Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 27

Medium-sized (five-pounder) iron cannonball, intact, ex-early 1700s wreck. 4.4 lbs, 3-1/2" diameter. Shiny black lacquered, well- preserved ca...

Medium-sized (five-pounder) iron cannonball, intact, ex-early 1700s wreck. 5 lbs, 3-1/2" diameter. Rather well-preserved, pitted matte-black s...

Small bronze button, cross within wreath border design, ex-Colebrooke (1778). 2 grams, 1/2" diameter. Scarce artifact from this wreck, complet...

Wooden snuff-box lid with round gold(?)-plated brass plaque engraved with wreck information as made from wood recovered from the HMS Royal George (178

Lot of two small items (engraved) made from copper recovered from the HMS Royal George (1782) in 1841. cylinder = 11 grams, 1-1/4" long; medal...

Wooden piece of the HMS Royal George (1782), with gold-colored writing on it dating the recovery to 1841. 34 grams, 4-1/2" x 2-1/8". Roug...

Ornate silver buckle, ex-Colossus (1798). 10 grams, 1-3/8" x 1-1/8". Nicely detailed, polished curved silver rectangular buckle (for shoe...

Copper pipe tamper in the shape of a hand, ex-Colossus (1798). 19 grams, 2" x 3/4". Fascinating relic which stands upright on a cross-hat...

Lot of three copper ship's spikes, ex-Colossus (1798). 192 grams, each approximately 6" long. Sharp, straight and complete, brightly coppe...

Lot of three copper washers, ex-Colossus (1798). 160 grams, 1-1/2" to 2" in diameter. Three different-sized washers in varying degrees of...

Brass thimble, intact, ex-Lady Holland (1830). 3 grams, 3/4" x 3/4". Rare artifact from this wreck, intact and lightweight, a requisite t...

Small, ornate, rectangular photo frame, ex-Royal Charter (1859). 12 grams, 2-1/2" x 1-1/2". Gilt brass, artistic frame with oval center t...

Intact wooden belaying pin, ex-Serica (1893). 177 grams, 15" long, 1-/2" diameter at thickest. Shaped like a billy club (or a dagger with...

Lot of thirteen megalodon (giant shark) teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, mostly intact (1" to 1-1/2"), recovered from shipwreck sites...

Lot of about 60 megalodon (giant shark) and other shark teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, some intact (1/2" to 2"), recovered from shi...

Lot of nineteen lead shot for cannons (one) and muskets (eighteen), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 520 grams, 1/2" to 1-1/2" diameter. G...

U.S. Navy silver bosun's whistle, 1800s-1900s. 26 grams, 5-1/2" long. Simple silver pipe with flat handle terminating in a hollow spheric...

Lot of eleven small pieces of carved jet (black wood), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 6.78 grams, very small to 1". Glossy black miniatures o...

Lot of twelve crosses and religious medallions and other items in base metals, various periods (1600s-1900s). 47.95 grams total, 1/2" to 2&quo...

Large lot of three incomplete brass nested weight sets and one smaller case plus chain pieces and small lead weights, used in the Spanish colonies (15