Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 30

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...