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

Gold "oro corriente" cut piece with stamp "C" for Charles I of Spain, 52.18 grams, from an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the...

Nearly spherical natural gold nugget, 26.47 grams, from the 1715 Fleet (rare provenance). Roughly 7/8" x 5/8" x 1/2". Very smooth an...

Natural gold flakes and dust, 1.5 grams, encapsulated PCGS Authentic / S.S. Central America (1857). This wreck was famous for its yield of gold coin

Natural gold flakes and dust, 1.5 grams, encapsulated PCGS Authentic / S.S. Central America (1857). This wreck was famous for its yield of gold coin

Large gold mineral specimen from a mine in the Dominican Republic, 140 grams. Roughly 2" x 1-1/2" x 3/8". Thick, flat chunk with rag...

Large gold mineral specimen from a mine in the Dominican Republic, 136 grams. Roughly 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 3/4". A nice, solid mound of...

Lot of two natural gold nuggets, 15.13 and 1.58 grams, from Alaska. 1-1/2" and 1/2". Fairly thin (1/4") alluvial nuggets, one typica...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 19.07 grams. 1". Knobby chunk with right angle turn making it look like the head and torso of a bear.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 16.87 grams. 7/8". Knobby piece with deep pit in one spot (mouth) placed so the whole piece is reminiscent...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 13.72 grams. 7/8". Squarish piece with two high points that look like the heads of dancers.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 13.03 grams. 1" x 3/4". Crystalline piece, very bright, with point that seems like the beak of a cond...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 10.72 grams. 7/8". Knobby and pitted with sharp point that resembles a bird's beak.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 9.21 grams. 7/8". Knobby piece with dark rusty encrustation in pits, vaguely resembling a frog in shape.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 8.12 grams. 7/8". Porous piece with lots of knobs, almost like a Remington sculpture of a rider on a horse.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 8.10 grams. 7/8". Crispy texture, bulbous shape like a genie bottle.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 8.06 grams. 5/8". Very knobby, vaguely reminiscent of a sloth in a tree.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 7.93 grams. 1/2". Knobby piece with three points resembling a howling wolf.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 7.82 grams. 3/4". Flat and triangular piece with one point like the ears and another point like the snout ...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 7.33 grams. 7/8" Straight and mostly smooth, like a long thin baguette.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 6.89 grams. 7/8" Knobby piece with narrow end that vaguely resembles a sheep's head.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 6.77 grams. 1/2". Smooth and ovoid, like a Spanish peanut.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 6.53 grams. 13/16". Knobby with circular void, making the piece looking like Cupid shooting an arrow.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 6.21 grams. 3/4". Irregular shape with traces of quartz, like a rooster missing its legs.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.98 grams. 1/2". Compact and somewhat smooth, vaguely resembling a swaddled baby.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.92 grams. 5/8". Sharp surfaces with blunt protrusion to right, raised portion at top left showing an ang...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.57 grams. 3/4". Triangular shape like a boar's head.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.55 grams. 9/16". Small and knobby with upright protrusion like the arm of a caveman.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.50 grams. 7/8". Very knobby and irregular, vaguely resembling a cow skull.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 5.34 grams. 5/8". Very knobby with smooth surfaces, resembling a lion's head with curly mane and prey ...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 4.75 grams. 9/16". Irregular shape with small, curved protrusion like the beak of an eagle.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 4.37 grams. 5/8". Neatly compact nugget with mostly smoothed surfaces.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 4.05 grams. 5/8". Very irregular with many rounded points, vaguely resembling a lizard head.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 3.70 grams. 5/8". Bright and crystalline, somewhat hook-shaped.

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 3.38 grams. 1/2". Irregular with lots of uneven surfaces, vaguely resembling a seated figure (possibly Jes...

Natural gold nugget from Australia, 3.03 grams. 3/8". Compact and almost spherical with uneven surfaces, bright color, shape reminiscent of a ...

Natural gold nugget, 19.45 grams, from California. 7/8". Well smoothed and toned in its many pits, leading at least one of us to see the image...

Large, irregular gold nugget, 69.84 grams. Roughly 1-3/4" x 1-1/4" x 1". Impressive specimen with lots of slightly rounded points am...

Large, irregular gold nugget, 65.39 grams. Roughly 2" x 1" x 3/4". Sizable piece in very bright yellow color with two sharp points a...

Medium-sized "tumbaga" silver bar #M-89, 4250 grams, stamped with assayer BRAo, serial number RC and fineness iU9XX (1520/2400 fine), plus...

Small "tumbaga" silver bar ("half-brick" shape) #M-42, 2489 grams, stamped with assayer B~Vo, serial number RCXXX and fineness 9...

Small "tumbaga" silver bar ("half-brick" shape) #M-40, 2454 grams, stamped with assayer/fineness IVIIIL with small x's above...

Small "tumbaga" silver bar ("half-brick" shape) #M-43, 2171 grams, stamped with assayer B~Vo, serial number RC and fineness iULX...

Large silver bar #72, 83 lb 7.52 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, dated "Po(tosi) 1622" in cartouche, foundry / assayer MEXIA in cartouche, five...

Large silver bar, 13.12 kg, marked with owner/shipper's cipher MOs, fineness UUCCCLXX (2370/2400 fine) followed by illegible assayer cartouche, ...

Rare and important silver ingot (square), 926 grams, marked with fineness IIUCL (2150/2400) and BEXARo (assayer Bejarano) and "1 4", from ...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1640 grams, about 98.5% fine, no stamps visible, from the Bredenhof (1753). 5-1/4" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". Re...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1585 grams, about 98.5% fine, no stamps visible, from the Bredenhof (1753). 5-3/4" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Re...

Small silver "plata corriente" cut piece with partial tax stamp visible, 23.22 grams. Roughly 1" x 3/4" x 1/4". Rectangula...

Small silver "plata corriente" cut piece with partial tax stamp visible, 15.08 grams. Roughly 3/4" 3/4" x 1/4". Triangular...

Small silver "plata corriente" cut piece with partial tax stamp visible, 10.63 grams. Roughly 3/4" x 1/2" x 1/4". Thick in...