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

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1782JD, with soldered gold loop. 13.61 grams total. AVF coin with polished surfaces but no major dam

Large lead cloth-bale seal with Maltese cross design, ex-"Bramble Wreck" (mid-1600s). 12.34 grams, 1-1/2" in diameter. Well-encruste...

Brass buckle, ex-Association (1707). 7 grams, 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". Rather ornate, well-preserved rectangular and curved brass buckle (used fo...

Lead musket barrel cap cover, ex-Association (1707). 22 grams, 1-1/4" x 3/4". Intact though pinched and pierced through the bottom, dull-...

Brass pipe tamper engraved with initials "WI", ex-Eagle (1707). 8 grams, 1-3/4" long. Lovely rosy-gold colored piece essentially int...

Small iron cannonball, intact, ex-1715 Fleet. 594 grams, 2" diameter. Smooth with well-worn pitting, dull dark brown patina, solid and intact....

Iron cannon pin-ring from the San Jose site of the 1733 Fleet. 516 grams, 9'1/2 long pin, 3-3/4" diameter ring. Cannons in carriages on bo...

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...