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

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold and black leather bolo tie. 27.64 grams total.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in twisted-wire silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, ex-"Panama hoard," mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with shackle bail. 38.11 g...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, quadrants of cross transposed, ex-"Panama hoard," mounted cross-side out in rope-styl...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T, ex-"Panama hoard," mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and sh...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), mounted in 14K gold bezel. 20.51 grams total. Partial and doubled cross and shield

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Ramos) to left, mintmark P to right (tiny letters), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold twisted-wi

Kingdom of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III ("the Great"), 336-323 BC, mounted portrait side out in silver men's ring (size 9-3/4) wi...

Pair of Roman Empire bronzes of Constantine I (307-337 AD) mounted in three-ring 14K gold bezel with four diamonds and a cabochon ruby on bail. 17.51

Segovia, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," Philip V, 1721F, mounted in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and bail. 10.29 grams total. V...

Madrid, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," Philip V, 1723A, (roller dies- a rodillo) mounted cross-side out in rope-style 14K gold bezel....

Lot of four Venetian glass tubular trade beads. Box 4-1/4" x 3-1/4", beads 3/4" to 1" long. The inbound early wrecks in the Car...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 1-2 carats each. About 1/4" to 1/2" each. Olive-green color, some dark, some light, and the rest in between,...

Lot of ten natural emeralds, 1-2 carats each. About 1/4" to 1/2" each. Mostly dark olive-green colored gemstones of varying shapes, opaqu...

Lot of 20 natural emeralds, average of about 1 carat each. About 1/4" to 1/2" each. Large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, so...

Lot of 20 natural emeralds, average of about 1 carat each. About 1/4" to 1/2" each. Large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, so...

Lot of 30 natural emeralds, less than 1 carat each. About 1/4" each. Very large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, some light, and t...

Lot of 30 natural emeralds, less than 1 carat each. About 1/4" each. Very large assemblage of olive-green stones, some dark, some light, and t...

Green glass bottle, intact, from the "1810 wreck," ex-Holden. 627 grams, 10" tall, 2-3/4" diameter. Deeply pontiled long-neck b...

American Civil War era naval sailor's rope knife, marked U.S. Navy. 140 grams, 4-1/2" long. Single-bladed sailor's rope knife with fai...

European flintlock blunderbuss pistol, 1800s. 1389 grams, 19" long, 9" barrel. Simple blunderbuss with steel barrel flare of 2", pla...

Double-barreled percussion pistol, 1800s. 459 grams, 8-1/2" long, 3-1/4" barrel. When one barrel won't do the trick! Double-barreled ...

Gold (16K) cufflinks with scrimshaw insets showing bears, signed "KL." 12.61 grams total, 1" x 3/4". Depiction of two grizzly b...

Lot of three ornate sterling silver thimbles, late 1800s-early 1900s. 13.88 total weight, 3/4" tall, 5/8" diameter. Lovely common artifac...

Ornate Bolivian friendship silver box awarded to Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez, dated 1975. 197 grams, 5" x 3-1/2". A sturdy ...

Lot of two bottles: French wine (ca. 1780) and Dutch case gin (ca. 1860). French bottle: 582 grams, 11-1/2" tall; Dutch bottle: 850 grams, 10-...

Spanish brass coin weight for 8 reales, 1600s(?). 26.58 grams, 1" diameter. Thick and intentionally coin-like disk used to regulate the weight...

Spanish colonial (1600s) bronze wax pourer with iron handle. 65.04 grams; 3-1/4" tall, 2-3/8" diameter at base. Lightweight, intact and i...

French copperplate-engraved engraving, ca. 1754, of a bird's eye view of Santo Domingo, engraved by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin and published in Anto...