Treasure, World and U.S. Coin Auction #17 (April 29-30, 2015)

Popayan, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820/10MF. Restrepo-114.12; KM-70.2; CT-981. 6.68 grams. Deeply toned VF+ with m

Popayan, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820FM. Restrepo-114.15; KM-70.2; CT-981. 6.32 grams. Broad-flan AXF, no toning,

Lot of 3 Bogota, Colombia, bust minors of Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV): 2R 1816FJ/JJ and 1818FJ; 1R 1810JF. 15.73 grams total. Toned Fine, no b

Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1822O, two dots between date and CONST. Restrepo-115.1; KM-A1 (under Ecuador); CT-

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1772JS. Restrepo-40.4; KM-46.2; CT-1575. 3.19 grams. Broad-flan Fine+ with light toning all over, scarce

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1773VJ. Restrepo-38.3; KM-46.1; CT-1625. 3.24 grams. Nicely toned VF with weak bust and pillars, scarce.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1784JJ, very rare. Restrepo-38.13; KM-46.1; CT-1630. 3.21 grams. Deeply toned VG, weakly struck and with o

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1794/3JJ, very rare. Restrepo-78.9; KM-58; CT-unl. (cf. 1186). 3.06 grams. Rainbow-toned About Fine with fl

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796/1796JJ. Restrepo-78.16a; KM-58; CT-unl. (cf. 1188). 3.24 grams. Fine with weak centers, lightly toned

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1797JJ. Restrepo-78.20; KM-58; CT-1189. 2.64 grams. Toned VF+ (nice grade) with small old marks.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1798JJ. Restrepo-78.24; KM-58; CT-1190. 2.95 grams. AVF with weak centers, lightly toned, no problems.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1799/99JJ, J's for I's in legends. Restrepo-78.30a; KM-58; CT-unl. (cf. 1191). 3.37 grams. AXF wi...

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1802JJ. Restrepo-78.38; KM-58; CT-1193. 3.29 grams. Attractively toned AXF with underlying luster and some

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804JJ, rare. Restrepo-78.40; KM-58; CT-1194. 3.28 grams. AVF with contrasting toning, off-center reverse,

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-112.1; KM-68.2; CT-1190. 3.36 grams. Very broad flan with promine

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1812JF, unlisted variety with face and date and various letters doubled in die. Res

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816FJ. Restrepo-111.9; KM-68.1; CT-1211. 3.36 grams. AXF with lightly struck cente

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816FJ. Restrepo-111.9; KM-68.1; CT-1211. 3.35 grams. VF with slightly weak bust, t

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (Charles IV), 1817FJ. Restrepo-111.11; KM-68.1; CT-1212. 3.29 grams. Non-toned VF+ with weak centers, lig

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (Charles IV), 1818FJ. Restrepo-111.13; KM-68.1; CT-1213. 3.34 grams. Deeply toned VF+, no problems.

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (Charles IV), 1819FJ, inverted J. Restrepo-111.18; KM-68.1; CT-1215. 3.28 grams. Off-center but lustrous

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1774JS. Restrepo-34; KM-45.2; CT-1783. 1.49 grams. Fine+ with toned legends, crude rims (as made), very

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1792JJ, rare. Restrepo-77.1; KM-57; CT-1327. 1.47 grams. Rainbow-toned Fine with weak centers, die-break

Bogota, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JJ with 8/8. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 106.1); KM-69.1; CT-1382. 1.56 grams. Broad-f

Popayan, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-107.1; KM-69.2; CT-1382. 1.64 grams. Rainbow-toned AXF, nice bu

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, no mintmark or date, bust-type castle and lion. Restrepo-2.2. 0.81 gram. Crude VF (struck from rusty dies?) with irregular

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1799. Restrepo-75.8; KM-63; CT-1433. 0.95 gram. Deeply toned Mint State with underlying luster (quite lovely), slightly of

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1800, rare. Restrepo-75.10; KM-63; CT-1434. 0.93 gram. Toned, problem-free AVF.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1801/0, rare. Restrepo-75.11; KM-63; CT-1435. 1.00 gram. XF with very light toning, oversized flan with slightly crude rim

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1802/1. Restrepo-75.14; KM-63; CT-1437. 0.80 gram. Crude About Fine, scarce. (Note: The printed catalog omits the overdate

Restrepo-75.17; KM-63; CT-1439. 0.71 gram. Bold but slightly crude AVF. Note: It has come to our attention that this may be a contemporary fake.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1804, rare. Restrepo-75.19; KM-63; CT-1440. 0.73 gram. Nicely toned XF, no problems.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1805, rare. Restrepo-75.21; KM-63; CT-1441. 1.01 grams. Nicely toned AVF on an oversized flan.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1808. Restrepo-75.27; KM-63; CT-1444. 0.84 gram. AXF with rim lamination and minor marks all over.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1810/09. Restrepo-100.4; KM-67.1; CT-1480. 0.76 gram. Nice Fine+, lightly toned, off-center reverse. Pedigreed to our Auct

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1812. Restrepo-100.7; KM-67.1; CT-1483. 0.74 gram. Richly toned AXF with flaws in rims (as made).

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1816. Restrepo-100.15; KM-67.1; CT-1487. 0.79 gram. Mint State with muted luster under deep toning, parts of rims crude (a

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1817. Restrepo-100.17; KM-67.1; CT-1488. 0.87 gram. Lustrous Mint State, off-center strike.

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1818/7, rare. Restrepo-100.18; KM-67.1; CT-1489. 0.84 gram. Crude VG with solder-mark on edge, rim-nick and poor centering

Bogotá, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1819. Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1819 (or, more probably, 1812, according to Colombian experts). Restrepo-100.21; ...

Santa Marta, Colombia, copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand VII (1813). Restrepo-103.1; KM-C2; CT-1666. 3.40 grams. Chocolate-brown VF with test-cut in edge, th

Santa Marta, Colombia, copper 1/4 real, 1820. Restrepo-104.1; KM-B4; CT-1668. 4.16 grams. AVF with good centers, parts of edge crude (as made), dark-b

Bogota, Colombia, 2 reales, "Libertad Americana," 1815JF, 1/1 in date, 2/1 in denomination, very rare. Restrepo-137.3; KM-C4. 5.25 grams. ...

Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1821JF, with Ba, dots under and after the a. Restrepo-157.4; KM-C6. 21.68 grams. Holed VF with long old scratch acr...

Bogota, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1846. KM-90.1. 0.63 gram. Beautifully rainbow-toned AU with parts of rims crude (as made).

Colombia (struck in London), copper 1/2 decimo de real, 1848. Restrepo-170.2; KM-101. 5.09 grams. Mint State with original red color and luster topped

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1859, encapsulated NGC AU 58, rare grade (tied for second-finest known in NGC census). Restrepo-226.2; KM-126. Non-toned an

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1860. Restrepo-226.4; KM-126. 24.90 grams. Brightly lustrous AU with light surface hairlines, crude rims (as made).

Bogota, Colombia, 1 peso, 1868, rare. Restrepo-317.1; KM-154.1. 24.58 grams. VF with lots of old marks, small nick and cud on reverse rim, incipient t

Medellin, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1886, Bogota-style head, fineness 0,500 / 0,835, rare (unlisted). Restrepo-unl. (cf. 313.1); KM-unl. (cf. 177a.2). 12

Medellin, Colombia, 20 centavos, 1874, GRAMOS variety, very rare, Restrepo Plate Coin. Restrepo-287.1; KM-176.2. 5.00 grams. VF/XF with interior luste

Popayan, Colombia, 1/4 decimo, 1871, with 7 of date punched over a high 7, rare. Restrepo-248.17a (var.).; KM-143.2a. 0.56 gram. Off-center VF with li

Lot of 3 Colombian minors: 50 centavos 1902; Medellin 20 centavos 1884; and copper-nickel 1 peso papel moneda 1912H. 19.40 grams total. The 50c is XF

Bogota, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1898, closed 8, small 8 in fineness, encapsulated NGC MS 63, ex-Lissner. Restrepo-407.2; KM-186.1a. Beautifully rainbo

Bogota, Colombia, copper-nickel 5 pesos papel moneda, Lazareto, 1907, rare. Restrepo-367.1; KM-L7. 4.59 grams. AVF with minor surface pitting, low con

Colombia (Bucamaranga, Santander, necessity coinage), copper uniface 20 centavos, 1902, rare. Restrepo-387.1; KM-A2. 0.83 gram. Very bold VF with ligh

Cuba (Trinidad/Santiago/Principe), 2 reales, lattice countermark (1841) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1776PJ. KM-1.1. 5.73 grams. Fi

Lot of 2 Cuba (Trinidad/Santiago/Principe) 2 reales, lattice countermark (1841) on Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, one dated 1804FA and the

Cuba, "ABC" peso, 1939, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-22. Nice luster, minor bagmarks only.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (under France), SD countermark (1805-9) on a French bronze 5 centimes of L'an 6 (1797-8), encapsulated NGC VF ...

Dominican Republic, specimen 1/2 peso, 1963, encapsulated PCGS SP-66, rare, ex-King's Norton Mint Collection. KM-29. Prooflike special striking...

Dominican Republic, 25 centavos, 1942, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-20. Very bright and lustrous, no marks or flaws visible to us.

Dominican Republic, proof copper-nickel 2-1/2 centavos, 1888-A, small date, encapsulated NGC PF 66. KM-7.2. Beautifully lustrous Proof with light rai

El Salvador, 1 real, arms countermark (Type VI, 1869) on a Lima, Peru, cob 1 real of Philip V or Ferdinand VI. KM-unl. 2.39 grams. Full but partially

El Salvador (struck in Mexico City), 1 colon, 1925, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-131. Brightly lustrous, no marks of any kind, prominent stress lines o

France (Paris mint), 1/2 ecu, Louis XIII, 1643-A. KM-135.1. 13.50 grams. Richly rainbow-toned VF+ with nice contrast, no problems.

France (Paris mint), 1/5 ecu (24 sols), Louis XV, 1765-A. KM-515.1. 5.85 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned XF+ with minor die-cracks on obverse, small old

France (Paris mint), 1/5 ecu (24 sols), Louis XVI, 1778-A. Gadoury-353; KM-569.1. 5.90 grams. Richly rainbow-toned AXF with parts of obverse rim crude

France (Lille mint), 5 francs, Louis Philippe, 1834-W, encapsulated NGC MS 64, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-749.13. Lustrous and choice wi

France (Paris mint), 20 centimes, 1850-A, encapsulated NGC MS-63. Gadoury-303; KM-758.1. Lightly rainbow toned with underlying luster, minor die-brea

French Republic, 3 sols 9 deniers, "RF" (Republique Francaise) countermark (1790s) on a French colonies bronze 12 deniers of 1767, Louis X...

Anhalt-Dessau (German States), 3 mark, 1909-A, encapsulated PCGS MS62. KM-29. Highly lustrous and starting to tone beautifully, tiny bagmarks on chee

Nordlingen, German States, 1 batzen, 1531. 3.68 grams. Lightly toned XF with underlying luster, no problems. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of Nov

Schaumburg-Lippe (German States), 3 mark, 1911, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-55. Lustrous and with light rainbow toning at rims, lots of tiny bagmarks

London, England, groat (fourpence), Henry VIII (Laker bust), second coinage, mintmark lis (1526-32), encapsulated NGC XF 45. Sp-2337E. Richly toned,

London, England, shilling, Elizabeth I, 5th issue, mintmark woolpack (1594-6). Sp-2577. 5.64 grams. Broad-flan F/VF with bold legends but weak bust as

Lot of 3 silver-minor issues of Great Britain: English shilling of Elizabeth I (5th issue, mintmark woolpack, 1594-6); English twopence of Elizabeth I

Lot of 3 hammered issues of Great Britain: English sixpence of Elizabeth I dated 1565; Scottish merk of James I dated 1602; and English shilling of Ch

London, England, halfcrown, Charles I, mintmark triangle-in-circle (1641-3), encapsulated NGC VF 25. Sp-2775. Beautifully rainbow toned, typically un

Lot of two English shillings of Charles I (1625-49), one with mintmark tun visible (1636-8). 11.52 grams total. Typically crude F-VF, the one with mi

London, England, threepence, Charles II, third issue (hammered coinage, 1660-62), encapsulated PCGS VF25. Sp-3325. Beautifully rainbow toned, with ty

London, England, crown, Charles II, 1672. Sp-3358; KM-435. 29.31 grams. AVF with light toning, no problems.

London, England, crown, James II, 1687. Sp-3407; KM-463. 28.33 grams. Fine with light toning around details, slightly crude rims (as made), no problem

London, England, crown, William III (third bust), 1696. Sp-3472; KM-494.1. 29.36 grams. Fine+ with very light toning, weak rims all around but no prob

Great Britain (London, England), half crown, Anne, 1703, with VIGO below bust. Sp-3580; KM-518.2. 14.76 grams. Deeply toned VF with hint of luster, pa

Great Britain (London, England), sixpence, Anne, 1703, with VIGO below bust. Sp-3590; KM-516.1. 2.87 grams. Richly toned VF with parts of rims crude b

Great Britain (London, England), halfcrown, George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust, encapsulated PCGS XF40. Sp-3695A; KM-584.3. Lightly toned all over

Great Britain (London, England), halfcrown, George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust. Sp-3695A; KM-584.3. 14.93 grams. XF with hint of toning and luster,

Great Britain (London, England), sixpence, George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust. Sp-3710A; KM-582.3. 2.99 grams. Beautifully toned XF, popular as str

Great Britain (London, England), sixpence, George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust. Sp-3710A; KM-582.3. 3.00 grams. Beautifully toned XF, popular as str

Great Britain, one dollar, oval George III countermark (1797-99) on a Mexico bust 8R 1792FM, encapsulated NGC XF 45. Sp-3765A; KM-634. Very attractiv

Great Britain, one dollar, oval George III countermark (1797-99) on a Lima bust 8R of Charles IV, 1795IJ. Sp-3765A; KM-638. 26.74 grams. The host is V

Great Britain, one dollar, octagonal George III countermark (1799-1804) on a Lima bust 8R 1801IJ, encapsulated NNC MS-62 (rare grade). Sp-3766; KM-658

Great Britain (Bank of England), dollar, George III, 1804. Sp-3768; KM-Tn1. 26.23 grams. AVF with light toning, no problems.

Great Britain (Bank of England), 3-shilling bank token, George III, 1814, with S+T countermark in oval indent on bust. Sp-3770; KM-Tn5. 14.46 grams Li

Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1771P. CT-820; KM-27.2. 26.46 grams. Bold AXF with weak (and scratched) center of shield, slightly off-center

Lot of 4 Guatemala pillar issues in various denominations: 8R 1757J; 1R 1754P; 1R 1760P; 1/2R 1759G. 33.00 grams. Fine on average, mostly toned, but

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791M. CT-620; KM-53. 26.53 grams. Cleaned VF (lustrous, no toning), desirable date.

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1792M. CT-621; KM-53. 26.76 grams. Attractively rainbow-toned VF with minor (old) marks in front of face.

Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795/4M, rare overdate, encapsulated NGC AU 50. CT-624; KM-53. Lustrous and vividly rainbow-toned, well struck,