Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 39

Small gold ring with pyramid pattern, 4.62 grams, size 4, approx. 12K, ex-1715 Fleet. ¾" in diameter, ¼" wide. Small (by today&#...

Small, octagonal, silver button with engraved design, ex-1715 Fleet. 1.06 grams. ½" in diameter. Thin, handmade button with hash mark deco...

Natural emerald, 7.95 carats, ex-1715 Fleet. Roughly ½" x ½" x ¼". Large, occluded medium-green stone with dark encrus...

Small iron cannonball, professionally conserved, ex-1715 Fleet (Weller), ex-Wurl. 1105 grams. 2½" diameter. Solid little piece, dark brown...

Brass gimbal from the ship's compass, ex-1715 Fleet. 2.6 grams total. About 7" in diameter; the strips about ½" wide. Two thin ba...

Parker 75 fountain pen made in 1965 from 1715 Fleet silver, in original presentation box. Box: 6-5/8" x 3¾" x 1½". As menti...

Earthenware "olive" jar with wooden stand, ex-Guadalupe (1724). 8.3 lbs (3769 grams) total. Roughly 10½" tall, 9" at should...

Encrusted earthenware "olive" jar, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 6.2 lbs (2819 grams) total. Roughly 12" tall; 8" in diameter at s...

Small, clear shot-glass with ornate etched design, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 67 grams. 3" tall. Lightweight clear hand-blown glass shot-glass...

Copper wire-wrapped wooden knife handle with brass pommel and encrustation, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 77 grams. 5" long. Well preserved handl...

Lot of two small brass sewing instruments (thimble and scissors), ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 14 grams total. scissors 2" long; thimble ½&...

Lot of three brass buckles, ex-Guadalupe-Tolosa (1724). 32 grams total. 1½" to 2½" wide, ¼" to ½" tall. Inta...

Heavily encrusted iron spike, ex-Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724). 757 grams total. Roughly 9" x 3½" x 3¼". Large spike, still r...

Half of an iron barshot, professionally conserved, ex-1733 Fleet ("Coffins Patch" site). 15.4 lbs (7030 grams) total. Ball diameter 4½...

Wooden knife handle, ex-Hollandia (1743). 32.36 grams. Roughly 3½" long. Well preserved cylindrical handle, the blade long gone, its wood ...

Lidded Chinese porcelain bowl with original letter from ca. 1895 attesting to 1875 salvage, ex-Götheborg (1745). 637 grams total. 5" tall,...

Chinese porcelain lidded teapot, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 453 grams total. 4" tall, 9" long. Intact vessel with much brownish ...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Imari Pavilion pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 58 grams. 4½" diameter; ½" ...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, Pagoda Riverscape pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 66 grams. 4½" diameter, ¾&quo...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, Pagoda Riverscape pattern, ex-"Nanking Cargo" (1752). 53 grams. 3" diameter, 1½" ta...

Small brass key for chest or box, ex-Colossus (1798). 5 grams. 1½" long. Hand-forged piece with brassy details, semicircular handle, inter...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, ex-Diana (1817). 265 grams. 5½" diameter, 2" tall. Described in the Christie's catalog as a...

Rare pair of gold-and-citrine cufflinks, ex-Fame (1822). 16.91 grams total. Roughly 1" x ¾". Two large, heavy, octagonal yellow stone...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, bamboo and flowering peony motif, ex-Tek Sing (1822). 234 grams. 6" diameter; 1" deep. Intact, wit...

Gold buckle with ring clasp, 3.84 grams, fineness 14K, rare, ex-S.S. Central America (1857), ex-Barfield. Buckle roughly 1¼" x 1½&quo...

First Class cabin steward's linen closet key with LC 19 on round tag, rare, ex-S.S. Central America (1857), ex-Barfield. 41.78 grams total. 4
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Wooden domino (five | five), ex-Royal Charter (1859). 9 grams. 1½" x ¾" x 1/8". Typical rectangular-shaped piece with each ...

Stephen Sweet's infallible liniment glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 103 grams. 5" tall x 2" X 1". With STEPHEN...

Glass spice or condiment bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 153 grams. 6" tall x 2" x 1". Small opaque green glass bottle w...

Octagonal dark brown glass snuff bottle with W imprint, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 172 grams. 4" tall x 2½" x 1½"...

H.T. Helmbold's genuine fluid extracts glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 155 grams. 6¼" tall x 2" x 1¾"...

Small round glass medicine bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 45 grams. 4" tall, 1¼" diameter at base. Wide-mouthed, light-...

Small ceramic jar without lid, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 176 grams. 3" tall, 2½" diameter at base. White with red staining...

Parrish medicinal glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 112 grams. 4¾" tall, 2" diameter at base. Clear glass bottle wit...

Phalon's Magic Hair Dye No. 1 glass bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 41 grams. 3¼" tall x 1" x 1". Small, intact...

F.K. long neck glass pill bottle, with stand, ex-S.S. Republic (1865). 11 grams. 3¼" tall, ¾" diameter at base. Tiny clear glass...

Gold ring with socket for gemstone, 2.2 grams, size 5, 12K, ex-S.S. General Abbatucci (1869). Small ladies' ring in 50% gold with ornate detail ...

Gold ring with red stone and enamel, 1.7 grams, size 7½, 12K, ex-S.S. General Abbatucci (1869). Thin, narrow band in 50% gold with lozenge-shap...

Small piece of coal recovered from the Titanic in 1994, certified as Object No. 94/0036. Roughly 5/8" x 5/8" x ½". Nice size chu...

Clear glass serving dish, ex-Empress of Ireland (1914). 207 grams. 5" in diameter; 1" deep. Pressed glass dish, intact, with a ribbed edge...

Small bronze signal cannon with yoke and stand, probably 1800s. 13 lb. 18" long. Like its much larger brethren, this compact cannon has all the...

Medium-sized bronze cannonball, probably 1600s. 14 lbs. 4' in diameter. A rare solid and heavy sphere of bronze (iron being the usual metal of c...

Spanish-American War brass-hilt sword dated 1898, made in Toledo, Spain. 1094 grams. Blade 27½" long, 1¼" at its widest; hilt 5&...

Artillery saber, European (possibly German), ca. 1850s. 861 grams total. 18" from tip to hilt; 1½" at its widest; handle about 5¼...

Flintlock pistol with blunderbuss barrel and mother-of-pearl inlays, 1700s. 785 grams. 15" long, 8" barrel, 1¾" bell. Ornate han...

Small flintlock blunderbuss pistol, European, 1800s. 1389 grams. 19" long, 9" barrel. Simple blunderbuss with steel barrel flare of 2"...

Green glass flat-sided onion bottle with encrustation, 1700s. 546 grams. 8" tall, 6½" wide, 3" deep. Rare design and first we ha...

Green glass onion bottle, 1700s. 890 grams. 7" tall, 5" diameter. Dark "black glass" bottle with long neck and round squat body,...

Green glass onion bottle, 1700s. 699 grams. 7" tall, 5" diameter. Typical "black glass" bottle with long neck (ending in chipped...

Small iron "Nuremburg" chest, probably 1600s, with key. 5.2 lbs (2383 grams) total. 10½" x 5" x 5½". A sturdy, in...

Bronze mission bell, French, late 1700s to early 1800s, signed by founder Robert Dubois. 5.3 lbs (2410 grams) total. Bell 8" tall x 5½&quo...

Ornate, skull-shaped clay pipe with cuprous stem, 1600s-1700s. 39 grams. Roughly 2½" long x 1¾" tall. Just about the most intere...

Ordonnance et Instruction, published by Chez Hierosme Verduffen, 1633, ex-Busto. 12" x 4" x 1". Described as a manual of "ordina...

Defensorio de las Monedas Antiguas de Oro, y Plata de España, y Demostracion de las Labradas desde el Año 1700 hasta el de 1746 Evidencian...

Escrutinio de Maravedises y Monedas de Oro Antiguas su Valor, Reduccion, Y Cambio a las Monedas Corrientes de Escrituras, Leyes, y Pragmaticas Antigua

Medallas de la Proclamación de S.M. La Reina Doña Isabel II, by Don Juan Bautista Barthe, 1841, ex-Busto. 7¼" x 5" x ¾...

Die Jules Fonrobert'sche Sammlung überseeischer Münzen und Medaillen, Vol II-a (Mexico), by Adolph Weyl, 1878, hardbound auction catal...

Las monedas coloniales hispano-americanas, by J.T. Medina, 1919, autographed. Behar-3523; Clain-Stefanelli-11475*; Mateu y Llopis-229; Roberts-152; Sc

Las monedas obsidionales de Chile, by J.T. Medina, 1919, hard cover. Behar-3524; Burzio Centenario-81; Clain-Stefanelli-8602; Schaible-261. 12"...

Compendio de las Piezas de Ocho Reales, by Gabriel Calbetó de Grau, 1970, ex-Busto. 12" x 10" x 2½". Hefty two volume hardb...

Original (late 1500s) copperplate engraving by Theodor de Bry (after Girolamo Benzoni) entitled “Indivolentes experiri immortalitatem Hispano

Original (ca. 1606) large map of the Caribbean by Jodocus Hondius entitled “Cuba Insula, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Insula S. Ioannis, Margarita[x=

Original (late 1600s) large map of the Greater Antilles by Vincenzo Maria Coronelli entitled “Isole Antili, La Cuba e la Spagnuola." 12&q...

Large original oil painting of the Rooswijk shipwreck by Ralph Curnow (2009). 30" x 23¾". Beautifully executed by Penzance, Cornwall,...

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, no date (OMNIVM variety), assayer B, NGC AU details / environmental damage. Cal-1050; KM-unl; Fr-unl (

Lot of tiny nuggets, 0.37 gram, ex-1715 Fleet (Rio Mar), ex-Queens Jewels. Neat display of several tiny gold nuggets and flakes as recovered from the

Two tiny natural gold flakes, 0.13 gram, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Queens Jewels. Two little gold nuggets in a circular plastic box, accompanied by the plasti

Small gold nugget, 0.46 gram, NGC / SS Central America (California Gold Rush Nugget Label). Neat little oval nugget from the "Ship of Gold"...

Small gold nugget, 0.46 gram, NGC / SS Central America (California Gold Rush Nugget Label). Irregular small nugget with rough natural surfaces. From t

Silver 1-oz "Golden Crew" commemorative medallion made from Atocha silver in 1985, presented to diver Andy Matroci. 38 mm. frame is 3½...

Silver 1-oz "Golden Crew" commemorative medallion made from Atocha silver in 1985. 31.15 grams. 38 mm. Designed by Kevin Hauser and struck...

Limited-edition silver 1-oz "restrike" of a Mexican 8 reales Royal (galano) 1621 D struck ca. 1985 at the Mexico City Mint using silver fr...

Limited-edition silver 1-oz "restrike" of a Mexican 8 reales Royal (galano) 1621 D struck ca. 1985 at the Mexico City Mint using silver fr...

Silver 1-oz token made from Atocha silver by Gary Sleezer ca. 1985. 31.15 grams. Reportedly made from traces of silver in the oxide crust removed from

Silver 1-oz round made from Atocha silver plus musketball from the Santa Margarita, Treasure Salvors stock certificate from 1978, and original silver-

Complete set of ten proof 1-oz silver rounds made from Atocha silver by ARCE, Ltd in 1985. 283.43 grams total. Each of these medals features a differe

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (Gothic D on reverse). Cal-720. 16.17 grams. Significantly shaved down with partial shiel

SPAIN, Seville, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-400. 5.49 grams. Rather nice with detail...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, clump of four cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayers not visible, encrusted as found. 94.8895 grams total. Roughly 2¾" x ...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. KM-44.3. 21.74 grams. Solid piece with moderate corrosion yet still showing off a nearly com

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer R, Grade 4. S-P15; KM-8; Cal-626. 4.62 grams. Corroded yet detailed with full shield (slight...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, "1 point" (Grade 4), with hand-signed Fisher certificate from 1975. K...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, NGC Shipwreck Effect / Grade 2 (São José Shipwreck Label). S-P17; KM-10; Cal-91...

SPAIN, mint uncertain, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible. 20.71 grams. Solid piece with dark, corroded surfaces, partial shield and

SPAIN, mint uncertain, cob 8 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible. 24.72 grams. Corroded yet solid with partial shield and cross, spotty dark

SPAIN or SPANISH COLONIAL, mint uncertain, cob 2 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible. 3.51 grams. Dark and heavily corroded, smoothed surfac

NETHERLANDS (United), Friesland, ½ "lion" daalder, 1626, rare. KM-12.3; Delm-883. 13.09 grams. Rather nice despite a little corrosion...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 24.74 grams. Solid piece with clear mintmark and assayer next to

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 21.61 grams. Nice example with bold shield and cross, clear mint

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D (early 1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 25.95 grams. Corroded shield side but with a full

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D, early 1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 22.94 grams. Solid piece with pitted

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D, early 1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 23.28 grams. A bit corroded yet solid

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D, early 1630s). S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 22.10 grams. Nice bold shield and ful

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 22.39 grams. Very broad, barrel-shaped piece with minor surface p

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 23.34 grams. Broad, silvery piece with bold mintmark and assayer

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 26.06 grams. Solid, minimally corroded piece with visible mintmar

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 24.09 grams. Choice full cross, corroded shield sid

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45; Cal-Type 319. 19.47 grams. Nice bold cross, pitted shield side. W

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-38; Cal-Type 275. 12.36 grams. Quite nice with full oMP and bold shield with just a

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-33; Cal-Type 236. 5.52 grams. A little corroded and dark but with bol