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

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.