Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 24

English large-bore flintlock officer's boarding pistol, early 1800s. 851 grams, 12" long, 6" barrel. Lovely small walnut-stock gun wi...

Single-barreled percussion pistol, 1800s. 502 grams, 9-14" long, 5" barrel. Small, simply crafted gun to get the job done, all steel with...

Revolutionary War brass bullet mold (ca. 1770s). 496 grams, 9" long. Brass gang-mold for five graduated-caliber balls, manufactured in two pie...

Rare Revolutionary War wood-and-iron cheval-de-frise head from the Siege of Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, 1777. 9410 grams, 23" tall, 8-1/2"...

Lot of hundreds of tiny glass trade beads (colonial era) found in Florida. Larger box 5-1/2" x 4-1/2"; smaller box 4-1/4" x 3-1/4&qu...

Lot of two Spanish colonial ornate silver thimbles, 1600s. 9.52 grams total, 3/4" tall, 5/8" diameter. Two beautifully crafted ornate thi...

Spanish colonial rustic niche religious shrine with Maria and Jesus, 1700s. 2271 grams, 7-1/2" tall x 3-3/4" deep, figure is 4-1/2" ...

Spanish brass crucifix with black braided cord, 1800s. 55 grams, 5" x 2-1/2". Cast brass cross with "skull and crossbones" symb...

Spanish colonial iron-bound wooden money chest, 1700s. 2646 grams, 12" wide x 5-3/4" tall x 8-3/4" deep. Light-brown smallish hardwo...

Spanish colonial money chest with carved decorations, 1800s. 1596 grams, 8" high x 7-1/2" wide x 13" long. Cute rustic hardwood ches...

Early Spanish capstan candlestick, 1500s-1600s, from an unknown Spanish wreck site. 723 grams, 5" tall, 5-1/2" diameter at base. Unusual ...

Small German stoneware "Bellarmine" jug, ca. 1625. 987 grams, 8-1/2" tall. Attractive little jug found in London, with the usual spe...

Intact earthenware "beehive" olive jar, Spanish colonial, 1700s. 2173 grams, 11" tall, 8" diameter. Medium-sized, intact dark r...

German Westerwald jug with George II marking as from British colonial Virginia, ca. 1740-1760. 947 grams, 8-1/4" tall. Popular and desirable j...

Spanish colonial silver tankard, 1700s-1800s. 485 grams, 4-3/8" tall, 4" diameter. Sturdy, well-constructed and hand-made silver drinking...

Lot of three bottles: One Dutch long neck, one French wine (ca. 1780), and one English cylinder (ca. 1780). Dutch bottle: 600 grams, 10-3/4" t...

Complete brass nested-weight set, eight pieces with case, marked 1715 on lid and inside, English? 829 grams, 1-1/2" tall, 3" diameter. Wh...

Set of Italian scale and coin weights, ca. 1805, in original, leather-lined wooden case. 239 grams, box 7" x 3". Napoleonic scale (probab...

Two early colonial-period European buckles for baldric-type belt (over one shoulder), 1600s-1700s. 1041 grams total, sizes 5" x 6" and 5-...

Spanish colonial leather dispatch case dated MDCCLXXVIIII (1779). 1071 grams, 13" x 17". Excellent condition despite a few chips in the l...

British Victorian-era sea captain's brass long glass telescope (five-draw) made by J.H. Steward, ca. late 1800s. 1401 grams, 10-1/2" to 3&...

Dutch copperplate-engraved scene of St. Augustine, Florida by Arnoldus Montanus (ca. 1671), hand colored. 14" x 10-1/2". This view, origi...

Italian copperplate-engraved map of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Margarita by Gregorio Leti, 1690 (Milan), hand-colored. 10" x ...

German woodcut-engraved map, dated 1733, of the Jesuit missions in and around "Paraquaria" (Paraguay), including parts of current-day Peru...

Small, British copperplate-engraved map of the West Indies by Thomas Kitchin (ca. 1780) professionally matted and framed behind museum glass. Frame 1

French copperplate-engraved map of Cuba and the Bahamas by Rigobert Bonne, 1780 (Paris), hand-colored. 12-1/2" x 8-1/2". Fairly accurate ...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (oXMJ, style of 1711-13), NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.82 gra

Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, Louis I, 1725M, NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. S-L28a; KM-40; CT-1. 26.45 grams. Polished surfaces from being in je

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (S), mintmark F to left (1744-46), NGC AU details / reverse damage. Restrepo-M80.16; S-

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer B. CT-Type 29; KM-42.2. 3.00 grams. Full mintmark-assayer, nearly full shield and cross, lightly cli

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1808PJ. CT-115; KM-81. 27.01 grams. XF with surface hairlines, rims a bit weak.

Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1774DA. CT-222; KM-27. 26.88 grams. XF, very lightly cleaned, for whatever reason a date we have not pre

Popayan, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1798JF. Restrepo-98.16; CT-77; KM-62.2. 27.02 grams. Lustrous XF+, some thin scratches (mainly on obver

Popayan, Colombia, bust 4 escudos, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1769J. Restrepo-64.8; CT-351; KM-37. 13.44 grams. Lightly polished AXF with cru

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF, NGC AU 58. Restrepo-122.5; CT-308; KM-64.2. Tied with one other for se

Popayan, Colombia, 16 pesos, 1841RU, rare, NGC VF 20. Sed-19; Restrepo-212.10; KM-94.2. Rims a bit weak as is typical for the period, warm orange ton

Lot of two Costa Rica 1/2 escudos, double lion countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on Central American Republic 1/2 escudos: 1846JB and 1848JB. KM-80. 3.04

Lot of two Costa Rica 1/2 escudos: 1850JB and 1864JB. KM-97. 3.03 grams total. The 1850 a solid VF while the 1864 is cleaned Fine+, both with surface

Lot of four Costa Rica gold coins of 1900 (denomination set): 20, 10, 5 and 2 colones. KM-141, 140, 142, and 139. 28.87 grams. Generally XF to AU, the

Havana, Cuba, 100 pesos, 1979, Non-Aligned Nations, NGC MS 68. KM-45. Mintage of just 2,000 business strikes. Smooth, lustrous fields. NGC #3232632-

Cuba, proof 50 pesos, 1990, Simon Bolivar, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo. KM-281. High contrast proof, a few small haze spots on obverse. NGC #4503130-018.

India, Kushan Empire, gold dinar, (ca. 247-265 AD), Vasishka. Goebl-559. 7.77 grams. Vasishka standing facing, sacrificing, with right hand over altar

Liechtenstein (struck in Bern, Switzerland), 100 franken, 1952, NGC UNC details / cleaned. KM-Y17; Fr-19. Rare one-year type with a mintage of just 4

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1797FM. CT-unl (61 for Type); KM-120. 3.36 grams. Cleaned AXF.

Chihuahua, Mexico, 8 escudos, 1871/61MM. KM-383.1; Fr-67. 26.99 grams. XF with surface hairlines, weak strike in RTAD of LIBERTAD (as is typical for t

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 escudo, 1825JM. KM-378.5. 1.69 grams. Very lustrous AU, struck using pitted and damaged dies which explains the crude legends

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 escudo, 1844MF. KM-378.5. 1.68 grams. Holed VF, some encrustation. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2002, with o

Mexico City, Mexico, 2-1/2 pesos, 1945. KM-463. 2.11 grams. UNC, no problems, most likely a restrike.

Holland, United Netherlands, ducat, 1776, NGC UNC details / excessive surface hairlines. KM-12.2. Old cleaning, still quite attractive and well struc

Holland, United Netherlands, ducat, 1776, NGC AU details / damaged. KM-12.2. Some surface chatter and marks, quite lustrous, popular date. NGC #3899