Treasure and World Coin Auction #11

Cayman Islands Currency Board, ten dollars, 1996 experimental paper (X/1 note), rare. KM-18b. 6-1/8" x 2-5/8". Queen Elizabeth on obverse ...

Cuba (under Spain), uncut sheet of 8 lottery tickets, 1839 (Isabel II). 8-1/2" x 12-1/4". This is a whole page of printed uniface notes w...

American Banknote Company for El Banco Comercial y Agricola (Guayaquil, Ecuador), 10 sucres banknote, undated (1903-22), uniface (obverse) proof mount

American Bank Note Company for Banco Central del Ecuador, 100 sucres banknote proof (reverse), 1975-80 issue, printed on oversized paper, hole punch-c

Original 1642 document from Bolivia with unique pillars-and-waves seal at top. 8-1/2" x 12-1/4". Typically flowing but professionally rea...

Original 1575 document signed by King Philip II of Spain ("Yo El Rey"), with translation by Dr. Frank Sedwick. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2"...

Brass die for wax seals on official Spanish documents, Ferdinand VII (1808-33). 1189 grams, 2-3/8" in diameter and 2-1/4" tall. Bright br...

Large steel die for wax seals on official Spanish documents, Isabel II (1833-68). 1990 grams, 3-3/4" in diameter and 2-1/4" tall. Very br...

Small Dutch copper-plate engraving of a map entitled "America" by Jacob Peeters from L'Atlas en abregé… (Antwerp, 1692), hand col...

Large German map of Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean entitled "Regni Mexicani Seu Novæ Hispaniæ, Ludovicianæ, N. Angliæ, C...

French map of the Caribbean, dated 1754, by Jacques Nicolas Bellin, entitled "Carte du Golphe du Mexique et des Isles de l'Amerique," ...

Color mezzotint print of an English stipple engraving by John Raphael Smith from a painting by George Morland, printed by Rollet (Paris) after 1794, e

Silver plate, encrusted but intact. 588 grams, 9-1/4" in diameter. A typically bowl-like plate with 1-1/2" rim and 1" deep bowl, mos...

High-grade emerald, 3.12 carats, square-cut in modern times from a large natural crystal found on the wreck. Dark and intensely green stone, fairly

Bronze cannonball with spot of encrustation, rare. Over 13 lb, 4-1/2" in diameter. The well-preserved bronze shot from this wreck were an inte...

Long, gold "olive blossom" (or "dragon whistle") chain, 56", 83 grams. One of the better-known stories of the 1715 Fleet ...

Gold "money" chain of plain oval links, 92 grams, 27-1/2" long. A perfectly wearable length of heavy chain in simple, smooth, hand-...

Gold/emerald ring, approx. 3 carats, ladies' size 3. A fairly clear, green gem (not too dark) with minimal inclusions, typically closed-mounte...

Iron cannonball grenade, professionally conserved, in plastic display case. 1141 grams, 3" in diameter. Fundamentally intact but with some cor...

Lot of 9 lead musketballs (including 2 split shot) in Riker box with Real Eight Co. certificate signed by Lou Ullian. 159.8 grams total, up to 3/4&...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 43.2 grams, 2-3/4" in diameter and 1-1/2" tall. Slightly fade...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, peacock design, intact. 80.2 grams, 5" in diameter and 7/8" tall. Scalloped rim with...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 69.5 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 60.7 grams, 4-3/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, floral design, intact. 74.2 grams, 4-3/8" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Flowers on vine...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, fence-and-flowers design, intact. 67.2 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Real...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain saucer, K'angxi, man-on-bridge design, intact. 73.8 grams, 4-1/2" in diameter and 3/4" tall. Central ...

Complete flintlock rifle, stabilized and lacquered and mounted on a board for hanging. About 13 lb, 58-1/2" long overall. This is something yo...

Complete iron barshot with cylindrical ends, intact and as found but sealed and solid. 18-3/4 lb, 13" long, each end 4" in diameter. An u...

Encrusted but intact iron cannonball (4"). 9-3/4 lb, 5" in diameter. A complete and stable cocoon, its identity certain due to its spheri...

Large iron cannonball (4-1/2") with bar segment (half of a barshot), professionally conserved. 15-1/2 lb. A complete and sturdy ball with squa...

Medium iron cannonball (4"), professionally conserved. Over 9 lb, 4" in diameter. Solid ball with smooth, glossy black surfaces all over ...

Small iron cannonball (2-1/2"), professionally conserved. 2 lb, 2-1/2" in diameter. Cute little ball with glossy black surfaces (a few sc...

Hemispherical end of an iron barshot (4"), professionally conserved. 4-1/2 lb, 4" in diameter. Solid and heavy half-ball with square-shap...

Small iron cannonball (2-1/2"), intact and stable. About 2-1/2 lb, 2-3/4" in diameter. A very smooth and solid ball but with rusty and pa...

Large lead sounding weight. 4393 grams, 13" long and 2" at its widest. A very tall and heavy weight with hole at top and cavity in bottom...

Two pairs of wire shot (lead musketballs joined by twisted wire). 99.2 grams total, 6-1/2" long (fully extended). Simple musketballs with twis...

English pewter plate, ca. 1703. 604 grams, 11" in diameter. Broad plate with shallow (1/2" deep) bowl and narrow (1-1/8") rim, somew...

Lot of 2 pewter spoons (rat-tail, ca. 1700; and trifid, ca. 1740), in Riker box. 122 grams total, 6-1/4" and 7-1/4" long. A typical pair ...

Lot of 2 natural emeralds, about 1.5 carats total, with Frank Sedwick certificates. Fairly light chips of green with brownish inclusions, a fairly w

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, fisherman motif, intact but with encrustation (scarce thus). 33.7 grams, 1-1/2" tall and 2-1/2" i...

Large, flat, rectangular copper slab marked with X. 26 lb 7 oz (av), 15-1/2" x 9-1/2" x 5/8". Very neatly cast, with ripples in surf...

Brass candlestick holder, ca. 1680-1730. 866 grams, 8" tall and 4-1/2" at its widest. Classic design with inverted-cup base and drip-tray...

Stoneware bellarmine jug marked with Z (for Zeeland?), ca. 1750, intact. 4040 grams, 14-1/2" tall and 7-1/2" in diameter. Very heavy, sol...

Brass mortar with handles, ca. 1700-1780. 3200 grams, 4-1/2" tall and 6" in diameter. Typically heavy and sturdy bowl for apothecaries, w...

Lot of 12 brass and pewter buttons, including many naval officers' uniform buttons (British and French). 51.1 grams total, up to 1" in dia...

Lot of 6 brass/copper thimbles. 21.7 grams total, up to 3/4" tall. Completely intact and solid, in a variety of designs and sizes, one brassy ...

Large lot of 14 miscellaneous small artifacts. Nearly 7 lb total, nothing larger than 8". This catch-all lot covers practically the whole rang...

Lot of 4 wooden ship's rigging parts. 3020 grams total, up to 7" each. This lot consists of a solid, heavy pulley sheave (disk with hole i...

Pair of earthenware "boy-on-buffalo" figurines, probably game-pieces, some legs missing. 24.4 and 23.5 grams, each about 2-1/2". Ver...