Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction #22

Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1800/790MF. CT-339; KM-unl (435.1 for type). 6.74 grams. Red-toned XF, no problems, clear overdate.

Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1807AI, encapsulated NGC AU 58. CT-351; KM-435.1. Good luster, die-crack on date, faint hairlines and high

Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1807FA. CT-350; KM-435.1. 6.49 grams. AVF with adjustment marks on date and corresponding spot on reverse,

Cadiz, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VII (laureate bust), 1812CI, small mintmark, encapsulated NGC UNC details / surface hairlines. CT-180; KM-468.

Seville, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1816CJ, encapsulated NGC AU details / rev scratched. CT-258; KM-483.2. Lustrous and choice, with high-

Seville, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1827JB, encapsulated NGC MS 62. CT-271; KM-483.2. Superb strike (very sharp details) and nice luster,

Bern, Switzerland, 2 ducat, 1727, encapsulated NGC MS 61. Fr-165; KM-96. Lightly toned over prooflike luster, minor marks in fields and slight wear o

West Indies "joe" (imitation of a Rio, Brazil, 6400 reis, Maria I, 1788-R). 11.78 grams. Interesting late 18th-century issue, noticeably ...

Gold "oro corriente" cut piece with choice full "f" stamp for Ferdinand V of Spain, 80.10 grams, from an unidentified early 1500...

"Tumbaga" gold-wire ingot (thick gauge) bent into hook shape, 36.68 grams, with tax stamp at pointed end, unique and important, from the &...

Cut gold "tejuelo" piece with crowned-CA tax stamp for Charles I of Spain, 42.08 grams, from a 1500s wreck off the northern coast of South...

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...

Large gold disk, 1434 grams, fineness 0.926, marked "XXXXV" and monogram of V over upside-down V, from the Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's, e...

Small, thick, brick-like "tumbaga" silver bar #1128, 2395 grams, marked with assayer/owner B~Vo, serial RCxxx and fineness 9cccxxx (830/24...

Small silver disk ("plata corriente"), 36.24 grams, with octagonal tax stamp showing Mexican-style cross, very rare, from the "Power ...

Large silver bar #626, 89 lb 11.68 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest 1038, fineness 2380/2400 and mine/date cartouche ORVRO / 1621,

Large silver bar #247, 89 lb 0.5 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest 335, fineness 2380/2400 and mine/date cartouche ORVRO / 162(1),

Silver bar #616, 43 lb 4.4 oz troy, Class Factor 0.9, with markings of manifest 145, fineness 2380/2400 and various owners/shippers, from the Atocha (

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1960 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Zeeland chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.), cast in parallel to ba

Silver "wedge" ingot (contraband or amalgam), 719 grams, from the 1733 Fleet, ex-McKee Museum. 4" x 3" x 1-3/4". "Wed...