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

Medium-sized bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 2674 grams. 4½" tall, 3" diameter. Short, crude, flat-bot...

Medium-sized bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 2236 grams. 4" tall, 2¾" diameter. Short, crude, flat-bo...

Medium-sized bronze signal cannon (mortar), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 2559 grams. 3½" x 3". Short, crude, flat-bottomed cannon ...

Dress sword and scabbard from Brazil for Heinrich Halfeld, Captain of Engineering in Minas Gerais, dated 1856. 1081 grams total. 39" long. Hein...

Large lead seal of Pope Gregory XIII, Spanish colonial, 1500s. 49 grams. 38 mm. Interesting bulla or papal seal with GRE GORIVS PAPA XIII on one side

Silver thimble, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 8 grams. 1" tall, ½" diameter. Very well preserved, bright, and sturdy, decorated all...

De Munt der Graaven van Holland [The Coins of the Counts of Holland], by Kornelis Van Alkemade, 1700. 12¾" x 8¼". An important w...

The Quicksilver Galleons, by Pedro J. Borrell B., undated (1983), signed by Captain Tracy Bowden (who appears on the cover). 8½" x 7½...

Naufragio en Inés de Soto - Un hallazgo de cuatro siglos, compiled by CARISUB, S.A., 1998, inscribed by the Captain of CARISUB. 10¼" ...

The Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama, by Jorge A. Proctor, 2005 (edited by Alan Luedeking and Daniel Sedwick), copy 43 of 150, inscribed by the autho

Large, original, framed map by Hondius (1606) of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Margarita Island. 26" x 21". A lovely, origin...

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to left, mintmark S to right, NGC AU details / cleaned. Cal-197; Fr-153. Choice full legends

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to left, mintmark S to right. Fr-153; Cal-197. 3.33 grams. AU+ with nice full details includi

SPAIN, Seville, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right. Cal-199; Fr-153. 3.30 grams. XF with some flat areas fro

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, denomination II to right. Cal-828; Fr-169. 6.64 grams. XF wi

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, denomination II to right, NGC AU details / bent. Cal-828; Fr

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, denomination II to right, NGC AU details / cleaned. Cal-828;

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer not visible, NGC XF 45. Fr-178. 3.32 grams. Choice full shield with encrustation in crevices, ne

SPAIN, Toledo, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M below mintmark oT to left, NGC F details / edge filing. Cal-862; Fr-170. Full shield with cont

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend. Cal-1050; Fr-unl (cf 189). 6.70 grams. AXF with nearly full shield and bo

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend. Cal-1050; Fr-unl (cf 189). 6.74 grams. XF with test-cut on edge, small ye

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend. Cal-1050; Fr-unl (cf 189). 6.63 grams. AXF with bold S-B and OMNIVM, also

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend. Cal-1050; Fr-unl (cf 189). 6.66 grams. AXF with bold and nearly complete

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, 1611, assayer not visible, NGC VF 30. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.68 grams. Nice full date on a broad flan with

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, 1617 D. Cal-1075; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.66 grams. XF with full date and S-D plus clear king's ordinal, bold shiel...

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, 1619 G. Cal-1079; Fr-189; KM-unl (20 for type). 6.66 grams. Crude VF yet with first three digits of date clear plu

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, NGC XF 45. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.75 grams. Bold mintmark and assayer to left of cr

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.71 grams. XF with weakly struck yet full shield plus clear m

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, NGC XF 45. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.73 grams. Crudely struck yet only lightly circula

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, NGC VF details / removed from jewelry. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.71 grams. Decent deta

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.67 grams. VF+ with bold full shield and choice cross.

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.74 grams. Boldly struck on a crude planchet with s

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.69 grams. AU or so with bold shield and nice full

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.75 grams. Bold, nearly complete shield

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. Cal-Type 197; Fr-189; KM-20. 6.70 grams. Broad XF with partial shield, nice bold

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend, NGC VF details / test cut. Cal-1017; Fr-unl (cf 196); KM-unl. 3.37 grams.

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, 1610 B, NGC AU 53. Cal-1018; Fr-196; KM-48.1. 3.35 grams. Broad flan with much legend, bold full shield and S-B, th

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V. Cal-Type 186; Fr-196; KM-48.1. 3.32 grams. Crude XF+ with off-center cross showing bold 161

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, without Portuguese inescutcheon in top of shield, NGC AU details / reverse

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible. 6.71 grams. AU with bold strike (if a bit crude and off-center) showing par

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible. 6.66 grams. About VF with nearly complete shield, full cross, somewhat crud

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, NGC AU details / obv damage. 6.74 grams. Lightly circulated piece with scat

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, NGC AU 55. 3.37 grams. Nearly full cross, very off-center shield, crude stri

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, NGC XF 45. 3.34 grams. Bold cross and most of shield despite peripheral flat

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, NGC AU details / obv damage. 3.28 grams. Bold upper half of shield (particul

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, NGC AU 58. Cal-Type 154; Fr-227; KM-211. 6.77 grams. Very lustrous piece with typ

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II, assayer not visible. Cal-Type 137; Fr-230; KM-180. 3.36 grams. Minimally circulated AU with upper half

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, dots in ringlets (1636 only), NGC UNC details / removed f...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark NR to left, style of 1640s-1650s. Restrepo-...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, style of 1640s-1650s. Restrepo-M50.25; ...