Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 29

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (1620s), ex-Panama hoard (ca. 1629), mounted cross-side out in thick silver bezel with 14K gold pr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 4.55 grams total. Toned XF wit

Hungary (Kremnitz Mint), gold gulden, no date (1467-69), Matthias Corvinus, mounted saint-side out in 15K gold wire. 4.61 grams. A crude, old mountin

Genoa (Italian States), AR denaro, "crusader coin," 1139-1339 AD, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel and fixed bail. 2.11 grams tot...

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1747JB, mounted bust-side out in 14K gold ring (size 9-1/2). 10.21 grams total. Well-struck XF wit

Seville, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1753PJ, mounted bust-side out in square, open cagework 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 6.78 grams

Small natural emerald, 0.69 carat, class 2B, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 1/4". Very light green specimen of amorphous shape, a few d...

Lot of four miniature clay bowl figurines (tonalaware) in Lucite, ex-1733 Fleet, ex-Meylach. 143.5 grams, 5" x 1-3/4" x 3/4". Three ...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 6 grams, 1-5/8" x 1-3/8". Medium ho...

Percussion pistol with octagonal barrel, probably British, ca. 1820s-1850s. 1227 grams, 14" long, 8" barrel. Heavy weapon with dark, cros...

European pinfire "boot pistol," mid-1800s. 499 grams, 9" long, 4-1/2" barrel. Small double-barrel weapon with folding bayonet, ...

Wooden Spanish colonial figure of Saint Anthony of Padua, 1700s-1800s. 166 grams, 7-1/2" tall. Saint Anthony was the patron saint for shipwrec...

European rosary consisting of amethyst and silver beads, German silver cross and coin dated 1830, in Riker display box. 86 grams, 17-1/2" long...

Dutch glass "onion" bottle, early 1700s. 650 grams, 7-1/2" tall x 5-1/2" diameter. Typical "black glass" bottle with ...

English pewter boatswain's whistle, 1500s-1600s, in Riker display box. 17 grams, 3-1/2" long. Rare signal whistle used by bosuns on saili...

Early cast-iron ball-and-chain prisoner restraint, 1800s. 20 lbs, 30" long, 5" diameter ball. Heavy and solid 18-pounder iron ball with a...

The Knickerbocker Press, Albany, New York, special edition newspaper of the account of the Titanic sinking, April 19, 1912. 23" x 17". Ra...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1639P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1328. 23.90 grams. Moderate saltwater corrosion all over but with a choice full date visib

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer E (1651-2), no countermark, ex-Ullian/Ruth. S-P36; KM-19b. 21.43 grams. Edges a bit thin from corros

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 23.86 grams. Corroded yet s