1800s. 14.31 grams total. Sundry lot consisting of: Campen (

Sweden, riksdaler, Gustaf IV, 1793OL, encapsulated PCGS AU58. Dav-1737; KM-540.2; AAH-22. Lustrous and lightly toned, with clean and relatively unmar

Sweden, riksdaler, Carl XV, 1871ST, encapsulated PCGS MS62 Sieg-8; AAH-34a. Nice but muted luster, no marks or wear, faint hint of incipient toning.

Venezuela, 1/2 bolivar, 1944, with accent, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-Y21a. Bright and lustrous, no marks or wear.

Potosi, Bolivia, silver 8R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Herrera-50. 26.94 grams. AU with minor marks in fields, lovely toning all ov

Cochabamba, Bolivia, peseta-sized silver medal, 1863, President de Acha, encapsulated NGC MS 61. Fonrobert-9750. 5.04 grams. Lustrous and very lightl

Viacha, Bolivia, silver medal, 1866, victory of Jose Taborga, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare. Fonrobert-9801. Very lightly toned all over, the obv

Potosi, Bolivia, silver boliviano-sized medal, 1866, Secretary General Munoz, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare. Fonrobert-9708. Lightly toned over l

Lot of 2 large Bolivian medals, one silver and one copper, 1869, Melgarejo and Munoz. 221.51 grams total. Similar medals in different metals (the cop

Sucre, Bolivia, gold medal, agriculture exposition award (1st place), 1930, ex-Derman. 7.79 grams. With crowned arms and legend EXPOSICION AGRICOLA G

Lot of 11 Bolivian silver medals, various themes and dates, all ex-Derman. 117.45 grams total. Small medals (round and oval) from the 1800s and 1900s

Cartago, Costa Rica, 1R-sized silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare. Fonrobert-7364. 3.14 grams. Bold strike with nice rims and elegant to

Lot of 2 Ecuador silver uniface oval medals, ca. 1820-22 (Ecuadorian War of Independence), with hangers at top. 24.54 grams total. Both with arms ins

Great Britain, gilt copper Admiral Vernon medal, Porto Bello (no portrait), 1739. Adams-PB2C. 16.01 grams. Bold AXF but with edge somewhat worn away,

Great Britain, bronze medal made from bronze from the H.M.S. Powerful (1895), in original velvet-lined box. 26.66 grams, the box about 2-3/4" ...

Mexico City, Mexico, bronze medal, Ferdinand VII, 1814, Consulate, engraved by P. V. Rodriguez. Grove-F30a. 49.11 grams, 46mm. Bold XF with reddish ch

Mexico City, Mexico, bronze medal, Iturbide, 1823, Council of State, engraved by F. Gordillo. Grove-15b; Bruce-R39c. 37.50 grams, 45mm. AU- with light

Guadalajara, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Agustin Iturbide, 1822, engraved by V. Medina. Grove-27a. 26.92 grams, 39.5mm. Toned XF with egregious

San Luis Potosi, Mexico, silver medal, 1828, heroes of the homeland. Grove-75a. 8.50 grams. Nicely toned VF with marks in fields and on rims and holed

Lima, Peru, 4R-sized silver medal (jura), Independence/San Martin, 1821, ex-Derman. Fonrobert-8998; KM-20. 10.64 grams. Attractively toned AU- with we

Lima, Peru, silver medal, 1851, San Martin, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9093. 26mm. Lustrous and beautifully rainbow-toned, no marks or wear.

Lima, Peru, silver medal, 1849, San Martin, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Fonrobert-9086. 27mm. Deeply (albeit unevenly) rainbow-toned with underlying luste

Puerto Rico, silver medal, 1898, Spanish American War, rare mule with RECUERDO DE PUERTO RICO and date on one side and American eagle on the other.

Puerto Rico, copper U.S. military token (1899), ex-Roehrs with original envelope. 4.29 grams, 25mm. Basically a game token for a military base at Hum

Puerto Rico, large bronze medal given to Attorney General John A. Russell (appointed by William McKinley), dated June 28, 1900, "from his frien...

Lot of 20 Puerto Rican tokens in various materials (some plastic), all catalogued in Fumero, ex-Roehrs, with some original envelopes. Various weights

Lot of 3 coins/medallions commemorating shipwrecks and salvage: U.S. silver pin-backed medallion, raising of Russian wrecks in Sebastopol, 1857-60 (ra

Seville, Spain, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1759. Herrera-41. 13.75 grams, 34mm. Obverse with bust of king, name and titles in legend; rev

Spain, copper medal, Ferdinand VII, 1820, Restoration of the Constitution, engraved by Caque and Barre. 75.25 grams. Massive, high-relief piece with

Cayman Islands Currency Board, ten dollars, 1996 experimental paper (X/1 note), encapsulated PCGS Gem New 65PPQ (top grade). Pick-18b. 6-1/8" x...

Quito, Ecuador (Central Bank), 100 sucres, 1971, specimen with error MUESTRA SAN VALOR (not SIN) stamped in red, engraved by Thomas de la Rue. Pick-10

Small, copper-engraved French map of the islands of the Caribbean entitled "Les Isles Antilles entre lesquelles sont les Lucayes et les Caribes...

Large copper-engraved German map of Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean entitled "Regni Mexicani Seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, C...

Copper-engraved Italian map of South America entitled "Carta Geografica della America Meridionale," by Giambatista Albrizzi and Q. Girol (...

Small British map of Porto Bello, Panama, from a sketch by Lieutenant Durell under Admiral Vernon, from The Monthly Chronologer (London), 1740, matted

Small British map of Veracruz, Mexico, engraved by E. Bowen, from the May 1, 1740 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine (London), matted for framing...

Small, British map entitled An Accurate Map of the West Indies by George Rollos (London, 1762), engraved for The Royal magazine. 8-1/8" x 10-1...

Copper-engraved French map of the Lesser Antilles entitled "Supplement pour les Isles Antilles, extrait des Cartes Angloises. Par M. Bonne, Ing...

Dutch copperplate engraving "De Stadt St. Martin," depicting Admiral Martyn Thytzoon's 16-ship Dutch West Indies fleet attacking the S...

British copperplate engraving "Perspective View of ROSEAU in the Island of DOMINICA in the West Indies," from Middleton's Complete Sys...

Lot of 3 British copperplate engravings from the 1780s-1790s showing diving apparatus, various engravers and publications, all matted for framing. Up

British copperplate engraving "DIVERS EXPLORING THE WRECK OF THE H.M.S. DOTEREL, BLOWN UP IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN," from The Illustrate...

Spanish colonial ledger book from 1770-1771 showing entries of gold and silver, probably from a royal assay office. 6" x 8-1/4". Handwrit...

Original Treasure Salvors stock certificate dated June 30, 1980, for 875 shares. 7-1/2" x 11". Good condition with no tears and only one ...

Pieces of Eight, by Kip Wagner, 1st edition (1966), signed by all 10 Real Eight Company members and associates. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4", 221 pp (...

Small gold chain. 7.3 grams, 9" long. Flat, oval links, very simple and much daintier than most chains from this wreck but desirable as a wear...

Large and intact silver candlestick holder and hollow round base, marked with crown in beaded circle, certificate missing but with Fisher numbers 696

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Silver lion figurine with hole in back (purpose unknown), unique and interesting. 247 grams, roughly 4" x 2" x 1". Crudely cast but ...

Bronze cannonball (21 lb), rare, with display stand made from a deadeye (non-salvage). 9590 grams, 5" in diameter. Very dense ball with stress...

Lead or pewter button (heavy) showing St. George and the Dragon, ex-Lane (1983). 35.54 grams, about 1-1/4" in diameter. Very crude but discern...

Gold-and-diamond ring, 4-1/2 to 5 carats, clarity SI1-SI2, fancy gray color. 8.44 grams, size 5-1/2. One of the most impressive jewels we have ever s

Gold ring, octagonal, three-ridge design, 10K-12K, ex-Weller. 2.23 grams, size 5-1/2. Plain wedding band in low-karat gold (dark color), typical patt

Silver cup with Mexican silversmith stamp from the late 1600s, found on land north of the 1715 Fleet area, pictured and described in West of the Bull

Small, blue-on-white Chinese porcelain teacup, K'angxi period, ex-Ullian. 44 grams, 1-3/4" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Completely in...

Small, blue-on-white Chinese porcelain teacup, K'angxi period, ex-Ullian. 54 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-3/4" in diameter. Fully intact ...

Iron barshot, professionally conserved. 6790 grams, 12" long, each end 4" in diameter. Unique design with wide, six-sided bar flaring int...

Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved. 2045 grams, 18-1/2" tall. Typical five-point hook with loop at top, all solid and well preserve...

Wooden deadeye with original iron casing, professionally conserved. 3806 grams, 11" long. Light corrosion has exposed the stress lines of the ...

Small iron cannonball (2-1/2"), intact and stable. 1175 grams, 2-3/4" in diameter. A very smooth and solid ball but with rusty and patina...

Lot of small artifacts with Frank Sedwick certificates: 1 silver thimble; 3 brass buckles; and the remains of 1 wooden sewing kit of bronze pins oxidi

Bronze-wire buckle, intact and ornate. 23.90 grams, roughly 3" x 2-1/2". Dull in color (light encrustation) but ornate in manufacture, th...

Lot of lead musket-shot, including one 2-ball springshot and 4 loose balls. 208 grams total, each ball about 3/4" in diameter. Simple, common ...

Lot of 12 small bronze artifacts with Frank Sedwick certificates: 1 spool of wire; 1 crotal bell in encrustation; and 10 tiny religious medallions. V

Small, iron cannonball (2 pounder) painted with FROM THE WRECK OF THE REVENGE, ONE OF THE AMERICAN FLEET AT THE BATTLE OF VALCOUR, OCT. 11, 1776.&qu...

Bronze breech-loading swivel cannon with Spanish crest and weight on trunnion cap as 34-1/4 quintales (about 134 pounds). 37" long and 8"...

Large Chinese blue-on-white porcelain urn. 2264 grams, 10" tall and 8" in diameter. Cracked and repaired, also apparently once used as a ...

Lot of two small, bronze "manillas" (slave bracelets) in original boxes from the salvagers. 152 grams total, each about 2-1/4" x 2-1...

Silver and mother-of-pearl button with loop intact. 3.26 grams, 1" in diameter. Sunburst pattern inside the pearly exterior, darkly encrusted ...

Spanish armor breastplate, 1600s. 4064 grams, 16" tall and 13-1/2" wide. Heavy hand-forged construction with folded-over edge-rim, rivets...

Spanish bronze signal cannon (powder tester) with raised letter M at bottom and spiked touch-hole. 5008 grams, 4-3/4" tall and 4" in diam...

Spanish colonial bronze signal cannon from Peru, 1600s. 3899 grams, 4" tall and 4" in diameter. Typical design with flared top and bottom...

Spanish bronze swivel cannon, ca. 1700-50. 32" long, 7" across trunnions. Somewhat plain in design but a desirable size and well preserve...

English iron signal cannon, 1700s, marked "19." 5078 grams, 6-1/2" tall and about 4" in diameter. Very dense and designed to si...

Iron signal cannon, American Revolutionary War period, from Savannah, GA, rare. 1665 grams, 5" tall and 2" in diameter. A plain, simple, ...

Large (rare) Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada site in the English Channel off the coast of Belgium. 2859 grams, 5&qu...

Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada site near Ostend, Belgium. 580 grams, 3" in diameter. Dark gray with lighter s...

Iron cannonball (12 pounder) from Fort Ticonderoga, New York, probably English, French and Indian War period. 5071 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter. ...

Lot of 10 iron grape shot, mid- to late 1700s, from the east coast of Florida. 420 grams, each about 1" in diameter. Similar to musketballs bu...

American Revolutionary War-period iron barshot from Virginia, ca. 1780. 4070 grams, 12" long, each end 4" in diameter. Two hemispheres co...

American Revolutionary War-period iron grenade with original wooden fuse-plug (rare), ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 1242 grams, 3-1/2" in d...

American Revolutionary War-period iron grenade from Virginia, ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 1454 grams, 3-1/2" in diameter. Stable and soli...

American Revolutionary War-period iron shell for 12-pounder Coehorn mortar, found in Virginia, ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 3909 grams, 4-1/2&q...

Iron cannonball (6 pounder) from West Point, New York, American Revolutionary War period. 2821 grams, 3-1/2" in diameter. Choice original cond...

Iron cannonball (12 pounder) on original wooden sabot from Port Hudson, Louisiana, American Civil War period (1863). 5410 grams, 4-1/2" in dia...

Swiss/German cavalry officer's saber, late 1600s. 37" long, 890 grams. Brass handle with "dog head" pommel, simple swept hilt wi...

Continental hunting sword, late 1600s-early 1700s. 643 grams, 26" long. Sharp, single-edge blade with light engraving at ricasso (also a small...

Spanish cuphilt broadsword, ca. 1700. 39" long, 830 grams. Wooden grip, simple cup-hilt, intact but partially rusty blade (double-sided) with ...

Hanger sword, probably Turkish, early 1700s. 446 grams, 26" long. Long, thin, still-sharp single-edge blade with crescent moon and three stars...