Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 26

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer (A) not visible, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet 300th Anniversary Find (stated on label). Restrepo-M66;

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 61, ex-1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2. Great full shie

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, assayer S to left. Restrepo-M94.2; S-B27a; KM-17.2. 6.58 grams. Typically small, thick, round flan with

Bogota, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, assayer S to left. Restrepo-M94.2; S-B27a; KM-17.2. 6.78 grams. Choice full shield and cross with areas

Segovia, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer oD to right, mintmark aqueduct to left and in one dimple of tressure around cross. CT-48. 3.28 grams

Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left. CT-57. 3.36 grams. Choice AU+ with full legends and inner details, c

Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to left, mintmark S to right. CT-58. 3.33 grams. More worn than most (VF) but with nearly full leg

Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, PCGS MS62. CT-11. 13.42 grams. Very broad flan with nearly full l

Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D with open right side below mintmark S to left, NGC AU 55. CT-11. 13.46 grams. Choice full c

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left. CT-11. 6.69 grams. Very broad, thin flan with superb full inner d

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1593 date right, assayer B below mintmark S and denomination II to left. CT-76. 6.60 grams. Full and clear date (vertic

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1596 date to right, assayer B below mintmark S and denomination II to left, PCGS AU 55. CT-80. Excellent full shield a

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer not visible (B). CT-113. 3.37 grams. Small-flan VF with much peripheral flatness but most of cross an

Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend. CT-12. 13.39 grams. Massive flan with choice full shield and cross-and-tressur

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B. KM-20. 6.69 grams. Great full cross-and-tressure and shield (both well centered), problem-free X

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B. KM-20. 6.73 grams. Nice full cross, nearly full shield with bold S-B to left, XF with toning in

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. KM-20. 6.72 grams. Broad flan with crude edge, also somewhat crudely struck yet with full shield

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-20. 6.71 grams. Choice full cross and shield, much of king's name in legend, ...

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-20. 6.73 grams. Lustrous and well-detailed UNC with small edge-split and tiny marks

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-20. 6.66 grams. Small-flan UNC with peripheral flatness, nearly full shield and cro

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-20. 6.74 grams. Technically AU- but with much flatness and tiny marks, toning in cr

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-20. 6.71 grams. Nearly full shield and cross, grainy surfaces (as made) but with ni

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-48.1. 3.31 grams. Attractively bold and nearly full (slightly off-center) cross-and-

Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1640). KM-112. 26.55 grams. Bold full cross and full shield with mintmark S to left

Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-107.2. 13.37 grams. Crude VF with crusty but contrasting sediment in nearly full shi

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1629D, rare, NGC AU details / damaged. CT-unl (Type 46); KM-unl (68 for type). 3.24 grams. Good full shield and cross, b

Toledo, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer M below mintmark T to left, NGC UNC details / obv rim filed. CT-123. 3.35 grams. Superb full shield an

Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer CA (monogram), extremely rare (unlisted). CT-unl; KM-unl. 6.59 grams. Full shield with oT mintmark an

Valladolid, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer o-topped A to right, NGC MS 62. CT-98. 6.72 grams. Very broad, thin flan with excellent full crow

Small gold nugget, 4.09 grams, from the Arab/Indian trade, from an 1100s-1200s wreck off Mozambique. Roughly 1/2" x 3/8" x 1/8". Cru...

Gold "finger" bar #36, 640 grams, fineness XV. (15-1/4K), ex-"Golden Fleece" (ca. 1550). 7" long, 1" wide, 5/8" ...

Large, cut gold "finger" bar #53, 1325 grams, fineness XVII (17K), marked with foundry / owner SARGOSA / PECARTA and several tax stamps, e...

Long gold "finger" bar #21, fineness XXI (21K), 988 grams, ex-Atocha (1622). 9-1/2" long, 1" wide, 7/16" thick. Very neatl...

Cut gold "finger" bar #25, 563 grams, fineness XXI-dot-dot (21.5K), marked with foundry / owner SARGOSA / PECARTA and several tax stamps, ...

Small gold disk, 373 grams, marked with 48, small double-slash and A/V monogram, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's. 2-1/2" in diameter and 3/8&q...

Natural gold-in-quartz specimen, 57 grams, from the Sixteen to One Mine in Alleghany, California. Roughly 1-1/2" x 1" x 1/2". A dain...

Small gold "oro corriente" piece of a small nugget with partial cross stamp applied, 9.19 grams. Roughly 3/4" x 3/8" x 1/8"...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-66 ("key bar"), 21.66 lb av, showing un-melted disks on top, marked on bottom with owner/assayer YB13 an...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-152, 3615 grams, marked with owner/assayer YB13, owner/assayer INo/DeBCA and fineness iUiiiio (1400/2400, 58%), pl...

Silver "tumbaga" bar #M-90, 3145 grams, marked with owner/assayer B~Vo, serial RL and fineness iV9cccc L (1950/2400, 81.25%), plus a secon...

La Saga Tumbaga: Tesoro de los Conquistadores, by Agustin Garcia-Barneche (2019, special Spanish edition), copy #1/150, specially inscribed to the win

Large silver ingot #305 from Oruro, 88 lb 7.04 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest IUCLXIIII (1164), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400),

Large silver ingot #414 from Oruro, 81 lb 9.76 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of manifest IUCXVI (1116), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), ow

Large silver ingot #758 from Oruro, 78 lb 9.28 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of manifest LXXXVIII (88), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), ow

Large silver ingot #191 from Oruro, 68 lb 8.96 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of manifest LXIIII (64), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), silv

Large silver ingot #636 from Potosi, 93 lb 7.20 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of manifest IULXVII (1067), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400),

Large silver ingot #88 from Potosi, 80 lb 11.52 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest DCCCCL (950), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), ow

Large silver ingot #295 from Potosi, 80 lb troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest IIIUCCCXCIX (3399), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), owne

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1968 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and "jumping g...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1956 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and "jumping g...