Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #19

Callao, Peru, copper medal, 1834, General and President Orbegoso. 18.15 grams, 34 mm. Obverse with flag-topped fortress under legend EL PERU A ORBEGOS

Cuzco, Peru, 8 pesos-sized gold medal, 1839, victory by General and President Agustin Gamarra over the Peru-Bolivian Confederation at the battle of Yu

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, large Constitution proclamation medals, 1839, one in silver and one in copper. 82.96 grams total, both 45mm. The silver one is XF

Peru, silver medal, 1840, National Pavilion. 10.65 grams, 28mm. Obverse: National Pavilion (arms); reverse: LA / MONEDA / EN HONOR / AL PABELLON / NAC

Callao, Peru, uniface silver medal in the form of a 12-point star with loop at top, 1849, Masonic. 25.20 grams, 41mm. Sunface in center surrounded by

Lima, Peru, gold 4E-sized proclamation medal, 1856, Constitution / National Convention, very rare. 14.43 grams, 28mm. Obverse with open-book Constitut

Lima, Peru, 4 soles-sized silver proclamation medal, 1856, Constitution / National Convention, ex-Derman. 14.25 grams, 33mm. Obverse with open-book Co

Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, silver proclamation medals, Independence / San Martin, dated 1821, 1863 and 1864/3. 23.10 grams total. The larger piece (29mm) fr

Lima, Peru, large silver medal, 1870, Transandine Railroad (Arequipa to Puno). 72.15 grams, 51mm. Obverse shows a steam locomotive proceeding through

Callao, Peru, large silver medal, 1870, Callao harbor dam. 70.89 grams, 51mm. Obverse shows a birds'-eye view of the Callao harbor dam and rever...

Peru, large bronze medal, 1870, Central Transandine Railroad (Callao to Oroya). 67.58 grams, 51mm. Obverse shows a steam locomotive proceeding through

Peru, uniface silver medal (trial strike), ca. 1880, ironclad Huascar (War of the Pacific). 27.35 grams, 40mm. Side view of the ship with HUASCAR in p

Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, large medals, 1890, San Martin, one in gilt silver, one in silver and one in copper. 48.14, 40.67 and 40.72 grams, each 45mm. Gen

Peru, gold medal, 1925, Tacna-Arica dispute, plain edge, encapsulated NGC Almost Uncirculated (old holder), ex-Eliasberg (stated inside slab). 4.03 gr

Puerto Rico (under Spain), copper military medal, Isabel II (1833-68), reeded edge, possibly a trial piece with no hole in center, rare, ex-Roehrs. 14

Russia, oval bronze late-1700s novodel medal, Peter I ("the Great"), 1711, Prut campaign, encapsulated PCGS SP63. 41x36mm. Bust on obverse...

Set of 13 bronze medals for Pope Pius IX, dated 1847-1864, in original case. 10-1/4" x 8" x 3/4". This is a collection of 12 bronze...

Set of 3 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, base-metal token 1, 2 and 5 cents, "CMM" (Carlos Manuel Mejia, Ceron Café Maduro, Montead...

Lot of 6 brass gambling tokens, ca. 1860, from a "China Town" area of Lima, Peru. 61.04 grams total. Generally simple in design, most with...

Large lot of 25 Peruvian tokens in various materials (mostly copper/brass but some aluminum and one plastic), 1800s-1900s. 148.98 grams. A diverse lot

Lot of 20 Puerto Rico hacienda tokens in various metals (1900s). 108.96 grams total. Generally nice pieces (several AU with luster, most VF-XF), in va

Small section of wooden timber inside an acrylic cube signed by archeologist Margaret Rule, very rare provenance. 144 grams, 2" x 2" x 2&q...

Complete gold "wedding" chain, uncleaned with shells attached, 74 links (each money link approx. 18-19mmx15mm), weight 291.13 grams total,...

Silver plate with owner's mark B and weak tax stamp. 358 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter. Solid and heavy but with small pinholes and edge loss o...

Small, natural emerald, 2.49 carats. Almost 1/2". Pale and opaque, with some white and black color in addition to the green, also rather nugget...

Small, natural emerald, 1.14 carats. About 1/4". Attractive light-green color, quite opaque but a nice size and shape (not just a fragile chip)...

Lot of 2 small, natural emeralds, 1.57 and 1.16 carats, both with original plastic tags but only one with original certificate. About 1/2" and ...

Pair of small, natural emeralds, 1.43 carats total. About 1/4" each. Both opaque but one much darker than the other, a nice pair in terms of si...

Spanish earthenware "olive jar," 1600-1700s, encrusted as found. 2114 grams, 10" tall, 7" diameter. Intact except for chips in r...

Ornate "Royal Portrait" pewter spoon, British, William III, rare and important slave-ship provenance. 42.26 grams, 7" long. A very el...

Gold and red-coral rosary, complete and intact. 60.09 grams total, 19-1/2" long. A most impressive religious jewel in an excellent state of pre...

Gold brooch in the form of a butterfly with 12 emeralds (light green beryls). 8.23 grams, 2" x 1". Comprised of thin ribbons of high-karat...

Gold ring with bluish quartz stone (hexagonal cut). 8.67 grams, size 7. Very thick and translucent stone (lacking brilliance due to the way it is moun

Gold ring with quartz stone (hexagonal cut). 5.85 grams, size 4-1/2. Flat, yellowish stone with good translucence but lacking brilliance due to its mo

Natural Colombian emerald, 9.03 carats. Approx. 3/8". A neat hexagonal crystal of impressive size, quite translucent and green throughout, perh...

Small bronze religious medallion. 3.68 grams, 20x18mm. Dark, corroded and encrusted with small bits of shells, yet with fairly bold portraits of saint

Lot of 2 small iron cannonballs (one broken off a barshot), encrusted with coral. 2703 grams, 3-1/4" in diameter; 1166 grams, 2-3/4" in di...

Pair of bookends made from coral-encrusted ballast stones. 1688 grams and 1790 grams, 5-1/2" wide x 6" tall. Found in the early 1900s befo...

Lot of 5 small, cone-shaped objects. 124 grams total, each about 1" in diameter. Smooth clay objects.

Lot of porcelain and pottery shards, plus a tiny lead musketball. 293 grams total, up to 4" long. Interesting lot with 4 pieces of Chinese blue...

Lot of 2 small, natural emeralds, 2.6 and 1.1 carats, with original Sedwick certificates. About 5/8" and 1/4". Both somewhat translucent b...

Colonial or Revolutionary War-period wooden deadeye, encrusted as found. 1443 grams, 7" diameter, 3-1/2" thick. Overall good condition but...

Bronze blunderbuss-style swivel cannon, 1700s. Approx. 75 lb, 41" long, 3-1/4" bore at muzzle. From a Spanish colonial foundry and found o...

Lot of 4 bronze door ornaments. 1038 grams total, 2-1/2" to 3" in diameter. Two different designs (one with swirled pattern and nipple, th...

Large lot of bronze spikes (8) and sheathing nails (140), plus broken pieces. About 770 grams total, up to 4" long. This lot represents the tot...

Lot of 3 palm-sized sea urchin fossils, approx. 20-30 million years old. 365 grams total, up to 3" each. With the appearance of white biscuits ...

Woolly mammoth tooth from the North Sea (approx. 10,000 to 100,000 years old). 2613 grams, 7" x 6" x 3-1/2". Massive molar with about...

Lot of 2 pre-Columbian gold earrings in the form of a snake chasing its tail, from Central or South America. 1.39 grams total, each about 1/2" ...

Colonial or Revolutionary War iron grenade, 1700s. 2178 grams, 3-1/2" diameter. Rare six-pounder size found in the area of Hudson (NY) in the e...

Stone cannonball from the Spanish Armada (1588). 7640 grams, 7" diameter Found by commercial fishermen in the mid-1900s off Nieuwpoort, Belgium...