Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 21

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco Mercantil Y Agricola, 100 bolivares remainder, ND (1929). SCWPM-S233r1. Serial 093985. Remainder with signatures but no dat

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco Mercantil y Agricola, 20 bolivares front proof, ND (1929-1935), printed on ABNCo advertising card. SCWPM-S232p. Rare unifac

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela, 100 bolivares, ND (1936). SCWPM-S313a. Serial 404923. Fine with a 1" central split and several pinhole...

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela, 20 bolivares remainder, 19XX (1910). SCWPM-S281r. Serial 92916. Remainder without signatures or date, overpri

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco de Venezuela, 20 bolivares, 28-4-1937. SCWPM-S311a. Serial 961873, unlisted date in Standard Catalog. Scarce note that shar

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco Central de Venezuela, 20 bolivares, 29-1-1963, certified PMG Gem UNC 65 EPQ. SCWPM-46e. Serial Z4018042. Well-centered desi

Caracas, Venezuela, Banco Central de Venezuela, 10 bolivares, 7-5-1963, certified PMG Gem UNC 65 EPQ. SCWPM-45a. Serial N3484967. Bold embossing and

Federal Republic of Central America loan bond for 250 pounds sterling, cancelled, dated 22-8-1825. 24" x 16-1/2" (fully opened) Fully int...

Lot of two Merida, Compania del Ferrocarril, Muelle Y Almacenes del Comercio, 100 pesos railway bonds, 1-4-1901, series A. 13" x 10-3/4" ...

Washington, D.C., USA, Riggs National Bank check for $18.50, signed by Francisco Leon de la Barra, check #328. 9-1/8" x 4-1/8" Francisco ...

Italian copperplate-engraved map of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and Margarita by Gregorio Leti, 1690 (Milan), hand-colored. 10" x ...

French copperplate-engraved map of Cuba and the Bahamas by Rigobert Bonne, 1780 (Paris), hand-colored. 12-1/2" x 8-1/2" Fairly accurate m...

Ca.-1655 German wood-cut engraving showing an island off Panama. 7-3/4" x 6-1/4" Fine engraving showing natives overlooking a harbor cont...

British copperplate-engraved view of Santo Domingo by Arnoldus Montanus and translated in English by John Ogilby, 1671 (London), hand-colored. 13-3/4

Dutch woodcut engraving entitled "De Galeyen van Frederik Spinola door's Landts Oorlogs Scheepen Overseilt in den Jaere 1602," engrave...

German engraving of the arrival of the Prince of Orange in London (ships) by Matthaus Merian, 1730 (Frankfurt), hand-colored. 14-1/2" x 12&quo...

German engraving of the arrival of the Prince of Orange in London (armies) by Matthaus Merian, 1730 (Frankfurt), hand-colored. 14-1/2" x 12&qu...

Letter to John Butler from Sir Cloudesly Shovell, the British admiral involved in the Scilly Disaster, dated 14 July 1674, with accompanying vignette.

Large stone cannonball from the Spanish Armada (1588). 2173 grams, 4" diameter. Attractive medium brown stone cannonball with several faint ci...

Gold and red-coral rosary from the Atocha (1622), ex-Christie's (1988), ex-Mathewson (1986), ex-Queens Museum (1981), ex-National Geographic (19...

Copper bowl from the Atocha (1622), nearly intact, with original tag but certificate missing. 304 grams, 9" diameter, 2-3/4" tall. Lightw...

Lot of two small artifacts from an unidentified mid-1600s English Channel wreck: 1 wood-and-brass lifting block (pulley/hook) and 1 lead sounding weig

Large bronze cannonball (rare) from the Consolacion (1681). 21 lb, 5" in diameter. Smooth and solid (as opposed to iron, which would rust away...

Spanish bronze ship's bell from an unidentified 1600s Florida Keys wreck. 7 lbs, 8" tall, 8-1/2" diameter. Spanish bronze ship's ...

Earthenware "olive" jar from an unidentified 1600s-1700s Yucatan wreck, encrusted as found. 3550 grams, 12" tall. Gorgeous, medium-s...

Small bronze cannonball from an unidentified 1600s-1700s Haiti wreck. 607 grams, 2" diameter. Small, intact, darkly patinated bronze cannonbal...

British royal navy flintlock pistol from HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 259 grams, overall 18" long. Rare maritime pistol with conserved walnut s...

Pewter chamber pot from HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 969 grams, 6" diameter, 4-3/4" tall. Circular pot with raised base, rim with molded i...

Large wooden deadeye from HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 2180 grams, 8-1/2" diameter, 4-1/4" high. Of the various parts of the rigging of a ...

Iron cannonball from the 1715 Fleet. 3860 grams, 4" diameter. A hefty, professionally conserved shipwreck artifact with some crazing but in st...

Small, low-karat gold ring from the 1715 Fleet, with original tag but certificate missing. 2.07 grams. Typically dainty ring (size 5) with minimal de

Large brass pulley wheel from HMS Tilbury (1757). 42 lb av. Beautifully patinated, heavy brass pulley wheel covered in green with patches of bronze p

Small lead sounding weight from HMS Tilbury (1757). 428 grams, 2" tall. Somewhat crude weight with lots of light patination over dull grey met...

Lead sounding weight from HMS Tilbury (1757). 1557 grams, 5-1/2" tall. Tall conical, lightly patinated shape, dull grey metal apparent underne...

Lot of four bronze ship's fittings from HMS Tilbury (1757). 2780 grams total, 3-1/2" to 6" long. An unusual assortment of bronze fitt...

Large lot of 100 lead musketballs from HMS Tilbury (1757). 2092 grams, 1/2" diameter. Just the right amount of lead musketballs to share with ...

Lot of two large lead sounding weights (crushed) with Roman-numeral markings from HMS Tilbury (1757). 6740 grams total, 13'1/2" long and 1...

German Westerwald stoneware tavern pot with King George II design, from an unidentified mid-1700s York River wreck. 611 grams, 6" tall. Popula...

Brass gang mold for lead musketballs from the Hindostan (1803). 619 grams, 11-5/8" long. Brass gang mold for 4 x .75 caliber balls and 2 x .65...

Green glass trade ingot from the Hindostan (1803). 1177 grams, 4-1/2" diameter, 1-1/2" tall. Smooth, mounded circle with flat bottom of g...

French marine hanger sword from an unidentified French wreck ca. 1805. 712 grams, 17-1/2" overall length. Brass hilted hanger carried by infan...

Chinese export porcelain two-handled cup from the Diana (1817). 128 grams, 4-1/4" diameter, 2" tall. A typical blue-on-white porcelain cu...

Spanish naval cutlass from an unidentified early 1800s Uruguay wreck. 890 grams, 33" overall length. Well-preserved shipwreck artifact with ca...

Large brass ship's bell from an early 1800s Lake Ontario wreck. 13.16 kg,12" tall, 12" wide. Heavy freshwater shipwreck bell with han...

Lot of sixteen copper cannon fuses, one copper firing cap and four brass Armstrong base-fuse parts, from an unidentified mid-1800s English Channel wre

Lot of three small artifacts from unidentified 1800s English Channel wrecks: one gold-plated bronze locket; one silver heart pendant; and one bronze f

Lot of six British Indian postcards with 1/4 Anna postage stamps from SS Camberwell (1917). 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" each Two connected (reply) an...

Megalodon shark tooth, approx. 25 million years old. 373 grams, 5-3/4" long. Large megalodon (shark) tooth, from the coast of South Carolina, ...

Lot of 55 grams of "tumbaga" (gold-copper alloy) sheets from Peru (probably Inca), rare. 55 grams, small pieces and 1 rectangle 11" ...

Small copper vessel in the form of a grotesque creature, found in Peru (probably Inca). 31.07 grams, 1-3/8" tall. Proving that good things com...

European horseman's mid-1700s pistol. 1049 grams, 20" long. Well-decorated piece of carved walnut stock with ornate brass butt cap, thumb ...

European horseman's mid-1700s pistol. 853 grams, 18" long. Carved walnut stock and decorated iron butt cap trigger guard and wrist escutch...

Spanish military officer's miquelet pistol, 1790-1800. 772 grams, 14" long. Typical Spanish colonial officer's pistol with tapered oct...

Eastern European handheld blunderbuss, late 1700s to early 1800s. 1133 grams, 22' long. Ornate chiseled steel barrel blunderbuss with steel loc...

French officer's pistol, ca. 1800. 580 grams, 10-1/2" length. Octagonal brass barrel pistol signed "Angouleme," a center of Fren...

Pair of flintlock screw-barrel pocket pistols signed by Berleur (1780-1840). 450 grams per pair, 6-1/2" long each. Two high-quality European c...

Lot of eleven lead musketballs, various sizes, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 304 grams, 1/2"-3/4" diameter. Collection of four larger and seve...

Iron pike head, Spanish colonial, mid-1800s, from Peru. 165 grams, 12" long. Original-condition dark-brown triangular pike with screw and smal...

Hanger sword, probably Turkish, early 1700s. 446 grams, 26" long. Long, thin, still-sharp single-edge blade with crescent moon and three stars...

British naval figure-eight cutlass, ca. 1803. 1030 grams, 33" long. Clean blade with dull point and several small chips in sharp side from use...

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Spanish colonial machete-style officer's sword signed by "Fernando Esser" Alberfeld, late 1800s. 1170 grams, 33-3/4" long. Carri...

British sailor's rigging knife with maker's signature "Joseph Allen & Sons, Ltd.," late 1800s. 260 grams, 8" long with b...

Bronze US Army belt buckle, ca. 1840s. 44 grams, 3" x 2-1/2". Darkly patinated rectangular gentleman's belt buckle with design of eag...

Lot of 32 glass beads, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 59 grams total. Colorful assortment containing three clear crystal rondules (one in the shape o

Large, black-glass ring (intact) embossed with I H S on top, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 1.94 grams, size 7-1/2 A rare, thick, black-glass finger-

Large lot of 35 bronze, lead and aluminum religious medallions, crosses, crucifixes and pieces from Peru, 1700s-1800s. 72 grams total, 1/2"-2&...

French crucifix, early 1800s. 136 grams, 14-1/4" tall, 3" base. Simple wooden cross with bone attachments that include rhomboid plaque at...

Lot of four brass / copper rings, including one made from a coin from Peru, 1800s. 16 grams total; sizes 6, 7, 8, and 10. Intact rings with one inscr

Chinese earthenware mercury flask ("mei ping"), ca. 1400s. 779 grams, 9" x 4-1/2". Tall vessel with narrow, flat bottom and wid...

Ornate silver thimble, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 5.6 grams, 5/8" diameter, 7/8" long. Beautifully ornate and intact piece with curve...

Pair of tiny bone dice, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 1.23 grams total, each 1/4" square. Two small, intact but slightly different dice, one ...

Large iron "skeleton" key, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 275 grams, 7" long. Used for any kind of warded locks like chests, padlock...

German stoneware "Bellarmine" jug, ca. 1650. 903 grams, 8-1/2" tall. Pear-shaped jug with nicely formed bearded man decoration, cent...

Spanish colonial copper candlestick holder, 1600s, encrusted, one foot missing. 868 grams, 6-1/2" tall. Early, heavy, solid candlestick holder...

Spanish colonial copper candlestick holder, 1600s, base and upright separated. 449 grams, 4-1/4" diameter. Early colonial candlestick holder i...

Complete brass spur, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 66 grams, 4-1/4" tall x 3" wide. Small, simple spur with six-pointed rowel, now frozen, in...

Small bronze drafting compass (dividers), Spanish colonial, 1600s, intact but frozen. 8 grams, 2-1/2" long.. Small, plain dividers with sharp ...

Bronze crotal bell, intact, Spanish colonial, 1600s, with star mark on top. 49.12 grams, 1-1/4" diameter. Large, solid, spherical bell with sm...

Small silver pin with S marked on head, Spanish colonial, 1600s. 3.05 grams, 1-3/4" long. Bulbous-headed cloak pin with S decoration, original...

Lot of two Dutch green glass bottles, 1700s. Onion bottle = 682 grams, 7" tall; champagne bottle = 855 grams, 12" tall. Two attractive Du...

French sewing kit, ca. 1800s. 6-1/4" x 3-3/4" French sewing kit with four pieces (and space for a fifth but missing the tool): thimble, s...

"Pear of Anguish" (torture device), European, 1800s or later. 866 grams, 9" long. Believed to be of Italian origin, ornate cast bras...

English brass navigational sextant, ca. 1900. 3615 grams, case size = 10-1/2" x 9-1/2" x 6" and sextant = 9-1/2" across. Fine q...

Whale-tooth scrimshaw of a pirate ship by Duke Long (1987), signed and dated. 204.61 grams, 4-1/2" long. Beautifully executed and well-detaile...

Original pirate-themed watercolor painting by New York artist Liliya Skubish entitled "Winner Takes All" (2017). 22" x 15" Ms. ...