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

Dutch brass flintlock grenade/fire dart launcher, ca. 1750. 2250 grams, 37" overall, 20" barrel. Hefty and sturdy blunderbuss grenade lau...

Early European horseman's pistol, 1700s. 990 grams, 19-1/4" long. Carved walnut stock with simple brass butt cap and ornate brass mounts, ...

Eastern European horseman's flintlock pistol, 1700s. 906 grams, 19" long. Beautiful silver mounts with chiseled decorations and ornate sil...

European flintlock tinder lighter, ca. 1750. 245 grams, 7-3/4' long, 3-1/4" tall. Functional yet decorative, a curlicue-engraved brass and...

French flintlock pistol, ca. 1780, with period wood and horn powder flask, brass powder funnel, and brass powder measurer. 622 grams, 11" over...

European gentleman's small overcoat flintlock pistol, ca. 1780. 309 grams, 7-1/2" long. Easily portable .45 caliber pistol with well-patin...

French or Belgian naval boarding pistol, 1770-1790. 1,098 grams, 16" long. Simple design on walnut stock and brass mounts, unmarked but possib...

Early East European horseman's flintlock pistol, late 1700s-early 1800s. 1,038 grams, 20-1/4" long. Heavily decorated walnut stock with ex...

English screw barrel pocket pistol, ca. 1800, engraved "Hickin, London." 304 grams, 6-1/4" long. A sharp, stylish pistol made from w...

Rare excavated Spanish military miquelette musket lock, ca. 1800. 432 grams, 5-3/4" long. This steel miquelette lock was excavated from a nort...

European handheld blunderbuss pistol with back-action percussion, ca. 1804. 1,1139 grams, 16" long. Heavy octagon-to-round flared brass barrel...

English brass flintlock cannon firing lock, 1800-1820. 540 grams, 5-3/4" long. Rare iron hammer and frizzen flintlock firing mechanism in a br...

Scarce French military naval officer's model 1837 pistol, "Royal de Chatellerault." 727 grams, 12-1/4" long. Well worn pistol wi...

Double-barrel percussion boot pistol made in Liege, Belgium, ca. 1850. 399 grams, 7-1/2" long. Lovely compact brass-barrel Civil War-era pisto...

European horseman's pistol, 1800s. 1,081 grams, 17-1/2" long. Lovely pistol with engraved lock, walnut stock with ornate, engraved silver ...

American Colt Model 1849 pocket .36 caliber revolver, 1861. 780 grams, 11" long. Serial 187781, matching on barrel, frame, cylinder, trigger g...

Springfield model 1878 "trapdoor" rifle. 2760 grams, 49" long. Serial XXX829, .45-.70 caliber, 29-3/4" barrel, "74" i...

Early German crossbow with original pushing lever, 1700s. 2,550 grams, 26" wide x 26" long. Military or hunting crossbow made from wooden...

"Press gang" wood and leather club, ca. 1800. 396 grams, 18" long. Clubs of this type were used to knock out reluctant sailors and d...

Handmade "cat of nine tails" with copy of House of Representatives 1848 list of seamen, their offenses, and the number of "lashes wit...

U.S. Department of Defense gold barter kit for World War II military personnel containing five gold bullion coins and three gold rings (wedding bands)

Rare Confederate naval dirk. 249 grams, 11" overall. Beautifully crafted and well-proportioned Confederate States naval dirk with crudely made...

Civil War blockade runner lead ingot marked "San Andres." 67,090 grams, 33" long x 6" wide x 3" deep. Huge impressive roun...

Confederate leather holster and leather cap box. 248 grams, 14" x 7" case, 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" box. Civil War era black leather bu...

Confederate iron "canister" shot. 2773 grams, 4-1/2" tall and 4" diameter. Among the most effective anti-personnel ammunition d...

Confederate iron armor from the USS Merrimack (later CSS Virginia) with label depicting its provenance to an old Virginia family. 404 grams, 23&quo...

Confederate bridle-cutting pike. 238 grams, 16" long overall, 12" pike length. A mean-looking weapon with a dual purpose: double-edged pi...

Pair of Confederate spurs. 260 grams for pair, each 6" long and 3" wide. Pair of small, utilitarian Confederate Richmond Arsenal spurs wi...

Pair of Spanish colonial spurs ("espuelas"), 1800s. 858 grams, 3-1/2" wide, 7-1/2" long. Large, impressive, beautifully cast tr...

Spanish colonial carved money chest,1600s. 9,750 grams, 21-1/2" wide x 12" tall x 12" deep. Impressive mid-sized chest with elaborat...

Spanish colonial leather-covered wooden money box, 1600s-1700s. 3415 grams, 19-1/2" long, 8-1/4" deep, 6-3/4" tall. Significant as t...

British Royal Navy octant with original wood box, ca. 1790-1860. Case and octant, 1966 grams; case 13" x 12" x 3-3/4", octant 12&...

Three-drawer brass telescope, mid-1800s. 430 grams, 44" long. Brass and sailcloth covered telescope with rope decoration, engraved "Chadb...

Large cloth-backed paper nautical chart dated 1862 with handmade copper case. 36" x 49" (case 41" long). General Chart of the North ...

Miniature handmade wood cannon and carriage with wood from the USS Constitution. 643 grams, 10" long. Elegantly carved cannon and carriage mad...

Oak wood box (with plaque) made from pieces of the USS Constitution. 566 grams, 7" x 4" x 2". Fine quality oak wood box made from wo...

Encrusted brass/copper candlestick holder, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 379 grams, 5" tall with 4-1/2" drip tray. Two solid pieces of a...

Bronze Spanish mortar and pestle with castles-and-lion decoration, 1600s. 1,560 grams, 4-1/4" diameter, 2-3/4" tall, 7-3/8" long pes...

Beehive olive jar with metal stand, 1600s-1700s. 3,907 grams, 10" tall. Medium-sized, sturdy, well-worn, light-brown jar with lovely light gre...

Large stoneware "bellarmine" jug, probably German, ca. 1725-1775. 5620 grams, 16" tall, 10" diameter at its widest. This is one...

Westerwald pottery mug, George II, ca. 1740-1760. 461 grams, 6-1/2" tall. Popular Westerwald stoneware tavern pot of blue cobalt and purple ma...

Pair of English ale bottles, ca. 1750-1800. 706 and 756 grams, each 8-1/4" tall, 3-3/4" diameter. Solid and fat, very dark, lovely green ...

Colonial period "case gin" bottle, ca. 1750-1780. 617 grams, 9-1/4" tall, 2-3/4" square sides. Rather glossy dark green bottle ...

Four small handblown glass bottles (1800s). 178 grams total, 2-4-1/2" tall. Charming group of four small handblown glass bottles with open pon...

Pair of Dutch colonial period "case gin" bottles by Vandenbergh and Co., ca. 1850. 577 grams, one 10-1/4" tall, 2-1/2" square ...

Set of six colonial-period silver spoons, 1800s. 309 grams, 7" long each. Colonial silver spoons with simple hand-engraving of Spanish coat of...

Two glass rolling pins, one ca. 1850. 283 grams total, one 13-1/2" long and 7-1/2" circumference, 641 grams; one 14-1/2" long and 8...

Pair of carved coconut shells, 1700s, rare. 214 grams total, 4-1/2" and 5" in length. Two ornately carved coconuts, each with different s...

Lot of six late 18th-century nautical charting instruments. 440 grams total. Lot of six items a sailor might need to sail and navigate a ship: shagre

Guatemala, gold 4 reales, 1861R, encapsulated NGC AU 58, ex-Richard Stuart (designated on tag). KM-135. Bold details, muted luster, no wear, tied for

Russia, 5 rubles, 1899. KM-62. 4.27 grams. Problem-free XF+, .900 gold.

Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Philip V, 1743PJ. CT-584; KM-361.2. 1.76 grams. Problem-free XF+.

Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Philip V, 1744PJ. CT-586; KM-361.2. 1.72 grams. VF with contrasting sediment around details, no problems.

Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Philip V, 1744PJ. CT-586; KM-361.2. 1.73 grams. VF with some central weakness, faint luster.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI (first bust), 1748JB. CT-243; KM-372. 1.76 grams. Bold XF+ with nicely contrasting sediment around detail

Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1750PJ. CT-263; KM-374. 1.75 grams. Problem-free AXF with light sediment around details.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1757JB. CT-255; KM-378. 1.72 grams. Slightly grainy VF with adjustment marks on bust.

Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1757JV. CT-273; KM-374. 1.78 grams. Problem-free XF+, variety with eight-point stars on reverse.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1787DV. CT-629; KM-416.1a. 3.31 grams. AXF, no problems.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1778PJ. CT-772; KM-415.1. 1.79 grams. Problem-free XF+ with some sediment around details.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1783JD. CT-774; KM-415.1. 1.75 grams. VF/XF with traces of luster, some sediment in crevices.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1784JD. CT-776; KM-415.1. 1.77 grams. Problem-free AXF with traces of luster and light sediment.

Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1791MF. CT-490; KM-434. 3.29 grams. VF/XF with sediment in crevices on reverse.

Lot of four Dutch and German large silver coins of the early to mid-1500s, unique provenance. 101.91 grams total. Generally nicely toned and only lig

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to right. S-M11; KM-36; CT-333. 10.21 grams. Bold full shield and cross (the

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-36; CT-335. 11.26 grams. Most of shield and cross despite

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayers F-oD, oMF to left and 4-oD to right, rare. S-M14; KM-36. 9.95 grams. Full shield and cross, mod

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, (1)615, assayer not visible. KM-36.2. 12.01 grams. Bold 615 of date, most of cross and shield despite light surface corr

Lot of six cob 4R, 1R (3) and fragments (2), mints and assayers not visible. 13.18 grams. All thin and nearly featureless but clearly silver cobs, on

Lot of four Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers R (curved leg), T and not visible, Grade 3, all with tags but two missing certificates

Lot of four Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales (three) and 4 reales (one), Philip III, various assayers (where visible), Grade 3, three with replacement ce

Lot of four Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 4. KM-10. 64.72 grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion but with c

Lot of two Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 4, with old certificates (1976 and 1983). KM-8. 3.30 grams total. Th

Lot of six silver-cob fragments (mints undiscernible), all with tags but no certificates. 22.16 grams total. Most with at least some features visible

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D), with original Spink box from 1960s promotion. S-M18a; KM-45. 23.86 grams, the b

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45. 26.32 grams. Solid specimen with light surface corrosion only, no toning, full

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer D/F (ca. 1618). S-M18; KM-unl (37.2 for type). 13.59 grams. Nice full cross and shield, no corr

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer D. 11.84 grams. Round flan with full but partially flat shield and cross, minimal corros

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible (D). 12.77 grams. Nearly full cross and shield but peripheries flat, no corr

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 13.22 grams. Choice full cross, nearly full shield, flat peripheries, no cor

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 24.43 grams. Excellent full cross, full shield with bold mintmark, lightly tone

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "greenie" (encrusted as found), Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-45. 27.10 grams. Barrel-shaped flan, ...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales "greenie" (encrusted as found), Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 14.55 grams. Round flan, seems so...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales "greenie" (encrusted as found), Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 13.32 grams. Squarish flan with t...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38. 13.65 grams. Urn-shaped flan with nearly full shield and cross, minimal surf

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1650O. S-P35; KM-14b; CT-889. 6.06 grams. Broad and essentially uncorroded flan with much flatness but clear assayer (o

Lot of four Potosi, Bolivia, shield-type cob 1R, Philip II through IV (early 1600s), assayers not visible. 13.38 grams total. Clear shields and cross

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1652E Transitional Type II, rare. S-P37; KM-B13.2; CT-unl. 2.56 grams. Oval flan, somewhat thin but minimally corroded, w

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 24.01 grams. Full but corroded pillars-and

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438. 14.11 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with two dates, nice toning a

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 26.71 grams. Good full cross and nearly full shield, flat peripheries, toning i

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.60 grams. Bold full oMP to left of full shield, cross also full but all a bi

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.53 grams. Solid specimen with only light surface corrosion, full shield and

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 24.31 grams. Full but weak cross and shield, clear oMP and partial date, light

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 24.47 grams. Good full cross, nearly full shield with bold oMP, minimal surface

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 21.91 grams. Good full cross and shield, clear oMP, light surface corrosion onl

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 21.85 grams. Full but off-center cross, good full shield with clear oMP, light

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 21.68 grams. Good full cross, most of shield and oMP despite moderate corrosion

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45. 22.72 grams. Bold full cross and shield with toning in crevices,

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45. 21.38 grams. Choice full cross but shield side corroded, solid ov