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

Segovia, Spain, milled 8 reales, Philip IV, 1660BR, vertical aqueduct, encapsulated NGC AU details / scratches. KM-76; CT-591. Impressively huge flan

Segovia, Spain, milled 4 reales "double pistareen," Philip V, 1728F. KM-337.3; CT-1136. 12.95 grams. Nicely toned XF on a broad flan that ...

Barcelona, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," Charles III Pretender, 1708/7. KM-PT5; CT-unl. (cf. 24). 4.16 grams. Richly toned VF, full ...

Lot of 3 Spanish milled 2 reales "pistareens": Barcelona, Charles III Pretender, 1711; Seville, Charles III, 1760JV; and Madrid, Charles I...

Matrix for Spanish-American bust 4 reales reverse-die punches, engraved in Madrid by Tomas Prieto, dated 1770, very rare. 1603 grams, 2-1/2" t...

Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1780PJ. KM-412.1; CT-1310. 5.85 grams. XF with faint golden toning, scratches in obverse fields, nice strik

Barcelona, Spain, 5 pesetas, Jose Napoleon, 1810, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-69.; CT-15. Beautifully rainbow toned with underlying luster, third fine

Barcelona, Spain (Catalan Union), copper 10 centimos, 1900, encapsulated NGC MS 64 BN. CT-91. Much original color and luster around details, choice g

Lot of 5 Spanish/Spanish colonial silver coins of the early 1800s: 8R Zacatecas 1821RG; 2R Lima 1807JP; 2R Santiago 1811FJ "admiral bust";...

Lot of 5 Spanish colonial silver coins of the 1700s-1800s: 8R Mexico 1807TH chopmarks; 2R Potosi 1784PR; 1R Potosi 1776PR; 1R proclamation medal Guate

Lot of 11 Spanish colonial bust-type minors: 4R (1): Potosi 1803PJ; 2R (3): Lima 1777MJ; Mexico 1787FM and 1803TH; 1R (3): Potosi 1774JR; Mexico 1782F

Lot of 2 Spanish colonial bust 1/2R, as follows: Guatemala, Charles III, 1772P; Popayan, Colombia, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. 3.11 g

Uruguay (struck in Paris), copper-nickel 5 centesimos, 1901-A, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-21. Muted luster, perfect strike, very few bagmarks.

Uruguay (struck in Philadelphia), copper-nickel 5 centesimos, 1924, encapsulated NGC MS 67, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-21. Nice luster a

Uruguay (struck in Paris), copper-nickel 5 centesimos, 1936-A, encapsulated NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. KM-21. Brightly lustrous, very fai

Uruguay (struck in Paris), copper-nickel 2 centesimos, 1936-A, encapsulated NGC MS 66, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-20. Brightly lustrous

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, "184" date (early 1800s), encapsulated NGC VG 8. KM-C13.1. Full pillars and cross...

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, "184" date (early 1800s). KM-C13.1. 4.62 grams. Lustrous, choice AU with small par...

Caracas, Venezuela, "imitation cob" 2 reales, "751" date (early 1800s), rare. KM-C13.1. 4.00 grams. Full cross and pillars but w...

Lot of 10 Colombian tokens in various metals (brass, copper, aluminum, copper-nickel), 1800s-1900s. 51.59 grams total. VG to MS, no big problems, all

Research collection of 20 British copper "COLUMBIA" farthing tokens, believed to be struck 1820-30. 60.03 grams total. All different dies...

Buenos Aires, Argentina, large copper medal, 1942, inauguration of Simon Bolivar monument. 105 grams, 61 mm. Bold AU with light brown color all over

Belgium, copper 5 franc-sized medal, Leopold II, 1880, 50th anniversary of Independence. KM-XM8A. . 25.11 grams. UNC with much original color and lust

Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver award medal, 1865, Melgarejo, rare. Fonrobert-9672. 18.77 grams, 37.2 x 32.2mm. Obverse with bust of Melgarejo, legend EL

Brazilian Empire (struck in France?), brass medal (made into a button), Pedro II (1840s?), commemorating the emperor's visit to Paris. 10.11 gr...

Lot of 3 Bogota, Colombia, medals (one in gilt copper, one in silver and one in copper), dated 1892, commemorating the 400th anniversary of the discov

Lot of 4 Colombian silver medals commemorating various events dated 1872, 1900, 1910 and 1919. 92.33 grams total. One rather large (Independence cent

Bogota, Colombia, silver medal, 1938, 400th anniversary of the founding of Bogota (portrait of Ferdinand VII), coin alignment. Restrepo-p. 139. 23.04

Lot of 3 Colombian silver or silver-plated medals by the Banco de la Republica (Bogota) dated 1948, 1960 and 1973. 87.64 grams total. AVF to AU-, all

Cuba (under Spain), small silver 1R-sized proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834, Havana. Fonrobert-7740; Medina-416. 3.61 grams. Choice XF with light t

Set of 3 Dominican Republic gold medallions, 1992, Columbus commemoratives, 10.99 grams total. 7.81, 1.59 and 1.59 grams. Lustrous Proof, two showing

Lorraine, France, gilt cast-copper medal commemorating the marriage of Antoine of Lorraine to Renee of Bourbon, ca. 1515. BMC-I, 29/30; Arm-pl. 190, 1

France, silver medal, Napoleon, AN XIII (1804/5), senate and people, rare. 7.97 grams. XF/AU with minor marks, lustrous fields, toned at rims, coin a

France, large silver medal, Napoleon, 1811, Baptism of the King of Rome, by Bertrand Andrieu. 154 grams, 65mm. Deeply toned XF+. Late-1800s restrike

Lot of 3 French bronze medals dated 1815 and 1818 (2). 113.07 grams total, each 41 mm. Various engravers, with high-relief busts of Louis XVIII and R

Naples and Sicily, Italian States, huge lead medal, Alfonso V, "Liberalitas Augusta," 1449, by Pisanello. Kress-19; Arm-I.6,17. 401 grams,...

Cuzco, Peru, silver 8R-sized medal, 1825, Bolivar / liberation of Cuzco. Fonrobert-9205. 27.76 grams, 42mm. Obverse with uniformed bust of Simon Boliv

Switzerland, silver medal, Zwingli / Reformation bicentennial, 1719. Whiting 346, Slg. Belli *1931. 21.89 grams. Designed by Hans Jacob Gessner, with

Potosi, Bolivia, large silver military decoration (struck 1841), Battle of Socabaya (Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation, 1835-39), dated 1836, rare. Fonr

Potosi, Bolivia, large silver military decoration, Battle of Ingavi (Peruvian-Bolivian War, 1841-42), dated 1841, rare. Fonrobert-9792. 36.71 grams, 4

Potosi, Bolivia, medium-sized silver military decoration, Battle of Ingavi (Peruvian-Bolivian War, 1841-42), dated 1841, rare. Fonrobert-9793. . 24.56

Potosi, Bolivia, oval silver military decoration, 1865, Melgarejo, ex-Derman, rare. Fonrobert-9673. 28.01 grams, 44 x 36mm. Obverse with bust of Melga

French copperplate-engraved map of South America entitled Amerique Meridionale by Nicolas Sanson (1657), re-engraved ca. 1700 by Antoine de Winter, ha

British copperplate-engraved map of the eastern Caribbean Islands (Lesser Antilles) dated 1756 entitled "A Map of the Caribee Islands; Showing ...

Italian copperplate-engraved map of the Caribbean dated 1777 entitled "Carta del Golfo del Messico, dell' Isole e Paesi adjacenti," by...

Dutch copperplate engraving of San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico, by Arnoldus Montanus (ca. 1671). 12" x 14-1/2". Very detailed and artis...

Dutch manuscript by Pieter Vander Aa (1706) entitled Verscheyde Scheeps-Togten na Florida, door Pontius, Ribald, Laudonniere, Gourgues en Andere, rega

Pieces of Eight, by Kip Wagner, 1st edition (1966), signed by all 10 Real Eight Company members and associates. 9-1/2" x 6-1/4", 221 pp ...

A California Gold Rush History, by Q. David Bowers (2002), special limited edition hardbound copy #189/400 in heavy case and with ounce of gold from t

Lot of 5 Real Eight Co. stock certificates from 1969-75 for 100 shares each, one with Kip Wagner signature. 8-1/4" x 12". Two different t...