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

Gold chain, 9.17 grams, 7 inches long, fine "olive blossom" design, from the 1715 Fleet. A short (bracelet-length) chain of typical &quo...

Gold-and-emerald ring, size 7-1/4, from the 1715 Fleet. 5.05 grams. Very solid and intact ring with rectangular, table-cut emerald of decent transluc

Small, low-karat gold ring, size 5-1/4, from the 1715 Fleet. 2.51 grams Typically dainty ring of minimal design with black stains over dull copper-go

Ornate silver shaker (pounce box) from the 1715 Fleet. 313 grams, 2-3/4" cube. Unlike gold, very few shipwreck silver artifacts are solid enou...

Large, ornate silver salt cellar with open top from the 1715 Fleet. 74.88 grams, 2" tall and 3-1/2" in diameter. Thin but amazingly well-...

Clump of cannonball, wooden spike and copper coins from the Admiral Gardner (1809). 3340 grams, roughly 6" x 4-1/2" x 3-1/2". Encrus...

Model 1816 Springfield rifle, converted from flintlock to percussion (rare), from the Lady Elgin (1860). 3940 grams, about 6-1/2' long with bay...

Rare "cathedral" (Gothic) pepper sauce bottle, with wooden stand, from the S.S. Republic (1865). 259 grams, 8-3/4" tall and 2-1/4&qu...

Two deck prisms or deadlights (one round, one rectangular) from late-1800s wrecks in the Florida Keys. Round prism 3-1/2" diameter and 1-3/4&q...

Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, approx. 25 million years old. 6-1/4"" x 4-1/2", 508 grams. Matte black with much gray enamel remaining...

Petrified ammonite shell in matrix, approx. 150 million years old. 6" x 5" x 2-1/2", 1593 grams. Large chunk of unpolished tan-color...

Huge natural Colombian emerald specimen in matrix. 460 grams, 4" long, 2-1/2" wide, 2" tall. Fascinating display of Colombian emera...

English Cromwellian breastplate and "lobster tail" helmet, 1600s. Breastplate 5,050 grams and 14" x 18-1/2"; helmet 1,300 gram...

Dutch bronze one pounder cannon, late 1600s to early 1700s. 200 lbs+, 49-1/2" long, 2" bore. Large cannon with ornate dolphin "sea m...

Spanish colonial period officer's transitional rapier-sword, early 1700s. 580 grams, 34" overall length. A transitional piece--somewhere b...

French model 1833 naval cutlass, dated 1840. 1359 grams, 33" long, 26" long blade. French model 1833 navy cutlass dated 1840 with origina...

British naval model 1845 cutlass (unmarked). 1219 grams, 32" long, 27" long blade. Well-preserved British service cutlass featuring a sli...

Mexican officer's dirk, 1825-1850. 418 grams, 19-1/2" long. Unusual, rare short sword with gilt brass mounts, knight's head pommel hea...

British model 1858 Type 1 Enfield bayonet cutlass. 1058 grams, 32" long, 26-1/2" long blade. Leather checkered grip, steel guard, and ove...

Chinese bronze hand cannon, 1500s-1600s. 254 grams, 4-1/2" long. A forerunner of the handgun, the hand cannon was widely used in China from th...