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

Complete "tumbaga" gold "finger" bar, 660 grams, marked with fineness XIII (13K), foundry/assayer marks backwards S and cross-to...

Gold "oro corriente" nugget with circular tax stamp and stamp "C" for Charles I of Spain, 21.41 grams, from an unidentified earl...

Cut piece of a gold "finger bar" ingot, 182 grams, marked with fineness XX• (20.25K), from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550)....

Gold disk with cut edge, 1438 grams, fineness XIX••• (19.75K), foundry / assayer STN / DTS (?), from the Atocha (1622), ex-Christie's (1988). 4&...

Irregular gold "splash" ingot, 267 grams, marked with fineness XXI (21K), from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Bowers & Ruddy (1977). Approx. 3&quo...

Natural gold-in-quartz specimen, 316.7 grams, from the Sixteen-to-One Mine in Sierra County, California. Roughly 2" cube. Very rare and beautif...

Large natural gold nugget from Alaska, 81.80 grams. Roughly 2" x 1" x 1/2". Substantial chunk of solid gold with mostly smooth, round...

Gold "oro corriente" cut piece of a small, round disk with two partial circular tax stamps for Charles I of Spain, 80.92 grams. Approx. 2-...

Tiny gold "oro corriente" cut piece of a small ingot with partial tax stamp for Charles I of Spain, 2.93 grams. About 3/8" x 1/4"...

Small, thick, brick-like "tumbaga" silver bar #1128, 2395 grams, marked with assayer/owner B~Vo, serial RCxxx and fineness 9cccxxx (830/24...

Small silver "splash" ingot, 878 grams, with circular tax stamp of Charles I, from the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550). 4-1/2&q...

Cut silver "splash" ingot, 429 grams, marked with two circular tax stamps showing a man's head between two pillars with the PLVS VLTRA...

Small silver ingot, 32.16 grams, with crowned cross-lions-castles tax stamp (Mexico or Santo Domingo), very rare, from the "Power Plant wreck&q...

Triangular cut piece of a silver "splash" ingot, 70.2 grams, marked with a crowned Mexican-style cross inside a circular border with lion,...

Large silver bar #488, 85 lb 9.76 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, from the Atocha (1622). 14" x 5" x 3-1/2". Choice example with all marki...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1957 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Zeeland chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.), cast in parallel to ba

Silver "plata corriente" cut piece of a small, thick ingot with partial circular tax stamp of Charles I of Spain, 77.30 grams. Approx. 1-1...

Silver "plata corriente" cut piece of a small, round ingot with partial circular tax stamp of Charles I of Spain, 20.21 grams. Roughly 1&q...

Silver "plata corriente" cut piece of a small, round ingot with partial circular tax stamp of Charles I of Spain, 10.23 grams. Roughly 5/8...

Copper "finger" bar, 416 grams, from the Hindostan (1803), very rare provenance. 6-1/2" x 3/8" x 7/8" A neatly cast "c...

Ancient Egypt, silver tetradrachm, Ptolemy IX, Paphos mint, Year 2 (111/110 BC). 10.59 grams. Diademed head of Ptolemy IX as Zeus, facing right, with

Lot of 2 Roman silver antoninianii, Gordian III (238-244 AD). 3.86 and 3.29 grams. Both with bust of Gordian facing right inside legend on obverse, on

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer G at bottom between pillars. 12.39 grams. Darkly toned all over, wi...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer R to right, mintmark M to left, rare. 12.90 grams. Choice full AU de...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. 13.25 grams. Solid and well-struck s...

Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to left, mintmark M to right. 6.50 grams. Broad flan with nice ful...

Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Early Series," assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo). 4.64 grams. Thin from cor...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark oM. 6.67 grams. Thin from corrosion but with bo...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. 12.82 grams. Very broad, round flan ...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. 12.64 grams. Solid flan with full le...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. 13.28 grams. Bold full legends and p...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 25.40 grams. XF details with hint of luster but part of edge corroded away, spot of

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period). 24.60 grams. Choice full shield and cross plus full king's name in legend desp...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible. 11.45 grams. Good full cross, full but off-center shield, light (interior) to mode

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/C, rare variety with P•Q over P-C. 24.54 grams. Very broad, oblong flan with bold full P•Q with t

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II or III, assayer not visible but style of F-oD with denomination 8 to left, rare. 18.02 grams. Traces of s

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible (F). 18.71 grams. Good full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion and wear, e

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. 18.91 grams. Moderately to heavily corroded but with clear shield and cross and assayer F, p

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible. 6.96 grams. Nice full shield and cross on broad flan despite moderate corrosion and

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer F. 3.05 grams. Very thin from corrosion but with clear full shield and oMF and nearly full cros

Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F (where visible). 122.94 grams total. Mostly full shields and crosses despite heavy c

Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F (where visible). 123.28 grams total. Mostly full shields and crosses despite heavy c

Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F (where visible). 55.90 grams total. Mostly full shields and crosses despite heavy co

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 (flat top) to left, *-oD to right. 19.63 grams. Clear details all over (in fact on

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. 15.06 grams. Full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion and thinning. Pedigreed to the Dav

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x's. 14.35 grams. Bold B, good full cross and nearly full shield de...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg). 18.00 grams. Bold full cross, somewhat crude from corrosion, the reverse (only) dar

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. 18.20 grams. Choice specimen for this wreck, with full and bold P-Q, full shield and cross, ligh

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). 7.60 grams. Round flan with good full shield and bold P-B despite moderate corrosion

Lot of 8 Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II and III, various assayers (where visible). 127.08 grams total. Mostly full shields and crosses despi