Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 36

Gold bar ingot from Colombia, 915 grams, marked with fineness XXII (22K), circular tax stamp, and foundry stamp (B)ARBACO(A)S, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Ander

A hefty chunk of gold broken from a thick disk of somewhat low-karat gold (perhaps from melted-down native artifacts?), typical of similar finds from

CHINA, Tientsin mint, dollar, Tsao-Kun, (1923), military attire, very rare, 曹锟像宪法成

SPAIN, Seville, gold milled 8 escudos, Philip V, 1714 M, NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. Cal-2284; KM-260; Fr-247. A very lustrous and pristine

Gold "finger bar" ingot 548, 455 grams, tested at 21½K fine gold, marked with three partial tax stamps, ex-Atocha (1622), with hand-s...

Gold oval ingot, 645.26 grams, tested at 0.819 fine gold (19.656K), marked with V-over-upside-down-V monogram and XXIII, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby&#...

Large silver ingot 632 from Potosi, 84 lb 5.12 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, with markings of mine/date Po1622, manifest IULXXIX (1079), fineness IIUCCCL

Chinese rectangular "sycee" gold ingot number 53, 369 grams, 21K fine, marked with Chinese characters "yuan ji bao" ("gold ...

Large silver ingot 377 from Potosí, 83 lb 11.36 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of mine/date Po1622, manifest CCCL (350), fineness IIU...

PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 1 escudo, 1698 M, extremely rare, NGC AU 58 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-CZ1; KM-A27; Cal-811; Fr-6. 3.36 grams. Excellent fu

Large silver ingot 161 from Oruro, 78 lb 3.52 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest CLIIII (154), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), owne

Large silver ingot 787 from Oruro, 85 lb 5.28 oz troy, Class Factor 0.7, with markings of manifest CCLXXXI (281), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), own

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales Heart, 1709 Y, NGC XF details / environmental damage, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-von Schuckmann. S...

PERU, Lima, "Star of Lima" type, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659 V, mintmark * above LIMA, V to left and 8 to right, rare, NGC AU d...

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1699 R, short pillars, NGC MS 61 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L26; KM-26.1; Cal-968; Fr-1. 29.96 grams. Very sharp

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1711 M, legend starting at 6 o'clock, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2119; Fr-7. 26...

PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, HISPANIRVM error, broad flan ("Lima" cut), very rare, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), &qu...

CHILE, Coquimbo, "volcano" peso, 1828 TH, fine type, very rare, NGC AU 50, ex-Vargas. KM-88. Within the already highly sought Chilean &quo...

CHINA, Tientsin mint, dollar, Tsao-Kun, (1923), civilian attire, 曹锟像宪法成立

CHINA, Kansu, Kanzhou mint, dollar, Sun Yat-sen, Year 17 (1928), 民国17年甘肃省造