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

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.

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