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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with pirate-fac

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 18.72 gr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with pirate-face embellishme

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shack

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted in 14K gold bezel with shackle bale. 19.37 grams total. Full

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shack

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with pirate-face e

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with pirate-face e

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted in 14K gold bezel wi

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in si

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 11.31 gr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1679 V, ex-Consolacion (1681), mounted cross-side out in 14K bezel with fixed bail. 12.50 grams total. Broad flan (thi

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 20.79 grams total. Broad flan with

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (ca. 1630), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 20.30 grams total

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1752 q, mounted pillars-side out in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 18.33 grams total. Thick and chunky coin with full

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1788 M, mounted in 18K gold bezel with fixed bail. 23.39 grams total. Well-detailed VF coin with mat

Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1622 P, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with fixed bail. 21.64 grams total. Bold full date above choice cross (

Ornate gold stud, 0.75 gram, ex-Atocha (1622). 0.75 gram, 1/2" x 1/4". Small S-shaped golden cartouche ornament used as a dress mount, wh...

Natural emerald, 6.75 carats, class 1C, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 3/8" x 5/8". Generously sized, rough, uncut stone with coloration from ...

Small natural emerald, 1.31 carats, class 1B, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/4" x 1/4". Small dark green gemstone of the color associated wi...

Lot of two tiny natural emerald chips, 0.07 and 0.17 carat, class 2C, ex-Atocha (1622). Roughly 1/8" to 1/4". Both tiny, one more round, ...

Silver candlestick base or stem from a larger piece, ex-Atocha (1622). 198 grams, 5" long. Solid piece, somewhat corroded, with tripod top ins...

Large, encrusted silver candlestick base, ex-Atocha (1622). 846 grams, 6-1/2" diameter, 2-1/5" tall. A heavy, hollow, round base for a ma...

Iron shears (scissors), professionally conserved, ex-Atocha (1622). 76 grams, 6-1/2" long. Pair of scissors minus the loop handles, perfectly ...

Gold chain, 24.09 grams, 54 links, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 6-1/4" long. Fifty-four handmade 1/4" round links in high-karat gold (proba...

Gold florette from a rosary bead, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 1.85 grams, 5/8" diameter. Sturdy, solid gold, its twin marketed as "half of...

Large, natural pearl, Grade 1AA, 1.98 carats, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 5 mm x 5 mm. Large, roundish natural pearl, iridescent white colorin

Natural pearl, Grade 1B, 0.49 carat, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 3 mm x 3 mm. Tiny blister of a pearl, iridescent white on rounded side, matte

Small, natural pearl, Grade 1A, 0.06 carat, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 3 mm x 3 mm. Round tiny pearl, iridescent white all over, from a find

Small, natural pearl, Grade 1A, 0.11 carat, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 3 mm x 3 mm. Round tiny pearl, iridescent white all over, from a find

Iron cannonball, six-pounder, professionally conserved (Armstrong), ex-"Jupiter Wreck" (1659), ex-Ullian. 1564 grams, 3" diameter. I...

Brass and ivory pocket sundial featured in the December 1977 issue of National Geographic magazine, ex-HMS Winchester (1695). 10 grams, 2" x 1...

Ornate gold toothpick with Mercury theme at top, ex-1715 Fleet. 2.15 grams, 1-1/2" long. Mini sword-shaped pick with figure at top in a winged...

Gold ring (wedding band), 12K-14K, size 6, ex-1715 Fleet. 2.63 grams. This simple handmade ring has been XRF tested at 40% copper, 30% gold and 24% i

Iron cannonball grenade, professionally conserved, ex-1715 Fleet. 848 grams, 3" diameter. Intact hollow iron cannonball with large hole for in...

Fragment of small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Kangxi, ex-1715 Fleet. 8 grams, roughly 1-3/4" x 1-1/2". About half of a small...

Lot of three gold jewelry pieces, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 7.76 grams total. Still-functional gold jewelry parts consisting of two unmatched earri

Wooden sailmaker's fid, intact and well preserved, ex-HMS Colossus (1798). 207 grams, 10" long. Simple tool consisting of a solid conical ...

Baltic amber with three preserved flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 2.53 grams. 27 x 20 mm. Tiny insects forever imbedde

Baltic amber with preserved cranefly, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 2.91 grams. 27 x 21 mm. Smooth amber globule with flat

Megalodon (giant shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 2.6 to 15 million years old), from a river in Georgia. 260 grams, 5" x 3-1/2". Carcha...

Small, bronze signal cannon, mid-1800s. 15 lbs, 13-1/2" long. Compact, heavy cannon, matte brown all over with small fuse at top on one end an...

Small stone cannonball, rare. 315 grams, 2-1/2" diameter. Mottled brownish stone ball, rather small for its type, typically much lighter than ...

Dutch naval boarding axe, 1700s, stamped on blade with Amsterdam mark XXX and maker's name. 1535 grams, 16-1/2" x 9-1/2". Very heavy ...

Spanish colonial short sword, 1800s. 724 grams, 32" long, 27" blade. Brass-mounted horn-handled flat-bladed long sword inscribed with &qu...

Spanish colonial sailor's dirk, 1800s. 417 grams, 13-1/2" long, 8-3/4" blade. Hefty double-edged dagger with tapered-steel blade, bra...

Spanish Mediterranean miquelet officer's musket, 1700s. 2300 grams, 62" overall length. In a design made in the area of Catalonia, Spain (...

Dutch flintlock holster pistol signed "A Mastricht," ca. 1730. 976 grams, 18" long, 10-3/4" barrel. Large pistol with tapered...

European flintlock pistol, mid-1700s. 887 grams, 19" long, 12" barrel. Stylishly decorated piece with long tapered round steel barrel (br...