TREASURE, WORLD & U.S. COIN AUCTION #14

Lima, Peru, 50 centimos, 1858, encapsulated ANACS MS 62. KM-178. Muted luster and incipient toning, no wear, fairly nice strike, rare grade.

Lima, Peru, 5 pesetas, 1880BF, B with dot below wreath, encapsulated PCGS MS62 Secure Shield. KM-201.1. Lightly rainbow toned with muted luster, slig

Ayacucho, Peru, 5 pesetas, 1882LM, M below wreath. Eliz-237; KM-201.3. 24.89 grams. Popular two-year issue, lustrous (lightly cleaned) AU with centers

Lisbon, Portugal, 400 reis, Pedro II, 1689. KM-154.2 17.41 grams. Attractively rainbow-toned Mint State with underlying luster, irregular rims (off-ce

Portugal, bronze 40 reis, Joao VI, 1824, encapsulated NGC AU 55 BN, finest known in NGC census. KM-370. Excellent detail, darkly toned with underlyin

Portugal, 400 reis, Maria II, 1835. KM-403.2. 14.35 grams. Mint State with luster around details, faint toning, nice strike except for highest points,

Puerto Rico, 1/4 dollar, lis countermark (1884) on USA (Carson City mint) seated Liberty 1/4 dollar 1876-CC, rare. KM-6 6.00 grams. Full but crude cou

Puerto Rico, copper 10 centimos pattern, 1890, encapsulated NGC PF 62 BN, rare. KM-PN1 Very lustrous and lightly rainbow toned, with faint surface h

Cadiz, Spain, steel die for bust of Ferdinand VII for 4 escudos, dated 1810, by die-sinker F. Sagau F, rare. 1255 grams. Broad, heavy, octagonal die

Tarragona, Spain, 5 pesetas, Ferdinand VII, 1809, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. KM-6. Choice specimen with lovely toning and un

Majorca (Balearic Islands), Spain, 5 pesetas, Ferdinand VII, 1823, encapsulated NGC AU 53, second-finest known in NGC census. KM-L9.1. Attractively t

Switzerland, 40 batzen, 1847, Glarus "shooting taler," rare. Dav-373; KM-20 29.24 grams. Nice AXF with wildly iridescent toning ranging fr...

Venezuela (struck in Paris), (5 bolivares), 1911, wide date, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest and only known specimen in NGC census. KM-Y24.2. Lustrous

Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), (5 bolivares), 1926, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-Y24.2. No toning but lustrous, with a few minor marks but very li

Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), (5 bolivares), 1936, high 3. KM-Y24.2. 24.99 grams. Mint State with just a few minor bagmarks, muted luster and pr

Buenos Aires, Argentina, uniface oval silver medal with hanger (military award), Rio Colorado campaign under Rosas against the Araucanian natives (183

Buenos Aires, Argentina, oval silver medal with loop (military award), Battle of Arroyo Cayasta under Rosas (1840). 16.00 grams total. Legends read M

Potosi, Bolivia, large and heavy silver medal, 1865, General Melgarejo, ex-Derman. Fonr-9671. 74.74 grams. Choice XF+ with luster and light rainbow to

Potosi, Bolivia, large and heavy silver medal, 1865, Mariano Donato Munoz, ex-Derman. Fonr-9698 (var). 117 grams. Oversized medal (same design as Fonr

Brazil, large and heavy silver medal, 1838, Pedro II, Brazilian Historic and Geographic Institute (IHGB). 112 grams. Very thick piece with raised rim

Colombia (struck in Paris), silver medal, adoption of the official coat-of-arms (shown on the obverse) of the Republic of New Granada in 1834 (struck

Germany/Bohemia, silver medal, Adam and Eve next to tree of knowledge / crucifixion scene, copied after Hans Reinhart (1536). 24.99 grams. Very busy

Great Britain, silver medal, Charles II, 1670, British colonization. Betts-44; Eimer-245. 33.28 grams. High relief obverse showing the king and queen,

Great Britain, large silver medal, James II, salvage of the Concepción by William Phips in 1687. Eimer-285; MI-619/33. 65.64 grams. Designed by...

Great Britain, silver medal, William III and Mary I, 1689, coronation. MI-663/26. 9.12 grams. Attractively toned XF with hint of luster, old scratches

Great Britain, silver medal, George I, 1714, coronation. MI-(ii)424/9. 15.72 grams. Choice AU with attractive rainbow toning and brilliant underlying

Great Britain, silver medal, George II, 1727, coronation. Eimer-510; MI-479; Wollaston-12. 19.38 grams. Choice AU with attractive rainbow toning and b

Mexico City, Mexico, 8R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Grove-F13. 26.69 grams. Very lightly toned and lustrous AU- with natural stress

Zamora, Mexico, 4R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, Morales / Navarro. Grove-F203. 13.38 grams. Mint State, lightly toned and lustrous.

Mexico City, Mexico, 2R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Grove-F15. 6.61 grams. Choice AU+ with nice toning all over, faint surface hair

Puerto Rico, copper military control entry token, Ferdinand VII (early 1800s), rare, ex-Roehrs with original envelope. Eklund-2507. 18.06 grams. A 35m

San Juan, Puerto Rico, bronze medal with red-and-blue ribbon, 1898, U.S. Naval Campaign in the West Indies (Spanish American War), Commander in Chief

Arecibo, Puerto Rico, copper-nickel merchant token (Carmelo Cruz Maldonado) struck over a Brazil 200 reis 1901, unique, ex-Roehrs with original envelo

Lot of 15 miscellaneous Puerto Rican commercial and hacienda tokens from various places within the island, including Vieques, Santurce, Hatillo and ot

Large, Dutch map of Peru entitled "PERV," ca. 1635, by Willem Blaeu (Amsterdam), hand-colored, rare. 19" x 22-1/4". Superb cond...

Large, Dutch map of South America entitled "AMERICAE PARS MERIDIONALIS," ca. 1640, by Jan Jansson (Amsterdam), hand-colored. 20-1/2"...

Very rare and important early engraving/map of Mexico entitled "DESCRIPTION, SITUATION & VUE DE LA VILLE DE MEXIQUE, DES DEUX LACS SUR LESQ...

Bronze mortar and pestle set, faces and fins design. 4.3 kg total, the mortar 6" in diameter and 4-1/4" tall, the pestle 10-1/4" lon...

Gold-plated iron stirrup, Arabian design. 451 grams, about 5" x 4" x 5". A simple stirrup with two open ends but with curving Arabic...

Encrusted stone grinding wheel. 5.29 kg, about 9" in diameter and 3" thick. A neatly shaped disk (probably used for sharpening blades) wi...

Lot of two pewter-on-lead inkwells. 1.2 kg total, each about 2" tall and 2-1/4" in diameter. Matching set, both heavy and hexagonal in sh...

Encrusted clump of two intact brass crotal bells. 381 grams, roughly 4" x 3-1/2" x 2". A pair of round "jingle-type" bells...

Lot of 2 lead sounding weights (different designs). About 3.7 kg and 0.5 kg, the larger one 7" tall and 3" in diameter and the smaller on...

Set of six bronze coin weights (disks). 95.88 grams total, diameters of about 1/2" to 1" each. Nicely matched set of small, disk-type wei...

Small bronze handbell. 214 grams, about 4-1/2" tall and 3" in diameter. Cute item, just like a ship's bell but in miniature, unfortun...

Dutch bronze breech-loading swivel cannon and matching breech-block, both marked NB (very rare as a matching pair). Cannon: 185 lb av, 45" lon...

Large, intact earthenware "olive" jar. 11.27 kg, 21" tall and 12" in diameter. Some of the more impressive shipwreck artifacts,...

Lot of four small, stone cannonballs. 1.69 kg total, each 2"-3" in diameter. Before the advent of iron and bronze cannonballs, the materi...

Lot of four lead sounding weights (different designs). Weights of 1.46, 3.69, 6.21 and 7.44 kg each, sizes from 5" to 16" long and 1-1/2&...

Lot of four small to medium-sized iron cannonballs. 3.92 kg total, diameters of 2" to 3-1/4" each. All typically black except for one tha...

Lot of two small, lead-sheathed iron cannonballs. 1.35 kg total, diameters of 1-1/2" and 2-1/2". Before and instead of bronze, the use of...

Encrusted clump of 50(+/-) lead musketballs. 940 grams, roughly 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" x 2". Musketballs are common, no denying, but rarely...

Small bronze cannonball. 2.76 kg, 4" in diameter. Corroded surfaces but stable (fully conserved) and with nice copper color all over, two tiny...

Long, bent but intact bronze hull-spike. 2.17 kg, 21" long and 1-1/2" max diameter. A complete spike, very long (for holding the hull of ...

Men's gold-plated bronze ring engraved with "Die For Love" inside. 3.0 grams, 3/4" in diameter (men's size 6). A plain ring ...

Large lot of Venetian glass trade beads, multiple colors and designs. 245 grams total, each about 1/2" to 1" long. The inbound early wrec...

Silver plate with "1605" silversmith mark and display case. 320 grams, 9-1/2" in diameter and 1" tall, the display 14" x 1...

Complete gold rosary consisting of chain, crucifix and three medallions. 64.20 grams, the necklace 30" long with 4-1/2" pendant. It is ha...

Ornate gold buckle with encrustation. 21.43 grams, about 1-3/4" x 1-1/4". A beautifully ornate buckle with center hasp intact (as all sol...

Pair of gold cagework cufflinks. 11.58 grams total, each cufflink about 1-1/4" long. Intricate little spheres of high-karat filigree gold conn...

Gold wedding ring engraved with birds and flowers. 3.97 grams, 3/4" in diameter (size 4-1/2). A small, plain band of high-grade gold with intr...

Gold wedding ring (nine-sided). 2.44 grams, 3/4" in diameter (size 5-3/4). Lacking any engraving but strangely faceted into nine sides (as opp...

Gold wedding ring (plain but thick). 4.91 grams, 3/4" in diameter (size 5+). One of the thickest rings we've seen, still for a small finge...

Gold "dragon whistle" (captain-general's badge of office), extremely rare and important. 64.15 grams, about 2-7/8" long. The Spa...

Gold reliquary ring with tulip-flower design. 4.23 grams, 7/8" in diameter (size 6). This ring consists of a tiny, square box on top with open...

Clump containing one Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF, encrusted together (as found) with glass shards and an intact silver fork

Dutch glass "onion" bottle, intact, rare as from this wreck. 673 grams, 7" tall and 5-1/2" in diameter. This complete and total...

Large gold reliquary pendant with ornate border and hanger. 28.17 grams, about 3-1/2" x 2" x 3/4" overall. This fabulous locket must...

Lot of 2 Chinese blue-on-white porcelain lotus-flower cups with rising stamens in centers painted as tiny men, rare and unusual, intact, ex-Hatcher.

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain dish with dragon motif, intact. 310 grams, 7-1/2" in diameter and 1-1/2" tall. A fairly small, shallow bo...

Small Chinese blue-on-white porcelain cup on pedestal, rare design, ex-Hatcher. 81 grams, 2-3/4" tall and 2-1/2" across the top. This is ...

Professionally restored Dutch flintlock pistol with polished pewter eagle buttplate. 787 grams, 13-3/4" long. Sometime in the 1990s a shipment...

Side of wooden chest with 23+ coins encrusted on it (as found). 10 lb, approx. 25" x 9" x 3". This large and fragile display is basi...

Intact porcelain plate with British East India Co. arms in gold. 639 grams, about 11-3/4" x 9-1/4". This piece is rare enough as a comple...

Chinese blue-on-white porcelain bowl, tree and plants motif, intact. 704 grams, 10-13/16" in diameter and 2-1/4" tall. The best aspect of...

Encrusted clump of dozens of copper-alloy spoons. 867 grams total, roughly 8-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 2-1/2". Very impressive stack with whit...

Lot of 12 Chinese porcelain spoons in a wooden display rack. 1.54 kg total, about 10-1/2" x 6" x 10", each spoon around 4" long...

Spanish colonial bronze mortar, 1700s. 4 kg, 5-1/4" tall and 3-3/4" in diameter (base), 1-5/8" bore. Sometimes called a "thunde...

Naval chain shot, 12 pounder, early 1800s, rare 11.44 kg, 28" long, each ball about 4" in diameter. Two big balls with cast-in loops conn...

Naval "stand of grapeshot," 12 pounder, early 1800s, rare. 6 kg, 6" tall and 4-1/2" in diameter. This type of projectile is sel...

Spanish military-style crossbow, colonial era (1500s-1700s), with original winding lever. 1.15 kg, 41" long and 29" at its widest. Crossb...

Flintlock blunderbuss pistol, mid- to late 1700s, German, marked HALBERD / BAVARIA. 1295 grams, 19" long. While the rifle-like stock and flare...

German gentleman's flintlock-to-percussion pistol, ca.1760-1780. 626 grams, 13-1/4" long. A high-quality gun that must have belonged to an...

Spanish military flintlock pistol, ca. 1770-1800. 768 grams, 14" long. A simple gun with no markings but well preserved, with brass pan and re...

British "sea service" flintlock pistol, early 1800s. 1475 grams, 19-1/2" long. The classic sidearm of the Royal Navy, with markings ...

Eastern European horseman's flintlock blunderbuss pistol, ca. 1800-30. 1557 grams, 20" long. Attractive piece with traces of gold inlay on...

European (Spanish or French) military hanger sword, 1600s. 660 grams, 32-1/2" long. Straight double-edge blade with blood grooves, fleur-de-li...

European swept-hilt rapier, German or Italian, ca. 1680-1700. 870 grams, 42" long. Elaborate cage-hilt with grip wrapped with spiral-twisted w...

European (French?) iron-hilted hanger-cutlass, ca. 1700-1730. 438 grams, 21" long. Curved single-edge blade struck with armorer's mark, ir...

Brass-hilt cutlass hanger marked H & R Boker (Herman and Robert Boeker, Remscheid, Solingen, Germany), ca. 1830. 1.27 kg, 30" long. Napole...

French naval boarding axe, 1800s. 1015 grams, 22" long, the blade 9-1/2" x 6-1/4". The axe head on this item has a curved blade on o...

Bowie knife and original scabbard, antler grip, late 1800s(?). 441 grams, 15-1/2" long. One can just imagine an Old West pioneer or hunter usi...

European armor breastplate, 1600s. 3.05 kg, about 13" x 15-1/2". Heavy hand-forged construction with folded-over edge-rim, armorer's ...

Spanish military cabasset helmet, 1600s. 1.26 kg, about 10-1/2" x 9" x 7". Hand-hammered construction with "pear stalk" pe...

Lot of 2 Spanish colonial brass stirrups (estribos), ca. 1700. 2.26 kg, each about 11" x 4" x 5". With the appearance of brass shoes...

Lot of 2 Spanish colonial steel spurs (espuelas), ca. 1700. 1.18 kg, each 9" long and 5" in diameter. These massive spurs of cut steel ar...

Spanish or French wooden cross with carved-bone Christ figure, ca. 1800. 68 grams, 13-1/2" x 5". Beautifully rustic, hand-made, European ...

Bone sundial, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s), rare. 15.18 grams, 2-1/8" in diameter and 1/4" thick. Before there were clocks and wristwat...

Dutch green-glass "onion" bottle, ca. 1730-1760. 569 grams, 7" tall and 5-1/2" in diameter. Typical but popular piece, fully in...

Spanish colonial earthenware "olive jar," 1700s. 3.02 kg, 12" tall and 8" in diameter at its widest. The common container of it...