Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #20

Nicaragua, Banco Nacional de Nicaragua, 500 cordobas, 1945, series 1945, serial 102769. Pick-98a. AU note with light handling and stains on reverse b

Nicaragua, Banco Nacional de Nicaragua, 100 cordobas, 1960, series 1960, serial 555485. Pick-104b. AU, very light folds.

Nicaragua, Banco Central de Nicaragua, uniface 1 cordoba obverse proof, 26-4-1962. Pick-107p. Choice UNC with cancellation marks, extra selvage on le

Nicaragua, Banco Central de Nicaragua, 500 cordobas specimen, no date (1979), series E. Pick-138s. Choice UNC, no issues.

Nicaragua, Banco Central de Nicaragua, 100 cordobas specimen, no date (1979), series E. Pick-132s. Choice UNC, no issues, with printing ink on bottom

Paraguay, Tesoro Nacional, uniface 10 pesos, no date (1865), serial 8856. Pick-26. Choice EF+ with only light folds.

Paraguay, Lezica y Lanus, uniface 50 centimos, no date (187X). Pick-S181. Choice UNC, no issues.

Lot of 2 Paraguay notes: Republica del Paraguay, 200 pesos fuertes, ley 1920 and 1923, serial A266672; and Banco de la Republica, 5 guaranies overprin

Lot of 3 Paraguay notes: Banco Central del Paraguay, 1,000 guaranies, 25-3-1952, series A, serial 1476289; Banco del Paraguay, 500 guaranies, 5-10-194

Peru, El Banco de Tacna, 1 sol remainder, 30-6-1879, serial 032533. Pick-S382r. XF with light folds and soiling.

Peru, El Banco Nacional del Peru, 10 centavos specimen, 1-1-1873. Pick-S303s. Rare specimen note in AU with mounting evidence and pencil markings on

Peru, La Compania de Obiras Publicas, 10 centavos, 4-7-1876, series A, serial 999062. Pick-S441. XF/AU note with two punch holes in left corner.

Peru, Junta Administradora, 5 soles, 30-6-1879, serial B128542. Pick-3. Light folds and staple marks but unfaded color on this XF note.

Peru, Junta Administradora, 50 soles overprint on 5 incas, 1881, series A, serial 41553. Pick-19. XF with pinholes in left side and bold overprint on

Peru, Billete Provisional, 5 reales de inca overprint on cinco soles, 1-9-1881. Pick-12. F/VF with folds and small piece missing in bottom margin.

Peru, Banco Central de Reserva del Peru, uniface 50 soles de oro obverse proof, 31-3-1933, series B1. Pick-68p. Originally part of a ABNCo presentati

Peru, Banco Central de Reserva del Peru, uniface 50 soles de oro reverse proof, no date (1933-1937). Pick-168bp. XF+ note design printed on cardstock

Puerto Rico, Tesoreria Nacional, 8 reales, 1813, series 1, serial 117154, certified PMG Choice Very Fine 35 Net / Pieces Missing, finest and only spec

Puerto Rico, Bank of Porto Rico / Banco de Puerto Rico, 10 dollars obverse proof, 1-7-1909. Pick-48p. Originally part of a ABNCo presentation book ow

Trinidad and Tobago, Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, 20 dollars, 1964, serial S/I 623967, certified PMG Choice Uncirculated Net / Foreign Substan

New York, Water Works, eight shillings, Aug. 2, 1775, serial 4915, certified PMG AU 50. Fr-NY-175. A choice AU note with sharp edges, strong color an

Lot of 2 Uruguay notes of Banco de Londres y Rio de la Plata: 100 pesos remainder, 23-6-1862, serial 63490; and 10 pesos remainder, 1-1-1883, serial 4

Uruguay, El Banco de la Republica Oriental del Uruguay, 1 peso Centenario issue, 18-7-1930, serial 390868. Pick-P17a. Colorful note in VF with folds

British copperplate-engraved map of the West Indies and the coasts of North and South America by Emanuel Bowen, 1747 (London), hand-colored. 17-1/2...

German copperplate engraving by Theodor de Bry, ca. 1613, showing native Americans dismembering and eating Spaniards, including pouring molten gold do

British copperplate engraving of Philip II by Vertue (from a painting by Titian), 1736 (London), hand-colored. 13-1/4" x 9-15/16" This co...

Lot of 3 French prints of Florida and California natives by Claude Louis Desrais and engraved by Jean Marie Mixelle (circa 1788), hand-colored and mat

Colombia, New Granada Waste Land Certificate for 320 hectares, dated 1-6-1861, serial 6378. DP-1685. 8-1/16" x 13-1/4" XF condition with t...

Lot of 3 documents related to USN Admiral David Porter (1813-1891), including pamphlet (1825), engraved portrait (1863) and signature (undated). Pamp

Encrusted stone cannonball, rare. 4417 grams, 6" diameter. Somewhat crude, mostly round, orangish outside (covering medium-brown matrix), cora...

Large copper-alloy funnel. 1170 grams, 13" diameter. Large seamless copper funnel possibly used to fill olive jars, heavily corroded due to im...

Copper-alloy candelabra. 590 grams, 5" long, 4" diameter at widest. Darkly patinated upper portion of a heavy copper-alloy candelabra, wi...

Lot of 2 copper-alloy belt buckles. 28.41 grams total, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8" each. Pair of dark copper-alloy buckles (used for shoes and straps...

Large earthenware "olive" jar, encrusted and repaired. 8110 grams, 21" tall and 11" in diameter at shoulders. Akin to the ampho...

Small gold chain (87 flat, oval links), with original, hand-signed photo-certificate from 1976. 6.28 grams, 7-1/2" long. Good length for a bra...

Large silver basin (plate) marked with tax stamp and LDo.IVo. / RAMYREZ under rim. 760 grams, 12-1/4" diameter. This is a large, circular, 1-1...

Lot of 2 small, natural emerald chips, 0.75 and 0.32 carat each, with original tags and certificates. Approx. 5mm each. Fairly translucent and green,

Encrusted Dutch brass candle holder from a VOC wreck, 1600s. 944 grams, 8" tall, 3-3/4" base diameter. Intact candle holder found off Vli...

Iron cannonball "4 pounder." 2.25 kilograms, 3-1/4" diameter. Solid and intact with glossy black coating from conservation, found b...

Intact earthenware "olive" jar. 3036 grams, 11" tall, 8" diameter. Spanish colonial "olive" jar recovered from a wrec...

Small silver buckle, very rare provenance. 7.14 grams, 1-1/4" x 3/4". A rather ornate, beautifully preserved buckle (used for shoes and s...

Complete gold plain-loop chain, 34.55 grams, from the "Tricentennial Treasure" find of 2015. 34.55 grams., 32-1/2" long. Hundreds of...

Gold "olive blossom" chain, 32.68 grams (with modern clasp). 32.68 grams, 24" long. A perfectly wearable length of a common type of ...

Brass navigational dividers, rare provenance. 23.43 grams, 3-3/4" x 3/4". Small dividers with somewhat sharp points, a little pitted but ...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain cup, Kangxi period, 4-paneled floral design, complete but restored. 88.11 grams, 3-1/4" diameter and 2-3/4&qu...

Lot of 30 lead musketballs with original certificates. 770 grams. Typical lead balls of various sizes, great for resale or small gifts. With original

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, "Imari pavilion" pattern, with rare red and gold color. 57 grams, 4-1/2" diameter. Typical ...

Two clumps of copper-alloy spoons (encrusted as found), 10 spoons total. 113 grams, 6" long each. Two clumps of five uncleaned spoons each, pe...

Clump of one coin and several small artifacts (USA 50c seated Liberty 1843, brass tack and ring, shell and earthenware shard), encased in Lucite. 524

Lot of 2 pre-Columbian copper-arsenic tajaderas from Oaxaca, Mexico, 1300s or later: one (large) from the Xaaga culture and one (small) from the Mixte