Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Treasure and World

Coin Auction #16
LIVE FLOOR AND INTERNET AUCTION

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Lot viewing and guest speakers

Thursday, November 6, 2014

Session I: 10:00 am est
Session II: 12:30 pm est
Session III: 2:30 pm est
Session IV: 5:45 pm est
Session V: 8:45 pm est
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION

LOTS

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Event Schedule .................................................................................................................. 8

Shipwreck Histories ......................................................................................................... 9-17
SESSION I: 10:00 AM EST
Gold Cobs (by mint) .................................................................................1-91 ............... 19-38
World Gold Coins (by country) ................................................................92-198 ........... 39-54
SESSION II: 12:30 PM EST
Shipwreck Ingots and Natural Nuggets .....................................................199-215 ......... 55-59
Shipwreck Silver Coins (chronologically by wreck) ...................................216-403 ......... 59-89
SESSION III: 2:30 PM EST
Silver cobs of Mexico City, Mexico ............................................................404-472 ......... 91-105
Silver cobs of Lima, Peru ...........................................................................473-519 ......... 105-116
Silver cobs of Potos, Bolivia ......................................................................520-668 ......... 117-138
Other Silver Cobs (by country) .................................................................669-702 ......... 139-144
SESSION IV: 5:45 PM EST
World Silver Coins (by country) ................................................................703-939 ......... 145-184
Tokens, Medals and Military Decorations .................................................940-972 ......... 184-192
SESSION V: 8:45 PM EST
Documents (Paper Money, Maps, Engravings, Books and Paintings) ........973-1023 ....... 193-204
Shipwreck Artifacts ....................................................................................1024-1063 ..... 204-215
Non-Wreck Artifacts ..................................................................................1064-1124 ..... 215-231

A NOTE ABOUT THE ORDER

As the worlds leading purveyors of New World cobs and shipwreck coins, we have always separated and highlighted our cob and shipwreck
offerings from the rest of what we sell. We have preserved that arrangement in our auctions as well, with cobs presented in order of establishment
of each mint (the rare and unusual mints at the end) and the shipwreck coins, ingots and artifacts presented in chronological order by wreck.

REFERENCES CITED
Where possible, in the description for each lot we supply one or more numbers in reference to acknowledged publications in the field. References
used in this catalog include the following:
CT = Calics Numismtica espaola (2008), formerly by Calic and Trigo (nine previous editions).
KM = Krause-Mishlers Standard Catalog of World Coins, various editions, including Spain, Portugal and the New World.
Restrepo = Restrepos Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, second edition (2006).
S = Sedwicks The Practical Book of Cobs, fourth edition (2007).
Spink = Spinks (formerly Seabys) Coins of England and the United Kingdom, forty-first edition (2006).
A list of other, more specialized references used in our catalogs is provided upon request.

COIN GRADING and DESCRIPTIVE TERMS

From best to worst, UNC is Uncirculated, AU is Almost Uncirculated, XF is Extra Fine, VF is Very Fine, F is Fine, VG is Very Good, and G is
Good, with Fair and Poor below that. (About or A means the coin is just shy of the indicated grade. Mint State refers to lustrous, choice
UNC coins.)We do not always assign numismatic grades to sea-salvage and land-burial coins, which were usually Uncirculated (or close to it)
before the effects of corrosion and/or cleaning.Corrosion is usually assessed, from least to most, as follows: none, minimal, light, moderate, and
heavy. Also note that we sometimes use the abbreviations E for escudos and R for reales in the listings for Spanish and Spanish colonial items.

A NOTE ABOUT PHOTOS

Coin photos in this catalog are generally shown at actual size, with the exception of large lots, which are often reduced, as are
most medals, paper money, artifacts, documents, artwork and media. Photos of coins in the most recent NGC capsules have four
white intrusions into the rims of the coins due to a special design meant to enable viewing of the edges of those coins.

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TREASURE AND WORLD COIN AUCTION #16

Live Floor and Internet auction, Thursday, November 6, 2014

In this auction we present some of the most amazing numismatic treasures we have ever seen, befitting our second Live Floor sale
in Orlando, Florida, and solidifying the event as an annual must see occasion for treasure buffs and serious numismatists alike,
who will also surely enjoy our latest addition of educational talks by experts in the field during on-site lot viewing Wednesday,
November 5. Our auctions continue to grow and improve; the pre-auction estimate for this one speaks volumes: $1.94 million
in just 1124 lots!
As usual we start off with a barrage of gold cobs, including many 1715-Fleet specimens in all denominations from Mexico,
Lima and Bogot. Since the year 2015 marks the 300th anniversary of the 1715-Fleet disaster, we trust that interest in these gold
cobs will be at an all-time high.
The World Gold Coins section is dominated by dozens of bust-type 8 escudos from the mints of Bogot, Popayn, Lima,
Potos and Santiago, all emanating from a new hoard of ca. 1820 found in the Andes region of South America. A standout piece
is the finest-known Brazil (Rio) 3200 reis of 1727 (lot 101).
In the ingots section we present a sizable collection of natural gold nuggets from the Dominican Republic, plus a beautifully
marked silver bar (lot 212) from the Atocha (1622). The Shipwreck Silver Coins section following that contains the usual
spectrum of coins from dozens of different wrecks.
The silver-cobs sections are where the biggest trophies begin. We are particularly honored to present the Mexican 8 reales of
Charles-Joanna (assayer Rincn, struck 1538), one of three examples known of the first 8 reales of the New World (lot 404).
Also from Mexico is the ultra-rare 8 reales Royal of Louis I, 1725D (lot 450). In Lima cobs we present a collection of 17 Star
of Lima coins from the unauthorized issue of 1659-60. The Potos Cobs section offers many dated shield-type minors, as
well as the finest known Rincn real (lot 597). A smattering of Royals completes the picture, along with many cobs from
Guatemala and Spain and the rare mints of Panama and Colombia.
Colombia is the feature in World Silver Coins, where we offer a top-quality Bogot pillar 8 reales 1770VJ (lot 752) and a
Bogot pillar 1 real 1760JV (lot 753), both from the same hoard (with an outline of the hoards known history) and a pair of
very rare bust 8 reales from the Popayn mint. There is also a very rare Popayn 1 peso of 1863 (lot 786). From the Mexican
War of Independence we offer a unique denomination set of Durango 8-4-2-1-1/2 reales (lot 876).
Following World Silver Coins is an expanded Medals section that features a very important selection of military decorations
from battles in Ecuador and Peru during Bolvars fight for Independence in South America. We have also expanded our Paper
Money section this time, offering significant selections from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba and Mexico.
The Artifacts sections present some fabulous treasures, like a gold and red-coral rosary from the 1715 Fleet (lot 1038), a Dutch
bronze cannon from the 1733 Fleet (lot 1043), a gold reliquary locket from the 1733 Fleet (lot 1044) and a long gold money
chain from a new 1740s wreck off Haiti (lot 1056).
As usual this auction has been a joy and privilege to assemble and present, and we look forward to assisting bidders in obtaining
their new treasures. So many lots here are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities! We wish everyone the best of luck!

Daniel Sedwick

The Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC production team:

Agustn (Augi) Garca-Barneche
Cori Sedwick Downing

Michelle B. Heidt

SHIPWRECK (AND HOARD) HISTORIES

Throughout this catalog we offer coins, ingots and artifacts from many dozens of different shipwrecks and hoardstreasure in the truest
sense. So as not to break up the flow of the catalog in the listings, we offer the history behind each wreck here in chronological order. Some
lots in the catalog do not have histories here either because we have no further information or what we do know is brief enough to include
with the lots. Please feel free to contact us for more information about any of these wrecks or about shipwrecks or treasure in general. Also be
sure to check out our new Virtual Shipwreck and Hoard Map on the web at http://www.sedwickcoins.com/map/map.html.

Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic

Golden Fleece wreck, sunk ca. 1550 in the northern

Caribbean

In 1554 the Spanish fleet coming from Mexico, consisting

of four caravels, the San Andrs, the Santa Mara de Yciar, the San
Estban, and the Espritu Santo, hit a violent storm and foundered off
of what is now Padre Island, Texas, where it is known that all but the
first mentioned sank. The one ship that escaped, the San Andrs, did
make it to Havana, but just barely, and its treasure had to be offloaded
onto other vessels for the journey through the Bahama Channel and
up the Straits of Florida and back to Spain. Archival records in Spain
indicate that not all of the treasure from the San Andrs made it there,
however. In addition to a documented loss off Portugal, there is some
evidence that these ships were hit by another storm and lost somewhere
in the northern Caribbean, at least one of them hitting the east coast
of Florida and being salvaged by the Ais Indians. A few coins found on
the east coast of Florida in recent decades, particularly in the vicinity
of Cape Canaveral, seem to confirm this. Archival records also indicate
that some of the treasure from the San Andrs was brought to and left
at Puerto Rico to be retrieved later in the 1550s.
The material we are seeing on the market today (coins, ingots
and some artifacts like plates with markings) is identical to what was
found off Texas, so it MUST have come from the same 1554 shipment
originally, and is therefore most likely the part that was offloaded
from the San Andrs in Havana. Because the salvagers say the source
is somewhere off the Dominican Republic, it may have more to do
with the part that was left in Puerto Rico than with the losses in the
Bahama Channel.

This wreck was nicknamed for a royal stamping (Golden

Fleece) on several of the gold finger bars (ingots) it yielded.
Practically all the coins from this wreck were Mexican Carlos-Juana
silver coins (all assayers prior to S), including several rarities, the most
important being three specimens of the Rincn Early Series 8 reales
of 1538, the very first 8 reales ever struck in the New World (the best
of which achieved a record in 2006 for the highest amount ever paid at
auction for a Spanish colonial coin: $373,750!). To date the finders of
the wreck have not identified the wreck or disclosed its exact location,
but they affirm it was in international waters in the northern Caribbean.
Though it was a relatively small find of a few thousand coins at most,
it has been the primary source for Mexican Carlos-Juana coins on the
market since the mid-1990s.
Perhaps more impressive than the coins from this wreck are
the few dozen gold and silver ingots it has yielded, all of which have
entered the market exclusively through Daniel Frank Sedwick.The
varying purities of these bars are reminiscent of the tumbaga bars
(see above), although the later gold ingots were been cast in somewhat
standard shapes (fingers) and sizes. The silver ingots from this wreck,
popularly known as splashes, were simply poured onto the ground,
leaving a round, flat mound of silver that was subsequently stamped
with a tax stamp in the form of a crowned C for King Charles I and/
or a fineness in the usual block Roman numerals in parts per 2400,
much like the karat system we use today.The gold ingots also show a
fineness marking, but no tax stamps or other markings, in parts per
24, with a dot being a quarter karat. Many of the silver and gold ingots
from this wreck were cut into two or more parts, presumably to divide
into separate accounts.

Santiago, sunk in 1585 on the Bassas da India atoll between

Mozambique and Madagascar

This relatively obscure wreck sank on a reef at night due to

pilot error, following which the captain and crew absconded with the
one useable lifeboat, leaving some 400 or more passengers to perish
on the wreck. The Santiago was found again and salvaged in the late
1970s by Ernest Erich Klaar and eventually yielded thousands of silver
cobs (marketed in the 1980s) of both Spain and Spanish America
(particularly the mints of Seville and Mexico). This shipwreck is
also numismatically notable as one of only two wrecks (along with
the Atocha of 1622) to have produced the extremely rare cobs of the
Panama mint.

Spanish 1554 Fleet sunk off Padre Island, Texas

The 1554 Fleet consisted of four caravels, the San Andrs,

the Santa Mara de Yciar, the San Estban, and the Espritu Santo,
all but the first of which foundered off what is now Padre Island in
a violent storm. There were many survivors, but natives killed nearly
all of them. Much of the treasure was salvaged soon afterward by the
Spanish. In the 1960s two of the ships were rediscovered and salvaged
by an out-of-state company, causing controversy by removing what
Texans thought should belong to their state. (The third wreck-site
was apparently obliterated by a dredging operation in the late 1940s
on what is known as the Mansfield Cut, a manmade inlet.) Texas
conducted its own excavations on the two sites in the 1970s. The
1554 Fleet wrecks have yielded almost exclusively Mexican coinage
of Carlos-Juana (up to and including assayer S), some of which still
washes up on the beaches of Padre Island. Even when found on the
beach, these coins are illegal to own in Texas, which has declared them
all to be the property of the State, but they do trade freely elsewhere.
Uncleaned specimens (mostly beach finds) are distinctively rusty in
color and therefore are usually distinguishable from coins from the
Golden Fleece wreck above.

Unidentified (presumably Spanish) wreck sunk ca. 1590 off

the Yucatn peninsula of Mexico

Salvaged surreptitiously by Florida divers, this wreck yielded

Philip II cobs of Mexico, Lima and Potos, some in remarkably good
condition. Many of this wrecks coins are recognizable by their jagged,
truncated edges (from corrosion) with pristine interior details. Without
consideration of that characteristic pattern of corrosion, the coins from
this wreck can pass for Atocha (1622) coins, which is how many of
them were successfully sold with fraudulent Atocha certificates in the
1990s.

Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

From the same hurricane-stricken 1622 Fleet as the Atocha

(above), the Santa Margarita sank on a reef within sight of the Atocha
and was found in 1626 by Spanish salvagers, who recovered only
roughly half its treasure. The other half was found by Mel Fisher and
company in 1980. Margaritas treasures were similar to those found
on the Atocha, with fewer coins in comparatively worse condition
overall (yet not as harshly cleaned afterward). As with Atocha coins,
original Fisher certificates are critical to the premium value for these
coins, which is on par with Atocha coins. In 2008 divers with the
subcontractor company Blue Water Recovery found more gold on the
Santa Margarita and also a lead box stuffed full of pearls.

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

Arguably the most famous of all Spanish galleons salvaged in

our time, the Atocha was the almiranta of the 1622 Fleet, which left
Havana several weeks late and ran afoul of a hurricane. Eight of the
28-ship fleet were lost, wrecked on the reefs between the Dry Tortugas
and the Florida Keys or sunk in deeper water. Five people survived
the sinking of the Atocha and were rescued by another vessel, but the
wreck itself was scattered after another hurricane hit the site exactly
one month later. The Spanish were never able to salvage what was one
of the richest galleons ever to sail.
The cargo of the Atocha did not see light again until 1971,
when the first coins were found by the now-famous salvager Mel
Fisher and his divers, who recovered the bulk of the treasure in 1985
and thereby unleashed the largest supply of silver cobs and ingots the
market has ever seen. Well over 100,000 shield-type cobs were found
in all denominations above the half real, the great majority of them
from Potos, as were also the approximately 1,000 silver ingots (most
the size of bread loaves). A handful of gold 1- and 2-escudos cobs were
also recovered, mostly from mainland Spanish mints, but also a few
from Colombia, officially the first gold coins ever struck in the New
World. The Atocha was also the source for most or all of the first silver
cobs struck in Colombia, as well as a few early coins from Mexico,
Lima, Spain and even Panama. Even more significant were the many
gold ingots, jewelry items, emeralds and other artifacts.
Because of Mel Fishers huge publicity and because much of
the treasure was distributed to investors at high ratios compared to
their investment amounts, the coins from the Atocha have always sold
for much moreanywhere from 2 times to 10 timesthan their nonsalvage counterparts, even in the numismatic market. (The glamour
market in tourist areas elevates these coins to as much as twenty times
their base numismatic value!) Individually numbered certificates with
photos of each coin are critical to the retention of an Atocha coins
enhanced value. Accompanying barcode tags with the coins also make
it possible to replace lost certificates through a database system at the
Fisher operation in Key West. With some exceptions each certificate
also specifies the coins Grade, from 1 (highest) to 4 (lowest), a highly
subjective evaluation of corrosive damage and overall quality. Most
Atocha silver coins are also recognizable by their shiny brightness,
the result of a somewhat controversial cleaning and polishing process
catering more to non-collectors than to serious numismatists.

Dry Tortugas wreck, sunk ca. 1622 off the Dry Tortugas,
west of Key West, Florida

Presumably a sister-ship to the Atocha and Santa Margarita

of the 1622 Fleet (above), the Dry Tortugas wreck was discovered
in 1989 and reworked in 1991 by Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology.
Among the finds were numerous gold bars (but no silver bars) and
about 1,200 heavily eroded silver cobs similar in composition to the
Atocha finds, all picked from the ocean floor by a robot. Cannons and
other artifacts expected on a typical galleon were notably absent. The
bulk of the treasure was eventually sold to a store/museum in Key West
that later went bankrupt. Years later it all turned up at a bankruptcy
auction, where the bulk of the treasure was repurchased by some of
the former principals of Seahawk for a new museum.

So Jos, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique

The So Jos was the almiranta of a fleet carrying Francisco

da Gama (grandson of the famous Vasco da Gama) from Lisbon,
Portugal, to his new post as Viceroy in Goa, India, when the ships were
attacked at night on July 22 by an Anglo-Dutch fleet off Mozambique.
Suffering from disease, the captain and crew of the So Jos at first tried
to ground her but ended up sinking in deeper water, taking many chests
of Spanish silver with her. The English and Dutch made off with some
of the cargo and 100 prisoners from the So Jos, with hundreds more
people and the bulk of the treasure lost to the sea. In 2003 the salvage
company Arqueonautas located the wreck and eventually recovered
just over 20,000 silver cobs (all 8 and 4 reales) from Spain, Mexico,
and South America.

Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, England

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The East Indiaman Campen was part of a seven-ship fleet that

encountered a heavy storm off the Isle of Wight in October of 1627.
Seeking safety in the Solent north of the island, four of the ships
attempted to navigate through the Needles rocks at the islands
westernmost tip and two of themthe Campen and the Vliegende
Draecke (FlyingDragon)sank nearby. Soon after, all of the latter
ships cargo was saved, but only a couple thousand silver coins
were recovered from the Campen, leaving about 8,000 coins to be
found in our time. Most of these silver coins, recovered by divers
beginning in June of 1979, were Dutch lion daalders, but they
also included a few cobs, which are very rarely seen on the market
today.

Lucayan Beach wreck, sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama

Island

Since the accidental discovery in 1964 of around 10,000

silver cobs dating up to and including 1628 in 10 feet of water just
1,300 yards from the Lucayan Beach Hotel, the mystery of identifying
the lost vessel has never been solved. Because of the date, popular
opinion associates the wreck with the taking of the Spanish 1628
Fleet in Matanzas Bay, Cuba, by the Dutch pirate and national hero
Piet Heyn, who reported losing two of the vessels on the way back to
Europe. Three names proposed for the ship(s) by various sellers over
the years were the Van Lynden, the Santa Gertrude (or Gertrudis) and
the Romario, with scant evidence to support any of the attributions.
Spanish archival research suggested a new name, Nuestra Seora de los
Remedios, which sank in that general area in 1624. Since dates on the
recovered coins extend past 1624, this attribution must be incorrect.
A more recent recovery in the 1990s off Lucayan Beach turned up
similar material, but no further clues as to the ships (or ships) identity.
Practically all of the coins have been Mexican 8 and 4 reales of the
assayer-D period, some in quite nice condition and a few with clear
dates, which are rare. Expect to pay a modest premium for specimens
in white clamshell boxes produced by Spink & Son (London) in the
1960s for a promotion that capped off years of disagreements between
the salvagers, their backers and the Bahamian government.

Concepcin, sunk in 1641 off the northeast coast of

Hispaniola

The Concepcin was one of the most significant Spanish wrecks

of all time, serving the Spanish with a loss of over 100 tons of silver
and gold treasure. The almiranta of a 21-ship fleet, the Concepcin
was already in poor repair when the Europe-bound fleet encountered
a storm in September of 1641, leaving her disabled and navigating
under makeshift sails amid disagreement among its pilots about their
location. Weeks later, she grounded on a reef in an area now named the
Silver Shoals, just east of another shoal known as the Abrojos, which
the pilots were trying to avoid. After another storm hit the wrecked
ship and the admiral and officers left in the ships only longboat, the
remaining crew resorted to building rafts from the ships timbers.
Survivors accounts pointed to drowning, starvation and even sharks
for the approximately 300 casualties. In the fallout that ensued, none
of the survivors could report the wrecks location with accuracy, so it
sat undisturbed until New Englands William Phipps found it in 1687
and brought home tons of silver and some gold, to the delight of his
English backers.
The Concepcin was found again in 1978 by Burt Webber,
Jr., whose divers recovered some 60,000 silver cobs, mostly Mexican 8
and 4 reales, and also some Potos and rare Colombian cobs, including

more from the Cartagena mint than had been found on any other
shipwreck. Unlike the Maravillas 15 years later, the Concepcin did not
yield any gold cobs in our time, and any significant artifacts found were
retained by the government of the Dominican Republic who oversaw
the salvage. The bulk of the silver cobs found on the Concepcin were
heavily promoted, even in department stores. The site is still worked
from time to time with limited success.

Capitana (Jess Mara de la Limpia Concepcin), sunk in

1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

This wreck was the largest loss ever experienced by the

Spanish South Seas (Pacific) Fleet, of which the Jesus Mara de la
Limpia Concepcin was the capitana (captains ship or lead vessel)
in 1654. Official records reported the loss of 3 million pesos of silver
(2,212 ingots, 216 chests of coins, and 22 boxes of wrought silver),
augmented to a total of as much as 10 million pesos when contraband
and private consignments were taken into account. By comparison,
the entire annual silver production in Peru at that time was only about
6-7 million pesos!
Obviously overloaded, the Capitana sank technically due to
pilot error, which drove the ship onto the reefs south of the peninsula
known as Punta Santa Elena, a geographic feature the pilot thought
he had cleared. Twenty people died in the disaster. For eight years
afterward, Spanish salvagers officially recovered over 3 million pesos
of coins and bullion (with probably much more recovered off the
record), leaving only an unreachable lower section for divers to find
in our time. Ironically, the main salvager of the Capitana in the 1650s
and early 1660s was none other than the ships silvermaster, Bernardo
de Campos, who was responsible for the ships being overloaded with
contraband in the first place.
The wreck was rediscovered in the mid-1990s and salvaged
(completely, according to some) in 1997. After a 50-50 split with the
Ecuadorian government in 1998, investors sold most of their half of the
more than 5,000 coins recovered at auction in 1999. Almost exclusively
Potos 8 and 4 reales, the coins were a healthy mix of countermarked
issues of 1649-1652, transitional issues of 1652, and post-transitional
pillars-and-waves cobs of 1653-1654, many in excellent condition and
expertly conserved.
As an interesting footnote, the very coins salvaged from the
Capitana by the Spanish in 1654 were lost again on the Maravillas
wreck of 1656 (see next), and some of those coins salvaged from the
Maravillas were lost again in the wreck of the salvage vessel Madama do
Brasil off Gorda Cay (Bahamas) in 1657. Furthering Spains woes was
the destruction of another treasure fleet in 1657 by English marauders
fresh from a victory in the Bay of Cdiz off Santa Cruz on the island
of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

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As the almiranta of the homebound Spanish fleet in January of

1656, the Nuestra Seora de las Maravillas was officially filled with over
five million pesos of treasure (and probably much more in contraband,
as was usually the case). That treasure included much of the silver
salvaged from the South Seas Fleets Capitana of 1654 that wrecked
on Chanduy Reef off Ecuador (see above). The ill-fated treasure sank
once again when the Maravillas unexpectedly ran into shallow water
and was subsequently rammed by one of the other ships of its fleet,
forcing the captain to try to ground the Maravillas on a nearby reef on
Little Bahama Bank off Grand Bahama Island. In the ensuing chaos,
exacerbated by strong winds, most of the 650 people on board died in
the night, and the wreckage scattered. Spanish salvagers soon recovered

almost half a million pesos of treasure, followed by more recoveries

over the next several decades, yet with over half of the official cargo
still unfound.
The first rediscovery of the Maravillas in the twentieth century
was by Robert Marx and his company, Seafinders, in 1972, whose
finds were featured in an auction by Schulman in New York in 1974.
Included among the coins in this sale were some previously unknown
Cartagena silver cobs of 1655 and countermarked Potos coinage of
1649-1651 and 1652 transitionals, in addition to many Mexican
silver cobs and a few Bogot cob 2 escudos. The second big salvage
effort on the Maravillas was achieved by Herbert Humphreys and his
company, Marex, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in two
big sales by Christies (London) in 1992 and 1993, which featured
many Bogot cob 2 escudos, more Mexico and Potos silver cobs, and
several important artifacts. The most recent big sale of Maravillas finds,
presumably from one of the many salvage efforts from the 1970s and
1980s, took place in California in 2005, again with a good quantity
of Bogot cob 2 escudos. The wreck area is still being searched today,
but officially the Bahamian government has not granted any leases on
the site since the early 1990s. It is possible the bulk of the treasure is
still to be found.

to Spain. But unlike most avisos, the San Miguel was carrying some
important treasure, as it was in the right time and place to take on
samples of the unauthorized Star of Lima coinage of 1659 for the
King to see. In October the San Miguel encountered a hurricane off
the southeast coast of Florida, grounded on a sandbar, and broke apart
rapidly, leaving only 34 survivors among the 121 people on board.
Those survivors were all quickly captured by natives (Ais) and therefore
had no opportunity to salvage the scattered wreck.
Today only parts of the wreck of the San Miguel have been
found, discovered by lifeguard Peter Leo in 1987, in about 10 to 20
feet of water and under as much as 20 feet of sand. Salvage is ongoing.
Besides a couple of gold ingots and one large silver ingot, the yield
to date has been modest, mostly low-end silver cobs of Mexico and
Potos, a good amount of the rare 1659 Star of Lima silver coinage,
a couple Bogot gold cobs, and some rare Cartagena silver cobs. All
were sold through various dealers and private transactions. If the hull
of the ship is ever found, as the salvagers think it will be, the market
may finally see some of the gold cobs of the Star of Lima issue of
1659.

Unidentified wreck sunk ca. 1671 in Seville Harbor, Spain

The city of Seville is situated on the Guadalquivir River, about

50 miles inland from the ocean port of Cdiz, where treasure from
the New World arrived on sea-going galleons. From there the treasure
sailed upriver by boat to Seville. Sometime in 1671 it is believed one
of these boats sank outside Seville, or at least its treasure was lost there
somehow in the river, for in the mid-1990s a large hoard of obviously
salvaged silver cob 8 and 4 reales of Potos, none dated later than
1671, and mostly in decent condition, began to emerge from markets
in Spain without provenance but reportedly found in Seville Harbor
during the installation of a fiber-optic cable across the river.
It should be noted that the same type of coins (with
characteristics identical to those from the Seville wreck) have been sold
in recent years as having come from the so-called Seorita de Santa
Cristina of 1672 off Cdiz, but we can find no record of this ship or
its salvage.

Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon), sunk in 1656 off Western

Australia

Much has been written about the loss and salvage of

this Dutch East India Company trading vessel (known as an East
Indiaman), which some consider to be Australias counterpart to
Floridas 1715 Fleet in terms of availability of reasonably priced cobs
for collectors. In contrast to the Spanish treasure wrecks, the Vergulde
Draeck carried only a modest amount of just silver cobs (eight chests
totaling 45,950 coins), mostly Mexican but also some cobs from Potos
and Spain as well as some Colombian rarities. The ship was on its way
from the Netherlands to Batavia (modern-day Jakarta, Indonesia) when
suddenly it found itself wrecked on a reef some three miles from land in
the early morning hours of April 28, 1656. Only 75 of the 193 people
on board were able to reach the shore, and seven of them soon left in the
ships pinnace to seek help in Batavia. When authorities there learned
of the wreck, several attempts were made to rescue the other survivors
and, more important, the eight chests of treasure, but no sign of the
wreck or survivors was ever found. The wreck remained undiscovered
until 1963 when spear-fishermen stumbled upon it and began to
recover coins and artifacts. Subsequent salvage efforts, primarily under
the supervision of the Western Australian Museum, whose certificates
often accompany the coins and carry a small premium, have yielded
only about half of the total coins officially recorded to be on board
this ship.

San Miguel el Arcngel (Jupiter wreck), sunk in 1659 off

Jupiter Inlet, east coast of Florida

As well known as this wreck has become among the Florida

treasure community and shipwreck collectors around the world,
surprisingly little has been written about it, and not one major auction
has been dedicated to its finds.
The San Miguel was
not a big treasure galleon in a
huge convoy; rather, she was
a lone aviso, a smaller ship
for carrying letters and other
communications quickly back

Consolacin (Isla de Muerto shipwreck), sunk in 1681 off

Santa Clara Island, Ecuador

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When salvage first began on this wreck in 1997, it was

initially believed to be the Santa Cruz and later called El Salvador y
San Jos, sunk in August of 1680; however, research by Robert Marx
after the main find in subsequent years confirmed its proper name and
illuminated its fascinating history.
Intended to be part of the Spanish South Seas Fleet of 1681,
which left Limas port of Callao in April, the Consolacin apparently

was delayed and ended up traveling alone. At the Gulf of Guayaquil,

off modern-day Ecuador, the Consolacin encountered English pirates,
led by Bartholomew Sharpe, who forced the Spanish galleon to sink
on a reef off Santa Clara Island (later nicknamed Isla de Muerto,
or Dead Mans Island). Before the pirates could get to the ship, the
crew set fire to her and tried to escape to the nearby island without
success. Angered by their inability to seize the valuable cargo of the
Consolacin, Sharpes men killed the Spaniards and tried in vain to
recover the treasure through the efforts of local fishermen. Spanish
attempts after that were also fruitless, so the treasure of the Consolacin
sat undisturbed until our time.
When vast amounts of silver coins were found in the area
starting in the 1990s, by local entrepreneurs Roberto Aguirre and
Carlos Saavedra (ROBCAR) and the government of Ecuador in
1997 under mutual agreement, the exact name and history of the wreck
were unknown, and about 8,000 of the coins (all Potos silver cobs)
were subsequently sold at auction by Spink New York in December
2001 as simply Treasures from the Isla de Muerto. Most of the
coins offered were of low quality and poorly preserved but came with
individually numbered photo-certificates. Later, after the provenance
had been properly researched and better conservation methods
were used, a Florida syndicate arranged to have ongoing finds from
this wreck permanently encapsulated in hard-plastic holders by the
authentication and grading firm ANACS, with the wreck provenance
clearly stated inside the slab; more recent offerings have bypassed this
encapsulation. Ongoing salvage efforts have good reason to be hopeful,
as the manifest of the Consolacin stated the value of her registered
cargo as 146,000 pesos in silver coins in addition to silver and gold
ingots, plus an even higher sum in contraband, according to custom.

too late for the merchant nao Boticaria, which struck a reef there at
midnight on November 29, but gently enough that almost everyone
on board was saved.
Rescue boats soon arrived. As the Boticaria stayed on the
reef for three days before sinking, salvagers were able save almost
everything.Meanwhile, news came in that another ship in the fleet, the
galleon Nuestra Seora de la Soledad, had wrecked on another reef near
even farther along, off a point near a western entrance to the Chagres
River known as Punta de Brujas (not to be confused with Brujas on
the Pacific coast).Unlike the Boticaria, however, the 22-gun Soledad
hit the reef with such force that 50 people died, including its owner,
Captain Antonio de Lima.
The rest of the 1681 Fleet finally reached Portobelo on
December 3, still under adverse weather conditions.More casualties
arose when the ship Chapern found herself stranded at the mouth of
the Chagres River and in danger of sinking due to lack of anchoring
equipment and personnel.In the process of delivering assistance, a
small ship known as a tartana was lost, and by the time the other
rescue ships made it to the Chapern they found that its crew had all
escaped and only three boatloads of goods could be saved before the
ship sank.
After taking care of business in Portobelo, the ill-fated fleet
returned to Cartagena on March 27, 1682, and on May 8 set sail for
Havana, Cuba. That night yet another merchant ship, the Santa Teresa,
captained by Don Manuel de Galarza, was lost, and several other
vessels had to return to Cartagena. Then, while en route to Havana,
the galleon Nuestra Seora de la Concepcin y San Ignacio de Loyola
hit a reef just past Cape San Antonio, Cuba, and was set afire after its
cargo was salvaged. Reaching Havana on June 1, the ragtag 1681 Fleet
finally made it back to Spain on September 2.
The various lost ships of the 1681 Fleet have been salvaged
off and on in modern times. While it would seem that the location
of each wreck would indicate its identity, the fact is that most sources
have not been well documented, and the wrecks of pirate ships with
loot from the same fleet are possible as well.

Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa

1681 Fleet (Portobelo wreck), sunk in 1681 off Portobelo,

Panama

An English East Indiaman on her way to Surat on the west

coast of India, the Joanna separated from her convoy and sank in
rough seas on a reef off the southernmost tip of South Africa on June
8, 1682, sending 10 people to their death. Eventually 104 survivors
reached the Dutch colony of Cape Town, from which a salvage party
was soon dispatched. The Joannas cargo consisted of 70 chests of
silver coins, of which the salvage party reported having recovered only
about 28,000 guilders worth. In 1982 the wreck was rediscovered
by a group of South African divers led by Gavin Clackworthy, who
brought up silver ingots (discs) and more than 23,000 silver cobs, most
of them Mexican 4 and 8 reales of Charles II in generally low grade,
but a few showing bold, formerly very rare dates 1679-1681. Over
the past two decades, these cobs have entered the market from both
private dealers and auctions, but always in relatively small quantities
at a time. Almost all the coins are in very worn condition, usually thin
and nearly featureless, but without the heavy encrustation and pitting
that characterize Caribbean finds.

The 1681 Tierra Firme Fleet, commanded by Juan Antonio

Vicentelo de Leca y Herrara, better known as the Marqus de Brenes,
left Cdiz, Spain, on January 28, 1681, and reached Cartagena,
Colombia, on April 2.From there a small armada of 12 ships was
sent out to assess the danger of pirates in the area, as this was the age
of Henry Morgan and other privateers on the Spanish Main. Bad
weather also intervened, and it was not till November that the 1681
Fleet finally left Cartagena bound for Portobelo, Panama.
As the Fleet approached Portobelo, strong winds and hard
rain prevented the pilots from recognizing the land until nighttime,
by which time they had passed their destination and found themselves
near dangerous reefs off the Islas Naranjos.The Capitana (lead vessel),
Santo Cristo de San Agustn y Nuestra Seora del Rosario, immediately
anchored and signaled the rest of the fleet to anchor as well.It was

Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa

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This Dutch East Indiaman was outbound when she tried to

put into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship.
On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the southwest point of Jutten Island
and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people

aboard the Merestein survived.

On board the Merestein were several chests of silver coins for
trade in the East Indies and for which immediate salvage plans were
undertaken. But Jutten Island is no easy dive, and all attempts were
abandoned until modern times.
The wreck was rediscovered and salvaged in the early 1970s,
yielding almost exclusively Dutch silver ducatoons from the 1600s.
The number of coins found in the 1970s was around 15,000 and is
believed to be nowhere near all of the treasure that was lost. Thousands
more coins and artifacts were recovered by the salvage company Sealit
in the 1990s.

Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of

England

The sinking of this ship and four others in a fleet of 21

returning from the Mediterranean was one of the worst British naval
disasters of all time. The Association sank on October 22 under stormy
conditions after what can only be described as guesswork navigation
that led the ships straight onto the rocks of the Scilly Isles, where as
many as 2,000 sailors lost their lives as a result. The admiral of the
fleet, Sir Cloudisley Shovell, whose ten chests of personal wealth (in
addition to several others) were rumored to be aboard the Association,
was one of the casualties of the sinking, although legend has it he
reached shore alive, only to be murdered there by a local woman for
a ring on his finger.
The wrecksite was located in 1967 by British Navy divers,
touching off a frenzy of activity on the site for years to come. Cannons
and a few coins were raised in the 1960s, but it was not till 1973 that
a significant amount of coins were found (8,000 in that year alone).
These coins, mostly British silver and gold but also many Spanish and
Spanish-American silver cobs, were sold at auction beginning in 1969
and into the early 1970s. The cobs presented an eclectic mix, mostly
8 reales from the 1650s forward (even a Royal presentation issue
from 1676), but from nearly all mints (especially Lima and Potos),
some even left in as-found conglomerate form combined with British
coins. It is interesting to note that parts of this wreck, like others in the
area, were flattened hard to the muddy sea floor by huge boulders that
still roll around with the currents, making for dangerous and difficult
salvage.

Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada

The Feversham was on its way north with three other ships
from New York to Quebec with provisions and cash to assist a British
campaign against the French when all four ships sank on and around
Scatarie Island off Cape Breton in a storm on October 7, 1711. About
100 people died in the disaster, while the remaining 49 survivors were
able to bribe a passing French fisherman to take them to New York
for 200 pounds. Apparently no oneBritish or Frenchwas able to
salvage anything from the wreck in its time.
In 1968 the wrecksite of the Feversham was rediscovered by a group of
divers led by famous Canadian salvager, Alex Storm, whose recoveries
were sold privately to a highly-reputable Canadian institution
in 1972. In the mid-1980s the Feversham was salvaged again by a
new group of divers. The Fevershams numismatic yield was small in
comparison with Spanish galleon treasures, but quite important as a
cross-section of coinage in circulation in New York at the time. Mostly
it was Spanish American silver cobs and Massachusetts Bay Colony
shillings, many of the former with rare, weight-adjustment plugs to
bring them up to standard. A small group of gold cobsalmost entirely
Bogot 2 escudos, virtually identical to those from the Spanish 1715

Fleetwas found in later salvage efforts. An abundance of auctions

offered these coins from 1989 through 1999.

1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

The Spanish 1715-Fleet disaster was probably the greatest

to befall any of the Spanish treasure fleets in terms of casualties and
money, with reports of a loss of 14 million pesos (plus an equal or
greater amount in contraband) and as many as 1,000 or more lives.
It was a typical case of overloaded Spanish galleons foundering in
a hurricane after delayed departure. In effect the 1715 Fleet was a
combination of two fleets: the Nueva Espaa (New Spain, i.e., Mexico)
Fleet from Mexico and the Tierra Firme (Mainland) Fleet from South
America, some 12 or 13 ships in all. Encountering a hurricane on July
30, all the ships were driven shoreward and destroyed except for a lone
vessel, the tag-along French ship Grifn, which sailed onward without
incident. Hundreds of the crew and passengers lost their lives while
other hundreds of survivors improvised a camp on shore to await aid
from the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, to which a party was sent.
Salvage commenced soon afterward and lasted for several
years. Nearly half of the vast treasure (at least the registered part) was
recovered and kept in a nearby storehouse. In 1716, a flotilla of British
freebooters under Henry Jennings raided the storehouse and carried off
some 350,000 pesos of the treasure to Jamaica. The Spaniards, however,
resumed operations until they could salvage no more and quit in 1719.
The rest of the treasure remained on the ocean floor until our time.
Modern salvage on the 1715 Fleet began in the late 1950s,
when local resident Kip Wagner found a piece of eight on the beach
after a hurricane and decided to pursue the source. With the help of a
1774 chart and an army-surplus metal detector, he located the original
Spanish salvage camp and unearthed coins and artifacts. Then, using
a rented airplane to spot the underwater wrecksite from the air and
check the location again by boat, Kip found the source of the coins
and soon formed a team of divers and associates backed by a salvage
permit from the State of Florida. All of this took place over a period
of years before it evolved into the Real Eight Company, whose ranks
later included such luminaries as Robert Marx and the flamboyant Mel
Fisher. The Fisher family still sub-leases the sites to hopeful salvagers
today.
The vast treasures yielded by the 1715 Fleet in our time fall
into nearly every category, from coins to jewelry, precious stones to
cannons, religious artifacts to Chinese porcelains. The 1715 Fleet
remains the worlds largest source for New World gold cobs, while
the silver cobs recovered number in the hundreds of thousands.
Promotions of the coins by Real Eight and others have spanned the
decades, in addition to significant auctions by Henry Christensen
(1964); Parke-Bernet Galleries (1967) and Sotheby Parke Bernet
(1973); the Schulman Coin and Mint (1972 and 1974); Bowers and
Ruddy Galleries (1977); and even the U.S. Customs Service (2003).
Despite a wealth of publications pertaining to the 1715 Fleet
with names of the ships and the known locations of some of the wrecks,
there is no universal agreement as to the identity of the vessel at each
wrecksite. In many cases, in fact, it is possible that separate wrecksites
represent different parts of the same ship. As a result, salvagers over the
decades have resorted to nicknames for the sites based on landmarks,
local individuals, and even features from the wrecks themselves, such
as (from north to south): Pines (Sebastian), Cabin (Wabasso),
Cannon (Wabasso), Corrigans (Vero Beach), Rio Mar (Vero
Beach), Sandy Point (Vero Beach), Wedge (Fort Pierce), and
Colored Beach (Fort Pierce). Regardless of the exact site of origin, a
great majority of the coins and artifacts are sold simply as 1715 Fleet.

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Slot ter Hooge, sunk in 1724 off Porto Santo, Madeira Islands

broke apart in the storm while the Vliegenthart, damaged and firing
her cannons in distress, slipped off the bank and sank in 10 fathoms
of water. All hands on both ships were lost.
Contemporaneous salvage under contract with the Dutch
East India Company was unsuccessful, but it provided a piece of
evidence, a secret map, that emerged from obscurity in 1977. Stemming
from that, divers employed by the former London attorney Rex Cowan
discovered the wreck in 1981, and in 1983 they found their first coins,
one of three chests of Mexican silver and Dutch gold coins (totaling
67,000 guilders or dollar-sized units) for the East India trade aboard
the Vliegenthart. The second chest was smashed on the seabed and its
contents partially salvaged, while the third chest, intact like the first,
came up in 1992. The divers also recovered several smaller boxes of
large Dutch silver coins known as ducatoons, illegally exported and
therefore contraband. Among the silver coins found were thousands
of Mexican cobs, predominantly 8 reales, many with clear dates in the
early 1730s and in excellent condition.

This East Indiaman, whose Dutch name means Castle of

Hooge (a place in modern-day Belgium), was outbound to Batavia
(Jakarta) with a load of three tons of silver ingots (15 chests) plus four
chests of silver coins, three of which contained nothing but Mexican
cobs. Blown off course by a storm, the Slot ter Hooge wrecked on
November 19 off Porto Santo Island in the Madeira Islands (northwest
of Africa), to the demise of some 221 people on board (only 33
survived). More than half the treasure was salvaged over the next ten
years by the famous English inventor John Lethbridge, but the rest
was forgotten until our time. In 1974 the wreck was rediscovered by
the well-known salvager Robert Stnuit, who recovered many silver
ingots and coins, mostly Dutch ducatoons but also some Mexican
8-reales cobs.

1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

Much like the 1715-Fleet disaster, the 1733 Fleet was an

entire Spanish convoy lost in a hurricane off Florida. However, due
to the lesser severity of the 1733 hurricane, which struck the fleet on
July 15, and the shallowness of the wrecksites in the Keys, there were
many survivors, and four ships remained in good enough condition to
be refloated and sent back to Havana. A highly successful salvage effort
by the Spanish yielded even more than the 12 million pesos of precious
cargo listed on the Fleets manifest (thanks to the usual contraband).
The wrecks themselves are spread across 80 miles, from north
of Key Largo down to south of Duck Key, and include the following
galleons (note there is not universal agreement as to which wrecksite
pertains to each galleon, and each name is a contemporaneous
abbreviation or nickname): El Ppulo, El Infante, San Jos, El Rub
(the capitana), Chvez, Herrera, Tres Puentes, San Pedro, El Terri (also
spelled Lerri or Herri), San Francisco, El Gallo Indiano (the almiranta),
Las Angustias, El Sueco de Arizn, San Fernando, and San Ignacio. This
last ship, San Ignacio, is believed to be the source of many silver coins
(and even some gold coins) found in a reef area off Deer Key known as
Coffins Patch, the south-westernmost of all the 1733-Fleet wrecksites.
In addition, many other related sites are known, mostly the wrecks of
tag-along ships that accompanied the fleet proper.
The first and arguably most famous of the wrecks of the 1733
Fleet to be located in modern times was the capitana El Rub, which
was discovered in 1948 and salvaged principally in the 1950s by Art
McKee, whose Sunken Treasure Museum on Plantation Key housed
his finds for all to see. Unfortunately throughout the next several
decades the wrecksites in the Keys became a virtual free-for-all, with
many disputes and confrontations, until the government created the
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in 1990. The removal of
artifacts from any of the sites is prohibited today.
In contrast to the 1715 Fleet, and because of the extensive
Spanish salvage in the 1730s, the finds by modern divers have been
modest, especially in gold coins, of which there are far more fakes on
the market than genuine specimens. Nevertheless, the 1733 Fleet has
been a significant source for some of the rare Mexican milled pillar
dollars of 1732-1733 as well as the transitional klippe-type coins
of 1733.

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 off southeast England

Off the southeastern tip of England, just north of the Straits

of Dover, the sea hides a most unusual feature known as the Goodwin
Sands, where sandbanks appear and disappear unpredictably and
move with the tides. Many ships over the centuries have sunk here
and silted over, and occasionally one of the wrecks will surface and be
discovered. Such is the case with the Rooswijk, a Dutch East Indiaman
that foundered on the Goodwin Sands in a storm on December 19,
1739 (by the calendar in use by the British at the time), with all hands
and 30 chests of treasure, virtually gone without a trace.
By chance in December 2004, the sands that had swallowed
the wreck of the Rooswijk parted and allowed diver Ken Welling to
retrieve two complete chests and hundreds of silver bars. Operating in
secrecy, salvage continued in 2005 under the direction of Rex Cowan
(in agreement with the Dutch and British governments) and is ongoing
today. So far, several hundred Mexican silver cobs of the 1720s and
early 1730s and transitional klippes of 1733-1734, as well as many
more hundreds of pillar dollars and a smattering of cobs from other
mints, have hit the market from this wreck, mostly through auction.

Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of

England

Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands

Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia
struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water about 1
miles east of it on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors.
The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under
Rex Cowan located the wrecksite and within a couple years salvaged
more than 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders

The East Indiaman Vliegenthart (Flying Hart in Dutch)

had just departed Rammekens for the East Indies when the deadly
combination of a northeast gale, a spring tide and pilot error sent her
into a sand bank behind her sister-ship Anna Catharina. The latter ship

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(dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia. A great

majority of the coins were Mexican pillar dollars, but there were also
some silver cobs, including the scarce Mexican transitional klippes
of 1733-1734 and a few Guatemala cobs, in mixed condition.

to recover gold coins on a wrecksite in the Ro de la Plata, and soon

it became clear the wreck in question had to be from 1751 or 1752,
as none of the coins was dated later than 1751. The finds, which were
split with the Uruguayan government and then sold at auction in
New York and Montevideo, consisted of mostly milled (bust-type) 8
escudos from the new mint at Santiago, Chile. Also in these auctions
were 95 gold cobs and 353 silver cobs, the former mostly Lima 8 and
4 escudos (but also some Bogot 2 escudos), and the latter mostly 8
and 4 reales from Potos (with several more gold and silver cob sold
privately). The gold is pristine, but the silver coins all show at least
moderate corrosion.

Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands,

west of Africa

Laden with 20 chests (69,760 ounces) of Spanish silver,

the East Indiaman Princess Louisa fell victim to surprise currents and
inaccurate charts and struck a reef and sank off Isla de Maio in the early
morning hours of April 18. Forty-two of the 116 people aboard floated
to safety on the nearby island, but
nothing on the ship could be saved.
Contemporaneous salvage never
came to fruition.
In 1998 and 1999 the
wrecksite was located and salvaged
by the Arqueonautas firm, whose
finds from this wreck have been
largely marketed by a Houston coin
and jewelry dealer ever since, although some coins were also sold at
auction in 2000-2001. Most of the coins were New World silver cobs
from all the mints that were operating in the early 1700s (including
rare Bogot cobs), predominantly minors (smaller than 8 reales), in
average condition, with quite a few preserved in as-found multiple-coin
clusters.

La Dromadaire, sunk in 1762 off the Cape Verde Islands,

west of Africa
An outbound French East India vessel, the Dromadaire was
carrying 154 people and a chest of silver when she went down in bad
weather off San Vicente Island. Only 77 people were saved and the
chest was lost until salvage by Arqueonautas in 1996, which brought
a quantity of French ecus to the collector market.

Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans, Louisiana

The Cazador was a Spanish brig of war headed from Vera

Cruz, Mexico, to New Orleans under the direction of Captain Gabriel
de Campos y Pieda. Her cargo of some 450,000 pesos of newly minted
silver coins was meant to stabilize the fragile economy in the Spanish
possession of Louisiana, which had suffered from the use of French
paper currency. The fact that the coins never arrived probably hastened
the decision to cede the colony to Napoleon in 1800, soon after which
Louisiana was sold to the fledgling United States of America for $15
million.
Nobody knows how the Cazador was lost, and no evidence
of the ship was found until 1993, when a fishing crew led by Captain
Jerry Murphy snagged their net on something about 50 miles south of
New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. When the net was brought up, it
spilled out hundreds of silver coins onto the deck of Jerrys boat, aptly
named Mistake. Shortly thereafter, the fishermen obtained the rights
to the find and began recoveries under the name of Grumpy Inc.

Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa

More popularly known in the U.S. as Reygersdahl, this typical

East Indiaman was carrying eight chests of silver coins (nearly 30,000
coins) when she sank on October 25, 1747, between Robben and
Dassen Islands. After four-and-a-half months at sea, the crew had
anchored there to fetch rock rabbits (dassies, for which Dassen Island
was named) and other fresh food to relieve massive illness on board the
ship, on which some 125 had died and 83 were incapacitated out of
297 people; but in the face of a gale, the anchor-line snapped and the
ship foundered on the rocks. Only 20 survived the sinking, and only
one incomplete chest of coins was recovered. The area was deemed too
dangerous to attempt further salvage.
Beginning in 1979, modern salvage on the wreck by the
salvage company Sealit yielded thousands of coins (as many as 15,000
by the early 1980s, when protective legislation was enacted in South
Africa), mostly in near pristine condition, which have been sold in
various auctions and private offerings ever since. A great majority of the
coins from this wreck are Mexican pillar dollars in excellent condition,
but there were also a few hundred New World silver cobs, including
Guatemala cobs, which are rarely seen from shipwrecks.

Nuestra Seora de la Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo,

Uruguay

Actually a Portuguese vessel leased by the Spanish, the Luz

left Buenos Aires in the summer of 1752 with a load of money bound
for Spain and had just stopped in Montevideo for provisioning when
a strong storm swept her into the coastline, spreading wreckage over
a wide area and killing all on board. While over 90% of the treasure
was recovered soon afterward, the powder-hold was never found, and
as it turns out, that is where some 200,000 pesos (according to later
reports) of contraband had been stored.
In April 1992, divers working under Rubn Collado began

Piedmont (Lyme Bay wreck), sunk in 1795 in Lyme Bay,

south of England

One of a huge fleet of 300 ships on their way to the West

Indies to suppress a French uprising, the Piedmont was forced into Lyme
Bay during a hurricane on November 18, 1795, that scattered and sank
the ships of the fleet all along the Dorset coast. The Piedmont and five
other ships (Aeolus, Catherine, Golden Grove, Thomas and Venus) broke
apart on Chesil Beach and came to be known collectively as the Lyme
Bay wrecks. An estimated 1,000 men lost their lives in the disaster,
including well over a hundred from the Piedmont alone.
In the early 1980s, the wrecks were salvaged by divers Selwyn
Williams and Les and Julia C. Kent, who discovered many silver cobs
of the late 1600s on the wrecksite of the Piedmont. It is presumed that
the coins had been captured or recovered from a seventeenth-century
wreck and stored in the vaults of the Bank of England for about a
century before being transported and subsequently lost again. These
coins are usually recognizable by their uniformly dark-gray color, a bit
sea-worn but not overly corroded. A significant group of extremely
rare Colombian silver cobs from the Piedmont (but not identified as
such) was offered at auction in 1995.

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Lady Burgess, sunk in 1806 off the Cape Verde Islands, west
of Africa

Fame, sunk in 1822 off South Africa

An English wooden merchant vessel en route to England

from Madras, India, the Fame succumbed to a heavy swell and found
herself driven onto the rocks at Sea Point, near Table Bay, off South
Africa, in June of 1822. All but four lives were saved as the ship broke
in two and sank. The wreck was rediscovered in 1965 and yielded a
wide variety (but not a big quantity) of coinage, not a cargo but most
likely from among the personal belongings of the passengers and crew.

An outbound British East Indiaman with a cargo of general

merchandise, the Lady Burgess found herself separated from her fleet
and hit a reef in the Cape Verde Islands on April 20, 1806. In the
ensuing chaos, 52 of the 180 people on board the ship perished.
Inasmuch as she was not a treasure ship, the Lady Burgess was not
salvaged in her own time and was therefore untouched when the salvage
company Arqueonautas located her remains in 1999 and recovered a
modicum of Spanish silver bust-type 8 reales and British gold guineas
that had been among private specie on board the ship.

S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 in deep water off Savannah,

Georgia
Originally christened the Tennessee (which is how she was
identified in our time), the sidewheel steamer Republic was carrying
some $400,000 in specie from New York to New Orleans when she
sank in a hurricane about 100 miles offshore on October 25, 1865.
One of many deep targets located by the salvage company Odyssey,
the site of the Republic was salvaged by submersible craft beginning in
2003. In addition to gold and silver coins of the Civil War-era United
States, Odyssey found the ships bell with part of the name Tennessee,
confirming the ships identity and launching a massive, ongoing
promotional campaign for coins and artifacts from the wreck.

HMS Athenienne, sunk in 1806 off Sicily

The British Naval ship Athenienne was traveling from

Gibraltar to Malta when she suddenly struck the fabled Esquerques
reef some 80 miles from Sicily (Italy) and sank on October 20, 1806.
Over a hundred survivors made it to Sicily in longboats, but many
more hundreds perished in the wreck. Modern salvage of the Athenienne
in the 1970s produced about 4,000 Spanish colonial silver bust-type
8 reales (about 10 per cent of the total believed to be on board), of
which only about 500 were more than just featureless slivers.

Admiral Gardner, sunk in 1809 off the southeast coast of

England

Douro, sunk in 1882 off Cape Finisterre, Spain

Along with her sister-ship Britannia, the English East

Indiaman Admiral Gardner was outbound with an immense cargo (48
tons!) of copper coins for circulation in India when both ships sank in
a storm on the Goodwin Sands on January 24, 1809. Ten lives were
lost, as was all the cargo. The coins were recovered in modern times,
literally a million of them packed in wax inside wooden barrels.

The British Royal Mail Steamer Douro was en route to

England from Portugal when she collided with the Spanish steamship
Yrurac Bat and sank in the early morning hours of April 2, 1882, in
deep water off the northwest coast of Spain. All but six people on
board survived, but the ship and its cargo of tens of thousands of gold
coins were a total loss. The wreck was found and salvaged in 1995 by
Sverker Hallstrom and Nigel Pickford using a remote-operated vehicle
(ROV) at a depth of 1,500 feet. The cargo of gold coins, mostly British
sovereigns was sold at auction by Spink (London) in 1996.

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Mexico City, Mexico

Gold Cobs

1. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, Philip V, assayer J (style of 1711-13), from the 1715 Fleet, mounted in gold pendantbezel. S-M30; KM-57.1. 40.21 grams total. Choice full shield and nearly full cross, both well-centered and aligned on axis (hence reversible in its
mount) but with sloping peripheries flat, AU details. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

2. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1713J, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 64, tied for finest known in

NGC census. S-M30; KM-57.1; CT-106. Bold full date and oXMJ, full shield and cross, all very slightly doubled but very crisp and lustrous per
the assigned grade, which is exceptional for this issue. From the 1715 Fleet (as stated inside the slab). Estimate: $10,000-up.

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3. Mexico City, Mexico,

cob 8 escudos, 1713J, from
the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-

57.1; CT-106. 27.00 grams. Full

date, oXMJ, shield and cross,
bold strike and well preserved
(AU), most of peripheries sloping and flat as usual, with a
few tiny, modern pockmarks
near edge on both sides. From
the 1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin
Co. (Fisher) photo-certificate
#NCB3091MO. Estimate:
$6,000-$9,000.

4. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8

escudos, (1714)J, with GRAT

in date position on obverse,
from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30;

KM-57.2; CT-107. 26.92 grams. Good

full cross, full but doubled shield
and oMJ and denomination, bold
GRAT where date normally appears, Mint State with red patches
(as found). From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

5. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8

escudos, 1714J, from the 1715

Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-108. 26.93

grams. Choice full shield and crown and

cross, bottom half of date and full oMJ,
nice AU with red staining (as found).
From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $8,000$12,000.

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6. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escu-

dos, 1714J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30;

Small, thick,
oblong flan with bold full date and denomination and shield, full but off-center cross,
nearly full crown, Mint State with areas of
staining and coral (as found). From the 1715
Fleet. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

KM-57.2; CT-108. 26.78 grams.

7. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8

escudos, 1715J, from the 1715
Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-109. 27.10

grams. Choice Mint State with perfect

full shield and oMJ, clear date with

area of extra metal, good full cross with
luster, small patch of coral and dark
stains (as found). From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

8. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8

escudos, 1715J, from the 1715

Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-109. 26.97

grams. Nice full shield and oMJ and

full cross despite off-center strike,

minor flan-crack, UNC with hint
of luster. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

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9. Mexico City, Mexico, cob

8 escudos, 1715J, from the

1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-

109. 26.99 grams. Bold full shield and

oMJ enhanced by dark staining (as
found), good full cross, AU overall.
From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:
$6,000-$9,000.

10. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 escudos, (1714)J,

from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 65,

tied for finest known in NGC census. S-M30; KM55.2; CT-234. 13.5 grams. Highly lustrous, with very crisp
details worthy of its slab grade, the superb cross perfectly
centered but the shield somewhat doubled, still quite
lovely for its luster and total lack of wear. From the 1715
Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate #PC9-31203. Estimate:
$4,000-up.

11. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (171)4J, from

the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.77 grams. Mint State

with nice full shield and cross (very well detailed), some cross-side
legend, luster and stains (as found). From the 1715 Fleet, with
certificate. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

12. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (171)4J, from the

1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.84 grams. Choice full crown

and cross, nearly full shield, lustrous Mint State with black streaks (as
found). From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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17. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1712), assayer J,

13. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1707-10), assayer mintmark oM, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-508.

J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.32 grams. Good full cross,

3.42 grams. Bold full oMJ, good full cross (partially stained, as found)

bold and nearly full shield and oXMJ, lustrous Mint State. From the
1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

and nearly full shield, nice AU. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

14. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 1711J, from the

18. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1712), assayer J,

and shield, full but partially flat cross, nice AU. From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

3.39 grams. Bold full oMJ and cross, full but partially flat shield, AU+

1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1; CT-506. 3.31 grams. Full date and oXMJ

mintmark oM, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-508.

with hint of luster. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

15. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1)711J, from the

1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1; CT-506. 3.38 grams. Full oXMJ and crown
and shield, off-center cross, nice AU with minor edge-split. From the
1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

19. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1711-13), assayer

J, mintmark oXM, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.37
grams. Nice full cross, full but crude shield, AU. From the 1715 Fleet,

with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

16. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (17)12(J), mintmark

oXM, from the 1715 Fleet, very rare (unlisted in Tauler and
CT). S-M30; KM-51.1; CT-unl. 3.33 grams. Bold full 2 of date and clear

20. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1711-13), assayer J,

oXM mintmark (first we have seen with oXM instead of oM), with
full crown and most of shield, choice full cross, nice AU. From the
1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,500-up.

mintmark oXM, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.34 grams.

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Good full shield, bold assayer, slightly off-center cross, AU-. From the
1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

21. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1711-13), assayer J,

mintmark oXM, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.30 grams.

Good full cross with luster, full shield and oXMJ, AU-. From the 1715
Fleet. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

22. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714), assayer J,

from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 3.36 grams. Lustrous
Mint State with bold full oMJ, choice full shield and cross. From the
1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

23. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714), assayer J,

from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 3.25 grams. Lustrous
Mint State, choice full shield and cross, the latter slightly off-center,
small flan (but edge intact). From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

24. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714), assayer J,

from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 3.40 grams. Lustrous
Mint State with choice full shield and cross, broad flan with flat peripheries. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

25. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1714), assayer J,

from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.2; CT-510. 3.32 grams. Superb full
shield, full cross, some peripheral flatness but lustrous Mint State. From
the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Lima, Peru
26. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1702H, rare, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L25a; KM-38.1; CT-12. 27.00 grams.

Choice cross side with nearly full legends, the pillars side slightly doubled
but lustrous and also with much legend and full crown, Mint State with
small spots of dark encrustation (as
found). From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:
$10,000-$15,000.

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27. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1704H, rare, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L25a; KM-38.1; CT-14. 26.94 grams. Choice

strike with beautiful cross-lions-castles

and pillars-and-waves, the latter slightly
off-center, much legend, UNC with faint
red toning, minor marks in peripheries.
From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $10,000$15,000.

28. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1709M,

from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L28; KM-38.1; CT-20.

26.89 grams. Small-flan UNC with luster and

minor staining (as found), good full cross and

pillars. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $10,000$15,000.

29. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1711M, from the 1715 Fleet,

encapsulated NGC MS 61. S-L28;

KM-38.2; CT-22. 26.9 grams. Choice

bold strike with minor staining,
muted luster (else the grade would be
higher), the full cross and pillars really
quite attractive. From the 1715 Fleet
(as stated inside the slab). Estimate:
$10,000-$15,000.

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30. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1711M, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-22. 26.84 grams.

Good full pillars and cross (the latter

slightly off-center), much legend, AU
with red and black stains (as found).
From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:
$10,000-$15,000.

31. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escu-

dos, 1712M, from the 1715

Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS
61. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-23. Choice

full cross (slightly off-center), full

pillars with doubling just at upperright, full second date in legend.
From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:
$10,000-$15,000.

32. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712M, from the 1715

Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-23. 26.90

grams. Bold and well-struck pillars

and cross, much legend (including
second date), XF with dark toning around details. From the 1715
Fleet. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

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33. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1712M, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L28;

Two bold
dates, good full pillars-and-waves with
very slight doubling, bold full cross-lionscastles, nicely orange-toned XF+ with
minor flat spots in legends only. From the
1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate,
pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original
lot-tag #25, and Auction #11, with original
lot-tag #21. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
KM-38.2; CT-23. 26.87 grams.

34. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1713/2M. S-L28; KM-unl.; CT-24. 26.84
grams. VF with bold full cross enhanced

by toning, full but slightly doubled

pillars with two clear dates, polished
from former mounting. Estimate:
$3,500-$5,000.

35. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1724M. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-38. 27.04

grams. Bold full cross and pillars

despite weak areas, XF with reddish

toning, second date in legend, minor
marks on edge. Estimate: $6,000$9,000.

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36. Lima, Peru,

cob 8 escudos,
1725M, Louis I,
rare. S-L28a; KM-40;
CT-1. 26.97 grams.

Full cross and pillars, bold second

date in legend, XF
with toning around
details, minor filemarks on edge.
Estimate: $5,000$7,500.

37. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1727M, encapsulated NGC
AU 58. S-L28b; KM-38.2; CT-40. 27

grams. Bold but off-center strike

with minor doubling, some legend,
hint of toning. Estimate: $5,000$7,500.

38. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1738/7N, rare. S-L29; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 27.01

grams. Off-center strike with full cross and

pillars nonetheless, bold overdate (rare thus),

lustrous AU. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

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39. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1743/2V,

rare, from an unidentified 1740s wreck

north of Haiti. S-L30; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 25.13

grams. Clipped around edge in its time, bold XF

with toning around details, a few fresh marks

from salvage, good full pillars and cross, first
and only coin we have seen from this wreck.
From an unidentified 1740s wreck north of Haiti.
Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

40. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1746/5V, with stars in fields on

both sides, encapsulated NGC
AU 55, Plate Coin in Sedwick
article. S-L30; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 26.8

grams. Well-centered full pillars and

cross, toning around details, minor
edge-split (as made), popular twoyear type with stars sprinkled among
the details (exact meaning unknown).
Plate Coin in the article Collecting
Peruvian Gold Cobs, by Daniel Frank
Sedwick (October 2012). Estimate:
$6,000-$9,000.

41. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1749R, encapsulated NGC VF
35. S-L31; KM-47; CT-13. 27 grams. Bold,

full and well-centered cross and pillars,

the former with partially erased second
date 49 below, much legend, nice
red toning. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

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42. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1705H, rare, from the 1715

Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 62, tied for finest known in

NGC census. S-L25a; KM-36; CT-300. 6.7 grams. Nice full cross and

pillars (both well centered), much legend, muted luster, choice grade
for this rare date. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate
#770349. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

43. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1710H, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L25a; KM-36; CT-304. 6.78 grams. Broad flan with choice, full and bold
cross and pillars, full but doubled crown, 7 of second date in legend,
Mint State with luster and faint toning. From the 1715 Fleet, with
certificate. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

44. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1711M, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L28; KM-36; CT-305. 6.73 grams. Good full cross, full but partially
doubled pillars, the latter with luster, Mint State. From the 1715 Fleet.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

45. Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1746/4V, encapsulated NGC

AU 55. S-L30; KM-35; CT-476. Choice bold strike with full inner details,
very clear overdate, deep toning on fields. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Bogot, Colombia

46. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (16)32A, very rare, 47. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)646R, very rare,
ex-Caballero and Santa Fe collections. S-B20; KM-unl (4.1); CT-152.

6.72 grams. Bold full shield and cross, the former with bold NRA to

ex-Santa Fe collection. S-B21; KM-4.1; CT-168. 6.71 grams. Very bold

left inside border of tiny dots, the latter with full tressure and full 32
of date, XF+ with sediment in crevices, curious shape. Pedigreed to the
Caballero collection and to the Santa Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot
#21). Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

full 646 of date outside of off-center cross, bold shield with II-R to
left and NR to right, lustrous XF+ with sediment in crevices. Pedigreed to the Santa Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot #28). Estimate:
$3,000-$4,500.

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48. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1671(R), very rare,

ex-Caballero and Santa Fe collections. S-B21a; KM-14.1; CT-143.

6.66 grams. Bold 167 of date with full but weaker final 1, choice full

cross, off-center shield with bold NR to left, clear kings ordinal II,
lightly toned XF. Pedigreed to the Caballero collection and to the Santa
Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot #39). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

49. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 168(?)(G), mintmark NR to left. KM-14.1. 6.69 grams. Good full shield and cross,
with bold bottom half of 168 of date, XF+ with contrasting sediment
in crevices. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

50. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1690G, rare. S-B23;

KM-14.1; CT-153. 6.69 grams. Full but off-center cross with bold date,
full shield with full denomination above top of assayer to right,
lightly toned AU. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

51. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer

G to right, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-B23; KM-14.1. 6.71 grams.

Crude (uneven) flan but with full assayer, most of shield and cross,
XF with staining in crevices (as found). From the 1715 Fleet, with
Fisher photo-certificate #PC12-31434. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

52. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1713,

from the 1715 Fleet, mounted in 14K pendantbezel. S-B24; KM-14.2; CT-16. 10.81 grams total. Bold

date, most of cross and shield, minor edge-split,

AU+. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

53. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

II, assayer ARCE in legend, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Roy
Volker. S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.70 grams. Lustrous Mint State with slightly

crude edge (as made), full and choice cross and shield, but most interesting feature is the clear ARCE in the legend to the left of the cross,
after the word REX and before a 17(??) date, also desirable pedigree.
From the 1715 Fleet, housed in its original cardboard holder that says Roys
first in reference to noted salvager Roy Volker. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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54. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

II, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.73 grams. Lustrous Mint

State with full but crude shield and cross, desirable as one of several
coins found hidden in a bronze cannon recovered in 2010. From the
Corrigans site of the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate and memory stick
from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

57. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

II, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 58. S-B24; KM14.2. Full but partially crude shield and cross, small flan, lustrous. From
the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

55. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

II, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.72 grams. Good full shield,

58. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

off-center cross, lustrous Mint State, desirable as one of several coins

found hidden in a bronze cannon recovered in 2010. From the Corrigans site of the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate and memory stick from
the salvagers. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

II, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.73 grams. Choice Mint State

56. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles

II, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.77 grams. Full but slightly

59. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (17)24(S), (Louis I),

with unidentified JDT countermark on cross side. S-B25a;

crude cross and shield, broad flan with sharp edge, Mint State with minor staining (as found). From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

with nice details, the shield way oversized and the cross slightly offcenter. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-A25; CT-8. 6.63 gams. Bold date, nice full cross and shield, AXF with
hint of old polishing, the countermark probably from a late-1800s
collector whose initials were JDT. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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60. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)727(S).

63. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1735M, ex-Santa Fe

collection. S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-391. 6.75 grams. Perfectly full date (rare

S-B25b;

Three-digit date outside full cross, bold

mintmark F to left of full shield, problem-free VF. Estimate: $1,000$1,500.
KM-17.2; CT-382. 6.49 grams.

thus), full but slightly doubled cross-and-tressure and shield, F to left

and M to right, lustrous AU. Pedigreed to the Santa Fe collection (our
Auction #10, lot #75). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

61. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (17)29(S). S-B25b; KM-

17.2; CT-384. 6.70 grams. Choice bold cross and shield, full mintmark F
to left, toned VF. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

64. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1738M, rare, from

the Luz (1752), ex-Santa Fe collection. S-B26; KM-17.2; CT-394.
6.78 grams. One hundred percent full date (rare thus) outside of full

cross-and-tressure, full but slightly crude shield with F to left and M

to right, lightly stained XF+, rare provenance. From the Luz (1752),
and pedigreed to the Santa Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot #77).
Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

62. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1733M. S-B26; KM-17.2;

Terrifically full date (rare thus) outside full cross,

full shield with clear M (reading inwards) to right, problem-free XF.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

CT-389. 6.67 grams.

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65. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1743S, very rare, ex-

Lasser and Santa Fe collections. S-unl (B27); KM-unl (17.2); CT-unl.

6.75 grams. Bold full date (rare thus) outside of even bolder full cross,

full shield with clear F to left and S to right, clearly not assayer M
and therefore the first coin to show that assayer S began in 1743 and
not 1744 (unrecognized by Lasser), choice XF with luster. Pedigreed
to the Lasser collection and to the Santa Fe collection (our Auction #10,
lot #81). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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66. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)746S, Philip V,

rare, ex-Lasser and Santa Fe collections. S-B27; KM-17.2; CT-400.

6.64 grams. Full date with repeated 6 due to doubling, full cross and

shield, bottom of kings ordinal V (final year), crude edge with traces of
mounting, AVF overall. Pedigreed to the Lasser collection and to the Santa
Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot #82). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

67. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (17)49, assayer S-R,

very rare. S-B27a; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 6.73 grams. Perfectly round flan (as

made), with full but slightly doubled and slightly off-center shield
flanked by full R to right (very rare assayer-mark for this period, as
most show only S), mintmark F above assayer S to left, full and wellcentered (but partially weak) cross with clear bottoms of 49 of date,
toned XF. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

68. Bogot, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer S, no

date in design (rare). 3.33 grams. Very interesting coin that clearly
shows reverse legend REX.HISP, with no date at all, the cross-andtressure tiny but full and bold, also full but off-center shield with clear
F mintmark to left, AXF overall. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Seville, Spain
Charles-Joanna
69. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, * to left,

mintmark S to right. CT-58. 3.30 grams. Broad, thin flan as usual,

with full legends, slightly weak interiors, AU with faint reddish
toning. Estimate: $600-$900.

Philip II
70. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II,

assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left.

CT-11. 13.43 grams. XF with hint of luster, some weak

areas but otherwise with full shield and cross, bold

S-D. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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71. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer

Gothic D below mintmark S to left. CT-11. 6.74 grams.

Lustrous UNC with choice full shield and cross, slightly

crude edge (as made), Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Philip III
72. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, (16)16, assayer not

visible, rare (unlisted) date. CT-unl. 6.76 grams. Crudely

struck VF with flat areas but clear date, good shield and
tressure, odd shape. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

73. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B.

6.67 grams. Broad, thin flan with full crown, full but partially flat

shield and cross, part of edge crude (as made), VF. Estimate:
$750-$1,100.

74. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. 6.74 grams.

UNC with muted luster, nice full cross and shield, clear S-D. Estimate:
$750-$1,100.

75. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. 6.70

grams. Good full cross but peripherally flat, VF with light toning.
Estimate: $750-$1,100.

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76. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. 6.72

79. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not vis-

grams. Smallish flan with full and bold but off-center shield and cross,

ible. 6.75 grams. Nearly full shield and cross but struck from rusty dies,
XF with sediment in crevices. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

XF with sediment, edge-crack. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

80. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible. 5.77 grams. Trimmed around edge in its time, most of cross and

77. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not shield despite flatness, VF. Estimate: $600-$900.

visible. 6.76 grams. Good full cross, some shield and crown despite
much flatness, otherwise XF with sediment on fields. Estimate:
$800-$1,200.

81. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer B. 3.30

grams. Broad flan with good full shield and cross, nearly full crown,
nicely toned XF. Estimate: $600-$900.

78. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not vis-

ible. 6.80 grams. Lustrous AU but crude strike as from rusty dies, full
shield and off-center cross. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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82. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V. 3.32

grams, Good full shield and cross, full S-V, XF. Estimate: $600-$900.

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83. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V. 3.32

87. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not vis-

in edge. Estimate: $500-$750.

luster. Estimate: $450-$675.

ible. 3.39 grams. Nice full shield, nearly full cross, XF+ with hint of

grams. Full shield, full but crudely struck cross, VF with small test-cut

84. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible.
3.36 grams. Good full cross, nearly full shield (crude), XF. Estimate:

$500-$750.

88. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible.

3.62 grams. Crude strike, with much flatness and weakness but most of
cross and shield, Fine, curiously overweight. Estimate: $400-$600.

85. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible.

3.32 grams. Full but off-center shield and cross, XF, bold denomination
I. Estimate: $500-$750.

89. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible. 3.32 grams. Off-center shield, incomplete cross, much peripheral
flatness but no worse than VF for wear. Estimate: $400-$600.

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86. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not vis-

ible. 3.34 grams. Good full cross, off-center shield, peripheral flatness
and wrinkling, XF. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Charles II
90. Seville, Spain, cob

8 escudos, Charles II,

assayer not visible. 26.94

grams. Typically very crude

but with most of shield and

cross, bold denomination VIII
reading UPWARDS, VF with
fine edge-crack, bits of encrustation in crevices (probably
salvaged). Estimate: $2,500$3,750.

91. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Charles

II, assayer not visible. 12.64 grams. Choice full

cross-and-tressure, full but worn shield, the edge

trimmed and damaged from mounting, otherwise
Fine. Estimate: $600-$900.

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World Gold Coins

Belgium
92. Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands (Belgium), pieter dor, Joanna and Wenceslas
(1355-83). Fr-11. 4.04 grams. AU overall but with weak spot and scratches on face, light toning
around details. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Bolivia (colonial)
Busts

93. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1781PR. 95. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1799PP.

CT-147; KM-59. 26.89 grams. Red-toned XF with faint old scratch across
bust. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

CT-106; KM-81. 26.91 grams. Lustrous

94. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (laureate

bust), 1791PR, very rare one-year type. CT-95; KM-77. 26.85

96. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1804PJ. CT-

grams. Lustrous AU/UNC with much luster, faint surface hairlines on

obverse only. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

XF+ with surface hairlines, light

scratch on bust. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

111; KM-81. 26.99 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines
from conservation as from a hoard, light rose-gold color. From the
ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

97. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1806PJ. CT-

113; KM-81. 26.97 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines
from conservation as from a hoard, light rose-gold color. From the
ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

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98. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1808PJ. CT-115; KM-

81. 27.00 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines from conservation
as from a hoard, light rose-gold color. From the ca.-1820 South American
Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Brazil (colonial)
Joo V

99. Brazil (Minas mint), 20000 reis, Joo V, 1725-MMMM. 100. Brazil (Minas mint), 12800 reis, Joo V, 1731-M, en-

R-O249; KM-117. 53.49 grams. Lustrous UNC with very minor bagmarks,
popular as the largest legal-tender gold coin struck in colonial Americas,
and struck for only four years (1724-1727) at just one mint (Minas).
Estimate: $10,000-up.

capsulated NGC MS 62. R-O287a; KM-139. Lustrous, lightly toned

and completely blemish-free except for evidence of a rusty obverse die.

Estimate: $7,000-up.

101. Brazil (Rio mint), 3200 reis, Joo V, 1727-

R, full edge, extremely rare (2 or 3 known), finest

known. R-O186; KM-131. 6.97 grams. This choice specimen

grades XF+ in centers but more like UNC around the legends, which have original luster, complete rims, traces of
die-clashing at top but no problems, much better than the
RLM specimen in Fine grade. Estimate: $30,000-$45,000.

Maria I
102. Brazil (Rio mint), 6400 reis, Maria I, 1796-R, encapsulated

NGC AU 53. R-O534; KM-226.1. Lustrous but with too many bagmarks to reach
Mint State with NGC, faint die-crack near right side on reverse. Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

103. Brazil (Bahia mint), 4000 reis, Maria I, 1804. R-O502; KM-225.2.

8.03 grams. Lustrous UNC with very light surface hairlines, minor edge-flaw (as

made). Estimate: $1,500-up.

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Joo Prince Regent

104. Brazil (Rio mint), 6400 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1807-R. R-O557; KM-236.1. 14.35 grams. Superb luster, UNC with very light

surface hairlines. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

105. Brazil (Bahia mint), 4000 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1809/8. R-unl. (cf. O548); KM-235.1. 7.97 grams. XF+ with attractive red toning,
mark above denomination, slightly uneven strike. Estimate: $1,500-up.

106. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1812, encapsulated NGC MS 62. R-O572; KM-235.2. Bold strike and very
clean fields but lacking the luster this grade might suggest. Estimate: $1,500-up.

Brazil (Empire)
Pedro II

107. Brazil (Rio mint), 6400 reis, Pedro II (young bust),

1832-R.

R-O613; KM-387.1. 14.32 grams. Lustrous UNC with light

surface hairlines, impressively flashy. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

108. Brazil, 20000 reis, Pedro II, 1853. R-O673a; KM-468. 17.92
grams. Lustrous UNC with minor bagmarks and very light surface
hairlines. Estimate: $1,500-$3,000.

109. Brazil, 20000 reis, Pedro II, 1867. R-O686; KM-468. 17.92

110. Brazil, 5000 reis, Pedro II, 1855, encapsulated NGC

$1,500-up.

timate: $700-$1,000.

grams. Lustrous Mint State with minor bagmarks in fields. Estimate:

MS 62. R-O638; KM-470. Nice red color, choice strike and grade. Es-

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Brazil (Republic of the United States of Brazil)

111. Brazil, 20000 reis, 1902, rare date. R-O722; KM-497. 17.80 grams. Lustrous UNC
with minor bagmarks and very light surface hairlines. Estimate: $3,000-up.

Chile (colonial)
Busts

112. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751J, 114. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of

encapsulated NGC MS 61, from the Luz (1752). CT-72; KM-3.

Charles III), 1798DA. CT-157; KM-54. 27.00 grams. Lustrous UNC

Nicer strike than usual (full central details), lustrous in legends. From
the Luz (1752). Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

with light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, laminations in front of bust. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard,
with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

113. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751J,

from the Luz (1752). CT-72; KM-3. Nice strike, minor staining

(as found) with underlying luster. From the Luz (1751). Estimate:
$2,000-$3,000.

115. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of

Charles III), 1799DA. CT-158; KM-54. 26.93 grams. Lustrous UNC

with light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, toned

around details. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with
certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

116. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of

Charles III), 1804FJ. CT-166; KM-54. 26.78 grams. Lustrous UNC

with light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, toned
around details. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with
certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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117. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of

Charles III), 1804FJ. CT-166; KM-54. 27.01 grams. Lustrous UNC

120. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust

of Charles IV), 1813FJ. CT-120; KM-78. 27.00 grams. UNC with

superb luster, light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard,
off-center reverse, edge-split and diagonal scratch across bust. From
the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

with light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, minor

lamination behind bust. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes
hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

118. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of

Charles III), 1807FJ. CT-171; KM-54. 27.00 grams. Highly lustrous

UNC with light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard,

minor lamination in front of face. From the ca.-1820 South American
Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

121. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of

Charles IV), 1814FJ. CT-122; KM-78. 26.99 grams. UNC with superb
luster, light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, minor
lamination on shoulder. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes
hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

122. Santiago, Chile, bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5J,

119. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of

Charles IV), 1812FJ. CT-118; KM-78. 26.97 grams. UNC with superb
luster, light surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, hairline
flan-crack on bust. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard,
with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

from the Luz (1752). CT-134; KM-2. 13.50 grams. Highly lustrous
Mint State (somewhat prooflike) with typically weak face and crown,
parts of rims slightly crude (as made). From the Luz (1752). Estimate:
$2,000-$3,000.

Chile (Republic)
123. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1860. KM-133. 1.46 grams. XF with red toning, no problems.. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Colombia (colonial)
Busts

124. Bogot, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III (young

bust), 1767JV, rare. Restrepo-71.9; CT-166; KM-41. 26.86 grams. Welldetailed XF, no problems for the grade, very presentable example of
this rare type. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

125. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794JF.

Restrepo-98.8; CT-72; KM-62.2. 26.88 grams. Lustrous AU with red toning,

muted luster, small edge-nick. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes
hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

126. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1798JF.

Restrepo-98.16; CT-77; KM-62.2. 26.95 grams. Lustrous UNC with light

surface hairlines from conservation as from a hoard, slightly crude
rims (as made). From the ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with
certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

127. Bogot, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1798JJ.

Restrepo-98.16; CT-128; KM-62.1. 26.97 grams. Red-toned XF, very attractive

for the grade. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

128. Bogot, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1803JJ.

Restrepo-97.29; CT-137; KM-62.1. 26.94 grams. Lustrous AU with light sur-

face hairlines from conservation as from a hoard. From the ca.-1820

South American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250$2,000.

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129. Bogot, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1813/2JF, encapsulated NGC MS 64.
strepo-127.14; CT-100; KM-66.1. Bold

Re-

strike and blazing luster, just a few bagmarks from perfection, tied for second finest known for 1813 and
probably the only 1813/2 in a slab (overdate not noted inside slab). Estimate: $5,000-up.

130. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII 132. Bogot, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust

(bust of Charles IV), 1816FR, mintmark P.N., no dot before of Charles IV), 1819/8JF, very rare (unlisted), encapsulated
mintmark. Restrepo-128.25; CT-86; KM-66.3. 27.00 grams. Lustrous AU NGC AU 58. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 127.32); CT-unl. (cf. 110); KM-unl. (cf. 66.1).

Lustrous and well struck except for top of reverse rim (crude, as made),
no wear but bagmarks in field, faint but certain overdate that is significantly unlisted in Restrepo. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

with bagmarks, minor laminations on bust and parts of rims slightly

crude (as made). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

131. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII 133. Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles III (bust
(bust of Charles IV), 1816/6FR, mintmark P.N, no dot before of Ferdinand VI), 1767J, mintmark P.N. Restrepo-58.10; CT-497;
mintmark, ex-Geiger collection. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 128.25); CT-86; KM- KM-36.2. 6.67 grams. Problem-free AVF with slightly crude rims (as
66.3. 26.89 grams. Lustrous AU with incipient toning in legends, minor

made), toning around details. Estimate: $350-$500.

graffiti on fields (letter R in front of face). Pedigreed to the Morris Geiger

collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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134. Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1780/9SF (not 80/79), rare. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 62.17); CT-unl. (cf. 510); KM-unl.

(cf. 49.2). 6.71 grams. Unlisted

overdate (with 0/9 but not 8/7), deeply red-toned VF, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

135. Bogot, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790/89JJ (not 90/80),
rare. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 88.4); CT-unl. (cf. 408); KM-51.1. 6.71 grams. Unlisted overdate (with clear 90/89, not just 9/8), also with NR mintmark punched
over another letter (F?), AU- with slightly weak centers, hint of luster, no problems. Estimate: $500-$750.

136. Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1791SF. Restrepo-90.2; CT-378; KM-60.2. 6.64
grams. Choice XF with attractive red toning, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $350-$500.

137. Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1795JF. Restrepo-90.6; CT-381; KM-60.2. 6.67

grams. Lustrous but lightly polished XF, starting to re-tone, unlisted (unique?) variety with the assayer J
missing the upper-left serif. Estimate: $250-$375.

138. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo,

Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1767J,

mintmark P.N, encapsulated NGC MS 63,
finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-48.8; CT-669;
KM-35. Lustrous

and perfectly struck except for parts

of rims (slightly crude, as made), top grade in census
by FIVE grades. Estimate: $1,500-up.

139. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1767J, mintmark P.N. Restrepo-48.8; CT-669; KM-35.

3.35 grams. Well-struck XF with toning around details and what appears to be whitish encrustation in crevices (so possibly salvaged). Estimate:

$350-$500.

140. Bogot, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1772VJ. Restrepo-52.2; CT-702; KM-48.1. 3.29 grams. Red-toned AVF with parts of

rims weak, no problems. Estimate: $175-$250.

141. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV over III), 1789/8SF,

HISPET IND repunched. Restrepo-83.1a; CT-unl. (cf. 521); KM-54.2. 3.34 grams. AVF with red toning around details, major planchet-flaw (as
made) below shield. Estimate: $175-$250.

142. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV over III), 1789/8SF. Restrepo-83.1; CT-unl. (cf. 521); KM-54.2. 3.27 grams. Fine+

with crude rims (as made), reddish sediment in crevices. Estimate: $150-$225.

143. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1804JF. Restrepo-85.26; CT-536; KM-56.2. 3.43

grams. Lustrous Mint State (rare grade) with parts of rims crude (as made), broad flan, natural bulge in field

in front of face. Estimate: $400-$600.

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144. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of

Charles IV), 1814/3JF, encapsulated NGC AU 50. Restrepo-123.12;
CT-unl. (cf. 312); KM-64.2. Lustrous and probably Mint State (rare grade) but

with high points weakly struck and also bagmarked, parts of rims crude
and natural flan-flaw at top. Estimate: $400-$600.

145. Popayn, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust

of Charles IV), 1816FR, mintmark PN, encapsulated NGC XF

40. Restrepo-123.21; CT-unl.; KM-64.3. Minor marks but otherwise problemfree, parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.

Colombia (Republic)
146. Popayn, Colombia, 16 pesos, 1838RU. Restrepo-212.3; KM82.2; Sed-19. 26.95 grams. Bagmarked XF with minute traces of luster, no
problems. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

147. Popayn, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1824FM. Restrepo-162.3; KM-81.2; Sed-3. 3.00 grams. Lustrous (pol-

ished) UNC, nice strike. Estimate: $250-$375.

148. Popayn, Colombia, 10 pesos, 1858,

encapsulated NGC MS 64, second finest
known in NGC census. Restrepo-210.3; KM-122.2;

Sed-17. Highly

lustrous (almost prooflike) but typically crude, showing slight die-rust on obverse and
die-polishing around details on reverse, choice grade.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

149. Medelln, Colombia, 5 pesos, 1928, encapsulated NGC MS 65. Restrepo-455.7; KM-204;
Sed-54. Lustrous

and choice, with one bagmark behind neck. Estimate: $350-$500.

Denmark
150. Denmark, 20 kroner, Christian IX, 1873. KM-791.1. 8.96 grams. Lustrous Mint State with
bagmarks in reverse fields. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Ecuador

151. Quito, Ecuador, 8 escudos, 1842MV. KM-23.2. 26.75 grams. Lustrous UNC but with evidence of light cleaning, all details very bold
and well struck, quite impressive in hand and also a highly sought type-coin, slightly off-center reverse. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

152. Ecuador (struck in Birmingham, England), 1 condor,

1928, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-74. Choice, lustrous and

problem-free. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

France
153. France, ecu dor a la couronne, Charles VI, St. Pourcain mint (1388-94).

Fr-291. 3.99 grams. Broad-flan AU with minor wrinkle, full legends and inner details, hint of
luster and toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

Great Britain
154. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George I, 1719. Sp-3631; KM-546.1.
8.18 grams. Red-toned AVF with weak bust, no problems. Estimate: $500-$750.

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155. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III, 1787. Sp-3729; KM-609. 8.33 grams. AXF with hint of toning and luster,

old mark in field at forehead. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

156. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III (3rd type), 17(??), rare as from the Lady Burgess (1806). Sp-3727;
KM-600. 7.56 grams. AVF

with weak bust, half of reverse rim damaged from the wreck (second half of date missing as a result). From the Lady
Burgess (1806), with Sedwick certificate from 2001, pedigreed to the Sothebys auction of December 2000, lot #485. Estimate: $200-up.

157. Great Britain (London, England), sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1864, from the Douro (1882). Sp-3853; KM-736.2.
7.99 grams. Problem-free AU with deep red toning and sediment. From the Douro (1882). Estimate: $300-$450.

158. Lot of 2 Great Britain gold sovereigns (1852

and 1876) and 1 Brazilian silver 500 reis (1860)
from the Douro (1882), in promotional set. 6 x

2-1/2 x 1-1/4. One of each type of sovereign (shield, St.

George slaying dragon), both lustrous AU, the silver coin

with toned VF details, light surface corrosion. From the
Douro (1882). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Guatemala (Republic)
159. Lot of 3 Guatemala gold 4 reales, 1860R (2) and 1861R, Carrera. KM-135. 2.24 grams total.
The 1860s are both XF, one with scratches, and the 1861 is lightly polished UNC. Estimate: $150-$225.

India (British)
160. Mysore, India, 1 pagoda, Haidar Ali (1761-82), from the Fame (1822). KM-546.1.

3.42 grams. Problem-free XF, scarce provenance. From the Fame (1822), with Sedwick certificate from

1998 (and others). Estimate: $350-$500.

Iran (Samanids)
161. Nishapur, Samanid Dynasty, dinar, Nasr II b. Ahmad (914-943 AD), dated
AH316. 4.28 grams. AU with muted luster, minor verdigris, hint of slight wrinkling. Estimate:
$150-$225.

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Italian States
162. Venice, Italy, zecchino, Ludovicus Manin (1789-97). KM-C140. 3.53 grams. Mint State with
much original luster, some speckles in field from rusty dies but otherwise quite nice for this common but
popular issue. Estimate: $350-$500.

Mexico (colonial)
Busts

163. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 166. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII

1754MF.

transitional (armored bust), 1811JJ. CT-49; KM-160. 26.96 grams.

CT-42; KM-151. 26.81 grams. Lightly polished XF, no big

problems, scarce type. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Lustrous AU with light surface hairlines, minor central weakness, better

assayer for the date. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

164. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 167. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 4 escudos, Philip V, 1736MF.
1788FM, mintmark and assayer facing inward.

CT-242; KM-135. 13.25 grams. Well-struck VF with minor marks per the
grade. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

CT-112; KM-

156.2a. 26.94 grams. Nice XF with luster, light hairlines from old clean-

ing, weak strike in very centers but otherwise well struck. Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

168. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Philip V, 1745MF,

rare. CT-530; KM-113. 3.36 grams. Bold AXF with contrasting sediment

165. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV,

1799FM. CT-51; KM-159. 26.96 grams. AU with light surface hairlines

around details, small natural flaw on obverse rim. Estimate: $500$750.

and faint curlicue graffito behind neck, minor weakness of strike in

centers. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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169. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1775FM.

CT-653; KM-118.2. 3.31 grams.

AU- with some original luster but fraught with marks as probably from salvage, tiny part of edge bent.
Estimate: $200-$300.

170. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1779FF. CT-657; KM-118.2. 3.37 grams. Redtoned XF, nice strike, no problems for the grade. Estimate: $200-$300.

171. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1814JJ. KM112; CT-361. 1.69 grams. Bold XF with contrasting sediment around details, centrally
weak but otherwise well struck. Estimate: $200-$300.

Mexico (Republic)
172. Mexico City, Mexico, 8 escudos, 1863/53CH. KM-383.9.

26.90 grams. Lustrous XF with weak centers as usual, nice red toning
around details. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

173. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 escudos, 1863CH. KM-381.6. 13.50 grams. Red-toned XF
with typically weak centers, lightly polished surfaces. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Mozambique (under Portugal)

174. Mozambique (under Portugal), 2-1/2 maticaes, no rosette countermark (1835), rare.

KM-33. 14.27 grams. Typically crude VF+ (reverse weaker due to conavity), the denomination still clear, faint

toning on field around the M, much rarer than the later issue with rosette countermark. Estimate: $3,000-up.

Netherlands (United)
175. Utrecht, United Netherlands, ducat, 1758. KM-7.4. 3.44 grams. Lustrous XF with faint hint

of wrinkling. Estimate: $250-$375.

Peru (colonial)
Busts
176. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794IJ. CT-11;
KM-101. 26.97 grams. UNC with nice luster, light surface hairlines from

conservation as from a hoard, incipient toning around rims. From the

ca.-1820 South American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

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177. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1796IJ. CT-13;

179. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1804JP. CT-24;

KM-101. 26.90 grams. Lustrous AU with slightly weak centers that have

KM-101. 27.03 grams. UNC with choice luster, light surface hairlines
from conservation as from a hoard, adjustment marks on face and
minor lamination on shield. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes
hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

178. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1804JP. CT-24;

180. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1806JP. CT-27;

minor adjustment marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

UNC with choice luster, light surface hairlines

from conservation as from a hoard, nice strike. From the ca.-1820 South
American Andes hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-101. 26.93 grams. Highly lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines
from conservation as from a hoard, laminations on cheek and on
reverse, off-center strike. From the ca.-1820 South American Andes
hoard, with certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-101. 26.99 grams.

181. Cuzco, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1824G,

rare one-year type. KM-129.2; CT-4. 26.95 grams. Broad-flan AU- with
minor lamination flaws, slightly crude obverse rim (the reverse also
off-center), lustrous fields, very nice specimen of a highly sought type.
Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Spain (Castile and Len)

182. Seville, Spain (Castile and Len), dobla de la banda,
Juan II (1406-1454), broad flan. Fr-112. 4.62 grams. Choice AU
with full details including legends, hint of luster and pink toning,
impressively large. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

183. Seville, Spain (Castile and Len), dobla de la banda,

Juan II (1406-1454), narrow flan. Fr-112. 4.52 grams. Non-toned

XF, slightly grainy as struck from rusty obverse die, full legends despite
small size. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Spain
Ferdinand-Isabel
184. Seville, Spain, double excelente, Ferdinand-Isabel, no assayer, mintmark

S and four dots between busts. CT-68. 6.94 grams. VF with contrasting toning around
details, full legends and interiors, a few marks but nothing major. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Ferdinand VI
185. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1756JB. CT-254; KM-378. 1.77 grams. Problem-free
AXF with hint of luster. Estimate: $150-$225.

Charles III
186. Seville, Spain, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1788C. CT-263; KM-

Bold VF+ with deep toning around details, parts of rims

crude (as made) as struck slightly off-center, minor marks in fields. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

409.2a. 26.87 grams.

187. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1780/79PJ. CT-304; KM-418.1. 13.40 grams. Deeply red-toned AXF with scratch in
field in front of face (and other minor marks), lightly polished in its past. Estimate: $600-$900.

188. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1786DV. CT-311; KM-418.1a. 13.24 grams. AU details but lightly polished, nice strike.

Estimate: $700-$1,000.

189. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1786/4DV. CT-457; KM-unl. (cf. 417.1a). 6.66 grams. VF with weak bust, hint of toning
around details. This overdate is supposed to show assayer DV/JD as well, but we can see no evidence of that on
this coin, so it is probably a new variety without using the old reverse. Estimate: $250-$375.
190. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1787DV. CT-629; KM-546.1. 3.31 grams. Problem-free VF

with toning around details. Estimate: $175-$250.

191. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III (young 193. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1774PJ.

bust), 1760JP. CT-753; KM-389.1. 1.75 grams. Bold VF+ with parts of
rims slightly crude (as made). Estimate: $175-$250.

CT-768; KM-415.1. 1.77 grams. Bold strike, UNC details with light surface

192. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1772PJ.

194. Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1775CF.

hairlines, nice luster. Estimate: $200-$300.

Lightly polished XF+ with contrasting

sediment around details, minor wrinkling. Estimate: $175-$250.

CT-798; KM-415.2. 1.67 grams.

CT-766; KM-415.1. 1.69 grams. Lightly red-toned and problem-free XF+,

first year of type. Estimate: $175-$250.

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Charles IV
195. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1796MF. CT-205; KM-436.1. 13.56
grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines, spots of shiny dark residue on reverse, nice
strike, very attractive. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

196. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1799MF. CT-498; KM-434. 3.28 grams. Fine with some

toning around details, probable mount-removal at top. Estimate: $175-$250.

United States of America

197. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 coronet Liberty double

eagle, 1852, encapsulated NGC AU 53, from the SS Republic

(1865), in presentation box. KM-74.1. 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 x 2-1/2.

Heavily bagmarked but clearly without wear, some muted luster,

popular provenance. From the SS Republic (1865), as stated inside the
slab, with DVD and housed in a wooden presentation box. Estimate:
$3,000-$4,500.

198. USA (New Orleans mint), $10 coronet Liberty eagle, 1847-O, encapsulated
NGC AU 53, from the SS Republic (1865).

KM-66.2. Minor marks all over and some high

points weak but with original luster and popular
provenance. From the SS Republic (1865), as stated
inside the slab. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Shipwreck Ingots and Natural Nuggets

Gold
Golden Fleece wreck, sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean
199. Coin-like gold tejuelo ingot, fineness XX (20K), 27.76 grams, from the
Golden Fleece wreck (ca. 1550). Approx.

7/8 in diameter and 3/16 thick. Roundish pancake

with naturally rounded edge and flat sides, one
of which bears a clear and full fineness marking
of XX in a box, with tiny spots of red in crevices
but otherwise smooth, clearly intended to be a
coin in absence of 8 escudos being struck at the
time. The accompanying alloy analysis shows
the presence of six trace elements, characteristic
of old gold as opposed to modern, more-refined
gold. From the Golden Fleece wreck (ca. 1550),
with small print-out of alloy percentages by an XRF
analyzer. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

Natural Nuggets

200. Large gold mineral specimen from a mine in the Do- 201. Large gold mineral specimen from a mine in the Do-

minican Republic, 140 grams. Approx. 2 x 1-1/2 x 3/8. Thick, flat

chunk with ragged edge, as found, very little quartz matrix remaining.
Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

minican Republic, 136 grams. Approx. 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 x 3/4. A

nice, solid mound of crystalline gold with traces of quartz matrix on
one side only. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

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202. Gold nugget from a river in the Dominican Republic, 100 grams.

Approx. 1-1/2 x 1 x 3/4. Rather large for a river nugget, with smooth surfaces but
irregular shape. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

203. Gold nugget from a river in the Dominican Republic, 22.89 grams.
Approx. 3/4 x 1/2 x 5/16. Attractively bean-shaped nugget with smooth surface except

for depressed area containing clayey sediment. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

204. Gold nugget from a river in the Dominican Republic, 25.70 grams.

Approx. 1 x 3/4 x 5/16. Flattish oval nugget with mostly smooth surface pocked with

depressed areas containing gray matrix. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

205. Lot of 3 gold nuggets from a river in the Dominican Republic, 27.67
grams total. Each about 7/8 long. Typical nuggets with mostly smooth surfaces around

pits with original matrix. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

206. Lot of 93.73 grams of small gold nuggets from a river in the Domini-

can Republic. One decent-sized nugget but the rest mostly little flakes. Estimate:

$4,000-$6,000.

207. Lot of 77.88 grams of small gold nuggets from a river in the Dominican Republic. One decent-sized nugget but the rest
mostly little flakes. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

208. Lot of 29.07 grams of small gold nuggets from a river in the Dominican Republic. One decent-sized nugget but the rest
mostly little flakes. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

209. Gold nugget from the Feather River in California, 44.59 grams. Approx. 1-3/8 x 1 x 1/4. Irregular shape, the surface rough
but not heavily pitted, the source river in the Sacramento Valley well known for its 19th-century mining history. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Silver

Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

210. Silver splash ingot with

broken edges, one full tax stamp
(clear and readable), 1151 grams,
from an unidentified ca.-1554
wreck off Santo Domingo. Approx.
6-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 1/4. Flat, slightly bent
sheet of silver with edges broken off in
its time, its scattered cracks showing the
stress of breakage, lightly encrusted on
one side and darkly toned on the other,
the latter showing a full and very clear
tax stamp that shows a right-facing head
and PLVS VLTRA in and among two
pillars, a known marking for Mexico
under Charles I. From an unidentified ca.1554 wreck off Santo Domingo. Estimate:
$2,000-$3,000.

211. Silver splash ingot

with broken edges, one

full tax stamp, 1750 grams,
from an unidentified ca.1554 wreck off Santo Domingo. Approx. 9 x 7 x 1/2.

Flat and bent and with lots

of cracks from the stress of
breakage, as pieces all around
the edge have been broken off,
with one side encrusted but the
other toned and pocked with
curious chisel-marks from its
time, the full tax stamp somewhat obscured as a result. From
an unidentified ca.-1554 wreck
off Santo Domingo. Estimate:
$2,000-$3,000.

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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

212. Large silver bar #668, 80 lb 9.6 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, from the Atocha (1622). About 14 x 5 x 3. This is one of the
nicest Atocha loaves of silver we have ever offered, with all markings clear and bold, including fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400) to left
of intricate assayer-mark for Juan Snchez Mexa, manifest number DCCLVIII, two circular tax stamps, foundry/date Po1622, owner/shipper
marks in monogram and silvermaster mark V, also with double-scoop assayers bite near center, corrosion-free and attractively toned in the
details. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S668. Estimate: $25,000-up.

213. Thin silver bar #922, 1568 grams, fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400), from the Atocha (1622). About 13 long, 2 wide

and 5/8 thick. Unusually thin (hence not a barreton) with more pits on top than usual (as made), clear fineness and partial tax stamps (at
least three), not much corrosion but assigned Class Factor 0.6. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

214. Silver wedge ingot, 719 grams, from the 1733 Fleet, 215. Small silver ingot (contraband and/or melted coins),
ex-McKee Museum. Approx. 4 x 3 x 2. Typically thick pie-shape
but darkly oxidized and with rusty sediment all over as uncleaned,
desirable pedigree. From the 1733 Fleet, pedigreed to the Art McKee
Museum and our Auction #8, lot #420. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

83.16 grams, from the 1733 Fleet. Approx. 2-1/2 x 2 x 3/16.

Thin, flat and somewhat round, with one side rough and the other
with mound of gray, shelly encrustation. From the 1733 Fleet (Infante
site), and pedigreed to the Marty Meylach collection, also pedigreed to our
Auction #10, with original lot-tag #255. Estimate: $350-$500.

Shipwreck Silver Coins

Golden Fleece wreck, sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean

216. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Early

Series, assayer oPo to right, mintmark oMo to left. Ne-

smith-26/26 for type; S-M4; KM-17. 10.93 grams. Clear inner details and
nearly full legends despite peripheral corrosion, richly toned all over.
Estimate: $250-$375.

217. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, Early

Series, assayer G at bottom between pillars, rare. Nesmith-10a/10;

S-M2; KM-11. 6.01 grams. Full, round flan with much legend and clear
pillars and bold assayer G despite moderate surface corrosion, darky
toned all over. Estimate: $400-$600.

218. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith-50e;
S-M5; KM-18. 13.08 grams. Very broad flan that extends past the full
legends, AU inner details but with slight hint of surface corrosion,
mostly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

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219. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer A to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-62 for type;

S-M6; KM-18. 13.11 grams. Broad flan with full legends, AU details, nice
strike, some dark toning and surface oxidation. Estimate: $300-$450.

220. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith-86;

S-M9; KM-18. 12.70 grams. Bold

AU details all over enhanced by nicely

contrasting toning, full legends, very light surface corrosion. Estimate:
$300-$450.

Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas

221. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, Early Series, assayer R,
PLVSVLT in oval banner, rare. Nesmith-4 for type; S-M1; KM-10. 2.61 grams. Very thin from cor-

rosion yet with bold details on both sides, nearly full legends but struck off-center, some dark
toning around details. Estimate: $350-$500.

Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

222. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Early Series, assayer

F to right, extremely rare. Nesmith-16 for type; S-M3; KM-17. 11.83 grams. Bold full pil-

lars and legends and denomination, some dark areas and moderate surface corrosion.
Estimate: $700-$1,000.

223. Lot of 4 Mexico City,

Mexico, 4 reales, CharlesJoanna, Late Series, assayers G and L. Nesmith-50,

82 and 86 for types; KM-18. 50.00

grams total. Nice XF details all

over (and full legends) despite
light surface corrosion, mostly
attractively toned. Estimate:
$800-$1,200.

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224. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales,

Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayers G
and L. Nesmith-49b, 81, 89 and 93 for types; KM-12. 24.95
grams total. Nice XF details all over (and full legends)
despite light surface corrosion, mostly attractively
toned. Estimate: $600-$900.

Santiago, sunk in 1585 on the Bassas da India atoll between Mozambique

and Madagascar (east of Africa)
225. Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4R (4) and 2R (3), Philip II, assayer O (where visible). S-M11. 66.10 grams total. Decent
full shields and crosses despite light to moderate corrosion, some with trimmed and smoothed edges for mounting. SEE INTERNET FOR
PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

226. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (style of 3rd-period B). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 24.94 grams. Broad
flan with much legend and crown, moderate surface corrosion, toning in crevices. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

227. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer not visible, rare as from this wreck. 12.13 grams. Full shield and yoke-andarrows plus much legend despite surface corrosion, toning in crevices. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.
228. Toledo, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible. 25.24 grams. Broad flan with full crown, full shield and cross and some
legend despite surface corrosion, faint tan toning all over. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

229. Lot of 12 Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D (where visible). 251.27 grams total. Decent full shields

and crosses despite light to moderate corrosion, some with trimmed and smoothed edges for mounting. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO.
Estimate: $700-$1,000.

230. Large lot of 45 Seville, Spain, cob 8R, 4R and 2R, Philip II, assayer Gothic D (where visible). 527 grams total. Decent full

shields and crosses despite light to moderate corrosion, nearly all with trimmed and smoothed edges for mounting. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

Unidentified ca.-1590 wreck off the Yucatn peninsula of Mexico

231. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna,

Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. S-M10;

KM-18; CT-88. 27.51 grams total. Solid and uncorroded coins (AU details)

with nice toning, patches of whitish encrustation. SEE INTERNET

FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

232. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd

period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.31 grams. Good full shield and cross,
some legend and crown despite weak spots and minor pits, otherwise
quite solid. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

Mexico

235. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (161)8/7D/F, Grade

2, very rare. S-M18; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 7.06 grams. Bold full 8/7 of date
(first example we have heard of ), choice full crown and shield and cross
despite moderate corrosion, also nicely toned. With Fisher/Sinclair
certificate #193043. Estimate: $350-$500.

233. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D,

Grade 2. S-M18; KM-44.3. 25.50 grams. Bold oMD and full shield and
cross, flat peripheries, light surface corrosion, lightly toned all over.
With Fisher certificate #104684. Estimate: $300-$450.

236. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1620/19D, Grade 1,

234. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer

not visible, Grade 2. KM-44.3. 19.23 grams. Choice full cross, full
but weak shield, flat peripheries, odd shape due to corrosion, toned all
over. With Fisher certificate #177018. Estimate: $350-$500.

very rare. S-M18; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.14 grams. Incredibly full and bold
date with backward z for the number 2 and very clear overdate (first
example we have seen), full mintmark and choice shield and cross
(both off-center), no corrosion, beautifully toned. With Fisher certificate #95A-1068 and Budde-Jones booklet (2nd ed., 1993). Estimate:
$1,250-$2,000.

Lima
237. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II,

assayer R (Rincn) to right (very rare),

motto PL-VSV-L, obverse legend ending
in HISPA-, Grade 1. S-L1; KM-8; CT-484.

6.47 grams. Corrosion-free and nicely toned

on fields, broad flan with most of legend and

all inner details clear, just somewhat worn,
far rarer than the variety with R to left and
one of very few of this type known from this
wreck. With Fisher certificate #94A-10022 and
Budde-Jones booklet (2nd ed., 1993). Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

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Potos 8R

238. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th 241. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th
period), Grade-1 quality (22 points on certificate), with
old, hand-signed Fisher certificate. S-P14. 23.76 grams. Full P-B

period), Grade 2. S-P14. 26.50 grams. Full P-B and shield and cross
with some weak areas but no corrosion to speak of, lightly toned all
over. With Fisher certificate #161811, pedigreed to our Auction #4, with
original lot-tag #250. Estimate: $350-$500.

next to nice full shield, full but weak cross, light surface corrosion
here and there, dark encrustation around edge, desirable certificate.
With hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate #4297 dated May 13, 1976.
Estimate: $400-$600.

242. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg), Grade 1, with tag but original certificate miss-

239. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not ing. S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 25.14 grams. Choice full shield and cross, some
visible (5th-period B), borders of xs, Grade 1, with tag but
certificate missing. S-P14. 26.62 grams. Solid and choice, with full

legend, corrosion on part of edge only. With Fisher tag #213953 and
photocopy of original certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

and uncorroded shield and cross, nicely toned, part of kings name
bold. With Fisher tag #262675. Estimate: $200-$300.

243. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg), Grade 2. S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 24.43 grams. Broad flan

240. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th with much legend and full shield and cross but part of edge cracked
period), borders of xs, Grade 2. S-P14. 24.23 grams. Full and well-

detailed shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, also nearly
full crown. With Fisher certificate #169861. Estimate: $400-$600.

and corroded, no toning. With Fisher certificate #125470, pedigreed

to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #253. Estimate: $350-$500.

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247. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M,

244. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

1. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 26.21 grams. Choice full shield with bold P-Q
(slightly doubled), also nice full cross, light surface corrosion near
part of edge only, attractively toned on fields. With Fisher certificate
#176149. Estimate: $500-$750.

Grade-1 quality (22 points on certificate), with old, handsigned Fisher certificate. S-P18; KM-10; CT-123. 25.36 grams. Choice
full cross, full but crude and off-center shield, light surface corrosion,
toned around edge, desirable certificate. With hand-signed Fisher photocertificate #4307 dated May 13, 1976. Estimate: $400-$600.

245. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

2. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 25.67 grams. Full but doubled shield and cross,
uneven thickness (especially around the edge), minimal corrosion. With
Fisher certificate #106529. Estimate: $350-$500.

248. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (161)7M, Grade 2 (20

points). S-P19; KM-10; CT-129. 19.63 grams. Full 7 of date, bold full

cross, full but weaker shield, with surface corrosion and pieces of edge
lost. With Fisher certificate #118845. Estimate: $500-$750.

246. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

2, with tag but original certificate missing. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124.

25.34 grams. Bold P-Q, full shield and cross, light surface corrosion and

brownish toning all over. With original Fisher tag #219001. Estimate:
$200-$300.

249. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, Grade 3, with

tag but original certificate missing.

S-P19; KM-10; CT-129. 11.25

grams. Full shield and cross and date but all a bit fuzzy from moderate

corrosion. With original Fisher tag #133933. Estimate: $150-$225.

250. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-

10; CT-133. 26.67 grams. Very bold date (best you can hope for), also
bold P+T, and full shield and cross, practically corrosion-free, but with
central weakness and flan-crack (stable), lightly toned all over. With
Fisher certificate #260580. Estimate: $600-$900.

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251. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (161)9T, Grade 1. S-P21;

KM-10; CT-133. 26.87 grams. Very clear long tail of 9 of date, full shield
and cross, squarish flan with silvery, lightly corroded surfaces. With
Fisher certificate #214874, pedigreed to our Auction #4, with original
lot-tag #262. Estimate: $500-$750.

252. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621T, upper half of shield

transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 26.60 grams. Clear date despite
light surface corrosion, the bold cross off-center, full but slightly
doubled shield, no toning. With Fisher certificate #105739, pedigreed
to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #269. Estimate: $500-$750.

253. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 23.51 grams. Good full shield and cross (both
well centered), localized corrosion, lightly toned all over. With Fisher
certificate #206218. Estimate: $400-$600.

Potos 8R group lots

254. Lot of 5 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers Q, M and T (where visible), Grade 1. KM-10. 113.43 grams total.

Good full shields and crosses, some with corrosion but mostly solid. With Fisher certificates #135228, 208576, 218772, 261431 and 263466.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

255. Lot of 5 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers Q, M and T (all visible), Grade 2. KM-10. 117.19 grams total.
Good full shields and crosses, most with corrosion but all solid. With Fisher certificates #134068, 146546, 152308, 154868 and 157392. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

256. Lot of 5 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers R (curved leg) and T (where visible), Grade 2. KM-10. 119.12
grams total. Good full shields and crosses, most with corrosion but all solid. With Fisher certificates #124361, 136025, 141600, 159633 and
191709. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

257. Lot of 5 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T or not visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 120.16 grams total. Good full shields
and crosses, most with corrosion but all solid. With Fisher certificates #124299, 173812, 181377, 183004 and 184949. SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

258. Lot of 2 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers R (curved leg) and T, Grade 2, with original tags but certificates missing. KM-10. 48.35 grams total. Full shields and crosses, one silvery but the other toned, both with light to moderate corrosion but
still very solid. With Fisher tags #160758 and 170612. Estimate: $400-$600.

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259. Lot of 2 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M visible on one, Grade-1 and Grade-3 quality but no cer-

tificates or tags. KM-10. 46.54 grams total. Full shields and crosses, the better one nearly corrosion-free but double-struck, the corroded one
with off-center cross but nicely toned. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

260. Lot of 12 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 3. KM-10. 231 grams total.

All moderately to heavily corroded but with some good details, all with at least decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #155277,
155383, 155711, 156903, 158652, 160044, 160299, 160388, 160702, 161005, 168814 and 168834. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Potos 4R

261. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg), Grade 1.

Full but
partially flat shield and corroded cross, no toning. With Fisher certificate
#245558. Estimate: $400-$600.
S-P15; KM-9; CT-244. 11.29 grams.

262. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

2. S-P17; KM-9; CT-243. 12.77 grams. Bold Q and full cross, the shield

also full but with surface corrosion, minor edge-crack. With Fisher
certificate #147190. Estimate: $400-$600.

264. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade

3. S-P21; KM-9. 10.76 grams. Bold full shield, full but corroded cross,
nice toning. With Fisher certificate #148147. Estimate: $200-$300.

265. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not

visible, 9 points (Grade 3?), with old, hand-signed Fisher
certificate. KM-9. 9.37 grams. Good cross but otherwise rather crude
from corrosion and deep toning, desirable for its old certificate and
original holder. With original cardboard holder and hand-signed certificate #3414 from 1976. Estimate: $250-$375.

Potos 4R group lots

266. Lot of 3 Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer
T or not visible, Grade 2. KM-9. 32.92 grams total. Good full shields
and crosses despite light to moderate corrosion. With Fisher certificates
#116785, 173286 and 175121. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

267. Lot of 4 Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II and III,

various assayers (where visible), Grades 2 (one), 3 (two) and 4
(one), the Grade 2 with original tag but lacking the certificate.

263. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1618)PAL, Grade 1, rare.

S-P20; KM-9. 12.04 grams. Full PAL assayer and ANOD in legend, good
full shield and cross, very light surface corrosion. With Fisher/Sinclair
photo-certificate #264722 and 1996 Karen McKee sales receipt for $1400.
Estimate: $700-$1,000.

39.62 grams total. Decent shields and crossed despite corrosion, mostly
solid. With Fisher certificates #132872, 154553 and 160690 and tag
#163922. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

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Potos 2R
268. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer A/B, Grade 1, rare.

S-P11;

Broad flan with full crown, much legend, full inner details (including a
bold A/B), mostly nicely toned and 100% corrosion-free. With Fisher certificate #231603.
Estimate: $700-$1,000.

KM-3.2. 6.72 grams.

Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

269. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 2, with tag but original certificate missing. KM-44.3.

24.25 grams. Broad, thick flan with full shield and cross, bold denomination

8, kings ordinal III, some surface corrosion, silvery. With Fisher tag #87M137699. Estimate: $200-$300.

Dry Tortugas wreck, sunk ca. 1622 off the Dry Tortugas,
west of Key West, Florida
270. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)22(D), rare. SM18a; KM-38; CT-690. 10.15 grams. Bold date and mintmark, nearly full

shield and cross but peripherally flat, light surface corrosion. With
original certificate #90-1A-628.0057. Estimate: $200-$300.

So Jos, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, west of Africa

Mexico

272. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer oD

271. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer O to below denomination 8 to right (assayer F below mintmark

left below mintmark oM. S-M11; KM-43; CT-156. 25.12 grams. Choice
full crown and shield and cross, bold denomination 8, light surface
corrosion but nicely contrasting toning. With NGC tag #1973779002,
certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

oM to left), rare. S-M14; KM-43; CT-155. 23.24 grams. Full and well-

detailed shield with clear 8-oD to right, decent full cross, some corrosion around edge and some toning. With NGC tag #1973965041,
certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.

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273. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer oF

276. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)614(F), very rare.

below mintmark M to left, very rare. S-M13; KM-43. 23.57 grams.

Clear date, nice full crown and

shield and cross despite some surface corrosion, good toning. With
NGC tag #1973965008, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $350-$500.

S-M17; KM-44.3; CT-95. 24.46 grams.

Bold MoF to left of choice full shield, decent but corroded full cross
(also slightly off-center), first specimen of the oF assayer we have seen
in a long time and the only one we know of from this wreck. With
NGC tag #1973524028, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $350-$500.

277. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1615F, very rare.

274. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1608A/F, rare. S-M16;

KM-44.3; CT-89. 18.51 grams. Very full and bold date and oMA/F, good

full cross and shield, nicely contrasting toning, but small pieces of edge
missing from corrosion. With NGC tag #1974067009, certificate, DVD
and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.

S-M17; KM-44.3; CT-96. 25.03 grams. Clear date with last digit like a
backwards 2, good full shield and cross, peripheral corrosion and
weak strike, black and tan toning, roundish flan. With NGC tag
#1973908022, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.

275. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)13F, very rare. 278. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1619D, rare. S-M18;

Clear bottom half of 13 of date

(missing in Calbet), bold full oMF and shield, full but corroded
cross, flat peripheries. With NGC tag #1973506033, certificate, DVD
and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.
S-M17; KM-44.3; CT-94. 24.12 grams.

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Broad, solid flan with choice full date,

oMF, shield and cross, peripherally flat, very light tan toning all over.
With NGC tag #1973779036, certificate, DVD and booklet from the
salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-44.3; CT-116. 24.61 grams.

279. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (162)0/9D, very rare.

S-M18; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 25.05 grams. Bold full shield, good full cross, clear

oMD but weak date, light surface corrosion, nicely contrasting toning.
With NGC tag #1973918014, certificate, DVD and booklet from the
salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

280. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)20D, rare. S-M18;

KM-44.3; CT-117. 25.91 grams. Bold full 0 of date, full but partially weak

crown and shield and cross, extensive peripheral flatness but minimal
corrosion, patchy dark toning. With NGC tag #1973524038, certificate,
DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.

281. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)19D, very rare. S-M18; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 11.64 grams. Full oMD and 19 of date (first specimen we have recorded), choice full cross and shield with contrasting toning, some corrosion on surfaces and parts of edge. With NGC tag
#1973950005, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

Lima
282. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; CT-146. 16.16 grams.

Typically fine details all over, all visible but with moderate corrosion
throughout, lightly toned, somewhat thin and underweight. With
NGC tag #1975907005, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $250-$375.

Potos

283. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer C, rare.

S-P16; KM-10. 25.26 grams. Full and bold P-C, good full shield and cross,

light corrosion and peripheral flatness but quite solid overall. With
NGC tag #1973903023, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $250-$375.

284. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M. S-P19; KM-10; CT-129.

23.97 grams. Bold full date, good full cross and shield despite light
surface corrosion, patchy tan toning. With NGC tag #1974067027,
certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.

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285. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 161(8)PAL, rare.

KM-10; CT-130. 24.23 grams. Good

286. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)20T. S-P21; KM-10; CT-

S-P20;

full cross and shield, full but messy

assayer, partial date, parts of edge corroded, rusty brown toning. With
NGC tag #1973581050, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $300-$450.

Very bold and choice full cross with bold date as

well, full but lightly corroded shield, minor dark spots. With NGC
tag #1974056018, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $300-$450.

137. 25.75 grams.

Spain

289. Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1617V. CT-302. 12.58 grams.

287. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, (1)610, assayer not visible,

rare (unlisted). CT-unl. (Type 67). 23.27 grams. Broad but uneven flan

Solid and virtually uncorroded coin with all central details full plus a
full date as .1.6.1.7., oT.V, kings ordinal IIII, no toning. With NGC
tag #1974065037, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $250-$375.

288. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1612V. CT-277. 9.67 grams. Broad

290. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1620G, unique as struck

from 2R dies. CT-286. 12.95 grams. Full shield with bold .S.G. and

with clear date (unlisted in CT), good full shield and cross, deep violet
toning, minimal corrosion. With NGC tag #1973904026, certificate,
DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

flan with very bold full date, full cross and shield, kings ordinal III,
S-V and denomination IIII, lightly corroded but nicely toned. With
NGC tag #1974065046, certificate, DVD and booklet from the salvagers.
Estimate: $250-$375.

clear denomination II, also full cross with bold date, very light surface
corrosion only, lightly toned. With NGC tag #1973914003, certificate,
DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Large Lots
291. Large lot of clumps (40+/-) and individual uncleaned (23+/-) cob 8R and 4R, mints of Mexico, Potos and Spain.

About 5-3/4 lb av total. Generally moderately to heavily corroded coins in mostly two- and three-coin clumps, many still encrusted (some green
and orange), a few with clear coin details, worth a close look (great for promotional resale). With tags, DVD and booklet from the salvagers. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $5,000-up.

292. Huge lot of about 350 cob 8R, mints of Mexico, Potos and Spain, average quality. About 14-1/2 lb av total. Mostly welldetailed but corroded coins, all completely cleaned, great quantity for promotions or stock. With DVD and booklet from the salvagers. Estimate:
$10,000-up.

Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of

Wight, south of England
293. Holland, United Netherlands, lion daalder, 1589.

26.73 grams. Choice, full uncorroded AXF details on both sides, hint

of toning. With generic certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $125$200.

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Lucayan Beach wreck, sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island

294. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)24/3D. S-M18a; 295. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D.
Full 4/3 of date, clear oMD, technically
full but partially weak cross and shield, no corrosion but very uneven
in thickness. Estimate: $125-$200.

KM-45; CT-314. 27.06 grams.

S-M18a; KM-45. 27.32 grams. Large, uncorroded flan with full shield and
cross and oMD, peripheral flatness and unevenness as usual, deeply
toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

San Estevan, sunk in the 1630s off Portugal

296. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR (1630s). S-P27;
KM-19a. 26.74 grams. Full shield and cross, the latter somewhat weak, no corrosion but

many dark patches as not completely cleaned, rare provenance. Estimate: $125-$200.

Concepcin, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola

297. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)40(P).

S-M19;

Solid coin with minor corrosion only on

very edge, full but rather weak shield and cross, nice toning. Estimate:
$125-$200.

KM-45; CT-336. 25.65 grams.

298. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P.

S-M19; KM-45. 25.79 grams. Good full cross, full shield and oMP, minimal

surface corrosion, nice urn shape. Estimate: $100-$150.

299. Large, coral-encrusted clump of about 17 Mexico City,

Mexico, cob 4 reales, probably all Philip IV, assayer P. 620

grams. Big mass of whitish coral with silvery (partially cleaned) coins
peeking out at all angles, the coins all quite solid in appearance but the
main value in its uniquely beautiful display. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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300. Coral-encrusted clump of about 17-18 Mexico City,

Mexico, cob 4 reales, probably all Philip IV, assayer P. 338

grams. Spread-out pile of coins with whitish coral all over, spots of
black, a couple of the coins (cleaned and silvery) with canvas imprint
from original bag, an attractive and desirable display. Estimate:
$2,000-$3,000.

301. Coral-encrusted clump of about 17-18 Mexico City,

Mexico, cob 4 reales, probably all Philip IV, assayer P, two

of the coins separated. 341 grams. A coral-impregnated row of

three tight stacks of coins, all solid in appearance and one with bold
full shield, great display whose two loose coins can be glued back on
if desired. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

302. Clump of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip

IV, probably assayer P. 43.96 grams. Solid but surface-corroded

coins with small pieces of coral in between and outside, both coins
with cross side out. Estimate: $250-$375.

303. Lot of 20 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). 503 grams total. Generally good full shields
and crosses with light or minimal corrosion, solid coins with nice toning, typical shapes. With original, hand-signed Burt Webber certificates.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

304. Lot of 20 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). 509 grams total. Generally good full shields
and crosses with light or minimal corrosion, solid coins with nice toning, typical shapes. With original, hand-signed Burt Webber certificates.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

305. Lot of 20 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). 513 grams total. Generally good full shields
and crosses with light or minimal corrosion, solid coins with nice toning, typical shapes. With original, hand-signed Burt Webber certificates.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

306. Lot of 20 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). 511 grams total. Generally good full shields
and crosses with light or minimal corrosion, solid coins with nice toning, typical shapes. With original, hand-signed Burt Webber certificates.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

307. Lot of 20 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). 508 grams total. Generally good full shields
and crosses with light or minimal corrosion, solid coins with nice toning, typical shapes. With original, hand-signed Burt Webber certificates.
SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

308. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)629(T), heavy-dot

borders, denomination 8, rare as from this wreck. S-P26; KM19a; CT-470. 26.56 grams. Bold full date, full but doubled cross, nearly
full shield with bold dot-8-dot to right, toned over silvery surfaces
(minimal corrosion), small edge-split. With generic certificates from the
salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

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309. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer

not visible (style of assayer E), mintmark RN (late 1620s),
rare, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M45.3; S-C3; KM-3.4. 23.77 grams. Choice

full shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, weak but certain
mintmark, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection.
Estimate: $750-$1,100.

310. Bogot, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)32A, quadrants of 311. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer E,
cross transposed, rare, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M44-12 (date not listed); S-B5.

22.33 grams. Good full shield and cross (moderate surface corrosion),

clear date, dark toning, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser
collection. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

C+E to right (1630s), rare. Restrepo-M36.8; S-C3; KM-2.4. 11.10 grams.

Nice full shield with bold denomination IIII to left, corroded cross,
nicely toned, odd shape with diagonal axis. Pedigreed to our Auction
#5, with original lot-tag #215. Estimate: $350-$500.

Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

Shield-type

312. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crowned-

dot-F-dot countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 24.07

grams. Clear date, full shield and cross and countermark, bold 8-O to

right, nice toning, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

313. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-L

countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. 26.11 grams. Broad

flan, off-center strike with full but messy date and countermark, decent full shield and crown (just a bit weak), kings name and ordinal,
large edge-split, minimal corrosion. With (generic) certificate from the
salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.

314. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-

L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b. 23.92 grams. Nice cross with

100% full countermark, full but lightly corroded shield with full P-O
to left, edge-crack, toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

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315. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with crowned-O

countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 23.71 grams. Good full

shield and cross (the former lightly corroded), clear date and countermark, edge-crack, toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

316. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)51E, with crowneddot-F-dot (with two dots above crown) countermark on
shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 27.54 grams. Broad flan with nearly full
legends, choice full details all over, bold date and countermark, no
corrosion, nice toning, two edge-splits. Estimate: $250-$375.

317. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1649-51)O, no countermark (rare). S-P35; KM-17b. 13.82 grams. Solid and uncorroded, with
bold P-O, full but off-center and partially weak shield and cross, two flat areas, minor edge-split, light olive toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

Pillars-and-waves

318. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional

(Type VIII/B), rare error with pillars side struck from 4R die,
1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 21.97 grams. Full but off-center
cross, well-centered pillars side with everything in reduced size for an
8R, plus with clear denomination 4 at top, peripheral flatness, light
surface corrosion, two dates. Estimate: $300-$450.

319. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional

(Type VIII/B), rare error with pillars side struck from 4R die,
1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 22.17 grams. Bold full pillars

side with clear denomination 4 and everything smaller than normal

for an 8R, full but corroded cross, nice toning. With photo-certificate
from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

320. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434. 25.74 grams. Full
and bold but lightly corroded pillars, full but weak cross, decent toning, two dates. Estimate: $150-$225.

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324. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E post-transitional

321. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at

top.

(McLean hypothetical Type III), 1-PH-6 at top, rare. S-P37a;

Choice full cross and pillars

with contrasting toning, corrosion-free but with crude edge (as made),
three dates and mintmarks, two assayers. With (generic) certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438. 25.18 grams.

Solid and uncorroded, also nicely toned,

with bold full cross and pillars, two clear dates, edge-split and marks
from salvage. Estimate: $250-$375.

KM-18; CT-735. 12.59 grams.

325. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at top.

S-P37a; KM-18. 13.52 grams. Choice full inner details on both sides despite

322. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at top. light surface corrosion, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers,
Full and well-centered but lightly
surface-corroded pillars and cross, three dates and mintmarks and assayers, toned on fields. Estimate: $150-$225.

S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438. 26.54 grams.

edge-split, toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

326. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-18. 12.78

grams. Full pillars with bold date and assayer, nearly full bold cross,
peripherally flat, but no corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

323. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438.

24.94 grams. Full pillars, full but doubled cross, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, light surface corrosion, minor edge-split, good
toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

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327. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-18. 9.14

grams. Bold full pillars and off-center cross and crown, bold kings
name, nice toning, a bit worn and thin from corrosion but very well
detailed. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

328. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1653(?)P.

331. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-

S-M19;

full cross, full shield and oMP, peripheral flatness, minimal surface corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate:
$150-$225.

L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b. 24.92 grams. Solid flan with

full shield and cross, full countermark and assayer, weak peripheries
and not much contrast (some dark spots), minimal surface corrosion.
Estimate: $150-$225.

329. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655(P). S-M19; KM-45;

CT-362. 22.77 grams. Bold full date, good full cross and shield, corrosion

332. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1656E, PH at top,

rare. S-P37a; KM-R21; CT-415. 24.54 grams. Broad, roundish flan that at

KM-45; CT-358. 25.24 grams. Choice

on parts of edge only. With original certificate #91-8R-801 from the

salvagers, also pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #582.
Estimate: $200-$300.

first looks like just a nicer-than-usual business strike but happens to

match the Royal dies in Lzaro (obverse #148 and reverse #147), VF
details with contrasting toning (otherwise silvery), minor doubling
in legends, three dates and mintmarks, very impressive for a salvaged
coin. With Sedwick certificate from 2003. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

330. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655P. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-362. 19.61 grams. Clear date and oMP, full but moderately corroded
cross and shield, light toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

333. Bogot, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1652, assayer PoRAS,

rare. Restrepo-M46.10; S-B7; CT-528. 20.70 grams. Bold full pillars with full
date and assayer, full but doubled and off-center shield below welldetailed crown, darkly toned and with moderate surface corrosion.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon), sunk in 1656 off Western Australia

334. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P,

with official W.A.M. certificate. S-M19; KM-45. 23.54 grams. Deeply

toned and worn, with clear oMP and shield and cross, but much of its
value is in the original certification, which makes it legal to own! With
Western Australian Museum envelope and certificate #11436. Estimate:
$200-$300.

San Miguel el Arcngel (Jupiter wreck), sunk in 1659

off the east coast of Florida

335. Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)657(P), choice.

CT-365. 26.12 grams. Solid

S-M19; KM-45;

coin with choice full date, nearly full shield

and cross, peripheral flatness as usual but minimal surface corrosion,
somewhat silvery, much better than average for this wreck. Estimate:
$300-$450.

336. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, dot-PH-dot at

top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438. 20.56 grams. Full pillars and cross, two bold
dates, kings ordinal IIII, lightly toned (central dark spots), but with
moderate surface corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.

337. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 165(5)S, very rare. S-C4; KM-7.2; CT-258. 21.86 grams. Despite its moderate surface corrosion,
this is actually one of the better examples known, for it shows all the important detailsdate, mintmark-assayer C-S, denominationin
addition to the whole shield-lions-castles and pillars with P-LV-S / VL-TR-A, also lightly toned. With Sedwick photo-certificate from 2003.
Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Unidentified ca.-1667 wreck off Sicily

338. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)58(P).

S-M19;

Solid, leaning urn-shaped flan with very

bold date, good full (off-center) cross, weak shield, brown toned and
worn but not corroded. With Sedwick certificate from 2005. Estimate:
$200-$300.
KM-38; CT-714. 13.01 grams.

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Unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville Harbor, Spain

339. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1663E, rare. S-P37a; KM-21;

CT-452. 25.70 grams. A choice example of an elusive date, with full pil-

340. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E, Charles II. S-P37b;

lars and cross, three dates (two of them bold and full), no corrosion,
toned all over. Estimate: $350-$500.

Clear date and kings ordinal (which is

important because this date is also known for Philip IV), full but partially flat pillars and cross, no corrosion, toned in crevices. Estimate:
$250-$375.

KM-26; CT-342. 25.24 grams.

341. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1659E, unique error with

HIPA(NIARVM) in legend (lacking the S). S-P37a; KM-18; CT751. 13.42 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold date, nice full

cross-lions-castles with bold second date below, with legend below

that showing the unique error, nicely toned and corrosion-free. With
Sedwick certificate from 2005. Estimate: $400-$600.

342. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1662E, rare. S-P37a; KM-18;

Broad, thin flan with decent but off-center cross

and pillars, two dates, dark patchy toning and light surface corrosion
(also much flatness), hairline edge-split. With Sedwick certificate from
2006. Estimate: $200-$300.

CT-754. 11.10 grams.

343. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1669E, ex-Bir collection. S-P37b; KM-25; CT-494. 13.24 grams. Much flatness but with clear date and

decent pillars and cross, deeply toned all over (not completely cleaned), very light surface corrosion, the accompanying tag spuriously identifying the wreck as the Seorita de Santa Cristina (never proven, also wrong place and time). Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection, with his tag,
and also to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #626. Estimate: $100-$150.

Consolacin, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador

344. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E, Charles II. S-P37b;

KM-26; CT-342. 23.89 grams. Broad flan with good full pillars and cross,

two dates, part of kings name (since this date is known for Philip IV
as well), moderate surface corrosion but good contrast. Pedigreed to our
Auction #6, with original lot-tag #403. Estimate: $150-$225.

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345. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1675E, uncleaned. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-350. 22.05 grams. Rusty brown sediment and oxidation all over,
with the pillars and cross still full and clear as well as the date below the cross, some green and orange sediment as well. With original photocertificate from the salvagers. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

346. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-352. 349. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; CT-357.
19.81 grams. Good full cross and pillars (very slightly doubled) with

two bold dates and assayers and mintmarks, lightly corroded but nice
contrast. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M090232, and pedigreed
to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #359. Estimate: $200-$300.

19.37 grams. Bold full pillars (off-center) and cross with two dates
and bold assayer, nicely contrasting toning, but somewhat thin from
moderate corrosion all over. With ROBCAR certificate #839291. Estimate: $200-$300.

347. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E.

S-P37b; KM-26; CT352. 23.58 grams. Moderately corroded but with clear date and most of

waves and cross, edge-split, lightly toned. With ROBCAR certificate

#830162. Estimate: $150-$225.

350. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-359.

21.25 grams. Nicely toned but worn and thin from corrosion, good
full pillars and cross, three assayers, edge-split. With photo-certificate.
Estimate: $175-$250.

348. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; CT-357.

351. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1)647, assayer not visible,

19.56 grams. Bold full pillars (slightly doubled) with 1-1/2 dates, full

rare. KM-12a. 2.60 grams. Good full cross with clear bottoms of digits
of date, nice but off-center shield with bold kings name PHEL- [sic]
in legend, steel-gray toning, no evidence of corrosion. With ROBCAR
certificate #126491. Estimate: $150-$225.

but very worn (from corrosion) cross with clear third date, nice toning,
truncated edge. Estimate: $200-$300.

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352. Lot of 2 Potos, Bolivia, cob 1R, 1668E and 1670E. S-P37b; KM-23. 3.19 and 2.76 grams. Both with decent central details, the
1670 quite sharp and nicely toned (some surface corrosion) while the 1668 is more solid but flatter and with patchy coloration. With original
photo-certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.

353. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1676E. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-712. 3.32 grams. Broad flan with good full cross and pillars but peripherally flat,
bold date, nicely toned, minimal corrosion. With ROBCAR certificate #126612. Estimate: $125-$200.

Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa

354. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)681(L).

S-M21;
KM-46; CT-281. 23.16 grams. Bold date, decent cross, part of shield, rest

of coin flat (as struck), minimal corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate:

$125-$200.

Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa

355. Lot of 2 Dutch ducatoon biscuits (completely cocooned in oxidation). 71.00 grams total. Two thick, black, round cookies,
one of which shows about a third of the thin silver coin inside, the other with large pebble encrusted onto it. Estimate: $150-$225.

Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England

356. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1686R. S-L7; KM-24; CT-229. 24.99
grams. Very bold full pillars and cross (the latter very slightly doubled),

flat peripheries, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion. With original certificate from the salvagers, and pedigreed to our Auction #9, with
original lot-tag #776. Estimate: $275-$400.

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357. Bogot, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1651, assayer PoRMS,

rare (unique as from this wreck). Restrepo-M46.8; S-B7; KM-7.1. 26.16

grams. Solid coin with surface corrosion only, very bold pillars, full but

doubled shield, black spots here and there, first and only example we
know of from this wreck. Estimate: $600-$900.

358. London, England, crown, Charles II, 1670, ex-Sebring.

Sp-3357. 27.53 grams. Bold full details enhanced by contrasting toning,

desirable pedigree, some surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring

collection (ANR 2004), lot #1626, with Sedwick certificate from 2005.
Estimate: $125-$200.

359. London, England, crown, William III, 1696, ex-Se-

bring. Sp-3420. 27.89 grams. Bold full details enhanced by contrasting

toning, desirable pedigree, some surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Tom
Sebring collection (ANR 2004), lot #1626, with generic certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.

Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada

360. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not

visible, ex-Jaggers collection. 25.59 grams. Choice full shield and

cross, bold denomination 8, deeply toned, minimal surface corrosion,

desirable provenance and pedigree. Pedigreed to the Tony Jaggers collection, with his photo-certificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

Mexico
361. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)12(J). S-M22; KM47; CT-741. 25.99 grams. Very

curious shape and very attractive details,

the date clear and the shield and cross bold and full, beautifully toned
and corrosion-free, slightly conave (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.

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Spring, 2015

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362. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (171)3(J), ex-

365. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14(J), ex-

Goodpaster. S-M22; KM-47; CT-742. 25.86 grams. Bold 3 of date, most

Goodpaster. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 26.91 grams. Full 4 of date, most of

shield and crown, full cross, no corrosion but also no contrast, minor
verdigris, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Karl H. Goodpaster collection (with small Real Eight certificate) and our Auction #7, with original
lot-tag #478. Estimate: $200-$300.

of crown and cross, solid coin without corrosion but much flatness
(as made). Pedigreed to the Karl H. Goodpaster collection (with original
Real Eight certificate) and our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #478.
Estimate: $200-$300.

363. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)714(J). S-M22; KM-

47; CT-743. 25.36 grams. Bold full 714 of date, part of shield and cross
but all the rest (about 75% of the coin) flat as made, with very light
surface corrosion and nice toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

364. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14(J). S-M22; KM47; CT-743. 25.67 grams. Nice full cross, upper half of shield and most of

crown, clear date despite localized corrosion, peripheral flatness, good

toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

366. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14J. S-M22; KM-47;

CT-743. 22.97 grams. Squarish flan with bold 4 of date, full shield, weak
cross, somewhat crude surfaces from corrosion but solid overall, toned
in crevices, tiny (old) notch in edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

367. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1715J. S-M22; KM-47;

CT-744. 26.07 grams. Very choice specimen with full and bold date and
oMJ (due to poor centering on that side), nice full cross, lightly toned,
no corrosion. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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368. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1715J, ex-Walter

Holzworth. S-M22; KM-47; CT-744. 26.53 grams. Solid and uncorroded

specimen with 100% full date and oM, also some cross, but the shield
totally blank (as struck), nicely toned, attractive urn-shape, desirable
pedigree. Housed in its original cardboard holder that says Walter
Holzworth (a noted salvager) and Ft. Pierce, Fla. and dated 2/9/67.
Estimate: $1,000-up.

369. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)715(J). S-M22; KM-

47; CT-744. 25.79 grams. Solid and well toned, with full oM, nice shield
and cross, nearly full date with hint of localized surface corrosion.
Estimate: $600-$900.

370. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1715J. S-M22; KM-47; CT-

744. 26.70 grams. Corrosion-free but worn, with good shield and cross,
bold oM, most of date, contrastingly toned. Estimate: $400-$600.

372. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J,

original Fisher certificate. S-M22; KM-47. 23.85 grams. Bold assayer,

nearly full shield and cross, solid coin but much flatness and light surface corrosion, also some dark spots, desirable old certification. With
Treasure Salvors (Fisher) certificate from 1976, hand-signed by Mel and
Deo Fisher Estimate: $200-$300.

371. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 17(??)J. S-M22; KM-47.

26.23 grams. Choice specimen with lovely toning, no corrosion, good

cross and shield, bold oM, clear assayer and 17 of date. With photocertificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

373. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J,

ex-Kip Wagner. S-M22; KM-47. 26.29 grams. Good full shield and cross,
peripheral flatness and sloping sides on reverse, toned and uncorroded
but with area of black encrustation. Reportedly purchased from Kip
Wagner in the 1960s. Estimate: $200-$300.

374. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.

S-M22; KM-47. 26.30 grams. Solid and uncorroded but dark as uncleaned,

full oMJ, nearly full shield and cross. Beach find from the Corrigans area,
found during Hurricane Jeanne. Estimate: $175-$250.

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379. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (171)4(J). S-M22; KM-

Good full cross, sharply detailed full crown,

most of shield, dark as not completely cleaned, no corrosion. With
Sedwick certificate from 2006. Estimate: $100-$150.

40; CT-1019. 12.40 grams.

375. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.

S-M22; KM-47. 27.03 grams. Solid and corrosion-free, lightly toned, with

nearly full shield and cross, clear oMJ. With Sedwick certificate from
1998. Estimate: $150-$225.

380. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)715(J). S-M22; KM-

376. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.

Thick and solid coin with no corrosion at

all, most of shield and cross and crown despite flatness (as made), no
toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

S-M22; KM-47. 26.43 grams.

40; CT-1020. 13.16 grams. Bold date, most of crown and shield and cross,
silvery from cleaning but no corrosion at all. Pedigreed to the Frenchs
auction of October 1965, with original tag. Estimate: $500-$750.

377. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not

visible, original Fisher certificate. KM-47. 25.45 grams. Choice in-

ner details, peripherally flat, darkly toned but corrosion-free, blunted

points on edge, desirable old certification. With Treasure Salvors (Fisher)
certificate from 1966, hand signed by Mel Fisher and a photo (newspaper
clipping) of Mel and Deo with a clump of coins. Estimate: $175-$250.

378. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales biscuit (completely

cocooned in oxidation). 27.20 grams. Thickly encrusted, with no

381. Large lot of 47 Mexican silver cobs (8, 4, 2, 1 and

1/2R), all uncleaned (some encrusted), with partial note
repayment listing for these coins from Doubloon Salvage,
Inc. (1977). KM-609. 177.34 grams total. Mostly dark, some with green

coin details visible at all but clearly a Mexican cob 8R by shape, fairly
good weight indicating a solid coin inside. SEE INTERNET FOR
PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.

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encrustation, the larger coins fairly solid but some of the smaller ones
rather thin, desirable as accompanied by the original division paperwork, which mentions only 36 of the coins (the rest presumably added
to the group after division). With typewritten piece of paper listing all
these coins as a partial note repayment to an investor from Doubloon
Salvage, Inc., date October 20, 1977. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Potos
382. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1690VR.

S-P40; KM-26;

Choice, corrosion-free specimen with full and

well-centered pillars-and-waves and cross, three dates and mintmarks
and assayers, toned on fields, just a few minor weak spots (as made).
Estimate: $250-$375.

CT-376. 24.52 grams.

Various
383. Lot of 4 silver-cob minors, various mints, as follows:

Mexico, 4R and 1R, Philip V, assayer J; Lima, 1R, dated

1705; and Potos, 1R, dated 1702. 10.74 grams total. All mod-

erately corroded but the 1R with dates or assayer visible. With Cobb
Coin Co. (Fisher) certificate #G87-101, 235168, 241670 and 241689.
Estimate: $200-$300.

Slot ter Hooge, sunk in 1724 off Porto

Santo, Madeira Islands
384. Gelderland, United Netherlands, rider ducatoon,
1667. KM-41. 32.16 grams. Superb, corrosion-free VF details all over,
deeply toned and solid. Pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag
#918. Estimate: $250-$375.

Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

385. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1733F. S-M26; KM-47a; 386. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not

Full and bold date and oMF (rare thus, also last
date of Mexican cobs), also good cross, very light surface corrosion,
contrasting toning. Estimate: $150-$275.
CT-766. 25.99 grams.

visible. KM-47a. 24.77 grams. Long, rectangular planchet with clear

denomination 8, most of shield but cross messy from corrosion, still
solid overall. From the San Jos site. Estimate: $125-$200.

387. Lot of 2 Mexican 8R dated 1732F from the Art McKee collection: one pillar dollar and one cob. 38.56 grams total. Both

dark and corroded (the pillar dollar especially so) but with recognizable details, parts of the cob actually nice, desirable pedigree. Both with
certificates hand-signed by Arts wife and daughter (Karen). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands

388. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)72(9)R.

389. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;

S-M24;

Choice full oMR and shield and cross,

flat peripheries, uncorroded. Estimate: $100-$150.

CT-764. 25.23 grams. Rhomboid flan with air-bubble lacuna on shield

near edge, bold date and oMF, good full cross, dark all over, minimal
surface corrosion. With generic certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

KM-47a; CT-754. 26.24 grams.

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England

390. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1729R. S-M24; KM-47a;

CT-754. 25.11 grams. Broad, roundish flan with bold oMR, good full
cross and shield, dark and lightly corroded around edge. With Sedwick
certificate from 2006. Estimate: $150-$225.

392. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734/3MF,

rare. KM-103; CT-777. 26.40 grams. Bold AU details, nice toning, hint

391. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF.

393. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.

AU details and lustrous despite areas of

moderate corrosion, silvery from cleaning. With generic certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.
KM-103; CT-778. 25.72 grams.

of corrosion near part of rim only. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of

March/April 2006, with original lot-tag #187 and generic certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-103; CT-780. 26.86 grams. UNC details with nice toning, hairlines
in fields from cleaning, small spot of encrustation on rim. Pedigreed to
the Ponterio auction of September 2006, with original lot-tag #598 and
generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

394. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, dated 1736MF (3) and 1738MF (1). KM-103. 99.55 grams total.

Lightly to moderately corroded and silvery from cleaning but with all details clear. With generic certificates from the salvagers. SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
395. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1731F, ex-Mark Bir collection. S-M26; KM-35a; CT-1269.

6.07 grams. Very bold full date and mintmark, good but off-center cross, triangular flan with minimal

corrosion. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection, with his tag, and also to our Auction #6, with original lottag #550. Estimate: $150-$225.

396. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1720M.

S-L20; KM-34; CT-642. 25.25 grams.

Choice full pillars with bold main date, the second date also clear below off-center
cross, parts of three assayers, corrosion on part of edge only. Estimate: $250-$375.

Unidentified Revolutionary War-era wreck (ca. 1781) in the Chesapeake Bay

397. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1779FF. 398. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1776JR,

KM-106.2; CT-929. 25.95 grams. Fine details (all clear), with very light surface corrosion, light pink toning, slightly off-center obverse, desirable
provenance. With Sedwick certificate from 2001. Estimate: $100-$150.

desirable date. KM-55; CT-976. 26.40 grams. Bold XF details (slightly

off-center), no corrosion, minor natural edge-flaw at top, desirable

provenance (especially with this date!). With Sedwick certificate from
1999. Estimate: $500-up.

Cazador, sunk in 1783 off Louisiana

399. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF.
KM-106.2; CT-933. 25.62 grams. Lustrous

AU details but with very light

surface corrosion all over, also typically silvery from cleaning. With
generic certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Piedmont, sunk in 1795 off Cornwall, England

400. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1657E, PH at top of pillars, 8 above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-442. 25.60 grams. Full pillars-

401. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-363.

24.35 grams. Broad flan with full but off-center pillars-and-waves, full

cross, some bold legend, but with flat areas and surface corrosion
throughout, spotty toning, two dates, three mintmarks and assayers.
With original certificate from the salvagers and dealer tags from the 1990s.
Estimate: $200-$300.

and-waves and cross but with weak areas, parts of all three dates and
mintmarks and assayers, darkly toned, minimal corrosion. Estimate:
$150-$225.

Athenienne, sunk in 1806 off Sicily in the Mediterranean

402. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1798FM.

KM-109; CT-692. 26.66 grams. Choice, uncorroded AU with rich toning

all over, rather nice for shipwreck salvage. Pedigreed to our Auction #11,
lot #599. Estimate: $100-$150.

Admiral Gardner, sunk in 1809 southeast of England

403. Clump of 7 English East India Co. copper XX cash,

1808. 76.13 grams. A leaning stack of solid and uncorroded coins, with
clear details showing on top and bottom ones, lots of encrustation on
the sides. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Mexico Silver Cobs

Charles-Joanna, Early Series
404. Mexico City, Mexico, 8 reales, Charles-Joanna, Early Series, assayer R (Rincn), extremely important first dollar
of the New World, three known, encapsulated NGC XF 45. Nesmith-unl.; S-M1; CT-68.

This coin is the very root of the concept of the American dollar. Minted in 1538, under the joint Spanish reign of Charles I
and his mother Joanna, at the recently created Mexico City mint, which was housed at the private residence of Hernan Cortes
himself, this coin is widely acknowledged as the first dollar-sized coin struck in the New World. It is one of only three specimens
known to exist, all of them found in the early 1990s on the so-called Golden Fleece shipwreck sunk ca. 1550. Prior to that
find the 8 reales were considered conjectural: They were known to have been made, but only for a short time and in very small
numbers around two years after the mint opened in 1536, based on testimony in the investigation in 1545 by Francisco Tello de
Sandoval1, as follows:
(1) On the first day of testimony on May 27, treasurer Juan de Manzanares stated that that in only a particular season
(temporada) did they produce 8 reales, which they had to stop minting because production was very difficult and very
costly. A season in this case was probably just thateither spring or summer or fall or winter, but no more than a few
months in any case.
(2) During the same day of testimony, assayer Juan Gutierrez stated that he heard that 8 reales were minted but stopped
because they were very defective and were not circulating. He also said that in the six years that he had been there (i.e.,
since at least 1539), no 3 reales had been made, which is significant because the same decree that authorized 8 reales
called for the end of 3-reales production.
(3) On the sixth day (June 5), die-sinker Francisco del Rincn (who was at the mint when the 8 reales were made, not to be
confused with the assayer of the same name, who was his cousin) testified that when the kings decree called for 4 and
8 reales to be minted and 3 reales to be discontinued, those orders were followed. He also stated that the 8s were too
much work for the cost involved.
(4) The most significant piece of testimony, on the ninth day (June 9), came from coiner and foreman Alonso Ponce, who
was at the mint from the beginning and stated that for a certain season they minted 8 reales but ceased production
because they were difficult to make and engrave and this had generated a lot of discord and that they were not produced for many days.
It is clear from this testimony that 8 reales were made only briefly, after the 3 reales were discontinued, but before Rincn
left office (since the assayer-mark on the coins is R). We know that Rincn worked as assayer at least until 1538, but after that
date it is believed that Pedro de Espina (assayer P) held the post from 1539 to 1541. Since the 1537 royal decree permitting 8
reales and 4 reales in place of 3 reales probably arrived at the mint in the spring of 1538, that is the year in which the 8 reales
were believed to have been struck, for no more than a season (a few months at most). Of utmost importance is that the 8 reales
were made in very small numbers, for a very limited time, and they did not circulate. One even wonders if the three from the
shipwreck were samples going back to Spain.
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Archivo General de Indias, 48-2-20/2.

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Two of the three coins found on the shipwreck have been sold at auction already, in 2006 and 2008, before it was known
with certainty that only three existed. Those coins sold in the range of $300,000-$400,000, one of them corroded and deemed
inferior, and the better specimen held down in price by false suspicions of further examples. This is the first time the third specimen has been offered publicly, and we expect it to find a permanent home now in a top-tier collection.
The design of this 8 reales (as well as its companions in the lower denominations) is highly symbolic and artistic, yet
simple in principle. The obverse (where the legend begins) features a crowned shield housing castles and lions in its quadrants,
representing Castile and Leon, with a pomegranate for Granada at the bottom, flanked by Gothic-M mintmarks for Mexico inside
a legend (wording around the edge) that shows the name of the king and his mother, Charles and Joanna. The reverse of the coin
bears the Pillars of Hercules with a banner that shows the word PLVS, meaning more (in reference to the ancient motto of NE
PLVS VLTRA [no more beyond] at the entrance to the Mediterranean), with a distinctive small cross at top to represent the
denomination2 and initial R for the assayer Francisco del Rincn (the person responsible for the coins fineness and quality) at
bottom, all inside a continuation of the legend stating the rulers territories. The weight of the coin is a full 27.11 grams, reflecting a total lack of the corrosive loss that normally typifies shipwreck silver coins. Like all hand-struck coins (for machine-struck
coins did not begin in the colonies till the early 1700s), this piece is not quite round and bears areas of uneven or even doubled
strike3, but is richly toned and has bold eye appeal. But it is the boldness and clarity of the small-cross denomination, along with
the same quality of the assayer-mark R, that makes this piece so desirable among the three known.
In addition to being the first dollar of the New World, this issue may also bear the distinction of being the first such
coin of all the realms of Spain, whose tradition of striking 8 reales spanned more than 300 years, from the early 1500s till the
mid-1800s. Mainland Spains first 8-reales issue was a series of coins struck in the names of Ferdinand and Isabel (Joannas parents)
posthumously under Charles and Joanna. It is not known when this striking occurred, but it could have been after 1538, when
the Mexican 8 reales were made. Significantly, in the documentation authorizing the Mexican mint to strike 8 reales, there is no
reference to current coins being made in Spain. Also, note that the Mexican coins of Charles and Joanna were the first coins to
announce the Indies as a Spanish possession, signifying the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the era of American
ascendance.
Most important is the fact that this Mexican first American dollar is not represented in any public numismatic museums anywhere, particularly the Casa de Moneda and Banco de Mexico in Mexico City, and the Casa de Moneda and the Museo
Arqueolgico de Espaa in Madrid. This piece is missing in even the largest, most globally encompassing museums, like the
Smithsonian or British Museum, which must adhere to the principle of including the worlds historically most important coins,
of which this coin sits undeniably among the top ten.
So what is this coin really worth? For comparison, the record for a US-mint dollar is just over $10 million, a price set
at auction in 2013 for the finest of over 100 known examples of the 1794 flowing hair dollar, the first date of the first series
struck in the United States. Spanish colonial coins, particularly from Mexico, were legal tender in the US till 1857, however,
and therefore we can say that the first dollar of Mexico is technically the first such coin of the United States as well. It is widely
acknowledged in any case that the 1794 dollar was exactly modeled after the Spanish colonial 8 reales in weight and fineness.
Whatever the ultimate hammer price in this auction now, only three people or institutions, at most, can own a specimen
of this highly important coin, and opportunities like this are as rare as the coins themselves.
Estimate: $500,000-up.
2
No one knows why this cross was chosen to represent the denomination, although it is interesting to note that this type of cross
is sometimes known as a cruz de ocho puntas (cross of eight points), therefore possibly representing the number 8 for natives and others
who may not necessarily have understood Latin numerals, along the lines of dots and bars used in the other denominations, the exception
being the number 4 for 4 reales, although the four points of that numeral may explain why that one number was deemed acceptable.
3
In fact, all three known specimens show double-striking, evidence of the difficulty the mint staff testified to in the 1545 investigation (Tello de Sandoval).

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405. Mexico City, Mexico, 4

reales, Charles-Joanna, Early
Series, assayer P to right, mintmark M to left, panel leaning
left, encapsulated NGC XF 45.

Nesmith-26a for type; S-M4; KM-17. Choice

specimen with full legends and no
doubling, attractive light toning all
over, no wear but also no luster, minute surface pitting only. Pedigreed to
our Auction #7, lot #701. Estimate:
$2,000-up.

406. Mexico City, Mexico, 3 reales,

Charles-Joanna, Early Series, assayer R (Gothic) at bottom between
pillars, no waves, three-dots denomination, crown outside beads, rare.

Nesmith-5c; S-M1. Nicely toned VF with

bold shield (slightly doubled at bottom)
and parts of legend (including the whole
kings name), full but partially weak pillars,
denomination, motto and assayer, with
repaired hole near edge below left pillar,
rather competent for this highly sought
type, a unique denomination struck for a
very short time only at this mint. Estimate:
$3,500-$5,000.

407. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna,

Early Series, assayer F/P to right, quatrefoils in

legend, very rare. Nesmith-14 for type; S-M3; KM-7. 3.27

grams. XF with light toning, full legends and inner de-

tails, well centered and devoid of any doubling, a rather

nice specimen of this seldom-offered assayer. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

408. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Early

Series, assayer G between pillars, rare. Nesmith-9 for type; S-M2;

Slightly off-center Fine with patchy toning, bold

assayer and most of legend. Estimate: $500-$750.

KM-7. 3.16 grams.

409. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Early Se-

ries, assayer G between pillars, rare. Nesmith-9b; S-M2; KM-7. 3.11

grams. Slightly off-center Fine with bold legends and nice inner details

for the grade, nice toning, old hole near edge. Estimate: $350-$500.

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410. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, Early

Series, assayer Gothic R (Rincn) between pillars, very
rare. Nesmith-2; S-M1; KM-6. 1.38 grams. Slightly wrinkled Fine with
full legends and inner details, good toning, old hole near edge.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Charles-Joanna, Late Series

411. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith-50e;
S-M5; KM-18. 13.31 grams. Broad-flan AU with full and bold legends and
inner details, slightly off-center pillars side, lovely toning. Estimate:
$350-$500.

414. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-82 for

type; S-M9; KM-18. 13.46 grams. AU with lovely rainbow toning, bold
details all over. Estimate: $350-$500.

415. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-82 for

412. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith-86; S-M9;

KM-18. 13.66 grams. AU with hint of luster, choice full legends and inner

type; S-M9; KM-18. 13.58 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned AU with bold

details, very slightly bent. Estimate: $350-$500.

413. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

416. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer L to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-90

details, no toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

Series, assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-82 for

type; S-M9; KM-18. 13.25 grams. Bold

XF with contrasting toning, great

details, minor surface marks and oxidation. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Richly toned XF+ with minor weak

spots, bold full legends and inner details. Pedigreed to the Richard Long
auction #59, lot #67. Estimate: $200-$300.

for type; S-M9; KM-18. 13.59 grams.

417. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110b for
type; S-M10; KM-18. 13.07 grams.

$250-$375.

Bold XF with contrasting toning and minor surface encrustation, full details, hairline edge-split. Estimate:

418. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110b;
S-M10; KM-18. 13.00 grams. Bold VF

with contrasting toning, minor surface oxidation, the pillars particularly nice. Estimate: $250-$375.

419. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110b;
S-M10; KM-18. 13.56 grams. Lightly

rainbow-toned AXF, good inner details and much legend. Estimate: $200-$300.

420. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer G to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-45d; S-M5;
KM-12. 7.94 grams. Choice full legends and inner details, richly rainbow toned all over, AXF for wear, oddly overweight. Estimate: $150-$225.

421. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-109; S-M10;
KM-12. 6.87 grams. Deeply

toned XF with choice inner details and much legend on both sides. Estimate: $150-$225.

422. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer A to right, mintmark M to left, rare, encapsulated

PCGS AU50. Nesmith-56; S-M6; KM-9. Frosty and lustrous, with full legends and inner details. Estimate: $175-$250.

423. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith-80; S-M9; KM-9.
3.37 grams. Lightly toned XF with full inner details (the shield very slightly doubled), most of legends. Estimate: $125-$200.

424. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to left, mintmark M (no o) to right, encapsu-

lated NGC MS 61. Nesmith-96; S-M10; KM-9. Beautifully rainbow toned and devoid of wear, also nicely strike with bold details (including full
legends) all over, hairline edge-split, scarce variety. Estimate: $200-$300.

425. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Late Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-108c for type;
S-M10; KM-9. 3.51 grams. Lustrous AU with nearly full details, hint of rainbow toning, slightly uneven strike as usual for this assayer.

$100-$150.

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426. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, Late

Series, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left, legend
ending in RGS. Nesmith-108d; S-M10; KM-9. 3.42 grams. AVF with

attractively contrasting toning, much legend for the issue, well

centered and devoid of doubling. Estimate: $100-$150.

427. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna,

Late Series, assayer G to right, mintmark M to left.

Very broad flan with full

legends, Fine with weak spots, no toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

Nesmith-47a; S-M5; KM-6.5. 1.58 grams.

Shield-type

428. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer

O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-43; CT-156. 23.51 grams.

Bold oMO, good full shield and cross despite weakness and wear
(Fine overall), nicely toned, lightly trimmed around edge long ago.
It is significant to note that this assayer-O issue was long considered
the first dollar of Mexico before the Rincn 8R was known (see lot
404). Estimate: $350-$500.

430. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F.

S-M12a; KM-44.1; CT-97. 27.22 grams. Bold full shield and cross and oMF,
lightly toned VF, small natural split in edge. Pedigreed to the Ponterio
auction of June 1993, with original lot-tag #302. Estimate: $200-$300.

431. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)614/3(F), very

rare. S-M17; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 26.82 grams. Bold date and overdate despite
peripheral flatness and unevenness, full shield and cross, lustrous XF

429. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer F. with dark spots. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

S-M12; KM-43; CT-154. 27.24 grams. High grade (lustrous AU) and choice
strike, with 100% full and well-detailed shield and cross-lions-castles,
perfectly centered, plus some legend despite the usual unevenness in
the peripheries. Estimate: $350-$500.

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432. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1625/4D, very rare.

435. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)53/2P.

S-M19;
KM-45; CT-357. 26.90 grams. Bold full oMP, denomination 8 and 3/2 of

S-M18a; KM-45; CT-316. 26.37 grams. Bold

date with very clear overdate

(no effort at all to erase the underlying 4), also bold oMD and upper
half of shield, most of cross, toned VF with hint of surface corrosion.
From the Lucayan Beach wreck (ca. 1628). Estimate: $600-$900.

date, good full shield and cross, richly old-toned Fine with weak areas,
natural notch in edge (not damage). Estimate: $200-$300.

433. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)632(D), rare. 436. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)653(P), ex-Mark
Silvery Fine with light surface
scratches, very clear date, much flatness as usual. Estimate: $500-$750.

S-M18a; KM-45; CT-326. 27.41 grams.

434. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1652P, with chop-

marks and test-cuts as from circulation in the Orient. S-M19;

KM-45; CT-356. 27.36 grams. Off-center obverse with 100% full date and
oMP, also full shield and cross, with small test-cuts here and there (not
just on the edge), toned VF. Estimate: $175-$250.

Bir collection. S-M19; KM-45; CT-358. 27.06 grams. Bold date and
mintmark, full shield and cross, toned AVF with peripheral flatness.
Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection (with his tag) and to our Auction
#6, with original lot-tag #382. Estimate: $200-$300.

437. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655/4P. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-361. 27.21 grams. Full and clear date (rare thus), full but weak shield

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and cross, deeply toned About Fine with much flatness. Estimate:
$200-$300.

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438. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)679L. S-M21; KM- 441. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer

L, ex-Pasay hoard. S-M21; KM-46. 27.27 grams. Nearly full cross,

most of shield (off-center), clear assayer L, silvery and high grade (XF
for the type), old test-cut on edge on reverse. From the Pasay Hoard
(Philippines). Estimate: $125-$200.

46; CT-279. 27.09 grams. Thick

and solid coin with clear date and bold

oML, center of cross but little else (mostly flat), technically no worse
than About Fine, rare as non-salvage. Estimate: $500-$750.

439. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1680L. S-M21; KM-46; 442. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer
CT-280. 26.37 grams. Full date and oML and some of cross but the shield

totally blank (as made), technically no worse than VG for wear, with
spotty toning, rare as non-salvage. Estimate: $500-$750.

not visible, rare error with denomination 4, ex-Pasay

hoard. KM-46. 26.16 grams. Strange, square-shaped coin with much
flatness but technically high grade (silvery XF), full denomination 4.
From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). Estimate: $125-$200.

440. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)695L, extremely

rare.

S-M21; KM-46; CT-296. 20.41 grams. Bold date and oML, partial
shield and cross due to flat strike as usual, nicely toned VG, part of
edge clipped away long ago. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

443. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, ex-Pasay Hoard. KM-46. 26.10 grams. Very interesting

shape (long rhomboid, with one pointed end upturned), most of shield and cross despite flat strike as usual, silvery XF. From the Pasay Hoard
(Philippines). Estimate: $150-$225.

444. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible, all ex-Pasay hoard. KM-46. 264 grams total.

Some interesting shapes, all basically UNC (no toning) but crudely struck as usual. From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

445. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible, all ex-Pasay hoard. KM-46. 264 grams total.

Some interesting shapes, all basically UNC (no toning) but crudely struck as usual. From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

446. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible, all ex-Pasay hoard. KM-46. 132 grams total.
Some interesting shapes, all basically UNC (no toning) but crudely struck as usual. From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

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447. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)716J, rare. S-M22;

KM-47; CT-745. 27.00 grams. Bold full date and mintmark but almost all
the rest of the coin flat, VG with light toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

448. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1719J, rare. S-M22;

KM-47; CT-747. 26.54 grams. Long, narrow flan with full oMJ and clear
date (just the tail of the last digit, but clearly not the same as the 7),
good cross but rest of coin flat (as made), AVF for the issue. Estimate:
$300-$450.

449. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1722J, rare. S-M22;

KM-47; CT-749. 27.14 grams. Bold date and mintmark but very little
else as the coin was typically struck mostly flat (Fine for actual wear),
interesting rhomboid shape. Estimate: $300-$450.

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450. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales Royal, 1725D, Louis I, double ornaments flanking ordinal, extremely rare and
important. S-M23; KM-49; CT-28.
Few numismatic issues provide more contrast than the difference between the round presentation issues known as Royals and their business-strike counterparts from the Mexican mint in the early 1700s. Proof that the presentation issues were
machine-struck, ahead of the famous first milled pillar dollars, is written on the face of such coins, which are perfectly round
and evenly struck andneed we saythoroughly beautiful. The present specimen is no exception, and in fact combines beauty
with extreme rarity and historical importance as an issue of the child king Louis I.
Louis I was just 16 when his father, Philip V, abdicated in his favor on January 15, 1724. History does not tell us exactly
why Philip stepped down, but ironically it was most likely in order for Philip to be eligible to supplant his underage nephew,
Louis XV, on the French throne, as the Treaty of Utrecht stipulated that the same monarch could not rule both Spain and France.
It seems no mere coincidence that Philips abdication came just one month after the death of the French kings regent, the Duke
of Orleans. Fate stepped in, however, and the new king of Spain, Louis I, died of smallpox just days after his 17th birthday on
August 31, 1724, forcing Philip to return to the Spanish throne. Louis Is seven-month reign was one of the shortest in history.
Communication with the New World at that time took months, even for nerve centers like Mexico City. (Remote cities like Potosi, Bolivia, did not receive word for more than two years, if the coins are any indication.) As a result, the striking of
coins with Louis name and ordinal in the legend did not begin at Mexico till the end of 1724 and did not cease until sometime
in 1725.
On the regular-issue coins this distinction is largely academic, for these coins are generally just crude, rectangular lumps
of silver that barely show 50% of the central details, let alone any part of the kings name and ordinal in the legend. But the
introduction of machinery to strike Royals enabled the mint to create perfectly round and perfectly struck beauties that show
full legends in addition to the full Bourbon coat-of-arms flanked with mintmark oM, assayer D and denomination VIII. The
legend on that side shows the full Latin name for Louis, LVDOVICVS, followed by his ordinal I, with the date at the end of the
legend on that side. As usual, the reverse shows a fancy tressure-bound cross with castles and lions in the quadrants, and parts of
the kings name show punching over the previous PHILIPPVS (clear L/P and O/L on this coin).
Two dates are known for the Louis I Royal 8 reales: 1724 and 1725, the latter being arguably rarer. Just four of the 1725s
are known, in two distinct types: One with single-ornament stops flanking the kings ordinal I in the legend, and the other with
two stops to each side. The whereabouts of each coin are generally recorded and tracked by serious numismatists (two are in
permanent museum collections, and the third one, now in a private collection after setting a record in 1974 for the highest price
ever paid for a Mexican coin, is the other variety), but apparently the present coin is a new discovery whose pedigree is unknown,
begging incorporation into a major collection now. It is important to note that there are also Royal 8 reales of 1725 with the
name of Philip V instead, presumably struck for a longer period in that year.
The details and toning on this coin are a feast for the eyes, which can easily miss the carefully plugged hole at the top (the
contemporaneous hole to be expected on a Royal, which was meant to be worn), buried within the crown on the obverse and
the floret in the legend on the reverse (as the axes are perfectly aligned). Centuries of light wear translate into a solid VF grade,
but oh-so-beautifully toned.
As a final observation we would like to point out that Mexican Royal 8 reales are far rarer as a group than those from
Lima or Potosi. This is in fact the first Mexican specimen we have ever auctioned. Without a doubt, this coins winning bidder
will own a numismatic and historic crown jewel of not just colonial Mexico but all of Spanish America.
Estimate: $125,000-up.

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451. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1725D, very rare, with 454. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)730R. S-M24;
Indonesian countermark (date AH1230 = 1814-15), ex-Pullin KM-47a; CT-755. 27.00 grams. Small, thick flan with bold date and
collection. S-M23; KM-49; CT-18. 25.84 grams. Bold 25 of date, full oMD, cross, full but doubled mintmark and top of shield, flat peripheries,
nearly full crown, otherwise mostly flat (VG for actual wear), lightly toned,
with what appears to be a test-mark (old gouge in the center of the cross
that breaches the other side) in addition to a scratched X along with the incuse Arabic-date countermark, commonly attributed to Sumenep (Madura
Island) in Indonesia, possibly lightly shaved in its time, a fascinating coin
with importance in several areas. Pedigreed to the John Pullin collection
and our Auctions #7 (lot 809) and #11 (lot 651). Estimate: $500-$750.

VF+ with contrasting toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

455. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731/0F. S-M26;

KM-47a; CT-761. 26.74 grams. Choice full date with very clear overdate,
full mintmark and cross, much flatness otherwise, toned Fine+
overall. Estimate: $200-$300.

452. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)726D, rare. S-M23a;

KM-47. 27.16 grams. Clear date, much flatness as usual but parts of shield
and cross nice (particularly the castles), VF for issue with spotty toning.
Estimate: $250-$375.

456. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, with two

5-petal-flower countermarks (Sumenep/Madura Island,
Indonesia, 1 real batu, 1814). KM-47a. 24.22 grams. Good full
cross with two clear countermarks, most of shield and crown, About
Fine with contrasting toning, lightly shaved on edge in its time.
Estimate: $250-$375.

453. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1729R. S-M24; KM-47a;

CT-754. 26.60 grams. Bold oMR, very nice full shield and cross, just enough

of the date to be sure but otherwise flat in the peripheries, lightly toned
VF. Estimate: $200-$300.

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457. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O

below mintmark oM to right. S-M11; KM-36; CT-333. 13.50 grams.

Very broad, round flan with bold full legends, full but weaker inner
details due to uneven thickness, attractively toned Fine with hairline
edge-split. Estimate: $175-$250.

458. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer F

below mintmark oM to left, denomination o-iiii to left. S-M12;

Nice full shield and cross-lions-castles,
also full crown and part of kings name, richly toned VF+. Estimate:
$150-$225.

KM-36; CT-328. 13.67 grams.

460. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer

F, GRATIA in legend (pre-dated). S-M12a; KM-37.1; CT-223. 13.60

grams. Choice full shield with bold oMF and kings ordinal III, full
cross-lions-castles, richly rainbow-toned AXF with much legend as
well. Accompanied by collectors tag that says Pradeau-Bothamly-Lloyd,
hence probably pedigreed to those collections. Estimate: $200-$300.

461. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F.

S-M12a; KM-37.1; CT-223. 13.56 grams. Good

full shield, full but weaker

oMF and cross, some legend, low-contrast VF. Estimate: $100-$150.

462. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (162)3/2D, rare. S-

459. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer

M18a; KM-38; CT-691. 13.43 grams. Clear overdate, bold denomination,

nearly full crown and shield and cross despite flat areas, non-toned VF
for actual wear. Estimate: $150-$225.

F to left and oD to right, very rare. S-M14a; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 13.68

grams. Choice specimen of a very elusive dual-assayer issue, with full

4-F to left and oM-oD to right of nice full shield below full crown,
bold full cross-lions-castles, some legend, beautifully toned VF+.
Estimate: $500-$750.

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463. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)692L, very rare.

S-M21; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 11.08 grams. Bold full 2 of date, full oML, good
full cross, most of crown and shield (albeit mostly flat), About Fine
with contrasting toning, possibly lightly clipped in its time. Estimate:
$250-$375.

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467. Large lot of 23 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2R (21) and

1R (2), Charles II, assayers not visible, all ex-Pasay hoard.

144 grams total. Some interesting shapes, all basically UNC (no toning)

but crudely struck as usual. From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

464. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (169)7(L), very rare.

Long, urn-shaped flan with full 7

of date, nearly full shield and cross and much crown as well, all a bit
weakly struck but not flat at least, lightly toned About Fine. Estimate:
$250-$375.

S-M21; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 13.09 grams.

465. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II,

assayers not visible, all ex-Pasay hoard. S-M21. 133 grams total.
Some interesting shapes, all basically UNC (no toning) but crudely
struck as usual. From the Pasay Hoard (Philippines). SEE INTERNET
FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

468. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1719J, rare.

S-M22; KM-unl.; CT-1808. 1.35 grams. Solid VF+ with contrasting toning, full details, slightly off-center strike, tiny hole near edge as usual.
Estimate: $500-$750.

466. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer

A. S-M16; KM-32.2. 6.97 grams. Choice XF with perfect full shield and

cross and oMA, also some legend and crown but date not visible (1608
and 1609 are the only possibilities), richly old-toned. With old Houston
Numismatic Exchange tag. Estimate: $150-$225.

469. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1733/2(F), rare.

S-M26; KM-24a. 1.35 grams. Bold full date with clear overdate due to
off-center obverse (nearly full crown), choice full cross (well centered),
VF+ with contrasting toning, desirable final date of Mexican cobs.
Estimate: $150-$225.

Klippes

470. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 1733MF, with 471. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 1734MF. S-M28;
sun-over-mountains (Type II, 1843) countermark of Guatemala. S-M28; KM-48; CT-768. 26.74 grams. Roundish flan with full details

(including legends), AXF with attractive toning, aligned axes, typical

hole near edge at top, aligned axes. Estimate: $600-$900.

KM-48; CT-770. 26.83 grams. Huge flan (with sharp points) that extends
past the design, therefore showing 100% of the die on both sides, AXF
with lovely contrasting toning, no corrosions despite its provenance,
truly the finest klippe we have ever seen. From the Rooswijk (1739),
pedigreed to the original Ponterio auction (March/April 2006), lot #144.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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472. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 4 reales, 173(3-4)MF. S-M28;

KM-41. 13.49 grams. Well-detailed XF with aligned axes and light toning
but struck slightly off-center and cut in such a way that the last digit of
the date is off the flan, natural flaw at top-right. Estimate: $350-$500.

Lima Silver Cobs

Early Pillars Type

473. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincn) to

left, motto PL-VSV-TR, rare. S-L1; KM-8; CT-479. 6.39 grams. Good

full shield and pillars, much bold legend (slightly off-center), nicely
toned XF. Estimate: $350-$500.

474. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincn) to

left, motto PL-VSV-LT, rare. S-L1; KM-8; CT-481. 6.03 grams. Well
centered and with much bold legend, AVF with some surface corrosion and darkly toned, also some scratches. Estimate: $200-$300.

475. Lima, Peru, 1 real, Philip II, assayer X to left, extremely rare. S-L2; KM-6; CT-631. 1.71 grams. Full shield (off-center)

and pillars, full assayer (possibly X/R), but all thin and corroded as
from Rimac River salvage, otherwise Fine, with toned fields. This
issue is so rare that we have never offered one in our auctions before.
Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 2003, with original lot-tag
#2725. Estimate: $1,000-up.

476. Lima, Peru, 1 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincn) to 477. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincn) to
left, motto PL-VS-V with dot below, obverse legend ending
in HIS, circlet stops. S-L1; KM-6; CT-630. 3.15 grams. Nice full shield

and pillars, bold R and some legend, attractively toned XF with minor
surface porosity. Estimate: $150-$225.

left, legend beginning on assayer side, very rare.

S-L1; KM-1;
CT-762. 0.71 gram. Nearly every example we have seen of this issue has

been fragmentary, as salvaged from the Rimac River, but this one is
fully intact, with bold details (much legend), non-salvage VF with
toning around details, surely one of the best known of this very rare
issue. Estimate: $1,000-up.

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Shield-type

481. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

478. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, (P)-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; CT-146. 27.00 grams.

Broad, round flan with nearly full legends, full inner details but minor
doubling and marks VF with toning in crevices. Estimate: $350-$500.

Torre, *-oIIII to left, P-oD/X to right, very rare. S-L4; KM-11;

CT-unl. 13.48 grams. Broad flan with nearly full legends, most of crown,

full but partially weak inner details (the cross also slightly doubled),
clear denomination with * above and full P-oD/X (first example we
have offered in this denomination), lightly toned AVF. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

479. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la 482. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
Torre, *-8 to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; CT-148. 26.28 grams.

Torre, P-4 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; CT-318. 13.78 grams.

Nearly full legends and crown, full inner details, salvaged Fine with
surface corrosion and dark toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

Huge flan with bold full legends and crown, choice full inner details,
lightly toned XF+. Estimate: $600-$900.

480. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de

483. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

la Torre, *-8 to left, P-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-14; CT-148. 22.61

grams. Good full shield and crown and cross (all slightly doubled), but

somewhat worn (Fine) and with edge trimmed in its time. Estimate:
$350-$500.

Torre, *-4 to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; CT-317. 13.81 grams.

Crisp AU with hint of luster and toning, choice inner details and
legends nearly full but low contrast all over. Estimate: $600-$900.

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484. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la 488. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
Torre, *-(oIIII) to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; CT-316. 13.63
grams. Early issue (probably modified from an assayer-X die, but no
evidence of oD/X, the cross side a die-match with lot 481 in any case),
with some bold legend (semi-colon separators, and lacking the H in
HISPANIARVM) on a broad but non-round flan, VF with contrasting
toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-9; CT-487. 6.43 grams.

Choice details all over (including crown and inner details, but reverse
legend off the flan) enhanced by reddish toning, AU details but very
minor surface porosity. Estimate: $150-$225.

489. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer

Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-9; CT-

487. 13.79 grams total. AU details but with light surface porosity, light
toning, typically sharply struck. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO.
Estimate: $150-$225.

485. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, *-(ii) to left, P-oD/X to right, very rare. S-L4; KM-9; CT-

Good full cross and shield, bold P-oD/X, toned VF+

with minor surface pitting. Estimate: $350-$500.
unl. 6.60 grams.

490. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de
la Torre, I to left (rare) and * to right of castle. S-L4; KM-unl.;
CT-unl. 0.66 gram. Choice

XF+ with bold castle, clear lion, bits of legend, light toning, rare variety with inexplicable I instead of P or oD.
Estimate: $500-up.

486. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, P-ii to left, oD-* to right.

S-L4; KM-9; CT-490. 6.81 grams.

Nice XF+ with nearly full legends and choice full inner details, spotty
toning and low contrast. Estimate: $200-$300.

491. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4; KM-2; CT-767. 0.81

gram. Bold AXF details despite surface porosity (Rimac River salvage),

the lion and castle both bold, as is the mintmark P, two crowns, toned
fields. Estimate: $150-$225.

487. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, P-ii to left, *-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-9; CT-489. 6.83 grams.

Frosty AU with traces of luster, much legend and crown, choice full
inner details. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Star of Lima type

An Introduction to the Star of Lima Coinage of 1659-1660
By Daniel Frank Sedwick
This is a case of its easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.4 The city of Lima, Peru, was short of silver
coinage and needed to remedy the situation before the king could be asked. For 67 years the Lima mint remained closed while
coins were struck at a furious rate in Potos, the source of the silver. To avoid heavy taxation, wealthy mine owners were shipping
their coins and even whole ingots back to Spain, sometimes even using contraband eastward routes to Buenos Aires. The situation was no doubt exacerbated by the Potos debasement scandal and subsequent recall of coinage in 1649-1652. When the Lima
town council suggested re-opening the Lima mint in 1658, the Viceroy, Count Alba de Liste5, considered it within his authority
to allow it, without Philip IVs permission up front. Forgiveness eventually came, but permission did not.
Documents show that the Lima mint began striking this unauthorized coinage in January 1659 and ceased in April
1660. One of the great mysteries of Spanish colonial numismatics is why the mintage continued for so long when the king clearly
did not approve. One theory is that the first samples for the king were lost on a shipwreck, for the remains of the San Miguel el
Arcngel,6 sunk in 1659 off Jupiter, Florida, have yielded many round and well-struck presentation examples7. In fact this wreck
has become the primary source for Star of Lima coins, but only for the year 1659. As we shall see, the coins that are not from
the wreck, presumably struck later, had slightly different designs.
The design is where the moniker for this series of unauthorized coinage becomes obvious, for the central element on the
obverse of each coin is a large star8, which symbolized Lima from its founding as Ciudad de los Reyes (City of the Kings).9 In much
smaller form the star was used on Limas previous coinage under assayer Diego de la Torre, from 1577 to 1588 (with one more
year of recorded production in 1592), placed interchangeably with the P mintmark, the oD assayer-mark and the denomination
around the central obverse element (shield or monogram). The new version of Limas star used in 1659 and 1660 was large and
prominent.
The other distinguishing elements of design are the date, the denomination, the assayer-mark V and the mintmark LIMA,
LM or L, which are placed around and among two pillars under a large crown and above some flat waves, in accordance with a
requirement for all the South American mints (the others being Potos, Bogot and
Cartagena). The issues of 1660 also show the motto PLVS VLTRA. We can categorize
the coins into three Series (in chronological order) by their mintmark, as follows:
Series IA: Mintmark LIMA, single assayer and denomination (1659)
The first Series, beginning with the coins from the San Miguel, displays a big
star above the full word LIMA above the date 1659 inside the pillars. The San Miguel
coins, which comprise Series IA, show a vertical V to the left and 8 (for the 8 reales) to the right of the pillars, sometimes lacking the dots in the lower denominations,
which either have 5-point stars (2 reales) or no stars (1 real). The 2 reales show the word
LIMA with the last two letters in monogram.10

4
This phrase was coined by Rear Admiral Grace Hopper in 1986.
5
Alba de Liste was Viceroy of Peru from 1655 to 1661; prior to that he was Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) from 1650 to 1653.
6
This wreck, also known simply as the Jupiter wreck, is sometimes referred to among the salvage community erroneously as San
Miguel de Archangel (as opposed to the proper Spanish San Miguel el Arcngel).
7
One hesitates to call these Royals, as we do for the round presentation strikes outside this series, because they are generally not
perfectly round and centered, nor are their axes aligned, but they are clearly superior to regular issues.
8
In most cases this star is eight-pointed, but in some cases it has only six or even just five points.
9
Popular belief holds that Limas original name, given by Pizarro himself, refers to its founding on the day of the Epiphany (January 6), but a new article by Herman Blanton explains that on that date it was decided to enlist three local magi (like the Biblical three
kings) to select a site for the new city. The city was actually founded on January 18.
10
San Miguel is not the only source for coins of Series IA.

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Series IB: Mintmark LIMA, double assayer and denomination (1659)

Still with mintmark as LIMA, the Series IB 8 reales differ from the San Miguel coins mainly by having 8V flanking
each pillar, but also by having a horizontal line above the date and a star with 5 points instead of 8. No known minors match this
design. Probably a brief type, ss Series IB is generally rare.
Series II: Mintmark L-M (1659)
The second Series, which is rife with die varieties (particularly the number and
placement of dots on the pillars side), is defined as having just L-M for its mintmark, with
the star still above but basically bisecting the two letters. Below the mintmark is the date,
sometimes with a line above. The 8 reales in this series show 8V outside each pillar, but
the lower denominations show just assayer to left and denomination to right (like the San
Miguel coins above). The star is always 8-pointed. Curiously, the 2R and 1R sometimes
show the date as 165 instead of 1659.
Series III: Mintmark L (1660)
The third Series, which was used only in 1660 and is
therefore much rarer than the first two Series, is defined by
both a simplification down to a single-letter mintmark L and the incorporation of the motto PLVS
VLTRA into the design. For the 8R and 4R the design shows L-8-V or L-4-V outside each pillar
and PLVS above a 6-point star flanked with dots above VLTRA above the date 660 (lacking the
first digit), with placement of dots and horizontal lines as noted varieties. There is also a variant of
the 8 reales that lacks the date altogether. The 2R shows the three-digit date either above or below
the denomination. In the 1R, the date is either above or below the star and denomination (which
can appear as either denomination-star-denomination or star-denomination-star, the star always
being 5-pointed), with PLVS VLTRA in two lines below that; the mintmark and assayer appear
singly outside the pillars.
Other issues: Half reales and gold
Star of Lima coins of the half-real denomination are known, both from the San Miguel
and later, but do not bear any attributes that would assign them to any particular series, for their
design is the usual (but distinctive) monogram and cross-lions-castles. At least one is known with
a 1659 date in the legend on the cross side. I have also heard of a real with a design like the
higher denominations, but I have not seen it to confirm its design or authenticity. Intriguingly,
mint records show that quarter reales were struck as well, but nothing attributable to this issue
has come to light.
The gold coins struck under the Star of Lima issue are controversial.
Only two specimens are knownone 8 escudos of each date (the 1660 actually
overdated 1660/59)both held by the Banco de Espaa in Madrid, Spain.
Mint records indicate that Star of Lima gold cobs were made, in the denominations of 1 and 8 escudos only, in VERY small numbers, from September
1659 to April 1660. The controversy, however, is due to the fact that NONE
of the die elements on the two known 8 escudos (lions, castles, pillars, crowns
and letters) matches the style of any of the silver coins. Therefore, either both
coins are fantasies or the gold was designed by a totally different engraver at
the Lima mint (an unprecedented, albeit possible, occurrence).

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492. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V, Star of Lima type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), rare, finest

known, ex-Jupiter wreck (1659). S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-262. 26.85 grams. By all accounts this is the finest known specimen of this rare, unau-

thorized issue. The immense crown above the pillars is beautifully detailed, and the V, *-LIMA-1659, 8 are equally impressively well struck
above the 100% full waves, with most of the kings name PHILIPPVS visible in the legend, also with perfect lions and castles inside the cross
on other side, whose bold legend shows reversed Ns. Save for a touch of corrosion, this coin is undeniably Mint State, beautifully toned and
worthy of the best collections. From the Jupiter wreck (San Miguel el Arcngel, 1659), and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag
#260 and with Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $15,000-up.

493. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales presentation strike, 1659V, Star of Lima type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), ex-Jupiter

wreck. S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-262. 23.09 grams. Identical to the previous lot except with light to moderate surface corrosion and very slight dou-

bling on the pillars side, still very clearly a presentation piece of some sort due to the quality of the flan and the strike. From the San Miguel
el Arcngel (Jupiter wreck, 1659), with Sedwick certificate from 2005. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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494. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1659V, Star of Lima type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA), rare, ex-Piedmont (1795), with

Baldwin catalog (Plate Coin). S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-262. 25.94 grams. One of the few Series-I examples NOT from the Jupiter wreck (1659),

albeit still salvaged, with dark and slightly corroded surfaces, yet with good full cross and full but doubled crown-pillars-date-waves, some legend, Fine overall. From the Piedmont (Lyme Bay wreck, 1795), pedigreed to the Baldwin auction of October 1995, with original auction catalog
in which this coin is plated, and also pedigreed to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #985. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

495. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1659V, Star of Lima type, mintmark L-M (Series II), rare, Calbet Plate Coin. S-L5; KM-18.1;

As mentioned in our accompanying article, Series II is characterized by pillars-side varieties, and this is a good example:
To left and right are 8V, with star (8-pointed) above LM above a horizontal line above the date. The coin is a solid AVF, nicely toned,
but is fraught with flat spots, still with full cross, much legend, most of crown, full mintmark and denominations but just the 9 of the date
visible. Desirable pedigree. Plate Coin in Calbets Compendium VIII Reales (1970), and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 2000, with
original lot-tag #1893. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

CT-264. 27.37 grams.

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496. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1659V,

Star of Lima type, mintmark
LIMA (Series IA), extremely rare, exSellschopp and Ortiz. S-L5; KM-17; CT-

660. 13.67 grams. Choice centers, especially

the full cross-lions-castles but also the full
crown, star LIMA and 1659 above waves,
weak assayer V to left but bold denomination 4 to right, yet the peripheries mostly
flat (distinguishing it from the presentation issues), choice XF+ with gorgeous old
toning, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the
Sellschopp collection (SBC September 1988,
lot 159) and the Emilio Ortiz collection
(SBC September 1911, lot 66). Estimate:
$7,500-up.

497. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1659(V), Star

of Lima type, mintmark LIMA (Series IA),

extremely rare, ex-Jupiter wreck (1659). S-L5;

KM-17; CT-660. 12.76 grams. Choice full cross, off-center

pillars side with bold full date and waves next to kings
ordinal IIII, slightly worn from corrosion but no noticeable pitting (AVF details). From the Jupiter wreck
(San Miguel el Arcngel, 1659), and pedigreed to our
Auction #8, with original lot-tag #604 and with Sedwick
photo-certificate from 2003. Estimate: $2,500-up.

498. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1659V, Star of Lima type,

mintmark LIMA (Series IA), very rare, possibly finest
known, ex-Jupiter wreck (1659). S-L5; KM-16; CT-841. 6.55
grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves (slightly off-center) and cross-

lions-castles, the star with five points and the LIMA mintmark with
M and A in monogram, V to left and 2 to right, some peripheral
flatness, attractively toned UNC with virtually no corrosion. From
the Jupiter wreck (San Miguel el Arcangel, 1659), and pedigreed to
our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #261 and with Sedwick photocertificate. Estimate: $3,500-up.

499. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1659V, Star of Lima type,

mintmark LIMA (Series IA), rare, ex-Jupiter wreck (1659).

S-L5; KM-15; CT-989. 3.14 grams. Choice full cross-and-tressure, bold and

full but off-center pillars-and-waves with V to left, star / LIMA /

1659 in center and I to right, full kings name in legend, attractively
toned AU with hint of surface corrosion. From the Jupiter wreck (San
Miguel el Arcngel, 1659), and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original
lot-tag #262 and with Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,500-up.

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500. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (1659), Star of Lima type,

rare. S-L5; KM-unl.; CT-1138. 1.81 grams. Choice full monogram with
much of kings name to right, full but messily double-struck cross,
lightly toned VF. Estimate: $300-$450.

501. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (1659), Star of Lima type,

rare. S-L5; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.00 gram. Off-center strike but with bold,
full and distinctive monogram, full castle and lion inside cross, technically XF but peripherally flat, lightly toned, inexplicably underweight
because it is uncorroded and unclipped. Estimate: $275-$400.

502. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (1659), Star of Lima type, rare. S-L5; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.34 grams. Full but badly double-struck cross
and monogram of a distinctive style, kings ordinal IIII in legend, lightly corroded AVF (salvaged) with toned fields. Pedigreed to our Auction
#10, with original lot-tag #642. Estimate: $250-$375.

503. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1660V, Star of Lima type (Series III), very rare. S-L5; KM-18.2; CT-266. 26.97 grams. Broad flan with

full but off-center cross and pillars, the latter somewhat doubled, but with clear details to show the variety: PLVS / star / VLTRA / ()660 in
center, (L)8V to sides (visible only on the right on this example), three dots in each quadrant of cross. Nicely toned VF. Estimate: $4,500-up.

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504. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1660V, Star of Lima type (Series III), very rare. S-L5; KM-18.2; CT-266. 26.78 grams. Nice full cross
with three dots in each quadrant, full but off-center pillars with PLVS / star / VLTRA / 660 in center, L8(V) to right, PHIL- of kings
name in legend, nicely toned VF. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1998, with original lot-tag #1127. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

505. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1660V, Star of Lima type (Series III), extremely rare, finest known. S-L5; KM-16; CT-842. 6.64
grams. This coin and the next lot represent the first specimens we have ever sold, and this one is as good as you can get, with full and bold
crown and pillars enclosing PLVS above 2-star-2 above 660 above VLTRA, with L-V (no dots) to right and left, bold kings ordinal IIII in
legend, the cross-lions-castles also full but struck off-center, nicely toned VF with old mark to left on pillars side. Curiously, the middle digit
6 of the date is punched over a 9 (rotated 6). Estimate: $5,000-up.

506. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1660V, Star of Lima type (Series III), extremely rare. S-L5; KM-16; CT-842. 3.54 grams. Moderately

corroded but with bold details (albeit off-center), including crown above 660 above 2-star-2 above PLVS (with VLTRA presumably below
that), toning in crevices, possible stripped hole at edge, nowhere near as nice as the previous lot but still incredibly rare, and clearly a different
variety. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-up.

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507. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1660V, Star of Lima type 508. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1660(V), Star of Lima type
(Series III), very rare. S-L5; KM-15; CT-990. 2.02 grams. Solid VF with

very light surface pitting and off-center strike but with bold crown
above 660 above I-star-(I), LV to left (and presumably to right as well),
toning and slight verdigris in crevices. Pedigreed to our Auction #12,
with original lot-tag #989. Estimate: $400-up.

(Series III), very rare. S-L5; KM-15; CT-990. 3.12 grams. Lightly corroded but solid, with doubled cross and off-center pillars, the latter
with clear crown above star-I-star above 660 above PLVS() above
VLTRA, toned on fields. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original
lot-tag #641. Estimate: $350-$500.

Pillars-and-waves

509. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1718M. S-L20; KM-34; CT-640. 26.28
grams. Choice full pillars and cross but the peripheries typically flat,

511. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1740V.

bold date, AVF with attractive natural toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

assayers, but much of periphery lost to multiple heavy clips from its
time. Estimate: $275-$400.

510. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1737N.

512. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1695R. S-L12; KM-23; CT-456. 13.61

S-L21; KM-34a; CT-658.

S-L22; KM-34a; CT-663.

21.41 grams. Nice full pillars and cross, with full date and two full

26.95 grams. Choice full pillars, slightly off-center cross, bold assayer

grams. Lightly toned AXF but with both sides rather doubled, clear

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and two bold dates, flat peripheries, VF+ with toning on fields. Estimate: $300-$450.

date below cross, two assayers. Estimate: $250-$375.

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513. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1701H, Charles II posthumous. S-L15; KM-unl.; CT-463. 13.12 grams. Very choice full pillars-and-waves
and cross-lions-castles, full crown, two bold assayers, richly old-toned VF with tiny edge-splits. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original
lot-tag #650. Estimate: $400-$600.
514. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1685R. S-L7; KM-21; CT-559. 5.53 grams. Nice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, three dates (rare
thus), deeply toned Fine+ with lots of old scratches. Estimate: $150-$225.
515. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1694M. S-L11; KM-20; CT-685. 1.89 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, nice and full but off-center cross,

bold kings ordinal II in legend, three dates and assayers, attractively toned VF, probably lightly clipped in its time (underweight). Estimate:
$100-$150.

516. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real Royal, 1736N, very rare. S-L21;
KM-unl.; CT-1472. 2.64 grams. While round like all true Royals, this coin

is distinguishable from the regular issues primarily from its even thickness and distribution of strike, with probable shaving on edge (note
the low weight) preventing visible legend and other peripheral details,
still with nice full cross-lions-castles and most of pillars (off-center),
two full dates, nicely toned VF+ with hole at top of pillars / left of
cross. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

517. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real Royal, 1738N, extremely rare.

Superb full details on both sides

enhanced by rich toning, XF grade, no legends (lightly shaved) but
nicely centered, with hole near edge, a truly beautiful coin despite its
inevitable flaws, and clearly superior to the other publicly known specimen (Sellschopp collection, Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September
1988, lot #238). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

S-L21; KM-unl.; CT-1473. 2.78 grams.

518. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1684. S-L6; KM-22; CT-785. 1.22 grams. Very off-center monogram with 100% full and bold date in legend

as a result, nearly full cross, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $100-$150.

519. Lot of 5 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, various dates: 1684, 1693, 1699, 1714/3 and 1723. 7.21 grams total. Nice little starter
collection of Lima 1/2R, all but the 1714/3 with two dates each, AVF on average, some nicely toned. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Potos Silver Cobs

Shield-type

520. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st

period), rare. S-P3; KM-5.1; CT-140 (under Lima). 27.04 grams. Broad-flan

XF with excellent full shield, bold crown and legends (clearly lacking
the H in HISPANIARVM), full but slightly doubled cross, lightly
toned with some tiny black spots, choice specimen overall. Estimate:
$2,500-$3,750.

523. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd

period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.95 grams. Sharply round flan with
good full shield and cross, nearly full crown, toned AXF with very
light surface porosity. Estimate: $150-$225.

524. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;

521. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer L (1st

period), rare. S-P3; KM-5.1; CT-140 (under Lima). 26.32 grams. Attractively

toned VF with particularly nice full shield and bold assayer, full but partially weak crown, full but doubled cross. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.45 grams. Choice, broad, round flan with nearly full

legends and choice full crown and shield and cross, bold P-A, lustrous
AU, no toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

525. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;

KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.55 grams.

Lightly toned VF with full shield and

522. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd cross (the latter slightly doubled), odd shape (not round). Estimate:
period).

VF+ with choice full

shield and crown and cross, bold assayer, some legend, patchy toning.
Estimate: $250-$375.
S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.25 grams.

$300-$450.

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526. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th 529. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th
period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 27.35 grams. Very broad flan with nearly full

legends and crown, nice full shield, bold but slightly doubled full
cross, VF with uneven toning, minor old scratches at top of cross.
Estimate: $250-$375.

period). S-P14. 27.16 grams. Choice full shield and crown and cross,
clear P-B, lightly toned XF, rather nice for this period. Estimate:
$200-$300.

530. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th

527. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period). S-P14. 27.00 grams. Full but slightly doubled shield and cross,
period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 26.56 grams. AXF with bold full shield and cross

VF with brown toning on fields. Estimate: $150-$225.

(the latter very slightly doubled), light toning here and there, minor
edge damage. Estimate: $150-$225.

528. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13;

KM-5.1; CT-159. 26.79 grams. Bold P-RL, full but doubled shield below

full crown, full but worn cross with old scratches, toning in crevices,
Fine overall. Estimate: $200-$300.

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531. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg), ex-Karon collection.

S-P15; KM-10; CT-126 . 27.19

grams. Deeply toned VF on a broad flan with full P-R and shield and

cross, kings ordinal III, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon
collection (Ponterio, April 2000), with original lot-tag #1084. Estimate:
$200-$300.

532. Lot of 2 Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer

Q. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 54.00 grams total. Both decent Fine with toning,
full shields and crosses. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate:
$250-$375.

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533. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M. S-P18; 536. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T, back-

KM-10; CT-123. 26.88 grams. Broad flan with nice full shield, bold full
cross, AXF with small edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.

wards mintmark (q), quadrants of cross transposed (early

1620s). S-P21a; KM-19. 27.46 grams. Bold full q+T and shield, full but

partially weak cross, lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $150-$225.

534. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M,

unique error with -VRAM and TE (backwards E) instead of
ET in legend, denomination V over III without (no O). S-P18;
KM-10; CT-123. 27.23 grams. Very strange coin with clear errors, nice full

shield and bold full cross, lightly toned AVF with one small black spot
near edge on reverse. Estimate: $200-$300.

535. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross

transposed, rare. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 27.29 grams. Good full shield

and cross, full P+T and clear 622 of date (bottom half of each digit),
toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

537. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)27T, quadrants of

cross transposed, rare, ex-Panama hoard. S-P24; KM-19a; CT-467.
27.15 grams. Full PT and shield, crude and doubled cross, nearly
full but somewhat weak 7 of date, part of edge crude (as made), VF
for actual wear and typically loaded with clay residue on fields. From
the ca.-1629 Panama hoard. Estimate: $150-$225.

538. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)629(T), heavy-dot

borders, denomination 8, ex-Panama hoard. S-P26; KM-19a;
CT-470. 26.85 grams. Bold full 9 of date, very bold full cross and shield

but somewhat doubled, the assayer full as well, high grade (AU) with
tiny green spots. From the ca.-1629 Panama hoard, with certificate.
Estimate: $200-$300.

539. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not vis-

ible (late 1620s). KM-19a. 26.08 grams. Choice full shield, bold full
cross, partial date, lustrous AU. Estimate: $125-$200.

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540. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)30T. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-

Sharp AU with brown sediment covering partially

lustrous fields, full but very slightly doubled shield and cross, bold
denomination 8. Estimate: $300-$450.
472. 27.00 grams.

543. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 163(?)T. S-P26; KM-19a. 26.88

grams. Lustrous (non-toned) AU- with some weak areas, bold full
6 of date and assayer T, full shield and cross, edge-split. Estimate:
$125-$200.

544. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T? (style

541. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1631T.

S-P26; KM-19a; CT-

of 1630s). KM-19a. 26.82 grams. Small, thick flan with full shield and
cross and denomination 8, non-toned XF. Estimate: $100-$150.

Good full shield with bold PT and 8, full but

slightly off-center cross with clear date, lightly toned Fine+. Estimate:
$200-$300.
473. 26.88 grams.

545. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1636TR, rare. S-P27; KM-19a;

542. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)34(T), rare. S-P26; KM-

CT-unl. 26.60 grams. Full 163 and most of final 6 of date, bold full assayer TR, full but partially flat shield and cross, VF with light steel-gray
toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

19a; CT-476. 25.81 grams. Off-center strike with very bold full 4 of date,
full cross and shield with nearly full kings name and bold ordinal
IIII, dark-toned About Fine with minor surface porosity. Estimate:
$300-$450.

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546. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (163)7TR, rare. S-P27; KM-

Bold full 7 of date, clear kings ordinal IIII,

nearly full shield and cross but weak much flatness, Fine for actual
wear. Estimate: $150-$225.

19a; CT-480. 27.08 grams.

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547. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1646, assayer not visible.

KM-19a. 27.29 grams. Full

date (very rare thus) rendered as 16446 due

to doubling, choice full shield, good full cross (off-center), VF+ with
small patches of toning. Estimate: $600-$900.

548. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincn). S-P1; KM-4.2; CT-325 (under Lima). 13.64 grams. Incredibly broad
flan with full legends and crown and very choice inner details (shield and cross), very minor doubling but nicely toned, AU grade, one of the
finest known. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

549. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to

left (Rincn). S-P1; KM-4.2; CT-325 (under Lima). 13.28 grams. Smaller-

flan Fine with nice detail despite weak areas and very minor surface
corrosion on reverse, particularly bold P-R and denomination oIIII.
Estimate: $350-$500.

550. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M to left,

rare. S-P2; KM-4.2; CT-323 (under Lima). 13.35 grams. Broad flan with full
kings name, clear assayer, good full cross-lions-castles, Fine with light
surface corrosion and patchy dark toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

551. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L to left (1st period). S-P3; KM-4.2; CT-321 (under Lima). 13.03 grams. Broad flan
with particularly bold full legends (lacking the H in HISPANIARVM) and inner details, bold assayer L, VF with some contrast, lightly polished long ago. Estimate: $400-$600.
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552. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L to left

(1st period). S-P3; KM-4.2; CT-321 (under Lima). 13.06 grams. XF with bold

556. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd

period). S-P6; KM-4.2; CT-315 (under Lima). 13.64 grams. Lustrous XF+

kings name in legend, choice full shield with small old gouge at top,
doubled full cross, light sediment on surfaces. Estimate: $300-$450.

with good full shield and cross, spots of black around details, weak
assayer. Estimate: $200-$300.

553. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L to left

(1st period). S-P3; KM-4.2; CT-321 (under Lima). 13.50 grams. Unevenly

557. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd

period). S-P6; KM-4.2; CT-315 (under Lima). 13.44 grams. Broad-flan Fine

struck AVF with weak centers but bold legends and crown, doubled
cross. Estimate: $125-$200.

with dark orange sediment in crevices, bold P-B and full shield and
cross, much legend. Estimate: $200-$300.

554. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st

558. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd

period). S-P4; KM-4.2. 13.29 grams. Broad flan with choice full crown,
some legend (lacking the H in HISPANIARVM), full P-B with tiny
P, full but partially flat shield and cross, lightly toned VF+. Estimate:
$150-$225.

period). S-P10; KM-4.2; CT-342. 13.39 grams. Sharp full shield and cross,
full but tiny assayer B, silvery AXF. Estimate: $200-$300.

559. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not vis555. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd

ible (style of 3rd-period B). KM-4.2. 13.24 grams. Good full shield
and cross, full kings name, lightly toned AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.

period). S-P6; KM-4.2; CT-315 (under Lima). 13.61 grams. Nice full shield
and cross, bold legend on obverse, full P-B, lightly toned VF+. Estimate: $250-$375.

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560. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, ex-

Americas collection. S-P13; KM-4.2. 13.52 grams. Choice AU with

traces of luster, broad flan with bold full shield and cross and assayer,
very light toning, possibly the finest known, with desirable pedigree.
Pedigreed to the Americas collection (Kagins auction of August 1983),
with original lot-tag #1108. Estimate: $200-$300.

563. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (161)9T, very rare. S-P21;

KM-9; CT-unl. 13.24 grams. Bold full 9 of date and P+T/T, full but some-

what weak shield and cross, deeply toned About Fine, first specimen
we have ever recorded. Estimate: $200-$300.

564. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (16)2(?), assayer not visible, lions and castles transposed in both shield and cross.
KM-9. 13.70 grams. Broad flan with full and bold but doubled cross and

shield, VF+ with dark toning, bottom of penultimate 2 of date at top

561. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th due to doubling. Estimate: $100-$150.
period), borders of xs. S-P14; KM-4.3. 13.36 grams. Choice AVF with
great full shield and cross (minor weak spots) and crown and legend,
both borders of xs complete and clear, also nicely toned. Estimate:
$200-$300.

565. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1636TR, extremely rare.

S-P27; KM-17a; CT-unl. 13.16 grams. Bold full 3 of date and enough curve

562. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R

to the last digit to confirm its a 6 (first specimen we have recorded),

full mintmark and assayer, full but weak shield, nearly full cross, Fine
with light rosy toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

(curved leg). S-P15; KM-9; CT-244. 13.26 grams. Full shield with bold
assayer and denomination, full but doubled cross, lightly toned XF.
Estimate: $100-$150.

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566. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1644TR, extremely rare.

S-P29a; KM-17a; CT-unl. 13.63 grams. Full and clear date (first specimen
we have recorded) and bold full P-TR, full but partially flat (and
scratched) shield and cross, AVF for actual wear. Pedigreed to the Swiss
Bank Corp. auction of September 1997, with original lot-tag #1859.
Estimate: $250-$375.

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567. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1)651E, with two coun- 571. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer L/L/B
termarks (very rare) on shield: crowned-C and crown alone.

Full shield with clear countermarks and

clear assayer E on both sides, full but weak cross, bold full 5 of date,
Fine with uneven toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
S-P36; KM-17b. 12.85 grams.

568. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R

(Rincn) to left. S-P1; KM-3.2; CT-485 (under Lima). 6.78 grams. Choice
AU with perfectly detailed full shield and cross-lions-castles, much
legend and full crown, lightly toned. Estimate: $175-$250.

(2nd period).

S-P9; KM-3.2; CT-492 (under Lima). 6.80 grams. Full and

clear P-L/L/B (probably the source for the erased mess on assayer-C
coins), nice full shield (slightly doubled) and cross, VF+ with some
toning around details. Estimate: $175-$250.

572. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer C/erasure, rare. S-P5; KM-3.2; CT-478 (under La Plata). 6.99 grams. Broad flan
with full shield and crown and cross, lustrous XF+, bold full assayer,
choice specimen of a very elusive issue that Sellschopp famously (and
erroneously) guessed was La Plata. Estimate: $500-$750.

569. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R

(Rincn) to left. S-P1; KM-3.2; CT-485 (under Lima). 6.30 grams. Very
broad flan with 100% full legends, sharp full shield and cross, AXF
with very light surface corrosion and curious pink toning all over.
Estimate: $150-$225.

573. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer C/erasure,

rare. S-P5; KM-3.2; CT-478 (under La Plata). 6.80 grams. Broad, round flan
with full and bold legends and crown, nice full shield and cross, messy
but certain assayer, VF with toned fields (some dark spots). Estimate:
$350-$500.

570. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer M to

right, rare. S-P2; KM-3.2; CT-494 (under Lima). 6.78 grams. Nice full shield
and cross, bold denomination ii to left and clear M to right, AVF with
dark toning around details. Estimate: $200-$300.

574. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;

KM-3.2; CT-508. 6.58 grams. Richly old-toned AXF with choice full
shield and cross, much legend and crown, bold assayer A. Estimate:
$125-$200.

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575. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)625P, date at 2-3 oclock, quadrants of cross transposed, extremely rare. S-P23; KM-14a;

CT-unl. 6.60 grams. The 1625 date from the Potos mint has been a bit of a red herring, for practically none of the proposed specimens has been
clear enough to confirm until now! This coin shows a very bold full 25 date, albeit in a strange place (rotated about 90 degrees from usual),
outside a nearly full cross, with weak but certain assayer to left of full shield on the other side, About Fine for wear, sure to draw interest from
the advanced Potos collectors that all surely lack this date. Estimate: $250-up.

576. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)631T, very rare. S-P26; KM-14a; CT-882. 5.79 grams. Full 631 of date outside of full cross, also full

shield, AVF details but lightly corroded all over. Estimate: $150-$225.

577. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1635T, very rare. S-P26; KM-14a; CT-unl. 6.31 grams. Bold date (only the second specimen we have
recorded), nice full shield with bold mintmark, full but partially flat cross, AVF with very light surface corrosion, toning on fields. Estimate:
$300-$450.

578. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1637, assayer not visible, very rare. KM-14a. 6.07 grams. Very bold full date (first specimen we have
recorded), nearly full shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), toned Fine with surface corrosion. Estimate: $300-$450.
579. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)6(4/3?)0FR, very rare. S-P28; KM-14a; CT-unl. 7.04 grams. Choice coin with full cross and welldetailed shield, also bold mintmark and assayer, with what appears to be a clear 630 date, yet unquestionably from about a decade later.
One possible explanation is that this coin was struck in 1640 and the penultimate digit was accidentally left unchanged (since FR is not really
know prior to 1640 anyway). VF+ with attractive toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
580. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)640TR, very rare. S-P27; KM-14a. 6.78 grams. Full and clear date (first specimen we have recorded)

outside full cross, weak but certain assayer next to full but off-center shield, lightly surface-corroded Fine+ with patchy dark toning. Estimate:
$250-$375.

581. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (16)44TR, very rare. S-P29; KM-14a; CT-886. 6.08 grams. Choice but off-center strike with full cross,
clear date, bold full assayer, nice AVF with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 2003, with original lot-tag #2332.
Estimate: $200-$300.
582. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period). S-P6; KM-2.2; CT-649. 3.25 grams. Broad flan with choice full shield
and cross despite minor doubling, bold assayer B and much legend, toned VF+ with contrasting sediment on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.
583. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1618(T), denomination to left, rare. S-P21; KM-7; CT-unl. 3.25 grams. Bold date (off-center cross) and
full shield, backwards S in kings name, Fine+ with light toning on fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

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584. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (16)28P/T, rare. S-P25; KM-12a;

591. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1)644, assayer not visible,

CT-unl. 3.35 grams.

Very bold full PP/T, choice full shield, off-center

cross, weak but certain date, toned AVF. Pedigreed to our Auction #3,
with original lot-tag #557. Estimate: $100-$150.

rare. KM-12a. 3.22 grams. Bold full 44 of date, nice full cross and shield,
AVF with contrasting toning. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April
2003, with original lot-tag #2328. Estimate: $150-$225.

585. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (16)29T, rare. S-P26; KM-12a;

592. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1)647, assayer not visible,

Choice full cross and shield with contrasting toning, clear bottom half of 29 of date. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, with
original lot-tag #558. Estimate: $150-$225.

CT-unl. 3.35 grams.

reverse legend rotated 180 degrees, very rare. KM-12a. 3.95 grams.

Bold full 447 of date (the 4 appearing twice, without any doublestriking to explain it) at bottom of full but off-center cross, full but
slightly crude shield, About Fine with contrasting toning, holed near
edge. Estimate: $250-$375.

586. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1632(T), very rare. S-P26; KM-

12a; CT-1027. 2.94 grams. Full and clear date, full but oversized shield,
off-center cross, lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $200-$300.

587. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1635T, rare.

S-P26; KM-12a;

CT-1029. 2.81 grams. Clear bottom half of date outside full but slightly
off-center cross, good full shield despite weak spots, VF with spotty
toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

593. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1650)O, with I-O punched

over centered I to right. S-P35; KM-12b; CT-1046. 3.81 grams. Choice
specimen showing the transition in 1650 (albeit without date visible)
to the placement of the assayer on both sides of the shield (first we
have seen), choice full cross and shield, VF with contrasting toning.
Estimate: $125-$200.

594. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer M below, mintmark P to left of monogram, rare. S-P2; KM-2.2; CT-709
(under Lima). 1.78 grams. Very broad flan with full legends and crown,
monogram and cross, clear M, nicely toned VF+ with hole at one end
of cross. Estimate: $100-$150.

588. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1639, assayer not visible,

very rare. KM-12a. 3.03 grams. Bold 63 and weak but certain 9 of
date, good full cross, oversized shield, Fine+ with contrasting toning.
Estimate: $200-$300.

589. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1640, assayer not visible,

very rare. KM-12a. 3.05 grams. Very clear date (full 64), choice XF with

luster, nearly full shield and cross. Estimate: $250-$375.

590. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real,

1644T, very rare.

S-P29; KM-12a;

Full and clear 44

of date and P-T, good full cross and
shield, lightly toned, VF details but
with light surface corrosion. Estimate:
$150-$225.

CT-1037. 3.09 grams.

595. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer B to left

(3rd period), mintmark P below monogram. S-P10; KM-unl.; CTunl. 1.66 grams. Choice full crown and monogram and cross, bold B and

P, AXF with toning around details. Estimate: $125-$200.

596. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip III, assayer Q/C
(very rare) to left of monogram. S-P16; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.49 grams.

Bold assayer and first example of this over-assayer we have seen in this
denomination, good full monogram and cross, toned VF. Estimate:
$125-$200.

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597. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R

(Rincn) to right, mintmark P to left, finest known. S-P1; KM-

Broadest flan we have ever seen on

a 1/4R, with 100% full legends and crown and choice inner details,
attractively toned XF, not only the finest known for this assayer (first
issue of the mint) but probably also the finest Potos cob 1/4 real of
all time. Estimate: $3,500-up.
A1; CT-764 (under Lima). 0.83 gram.

598. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to left

(2nd period), mintmark P to right, rare. S-P6; KM-B1; CT-770. 0.84

gram. Choice full castle and lion, bold B-P, both crowns and much
legend, deeply toned AVF. Estimate: $500-$750.

599. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to left
(5th period), mintmark P to right, border of boxes on castle
side only, rare. S-P14; KM-B1; CT-unl. 0.83 gram. Bold but crude full
castle and lion, clear B-P, both crowns full, Fine+ with patchy toning.
Estimate: $500-$750.

1652 Transitionals

600. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type II, both 4s rotated, very rare, ex-Capitana (1654).

S-P37; KM-B18; CT-734. 11.96 grams. Good full cross-and-tressure and pillars-and-waves (the latter slightly doubled), with date below cross and 2
of second date in legend, full crown above clear F-4-IIII, with clear E-4-E above waves, toned AVF with no corrosion at all. From the Capitana
(1654). Estimate: $500-$750.

601. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, (1652E) transitional,

McLean Type IIc, rare.

S-P37; KM-13; CT-unl. 0.80 gram. Nice but

off-center pillars with clear (PL)-VS-VL / (T)-R-A, bold full cross
despite light surface corrosion, toned VF for actual wear. Estimate:
$100-$150.

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Pillars-and-waves

602. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional

(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1PH6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

27.07 grams. Broad flan with full but slightly crude pillars-and-waves

and cross-lions-castles, bold 1PH6, parts of all three dates, Fine with
patchy dark toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

603. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, PH at top. S-P37a;

KM-21; CT-437. 25.09 grams. Richly toned VF with full pillars-and-waves,
off-center cross, full kings name, two dates, three assayers. Estimate:
$175-$250.

604. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1657E, pomegranate at top of pillars. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-445. 26.60 grams. Full and bold pillars
and cross, well centered, nicely toned VF, two dates, three assayers. Estimate: $300-$450.

605. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1659E, with NE countermark (possibly New England, 1650s). S-P37a; KM-R21;
CT-422. 26.01 grams. Die-match with Lzaro #159, very deeply toned VF with full details, plugged hole near edge at top of pillars, the rare and

mysterious countermark (found only on Potos Royal 8R from the 1650s) very deeply impressed in the upper-right quadrant of the cross.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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606. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-447.

23.86 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, full but weaker cross, both

slightly off-center, nice full crown and bold PERV in legend, two
dates on pillars side, toned Fine+, probably lightly clipped in its time.
Estimate: $300-$450.

607. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1660E, 4-digit date between pillars, very rare. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-448. 26.43 grams. Diematch with Lzaro #162, very eye-catching and fascinating as the ONLY issue in which a 4-digit date was placed between the pillars, lightly
toned VF with all details full and clear (hint of doubling on pillars), small hole near edge at top of left pillar. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

608. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E, Charles II. S-P37b; 609. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1668E, Philip IV. 28.09
Technically no worse than XF but with
much flatness and both sides doubled, brown sediment on fields,
parts of three dates (full 667 below cross) and assayers and mintmarks.
Estimate: $175-$250.

KM-26; CT-342. 27.03 grams.

grams. Full pillars-and-waves with bold 68 in middle and even bolder

1668 in legend but both dates contrived (cut out of flat areas), as the
kings name PHIL- is visible (Philip IV coins ended in 1667, which
may have been this coins original date), with nearly full but partially
flat cross and crown, toned AVF. Estimate: $350-$500.

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610. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1669/8E, very rare. S-P37b;

KM-26; CT-unl. 26.55 grams. Nice full pillars-and-waves (slightly doubled

and off-center) with clear 69 in smaller digits than normal for 1669
and with clear 69/8 in legend (first example we have ever seen), full
cross with third date (looks like 665 due to doubling) below, lightly
toned VF+ with old test-cut in edge. Estimate: $250-up.

611. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1676E.

S-P37b; KM-26; CT-

Good full cross (slightly doubled) with bold date

below and pomegranate above (nice crown above that), bold waves
(also doubled) and one full pillar, old-toned VF with much flatness.
Estimate: $175-$250.
351. 27.34 grams.

612. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-363.

25.67 grams. Bold date above full waves, nice crown at top, full but very
messy cross with second date below, partially toned AVF. Estimate:
$300-$450.

613. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-363.

26.80 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross, bold kings name

and ordinal in legend, three dates and assayers, two mintmarks, VF

with lovely toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

614. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-365.

27.45 grams. Broad flan with full pillars-and-waves topped by a well-

detailed full crown, two dates on that side, the cross also full but with
some flatness at bottom, bold kings ordinal II, non-toned VF with
edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.

615. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-

369. 26.81 grams. Three

bold dates, richly toned AXF with darker area

near edge, full but doubled pillars and cross on a broad flan. Estimate:
$250-$375.

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616. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-372.

27.16 grams. Bold but doubled full cross and pillars, parts of all three
dates and mintmarks and assayers, AVF with nice toning on fields.
Estimate: $250-$375.

617. Potos, Bolivia, cob

denomination set of 8-42-1-1/2 reales, 1688VR,

ex-Sellschopp. S-P39. 52.07

grams total. Cob date-sets

are very hard to assemble
these days, and many of the
Sellschopp sets like this one
have been long since broken
up. What stands out most in
this set is the 4R, with 3 dates
and choice full cross, but all
the other denominations have
multiple dates (yes, even the
1/2R) and nice details, the
average grade being VF, with
generally attractive toning,
hence a premium set even
without the famous pedigree.
Pedigreed the Sellschopp collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction
of September 1988) and to our
Auction #10, with original lottag #789. Estimate: $1,000$1,500.

618. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-

377. 26.09 grams. Choice full pillars and cross (both slightly off-center),
two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, elegantly toned all over, AXF.
Estimate: $500-$750.

619. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1694VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT380. 27.15 grams. Full but doubled cross, full waves and one full pillar,

flat peripheries, large edge-split, darkly toned AVF with sediment on

fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

620. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1695VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-381.

26.91 grams. Full cross, full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves, parts

of three dates, low-contrast Fine+. Estimate: $200-$300.

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621. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-387.

27.23 grams. Full but very much double-struck pillars and cross, parts

of all three dates, bold assayer, AVF with patchy toning. Estimate:
$200-$300.

623. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389.

26.79 grams. One pillar and most of waves, incomplete (and slightly
doubled) cross due to weak strike, AVF with some corrosion and dark
spots. Pedigreed to the Stacks Coin Galleries auction of April 2010, with
original lot-tag #1695. Estimate: $200-$300.

622. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389. 624. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389.
25.93 grams. Choice full cross and pillars-and-waves, three mintmarks

and assayers, bold VF with sediment on fields, slightly odd shape (and
possibly lightly clipped long ago). Estimate: $350-$500.

27.16 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross but with weak centers,

bold full CAROL(VS) in legend, two dates, three assayers, deeply

toned Fine with edge-crack. Estimate: $200-$300.

625. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1706Y. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-807. 26.58 grams. AVF with contrasting toning, bold EL PERV and
date in legend, practically no doubling (unlike both Lzaro specimens, which are from different dies anyway), holed at top of pillars as usual.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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626. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1708Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-868.

26.44 grams. Full pillars with very bold waves, two assayers, bold date,

nearly full but off-center cross, VF with typical peripheral flatness.

Estimate: $200-$300.

627. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1720Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-880.

24.69 grams. Full cross and pillars (well centered), very scarce date, VF

details but with dark spots and light surface corrosion as from unspecified salvage. Estimate: $200-$300.

628. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1722Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-882.

26.75 grams. Choice specimen on a compact flan, with 100% full and

well-centered cross-lions-castles and pillars, three assayers, AVF with

contrasting light sediment on fields. Estimate: $300-$450.

629. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1723Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-883.

25.07 grams. Two full dates (very scarce), nearly full cross and pillars,

full POTOS, partially toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

630. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1730M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT-

Good full cross and pillars, two full assayers and

mintmarks, low-contrast VF+, inexplicably underweight. Estimate:
$175-$250.

887. 24.60 grams.

631. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-901.

27.09 grams. Bold date below and bold assayer to right of nearly full

cross, the pillars also nearly full and with bold date and assayer, deeply
toned VF with minor verdigris. Estimate: $200-$300.

632. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1740M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-901.

26.16 grams. Full and well-centered pillars with bold date, bold full cross

with second date below, deeply toned AVF. Estimate: $300-$450.

633. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742C/P. S-P49; KM-31a; CTunl. 26.51 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with two full dates on that
side, also two clear C/Ps, the cross also full and bold with bold C/P to
right, AXF with contrasting toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

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634. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-40; CT-358.

26.24 grams. Broad, almost Royal-like flan with full inner details (cross

and pillars) and most of legends, three dates, AVF with dark fields.
Estimate: $200-$300.

638. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-951.

27.01 grams. Full cross, one full pillar, flatness and corrosion in periphery
(from striking), otherwise AXF for the era. Estimate: $175-$250.

639. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-953.

635. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1760(Y)-V, rare.

S-P56a;

KM-45; CT-unl. 26.49 grams. Full and well-centered pillars with two clear

26.94 grams. Bold full pillars and cross, two dates and all three assayers,

nicely toned AXF with edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.

dates and clear V at bottom left (much rarer than V-Y), nearly full but
weaker cross, AVF with toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

640. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45; CT-

636. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-(Y).

S-P57; KM-45;

Bold date and denomination and mintmark on

pillars side, full assayer and most of kings name to right of off-center
cross, Fine with patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

CT-949. 26.76 grams.

962. 26.92 grams. Very chunky flan but nicely toned (good contrast),
with bold date, off-center cross, old marks and surface corrosion from
striking. Estimate: $175-$250.

641. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773/2V-(Y), rare final year

637. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-951. of cobs. S-P59; KM-45; CT-unl. 27.08 grams. AXF for era but typically

26.54 grams. Choice specimen with full ANO showing backwards N,

bold assayer, three dates, full cross and waves, deeply toned VF with
contrasting sediment. Estimate: $350-$500.

crudely struck on a chunky flan, with full and clear date and overdate,
very three-dimensional cross, contrasting toning, surface corrosion
from striking. Estimate: $250-$375.

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642. Potos, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773/2V-Y, rare final year

of cobs. S-P59; KM-45; CT-unl. 26.70 grams. Good cross (nearly full but

oversized), one full pillar, chunky AVF with light surface corrosion
from striking. Estimate: $250-$375.

643. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-751.

11.08 grams. Nearly full but off-center pillars and cross, bold assayer,

two dates, Fine+ with slightly crusty toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

646. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-517.

14.31 grams. Interesting urn-shaped (and slightly overweight) flan with

full crown and pillars and cross, bold date and assayer, AVF with dark
patches. Estimate: $350-$500.

647. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-519.

13.37 grams. Bold details on both sides (nice cross and pillars), Fine+

with nice contrast. Estimate: $250-$375.

648. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1705Y. S-P43a; KM-30; CT-1086.

644. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1665E. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-757.

13.47 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves with full date and mintmark
and assayer, off-center cross with bold mintmark, toned AVF with
small edge-split. Estimate: $175-$250.

13.19 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles despite

weak spots, two mintmarks and assayers, bold kings ordinal IIII, VF.
Estimate: $200-$300.

649. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1728M. S-P44; KM-30; CT-1108.

645. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-25; CT-514.

13.85 grams. Full pillars, slightly off-center full cross, two dates, Fine+

with edge-split, patchy toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

12.28 grams. Good full pillars, off-center and surface-corroded cross,

two full dates and assayers, toned AVF with edge-split. Estimate:
$200-$300.

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650. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1766V-Y-V. S-P57; KM-44; CT-1159. 13.51 grams. Round and chunky with bold date, good but incom-

plete cross and pillars, lightly toned AXF with surface corrosion from striking. From the Arequipa hoard (ca. 1767), with Sedwick certificate
from 2004. Estimate: $200-$300.

651. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1767(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-44; CT-1160. 12.83 grams. Very crude, odd shape (part of metal folded over itself ),

but bold details (pillars, cross, assayer and three dates), VF with contrasting toning, surface corrosion from striking. From the Arequipa hoard
(ca. 1767). Estimate: $200-$300.

652. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1771V-(Y). S-P59; KM-44; CT-1164. 13.34 grams. Lightly toned Fine with bold date and denomination,

well centered on a typically chunky flan. Estimate: $175-$250.

653. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1771(V-Y). S-P59; KM-44; CT-1164. 13.33 grams. Bold date but otherwise crude and chunky, nicely
toned at least, and no worse than Fine+ for actual wear. Estimate: $150-$225.

654. Potos, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1773(V-Y), rare final date of cobs. S-P59; KM-44; CT-1166. 13.67 grams. Very bold denomination,
tops only (but certain) of date, off-center oversized cross, nicely toned AXF, very chunky but round flan. Estimate: $200-$300.
655. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1653E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-898. 6.44 grams. Complete central detail on pillars side, including
date with oversized digit 3, also full and well-detailed cross-lions-castles, AXF. Estimate: $150-$225.

656. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1656E, PH

at top, with Golden Fleece countermark

of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (1652-72),
unique on this denomination. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-

900. 5.21 grams. Toned Fine+ with full pillars and full
countermark, weak cross due to concavity, most of
kings name, three assayers, inexplicably underweight.
Estimate: $500-up.

657. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1660E. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-908. 6.24 grams.
Broad flan with full 1660 date in legend and most of kings name, good full pillarsand-waves, full but doubled cross, toned AVF with minor porosity. Estimate:
$100-$150.

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658. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales,

1679C, unique error struck over 4 reales. S-P38; KM-24; CT-607. 7.06 grams. What

a fascinating cob! The planchet is broad but

thin and was apparently initially struck with a
4R die but then was struck as a 2R with way
more details than usual for the date, both sides
nearly full (like a Royal but not round), just a
little doubled, attractively toned and high grade
(XF+). Estimate: $350-$500.

659. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-609. 5.75 grams. Unevenly struck but attractively toned VF with two clear dates
but flat on the main one between the full pillars, bold (P)OTOSI and CA(ROLVS), edge-split, inexplicably underweight. Estimate: $100-$150.
660. Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1686VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-617. 6.22 grams. Very broad but uneven flan with large edge-split, full pillars
and cross, bold date, VF+ with some toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

661. Lot of 3 Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales of Philip V, assayer Y: 1707, 1708 and 1709. S-P43a; KM-29. 20.16 grams total. Choice
examples with nice full crosses and pillars, multiple dates, VF-XF. Estimate: $350-$500.

662. Lot of 7 Potos, Bolivia, cob 2 reales of Philip V, assayer Y: 1705, 1706, 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710 and 1711. S-P43a; KM-

Clear (or multiple) dates, full pillars and crosses, F-VF overall, a scarce and attractive date-run. SEE INTERNET FOR
PHOTO. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

29. 44.61 grams total.

663. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal(?), 1655E. S-P37a; KM-

13; CT-1055. 2.41 grams. Round and evenly struck but underweight so
probably shaved, yet with three full dates, full inner details, deeply
toned AVF. Estimate: $250-up.

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664. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1677/6E (overdate on cross side only), rare, ex-Mark Bir
collection. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-unl. 3.92 grams. Choice details, full pillars but incomplete cross, both dates

clear (with 7/6 only below the cross) and with curious up-pointing serif on front tip of each 7, also with
full pomegranate ornament at top, full POTOS, one full lion with long tongue and no forepaw (looks
like a running lizard), richly toned XF, quite an intriguing piece! Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection, with
his tag, and also to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #1100. Estimate: $150-$225.

665. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1686VR, extremely

rare. S-P40; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 2.96 grams. Round and thin, with full
details including most of legends, darkly toned Fine+ with crusty
surfaces and two crude holes at bottom of cross, first example we
have seen. Estimate: $500-$750.

666. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1697F/CH, rare. S-P42; KM-23; CT-unl. 3.46 grams. Bold date,
three assayers (one with clear F/CH), full but off-center pillars and cross, nice VF with flat areas.
Estimate: $125-$200.

667. Potos, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1729M, extremely

rare. S-P44; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.12 grams. Round and thin (in stark contrast
to the regular issues for this period), with full inner details, the cross
just off-center enough to show a bold second date, three assayers and
mintmarks, VF+ with toning on fields. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

668. Lot of 6 Potos, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Charles II, various dates: 1683, 1690, 1691, 1694, 1698 and 1699. KM-22. 9.82 grams
total. Choice starter collection of Potos cob 1/2R, all with at least two and some with three visible dates, all VF or so, the 1694 holed, the

1690 ex-Burzio. Estimate: $300-$450.

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Other Silver Cobs

Dominican Republic
669. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1/2 real,
Charles-Joanna, no assayer (F), mintmark P to left and S
to right, extremely rare. S-SD1; KM-24; CT-189. 1.08 grams. Lightly
corroded all over but still with mostly readable details, showing Latin
lettering, ringlet ornaments, king and queens name on both sides,
contrasting toning. From the Pewter Wreck, sunk in the mid-1500s off
Santo Domingo, with Global Marine Exploration photo-certificate and
media packet #PC01254S. Estimate: $1,500-up.

670. Lot of 23 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 671. Lot of 23 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper
4 maraveds, Charles-Joanna, assayer F or oF. S-SD1; KM-24; CT189. 72.75 grams total. Generally good details, some coppery and some
dark, a few with green spots and/or corrosion, many different varieties,
great for study, popular as the first coins struck in the Caribbean. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

4 maraveds, Charles-Joanna, assayer F or oF. S-SD1; KM-24; CT189. 71.00 grams total. Generally good details, some coppery and some
dark, a few with green spots and/or corrosion, many different varieties,
great for study, popular as the first coins struck in the Caribbean. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

Panama
672. Panama(?), C countermark on a Seville, Spain, 1 real,
Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S on reverse, very rare. 2.85 grams.

Low-contrast but lustrous VF with full inner details, much legend and
crown, but the most important featurethe countermarkis 100%
bold and fully punched (very deeply too), with raised C inside fully
visible for study. Estimate: $500-$750.

673. Panama(?), P countermark on a

Seville, Spain (special issue struck for the
Americas), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, three
vertical dots on each side of shield, mintmark
S on reverse, extremely rare. 2.79 grams. Rare and
choice host coin with 100% full XF details (including
legends), the countermark also full and clear, consisting of just an incuse P with long foot (looks like a PL
monogram). Estimate: $500-$750.

674. Panama(?), P countermark on a Pamplona, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand II,

very rare. 2.82 grams. Odd host for this issue, but good for showing the mix of coins that
were imported to and circulated in colonial Panama, with full shield and cross and nearly full
(Gothic) legends, AVF overall, with very deeply impressed incuse countermark with long foot.
Estimate: $500-$750.

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675. Panama(?), P countermark on a Seville, Spain,

1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, no mintmark or assayer, very
rare. 1.47 grams. Somewhat corroded Fine with extremely bold

and toned incuse countermark (showing prominent left foot),

much legend. Estimate: $500-$750.

676. Panama, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer oB

to left, very rare. Proctor-2R.3B.; KM-3.2; CT-507. 6.40

grams. Toned VF with light surface corrosion and toning,

full but slightly doubled inner details and crown, much

legend, weak but certain assayer, clear AP-II, one of the
few specimens known that is NOT plated in Proctor.
With Sedwick photo-certificate from 2007, and pedigreed
to the collection of Dr. Russell Mitchell, who unearthed it
in the mid-1900s. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

677. Panama, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer not visible but
style of oB to left, very rare. Proctor-1R.5B/7B.; KM-2; CT-647. 2.45
grams. Choice full cross, full but off-center shield with bold AP-I to

right (assayer to left off the flan), nicely toned VF but thin from corrosion, hybrid of dies in Proctor (hence technically missing in that
reference). Estimate: $3,000-up.

678. Panama, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer oX to

right, very rare. Proctor-1R.3X.; KM-2; CT-646. 3.07 grams.

Odd shape but not corroded like most, with good full
shield and cross, bold AP to left and clear I-oX to right,
much bold legend, nicely toned on fields. Estimate:
$1,500-$2,250.

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Colombia

679. Bogot, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 162(7-8)(P), quadrants of cross transposed, rare, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M44.6a; S-B4; KM-3.3.

27.00 grams. Choice full shield and cross, bits of legend and crown, N of mintmark clear to left, full denomination VIII to right, lightly toned

XF with minor flat spots, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

680. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales,

Philip IV, assayer not visible (E), mintmark
RN (late 1620s), rare, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M36.2;

S-C3; KM-2.4. 13.61 grams. Thick and almost octagonal

flan with bold full shield and cross, full mintmark
RN, lightly toned VF, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed
to the Joseph Lasser collection. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

681. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 reales, Philip V, assayer VA to right

(1715-22), rare. Restrepo-M72.2; S-B12; KM-unl. 6.70 grams. Full but off-center
pillars with bold PLV / SVL / TRA in center, denomination II to left and
bottom of VA to right, full but oversized shield on other side with unusually
proper quadrants, toned Fine+. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

682. Bogot, Colombia, cob 2 reales, (17)24S, extremely rare (unlisted date), ex-1770 Bogot hoard.

Restrepo-unl. (cf. M72.4); S-B13; KM-unl. 7.07 grams. Broad flan with
full and bold (fat) pillars containing PLV / SVL/ TRA and
mintmark NR with o above, second mintmark F to left and
assayer S to right, bottom half of 4 of date at 11 oclock, also
with full shield with transposed lions and castles (as usual),
denomination 2 (vertically) to left and II to right, much of
kings name (Philip V) in legend, nice VF with hole in crown
near edge. Note: This was the ONLY Colombian cob found
in this hoard, which was the source of the famous 1770 pillar
dollars (see lot 752). From the 1770 Bogot hoard. Estimate:
$3,500-up.

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683. Bogot, Colombia, cob 1 real, Philip IV, assayer P to

right (ca. 1627), quadrants of cross transposed, rare. Restrepo-

M20.3; S-B4; KM-5. 3.31 grams. Full but off-center shield with clear IP

to right, choice full cross-lions-castles, AVF, mostly nicely toned.

Estimate: $400-$600.

684. Bogot, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, no assayer

(style of Ramos, ca. 1662), rare. Restrepo-M16.6; S-B7; KM-8. 1.62
grams. Richly toned but off-center XF with nearly full monogram with

clear PHILI- of kings name, bold cross with proper quadrants (castle
matching the known 1662) and part of legend. Estimate: $150-$225.

685. Bogot, Colombia, cob 1/4 real, (1755), extremely rare. Restrepo-M91.1; S-unl.;
KM-A29. 1.31 grams. This strange issue first came to light in 2008, at which time it was attributed
to Philip V without considering that the telltale tulip border around the rims matched what
was on the edges of 1759 pillar dollars and therefore is now believed to have been introduced
to the silver cobs of Ferdinand VI (of which only these 1/4R are known to exist so far) in 1755.
This specimen shows a rather weak but certain lion and castle in centers (call it VG, with toning), but much of the tulip border is present. The crazy thing about this specimen, unlike the
others known, is that it has the weight of a 1/2R! Clearly there are more mysteries to be solved
here, but in any case this is a very important type-coin which only four collectors at most can
own. Estimate: $1,000-up.

Guatemala

686. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, (174)4J, very rare. S-G1; KM-6;

CT-604. 26.88 grams. Small, thick and sharply cut flan with good centers
but very little periphery except for the mintmark G and full 4 of date
(die style does not match 1734, the only other possibility), Fine with
very light toning, no hole. Estimate: $500-up.

687. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752/1J, rare overdate. S-G1a;

KM-12; CT-283. 26.13 grams. Broad flan with 100% full and bold date
(the overdate not obvious but certain) and kings ordinal, much central
detail despite a large natural bubble-hole, deeply toned AVF for type.
Estimate: $400-$600.

688. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752J.

S-G1a; KM-12; CT-284.

26.79 grams. Nice full pillars and waves and crowned globes, good

but off-center crowned shield, full assayer and mintmark and most of
date, lightly toned VF for type, with small hole in point near edge.
Estimate: $150-$225.

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689. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 12.89

grams. Choice full date below full crowned globes and waves, full and
well-detailed but slightly off-center crowned shield, toned VF+ (for
type) with only traces of surface corrosion. From the Reijgersdaal (1747).
Estimate: $200-$300.

690. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 12.95

grams. Big flan with plugged hole in blank area, full and bold date,

full crown on off-center shield side, VG with contrasting toning.

Estimate: $175-$250.

692. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1752J. S-G1a; KM-11; CT-393. 13.11

grams. Squarish flan with sharp points, clear date but very worn (Good),
large old hole at one point near edge. Estimate: $100-$150.

693. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1752J. S-G1a; KM-; CT-393. 12.91

grams. Very bold full date, full assayer and kings ordinal VI on a
toned AVG with old hole and natural lacuna near edge. Estimate:
$100-$150.

694. Guatemala, cob 2 reales, 1751(J). S-G1a; KM-10; CT-456. 6.54

grams. Choice Fine with contrasting toning, bold date and mintmark,
attractive shield, holed near edge. Estimate: $100-$150.

695. Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1753J, rare final date of

691. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)752J, with contemporary Guatemala cobs. S-G1a; KM-8; CT-622. 1.37 grams. Oblong flan with

counterfeit sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II,

1843). S-G1a; KM-11; CT-393. 13.23 grams. Interesting coin with bold

date and assayer, one full pillar, AVF with trace of luster, and messy
(fake) countermark in center, holed near edge. Estimate: $125-$200.

well-centered design, full but crude date, full assayer, About Fine with
toned fields, typically holed at one end. Pedigreed to our Auction #11
(lot #884), and to the Ponterio auction of April 1997 (lot #3094, misattributed to 1733). Estimate: $100-$150.

Spain (for use in the New World)

Ferdinand-Isabel
696. Seville, Spain (special issue struck

for the Americas), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel,

three vertical dots on each side of shield,
mintmark S on reverse, very rare. CT-392. 2.85

grams. Full details on both sides (including legends)

despite light surface corrosion, otherwise VF+ with

hint of luster, the all-important crowned F on
reverse quite bold. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Ferdinand-Isabel

699. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer er-

697. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, no assayer,

Gothic legends. CT-217. 13.36 grams. Choice specimen on an im-

mine on reverse. CT-208. 12.75 grams. Very broad flan with nearly
full legends, choice full inner details, lustrous AU with hint of surface
corrosion in places. Estimate: $250-$375.

mense flan with full legends (Latin) and crown and inner details, richly
toned AXF with central weakness, very attractive overall. Estimate:
$350-$500.

700. Seville, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer * on

698. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic

reverse. CT-212. 6.42 grams. Bold AU with hint of surface corrosion,

choice full crown and shield and yoke-and-arrows, much legend,
lustrous. Estimate: $125-$200.

D on reverse. CT-211. 13.71 grams. AU with choice, bold inner details,

nearly full legends, no toning (hint of luster). Estimate: $300-$450.

Philip II

701. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1592B. CT-401. 13.58 grams.

Toned AVF with hairline edge-split, good full cross and shield, full date
to right, weak S-IIII-B to left, most of crown. Estimate: $200-$300.

702. Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer C, error

in legend HIPAN- (lacking the S). 13.62 grams. Bold full shield
(slightly doubled) with clear T-C to left and denomination IIII to right,
full but off-center cross with bold legend (showing the error), VF+
with uneven toning, light scratches on cross. Estimate: $100-$150.

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World Silver Coins

Argentina

703. La Rioja, Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 8 reales,

1836P, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-20. Attractively toned, with
hairline edge-split to left of date. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

704. La Rioja, Argentina, 8 reales, 1838R, coin rotation,

encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-8. Lustrous and rainbow toned.
Estimate: $700-$1,000.

705. La Rioja, Argentina, 2 reales, 1860-B. KM-26. 6.21 grams.

UNC with faint surface hairlines, light toning around details, minor
marks on reverse rim, scarcer type. Estimate: $500-$750.

706. La Rioja, Argentina, 1/2 real, 1854B, CONFEDERA-

CION ARGENTINA and CRED PUB DE LA RIOJA. KM-25.

1.49 grams. AU details with very light surface hairlines, uneven toning.
Estimate: $125-$200.

Bolivia (colonial)
Pillars
707. Potos, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767JR,

4-petal rosettes, rare first date of series, encapsulated NGC

XF 45. KM-50; CT-966. Deeply rainbow toned, with underlying luster.

Estimate: $3,500-$7,000.

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Busts

708. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778PR, en- 711. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1807PJ,
capsulated NGC MS 62. KM-55; CT-979. Highly lustrous and flashy,
with slightly off-center obverse, a few letters on reverse re-punched.
Estimate: $600-$900.

encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-73; CT-731. Nice luster with parts

of rims weak due to slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $200-$300.

712. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819PJ,

709. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-84; CT-606. Deeply toned with
(bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790PR. KM-64; CT-711. 26.85
grams. Rainbow-toned AVF with weak centers, slightly crude rims (as

underlying luster. Estimate: $250-$375.

made). Estimate: $100-$150.

710. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-73; CT-729. Lustrous, with weak center
on reverse. Estimate: $200-$300.

713. Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1824J,

rare single assayer, encapsulated NGC AU 55, second finest
known specimen in NGC census, ex-Whittier. KM-84; CT-615.
Incipient toning, some luster under bagmarks, choice grade for this
key date/assayer (sold for $2750 in Whittier sale), desirable pedigree.
Pedigreed to the Whittier collection (stated inside the slab). Estimate:
$1,750-$2,500.

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714. Potos, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1775JR, encapsulated NGC AU 53, second finest known in NGC census,
ex-Whittier. KM-54; CT-1176. Choice strike, lightly rainbow toned with
underlying luster, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection
(stated inside the slab). Estimate: $500-$750.

716. Potos, Bolivia, 1/4 real, 1798, encapsulated NGC MS

66, finest and only graded specimen in NGC census, exWhittier. KM-82; CT-1413. Truly exceptional strike and grade, with all

details perfect and totally free of wear or marks, all lightly toned and
lustrous, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection (stated
inside the slab). Estimate: $500-$750.

715. Potos, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1807PJ. KM-72;

CT-884. 13.43 grams. Very lightly rainbow-toned AU- with sweat (die
rust) on obverse. Estimate: $250-$375.

717. Potos, Bolivia, 1/4 real, 1799, encapsulated NGC MS

64, tied for second finest known in NGC census. KM-82; CT-

1415. Deep strike, beautifully toned with underlying luster, bold rims.
Estimate: $350-$500.

Bolivia (Republic)

718. Potos, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1827JM, large alpacas. KM-97. 719. Potos, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1839LM.
26.94 grams. Choice strike, UNC details and lustrous but with light

surface hairlines and areas of surface corrosion. Estimate: $100-$150.

KM-97. 26.95 grams.

Choice strike, attractively toned UNC with light surface hairlines,

underlying luster. Estimate: $500-up.

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720. La Paz, Bolivia, 2 soles, 1856P, very rare (10

known). KM-129. 6.32 grams. Toned Fine with old scratches

and marks near rim, very elusive type-coin. Estimate:

$350-$500.

721. Potos, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1830JL, six-point stars, encap-

sulated NGC MS 64. KM-93.2a. Choice strike, attractively lustrous

and toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

722. Potos, Bolivia, 1/4 sol, 1852, encapsulated PCGS MS

63.

KM-111. Lustrous and starting to tone, slight bulge in flan and

die-crack at date. Estimate: $500-$750.

723. Steel hub-trial for Bolivia 10 centavos, 1871-1884. 188 grams, 1-1/4 tall and 1-1/4 in diameter.
Unlike with hand-struck issues, modern coin-making does not consist of punching elements directly into a
die but instead involves transferring a plaster sculpture to what is known as a hub (which looks just like a
coin stuck to a die). The hub is then struck onto an actual steel die that is used to strike the coins. The present piece is a trial die, struck from a hub, and shows just the arms and stars and REPBLICA DE BOLIVIA
that appears on the obverse of the coins. Since most hubs and dies are destroyed after use, this piece is rare by
definition. Clear details, with traces of rust as expected. Estimate: $250-$375.

Brazil (colonial)
Afonso VI

724. Brazil, 600 reis, Afonso VI, crowned-600 countermark 725. Brazil, 500 reis, Afonso VI, crowned-SOO coun-

(1663) on a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales of Philip IV,

assayer P, rare. R-P012. 26.45 grams. Very bold and deeply punched
countermark (XF) on bold cross, with bold full oMP to left of full but
partially weak shield on obverse, flat peripheries as usual, nicely toned
Fine. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

termark (1663) on a Lisbon, Portugal, cruzado of Joo IV.

Full and bold countermark (XF), attractive host

coin with bold full shield and cross, some legend (including kings
name and ordinal), toned VF. Estimate: $600-$900.

R-P028. 22.06 grams.

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Pedro II

726. Lot of 3 coins of Pernambuco, Brazil, Pedro II: 640 reis

1700; 160 reis 1701; and 80 reis 1701. 24.60 grams total. Toned

AVF on average, no problems. Estimate: $1,000-up.

727. Lot of 2 coins (320 and 160 reis) of Brazil (Bahia mint), 1695, large crown. 13.35 grams. Attractive VF with contrasting
toning and no problems (both). Estimate: $500-$750.

728. Brazil, 250 reis, Pedro II, crowned-2SO countermark (1688) on a Lisbon, Portugal, 1/2 cruzado of Joo IV, with

new edge. R-P024. 10.80 grams. Bold full VF countermark, choice XF+ legends, Fine details (original coin) in center, interesting type. Estimate:
$700-$1,000.

Jos I
729. Brazil (Rio mint), 600 reis, Jos I, 1756-R. R-P275; KM-187. 17.88
grams. AU details with faint surface hairlines, much luster, arc-shaped flan-clip
error on edge (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,500.

730. Lot of 2 coins (320 and 160 reis) of

Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 1768. 13.09 grams

total. Lightly toned XF or thereabouts, no prob-

lems. Estimate: $400-$600.

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731. Brazil (Bahia mint), 300 reis,

Jos I, 1752-B, rare. R-P211; KM-178.

8.70 grams. Attractively toned VF+ with

light surface marks (old), nice rims.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

732. Brazil (Bahia mint), 150 reis, Jos I, 1753-B, rare.

R-P212; KM-177. 3.77 grams. Toned AVF with light old marks on
fields. Estimate: $600-$900.

Joo Prince Regent

733. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1810B, REGENES variety (rare), struck over a Spanish colonial
bust 8 reales. R-P395b; KM-307.1. 26.84 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned)

AU with traces of undercoin details visible. Estimate: $500-$750.

734. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1810B, struck over a Potos, Bolivia, bust 8 reales of 1806PJ. R-P395;
KM-307.1. 26.77 grams. Broad-flan AU with deep rainbow toning all over,

some undercoin details (like assayer and date). Estimate: $125-$200.

735. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1813B, REGENES variety (rare), struck over a Spanish colonial
bust 8 reales. R-P398; KM-307.1. 26.48 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned)

XF with some undercoin details. Estimate: $600-$900.

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736. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1814B, struck over an earlier 960 reis. R-P399; KM-307.1. 26.71 grams.

Bold AU, beautifully rainbow toned and problem free. Estimate:

$400-$600.

737. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joo Prince Regent, 1817-R,
struck over a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales. R-P427; KM-307.3.

26.87 grams. Lustrous and lightly toned AU+, parts of rims weak (as

made). Estimate: $200-$300.

Joo VI

738. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joo VI, 1818-R, struck over
a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, encapsulated NGC MS 61.

R-P428; KM-326.1. Bold strike with interesting rims due to poor center-

ing, much luster. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

740. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joo VI, 1820-R, struck over
a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of 1818. R-P478; KM-326.1. 26.89
grams. Prooflike UNC (very flashy and frosty) with much undercoin

detail visible (particularly the date), parts of rims crude due to poor
centering. Estimate: $750-up.

739. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Joo VI, 1818-R, struck over
a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales.

R-P428; KM-326.1. 22.99 grams.

Toned VF+ with crazy, striated legends, probably due to overheating

the flan before overstriking. Estimate: $350-$500.

741. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, Joo VI, 1820-B, struck
over a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales of 1807TH. R-P462;
Bold AU- with attractive toning around rims,
hint of underlying luster. Estimate: $300-$450.

KM-326.2. 26.81 grams.

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742. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, 1821-R, denomination as

9.60 (rare), struck over a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of
1816(?). R-unl. (cf. P479); KM-unl. (cf. 326.1). 26.76 grams. Bold AU details

743. Brazil (Rio mint), 320 reis, 1818-R, mintmark between

dots. R-P468; KM-324.2. 8.81 grams. UNC details but with chemically
affected surfaces all over, rather flashy. Estimate: $250-$375.

with parts of the undercoin visible, a bit shiny, key variety. Estimate:
$400-$600.

Brazil (Empire)
Pedro I
744. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Pedro I, 1824-R, rare error

with CONS.TIMP, struck on Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of

1798. R-P505a; KM-368.1. 26.60 grams. Broad-flan XF with light toning,

interesting double rims from both host and overstrike, clear undercoin
date, key error in legend. Estimate: $600-$900.

745. Brazil (Rio mint), 640 reis, Pedro I, 1825-R. R-P501; KM-367. 17.96 grams. Nice AU with light rainbow toning and underlying

luster, parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $1,000-up.

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Chile (colonial)
Busts

746. Santiago, Chile, bust 4 reales, Charles IV,

1808FJ. KM-67; CT-907. 13.06 grams. Nicely centered

VF with deep toning on fields, no problems. Estimate: 747. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1775DA. KM-30; CT-1418. 6.67
$250-$375.
grams. Choice XF with deep rainbow toning and underlying luster, off-center reverse,
old scratch in front of bust, rare type-coin. Estimate: $400-$600.

748. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (admiral

bust), 1810FJ.

KM-74; CT-1016. 6.57 grams.

Estimate: $150-$225.

Bold VF+, nicely toned, no problems.

749. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (admiral bust),
1811FJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55, finest
known in NGC census. KM-74; CT-1017. Bold

strike, deep rainbow toning all over with underlying

luster. Estimate: $350-$500.

750. Santiago, Chile, 1/4 real, 1817. KM-73; CT-1502. 0.86 gram. Bold AU- with
toning around details, minor sweat (die rust) on obverse. Estimate: $100-$150.

Chile (Republic)
751. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1883, round-top 3, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-142.1. Flashy and frosty, with minor bagmarks

only. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Colombia (colonial)
Pillars

752. Bogot, Colombia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770VJ, encapsulated NGC MS 64 (tied for finest known), ex-1770
Bogot hoard. Restrepo-44.2; KM-39; CT-1000.

In addition to being one of the most beautifully pristine coins we have ever offered, this coin offers the opportunity to
own a centuries-old piece whose entire life can be retraced, from the mint to this auction.
Contemporary documents1 show that this coin was one of about 17 specially struck and buried in a three-hour cornerstone ceremony for a new convent and church school for well-to-do girls named Nuestra Seora del Pilar on October 12, 1770.2 The land
was donated by Seora Doa Mara Clemencia Caycedo y Velez, wife of Doctor Don Joaqun de Arstegui y Escoto. According
to an account of the time (translated and paraphrased by us, with boldface for emphasis):
The procession started after a religious celebration with most authorities present at the San Felipe church in
Bogot, moving the image of Nuestra Seora del Pilar and the standard [a pole with banner] and chest with an
oval silver shield.3 Arriving at the place they found the cornerstone where they placed the chest and marked
four crosses on the stone, chiseled in situ, then the lady founder got on her knees and put in several coins of gold
and silver and then twelve illustrious young girls put in new coins.4 All the important people from the city were
present and offered coins to put in the chest too.5 Once the offering was finished, the chest was placed in the
stone that was blessed and the stone was sealed with mortar and sprinkled with holy water.
The location of the conventcatercorner to the mint on the Calle de la Moneda and one block away from the San Felipe
church (now part of the Archbishopric Cathedral on the Plaza de Bolivar)means that the coins literally never left the same
street until our time.
The cornerstone that housed these coins and dozens of other coins from the time remained part of the convent of the
Nuestra Seora del Pilar church until the building was burned down in the 1948 rioting popularly known as El Bogotazo.
Apparently the cornerstone was forgotten and subsequently covered over by a parking lot. Then, in 2006, the property was excavated to become a multi-level cultural center, at which time the construction crew unwittingly broke open the cornerstone and
revealed the coins.
Like all pillar dollars, this coin is a highly symbolic work of art, but in such lustrous Mint State grade it is truly a feast
for the eyes. Its design of the Pillars of Hercules above the date on one side and the crowned Bourbon arms on the other side was
unique to New World mints, and none were rarer than those of Bogot, where they were made in only three or four years (1759,
1762 and 1770, with a rumored 1760 to be revealed soon), of which the 1770 was unknown until this hoard was discovered.
Examples of any of the three confirmed years typically fetch over $50,000 each at auction, and several of these Mint State 1770s
have exceeded $100,000.
At MS 64 this specimen is one of the finest graded and in fact was chosen as best by several Colombian experts for its
centering and full rims, brilliant luster and total lack of damage of any kind, for several of the others (including the Banco de la
Repblica specimen in the mint museum in Bogot) show cement damage and/or were struck on slightly smaller flans. We have
compared this coin with other top specimens and believe this one shows such prooflike and fresh surfaces as to be probably among
the first to be minted. In any case, this is the first time this specimen has ever been on the market, and it remains to be said that
this coin and its companions are the only way to get a Mint State specimen for the Charles III type from this mint.
Estimate: $60,000-$90,000.
1
Manuscript from Historia de la fundacin del Colegio de la Enseanza (1802), by Manuel del Socorro Rodrguez (National Library
of Bogot).
2
Rumors of many more specimens in the hoard have been proven false.
3
This silver plaque, which lists the names of several VIPS at the event, was also recovered and resides in a private Colombian collection.
4
As more than twelve of the 1770 pillar dollars were recovered, it seems the property donor and perhaps some other luminaries
placed some specimens into the chest as well.
5
The other coins in the deposit include Bogot 1760 1R pillars (see lot 753 in this auction), a Bogot cob 2R 1724 (see lot 682 in
this auction) and some other pillar and cob minors from Mexico and other common mints.

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753. Bogot, Colombia, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1760JV, ex-

1770 Bogot hoard. Restrepo-36.1; KM-34; CT-1623. 3.32 grams. Lustrous

Mint State with hole above date, like other specimens from this same
source (which are the majority of known specimens), hence probably
struck in 1770 from 10-year-old dies but holed for a specific purpose
(probably religious), quite a flashy piece, showing the pillars design
in full bloom. From the 1770 Bogot hoard. Estimate: $3,000-up.

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Busts

754. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF (date altered), Calbet Plate Coin.

This well-pedigreed coin has a curious modern history. It was first mentioned in 1914, in Adolfo
Herreras El Duro, and it was later cited (as a single-known example) in all the major references, including Das (1951), Burzio (1958), Yriarte
and Lpez-Chaves (1965) and particularly Calbet (1970), from whose collection this famous coin journeyed into the hands of two other
well-known collectors, Ray Johnson and Siegfried von Schuckmann. When the latters collection was sold at auction in 2001at which time
this coin fetched $35,000the cataloger (Cayn) recognized that the piece was one of several suspiciously unique Popayn 8R that appeared
in a 1939 Paris auction by Clement Platt entitled Monnaies de L Espagne et de L Amerique Latine (later determined to have been the Armengol
collection), the others being a 1769 pillar and an 1815 bust, and therefore it needed closer inspection. (Interestingly, in the 1939 auction this
1810 piece was group-lotted with an 1811 and an 1812; the whereabouts of those other two coins are unknown.) Some technical testing
determined that this 1810 coin was genuine but its last digit had been altered (possibly from 1813, based on die details). While otherwise
unknown in 8R, the 1810 date is not historically impossible, as Barriga-Villalba does record production of 8R in that year (after a 36-year
hiatus at the Popayn mint), and of course there are many known specimens of the 1/2, 1 and 2 reales with that date. Deeply toned Fine with
natural flan-crack at top. Plate Coin #942 in Calbets Compendium VIII Reales (1970), and pedigreed to the collections of Armengol (Clement
Platt, 1939) and Siegfried von Schuckmann (Rennaissance, 2001).
Estimate: $2,500-up.

Restrepo-120.1; KM-71; CT-589. 26.73 grams.

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755. Popayn, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1813/2JF, very rare, finest known. Restrepo-120.4;
KM-71; CT-592. 26.86 grams. Attractively

old-toned AXF, problem-free and well struck, with full rims, acknowledged as the best of about eight
specimens known (according to Restrepo). Pedigreed to the Superior auction of December 1990 (lot #606). Estimate: $15,000-up.

756. Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820FM. Restrrepo-114.15; KM-70.2; CT-983. 6.39 grams.
Broad-flan VF with toning around details, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

757. Pasto/Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1822O, two dots between CONST and date. Restrepo-115.1; KM-A1
(under Ecuador); CT-972. 6.04 grams. Typically crude Fine with no toning (lightly cleaned), slightly off-center obverse, popular one-year issue made
from Popayn-mint equipment but struck by royalists on the run somewhere closer to Ecuador (believed to be Pasto). Estimate: $200-$300.

758. Pasto/Popayn, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1822O, two dots between CONST and date. Restrepo-115.1;

Nicely toned VG with flat areas, off-center strike, popular one-year issue made from Popayn-mint
equipment but struck by royalists on the run somewhere closer to Ecuador (believed to be Pasto). Estimate: $150-$225.

KM-A1 (under Ecuador); CT-972. 5.93 grams.

759. Bogot, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1773VJ.

Richly old-toned AXF (rare

grade), slightly off-center (parts of rims crude as a result). Estimate:
$400-$600.

Restrepo-38.3; KM-46.1; CT-1624. 3.36 grams.

760. Bogot, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796/1796JJ.

Restrepo-78.16a; KM-58; CT-1188. 3.79 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned VF

with hint of luster, slightly crude rims (as made), this overdate listed in
the most recent Restrepo book (English version) but not in the prior
ones, so it is probably quite rare. Estimate: $250-$375.

761. Bogot, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1798JJ.

Restrepo-78.24; KM-58; CT-1190. 3.06 grams. Deeply toned AXF, slightly

off-center strike, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

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762. Bogot, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1799/99JJ. Restrepo-78.30a; KM-58; CT-1191. 3.37 grams. XF with hint of luster, uneven

toning, nice rims. Estimate: $250-$375.

763. Lot of 2 Bogot, Colombia, bust 1R: Charles IV, 1792JJ, no dot in NR; Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF/
JJ. Restrepo-78.4a and 111.3a. 6.58 grams total. F-AVF with good toning, no problems. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
764. Bogot, Colombia, 1/4 real, Ferdinand VI or Charles III, anepigraphic issue with pillar-type castle and lion (1760s70s). Restrepo-2.1; KM-A30; CT-unl. 1.01 grams. Nicely toned XF+ with bold castle and lion, slightly crude rims (as made), which is typical.
Estimate: $150-$225.

765. Bogot, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1796. Restrepo-75.1; KM-63; CT-1428. 0.90 gram. Vividly rainbow-toned AU (rare grade) with crude rims

due to off-center strike. Estimate: $400-$600.

Colombia (Cartagena Royalist)

Colombia (Santa Marta Royalist)

766. Cartagena, Colombia, copper 2 reales, fantasy date

800 (ca. 1815), with 4R cross side, extremely rare, Restrepo

Plate Coin. Restrepo-118.1a. 3.25 grams. Typically very crudely struck

(and the pillars side off-center) over a Cartagena Republican issue of

1813-14, Fine with surface corrosion, but with clear pillars and cross,
the former with clear 800 fantasy date and the latter with clear denomination 4 at top, singled out by Restrepo as two known. Plate
Coin in Restrepos Coins of Colombia (2012). Estimate: $500-$750.

767. Santa Marta, Colombia, copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand

VII, 1820, date appearing as 18820, Restrepo Plate Coin.

Bold XF, attractive chocolate-brown

color with partially crude rims (as struck), partially double-struck
(singled out as such in Restrepo). Plate Coin in Restrepos Coins of
Colombia (2012). Estimate: $175-$250.

Restrepo-104.1; KM-B5. 3.75 grams.

Colombia (United Provinces of New Granada / Cundinamarca)

768. Bogot, Colombia, 2 reales, 1819JF, LIBERTAD

AMERICANA, denomination in legend. Restrepo-138.1; KM-76.

5.96 grams. AVF with typically weak centers, hint of toning and luster,
partially crude rims (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

769. Bogot, Colombia, 1 real, 1813JF, LIBERTAD

AMERICANA, encapsulated NGC AU 50. Restrepo-133.1; KM-

F1.; KM-F1. Deeply rainbow toned and well struck, with full details and

lovely aspect, rare grade and quality overall. Pedigreed to the Freeman
Craig auction of May 1986 (lot #569). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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770. Bogot, Colombia, 1 real, 1819JF, LIBERTAD AMERICANA, denomination 1R, very rare, Restrepo Plate Coin,
second finest known. Restrepo-135.1; KM-75. 2.39 grams. Well-struck

AU with hint of luster and incipient toning, minor lamination flaws

on obverse and faint adjustment marks on reverse, an exceptional
specimen, so pretty that it is illustrated twice in Restrepos latest book.
Plate Coin in Restrepos Coins of Colombia (2012). Estimate: $2,000$3,000.

Colombia (Republic / Cundinamarca)

771. Bogot, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820JF, no mintmark,

no countermark. Restrepo-157.1; KM-C6. 23.96 grams. Choice, wellstruck XF with nice toning and rims, hint of luster, minor scratch or
two on reverse, an unusual issue in that it bears no mintmark and is
typically found with a pomegranate and/or MdQ countermark, stated
in Restrepo to be rare in this grade or better. Estimate: $700-$900.

772. Bogot, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820JF, no mintmark, with

pomegranate countermark in center of reverse. Restrepo-157.1r;

KM-73. 20.84 grams. Deeply toned Fine host coin with hint of luster,
bold VF countermark. Estimate: $300-$450.

773. Bogot, Colombia, 1 real, 1821JF, dot below A of

mintmark. Restrepo-152.1; KM-B9. 2.35 grams. Lustrous AU+ (very rare

grade), with choice rims and nice strike overall but with spot of extra
metal at 4 oclock near reverse rim. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

774. Bogot, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1821, with BA mintmark

to left. Restrepo-145.3; KM-79.2. 0.84 gram. Bold and lustrous AU (rare

grade) with partially crude rims (as struck). Estimate: $400-$600.

Colombia (Republic)
775. Popayn, Colombia, 1 real, 1828RU. Restrepo-154.4; KM-87.2. 2.73 grams. Bold AU- (rare grade)
with toning and luster, parts of rims weak due to poor centering. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Colombia (Republic of New Granada)

776. Bogot, Colombia, 2 reales, 1843RS, rare grade. Restrepo-187.9; KM-97.1. 5.96 grams. Choice, lightly toned AU (rare grade) with
hint of luster, very nice strike and rims. Estimate: $600-$900.

777. Bogot, Colombia, 1/2 real, 1844RS, rare in this grade. Restrepo-177.11; KM-96.1. 1.38 grams. Bold AU (rare grade) with very slight

surface corrosion, hint of luster and incipient toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

778. Bogot, Colombia, 1/2 real, 1847RS, die-doubling on obverse (date and pomegranate). Restrepo-177.18a; KM-96.1. 1.51 grams.
Lustrous AU (rare grade) with off-center obverse, no toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

779. Bogot, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1845, five-point stars, rare. Restrepo-172.17a; KM-90.1. 0.73 gram. Deeply toned XF with old scratches
on reverse, crude rims (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

780. Bogot, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1846. Restrepo-172.19; KM-90.1. 0.72 gram. Nicely toned AU, off-center strike. Estimate: $200-$300.
781. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1850, encapsulated NGC MS 63, finest and only specimen in NGC census. Restrepo-175.3;
KM-108.2. Lustrous

and lightly orange-toned, very crisp strike, rare grade. Estimate: $400-$600.

782. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1850. Restrepo-175.3;

KM-108.2. 0.76 gram. Deeply toned XF+ with parts of rims

crude (as made), minor die-cracks and extra metal. Estimate:
$125-$200.

783. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1853, rare.

Re-

AXF with weak pomegranate, lightly toned, crude reverse rim due to poor centering.
Estimate: $350-$500.
strepo-175.10; KM-108.2. 0.75 gram.

Colombia (Granadine Confederation)

784. Bogot, Colombia, 1/2 dcimo, 1859, very rare, ex-

Fernandez collection. Restrepo-223.1; KM-124. 1.25 grams. Lightly

toned VF with minor marks, crude rims (as made), the rarity understated in Restrepo. Pedigreed to the John Fernandez K. collection (CINA
auction [Medelln], September 2003, lot #60). Estimate: $300-$450.

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785. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 dcimo, 1861. Restrepo-221.4; KM-132.1. 0.68 gram. Bold XF with
parts of rims crude (as made), hint of luster. Estimate: $175-$250.

Colombia (United States of Colombia)

786. Popayn, Colombia, 1 peso, 1863, very rare. Restrepo-316.1; KM-139.2. 24.72 grams. Solid, lightly toned VF with very minor striking
flaws but no damage, highly sought as a single-year type, of which only about ten are known. Estimate: $12,500-up.
787. Popayn, Colombia, 5 dcimos, 1873/69, rare. Restrepo-295.4; KM-153.6. 11.92

grams. Typically crude strike with weak centers and uneven rims, some luster so techni-

cally around XF for wear but more like AVF overall, with light rainbow toning in places.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

788. Bogot, Colombia, 50 (cincuenta) centavos, 1874. Restrepo-308.1; KM-177.1.

12.37 grams. Very lightly rainbow-toned AU with muted luster (rare grade), first year of
type. Pedigreed to the Freeman Craig auction of May 1985 (lot #369). Estimate: $125-$200.

789. Medelln, Colombia, 5 dcimos, 1876, date leaning left. Restrepo-297.8;

KM-153.5. 12.47 grams.

$100-$150.

Nice XF+ with luster in legends, very light toning. Estimate:

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790. Bogot, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1886, encapsulated NGC MS 65, finest

known in NGC census, ex-Whittier collection. Restrepo-311.5; KM-177a.1. Beautiful strike

and grade (100% devoid of wear), with muted luster, faint golden toning, not only the finest
known but tops in the census by four grades. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection (stated inside
the slab). Estimate: $500-$750.

791. Medelln, Colombia, 2 dcimos, 1870. Restrepo-282.1; KM-155.2. 4.87 grams. Lustrous, non-

toned AU- with slightly weak centers, rare grade for this type. Estimate: $250-$375.

792. Medelln, Colombia, 10 centavos (10 cent), 1885, fineness

0.835.

Restrepo-275.1; KM-175.2. 2.34 grams. Nice AU with hint of luster and

toning around rims, one-year type. Estimate: $200-$300.

793. Bogot, Colombia, 5 centavos (5 cent), 1875. Restrepo-263.1; KM-174a.1. 1.23 grams.

Bold Mint State with muted luster, no toning, parts of rims slightly crude (as made). Estimate:
$100-$150.
794. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 dcimo, 1865/4. Restrepo-248.7; KM-143.2. 0.63 gram. Lustrous
AU with crude rims and slightly rough surface on reverse (as made). Plate Coin in Numisnotas
#99. Estimate: $125-$200.

795. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 dcimo, 1874, large 8.

Restrepo-248.25c; KM-143.2a. 0.56

gram. Highly lustrous Mint State (scarce grade for this date), struck slightly off-center and with

typically crude rims (as made). Estimate: $250-$375.

796. Popayn, Colombia, 1/4 dcimo, 1875, 8 doubled at top, encapsulated NGC
MS 65, tied for finest known in NGC census. Restrepo-248.27; KM-143.2a. Highly lustrous
and prooflike, slightly crude as usual but gorgeous for its grade. Estimate: $175-$250.

797. Bogot, Colombia, 2-1/2 centavos, 1873.

Restrepo-249.2; KM-169. 0.63 gram.

State with muted luster, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

Mint

798. Bogot, Colombia, 2-1/2 centavos, 1877. Restrepo-249.6; KM-169. 0.57 grams. Vividly
rainbow-toned Mint State with muted luster, minor die-cracks and parts of rims weak. Estimate:
$100-$150.

Costa Rica (Central American Republic)

799. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), 1 real, 1831E, rare. KM-21. 2.99 grams. Nice

VF+ with rich old toning, tree side struck slightly off-center. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Cuba

800. Cuba, souvenir peso, 1897, closely spaced date, star 803. Cuba, star peso, 1934. KM-15.2. 26.62 grams. UNC with
above baseline of 97. KM-M2. 22.41 grams. Mint State with muted
luster, odd streak on bust (adjustment mark?), tiny rim dings on reverse.
Estimate: $500-$750.

801. Cuba, star peso, 1932, encapsulated NGC MS 63.

minor marks in fields, deeply toned in places, final year of the star
peso. Estimate: $250-$375.

804. Cuba, ABC peso, 1934. KM-22. 26.65 grams. Lustrous AU

but bagmarked, no toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

with minor marks in fields, first year of ABC peso (lowest mintage
of the series). Estimate: $150-$225.

802. Cuba, star peso, 1933, encapsulated NGC MS 63.

805. Cuba, ABC peso, 1935. KM-22. 26.69 grams. Mint State

KM-15.2. Lustrous

KM-15.2. Lightly

toned with underlying luster, some bagmarks. Estimate: $200-$300.

with muted luster, very minor bagmarks only. Estimate: $200-$300.

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806. Cuba, ABC peso, 1939, encapsulated MGC MS 63.

KM-22. Lustrous, no toning, very minor bagmarks only. Estimate:

$200-$300.

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Curaao

807. Curaao, Netherlands East Indies, billon 1 stuiver, 1822. KM-24.1. 0.69 gram. AU+ with muted luster,

simple design. Estimate: $100-$150.

Dominican Republic (under Spain)

808. Lot of 12 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (under Spain), copper 1/4R, Ferdinand VII (ca. 1810-20). KM-2. 50.26
grams total. Most with clear details, various weights and thicknesses, some corroded, some dark. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate:
$200-$300.

Dominican Republic

809. Dominican Republic, 5 francos, 1891.

KM-12. 24.97
grams. AU with light toning and underlying luster, minor bagmarks.

Estimate: $200-$300.

810. Dominican Republic, 1 peso, 1897-A. KM-16. 25.27 grams.

Lightly rainbow-toned AU, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

811. Dominican Republic, 10 centavos,

1944, encapsulated NGC MS 65, tied for

finest known in NGC census. KM-19. Light red

toning and underlying luster, nice strike. Estimate:

$350-$500.

812. Dominican Republic, copper-nickel

5 centavos, 1959, encapsulated NGC MS

65. KM-18. Highly lustrous, with incipient toning,

minor bagmarks. Estimate: $100-$150.

Ecuador
813. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1849(GJ), with unattributed 1/2 countermark on reverse. KM-36. 0.50 gram. Crude Fine, tiny flan (possibly shaved in its time), but the incuse countermark

bold, deeply toned all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

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814. Quito, Ecuador, 5 francos, 1858GJ, rare. KM-39. 25.03 grams. AU with light toning over muted luster, evident wear on very highest
points but otherwise nearly pristine. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

815. Ecuador, 1/2 sucre, 1884-HEATON / BIRMINGHAM,

encapsulated NGC AU 58, second finest known in NGC
census. KM-52. Deeply rainbow toned with underlying luster, wear

on highest points only, one-year type, rare grade. Estimate: $1,500$2,250.

French Indo-China
816. French Indo-China, 1 piastre, 1921. KM-5a.2. 26.96 grams.
Lustrous Mint State with minor bagmarks, face of Liberty flat. Estimate: $100-$150.

German East Africa (Tanzania)

817. German East Africa (Tanzania), 1 rupie, 1897, encap-

sulated NGC AU 58. KM-2. Highly lustrous and devoid of wear of

any kind but with too many bagmarks to make Mint State. Estimate:
$250-$375.

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Great Britain

818. London, England, groat, Edward IV (1461-1483). Sp- 819. London, England, groat, Henry VIII (1509-1547). Sp2000. 2.94 grams. AXF with toned fields (nice contrast), full details, very

attractive. Estimate: $250-$375.

2337E. 2.69 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned AXF with minor weak spots,
choice full legends, popular type. Estimate: $200-$300.

820. Great Britain (London, England), crown, George II, 1746,

with LIMA below bust. Sp-3689; KM-585.3. 30.12 grams. Choice AU- with

luster, hint of toning, minor bagmarks and light wear on highest points only,
popular issue struck from silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific.
Estimate: $600-$900.

821. Lot of 2 Great Britain (London, England) crown and half-

crown (1 of each), George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust of king.

43.80 grams total. Average specimens (F-VF) of a popular issue struck from

silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific, nicely toned, no problems.
Estimate: $350-$500.

822. Great Britain (London, England), half crown,

George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust. Sp-3695A;

Choice AU- with beautiful deep

toning and much underlying luster, popular as struck from
silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific. Estimate:
$300-$450.

KM-584.3. 15.00 grams.

823. Great Britain (London, England), shilling,

George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust of king,
encapsulated NGC AU 55. Sp-3703A; KM-583.2. Lightly
toned and lustrous, choice specimen of a popular issue
struck from silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific.
Estimate: $200-$300.

824. Great Britain (London, England), sixpence,

George II, 1746, with LIMA below bust of king,
encapsulated NGC AU 55. Sp-3710A; KM-582.3. Lightly

toned and lustrous, choice specimen of a popular issue

struck from silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific.
Estimate: $150-$225.

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825. Great Britain (Bank of England), 1 dollar, oval

countermark of George III (1797) on a Mexico City,
Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1792FM. Sp-3765A. 26.94

grams. Lustrous AU host coin and bold full countermark, lightly

toned at rims, popular issue mockingly referred to in its time as
the head of a fool on the neck of an ass. Estimate: $250-$375.

826. Great Britain (London, England), copper cartwheel twopence, George III, 1797. Sp-3776; KM-619. 56.10 grams. Choice XF with

full details and no problems (rather scarce condition for this heavily used
type), popular and heavy, dark chocolate-brown color, just a couple minor
nicks in fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

Guatemala (colonial)
Pillars
827. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757J, rare.

CT-292; KM-18. 25.63 grams. Very lightly toned About Fine with hole at
top near rim, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $250-$375.

828. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1768P. CT-817; KM-27.1. 26.59 grams. Bold AXF, deeply toned, the pillars side off-center

and with parts of rim crude on shield side (as made). Estimate: $600-$900.

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Busts

829. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1777P.

CT-825;
KM-36.2. 26.52 grams. Deeply toned VF, slightly crude strike. Estimate:

$350-$500.

832. Guatemala, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional

(bust of Charles IV), 1809M, rare. CT-644; KM-63. 13.47 grams.
Nicely toned XF+ with scratch at mouth, slightly off-center obverse.
Estimate: $250-$375.

830. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1800M. CT-631;

KM-53. 26.74 grams. Silvery XF with marks on reverse rim and interior.
Estimate: $125-$200.

833. Guatemala, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII, 1821M. CT-1124;

KM-66. 3.25 grams. Brilliant Mint State with blazing luster, weak strike
in shield and adjustment marks on bust, impressively flashy. Estimate:
$150-$225.

831. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional

(bust of Charles IV), 1808M, with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient. CT-456; KM-64. 26.32 grams. AXF with area

834. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1801.

CT-1365; KM-59. 0.89 gram.

835. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1821.

CT-1446; KM-72. 0.85 gram.

Deeply toned AU with underlying luster, off-center strike. Estimate:

$100-$150.

of dark encrustation on reverse, test-scrape at top of right pillar next

to a small chopmark, another chop on breast. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Choice BU, highly lustrous and with hint of toning, off-center strike.
Estimate: $150-$225.

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Guatemala (Central American Republic)

836. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales,

1824M. KM-4. 27.00 grams. Deeply toned XF with parts of tree side
rim weak, quite nice overall. Estimate: $200-$300.

837. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales,

1825M. KM-4. 26.77 grams. AU- with red toning all over and underlying luster, slight flan-bulge in center. Estimate: $350-$500.

838. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales,

1826M, rare variety with CRES/ZCA. KM-4. 26.83 grams. Deeply

(and attractively) toned XF with light adjustment marks on leftmost

mountain, parts of rims crude (as made), clear S/Z. Estimate: $250$375.

Guatemala (countermarked)
839. Guatemala, 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839)

on a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, ex-Harley collection. 12.71

grams. The host a curious-shaped Fine with nearly full shield, mostly flat cross, the coun-

termark a fully detailed VF, all nicely toned, with hole near edge, desirable pedigree.
Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag #1490, and to the
Baldwins auction of September 2011 (Alan Harley collection), with original lot-card #1901.
Estimate: $350-$500.

840. Guatemala, 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839)

on a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V. 12.92 grams. Interestingly shaped
cob with full shield and most of cross (Fine overall), the latter with full and bold (deeply
punched) countermark (VF), holed at one end. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original
lot-tag #1159. Estimate: $200-$300.

841. Guatemala, 2 reales, sun-overmountains countermark (Type II, 1839)

on a Lima, Peru, 2 reales, 1828JM, also
with zig-zag test mark of El Salvador
(1834-5), very rare. 6.73 grams. VF host

coin with dark toning around details, the

Guatemala countermark full and bold (XF)
and the El Salvador mark more of a line with
hash marks than a true zig-zag, still a unique (or
nearly so) combination for this host. Estimate:
$400-$600.

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Guatemala (counterstamped)
842. Guatemala, 1 peso, 1894, 1/2 real counterstamp on a

Santiago, Chile, 1 peso of 1881. 24.84 grams. AXF host and XF+
counterstamp (which is basically a two-sided countermark that shows
on both sides of the coin), no problems, with hint of luster and toning.
Estimate: $125-$200.

Guatemala (Republic)
843. Guatemala, 1 quetzal, 1925, encapsulated NGC AU

53. KM-242. Bold strike with bagmarks, faint hint of toning and luster,
popular one-year issue that was largely melted down in subsequent
years. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Haiti

845. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 12 (1815), encapsulated NGC

MS 63, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-12.2. Attractively toned with underlying luster, evidence of clashed die on reverse,
highest grade on record. Estimate: $200-$300.

846. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 14 (1817), encapsulated NGC

MS 65, tied for second finest known in NGC census. KM-15.1.

844. Haiti, 1 crown, Henri, 1811 / Lan 8, proof pattern Beautifully lustrous and flashy, with mirror fields and frosty details,

restrike (modern), plain edge. KM-X12. 31.21 grams. Vividly

rainbow-toned Proof with one or two bagmarks but otherwise perfection. Estimate: $100-$150.

parts of rims slightly crude (as made) but otherwise as choice as they
get. Estimate: $400-$600.

847. Haiti, copper 1 centime, 1889, encapsulated NGC MS 62.

(almost prooflike) and practically flawless. Estimate: $200-$300.

Honduras
848. Honduras, 1 peso, 1891/88. KM-52. 24.85 grams. AU with

hint of luster and incipient toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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KM-PN85.

Lustrous

Hungary
849. Hungary (struck in Vienna), thaler, Franz II, 1830-A.

KM-417.1. 28.08 grams. Lightly toned UNC with minor bagmarks, faint
marks on rims, muted luster, one-year type. Estimate: $1,000-up.

Japan

850. Japan, 1 yen, emperor Mutsuhito (1867-1912), Meiji

year 21 (1888). KM-A25.3. 26.95 grams. Lustrous, lightly bagmarked

Mint State. Estimate: $150-$225.

Mexico (colonial)
Pillars

851. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734/3MF,

rare.

KM-103; CT-777. 26.53 grams. Bold AXF with evidence of light

cleaning, two tiny pockmarks above crowned globes, light toning
around details, clear overdate. Estimate: $500-$750.

852. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF.

KM-103; CT-781. 26.82 grams. Bold

XF+ with deep toning, slightly offcenter strike. Estimate: $250-$375.

853. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF.

KM-103; CT-781. 27.04 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) AU, well struck
and attractive, no toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

854. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739/7MF,

rare. KM-unl.; CT-785. 26.19 grams. Bold XF with marks in fields, incipient toning around rims, clear overdate. Estimate: $200-$300.

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855. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF.

Bold AU with lightly cleaned fields, the

shield side with toning around details. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-103; CT-793. 26.83 grams.

858. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1754MM, unalike crowns. KM-104.2; CT-337. 26.88 grams. Very bold

XF+ with contrasting toning around details, minor marks, curious

piece of extra metal below assayer. Estimate: $175-$250.

856. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1744MF,

encapsulated NGC UNC details / surface hairlines. KM-103;

CT-797. Choice

strike and totally wear-free, with muted luster, a coin

that surely would make Mint State on a better day at NGC. Estimate:
$250-$375.

857. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1753MF, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-104.1; CT-331. Bright

luster (almost prooflike), with minor adjustment marks and other

slight distractions from its flashy beauty (no toning). Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

859. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1757MM.

KM-104.2; CT-342. 26.64 grams. Lustrous AU- with light

rainbow toning on shield side, minor marks in fields. Estimate:
$200-$300.

860. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1758MM. KM-104.2; CT-343. 27.10 grams. Bold XF with lots of scratches
in field on pillars side, toned around details. Estimate: $150-$225.

861. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1759MM. KM-104.2; CT-344. 26.96 grams. Lightly toned XF with hint

of luster, light surface hairlines and minor tooling above left pillar to
remove graffiti. Estimate: $150-$225.

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862. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,

1761MM, tip of cross directly under I. KM-105; CT-888. 26.82
grams. Silvery AXF (cleaned). Estimate: $150-$225.

864. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,

1771FM, with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient.

KM-105; CT-914. 26.70 grams. Lustrous XF+ with blue toning at small
part of rim and lots of tiny chops on both sides. Estimate: $150-$225.

863. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,

1771FM. KM-105; CT-914. 26.88 grams. Lustrous AU+ with light surface
hairlines, incipient toning, broad flan. Estimate: $250-$375.

865. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,

1771FM.

KM-105; CT-914. 26.78 grams.

pitted all over. Estimate: $125-$200.

AU details but very lightly

866. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1764MF. KM-96; CT-1124. 13.17 grams. Fine+ with light rainbow toning all over,
no problems. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

Busts

867. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 868. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1773FM,
1772FM, initials facing rim. KM-106.1; CT-915. 26.60 grams. XF with
slightly weak bust, light toning and faint surface corrosion, popular
first year of issue. Estimate: $125-$200.

initials facing rim. KM-106.1; CT-917. 26.89 grams. Very bold strike,
lightly cleaned XF with attractive light toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

869. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III,

1773FM, initials facing rim, encapsulated PCGS Genuine.

KM-106.1; CT-917. Toned VF+ with a multitude of tiny (but incidental)

marks. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $100-$150.

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870. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1798FM.

KM-109; CT-692. 26.80 grams. Very deeply rainbow-toned AXF. Estimate:

$125-$200.

871. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1806TH,

with unidentified S.M.A. and 1867 countermarks on obverse

(Maximilian period). KM-109; CT-705. 26.49 grams. Nicely toned

AVF with clear incuse countermarks (meaning unknown). Estimate:

$200-$300.

872. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1806TH,

encapsulated NGC AU 58.

KM-109; CT-705. Lustrous and fully

detailed but minimal contrast. Estimate: $125-$200.

873. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (armored bust), 1810HJ. KM-104.2; CT-898. 6.72 grams. Bold

XF+ with evidence of light cleaning but retoning nicely, tiny pockmarks here and there, scarce type. Estimate: $125-$200.
874. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1801FT, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-72; CT-1296. Very choice strike, with
beautifully lustrous and toned fields (somewhat prooflike), no problems, quite lovely. Estimate: $250-$375.
875. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1796. KM-62; CT-1393. 0.82 gram. Broad-flan AU with faint toning and luster. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Mexico (War of Independence)

Durango

876. Denomination set of Durango, Mexico, bust 8-4-2-1-1/2 reales, Ferdinand VII, dates of 1811-1817, all rare but the 1R
and 1/2R are unique, and the 4R is the finest known. 26.64, 13.35, 7.99, 3.15 and 1.63 grams. After three centuries of Spanish domina-

tion, the Mexican War of Independence broke out in 1810. During the war, it was too dangerous to transfer precious metals from the mines
to the mint at Mexico City, so the local authorities ordered the installation of provisional mints. Between 1810 and 1821 these mints operated
in the cities of Chihuahua, Durango, Guadalajara, Guanajuato and Zacatecas (in addition to a handful of others whose coinage was somewhat
less official). The provisional nature of these mints resulted in generally flawed but unique coinage. Today these War of Independence issues
are heavily collected by numismatists who appreciate the challenge of their singular crudeness and overall rarity. This unique set truly shows
the character of its time, as most of the coins are indeed crude and very rare, and its assemblage by the current consignor took patience and
knowledge as well as an eye for quality. The 8 reales, 1811RM, in toned Fine, is the finest known among only 3 or 4 pieces known and is
the only known example with clearly visible mintmark oD. The 4 reales, a richly toned AU- 1817MZ, is acknowledged as the finest known.
The 2 reales, 1811RM, is a nicely toned VF, rather crude in style like the 8R. Finally, the 1 real, 1815/14, and the 1/2 real, 1814, are unique
and very attractive as lightly toned VF-XF for the type, which is visibly less crude than the 1811 pieces in this lot but still a far cry from the
neatness of the 1817 4R. The 1R is pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of January 2005 (lot #533), and the 1/2R is pedigreed to the Jaime Varon
collection. Estimate: $50,000-up.

877. Durango, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1814MZ, very rare, Grove Plate Coin. KM-93.1. 6.00

grams. Crude details per the issue but with bold and nearly full

strike, AXF overall, very light toning, repaired hole at top of

head / crown, desirable pedigree. Plate Coin in Groves Coins
of Mexico (1981), and pedigreed to Richard Long auction #89,
lot #576. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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Guadalajara

878. Guadalajara, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1814MR. KM-111.3. 26.35 grams. Lustrous XF for the type, with parts

of rims crude, lightly cleaned at some point, early-style bust (tall and
narrow). Estimate: $150-$225.

Zacatecas

879. Zacatecas, Mexico, 8 reales provisional, 1811-LVO, rare. KM-190. 27.25 grams. Off-center strike with typically crude details and

many old marks, but with clear date, full and bold kings ordinal VII, full ZACATECAS, very lightly toned AVF for actual wear. Estimate:
$300-$450.
880. Zacatecas, Mexico, 2 reales provisional, 1811-LVO, flowers and castles, very rare. KM-186. 6.75 grams. VF with bold full
details enhanced by contrasting toning, several old scratches. Estimate: $300-$450.

Mexico (Republic)

881. Mexico City, Mexico, hookneck 8 reales, 1824JM. KM-A376.2. 26.59 grams. Richly toned VF with weak centers as usual, very
popular type. Estimate: $350-$500.

882. Zacatecas, Mexico, cap-and-rays 4 reales, 1863MO, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-375.9. Well-struck specimen with nice

luster and very light toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

Mexico (Empire)
883. Mexico City, Mexico, 50 centavos, Maximilian, 1866.
Attractively rainbow-toned AU, no problems.
Estimate: $250-$375.

KM-387. 13.48 grams.

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Mozambique

884. Mozambique, ona (canelo), 1843, rare.

KM-26.1.

26.81 grams. Rectangular coin with square design (VG, weak but clear

date and denomination, which are rarely visible) overstruck with five
countermarks (one flower and four ornaments, XF, all deeply toned),
typically crude but nice for what it is. Estimate: $400-$600.

Netherlands (United)

885. Westfriesland, United Netherlands, lion daalder,

1618. KM-14.1. 26.92 grams. Very bold full details enhanced by contrasting toning, full-flan AXF with minor old marks. Estimate: $125-$200.

886. Gelderland, United Netherlands, lion daalder, 1622.

KM-15.1. 27.26 grams. VF with typically weak centers but bold legends
(including full date), very lightly toned, no problems. Estimate:
$175-$250.

887. Campen, United Netherlands, lion daalder, 1648,

encapsulated NGC AU 50. KM-42; Dav-4879. Lustrous and pristine

but with many areas of weak strike as usual, no toning. Estimate:
$250-$375.

888. Gelderland, United Netherlands, lion daalder, 1648,

encapsulated NGC AU 50. KM-15.1; Dav-4850. Lustrous and very

lightly toned, some weak spots as usual, the lion side struck off-center.
Estimate: $250-$375.

889. Zwolle, United Netherlands, half lion daalder, 1648,

encapsulated NGC AU 50, finest and only specimen in NGC
census. KM-45. Choice strike and condition (much original luster), the

inevitable weak spots very few in number, incipient toning. Estimate:

$250-$375.

890. Zeeland, United Netherlands, piedfort double rider

ducatoon, 1748, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Dav-1835. A massive coin (double thickness) in choice high grade enhanced by elegant
steel-gray toning all over with luster around details. Estimate: $2,000$3,000.

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891. Holland, United Netherlands, rider ducatoon, 1792.

KM-90.1. 32.04 grams. Deeply

old-toned AU with choice full details, a

truly beautiful old coin. Estimate: $350-$500.

Nicaragua
892. Granada, Nicaragua, 1/2 real, (1824), very
rare (5 known). KM-5. 1.76 grams. Full J-pomegranate-

G on obverse (the date below it off the flan) and cross

on reverse, Fine or so with stripped hole at edge, lightly
toned, first specimen we have ever offered. Estimate:
$2,000-up.

893. Nicaragua, proof copper-nickel pattern 1

centavo, 1892, encapsulated NGC PF 63. KM-PN4.

Lustrous and beautifully toned, the obverse in red but the

reverse in blue (very interesting), minor edge-flaw but
otherwise pristine. Estimate: $300-$450.

Panama

894. Panama, copper-nickel 5 centsimos, 1932, encapsulated NGC MS 64, ex-Whittier collection. KM-9. Lustrous and
choice, with light golden toning all over, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed
to the Whittier collection (stated inside the slab). Estimate: $125-$200.

895. Steel hub for Panama, 5 balboas, 1985, unadopted design, with diagonal cancellation. KM-104. 686 grams, 1-3/4 tall and

1-7/8 in diameter. When modern coins are made, an artists plaster sculpture is transferred to something known as a hub, which shows the final

coin design but on a thick steel shaft for impressing onto a die (thereby preserving the design without having to recreate it every time a die
breaks). This example of a hub is lustrous and beautifully detailed (rusty patina on just the exterior), with a portrait of Balboa and the words
BALBOA DESCUBRIDOR DEL PACIFICO and CINCO BALBOAS, a design that was never adopted for use. Estimate: $350-$500.

Peru (colonial)
Busts
896. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778MJ. KM-78;
CT-859. 26.96 grams. Bold

strike, UNC details with light surface hairlines, nice luster (especially on the reverse). Estimate: $150-$225.

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897. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1804JP. KM-97; CTMint State with muted luster, low contrast, slightly
crude rims (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

661. 27.24 grams.

898. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805JP. KM-97; CT-

662. 26.81 grams. Highly lustrous BU (at least MS 63), almost prooflike,

with parts of rims slightly crude (as made), small areas of dark toning
on rims as well. Estimate: $250-$375.

899. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1817JP. KM117.1; CT-485. 27.34 grams. AU- with weak centers, muted luster under

steel-gray toning, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

900. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821JP. KM-

Nicely struck Mint State with luster, no

problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

117.1; CT-489. 27.48 grams.

901. Cuzco, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1824T. KM-

117.2; CT-385. 26.94 grams. VF/XF with prominent old scratches, luster
on reverse, weak obverse rim and parts of reverse rim crude, lightly
toned, scarce and popular one-year issue. Estimate: $150-$225.

902. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1824JM. KM-

117.1; CT-491. 27.16 grams. AU details but polished and re-toned (now
with a beautiful rainbow of colors), nice strike and very bold rim, odd
square-shaped flan-bulge on cheek. Estimate: $300-$450.

903. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1795JI, rare. KM-102.1;

CT-1378. 0.64 gram. Full details despite light corrosion,

contrasting toning, VF overall. Estimate: $200-$300.

904. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1820.

KM-108; CT-1461.

0.78 gram. Bold AXF with nice strike and good rims, toned

around details. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Peru (provisional Republic)

905. Lima, Peru, copper 1/4 peso,

1823V, encapsulated NGC AU 50 BN.
KM-138. Deep chocolate-brown color all over,

good details except for centers, which have

natural pitting (as made), key variety with
assayer-mark V. Estimate: $150-$225.

906. Lima, Peru, copper 1/4 peso,

1823.

KM-138. 8.13 grams. Choice AU with

original color and luster, natural flaw in
edge (covered by the milling), minor pitting
in centers, small spots of green. Estimate:
$100-$150.

Peru (State of South Peru)

907. Cuzco, South Peru, 1/2 real, 1837B, encapsulated NGC
MS 62. KM-166. Choice strike, muted luster. Estimate: $350-$500.

Peru (Republic of South Peru)

908. Cuzco, South Peru, 8 reales, 1838MS, encapsulated
NGC AU 58. KM-170.4. Lovely details, very light toning with muted
luster, slight wear on highest points. Estimate: $500-$750.

909. Cuzco, Peru, 2 reales, 1837BA. KM-169.1.

6.77 grams. Lustrous AU+

with spots of red toning.

Estimate: $175-$250.

Peru (Republic)

912. Lima, Peru,

1/5 sol, 1866/5YB,

encapsulated NGC
MS 65, finest
known in NGC census. KM-191. Choice

strike, muted luster,

incipient toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

913. Lima, Peru,

910. Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1832MM. KM-142.3. 26.72 grams. AU
with attractive rainbow toning and underlying toning, choice strike
for this type. Estimate: $350-$500.

911. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1855, encapsulated NGC MS 64,

tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-143.1. Totally blemish-

1/5 sol, 1908. KM205.2. 5.00 grams. Proof-

like Mint State with

choice luster and rainbow toning. Estimate:
$100-$150.

free and lustrous, near perfect in every way. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Philippines (under Spain)

914. Philippines (under Spain), peso, Isabel II, crowned 916. Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned

Y.II. countermark (1834-37) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales,

1831MM. CT-451; KM-138.2. 27.30 grams. Host coin XF with weak

centers and slightly crude rims but some luster and beautifully rainbow
toned, the countermark AU and bold. Estimate: $100-$150.

915. Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned

Y.II. countermark (1834-37) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales,

1835MT. CT-451; KM-138.2. 26.95 grams. Toned AVF host, XF coun-

Y.II. countermark (1834-37) on a Bogot, Colombia, 8

reales of 1835RS. CT-451; KM-109. 26.96 grams. Lightly cleaned XF
host with full and choice AU countermark. Estimate: $200-$300.

917. Philippines (under Spain), 1 peso, Alfonso XIII,

1897SGV, encapsulated NGC AU 53. CT-81; KM-154. Light toning
and muted luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $175-$250.

termark, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

Puerto Rico (under Spain)

918. Spanish American War medallic token (1898) made
from a Puerto Rico (under Spain) 40 centavos, Alfonso XIII,
1896, with reverse looped at top and engraved with RECUERDO / 26 / Julio / 1898. KM-23. 9.77 grams. Obverse is XF

with marks, but reverse is planed flat except for ISLA DE PUERTO
RICO at top, with stated engraving in center dating to the day after
the beginning of the land battle in Puerto Rico (Battle of Yauco).
Estimate: $250-$375.

919. Spanish American War uniform button (1898) made

from a Puerto Rico (under Spain) 10 centavos, Alfonso XIII,
1896, with loop (flattened) in center of obverse and reverse
engraved with 47 / Regt / N.Y. V./ Pto Rico / 1898. KM-21.
2.27 grams. Toned all over, the obverse Fine but the reverse planed
smooth with stated engraving that refers to a US regiment that was
an occupational force in Puerto Rico and was stationed there from
October 1898 till March 1899. Estimate: $350-$500.

920. Puerto Rico (under Spain), 10 centavos, Alfonso XIII, 1896-PGV, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-21. Deeply rainbow
toned, no bagmarks but some die-polish in reverse fields. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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Spain

923. Madrid, Spain, 5 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1899-SGV, with

921. Barcelona, Spain, 5 pesetas, 1812. KM-69. 26.92 grams. Very

bold AU with light surface hairlines, lustrous and very lightly toned
around details. Estimate: $1,500-up.

18-99 inside stars, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-707. Brightly

lustrous with minor bagmarks, very flashy (no toning). Estimate:
$200-$300.

924. Madrid, Spain, 50 centimos, Alfonso XII, 1880-MSM,

with 18-80 inside stars, encapsulated NGC MS 65, tied for
finest known in NGC census. KM-685. Beautiful rainbow toning
922. Madrid, Spain, 5 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1885, with 18-87

inside stars, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-688. Lightly rainbow

toned, with blue color at top of reverse, underlying luster, nice strike.
Estimate: $250-$375.

with underlying luster (the reverse somewhat prooflike), no marks or

wear at all. Estimate: $150-$225.

925. Madrid, Spain, 50 centimos, Alfonso XII, 1894-PGV,

with 18-94 inside stars, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-703.

Flashy and bright white with luster, minimal bagmarks. Estimate:

$100-$150.

Spanish Italy and Netherlands

926. Lot of 3 coins of Spanish Italy and Netherlands: Two Italian 4 tari of Philip III (Sicily, 1612-IF-A; and Messina, 1616IP) and one Netherlands 1/10 philipsdaalder of Philip II (Flanders, 1571). 24.00 grams total. VF+ overall, the Philip II with nice
toning, good little cross section of extraterritorial Spanish coinage from Europe. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

Sweden
927. Sweden, 1 ore, 1603, encapsulated NGC XF details / bent. KM-8. Attractively toned

and fully detailed, with stress fracture on reverse from the bending, popular as showing Jehovah
in center of obverse. Estimate: $175-$250.

United States of America

928. USA (Philadelphia mint), copper 1 cent Draped Bust, 1798, second hair

style. KM-22. 10.81 grams. Dark-brown VF with full details, minor surface granularity, rather
decent specimen of a popular type. Estimate: $350-$500.

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929. USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar seated Liberty, 1853, arrows and rays, encapsulated NGC shipwreck effect, from

the SS Republic (1865). KM-79. AU- for details, with just a hint of luster and wear (no corrosion). From the SS Republic (1865), as stated
inside the slab. Estimate: $400-$600.

930. USA (Philadelphia mint), commemorative half dollar, 1936, Norfolk (Virginia) bicentennial, encapsulated NGC MS
65. KM-184. Nice strike, muted luster, tiny bits of toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

Uruguay

931. Uruguay, 1 peso, 1877, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-

17. Vividly rainbow toned, with lots of blue color at rims, just a few
bagmarks on reverse keeping it from Mint State. Estimate: $500-up.

932. Uruguay (struck in Buenos Aires), 1 peso, 1893. KM-

17a. 24.90 grams. AU with faint toning and luster, minor marks only.
Estimate: $150-$225.

933. Uruguay, copper 20 centsimos, 1843/40. KM-2.2. 20.00

grams. Typically crude AXF with hint of original color, crude rims,
bold overdate with huge 0 encircling the 3. Estimate: $150-$225.

934. Uruguay, copper 5 centsimos, 1854/40, encap-

sulated NGC AU 58 BN. KM-1. Nice strike but typically

crude flan with rim flaws and natural pitting, dark brown
with hint of luster. Note: Apparent scratches in the photo are
in the plastic, not on the coin itself. Estimate: $250-$375.

935. Uruguay, bronze 1 centsimo, 1869H, encap-

sulated NGC MS 64 RB. KM-11. Choice strike, original

luster and color. Estimate: $150-$225.

Venezuela
936. Caracas, Venezuela, copper 1/4 real, 1817, small

date. KM-C2. 2.53 grams. Well-struck XF, nice chocolatebrown color. Estimate: $100-$150.

937. Caracas, Venezuela, copper 1/4 real, 1818. KM-

C2. 2.69 grams. XF with nice red-brown color, some parts very

lightly surface-pitted. Estimate: $100-$150.

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938. Venezuela, (2 bolvares), 1936, encapsulated

NGC MS 62.

KM-23.

Estimate: $100-$150.

Bold strike, nice luster, no toning.

939. Venezuela, (1/2 bolvar), 1945, encapsulated

NGC MS 64. KM-21. Light toning, muted luster. Estimate:
$125-$200.

Tokens, Medals and Military Decorations

Tokens
Cuba

940. Lot of 24 Cuban tokens, various materials, mostly 1900s, some rare. 88.23 grams total. Diverse group of tokens, mostly for
goods or transportation, all with clear details and worthy of study by specialists. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
941. Lot of 24 Cuban tokens, various materials, mostly 1900s, some rare. 85.10 grams total. Diverse group of tokens, mostly for
goods or transportation, all with clear details and worthy of study by specialists. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Puerto Rico
942. Steel die for a Castaner Hermanos 2-reales coffee token
(early 1900s?), very rare. Fumero-161, 62 and 63; Archilla Diez-130. 422

grams. Puerto Rican coat-of-arms (lamb on rock in sea) with F-I above
legend PUERTO-RICO, all in reverse-incuse (like any die), the design
part polished and clean but the rest with light surface rust, solid and
heavy. Estimate: $500-$750.

943. Lot of 6 copper/brass Puerto Rican tokens, various

companies and denominations, 1900s. Fumero-126; 2562 and 563;

Two Castillo Hermanos Italia 5c (one

with monogrammed-CEL countermark); two Sabater & Co., one
PLAYA and one PUEBLO; one Fernandez & Ca. / Mayaguez; and
one H(acienda) T(abonuco) 20c. All generally VF or better. SEE
INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.
403 and 77. 33.87 grams total.

944. Puerto Rico, brass token, Lares Barrancos, 8 in star,

La Siempre Viva de J.A.M.M., 1900s. Fumero-219. 5.65 grams. XF

with hint of toning, incuse design, scarcest of the series. Estimate:
$350-$500.

945. Puerto Rico, silvered brass 5c token, Avelino Gonzalez,

Ship Chandler, Playa de Ponce, 1900s, very rare. Fumero-87.

3.52 grams. Fine with full details enhanced by silver fields. Estimate:

$400-$600.

946. Puerto Rico, silver token, Antonio Frontera / Mayaguez around 4 in center,
Confitera En La Bolsa on reverse. Fumero-68. 4.97 grams. XF with minor surface granularity,
olive color from low fineness. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Medals
Argentina

947. Buenos Aires, Argentina (under Spain, struck in San-

tiago, Chile), silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII,

1808. Fonrobert-1061; Medina-281. 35.36 grams. Beautifully toned Mint
State with lustrous fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

Bolivia (Republic)
948. Potos, Bolivia, large silver uniface medal, ca. 1840,

commemoration of the discovery of the Potos silver mine

(1545), very rare, ex-Derman collection. 114 grams. Huge disc

of silver with design in high relief showing the famous mountain of

Potos, with EL CERRO DE POTOS DESCUBIERTO POR DIEGO HUALLPA in legend at top (with the second L punched over a
C and a C over the P in HUALLPA) and EL ANO 1545 at bottom,
XF or better but with light surface corrosion on right side, desirable
pedigree. A medal like this one is displayed with the original die at the
Potos mint museum. Pedigreed to the Alberto Coco Derman collection.
Estimate: $500-$750.

949. Bolivia, silver uniface clich (trial strike) of large

President Belzu medal, 1850, unique, ex-Derman collection.

Fonrobert-9551 for original. 14.78 grams. Thin veneer of the obverse design,

showing head of Belzu on a pedestal next to personified Bolivia crowning him with a wreath, date in exergue, nicely toned XF with a couple
solder-marks on edge, interesting trial piece, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto Coco Derman collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

950. Lot of 2 Potos, Bolivia, silver 2-soles-sized medals,

1863, President Acha (two different busts), ex-Derman

collection. Fonrobert-9652 and variant. . 9.96 grams. Both AU with light
toning and luster, one with tiny rim-flaw and both with very light
adjustment marks, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto Coco
Derman collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

951. Bolivia, gold (18K) medal, 1825-1925 centennial. 55.78

grams. UNC with matte surfaces (as made), hint of red toning in places,
with portrait of General Sucre inside legend 1825 PRIMER CENTENARIO DE BOLIVIA 1925, the reverse with arms of Bolivia.
Housed in an antique medal box. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Colombia (colonial)

953. Popayn, Colombia, 2R-sized silver proclamation

952. Bogot, Colombia, silver proclamation medal, Ferdi- medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Restrepo-22; Medina-344. 9.68 grams.
nand VII, 1808, from the merchant community.

Restrepo-18;

Lightly polished UNC, flashy with luster and

starting to tone, with bust of Charles IV. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Herrera-79. 31.69 grams.

Nicely toned AVF, good contrast, with bust of Charles IV, issued
to affirm Popayns faith in the thrones ability to rule that region of
Colombia. Estimate: $200-$300.

Colombia (Republic)
954. Bogot, Colombia, copper medal, 1846,
Simn Bolvar.

Fonrobert-8106. 58.93 grams. High-relief

UNC in light brown color, no problems, showing Bolvar
on a pedestal on one side and standing with a document
in his hand in front of a negro family, the mother with
suckling child and the father kneeling and grabbing
Bolvars leg, with SERVITVTIS ABROGATIO in legend.
Estimate: $200-$300.

Germany

955. Germany, bronze medal for the

sinking of the Lusitania on 5 Mai

1915 (error date), with designers name
K. GOETZ on edge, rare. 67.31 grams. The

rare first issue of this famous medal whose

propaganda-laden release resulted in many
different copies from the British and others to
show how cruel the Germans were about the
incident, the overall design being a depiction of
the ship sinking on one side under a legend that
translates as No Contraband Goods! and with
Death (a skeleton) selling tickets to passengers
at the Cunard box office on the other side with
Business Above All at top. The error date of
May 5 instead of May 7 was due to a flawed
newspaper account, according to the designer.
Bold AU with slight brassy color, minor verdigris. Estimate: $350-$500.

Mexico (colonial)
956. Sombrerete, Mexico, 8R-sized proclamation medal,
Charles IV, 1791, rare. Grove-C216; Medina-265. 27.04 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines, incipient toning. Estimate:
$1,500-up.

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957. Queretaro, Mexico, silver proclamation medal,

Charles IV, 1790, rare. Grove-C153; Medina-230. 40.13 grams.

Lightly toned AU with minor marks, surface hairlines. Estimate: $1,000-up.

958. Guanajuato (los Mineros), Mexico, bronze proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1790. Grove-C75c; Medina-166.
46.80 grams. Choice XF+ with minor rim-nick, light brown

color with hint of toning on reverse. Estimate: $350-$500.

Mexico (Republic)

959. Mexico, silver 4R-sized medal, 1843, Constitution. Grove-85a.

13.18 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF with minor (old) damage in reverse

field. Estimate: $100-$150.

Mexico (Empire)

960. Mexico, silver 50c-sized medal, Maximilian and Carlotta, 1865,

restoration of the Order of Guadalupe. Grove-119a. 13.33 grams. Bold VF+
with lovely toned, darker toward rims, hint of luster. Estimate: $150-$225.

Peru

961. Lima, Peru, 2R-sized proclamation medal, 1852, President

Echenique / Constitution and Codes. Fonrobert-9097. 6.93 grams. XF with

very light toning, muted luster, natural surface granularity in centers. Estimate:
$150-$225.

Puerto Rico (under Spain)

962. Puerto Rico (under Spain, struck in Barce-

lona), oval bronze religious medallion, De Borinquen Protectora, Virgen De La Providencia, ca.
1890s, very rare. 11.32 grams. Somewhat worn (Fine)

but with loop at top intact (rare thus), this piece shows
the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus on a pedestal that
says DE BORINQUEN PROTECTORA / VIRGEN DE
LA PROVIDENCIA (barely visible) on one side and a
flag-bearing lamb on a rock in the sea (the arms of Puerto
Rico) under the words Sn JUAN DE PUERTO-RICO
on the other side, this specimen actually superior to the
Efrain Archilla-Diez example published on NeoCollect.
com. A smaller version is slightly more common. Estimate: $200-$300.

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963. Puerto Rico (under Spain), gold-colored

bronze medal, 1893, first place prize at an exposition for the 400th anniversary of the discovery of
the island. 53.64 grams. High relief, UNC with luster,

showing a bust of Columbus with ship and globe in background on obverse, CON MOTIVO DEL 4O CENTENARIO DEL DESCUBRIMIENTO DE LA ISLA and
PREMIO AL MERITO inside legend EXPOSICION DE
PUERTO RICO with 1893 date at bottom on reverse,
engraved by Castells. Estimate: $1,000-up.

Venezuela

964. Venezuela, silver medal, deliverance of Simn Bolvar from assassination in 1828 (struck 1829), very rare and im-

portant. Urdaneta Braschi-I.A.12. 44.68 grams. This famous medal was struck to honor Bolvars aide, L.D. Palacios, for his heroism in delaying a
would-be assassin long enough for Bolvar to escape on September 25, 1828, although the act is more properly attributed to Bolvars mistress,
Manuela Saenz, whom he later called Libertadora del Libertador. The design consists of Bolvars bust on a pedestal on the obverse and the
all-seeing eye in a radiant pyramid on the reverse above the words L. D. P. / SALVO LA VIDA / DEL LIBERTADOR / SIMON BOLVAR
/ LA NOCHE DEL 25. DE SEP. / DE 1825. While it is generally accepted that L. D. P. stands for the initials of Bolvars aide, this medal is
sometimes referred to as La Divina Providencia, and a population of just 10 specimens made is often reported. Choice XF with light toning and lustrous fields, minor natural rim-flaws. Housed in an antique medal box. Estimate:
$5,000-$7,500.

Bolivia (Republic)
965. Potos, Bolivia, oval silver uniface military decoration, 1825, liberation

of Cochabamba, very rare, ex-Derman collection. Cunietti-15 (page 135). 7.72 grams,

1 x 7/8. With sun above olive branches inside legend P.L. PATRIA A LOS FIELES L.D.
COCHABANBA (sic) inside a tulip border, this medal was issued by Sucres decree of
February 1825 and given to the troops under Antonio Sturnino Snchez. Officers received
medals in gold and silver but the lower ranks received patches instead. VF with toning
around details, loop at top. For further information see: Vicente Lecuna, Documentos
referentes a la fundacion de Bolivia, Volume I (Caracas, 1924), page 97. Pedigreed to the
Alberto Coco Derman collection. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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Military Decorations
The Battle of Pichincha (May 24, 1822)
The Battle of Pichincha, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano near Quito, Ecuador, was a pivotal conflict in the South
American wars of Independence and set the stage for the final push to take Peru and drive the Spanish from the continent. It was
also one of the most diverse in terms of troop nationalities.
In simple terms, the Battle of Pichincha was patriots versus royalists, the former led by General Antonio Jos de Sucre,
sent by Simn Bolvar to lead the people of Guayaquil, who had declared independence in 1820, in a campaign to liberate Quito,
the seat of Spanish government for the region under Peru. Bolvar felt a sense of urgency to incorporate the area into newly
liberated Colombia, for the people of Guayaquil were deciding whether to join Peru instead or even set up their own Republic.
On the royalist side was the Spanish general Don Melchor de Aymerich. The Ecuadorians were joined in their march to Quito
by troops from Colombia and Argentina, as well as Peruvian and Chilean troops formerly under the command of the southern
liberator of Peru, Jos de San Martn. Even some British and French troops contributed to the patriot cause. The two sides met,
somewhat to each others surprise, on the steep slopes of the mountain, where the battle was fought and concluded in just three
hours time. Aymerich retreated, and the next day Quito surrendered to Sucre and the patriots. The next month, Bolvar himself
came to Quito and declared it officially part of the Republic of Colombia.
Although Sucre was already considered a very able commander, the Battle of Pichincha solidified his reputation as one of
the top rebel military officers. The Battle of Pichincha also marked the military appearance of a most remarkable woman: Manuela
Senz. Manuela was a native quitea who had lived in Lima for a time and had been involved in the independence movement
there. She joined Sucres forces, fighting in the battle and spending her own money on food and medicine for the troops. She was
awarded the rank of lieutenant and would go on to become an important cavalry commander in subsequent battles, eventually
reaching the rank of colonel. She is better known today for what happened shortly after the war: She met Simn Bolvar and
they fell in love.
On May 29, General Sucre decreed that the Battle of Pichincha should be commemorated by the issuance in Quito of
several important military decorations, specifically gold ones for the leading officers on the battlefield. A similar decree on July
1 led to the creation of different medals struck in Lima. In this auction we offer five of these medals (from both issues), each of
utmost significance as an official decoration for one of the most important battles in Latin American history.

Ecuador
966. Quito, Ecuador, uniface gold military
decoration commemorating the liberation of
Quito in 1822 (Battle of Pichincha), extremely
rare and very important. Historia de los Premios Militares, Vol. III (1908), pages 79-81. Similar to one shown in South
American Decorations and War Medals by Gillingham (1932), page
132. 10.91 grams, 1-1/4 diameter, 1 oval at top. A round

medal with twelve, connected rays under a separate

laurel wreath, with radiant sunface over Ecuadorian
mountain chain in center, legend LIBERTADOR DE
QUITO and ANO DE 1822. The creation of this
gold medal was decreed by Antonio Sucre by order of
Simn Bolvar in Quito on May 29, 1822 specifically
for the Colombian and Ecuadorian generals in charge
on the battlefield in 1822. This magnificent piece is
in excellent condition and should be considered the
crown jewel of the entire Pichincha commemoration.
Estimate: $25,000-up.

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967. Quito, Ecuador, enameled uniface gold military

decoration commemorating the liberation of Quito in

1822 (Battle of Pichincha), very rare. Historia de los Premios Militares,

Vol. III (1908), pages 79-81. 14.96 grams, 1-1/4 diameter, 7/8 oval at top.

Within the May 29 decree that called for the Pichincha medals, it
was established that troops in the battle besides the Colombian and
Ecuadorian generals could be awarded similar pieces designed by
their own people. One such modified design, like we see here, was
described by the municipality of Quito as being enameled. There
are also slight modifications of design, like the removal of the date
below the mountains and the face on the sun. The laurel-wreath
piece at top is slightly different as well. The enamel is 100% intact,
with practically no wear, the back of the medal blank (polished) but
with knob of extra metal near edge. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

968. Quito, Ecuador, oval uniface silver military

decoration commemorating the liberation of Quito
in 1822 (Pichincha), very rare. Historia de los Premios Militares, Vol. III (1908), pages 84-85. Also shown in South American Decorations
and War Medals by Gillingham (1932), plate II (page 148). 20.18 grams,

1-3/4 x 1-1/2. A choice-condition piece (toned Mint State)

with serrated edge design (24 sharp points) and symbolic
design in center showing radiant sunface over emblems of
Colombia, Peru and Argentina around the words A LOS
LIBERTADORES DE QUITO, with RENA SOL PERU
(the sun of Peru reborn) in exergue. A smaller version can
be found in the ANS collection. Estimate: $12,500-up.

Peru
969. Lima, Peru, double-sided oval silver military decoration commemorating the liberation of Quito in 1822 (Pichincha), very rare.

Coleccin de leyes, decretos y otros documentos, sobre condecoraciones

militares, medallas conmemorativas, monedas metlica, by Rosa
(1891), page 249. 13.94 grams, 1-1/4 x 1. A choice piece,

beautifully toned AU+ with loop and ring at top, with

A LOS LIBERTADORES DE QUITO on obverse
and YO FUI DEL EJERCITO LIBERTADOR on
reverse, struck by decree of July 1, 1822. This medal
is distinct from similar ones for Peruvian troops (see
next lot) that show the words LA PATRIA AGREDECIA on reverse. In our Auction #15 examples
of each side of this medal were represented (under
Ecuador) as a pair of uniface medals with wreaths at
top (lot #1492) that sold for $32,500 plus the buyers
fee. Estimate: $10,000-up.

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970. Lima, Peru, semi-uniface oval silver mili-

tary decoration commemorating the liberation

of Quito in 1822 (Pichincha), very rare. Coleccin

de leyes, decretos y otros documentos, sobre condecoraciones militares,

medallas conmemorativas, monedas metlica, by Rosa (1891), page 279.

8.01 grams, 1-1/8 x 1. Another choice medal in lustrous,

toned AU+ with ring in hole at top, struck specifically

for the Peruvian officers in the Battle of Pichincha, with
A LOS LIBERTADORES DE QUITO on obverse and
sunface and LA PATRIA AGRADECIDA on reverse, per
the July 1, 1822 decree. This type of medal was made in
both gold (for generals) and silver (for sergeants). Estimate: $5,000-up.

971. Zepita, Peru, silver 5-sided military decoration with original ribbon, 1823, very rare. Fonrobert-9265; Salbach-983; Coleccin
de leyes, decretos y otros documentos, sobre condecoraciones militares, medallas conmemorativas, monedas metlica, by Rosa (1891), page 272; South American Decorations and War
Medals by Gillingham (1932), plate II (page 148). 5.44 grams, 1-1/4 x 1, with 1-wide ribbon. This medal, issued by Peru to Ecuadorian and Peruvian

troops for the Battle of Zepita on August 25, 1823, was authorized by General Andrs de Santa Cruz. It is a unique shapean irregular pentagonshowing EN LA CUNA DE LOS TIRANOS LABRE SU SEPULCRO with a wreath of flowers below on the obverse and ZEPITA
AGOSTO 25 DE 1823 within a laurel wreath on the reverse, attractively toned XF+, the extremely rare original ribbon in excellent condition
as well. Estimate: $10,000-up.

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972. Ayacucho, Peru, oval silver military decoration showing Bolvar, 1825, rare. South American Decorations and War Medals by Gilling-

ham (1932), plate II (page 148). 11.36 grams, 1-1/4 x 1-1/8. This elegant medal commemorates Bolvars campaign in Peru, starting with the Battle
of Pichincha in 1822 and ending with the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824. It was created by decree under Jos Mara Galdiano on February 12,
1825, for the Congress of El Per. The obverse shows the bust of Bolvar with legend reading A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLVAR; on
the reverse appears the arms of Peru with EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO, ANO DE 1824. It was engraved by M. Villavicencio
y Dvalos. Two different dies were used to make about 100 medals in gold and 1100 in silver, from which 1000 were given to the public on
the day of San Simn. This specimen is lustrous AU with very light toning, loop and ring at top. Estimate: $2,500-up.

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Documents
Note: photos not actual size (most reduced)

Paper Money
Brazil
973. Brazil (Tejuco, Minas Gerais), uniface gold certificate

from the House of the General Administration of Diamonds,

dated 1777, for 384 eighths (ounces?) of gold, uncut and
cancelled (sem efeyto), rare. Pick-A101. 11-3/4 x 7-3/4. Excellent

condition, with wavy part near left margin and just a couple natural
holes (as made) but no stains or tears or folds at all, the printing and
ink very clear, a choice example of what was effectively the first paper
money of colonial Brazil and popular for its ties to the Brazilian gold
rush days. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

974. Brazil (Tejuco, Minas Gerais), uniface gold certificate

from the House of the General Administration of Diamonds,

dated August 5, 1777, for 18 eighths and 3 fourths (ounces?) of gold. Pick-A101. 7 x 5-7/8. Like the last lot but just the cut

bottom portion (first paper money of colonial Brazil) and made out
to a specific (female) individual, who basically gave diamonds to the
House, paid one eighth to the crown, and received this note for the
amount of gold value, the document being easier and safer to transport than the gold. Choice condition, no rips, tears, stains or folds.
Estimate: $600-$900.

975. Brazil (Empire), Banco Commercial e Agricola uni-

face certificate for 500 mil reis (1858-1862), redeemed by

the Banco do Brazil, serial number 3113, very rare (6 to 9
known). Pick-S416. 7-3/4 x 5. Like the previous items, this was cut

from a larger piece and redeemed by matching up the margin (on the
left in this case), with printing and signatures on front, handwriting
on back, very soft and stained near bottom but not torn or folded.
Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

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976. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury uniface certificate

for 20 mil reis, allegory of discovery of Brazil at upper center, (estampa 3), series 2 (ca. 1850), serial number 35989.
Cut from a larger piece and redeemed by
matching up the left margin, with blue printing and black signatures
on front only, very soft and somewhat folded but no tears or stains.
Estimate: $600-$900.

Pick-A223. 7-3/4 x 4-1/4.

977. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury uniface certificate

for 1 mil reis, personified Commerce at upper center, (estampa 3), series 7 (1843-1860), serial number 84730. Pick-

Choice specimen with no rips, tears, stains or

folds, black and blue printing on front with black signature, the paper
slightly wrinkled (as made). Estimate: $500-$750.

A219. 7-1/2 x 3-3/4.

978. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury uniface certificate

for 50 mil reis, personified Agriculture and Commerce at upper center, (estampa 4), series 2 (1852-1867), serial number
21809. Pick-A233. 7-3/4 x 4-1/2. Cut from a larger piece and redeemed

by matching up the left margin, with blue printing and black signature
on front only, also a messy dark redemption stamp, very soft paper and
with two repaired tears at top and two officially applied pinholes but
no folds, actually nice condition for this issue. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

979. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury banknote for 10 mil

reis, young portrait of Pedro II at bottom left, (estampa 6),
series 17 (1869), serial number 75414, rare. Pick-A252. 7-1/2

x 3-1/4. VG with light foxing and light folds but no rips or holes.
Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

980. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury banknote for 200

mil reis, older portrait of Pedro II at upper center, estampa
5, series 3 (1874), serial number 29519, rare. Pick-A248. 7-3/4
x 4. Nice color and decent overall but with small tears at top and bottom, light vertical fold in center and rusty stains near top. Estimate:
$1,750-$2,500.

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981. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury banknote for 20 mil

reis, portrait of Pedro II at left, estampa 7, series 2 (18691883), serial number 45274. Pick-A259. 7-1/2 x 3-1/4. Soft paper,

with faint vertical crease in center and tiny chips in margins but otherwise nice, without any stains or tears. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

982. Brazil (Empire), uncut pair of National Treasury specimen banknotes for 500 reis (each), portrait of Pedro II in
center, estampa 2, series 61, single serial number (1880), with
May 1885 handwritten in middle margin, rare. Pick-A243. 6

x 5-1/2. Crisp Uncirculated, with rubberstamp on top that says (in

English): return to E5 to be holed for [?], the date in middle margin
handwritten in red ink, both notes officially holed twice at bottom.
Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

983. Brazil (Empire), National Treasury banknote for 20

mil reis, portrait of Pedro II at right, estampa 8, series 15

(ca. 1885), serial number 26157. Pick-A263. 7-1/2 x 3-1/4. Fully

intact (no tears or holes) but creased all over, somewhat soft paper,
and somewhat foxed. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

984. Brazil (Republic of the United States of Brazil), Banco

do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) banknote for 500 mil reis (1890
decree), private issue, serial number 011015, very rare (less
than 5 known). Similar to Pick-S630 but without Nacional at top. 7-1/4 x

4. Heavily folded and worn, with minor stains and lots of tiny holes
and small rips in margins, but with all details clear and of utmost rarity
(unlisted in Pick). Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

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985. Brazil (Republic of the United States of Brazil), Banco

Nacional do Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) banknote for 100 mil

reis (1890 decree), private issue, serial number 47486,
redeemed by Banco da Repblica dos Estados Unidos do
Brazil (stamped around portrait), rare (less than 5 known).

Pick-S628. 7 x 3-1/2. With

heavy stain and tiny holes in center plus a

few creases and tiny tears in margins, rare and important nonetheless.
Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

986. Brazil (Republic of the United States of Brazil), Caixa

de Conversao (Rio de Janeiro) banknote for 1 conto de reis
(1000 mil reis), estampa 1, series 6, dated 1906, serial number
58743, very rare highest denomination. Pick-100. 7-1/2 x 4-3/4.
Heavily folded and with tape mark on back and small stains, also with
small piece missing from bottom margin, but particularly desirable
as lacking the usual cancellation holes. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

987. Brazil (Republic of the United States of Brazil), National

Treasury banknote for 500 cruzeiros, portrait of Joo VI at

center, estampa 2, series 35 (1949-50), hand signed, serial
number 50858. Pick-148. 6-1/8 x 2-5/8. Crisp Uncirculated, with

just a couple faint spots of foxing on reverse but otherwise as choice

as they come, the large signature on front very prominent. Estimate:
$1,000-$1,500.

Colombia
988. Bogot, Colombia, Estado Soberano de Cundinamarca,
uniface 1 peso banknote, dated February 9, 1870, number
3662. Pick-S156. 8-1/4 x 4-1/8. Thin (tissue-like) paper in nice condition except for two faint folds, no stains or tears, cancellation hole in
arms near top. Estimate: $500-$750.

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989. Popayn, Colombia, Estado Soberano del Cauca, uniface 5 pesos certificate, dated February 18, 1882, Class 1a
/ B, number 240. Pick-S142. 9-1/8 x 4. Nice condition except for

minor foxing and traces of central crease (vertical), cut from a larger
piece and redeemed by matching the left margin, printed endorsement
on back. Estimate: $350-$500.

990. Colombia, Banco de Pamplona, 1 peso certificate,

dated July 9, 1883, number 2281. Pick-S711. 4-3/4 c 2-3/4. Crisp

Uncirculated, cut from a larger piece and redeemed by matching the
left margin, countersigned on back. Estimate: $175-$250.

991. Colombia, Banco de Pamplona, 10 pesos certificate,

dated March 4, 1884, number 1064.

Pick-S713. 5-3/4 x 3-3/8.

Crisp Uncirculated, cut from a larger piece and redeemed by matching the left margin, countersigned on back. Estimate: $400-$600.

992. Colombia, Banco de Oriente, 5 pesos banknote, dated

February 14, 1888, number 6340. Pick-698. 8-7/8 x 4. Choice
UNC with no damage at all, crude margins as made, with coupons at
left intact (uncut) but undated. Estimate: $200-$300.

993. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 10 pesos banknote, dated

March 4, 1895, Series A, number 570887. Pick-236. 7-1/8 x
3-1/4. Nice condition but folded prominently down center (light folds

to sides as well), no stains or tears, good color. Estimate: $400-$600.

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994. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 5 pesos banknote, dated

March 4, 1895, Series A, number 1475794. Pick-235. 7-1/8 x

3-1/4. Prominent vertical fold in center only, no tears or stains, good
color. Estimate: $350-$500.

995. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 50 pesos banknote, dated

September 30, 1900, Series B-C, number 96732. Pick-50. 7-1/4

x 3-3/8. Crisp Uncirculated, the serial number stamped just a little
light. Estimate: $200-$300.

996. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 1 peso banknote, dated

September 30, 1900, Series N, number 031409. Pick-270. 4-1/8

x 2-1/4. Crisp Uncirculated, no problems. Estimate: $300-$450.

997. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 2 pesos banknote, dated

April 1904, number 1976528.

Pick-310. 4-1/8 x 2-1/4.

Uncirculated, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

Crisp

998. Colombia, Banco Nacional, 1 peso banknote, dated

April 1904, number 0697700.

Pick-309. 4-1/8 x 2-1/4.

Uncirculated, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

Crisp

999. Colombia, Departamento de Santander, 50 centavos

banknote, dated November 14, 1900, Series S, number 8179.

Pick-S1159. 3-3/4 x 2-3/8. Nice condition except for central vertical fold,

tiny chips on edges, bold ink. Estimate: $500-$750.

1000. Colombia, Banco de Barranquilla, 50 centavos

banknote, dated September 3, 1900, number 303864.

S524. 4 x 2-1/2.

$300.

Pick-

Crisp Uncirculated, no problems. Estimate: $200-

1001. Colombia, Banco de Barranquilla, 20 centavos

banknote, dated September 3, 1900. Pick-S242. 3-1/2 x 2. Crisp

Uncirculated, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Cuba
1002. Cuba, Banco Espaol de la Habana, non-

denominated certificate of deposit, no date (ca.

1857), first series of 2 million pesos, with counterfoil
at left, rare. 10-1/2 x 5-3/8. Very thin and tissue-like paper,

with some holes and other minor damage from ink-erosion

but otherwise choice, made to be cut away from its left side
but that part (counterfoil) intact. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

1003. Cuba, El Tesoro de la Isla de Cuba, 20 pesos

banknote, 1891, number 62799, unsigned type. Pick41b. 7 x 4-1/4. Folded vertically and horizontally but with no

tears or stains, nice color. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1004. Cuba, El Banco Espaol de la Isla de Cuba,

50 pesos banknote, 1896, number 37047, encapsulated PCGS Very Fine 30 Apparent Ink Stains on
Face. Pick-50a. 7-3/8 x 4-1/8. Faint creases and ink stain on
right-hand denomination, plus light graffiti at upper left.
Estimate: $200-$300.

1005. Lot of 6 Republic of Cuba banknotes, as

follows: 5 pesos, 1869, Series D, number 10300;
Junta Central Republicana de Cuba y Puerto
Rico, 1 peso, 1869, number 16428; 1 peso, 1934,
number A703768A; 5 pesos silver certificate, 1938,
number A496235A; 10 pesos silver certificate,
1945, number D063400A; and Banco Nacional de
Cuba, 100 pesos specimen, 1961, number 118034.

Pick-56a, 61, 69a, 70d, 71f and 99s. VF to Crisp Uncirculated,

some stains on one but otherwise all rather nice. Estimate:
$500-$750.

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Mexico

1006. Mexico (Empire), uniface 1 peso certificate, 1823,

number 43,394. Frampton-M10d. 5-7/8 x 4-1/4. XF+ with diagonal

cancellation cut at bottom left. Estimate: $150-$225.

1007. Mexico (Empire), 1 peso certificate (large), 1823,

number 116430. Frampton-M15a. 12 x 8-1/4. Choice VF with central
fold only. Estimate: $350-$500.

1008. Mexico, Banco de Londres, Mxico y Sud Amrica,

1000 pesos specimen banknote, no date (1867-72), number
1208, rare. Frampton-M256s. 7-5/8 x 3-1/2. XF with ink stain at bot-

tom right, no folds or tears, specimen handwritten in red ink across

center. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

1009. Mexico, Banco de Aguascalientes, 20 pesos banknote,

1902, Series A, number 05787. Frampton-M53a. 7-1/4 x 3-1/8.

VG, several folds and minor tears in margins. Estimate: $175-$250.

1010. Mexico, Banco de Chihuahua, 25 centavos banknote, 1889, Series A, number 162385. Frampton-M73a. 4-3/8 x 2-1/8.
VG/F with fold in center and chip in edge at bottom. Estimate: $200-$300.

1011. Mexico, Banco Minero de Chihuahua, 50 centavos banknote, 1914, number 942139, rare. Frampton-M151. 3-7/8 x 2-1/2.
XF+, light fold in center with minor foxing. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1012. Mexico, El Banco

Minero (Chihuahua), 10 pesos
banknote, 1910, Series V.3,
number 73477. Frampton-M134a.

7-1/8 x 3-1/8. Soft G with tiny chips

in edges, pinhole in center, several
folds. Estimate: $175-$250.

1013. Mexico, El Banco

Minero (Chihuahua), 5 pesos
banknote, 1910, Series T.3,
number 355850. Frampton-M132a.

6-1/2 x 2-3/4. Soft G with promi-

nent folds but no tears or holes.

Estimate: $100-$150.

1014. Mexico, Banco de Durango, 100 pesos banknote,

small size, 1914, Series H,
number 2368. Frampton-M338a.
6-7/8 x 3-1/4. AU with minute
edge-bumps at top. Estimate:
$350-$500.

1015. Mexico, Banco de Durango, 50 pesos banknote,

small size, 1914, Series J,
number 3135. Frampton-M336a.
6-3/4 x 3-1/4. AU, just a couple
tiny ink stains (from the signatures)
away from UNC, still very crisp and
vivid. Estimate: $300-$450.

1016. Mexico, El Banco de la Repblica Mexicana, 5 pesos specimen banknote,

no date (1918), Series 1 (ABNC). Frampton-M318s. 6 x 2-3/4. UNC, ink stamp at top

left, four cancellation holes across bottom. Estimate: $200-$300.

Venezuela
1017. Venezuela, Leproseras Nacionales, 5 bolvares
banknote, Series C (1940), number 02565. Pick-S365. 5-1/4 x

2-1/4. Soft paper, with light foxing around edges but no tears or holes,
F overall. Estimate: $250-$375.

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1018. Venezuela, Banco Central, matched denomination set of

100-50-20-10-5-2 bolvares, dated March 20, 2007, all number
A00000604. Pick-88 to 93. 6-1/8 x 2-5/8 each. All Crisp Uncirculated and
perfect in every way, current in Venezuela but of collector value due to the
matching (and low) serial numbers. Estimate: $200-$300.

Maps

1019. British copperplate-engraved map of the West Indies and the coasts of North and South America by Emanuel Bowen
(published in London ca. 1744-46) entitled A new and accurate chart of the West Indies with the adjacent coasts of North
and South America drawn from the best authorities, assisted by the most approved modern maps & charts, and regulated by
astronom(ica)l observations, hand colored. 18 x 15-1/2. A wonderfully annotated map with tons of place names and paragraphs about
historical events and geographical descriptions, showing all the areas in and around the Caribbean, created in the time of Admiral Vernon and
major British-Spanish conflicts in the area, in excellent condition with just one fold down the middle from being part of a large book (believed
to be Navigantium atque Itinerantium Bibliotheca : or, a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels, by John Harris). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1020. Italian copperplate-engraved map of the Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles by Jacques Nicolas Bellin (dated 1781)

entitled Carta del Golfo del Messico e dell Isole Antille, hand colored. 14-3/4 x 10-3/4. Nice condition, with light folds from
original book (believed to be Suite de LHistoire, published in Amsterdam and Venice in 1781), clean paper with good color around the coasts,
showing all the areas in and around the Caribbean, from the time of the American Revolutionary War. Estimate: $600-$900.

Engravings

1021. Engraving of Simn Bolvar with facsimile signature,

in oval wood frame, ca. 1870. Approx. 9-1/4 x 7. A detailed

portrait of the Libertador above his signature, printed in Columbia,
SC, by S. Straker and Sons of London (a company known for printing confederate currency), possibly from the book Independent Peru
History, by Mariano Felipe Paz Soldan, Vol. I, Second Period (Lima,
1870). Estimate: $500-up.

Consign to our Treasure and

World Coin Auction #17
Spring, 2015

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Books
1022. Pieces of Eight, by Kip Wagner, 1st edition (1966), signed by all 10 Real Eight Company members and associates.
9-1/2 x 6-1/4, 221 pp (hardbound). Ten signatures on a 1st edition is the benchmark for this famous book about the Real Eight Co. and the

finding of the 1715 Fleet, the ten signers pictured on the back of the dust jacket (fully intact). Very Fine condition, no problems. Estimate:
$250-$375.

Paintings
1023. Atocha painting: Atocha Meets Her Fate, by Ralph Curnow (2009). 24 x 20. A dark and dramatic rendering of the
Atochas final hours in a storm-tossed sea from a rear perspective showing the Madonna and Child on her vividly painted stern and her windbattered flag and banner atop her rigging, the center mast broken off and languishing in a wave that is engulfing the entire front of the ship,
and a sister-galleon with similar fate off in the distance. As usual, Curnows waves and water are extremely realistic, a real challenge for most
artists. Shown on the cover of the catalog of our Auction #6, in which it was sold as lot #1969. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Shipwreck Artifacts
Note: photos not actual size (most reduced)

Unidentified mid-1500s wreck off the Dominican Republic

1024. Large earthenware olive jar.

8690 grams, 20 tall, 11 in diameter, 4 lip.

Akin to the amphorae of ancient times,

olive jars (so named for either their shape
or contents, or both) came in many shapes
and sizes, this one a bit more elongated
than most, with round bottom and typically
thick rolled lip at top, with 3 hole in the
shoulder that happened at the time of sinking or before, for the whitish encrustation
on this piece covers it. With photo-certificate
from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,500-up.

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1025. Small stone cannonball. 321 grams, 2-1/4 diameter. Whitish in color due to rolling on the seabed, rather small for its type, typically
much lighter than its iron counterpart. With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

1026. Iron cannonball. 2050 grams, 3-1/2 diameter. Typical ball with mostly intact surfaces, part glossy and part matte but all deep black
as professionally conserved (very stable). With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1027. Large iron adze/pick. 1760 grams, 16 long and 5-1/2 wide. Impressively large and heavy and still somewhat solid despite heavy oxida-

tion, the rust totally removed by professional conservation (matte black finish), with wide and flat hoe-like frontpiece (adze) and pointed end
opposite (pick), surely rare within its own area of collectibles but exceedingly so as from a shipwreck. With photo-certificate from the salvagers.
Estimate: $100-$150.

1028. Copper hull-pin. 1890 grams, 18 long, 1 thick. A long, straight rod of copper with flat washer fused at one end, the other end broken

off, with light encrustation over most of the surface, basically a large pin to hold together the timbers of the ship. With photo-certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

1029. Clay smoking pipe. 22.08 grams, 6-1/2 long. Unusually dark brown in color, with small bits of white coral adhering to the outside
and coating the bowl, two pieces of the mouth end glued back on. With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

1030. Lot of 3 brass crotal bells. 31 grams total, 1 to 1-1/2 in diameter. All three intact (rare thus) with loops at top and neat slits in bottoms, the larger two corroded and with clappers missing but the smaller one still jingly and smoother, nice brass color all over. With photocertificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1031. Lot of 25 colored glass trading beads. 66 grams total, 1/2 to 1-1/4 long. Typical tubes of blue, green and red (plus some striped

red-and-white), imported to the colonies by the thousands for trading with the natives. With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:
$100-$150.

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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

1032. Intact silver plate with tax

stamps and owners mark. 299 grams,

9-1/4 in diameter. Fully intact and solid

(very light surface corrosion only), with

clear Philip III tax stamps (2) and artistic
owners mark (looks like a backwards J
with a small o) on bottom of 1-1/4wide rim, overall very well preserved.
With Fisher photo-certificate #85A-1370.
Estimate: $3,500-up.

1033. Encrusted silver plate, intact. 529 grams, 9

in diameter. Complete plate with only a small portion of

oxidized silver exposed, the rest neatly cocooned in graygreen encrustation with a couple shells adhering on the
bottom, the exposed part thin enough as to believe the
piece is better off left in its encrusted state, which makes
for a nice display anyway. With Fisher orange tag (1986)
and photo-certificate #1159. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1034. Intact earthenware olive jar, very rare. 3775 grams,

11 tall and 9 widest diameter. A phenomenal artifact, reported to be

one of only two intact jars from this wreck, as such jars are almost
always shattered to pieces, this example with clean surfaces in light
and dark orange color showing a ringed design, tall rolled lip, maybe
a natural pit here and there but otherwise rather new-looking and very
important for Atocha collectors. With Fisher certificate #96A-58582.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Spanish 1681 Fleet (Porto Bello wreck) off Panama

1035. Long steel rapier blade. 366 grams, 45 long. This piece was among a large shipment on this wreck, all the blades without hilts and
rather well preserved for steel, this one intact but with pitting all over, rusty color but solid (conserved). With Sedwick photo-certificate from
2007, pedigreed to our Auction #2 (lot 448). Estimate: $150-$225.
1036. Steel smallsword with hilt. 274 grams, 32-1/2 long. Apparently not part of the shipment of rapier blades on this ship but similar,
with interesting double-pit design near the ricasso (going all the way through the blade), with simple small hilt intact with patch of encrustation
(the grip long gone), somewhat rusty and the blade slightly bent but stable all over (conserved) and somewhat rare as a complete shipwreck
sword. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

1037. Short steel sword blade. 178 grams, 20 long. Among the shipment of rapier blades on this wreck were some short, single-sided
sword blades like this one, which is remarkably intact despite corrosive damage, still somewhat rusty in color but fully stabilized (conserved).
With Sedwick photo-certificate from 2007, pedigreed to our Auction #2 (lot 449). Estimate: $150-$225.

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1038. Gold and red-coral rosary, complete and intact. The chain about 27 long, the cross about 2 x 1-1/2. Few shipwreck artifacts

convey the drama of a Spanish wreck like a rosary, for one can just picture the grandees and clergy frantically fingering their rosaries in a flurry
of Hail Marys as the ships went down. Intact rosaries like this one are quite rare, as the delicate chain parts often separated. Comprising
this piece are 49 spherical beads of red coral on simple gold-wire loops, interspersed with 5 gold beads, with complete crucifix suspended on
a simple ring of gold, tiny medallions hanging at the right and left ends (both two-sided, one with Jesus and saint and the other with Mary
holding baby Jesus on front and cross with rose behind and S at top on back), INRI at top. Intact barnacles adhere to most of the beads.
Remarkably, this piece is nearly identical to an Atocha example from the original Christies auction of June 1988: Lot 155 in that auction
describes the piece as five decades of coral beads with five fluted paternosters [the gold beads] between. While the present piece has plainer
gold beads, its suspended crucifix is more impressive than the cross with baluster arms on the Atocha example. Such rosaries were very popular
with Spanish royals (like Queen Joanna [Juana la Loca], for example), as the red coral was believed to protect against magic spells, going back
to Greek mythology that gave red corals origin as the spurts of blood that gushed forth when Medusas head was cut off by Perseus. As a
final note, we would like to point out that the Atocha example sold for $154,000 in 1988. Found on the beach. Estimate: $35,000-$50,000.

1039. Gold-and-amethyst ring (~22K), about 3-4 carats. 4.21 grams, size 1-3/4. A

curious jewel with large, rectangular, high-quality emerald-cut amethyst mounted offaxis in a dainty little ring for a small ladys finger, perfectly intact, the stone quite dark and
beautiful. While the odd mounting is not todays style, it was popular in the Spanish colonial
era, as evidenced by the many emerald dress-mounts from the Atocha (for example). From
the Corrigans site of the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to our Auction #2 (lot 451), with Sedwick
photo-certificate from 2007. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

1040. Gold-and-ruby buckle, ornate and intact. 19.61 grams, about 1-1/2 x 1. At first this looks
modern because of polishing and the addition of a clasp in the back, but the crude cuts and settings for
each of the 20 small rubies (somewhat light in color but all very clear) attest to this pieces origin, in
addition to its known pedigree. Pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1041. Gold olive blossom chain, intact. 43.91 grams, 32-1/2 long. A common type of gold
chain from the 1715 Fleet, consisting of small, tight links with six-petal flowers on two sides (each one
a little bit different) in high-grade gold, famous as the same design as the 11-foot chain found with the
dragon whistle (Captain-Generals badge of office) by Rex Stocker in 1962, this example intact and a
great length for wearing as a necklace today. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
1042. Lot of 26 small pieces of gold olive blossom chain. 31.87 grams total, about 21 total
length. The usual type of chain from the 1715 Fleet, comprised of small, tight links with six-petal flowers on two sides, but not intact, the biggest piece being only 5 long, still nice for display and desirable
with original certification. With Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) plastic tag and photo-certificate #CC86-55B.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

1043. Dutch bronze six-pounder cannon with Amsterdam proofmark, encrusted inside. About 90 lb, 28 long, 10 across trunnions, 5 across breech, 4 bore. A small but thick-walled piece known in Dutch as a steenstuk (stonepiece) and in Spanish as a pedrero and

generally used to fire stone shot, with wide trunnions and bore, round cascabel with hole in side and hollow space at end for wooden tiller,
sunken touch-hole in breech and bold (incuse) Amsterdam mark at first reinforce, the inside of the barrel coated with whitish coral, the outside
remarkably well preserved for sea salvage (no pitting, only light patina), all in a very compact and useful size for display, an important and
desirable item from one of the most famous Spanish wrecks. From the Populo site, with drawing and letter from the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam)
discussing the cannon and expressing the museums interest in it. Estimate: $12,500-up.

1044. Large gold reliquary pendant with

engraved I-H-S (first three letters of Jesus
in Latinized Greek), ex-Art McKee, plated in
Wellers Galleon Hunt. 35.49 grams, about 1-7/8 x

1-5/8. This is basically a large, octagonal locket missing

the back and of course whatever relic was contained

within, now with just a patch of dark encrustation adhering to the inside, the top loop intact and with elegant
design on front showing a cross with monogram I-H-S
(often misunderstood as representing Jesus Hominum
Salvator = Jesus, savior of man) above arrows and
wings, with a few old dents and light red encrustation
in crevices, very impressive and highly desirable with
McKee and Weller pedigree. Found on the Capitana El
Rubi site by Art McKee, with his certificate (signed by
his wife and daughter, Karen), and accompanied by an
appraisal by Jim Sinclair, also pictured on page 91 of Bob
Frogfoot Wellers book Galleon Hunt (1992). Estimate:
$20,000-up.

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1045. Small gold ring in encrustation with x-ray slides. 57.03 grams, approx.

2 x 1-1/2 x 1-1/2. About 3/4 of the outside of this tiny ring is showing, the rest

completely embedded in a thick piece of white encrustation whose reason for existence
is apparent on the bottom, where rust from an iron object remains, the reddish-gold
ring with 3-band design and so small as to be for a child or very small woman, the
whole piece somewhat similar to lot 1323 from our Auction #10, which was featured
on the cover of Meylachs book Diving to a Flash of Gold and sold for $11,000 plus
buyers fee. From the Populo site. Estimate: $1,000-up.

1046. Ivory fan/comb fragments in Riker box, ex-Meylach collection. 13.7 grams

total; up to 4-1/4 long. A lot of six broken pieces of thin ivory worked into combs and fans
(three pieces each), one of the latter with full-length representation of a Chinese man playing a
wind instrument with light gray encrustation around the design, with small plaque stating its
pedigree inside the case. Pedigreed to the Marty Meylach collection and to our Auction #9, with
original lot-tag #1984. Estimate: $100-$150.

1047. Brass navigational dividers, complete and intact. 18.41 grams, 4-1/4 long. Very
delicate and exceptionally well preserved, with
sharp points and moveable arms, the insides lined
with grooves for carrying ink, somewhat small in
size but quite remarkable for its pristine condition. From the Populo site. Estimate: $1,000-up.

1048. Large bronze navigational dividers,

intact except for iron legs. 49.00 grams, 3-1/2

long. Thick-gauge bronze (darkly patinated) with

operational hinge, designed with curve in center

of each leg, slightly bent and missing the iron
points of each leg but otherwise quite solid and
recognizable. From the Populo site. Estimate:
$500-$750.

1049. Stone grinding

wheel. 40 lb, 15 in diameter

and 2-1/2 thick. A big disk of

greenish-gray stone (somewhat
light for its size) with white encrustation on one side and the
other side with striated pattern
from use as a grinder, rare and
interesting, also pictured with its
finder in the brochure Treasures
from the Sea for a March 25-27,
1983, exhibition by the Historical Preservation Society of the
Upper Keys (see lot 649 of our
Auction #15). From the Populo
site. Estimate: $400-$600.

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1050. Pair of spoons (one

brass, one pewter). 61.30 grams

total, 5-1/2 to 6 long. Simple

spoons in mostly intact condition,

just a few pieces missing from the
brass bowl and with patches of
white encrustation on both. From
the Populo site. Estimate: $125$200.

1051. Crystal panel with cross design as from a rosary. 1.34 grams, 1-1/4 long. A triangular pane of frosted, bevel-edged glass with
cross design in center, believed to be the centerpiece of a rosary at one time. From the Populo site. Estimate: $100-$150.
1052. Encrusted silver candlewick-trimmer. 202 grams, 6-1/2 long. This looks just like a pair of scissors with a small box on
the blades, but the box was actually to catch the trimmed-off piece of wick in one action, for early wicks would otherwise become
too long and not burn away. This piece is solid but completely cocooned in dark gray oxidation, with areas of white on handles,
broken and glued back together in places. Estimate: $200-$300.
1053. Small scissors, totally cocooned in coral. 61.49 grams, 3-3/4 long. Fun little piece with the entire outline of its small
form (probably for sewing) preserved in a thick layer of white encrustation, with small pieces of debris adhering, solid and stable.
Estimate: $200-$300.

1054. Ivory violin-string tuner, rare. 5.63 grams, 2-5/8 long. Basically a small paddle with hole in center for holding and
turning a string to get the right pitch on a period violin. What is interesting to note is that this was the time when the famous
Stradivari family was making the best violins in history, highly coveted instruments that are worth millions of dollars todaycould
this have been from an original Stradivarius?! Estimate: $200-$300.

Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly

Isles, southwest of England

1055. Brass tobacco box lid in heavy encrustation. 245 grams,

6-1/4 long and 2 wide. Very cool shipwreck artifact that is intact and
clean, with lots of brassy color and all of the scenic design visible on top,
the inside of it caked with heavy, rusty crud (impacted mud). Divers
say that the Scilly Isles wrecks are generally steamrollered flat into the
hard mud due to massive boulders rolling around the seabed, making
diving there quite difficult. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Unidentified 1740s wreck north of Haiti

1056. Long, gold money chain, complete with end rings. 116 grams, 53 long. An elegant chain with round, fluted links, each one

slightly different as made by hand, with larger rings at each end, choice condition, known as a money chain because links could be removed
and used as tax-free money. Estimate: $15,000-up.

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1057. Small silver-wire cage, possibly for housing crickets, fully intact and functional. 69.66

grams, 6-3/4 tall. A dainty little piece consisting of two filigree-wire tubes of different diameters, smaller on
top, crested with ornament and flag (showing a five-petal flower) and with four-leg-on-base stand at bottom, remarkably intact (the silver lightly patinated) and with hinged door on side of large tube still fully
functional. The only question is what it was used for, and the closest we can come to an answer is cricket
cage, which is consistent with its eastern filigree style. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay

1058. Lot of 4 silver game finials, ex-

Castells. 40.04 grams total, each about 1 tall. Little

amulets showing human features, three of them
with prominent headdresses, believed to be playing pieces in some kind of game, darkly toned
and a bit worn from use but recognizably intact.
Interestingly, the Sothebys auction of 1993 had
a similar set. Pedigreed to the Castells and Castells
(Uruguay) auction of 1997, lot #26, with original
catalog for that auction. Estimate: $400-$600.

Le Dromadaire, sunk in 1762 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
1059. Brass navigational dividers. 26.70 grams, 3 long. Clean and
brassy (matte) but lightly surface-corroded, the round hinge at top still
operational, with receptacle at bottom of one leg for iron point (missing).
With Arqueonautas certificate #VIC-004-01-16704, pedigreed to our Auction
#3 (lot 1025). Estimate: $350-$500.

1810 wreck off Ft. Pierce, Florida

1060. Green-glass bottle and silver coin (Mexico bust 8R
1805TH), both with original photo-certificates from the salvagers. 410 grams, 9-1/2 long (bottle), the coin 20.60 grams. Very clean and

undamaged bottle with rolled lip and very shallow pontil, small barnacle
bits adhering near bottom, with a moderately corroded 8R coin from the
same (unidentified) wreck. With Gold Hawg certificate (bottle) and Fisher
certificate #22109 (coin). Estimate: $125-$200.

Unidentified mid- 1800s wreck off the Dominican Republic

1061. Encrusted clump of about ten copper-alloy spoons.

280 grams, 7-1/2 long. A fairly neat stack of simple soup spoons, nicely

patinated and intact, with white and tan encrustation in between, no

visible markings, nice for display. With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $175-$250.

1062. Encrusted stoneware bottle, early 1800s. 890 grams,

8-1/2 tall and 3-1/2 diameter. Typical stoneware bottle of its time but

with thick layer of encrustation all over, only a tiny bit of the glossy
tan surface peeking out, nice for display. With photo-certificate from
the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Various shipwrecks
1063. Lot of 4 brass items from 3 different wrecks: 1 barrel-

tap from the Association (1707); 2 musket trigger-guards

from the Tilbury (1757); and 1 barrel-tap from the Halsewell
(1786). 502 grams total, each about 6-1/2 long. Interesting combina-

tion of items (great for display) in that two of each type are uncleaned
(those pieces with light veneer of greenish oxidation all over, the others
brightly brassy), hence a nice before and after demonstration using
three different wrecks. All with certificates. Estimate: $100-$150.

Non-Wreck Artifacts
Note: photos not actual size (most reduced)

Pre-Columbian

1064. Collection of 8 pre-Columbian copper-arsenic tajaderas (several different types) from native American cultures
in Mexico and South America. 276 grams total, from 1-1/2 to 6 in

size. A decent representative lot of different types, including four heavy

mushroom-shapes, three tiny hammer-shapes and one small triangular
one, the last-mentioned from the northern Andes in South America
(as opposed to Mexico, like the others) and supposedly with high
gold content, all more or less patinated now and in varying degrees of
preservation but all intact, many of high value individually, all used in
native cultures as money for trade. Cast in an alloy with arsenic (which
is probably why they survived), the tajaderas were first documented in
Oaxaca in 1548 by Spanish resident Francisco Lpez Tenirio with a
drawing and the notation: This is the form of copper coins that were
in used in New Spain. For more information, see Axe-monies and Their
Relatives (Hosler, Lechtman and Holm, 1990) and The Tumbaga Saga:
Treasure of the Conquistadors (Garca-Barneche, 2010). Pedigreed to the
Mark Bir collection (with his tag). Estimate: $500-up.

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Arms / armor / militaria

Artillery and Shot

1065. Dutch bronze one-pounder cannon, ca. 1690-1700, attributed to maker Jasper Van Epecom (Middelburg, Zeeland).
42 long, 9 across trunnions, 7 across breech, 2 bore. A desirable sizenot too big to be moved yet big enough to draw attentionwith clear,

raised shield in first reinforce above Middelburg stamp (incuse), large touch-hole, round cascabel with flat end, two dolphin-style lifting
handles, marking 24L near muzzle, all very solid and well conserved despite obvious light surface corrosion as from an excavation near the
coast. With certificate and diagram and description of a similar cannon by the same maker. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

1066. Large stone cannonball for mortar/bombard, Spanish Armada (1588).

17540grams, 9 diameter. A huge ball (largest weve

seen) of soft and porous stone, desirable provenance. With certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.

1067. Stone cannonball for mortar/bombard, Spanish Armada (1588). 3001 grams,
5 diameter. Soft and porous stone, somewhat

smooth from rolling on the seabed, desirable

provenance. Estimate: $250-$375.

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1068. Iron cannonball grenade, Spanish colonial, 1600s.

1233 grams, 3 diameter. Typical ball but hollow and with hole in

side for packing in powder to explode upon reaching the target,

solid but with deeply pitted surface, somewhat rusty but very
stable. In acrylic display case, with certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

1069. Revolutionary War-period iron cannonballgrenade for mortar, ca. 1780. 8500 grams, 6 diameter. Large,

hollow ball with hole in side, designed to contain powder and fuse
to explode upon reaching its target, somewhat pitted and with
slight rust but very stable (professionally conserved). Found at a
colonial site near the James River, Virginia. Estimate: $250-$375.

1070. British naval wooden rammer for 6-lb cannon, dated 1749. 850 grams, 31 long. Basically a long wooden rod with wider tamping end marked with date 1749 and other numbers and letters and terminating in a lead disk held in with iron nails (one burl-void and some
chipping of the wood at that end), the other end with steel loop-cuff, tiny tacks in handle at what appear to be intervals of some unknown
significance. Estimate: $500-$750.

1071. French brass sector (for gunnery calculations), 1700s.

141 grams, 13 long. A rare instrument used primarily for calculating

artillery angles and distances on the battlefield, with numeric scales
and French script engraved all over on two flat arms connected by
a circular hinge on the left, complete and in excellent (undamaged)
condition. With certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.

1072. Brass-bound oak gunpowder barrel,

English, 1700s (Georgian). 2647 grams, 10 tall and

7-1/2 diameter. An intact, small barrel with four brass

straps, small pouring hole at one end and larger hole
(plug missing) in side, the wood in excellent condition
(still with old lacquer on sides) save for a minor crack
at one end, very interesting and seldom-seen artifact.
With certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1073. British naval artillery powder-bag

passbox, 1800s. 1657 grams, 16 tall, 8 diameter.

This wide canvas tube is so thickly coated on the outside as to have the feel of papier-mache, with British
Royal arms (lion and unicorn flanking a crowned
oval shield) in many colors painted on the side, brass
rivets near top connecting to a leather carry-handle,
the interior a plain grayish canvas, very sturdy and
in excellent condition considering its age and use by
powder monkeys to take the powder bags from the
magazine to the cannons during battle. With certificate.
Estimate: $350-$500.

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1074. French infantry hanger sword with scabbard, 1800s (model 1808). 1195 grams, 30 long. Bright clean steel blade with no

nicks or pitting, top part at point end honed thin, the ricasso stamped with simple CA, D-shaped hilt with ribbed grip in aged brass, the black
leather scabbard with brass fittings intact but worn. With certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1075. French naval boarding sword, dated 1846, with anchor and maker marks (model 1833). 1000 grams, 32 long. With

characteristic slightly curved blade (falchion blade), single wide fuller (often mistakenly called a blood groove) on each side, and distinctively
closed steel cup-hilt, this piece was designed to be intentionally shorter than a cavalry sword, for use in the tight quarters of a ship, a model
known to have been used by the Confederate Navy during Civil War. The steel blade is only lightly aged but definitely well used as manifest
by a series of small nicks (the anchor markings near the ricasso also somewhat faint), and the hilt and handle are dark with very light surface
rust only, with two-letter (indecipherable) inspection stamp below a small anchor stamped on the guard. The spine (top) of the blade shows
a faint but elegant script that says MANUFre Rle de CHATELLERAULT Juine 1846 (Royal Manufacturer, Chatellerault, June 1846).
Estimate: $400-$600.

1076. French naval dirk (three-sided dagger) with anchor mark, 1840s, replacement scabbard. 170 grams, 12 long. Very clean
and undamaged blade (still very sharp) with bright brass quillion showing anchor proofmarks at each end, simple wooden grip with screwedon brass loop at end, black leather scabbard with brass tip (old but not original to this piece). Estimate: $500-$750.

1077. Pair of British naval rigging knives, mid-1800s, manufactured in Sheffield, England (marked). 150 grams total, 7-1/2 to
8-1/4 long. Very sharp, short, curved, blunt-point knifes with simple, two-piece wooden handles, one blade marked with WM BERNHARD

& CO / SHEFFIELD and the other marked with 100A / MADE IN SHEFFIELD / Y, the blades used but clean, with some old patina.
Estimate: $100-$150.

1078. Civil War-era U.S. naval brass-hilt boarding cutlass (model 1860), manufacturer Ames (Massachusetts), dated 1862.

883 grams, 32 long. Clean steel blade with no nicks or pitting (just some faint surface rust), stamped with AMES MFG CO. / CHICOPEE /

MASS on the ricasso, clean brass hilt around tight leather grip (intact but slightly chipped), well preserved overall. With certificate. Estimate:
$400-$600.

1079. Civil War-era U.S. cavalry sword, manufacturer Ames (Massachusetts), dated 1863, with original scabbard. 1580
grams, 42 long. Intact blade with only minor nicks from use and small patches of corrosion, marked AMES MFG. / CHICOPEE / MASS
on the ricasso, bright brass hilt with a few nicks (again, from use), wire-wrapped leather grip, clean steel scabbard with two suspension rings.
Estimate: $600-$900.

1080. Spanish-American War brass-hilt sword dated 1898, made in Toledo, Spain. 1094 grams, 33 long. Bright steel blade with
deeply stamped marking ARTA FABA [Artilleria Fabrica] DE TOLEDO 1898, fairly clean but a couple areas of surface rusting, the simple, Dshaped, rib-gripped brass hilt a French model-1808 design (see lot 1074) and nicely aged without damage. With certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1081. French felling axe (executioners axe), 1700s. 2540 grams, 33 long, the head 11 x 8. Distinctively long blade (basically a treecutters

tool but also used for beheading), with pitted but stable and solid surface, aged (but not original) wooden handle. With certificate. Estimate:
$350-$500.

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1082. Danish naval boarding axe, ca. 1800. 1220 grams, 33 long, the head 10 from tip to tip. Small, narrow axe-blade with pick at other
end, indecipherable proofmark, fitted with steel braces onto a fancy and long but very light wooden handle, the steel cleaned and devoid of
rust. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1083. Dutch naval boarding axe, ca. 1800. 1672 grams, 20-1/2 long, the head 10-1/2 from tip to tip. Short, heavy axe-head with long
pick at other end (lightly pitted from oxidation) affixed to the top of a short handle of light, smooth, cracked wood. With certificate. Estimate:
$250-$375.
1084. British naval shipboard fire ax, 1800s, made by Shand Mason & Co. 700 grams, 16-1/2 long, the head 6-1/2 from tip to tip.

Small but heavy axe-head with pick at one end, the blade boldly stamped with makers name, with integrated sides clamped onto a plain wooden
handle (short and light, also somewhat worn), the steel with nice old patina but roughly sharpened. Estimate: $400-$600.

1085. British naval shipboard fire ax, 1800s, with bell marking. 830 grams, 15 long, the head 8 from tip to tip. Clean but aged steel

axe-head with pick at one end and integrated sides riveted to a short wooden handle that shows traces of black paint, one side clearly stamped
with a bell and the blade showing a tiny broad-arrow marking. Estimate: $400-$600.

1086. Small British merchant marine fire ax, late 1800s to early 1900s, with warranty mark. 440 grams, 12 long, the blade head
6 from tip to tip. Machine-crafted head with notch in bottom, cleanly honed blade and dull pick at other end, cuff-mounted onto a simple
wooden handle, the steel a bit rough but uncleaned and with WARRANTED No. 422 stamped in middle. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Firearms

1087. Iron matchlock key gun, 1500s-1600s.

1202 grams, 12-1/2 long. Best we can tell, this is the real
thing: A functional (in its time) pistol shaped like a huge
jail key, with pullback trigger in oval handle connected to
a match-holder poised over a small pan with cover, all a bit
surface-corroded and rusty (possibly once buried) but with
working action and intact screws. Supposedly such guns
were used by jailers as actual keys but with a visible (if not
effective) deterrent for unruly convicts. With old auction-lot
tag (LaCasa DeLeon). Estimate: $500-up.

1088. Matched pair of Eastern European horsemens flintlock pistols, 1700s. 1050 and 1120 grams, 19-1/2 long each. Virtually
identical in design, with partially engraved steel barrels and locks, brass furniture (the butts ornate), carved wooden stocks with silver emblems
and wire inlay on grips and on one thumbpiece, false ramrods, semi-operational but nice condition, unusual to find as a matched pair. With
certificate, pedigreed to the Francis Bannerman collection. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

1089. European military officers flintlock pistol, mid-1700s. 698 grams, 13 long. Tapering octagon-to-round barrel with brass sight,
engraved lockplate and ornate brass furniture, intact ramrod (possibly original), attractively ornate reddish wood stock, good working order.
Estimate: $600-$900.

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1090. British naval flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1755, marked with maker Whately. 2420 grams, 35 long. Octagon-to-round barrel,

typically flared at end (to 1-1/2 bore), uncleaned and original, stamped with old museum inventory number 3291 on top, lightly pitted steel
lockplate (with brass pan) engraved with makers name WHATELY, unadorned brass furniture, replacement wooden ramrod, the lock moving
but not functional and the wooden stock cracked (but stable) under the muzzle, nice piece overall. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

1091. British East India Co. brown bess musket / grenade launcher, dated 1793 and marked with EIC logo and maker

Henshaw, also with name of ship Melville Castle on sideplate, with original letter written aboard the same ship, very rare.

4500 grams, 45-1/2 long. Fascinating rifle with cup-shaped attachment for lobbing grenades, that attachment and the steel lockplate cleaned
and shiny but the barrel dark with original patina, both the barrel and the lockplate marked with makers name Henshaw and date 1793 and
the heart-shaped East India Company logo (which also appears on the grenade attachment, below some indecipherable lettering), also with
small proofmarks including a crowned G for George III, brass furniture, with MELVILLE CASTLE on the S-shaped sideplate in reference
to the name of the Company ship to which this rifle was assigned, steel ramrod and two belt-loops on bottom, overall in excellent condition
(including the wood) but the lock in just fair working order. Accompanied by a handwritten letter written aboard the Melville Castle dated 1793.
Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

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1092. English flintlock blunderbuss, ca. 1780-1800, signed by maker Samuel Galton. 33 long, 1-5/16 bore. Bright steel barrel
with makers marks SG over crossed arrows at lock, the lock in good working order with crown and GALTON markings, plain brass furniture,
the walnut wood stock in average condition, with intact brass-tipped ramrod (possibly an old replacement). Samuel Galton was a Quaker
gunmaker from Birmingham who supplied arms to the British government and for export. With certificate. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

1093. Belgian sea-service flintlock pistol,

early 1800s. 1157 grams, 15-1/2 long. Large-bore

barrel in bright steel finish with no markings, the

steel lock and brass furniture plain as well, with
lanyard-ring in butt, a common design made in
Liege for the Belgian Navy and exported worldwide,
good working order. With certificate. Estimate:
$600-$900.

1094. Boxlock percussion pistol,

double-barreled with bayonet, mid1800s. 775 grams, 11 long. One of the most

interesting handguns we have seen with a

rifle-like double octagonal barrel with 5
bayonet hinged to sight at end, each barrel
separately fired with its own disappearing
trigger and lock (side by side), with hingeaction to tilt the barrel forward and put
in the ammunition, carved wooden grips
(somewhat worn) on either side of steel
handle, the metal cleaned but with very
light surface pitting, good working order.
Estimate: $500-$750.

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Armor

1095. European steel armor breastplate, 1600s. 5350 grams, roughly 18 x 20. Thick and heavy hammered steel with original black surface
(uncleaned), the inside a bit rusty, typically with two pegs at top and musket-ball dent in body. With certificate. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1096. Northern European steel horsemans helmet, ca. 1650-80. 2930 grams, roughly 20 x 7 x 12. Five hand-forged parts (faceguard,
neckguard, earguards [2] and helmet) held together by rivets and leather, with minor edge-splits in visor but otherwise fully intact, the metal
aged but solid and impressively original. This design of helmet, offering what was known as lobster tail head protection, was typical of those
used during the English Civil War of 1642-51. With certificate. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1097. Steel right-hand gauntlet, European, late 1500s. 739 grams, roughly 11-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 5. Hand-forged, with raised engraving

of 16th-century bearded nobleman (possibly the original owner) holding a polearm, with flared cuff, knuckle guard and rope banding that
match a pair of gauntlets known to have been made for Philip II of Spain (George Cameron Stone, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration
and Use of Arms and Armor [1934], page 244), the index finger missing but all the others present and fully articulating (rare thus) despite
deterioration of the leather bands and rivets (probably replacements from the late 1800s or early 1900s), also with some surface nickel-plating
from the 1920s, but all the main steel parts original and well preserved, and old artifact that fell out of use when firearms came online in the
1600s. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, lot #1014. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Equestrian

1098. Pair of Spanish colonial steel spurs (espuelas) with silver plating, 1700s. 1218 grams, each about 10 long with 5 rowels.
Well-preserved pair with exceptionally long rowels, only a few areas of slight rust and a few tips slightly bent, the rest of each piece attractively
silver-plated and intact as well. With certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

1099. Pair of brass Spanish covered stirrups (estribos), late 1700s to early 1800s. 1699 grams total, each about 9-1/2 long. Typical

design, like open-backed shoes with upturned toes, two triangular vent-holes in the bottom of each shoe, a bit worn and marked from use but
fully intact, somewhat small size compared to others we have handled. Estimate: $250-$375.

Jewelry / Religious

1100. String of glass beads, Spanish colonial (1500s). 24.00 grams, 18 long. A wearable necklace (strung together by the finder) of
trade beads, mostly blue tubes but also one large, spherical bead with chevrons of red, white and blue. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the
southern Caribbean. Estimate: $100-$150.
1101. String of glass beads, Spanish colonial (1500s). 37.47 grams, 27 long. A wearable necklace (strung together by the finder) of
trade beads, mostly blue tubes but also two small, spherical beads with chevrons of red, white and blue. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the
southern Caribbean. Estimate: $100-$150.

1102. Intact black-glass finger ring, Spanish colonial (1500s), very rare as intact. 1.13 grams,
size 8-3/4. Large-size (for the time) fluted ring with 8-petal flower design, very light and fragile, the type

of item that is typically only found in pieces. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the southern Caribbean.
Estimate: $200-$300.

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1103. Spanish colonial silver crucifix, mid-1700s, from the area of the Ocilla River

in north Florida. 26.48 grams, about 3 x 1-3/4. Plain, dark silver (uncleaned), the cross and Jesus
figure cast separately and attached together, with intact loop at top. With 2009 letter from the finder.
Estimate: $400-$600.

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1104. Large, ornate, silver reliquary pendant with paper portrait of saint in center, Spanish or Portuguese colonial, late

1700s. 47.09 grams, 3-1/2 long. A wreath of filigree around an oval center that shows (under glass) the saint on front (identity unknown) and

a flower made from small beads from the saints mantel (the relic) on back, simple ring at top for wearing, 100% intact and quite eye-catching.
Estimate: $3,000-up.

1105. Gold crucifix, late 1700s, Spanish or Portuguese. 24.77 grams, about 3-1/2 x 2. Bright and shiny gold and quite showy in
design, with small Jesus figure and plaque with INRI cast separately and applied to a sunburst and fleur-tipped cross, wide ring in loop at top,
engraved design on back, excellent condition except for minor pitting here and there. Reportedly found on a South American beach as from an
unidentified shipwreck. Estimate: $3,500-up.

1106. French wooden crucifix,

early 1800s. 198 grams, 14 tall.

Simple wooden cross with bone attachments that include plaque with
INRI at top, Christ figure in middle
and skull and crossbones (Golgotha)
at bottom, found in the south of
France. With certificate. Estimate:
$250-$375.

1107. Silver Jesus figure from

a crucifix, Peruvian, 1830s. 237

grams, 5-3/4 x 4. Heavy silver with

nice old toning, all details clear, nail

holes in hands and below feet for
fastening to a large crucifix. Estimate:
$250-$375.

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1108. Gold stylus with

ruby and long chain, 1800s,
South American. 29.88 grams,
the pointer 5 long and the chain
about 64 long. A long, thin

pointer tool in elegant design

with fine ruby in rosette-shaped
mount at top, connected via a
thin ring (with leader and bead)
to a very fine-link rope-style
chain that exceeds five feet in
length, exact purpose unknown
but clearly the property of
someone rich and important.
Estimate: $2,500-up.

1109. Gold/pearl pin with toothpick/earspoon on chain, 1800s, South American.

19.17 grams, the pin 4, the pick 2 and the chain 12-1/2 long. One element of this grand piece is
something familiar to Spanish shipwreck enthusiasts: a scimitar-shaped combination toothpick
and earspoon, with small but high-grade rubies in sides and loop on edge for connecting via a
long, fine-link, thin chain (after a couple natural black pearls) to the other piece, which looks like
a hatpin topped with one large and one small natural black pearls, 100% intact and undamaged,
clearly once the property of someone rich and important. Estimate: $2,500-up.

Miscellaneous

1110. Lot of hundreds of long, blue, tubular, glass trade beads, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 368 grams total. Long pieces
of light-blue glass, typical examples of what colonists traded with natives, generally made in Italy and still useful for making necklaces now.
Estimate: $500-$750.
1111. Lot of hundreds of small glass trade beads and small crystals, Spanish colonial, 1500s-1600s. 58.47 grams total. Mostly
dark blue and cubic in shape, but some tan and pink, a few spherical with chevrons of red and white too, typical examples of what colonists
traded with natives, generally made in Italy and still useful for making necklaces now. Estimate: $250-$375.

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1112. Pair of Spanish (?) colonialperiod silverplated brass candlestick

holders. 1236 grams total, each 6-1/2 tall and

with 4-square base. Bright but tarnished silver

(removed in places to show brass underneath),
each with flat, square base with raised and
threaded center that the turned upright screws
into, reminiscent of shipwreck candlestick
holders but on a smaller scale and with smaller
markings on bases (but also not corroded).
With photocopy of pages from a book about
similar pieces. Estimate: $200-$300.

1113. Brass mortar and pestle, Spanish

colonial, 1600s. 2230 grams total, the mortar about 3-1/4 tall and 4-1/2 in diameter, the
pestle 8 long. Clean brass with toned exterior
showing four Medusa heads in relief between
dividers, the inside very smooth, as is the pestle
except for the lower part, which is dinged from
heavy use in its time. With certificate. Estimate:
$350-$500.

1114. Large, coiled, bronze, African Igbo Ibo manilla (bracelet currency) from Nigeria, 1600s or 1700s, rare. 3454 grams,
11 long and 4 diameter. A coil of 19 loops with squared ends, crusty green patination all over, very solid and heavy but also important as form
of high-value currency within the African tribal communities. With certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

1115. Large bronze African queen manilla (bracelet currency) from Nigeria, 1700s, rare. 1284 grams, 9 long. A thick C-shape
of heavily patinated bronze with round and somewhat flattened ends incised with 8-point stars, desirable and important as a sort of large
denomination piece in African tribal currency. With certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

1116. Iron slave shackles from the Congo River

region of Nigeria, 1800s. 742 grams, 14 long. A plain

rod with one end flattened and the other with large ring,
two sliding shackles in between that could be removed only
if the ring was detached, all a bit rusty but solid and intact.
With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1117. Earthenware olive jar (long shape, 1720s), intact but with encrustation as recovered from the harbor
of Veracruz, Mexico. 3669 grams, 15 tall and 7 widest diameter.
Narrower and longer than most, with small flat bottom, but
refreshingly intact, with white and red encrustation, crude lip.
Estimate: $350-$500.

1118. Dutch glass onion bottle, ca. 1750.

619 grams, 7 tall and 5-1/2 in diameter. Perfectly intact,

with no chips or stars or cracks, somewhat brownish
in color. Estimate: $125-$200.

1119. Dutch glass onion bottle, ca. 1750,

with exterior exfoliation. 490 grams, 7 tall and

5-1/4 in diameter. So-called onion bottles got their

name from two things: their onion-like shape, and

the fact that under certain conditions the acidity of
the wine inside causes exterior layers of the glass to
peel like the skin of an onion. This piece demonstrates
both in a beautiful (albeit fragile) display, with lots
of tan patches in addition to the green. Estimate:
$125-$200.

1120. Dutch case gin bottle, mid-1800s.

620 grams, 10 tall and up to 3-1/4 to a side. No stars

or cracks, minor shoulder-chip (possibly from manufacture), nice display. Estimate: $100-$150.

1121. Brass/copper tobacco box, French/Flemish, 1700s.

219 grams, 6-1/4 long, 2-1/4 wide and 1-1/4 tall. Elegant and attrac-

tive oval case, with hinged lid and base in brass and body in copper,
all cleanly polished, with floral design and shield around pour mon
Jean engraved on top, flower on bottom too. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

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1122. Steel/brass English balance scales for gold coins, with

weights, in original case, made by Freeman & New (London),
mid-1700s (Georgian). 125 grams, 6 long, 2-3/4 wide and 1-1/4
tall. Steel scale with two brass pans, eleven brass weights (each marked

with their weights in antiquated units like drams and scruples),

housed in its original oak box with hinged lid, the underside of which
shows a paper chart of gold coins and their weights, missing only the
string hangers for the pans. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

1123. 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 broad size,

with crowned arms surrounded by full

name and titles of Isabel II, well-detailed
and even lustrous but clearly aged and
with gouge in rim, 7-sided shank that
appears to have a more mechanical function (possibly for striking medals) than
hand-sealing. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Natural History
1124. Two-pound iron meteorite from Arizona, rare size.
946 grams, roughly 5 x 3 x 2. A jagged piece of iron with golf-ball-

size craters, dark patina with hints of rust, larger than most available
for casual purchase and the first of its size we have offered. Estimate:
$1,000-up.

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