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

Guatemala, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1779P. CT-1061; KM-35.2. 13.08 grams. Very richly toned AVF with weak centers.

Guatemala, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1807M. CT-798; KM-52. 13.23 grams. VF+ with light toning all over, off-center strike.

Guatemala, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1809M. CT-721; KM-83. 13.20 grams. Deeply toned Fine+, parts of edge slightly crude (as

Lot of 6 Guatemala bust-type minors: 4R 1796M; 2R 1812M; 1R 1810M (2); and 1/4R 1797 and 1807. 24.40 grams total. F-VF on average, with generally goo

Lot of 12 Guatemala bust-type minors: 2R 1773P, 1809M, 1818M, 1819M and 1821M (2); 1R 1800M, 1803M, 1804M (2) and 1812M; and 1/2R 1776P. 56.93 grams

Lot of 7 Guatemala bust-type minors: 2R 1773P with Y2 / P-R countermark and 1797M (2), one with small x countermark; 1R 1772P; and 1/2R 1789M Charles

Lot of 3 Guatemala bust-type minors: 2R 1790M Charles IV; 2R 1808M Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV); and 1R 1802/1M. 16.20 grams total. About Fine

Guatemala, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1789M. CT-unl. (cf. 223); KM-41. 1.64 grams. Lightly toned AX

Lot of 4 Guatemala 1/4R: 1796, 1797, 1803 and 1816. 3.22 grams total. Decent VF-XF, the 1803 holed.

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-(Y). KM-100. 26.73 grams. Full counterma

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Guatemala cob 8R 1752(J). KM-102. 26.62 grams. Choice full countermark (XF),

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. KM-97.3. 26.72 grams. Full countermark

Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains counterstamp (Type IV, 1841) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1831MM. KM-118.1. 25.82 grams. Choice full counterstam

Guatemala, 1 real, 1861R, Carrera. KM-137.1. 3.01 grams. Nicely toned AU with a few minor marks.

Lot of 3 Guatemala silver pesos, dates as follows: 1872, 1894 and 1896. 75.19 grams total. AU with luster and light toning.

Lot of 2 Guatemala 1 pesos (1/2-real counterstamps of 1894) on 1 sols of Lima, Peru, 1871YJ and 1888TF. 49.72 grams total. Lustrous UNC, the counters

Naples under Spain (Italian States), 1 tari, Philip IV, 1622, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-41. Beautiful rainbow toning, the obverse with flat area and

Tuscany (Italian States), 1 paolo, Leopold II, 1858, encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census. KM-C70a. Light rainbow toning and underlyin

Italy (Kingdom), 20 lire, Vittorio Emmanuel III, 1928-R (AN VI), WWI commemorative. KM-70. 19.93 grams. AU with light rainbow toning, tiny marks here

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF. KM-103; CT-778. 26.66 grams. Bold XF with light surface corrosion (but not necessarily salvage

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 27.00 grams. UNC details, lightly polished, well struck, scarce grade for non-

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF. KM-103; CT-783. 26.58 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned AU with very light surface corrosion (but no

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF. KM-103; CT-783. 26.38 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF with very light surface corrosion (but no

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. KM-103; CT-787. 26.79 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned UNC with lustrous fields, slightly out-of-ro

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. KM-103; CT-787. 26.79 grams. Bold AU with lightly cleaned fields (very minor surface corrosion

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF. KM-103; CT-790. 26.40 grams. AU- with dark gray toning all over, faint surface encrustation.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1750MF. KM-104.1; CT-325. 27.05 grams. AXF with crude rims (as made), no toning.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1750MF. KM-104.1; CT-325. 26.81 grams. AU- with dark gray toning all over, faint surface encrustat

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1756MM. KM-104.2; CT-340. 26.50 grams. Wild rainbow toning with the most vivid colors imaginable o

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760MM, CAROLVS over FERDND, rare, with small chopmark as from circulation in the Orient. KM-105. 2

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1764MF, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-105; CT-899. Basically UNC but with lots of tiny marks on pilla

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770MF. KM-105; CT-910. 25.06 grams. Nicely toned AU with minor surface porosity and scratch at top

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770FM. KM-105; CT-912. 26.63 grams. AU with muted luster, small edge-nick.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, mintmark MX/XM, encapsulated NGC XF details / saltwater damage, extremely rare. KM-94; CT-104

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. KM-94; CT-1055. 13.45 grams. Richly rainbow-toned XF, quite attractive.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1761MM. KM-96; CT-1120. 13.29 grams. Evenly toned AVF, no problems.

Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar minors of Philip V: 2R 1739MF and 1R 1746M. 9.99 grams total. Toned VF, no problems.

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional ("armored" bust), 1811HJ. KM-110; CT-545. 27.00 grams. Lustrous UNC with li...

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819JJ. KM-111; CT-563. 26.99 grams. Choice strike, UNC with rainbow toning over muted luster aroun

Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates: 1772FM (initials facing rim), 1784FM, 1797FM, 1801FM, 1803FT, 1805TH a

Oaxaca, Mexico, 2 reales proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. 6.51 grams. Attractively toned XF, no problems.

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII ("armored bust"), 1809TH, encapsulated PCGS MS 62. KM-82; CT-1161. Choice and rainbow ton...

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1773FM, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-69.2; CT-1765. Light rainbow toning over luster, choice grade.

Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates: 1780FF (2), 1783FF, 1790FM (transitional, ordinal IV), 1794/3FM, 17

Mexico City, Mexico, copper 1/4 tlaco (1/8 real), Ferdinand VII, 1814. KM-63; CT-1624. 3.57 grams. AXF with patchy toning, light surface corrosion on

Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812RM, large draped bust. KM-111.2; CT-409. 26.48 grams. Very crude but actually well struck for the i

Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819/9181AG, rare. KM-unl. (cf. 111.5); CT-692. 26.92 grams. Bold VF with lightly polished surfaces,

Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820RG. KM-111.5; CT-696. 26.41 grams. AVF for type with deep rainbow toning, crude rims (as made),

Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821RG. KM-111.5; CT-697. 27.03 grams. Choice AU+ with nice luster on reverse, light toning on obvers

Culiacan, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1863CE. KM-377.3. 27.08 grams. Highly lustrous UNC with faint surface hairlines on date-side fields only, no

Oaxaca, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1867AE. KM-377.11. 27.00 grams. XF+, nice strike except for rims (including light adjustment marks on eagle sid

Oaxaca, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1869AE. KM-377.11. 26.95 grams. Lustrous and lightly rainbow-toned XF+ with very faint adjustment marks, scratc

Alamos, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1879DL. KM-377. 26.91 grams. XF+ with faint scratches, very light toning and underlying luster.

Lot of 4 Mexican cap-and-rays 8 reales, as follows: 1869AE, 1876PiMH, 1877OAE and 1880GAFS. 107.29 grams total. VF-XF, no big problems, some with fai

Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1845MF and 1878MH. KM-377.10. 26.94 and 26.97 grams. VF and XF, the former nicely toned and the l

Lot of 10 Mexican cap-and-rays 2 reales, various mints and dates: 1839GoPJ, 1842/32GaJG/MC, 1845GoPM, 1849GoPF, 1852GoPF, 1853MoGC, 1858/7GoPF, 1862/1

Lot of 2 Guadalajara, Mexico, cap-and-rays 1R, 1841GMC and 1860/59GaJG, both somewhat rare. KM-372.4. 6.66 grams total. Problem-free AVF, toned around

Lot of 12 Mexican cap-and-rays 1/2 reales, various mints and dates: 1840/9GoPJ, 1841GaMC (possible contemporary counterfeit), 1843MM, 1845/4GoPM, 1854

Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1843LR. KM-368.6. 0.83 gram. UNC with light surface hairlines, incipient toning, bold strike.

Lot of 6 Mexican 1/4 reales, various mints and dates: 1842SLPi, 1842MoLR, 1844SLPi, 1845/4SLPi, 1843/2GoLR and 186/53MoLR. 5.12 grams total. XF-UNC,

Chihuahua, Mexico, 1 peso, 1915FM, rare. KM-619. 26.70 grams. BU, highly lustrous and devoid of marks.

Guerrero, Mexico, 1 peso, 1915. KM-672. 13.00 grams. Mint State with very light rainbow toning over muted luster, choice for the issue. NOTE: The prin

Mexico City, Mexico, 1 peso, 1910, "Caballito," encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-453. Blazingly lustrous with a minimum of bagmarks, choice gra...

Mexico, 1 peso, 1910, "Caballito." KM-453. 27.04 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned AU with minor bagmarks.

Mozambique (under Portugal), monogrammed-MR countermark (1765) on a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-(Y), rare. 27.06 grams. Very deep (full) cou

Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (Antwerp mint), double briquet, Charles the Rash (1467-77). 2.95 grams. Richly rainbow-toned AXF, no problems. Pedigree

Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (Antwerp mint), double briquet, Charles the Rash (1467-77). 2.92 grams. Evenly struck VF+ with bold details, light toni

Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (Antwerp mint), double briquet, Philip the Fair, 1499. 3.08 grams. Beautifully rainbow-toned VF+. Pedigreed to the Pont

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), 1/5 philipsdaalder, Philip II, 1563. 5.75 grams. Nicely old-toned VF, no problems.

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), patagon, Philip IV, 1622. KM-53.1. 27.86 grams. Choice AU with lustrous fields, full details, desirable d

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Brussels mint), patagon, Philip IV, 1622. KM-53.3. 27.87 grams. XF with full details, luster and spots of toning, desira

Holland, Netherlands, "lion" daalder, 1576. 26.84 grams. Typical VF with toned fields (good contrast).

Holland, Netherlands, "lion" daalder, 1589. 27.07 grams. Fully detailed VF with very light toning (low contrast).

Utrecht, Netherlands, 1 gulden, 1749, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-102.2. Lightly rainbow toned with underlying luster, almost prooflike, old slab.

Nicaragua, copper-nickel 1 centavo, 1878, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-1. Mint State with luster and light rainbow toning but net graded due to gouge t

Nicaragua, bronze 1 centavo, 1940, encapsulated PCGS MS64. KM-11. Original color and luster, no toning.

Palestine, 50 mils, 1933, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-6. Nice luster, bagmarks in reverse fields only.

Palestine, copper-nickel 20 mils, 1933, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-5. Lightly toned over muted luster, somewhat bagmarked.

Palestine, copper-nickel 20 mils, 1941, key date, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-5. Dull toning but choice grade (very rare thus), a few marks here and t

Palestine, copper-nickel 10 mils, 1941, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-4. Lustrous and devoid of marks, impressively high grade.

Paraguay, 1 peso, 1889, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-5. Highly lustrous but with lots of bagmarks in fields.

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1752J, rare, ex-Sellschopp. KM-55.1; CT-306. 26.68 grams. AU- with beautiful (dark) toning showing blue-gre

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757JM. KM-55.1. 27.01 grams. Bold XF with luster, tiny void in field above crown between pillars.

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770JM, dots over both mintmarks. KM-64.1; CT-847. 26.38 grams. Bold XF with steel-gray toning, very light s

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1786MI. KM-78a; CT-869. 26.82 grams. Lightly golden-toned AU-, struck slightly off-center.

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1823JP, rare. KM-117.1; CT-490. 25.77 grams. Toned VF with small but crude natural lamination flaws and almo

Lima, Peru, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV (large bust), 1793IJ. KM-93; CT-1247. 1.68 grams. AU- with light rainbow toning and underlying luster, distincti

Lima, Peru, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII, 1820JP, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-113.2; CT-1314. Choice strike, lustrous, with incipient toning.

Lima, Peru, bust 1/4 real, 1820. KM-108; CT-1461. 0.54 gram. XF on a flan so broad that it extends past the rims, deeply toned, very slight surface po

Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, 1/4R: 1808, 1812, 1819 and 1820. 2.91 grams total. VF on average, some toned, but all with at least some surface corrosion (salv

Lot of 6 Lima, Peru, small silver coins: 1 dinero 1863YB (2); 1/2 real 1860YB (2); and 1/2 dinero 1863YB (2). 9.78 grams total. All BU, very lustrou

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, 1/2 dineros, 1863YB, both encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-189. Choice, brightly lustrous and even somewhat prooflike, one with small

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, 1858MB, both encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-144.7. Lustrous and choice, one with minor die-breaks but slightly better stri

Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, 1850MB, both encapsulated NGC, one MS 64 and the other MS 63. KM-144.7. Both lustrous, the MS 63 a choice strike, with

Lima, Peru, 1/5 sol, 1866YB, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-191. Lustrous and choice, with minor bagmarks only, light toning beginning at rims.

Lot of 2 Lisbon, Portugal, 50 reis (meio tostaos), Phillip II or III (late 1500s to early 1600s). 7.15 grams total. Decent VF with clear details on b

Portugal, 120 reis, "120" countermark (1642), Joao IV, on a Lisbon, Portugal, Philip II or III tostao (100 reis) of the late 1500s to earl...

Puerto Rico (under Spain), 1/4 dollar, fleur-de-lis countermark (1884) on a Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 2R, 1842PM, very rare combination. KM-unl

Puerto Rico (under Spain), 1/4 dollar, fleur-de-lis countermark (1884) applied twice on a Spanish bust 2R (probably Madrid mint), Charles III, 1781, v

Lot of 2 Puerto Rico (under Spain) 40 centavos (1896) and 20 centavos (1895), both cut around reverse details made into brooches. 18.76 grams total.