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Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in ornate 18K gold pendant with diam

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, ex-Concepcion (1641), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654 E, dot-PH-dot at top, ex-Capitana (1654), mounted pillars-side out in custom sterling silver twisted-wire bezel wi

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), ex-Maravillas (1656), mounted cross-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K g

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in heavily silver pendant with 14K gold pr

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J ("new" style of 1714-5), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in heavily silver pe...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1732 M, ex-Princess Louisa (1743), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 5.48 grams total. Dai

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F (pre-1607), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with swivel bail. 32.89 grams total. We

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer F, pre-1607 type (diamond-shaped stops in legend), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant w

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K gold prongs and shackle ba

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer T, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 22.20 grams total. Very attractive

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1670 E, mounted cross-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail. 36.58 grams total. Clear

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, date not visible, mounted cross-side out in heart-shaped 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 5.72 grams t

Akarnania, Leukas, AR stater, "pegasus," 320-280 BC, mounted pegasus-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 11.47 grams total. Peg...

Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm "owl," 449-413 BC, mounted owl-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 24.56 grams total. Helmeted h...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos (didrachm), "boy on dolphin," mounted horse-side out in 14K white gold and 18K yellow gold bezel in a heavy-l...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR nomos (didrachm), "boy on dolphin," mounted dolphin-side out in 14K gold pendant with shackle bail. 11.96 grams to...

Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, "boy on dolphin," 235-228 BC, mounted dolphin-side out in 14K gold pendant with fixed bail. 9.72 grams t...

Kingdom of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, mounted portrait-side out in heavy silver pendant with14K gold prongs and shackl

Kingdom of Thrace, AR tetradrachm, Lysimachus, aligned axis, mounted portrait-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail.

Macedon under Roman Rule, AR tetradrachm, ca. 167-148 BC, mounted portrait-side out in heavy silver pendant with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail. 28

Seleukid Kings of Syria, AR tetradrachm, Antiochos VII Euergetes, ca. 138-129 BC, aligned axis, mounted portrait-side out in heavy silver pendant with

Roman Imperatorial, AR denarius, Julius Caesar, military mint traveling with Caesar mounted in 18K pendant with shackle bail. 9.29 grams total. Eleph

Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constans II, 641-668 AD, Constantinople mint, mounted head-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 7.95 grams tot

Popayan, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, 1795 JF, mounted bust-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 6.98 grams total. Custom flat-edged settin

Costa Rica, gold 1 escudo, double lion countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Central American Republic 1 escudo 1849 JB mounted in an elaborate gold-pla

Lisbon, Portugal, gold 1000 reis, Joao V, 1714, mounted cross-side out in 18K gold pendant with fixed bail. 5.88 grams total. Dainty, custom, flat-ed

Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1800 MF, mounted in 18K gold pendant with shackle bail. 10.99 grams total. Custom flat-edged bezel in

Segovia, Spain, milled 4 reales, Philip IV, 1628 P, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel. 20.89 grams total. Richly detailed shield and cross, so

Gold chain, 297 links, 18.6 grams total, tested at 20.31K fine gold, ex-Atocha (1622). 20-1/4" long. A necklace-wearable length of dainty roun...

Gold chain, 67 links, 23 grams total, tested at 21K fine gold, ex-Atocha (1622), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. 22.80 grams; 8" long....

Lot of 37 pieces of nephrite jade (jadeite), 77.6 grams total, ex-Atocha (1622). Various sizes from 1" x 1" to 1/4" x 1/4" Per ...

Spherical gold bead, 0.21 gram, tested at 20K fine gold, ex-Atocha (1622). 1/4" long. Tiny, smooth-surfaced spherical gold bead with small hol...

Small gold bead (half), 0.45 gram, ex-Atocha (1622). 1/4" diameter. Very small half-bead with wavy edges, very similar in appearance to the pr...

Natural emerald, 2.34 carats, ex-Atocha (1622). roughly 3/8" x 1/4". Large, medium-green, translucent stone with a frosty appearance on o...

Large, intricate gold bead, 7.65 grams, tested at 22K fine gold, ex-Santa Margarita (1622) 1-3/8" long. Beautiful, ornate and intact, with sma...

Silver candlestick holder (stem), ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 306 grams; 6-1/4" long. Solid, albeit corroded, with a threaded bottom for screwi...

Bronze candelabra segment, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). 114 grams; 3" long. Short, bulbous section of a candlestick holder with a threaded botto...

Conserved iron signal cannon, intact, with yoke, ex-1715 Fleet, very rare. 98 lb av; 29-1/2" long, widest diameter 6", 1-1/2" bore. ...

Baltic amber with preserved spider and spider-web, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 27 mm x 17 mm. Transparent, light-orange d

Baltic amber with preserved beetle, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 41 mm x 24 mm. Thick piece of cut and polished amber fore

Ornate Spanish officer's miquelet pistol, 1700s. 632 grams, 13-1/2" long, 8" barrel. High-quality, polished-walnut stock, .50-caliber...

Pair of eastern European flintlock holster pistols, 1700s. 2284 grams total for two, 20" long, 12" barrel. Ornately carved and decorated ...

European flintlock sea-service pistol, ca. 1800. 1221 grams, 16" long, 9" barrel. German or Dutch .75-caliber hefty pistol with a tapered...

European over-and-under double barrel percussion pistol, mid-1800s. 536 grams, 12-1/2" long, 6" barrel. Likely made for the Anglo-Indian ...

Small English flintlock pocket pistol, 1800s, signed Geo E Jones, London. 256 grams, 6-1/8" long. Petite, solid gun with .50-caliber barrel wh...

Spanish colonial plug bayonet/dirk, late 1800s. 188 grams, 13-1/2" long. Turned horn-handled double-edged dirk or bayonet with simple brass mo...

Original 16 mm film from the early 1970s entitled "Treasure Salvors of the Florida Keys." Metal canister 12-1/2" in diameter. This i...

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left, NGC AU details / edge filing. Cal-196. Nice full shield and cr

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left. Cal-196. 3.34 grams. AU with plentiful sharp (if slightly doubl

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC UNC details / removed from jewelry. Cal-199. Choice

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right. Cal-199. 3.34 grams. Boldly struck AU with full shield a

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry. Cal-Type 259. Ni

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right. Cal-Type 259. 6.59 grams. Cleaned AU with scrape above s

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1595 date to right, assayer B below mintmark S and denomination II to left, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry.

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer B, NGC XF details / cleaned. Cal-Type 259. 6.56 grams. Nice cross and bold partial shield on an

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right. Cal-785. 3.26 grams. Choice full shield and cross along w

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to right, mintmark S to left, NGC Clipped. Cal-784. 2.79 grams. Bold strike detail on p

Toledo, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Phillip II, assayer M above mintmark T to left, NGC Clipped. Cal-859. 5.46 grams. Interesting effect showing a clea

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II or III, assayer not visible. 6.71 grams. XF+ with nearly complete shield and cross, struck using rusty

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Phillip II or III , assayer not visible. 6.67 grams. XF with detailed shield and full cross, punchmark on reverse

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible (B), OMNIVM variety. Cal-1017. 3.35 grams. XF with bold partial shield and cross, m

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V, NGC XF details / edge filing. Cal-Type 186. 3.19 grams. Bold S-V to left of nearly complete

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Phillip III, assayer not visible, NGC AU details / damaged. Cal-Type 186. 3.39 grams. Lustrous escudo with nice, we

Seville, Spain, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R. Cal-Type 396. 13.09 grams. Cleaned XF and probably ex-jewelry but with a strong crown and sh

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer M, NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. Cal-154. 6.71 grams. Bold shield and nice full and c

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1711-13 J), ex-1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.36 grams. Well-detailed M

Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, small flan, NGC MS 63. S-CZ1; KM-28; Cal-855. 6.76 grams. High-grade example with full and well-struck pillar

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1725 M, (Louis I), rare, NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. S-L28a; KM-40; Cal-62. 26.45 grams. Rare one-year type

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1748 R, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-758. 26.72 grams. Strongly struck piece with bold pil

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, (1636) A, one-year type with dots inside ringlets, NGC AU details / mount removed, ex-Mesuno Hoard. Restrepo-M50

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (NR-A to left), distinctive style of 1639 only with dots inside and outside the t

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below domination II to right (early to mid-1650s), mintmark NR to left, NGC AU details / re

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below domination II to right (early to mid-1650s), mintmark NR to left, NGC UNC details / o

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, 1732 M, rare. Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; Cal-1949. 6.58 grams. First year for assayer Molano at the Bogota

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Phillip V, assayer to right not visible, mintmark F to left, NGC AU details / reverse scratched. KM-22. 3.37 gram

Pinch of gold (dust and nuggets), 1.5 grams, ex-S.S. Central America, in PCGS slab. Wide assortment of fine California gold dust plus several larger

Small silver "splash" ingot, encrusted as found, 285 grams, no markings, ex-Concepcion (1641). 3" x 3-1/4". Heavily encrusted i...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1061 grams, about 98.5% fine, no stamps visible, ex-Bredenhof (1753). 5-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 3/4" to 1"....

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), ex-Horner. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 19.14 grams. Irregular seawater corrosion with so

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-5.1. 15.66 grams. Well-centered strike on a circular planchet in the style

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 4. S-P21; KM-10. 17.12 grams. Corroded yet with strong partial shield detail and clear min

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-10. 19.08 grams. Obverse significantly corroded yet with some cross detail

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-10. 14.96 grams. Saltwater-corroded yet solid piece with some shield and c

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 7.26 grams. Corroded surfaces yet with full cross and nearly complete s

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 4. S-P17; KM-9; Cal-770. 8.70 grams. Some shield detail plus clear assayer Q (not mentione

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-9. 5.42 grams. Thin and with irregular edges from saltwater corrosion, som

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-9. 7.84 grams. Corroded surfaces with typical silvery appearance from clea

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-9. 6.90 grams. Silvery, corroded surfaces with faint shield and cross deta

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-9. 5.92 grams. Corroded and thin around the edges with some shield and cro

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-33.4. 10.55 grams. A scarce type coin from this wreck accompanied by, stran

Overijssel, United Netherlands, "lion" daalder, 1616. KM-12; Dav-4860. 21.20 grams. Corroded yet fully detailed with silvery surfaces. Rec...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-45. 24.43 grams. Strong partial shield, some cross detail within minor corrosion

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-38. 11.98 grams. Nearly complete shield and cross with spotty dark toning, nice fu

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 12.73 grams. Dark gray-toned and slightly corroded obverse with some shield

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 12.57 grams. Partial shield, full denomination 4, and nearly complete cross

Denomination set of three cobs of Philip IV: Mexico City, Mexico, 8 reales and 4 reales (assayer P), and Potosi, Bolivia, 2 reales. 42.78 grams total

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-38. 12.76 grams. XF with light surface corrosion, partial cross and shield, unusua

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1643 TR, rare provenance. S-P29a; KM-19a; Cal-unl. 18.06 grams. Rare provenance (salvaged by Arqueonautas) and one of v