Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #19

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. 22.99 grams. Solid, squarish flan with weak details (clear denomination and king&#...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, encrusted (as found). 25.00 grams. Dark brown all over, with patches of white and gr

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)19(J), rare. 12.24 grams. Interesting "bishop's hat" shape, with most of shield and cross despi...

Lot of 2 Spanish Netherlands portrait ducatoons, one Antwerp, Brabant, Philip IV, 1664, the other uncleaned. 53.93 grams total. The cleaned coin is a

Lot of 6 Holland, Netherlands, 2 stuivers, 1724 (one broken in two). 7.38 grams total. All with clear details and minimal corrosion, one uncleaned (or

France (mint uncertain), ecu, Louis XV, date not visible. 18.45 grams. Thin and worn from corrosion as usual but with all details clear except the dat

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1727Y, Louis I, rare issue and very rare provenance. 26.10 grams. Darkly toned but solid and corrosion-free, with bold

Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 1733F. 22.92 grams. Typically well-detailed full shield and cross (the latter highlighted by contrasting toning)

Lot of 3 cob 8R "biscuits" (totally cocooned in encrustation). 67.79 grams total. Three gray "biscuits" of thick gray and white ...

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)729R. 26.64 grams. Solid flan with worn but not overly corroded surfaces, nearly full shield and cross, weak but

Clump of two Dutch ducatoon "biscuits" (completely cocooned in encrustation). 77.70 grams. The coins about 1/3 offset relative to each oth...

Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, (1)733MF, very rare provenance. 15.18 grams. Well struck as usual, with bold date, full crown and shield and cro

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 172(6-8)D. 24.72 grams. Cool rectangular shape with very bold oMD, good shield and cross, partial date, nice toning

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF. 25.42 grams. XF details with very light surface corrosion, faint toning around details. Pedigr

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. 25.86 grams. Choice specimen with AU details and even some luster underneath dark toning, loca

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF. 24.69 grams. Moderate surface corrosion and distractingly patchy toning but still sharp detail

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1652. 32.26 grams. Very broad flan with no corrosion but some wear (VF over

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1721M. 23.22 grams. Decent centers with clear date and assayer but otherwise very crude, due to both strike and corroded sur

Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1722M, rare. 10.81 grams. Full pillars and cross, clear date, but all surfaces moderately corroded. Pedigreed to the Thomas

Lot of 3 silver-cob minors of Philip V with partial dates only (1730s): 2R Lima, 1R Lima, and 1/2R Potosi. 8.06 grams total. The 2R is moderately corr

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1738/7J. 13.28 grams. Bold date with clear overdate (very scarce), decent globes and shield, minimal corrosion but much weak

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1749MF, scarce provenance. 23.40 grams. Bold XF details with hint of luster despite light surface

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1748MM. 26.62 grams. Choice specimen with no corrosion, VF+ details, mostly toned (some colors) ex

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1756JM. 23.83 grams. Bold XF details but lightly corroded, patchy gray and black toning. Pedigreed to the T

Zeeland, Netherlands, 6 stuivers, 1765. 3.47 grams. Popular type-coin with ship on one side, darkly toned but only light surface corrosion, XF details

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769MF. 24.84 grams. XF details with luster (bright from cleaning), light surface corrosion. With h

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. 24.86 grams. Choice and lustrous, with UNC details, brightly cleaned but starting to tone, ap

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. 25.38 grams. Choice specimen with UNC details, some luster and colorful toning, very light su

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. 24.50 grams. Bold XF details, very lightly worn from corrosion and cleaning, part of obverse

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. 21.05 grams. Moderately to heavily corroded (top rims worn away) but with clear details, very

Clump of 5 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. 112 grams total. A fallen stack of moderately worn and corroded coins, with reverse visible

Clump of 4 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. 97.69 grams total. Fairly neat stack of moderately worn and corroded coins, with obverse out

Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. 69.60 grams total. Stack with top (best) coin offset and showing a well-detailed reverse, th

Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. 67.50 grams total. Irregular stack of what appear to be moderately corroded coins but nearly

Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. 70.14 grams total. Leaning stack of worn and corroded coins but with attractive green and wh

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. 24.59 grams. Full cross and one full pillar (bold waves), parts of king's name in legend bold, somewhat we...

Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1719M, rare. 3.24 grams. Off-center pillars with clear date, full but off-center cross, darkly toned but minimal corrosion, pa

London, England, copper farthing, George III, 1773, very rare provenance. 4.27 grams. Rather worn from surface corrosion but with clear details, dark

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1796IJ. 22.38 grams. Bold VF details despite light surface corrosion, attractively toned. Pedigreed to our Auct

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1786FM. 24.61 grams. Nicely toned, XF details with very light surface corrosion only, the rims partic

Seville, Spain, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1788C. 26.94 grams. AU details with much luster despite localized surface corrosion and dark spots (near ri

Clump of 9 British East India Co. copper X cash, 1808. 44.74 grams. Very tight, neat stack of choice coins, the top coin with luster and original colo

Lot of 4 British East India Co. copper coins of 1808: one XX cash and three X cash. 23.21 grams total. Choice UNC specimens with no corrosion, the XX

Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1804TH. 23.00 grams. Typical moderate surface corrosion but fairly clear details, very lightly toned (

Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818JP. 21.63 grams. Deeply gray-toned all over, clear details (Fine) despite light corrosion, still rather

Great Britain (London, England), crown, George IV, 1821, SECUNDO on edge. 27.76 grams. Totally uncorroded but clearly circulated (AVF), attractively t

Great Britain (London, England), shilling, George III, 1816. 4.84 grams. Heavily worn (Good/Poor) and scratched, but fully attributable and nicely ton

Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1851PF, very rare provenance. 25.86 grams. Solid coin (surface corrosion only) with full (VF) details, tone

San Luis Potosi, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1868PS, rare provenance. 26.94 grams. Lustrous (polished) AXF with no corrosion at all, a few small cu

Lot of 6 coins from well-known wrecks, as follows: Potosi cob 8R Santa Margarita (1622); Mexico cob 4R "Lucayan Beach wreck" (ca. 1628); M...