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W.H. Lane & Son: Sale of Sunken Treasure

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W.H. Lane & Son: Sale of Sunken Treasure
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W.H. Lane & Son. SALE OF SUNKEN TREASURE. September 26, 1975. 1-1327 Lots. 8vo. This auction sale catalog includes numismatic material from Latin America, Mexico, Europe, and other foreign countries, the lots coming from the wrecks: 'Association', 'De Liefde', 'Princess Maria', 'Hollandia', 'Duoro', 'Schiller', 'Athenienne', 'Thomas W. Lawson', and 'Sprightly'. The sale includes a wide variety of coins and artifacts from 9 shipwrecks: 'HMS Association' (415 lots of silver portrait coins and silver cobs, and 36 lots of artifacts), 'De Liefde' (50 lots of ducatoons), 'Princess Maria' (8 lots of silver cobs and ducatoons, and 22 lots of artifacts), 'Hollandia' (446 lots of ducatoons, silver cobs and pillar dollars, 1 cuff link, and 16 lots of artifacts), 'Duoro' (20 lots of artifacts), 'Schiller' (2 lots of artifacts), 'Athenienne' (200 lots of pillar dollars and silver cobs), 'Thomas W. Lawson' (1 large porthole), and the 'Sprightly' (22 lots of guineas and half guineas, a few portrait coins, 1 pillar dollar and 51 lots of artifacts). Within each section there is a description of the wreck and the salvors. Penzance, original pictorial card covers, 108 pages, b&w photos, 10 b&w plates, fine. Lot weight: 0 lbs 9oz. Subject(s): Latin American, European coinage, artifacts.