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...

Neatly formed silver ingot, 1345 grams, about 98.5% fine, no stamps visible, from the Bredenhof (1753). 6" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/4". Origin...

Large "plata corriente" cut piece of a silver disk, 144.10 grams, marked with tax stamp of Charles I of Spain. Roughly 2-3/4" x 1-1/...

London, England, gold noble, Edward III, fourth coinage (1351-77), treaty period (1361-69). Sp-1502. 7.59 grams. Broad-flan AU with full inner details

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna," Early Series," assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo). Nesmith-26 for type / 26a...

Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to right, mintmark M to left (M-A). Nesmith-57b type; CT-109; S-M6...

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer R to left, mintmark M to right (R-M). Nesmith-74; CT-90; S-M7. 11.42...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. KM-44.3. 21.90 grams. Bold full shield and oMF, full denomination 8, full but partially weak

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade-2 or -3 quality (12 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. KM-44.3

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3, with Fisher tag but certificate missing. KM-44.3. 13.72 grams Nice full s

Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8R (2) and 4R (1), assayer D, Grade 3. 58.92 grams total. Solid coins for the Grade with full (or nearly so) sh

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)620/19D, Grade 1. S-M18; KM-unl (37.2 for type). 13.42 grams. Choice full shield and cross-lions-castles, full o

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer D, Grade-3 quality (10 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. KM-37.2. 6.23 grams. Fu

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (4th-period B), Grade-2 quality (10 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. KM-

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (4th-period B), Grade-2 quality but Grade 1 on the certificate. KM-5.1. 22.10 grams. Sol

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), Grade 1, with tag but certificate missing. S-P14; KM-unl (5.1 for type). 26.83 grams

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (5th-period B), Grade-2 quality (10 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C (rare), Grade 3, with original tag but replacement certificate. S-P16; KM-10. 19.24 grams. Good f

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade-1 or -2 quality (20 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617(M), Grade-1 quality but Grade 2 on the certificate. S-P18; KM-10; CT-123. 26.29 grams. Very large, odd-shaped flan

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1618)PAL, rare, Grade 1. S-P20; KM-10; CT-130. 25.15 grams. Very bold full assayer (best we have seen) and parts of le

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618(PAL or T), date at 7 o'clock, rare, Grade-3 quality but no Grade on the certificate. KM-10. 21.73 grams. Bol...

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)6(1)8T, variety with large mintmark and denomination as o-V-III, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-1

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)618(T), Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 24.91 grams. Round flan with full but partially weak shield and cross, corrosion in p

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)620T, Grade-1 quality but Grade 2 on the certificate. S-P21; KM-10; CT-137. 26.76 grams. Broad and somewhat oblong f

Possible contemporary counterfeit of a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1+ (25 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 24.93 grams. Nice full shield and cross-and-tressure, full mintmark-assay

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1, with tag but certificate missing. S-P21; KM-10. 26.24 gr

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield transposed, Grade 1, with tag but certificate missing. S-P21; KM-10. 25.40

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, with tag but certificate missing. S-P21; KM-10. 23.68 grams. Good full shield and cross

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade-3 quality (13 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10. 19.93 grams.