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

Large glass "chevron" trade bead, intact, very rare provenance. 41.11 grams, 1-1/2" long and 1" in diameter. Largest bead we ha...

Silver (contraband) spike, very rare and important. 247 grams, 7-3/4" long. A rather sneaky way to hide wealth on board the ship (thereby avoi...

Bronze nested weight set, encrusted but complete, ex-Bobby Allison's Sunken Treasure Museum. 429 grams, about 1-1/2" tall and 2" in d...

Small, natural emerald, 3.18 carat, along with a similar emerald from the Geronimo wreck of 1751. Matching pair in terms of size but the Atocha spec

Silver candlestick holder (stem). 412 grams, 6-1/2" long. Solid and recognizable but a bit battered and chipped, with threaded bottom for scre...

Encrusted silver plate. 425 grams, 8-1/2" in diameter. This small but typical plate was left encrusted by the Fisher conservators due to the ...

Small, oval, ornate, gold jewelry retaining ring. 1.38 grams, about 21/32" x 19/32". Like a tiny (but deep) picture frame with border of ...

Bronze cannonball, rare. 11 lb 4 oz, 4" in diameter. Light color all over with heavy green encrustation in small pits, probably bronze over an...

Fancy gold ring. 4.80 grams, size 4-3/4. Solid band of about 3/16" width with ornate scene of four running dogs or other animals (possibly a h...

Gold ring with three high-quality emeralds. 2.79 grams, size 5. Three rectangular emeralds in a row, each about 1 carat and very translucent and deep