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

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

European morion helmet with fleur-de-lis decorations, 1600s. 1106 grams, 14" long, 9" high. Southern European colonial-period morion hel...

European trooper's helmet with lobster tail patterns, 1600s. 136 grams, 15" long, 12" high. Southern European lobster-tail helmet com...

European forged iron breastplate of siege weight, 1700s to early 1800s, with bullet musketball impact. 4750 grams, 17" tall, 14" wide. He...

Danish naval "4-pounder" bronze howitzer, late 1700s. 53.15 kg cannon, 20.50 kg carriage, 26" overall, 20" overall height, 18&q...

Spanish bronze "thundermug" salute mortar, 1700s. 6.45 kilograms, 6-3/4" tall. Sometimes called a "thundermug," small flat...

Stone cannonball from the Siege of Sluis (1587). 1760 grams, 9" diameter. Found by commercial fishermen dragging the seabed near Sluis, Belgiu...

Iron cannon-shot "12-pounder" with original wooden sabot from the James River, VA, ca. 1864. 6.65 kilograms, 6-1/2" overall length, ...

Naval barshot "4-pounder" from the American Revolutionary War, 1776. 2450 grams, 12-1/2" long, 3-1/4" diameter. Two half-cannon...

Copper gunpowder measure, US, signed "Fairbanks," ca. 1830, rare. 1805 grams, 7-1/4" height, 4-5/8" diameter. Large and sturdy ...

Spanish colonial "espada ancha" short sword, 1700s. 397 grams, 26" long overall. Hand-forged with D-form hilt that has a twisted, sp...

Spanish colonial D-guard "espada ancha" short sword, 1700s-1800s. 307 grams, 20-1/2" long overall. Interesting sword with finely car...

Iron sailor's dirk, Spanish colonial, ca. 1800. 254 grams, 15" long overall. Distinctive wavy blade design (inspired by the moro kris kniv...

Early US eagle-hilt officer's sword, ca. 1814-1825. 729 grams, 36" long overall. Mounted gilt saber with brass eagle head hilt, fluted bon...

Large, silver-mounted flintlock blunderbuss, European, 1700s. 3031 grams, 30" overall length. Complete and functioning blunderbuss with nicely...

Pair of flintlock officers' pistols with engraved silver mounts, 1700s. 624 grams each, 14" overall length. Both with bright steel 8-1/4&q...