Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 23 - May 15-16

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IIII), 1790FM. KM-108; CT-683. 25.97 grams. Nice AU, practic

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790FM. KM-107; CT-682. 24.82 grams. AU details, minima

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791FM. KM-109; CT-684. 25.17 grams. AU details, minimal surface corrosion on reverse only, a few smal

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791FM. KM-109; CT-684. 25.76 grams. AU details, minimal surface corrosion, a few areas of dark encrus

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1791IJ. KM-87; CT-643. 25.01 grams. Broad flan, AU details, mini

Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794IJ. KM-101; CT-11. 26.93 grams. AU+ with lustrous reverse but slightly grainy obverse displaying small bit

Great Britain (London, England), gold guinea, George III (third head, 1765-73), date not visible. Sp-3727; KM-600. 7.56 grams. VF/XF with part of reve

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1745MF. KM-103; CT-798. 26.13 grams. Very bold and crisply detailed AU- with no corrosion, beautifully

Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1758J, space between 7 and 5 in date. KM-18; CT-293. 25.90 grams. Deeply toned XF/AU with virtually no corro

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795M. KM-53; CT-625. 25.66 grams. Richly rainbow-toned AU with luster where not corroded, rest of coin with lig

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805TH. KM-109; CT-703. 25.87 grams. AU with deep but uneven toning and underlying luster, localized e

Encrusted clump of six Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably Mexico or Guatemala, Charles IV). 152.73 grams total. Excellent display consisting of

Encrusted clump of three Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (probably Mexico or Guatemala, Charles IV). 107.51 grams total. Fallen stack of coins with to

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813JJ. KM-111; CT-551. 24.50 grams. XF details with nicely contrasting toning, light surface corro

Lot of ten Spanish and Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, various kings, various mints and dates (where visible). 193.89 grams total. Moderate wear and

Madrid, Spain, 20 reales, Joseph Napoleon, 1811AI, small eagle. KM-551.2; CT-29. 24.79 grams. XF/AU with nice toning, light surface corrosion (parts o

Mysore, India, gold pagoda, Haidar Ali (1761-82). KM-15. 3.43 grams. Bold AU with hint of reddish toning, thick and round as usual, once available but

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1805TH, NGC shipwreck effect / SS New York. KM-91; CT-1000. Fine with significant luster but dull in

Set of three USA (New Orleans mint) half dollars seated Liberty, 1843-O, 1844-O and 1845-O, in a wooden case, all NGC shipwreck effect / SS New York.

USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1840, encased in Lucite with a brass button, a brass tack, a brass ring, an encrusted coin (black

Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821RG. KM-111.5; CT-697. 25.26 grams. XF details with weak centers, minimal surface corrosion, bold

USA (San Francisco mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1856-S, NGC UNC details / sea salvaged. Slightly grainy as usual but with underlying luster and faint

Santiago, Chile, 50 centavos, 1855, in Global Certification Services capsule. KM-128. Lustrous XF/AU with tiny bits of toning and minor bagmarks and

USA (San Francisco mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1856-S, PCGS Certified / S.S. Central America Treasure (gold label). Nice luster, bagmarks as usual b

USA (New Orleans mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1856-O, doubled "56," NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect. Some pre-sinking wear eviden...

USA (New Orleans mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1859-O, encapsulated NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect. Nice AU, light saltwater corrosion on sur

USA (New Orleans mint), 50 cents seated Liberty, 1860-O, US issue, NGC shipwreck effect / SS Republic. Surfaces alternating from lustrous to matte f

Set of three USA (New Orleans mint) half dollar seated Liberty, 1860-O (United States issue), 1861-O W-8 (Louisiana issue) and 1861-O W-14 (Confederat

USA (New Orleans mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1861-O, Louisiana issue (die W-07), encapsulated NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect (A) AU. Choice

USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1862, encapsulated NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect. Slightly hazy appearance from light corros

USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1863, encapsulated NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect. Excellent condition with very minimal corr

Sydney, Australia (under Great Britain), gold half sovereign, Victoria (young bust), 1875-S, arms reverse, rare type. Sp-3862B; KM-5. 3.98 grams. Choi

Melbourne, Australia (under Great Britain), gold sovereign, Victoria (young bust), 1872-M, horse reverse. Sp-3857; KM-7. 7.97 grams. Basically UNC but

Melbourne, Australia (under Great Britain), gold sovereign, Victoria (young bust), 1877-M, horse reverse. Sp-3857; KM-7. 7.98 grams. Slightly grainy U

Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, George V, 1911, in original box from 1932. Sp-3996; KM-820. 7.96 grams. Bold AU with copper spots and

USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935C, serial T20400663D, salvaged from the Andrea Doria (1956), in large PCGS Currency capsule and promotional cas

American Express $10 traveler's cheque, 19XX (1950s), serial F37-011-833, signed by survivor (June) Swanson, salvaged from the Andrea Doria (195...

Bogota, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer M, mounted cross-side out in 18K twisted-wire gold bezel with shackle bail. 6.83 grams total. Choic

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer B below denomination and mintmark S to left, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle b

Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II or III, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel on silver money clip. 43.28 grams tota

Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer D, mounted cross-side out in flat 18K bezel with anchor accent at bottom and small sapphire in bail.

Lisbon, Portugal, 400 reis, Joao V, 1738, mounted cross-sided out in 18K gold ring (size 9-3/4) with 32 diamonds. 11.17 grams total. Red-toned AU, ch

Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1788M, mounted bust-side out in 18K gold bezel with shackle bail. 12.61 grams total. Choice XF+ with ligh

Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1795MF, mounted bust-side out in twisted-wire 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 18.68 grams total. Lustrou

Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1820GJ, mounted portrait-side out in peened-flat 18K gold bezel. 19.39 grams total. Lustrous AU- with t

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left (oMO), ex-Santiago (1585), mounted cross-side out in twisted-wire 14

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer B (5th period), ex-Atocha (1622), Grade 1, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle ba

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)619T, ex-Atocha (1622), Grade 2, mounted cross-side out in sterling silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle ba

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)619T, ex-Atocha (1622), Grade 2, mounted cross-side out in sterling silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle ba

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in thin-wire 14