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

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip II, 1590/89 date to right, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S and denomination IIII to left, NGC MS 60, fine

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip II, 1590 date to right, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S and denomination o-IIII to left, NGC MS 63, fines

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip II, 1590 date to right, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S and denomination o-IIII to left, huge flan, NGC A

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, denomination II to right, NGC MS 61. Cal-828; Fr-169. 6.74 g

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip II, 1591 date to right, assayer C below mintmark S and denomination II to left, NGC AU details / cleaned. C

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, no date, assayer B, OMNIVM in legend, NGC MS 61. Cal-1050; KM-unl; Fr-unl (cf 189). 6.76 grams. Good f

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, 1617 D, PCGS AU55. Cal-1075; KM-20; Fr-189. 6.71 grams. Broad flan with bold full cross-and-tressure a

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer G, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 197; KM-20; Fr-189. 6.70 grams. Small flan with minimal legends but goo

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V, PCGS AU53. Cal-Type 186; KM-48.1; Fr-196. 3.37 grams. Bright gold color, full S-V above king

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer G, NGC AU 55, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-Type 186; Fr-196; KM-48.1. 3.35 grams.

SPAIN, Madrid, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible, rare, NGC AU details / cleaned. Cal-Type 391; KM-107.1; Fr-unl. 13.48 grams. Rich g

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC MS 64, "top pop." Cal-Type 406; KM-112; Fr-200. 26.94 grams. Broad flan with...

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible, NGC MS 61. Cal-Type 406; KM-112; Fr-200. 26.88 grams. Deep brassy gold color with

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, partial date 1690?, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Cal-Type 181; KM-168.2

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, partial date 169_, NGC AU 58. Cal-Type 181; KM-168.2; Fr-217. 26.81 grams. Rich g

SPAIN, Seville, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, NGC AU 50. Cal-Type 181; KM-168.2; Fr-217. 26.79 grams. Round, thick flan with ve

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2212; KM-57.3; Fr-6. 26.99 grams. Excellent full c

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, flipover double-strike, NGC Mint Error MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2212; KM-57.3;

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, NGC UNC details / rev scratched (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2212; KM-57.3; Fr-6. 26.96 g

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, NGC UNC details / removed from jewelry (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2212; KM-57.3; Fr-6.

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 8 escudos, 1715 J, NGC AU 55 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2214; KM-57.2; Fr-6. 26.92 grams. Compact flan in

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 4 escudos, (1713) J, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-2028; KM-55.1; Fr-7a. 13.59 grams. Typical examp

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 1 escudo, (1711-12) J, NGC AU 55 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-Type 206; KM-51.2; Fr-7c. 3.34 grams. Oblong f

MEXICO, Mexico City, gold cob 1 escudo, (1711-12) J, NGC AU 53 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-M30; Cal-Type 206; KM-51.2; Fr-7c. Rosy gold color with

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1707 H, legend ISPANIAR, rare, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), "top pop." S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-211...

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1710 H, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L25a; KM-38.2; Cal-2117; Fr-7. 26.78 gra

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1712 M, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L28; Cal-2120; KM-38.2; Fr-7. 26.94 grams. Choice rich gold color wi

PERU, Lima, gold cob 8 escudos, 1712 M, NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L28; Cal-2120; KM-38.2; Fr-7. 26.77 grams. Compact flan with lots of

PERU, Lima, gold cob 2 escudos, 1711 M, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). S-L28; KM-36; Cal-1829; Fr-9. 6.63 grams. Matte surfaces in rich gold

PERU, Lima, gold cob 1 escudo, 1719/8 M, rare, NGC AU 58, "top pop." S-L28; Cal-1676; KM-unl (35 for type). 3.36 grams. Broad flan with 10...

PERU, Cuzco, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, "Lima cut," error-variety with RX in legend, rare, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label, 300th A...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 162(8-9), assayer P below mintmark NR to left, denomination 2 (upright) to right, unique(?), NGC AU detai...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1628 (struck in 1633), assayer A below mintmark NR to left, mule, very rare, NGC MS 63, finest known in N...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1628 (struck in 1633), assayer A below mintmark NR to left, mule, very rare, NGC AU 50 / Mesuno Hoard, ex...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1633, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, very rare, NGC MS 63 / Mesuno Hoard, finest known in NGC censu...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1635, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, NGC MS 62 / Mesuno Hoard. ANUN-4; Restrepo-M50.13; S-B20; Cal-...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1640/39, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, very rare, NGC AU 53, ex-Santa Fe, Restrepo Plate (both sta...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R) to left, mintmark NR to right, style of early 1640s, NGC AU 55. RAMOS-...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1648, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, rare, NGC MS 62 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1648, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, rare, NGC AU 58, ex-Eliasberg. RAMOS-2; Rest...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1655, assayer R below denomination II to left, mintmark NR to right, NGC MS 63 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Bl...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, NGC MS 65 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue ...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, NGC AU 53 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue ...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark NR to left, NGC AU details / removed from j...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1659, assayer not visible (R) to right, mintmark NR to left, rare, NGC AU 58, ex-Trastámara (stated ...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1660, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark NR to left, rare, NGC AU 58, ex-Caballero (state...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1662/1, assayer R below denomination Z to right, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. RAMOS-...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1668, assayer R below denomination II to right, mintmark NR to left, very rare, NGC AU 53, finest and onl...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1692, assayer A/G below denomination II to right, mintmark NR to left, very rare, NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet S...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1701/0, assayer V.A at end of shield-side legend, PHILIPPS V D G over CAROLVS II, backwards cross-side le...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1708, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). ARCE-107a; Restrepo-M66.40; S-B24; Cal-1...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1713, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), "top pop." ARCE-144; Restrepo-...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1713, no assayer (Arce), INDIARVN variety, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), "top pop." A...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label). Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24;...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, no assayer (Arce), NGC AU details / scratches (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), ex-Fis...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1728, assayer S to right, rare, NGC XF 40, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Lasser, ex-Santa Fe,...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1731, assayer S to right, rare, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-Santa Fe, Restrepo P...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1734, assayer M (facing inward) to right, NGC AU 55, Restrepo Plate (stated on label). MOLA-1; Restrepo-M...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1738, assayer M (upright) to right, rare, NGC AU 53, finest and only example in NGC census, Tauler Plate ...

COLOMBIA, Bogotá, gold cob 2 escudos, 1741, assayer not visible (M upright) to right, rare, NGC AU 55. MOLA-2; Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; Cal-1961...

COLOMBIA, Cartagena, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to right, dots inside and outside tressure around cross, four fleurs in

COLOMBIA, Cartagena, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to left, dots inside and outside tressure, NGC MS 62, Restrepo Plate. E

COLOMBIA, Cartagena, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to right, dots inside and outside tressure around cross, NGC AU 53. ERA

Small gold nugget, 0.53 gram, NGC / SS Central America (California Gold Rush Nugget Label). Up to 7mm. Irregular natural "picker" nugget w...

Small gold nugget, 0.54 gram, NGC / SS Central America (California Gold Rush Nugget Label). Up to 8mm. Diamond-shaped "picker" nugget with...

Silver "tumbaga" bar M-153 (half-cut of a larger bar), uncleaned, 8.95 lb av, marked with fineness iV9 x (1510/2400), assayer B~Vo, and se...

Large silver ingot 43 from Oruro dated 1622, Class Factor 0.9, 86.2 lb troy, with markings of manifest IUC (1100), fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), o

Small silver "splash" ingot, 119.5 grams, no markings (probably contraband), ex-Concepción (1641). About 2" in diameter and up t...

Medium-sized silver ingot, 164 troy oz, marked with fineness XXIII-I (XRF-tested at 95% fine) and owner/shipper diamond-topped R, ex-Maravillas (1656)

Poured silver "strap" broken into three pieces in its time, 128.32 grams total, about 98% fine, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Rutherford, 1715 Fleet S...

Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1964 grams, about 98.5% fine, with markings of VOC (Dutch East India Co.) monogram with A (Amsterdam) above and &q...

Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1933 grams, about 98.5% fine, with markings of VOC (Dutch East India Co.) monogram with A (Amsterdam) above and &q...

Modern silver ingot, 10 troy ounces.999 fine, serial number SMI001363-00, made from silver recovered from the S.S. Gairsoppa shipwreck (sunk in 1941).

Small silver "plata corriente" piece with partial tax stamp from the early 1500s, 11.67 grams, about 91% fine, found in New Mexico ca. 198...

Small silver "plata corriente" cut piece with partial tax stamp from the early to mid-1500s, 10.96 grams, about 96% fine. Roughly 5/8"...

Small Chinese silver tael customs ingot, Wukao Dabing, ca. 19th century, 36.00 grams, about 95% fine. BMC Class LXXX; cf. Zhong Guo Li Shi Yin Ding, p

Large copper ingot with encrustation, 59 lb, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Auerbach. 15" x 9" x 3". Unusually rectangular but still typically ...

FRANCE, gold ecu d'or a la chaise, Philip VI (1328-50), 1st emission (1337). Ciani-282; Dupl-249; Fr-270. 4.36 grams. Broad flan with full legen...

PORTUGAL, Lisbon, gold cruzado, Afonso V (1438-81), struck 1457-81, dot below cross, legends +CRV?ATVS:ALFONSVS:QUINTI:REG / +ADIVTORIUm:NOSTRVm:IN:NO

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G), king's name as CHAROLVS. N...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G). Nesmith-50c type; Cal-127; S-M...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M), NGC AU details / saltwater dam...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), NGC AU details / saltwater dam...

MEXICO, Mexico City, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left (oM-O). Nesmith-109; Cal-103; S-M10;...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer O below oM to left. S-M11; KM-31; Cal-357. 6.43 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, also ful

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655. 21.20 grams. Nice full cross despite

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 22.62 grams. Well-detailed full crown and shield with...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period). S-P4; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 10.42 grams. Sharply detailed per the type, with nearl...

SPAIN, Burgos, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, 8-arc flanking shield, VIII-8-B on reverse, extremely rare. López de la Fuente-I1.2; Cal-572. 17.50 ...

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 23.55 grams. Nice round flan with w...

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 23.13 grams. Full shield and cross ...

SPAIN, Seville, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 21.05 grams. Choice full cross (cor...

SPAIN, Seville, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-576. 13.65 grams. Exceptionally choice d...

SPAIN, Seville, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-400. 6.49 grams. Bold full shield and cr...

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer F, NGC Sea Salvaged (Shipwreck Blue Label), ex-Lane. S-M12; KM-43; Cal-664. 20.51 grams. Broad r

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 8 reales, 1621/0 (D), Grade 2. S-M18; KM-44.3; Cal-907. 25.58 grams. Clear 1/0 of date (not listed on certificate) above mint

MEXICO, Mexico City, cob 4 reales, (1618) D/F, Grade 3. S-M18; KM-unl (37.2 for type); Cal-762. 10.95 grams. Oblong flan with full cross and shield de

PERU, Lima, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right, "9 points" (Grade 3), with hand-signed photo-c...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), Grade 3. S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 17.24 grams. Finely detailed crown and shiel...

BOLIVIA, Potosí, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period, early style), Grade 1, with early certificate. S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type); C...