Treasure, World and U.S. Coin Auction #15

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Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLCTreasure, World & U.S.

Coin Auction #15LIVE ON THE INTERNET

Thursday, May 1, 2014Session I: 10:00 am EDTSession II: 2:00 pm EDT

Friday, May 2, 2014Session III: 10:00 am EDTSession IV: 2:30 pm EDT

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLCP.O. Box 1964

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SECTION LOTS PAGES

Shipwreck histories .......................................................................................................... 9-16

SESSION I: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 10:00 am EDTGold cobs by mint .....................................................................................1-75 ............... 19-38 World gold coins by country .....................................................................76-174 ........... 39-56 U.S. coins ..................................................................................................175-238 ......... 57-63

SESSION II: Thursday, May 1, 2014, 2:00 pm EDTShipwreck ingots and bullion ...................................................................239-248 ......... 65-69 Shipwreck silver coins (chronologically by wreck) ....................................249-749 ......... 70-148

SESSION III: Friday, May 2, 2014, 10:00 am EDTSilver cobs of Mexico City, Mexico ............................................................750-838 ......... 149-158 Silver cobs of Lima, Peru ...........................................................................839-885 ......... 158-164 Silver cobs of Potosí, Bolivia ......................................................................886-1068 ....... 165-191

SESSION IV: Friday, May 2, 2014, 2:30 pm EDTOther silver cobs by country .....................................................................1069-1132 ..... 193-202Ancient coins ............................................................................................1133-1163 ..... 203-207 World silver coins by country ....................................................................1164-1483 ..... 208-253 Medals & tokens .......................................................................................1484-1508 ..... 253-257Documents ................................................................................................1509-1524 ..... 259-264Shipwreck artifacts .....................................................................................1525-1548 ..... 264-270Non-wreck artifacts ....................................................................................1549-1613 ..... 270-289

ORDER OF SALE

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A NOTE ABOUT THE ORDER

As the world’s 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 = Calicó’s Numismática española (2008), formerly by Calicó and Trigo (nine previous editions).KM = Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins, various editions, including Spain, Portugal and the New World.Restrepo = Restrepo’s Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, second edition (2006).S = Sedwick’s The Practical Book of Cobs, fourth edition (2007).Spink = Spink’s (formerly Seaby’s) 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, WORLD & U.S. COIN AUCTION #15Live on the Internet: Th ursday-Friday, May 1-2, 2014

We have put together a trophy-packed treasure auction yet again! With a pre-auction total low estimate of more than $1.2 million, this auction is brimming with many great wholesale opportunities as well.

As usual we start off with gold cobs, including many choice 8 escudos from the 1715 Fleet. Th e highlight items are a Mexican 1 escudo Royal 1714J (lot 17), a Lima 8 escudos 1701H Philip V (lot 18) and the fi nest-known Cuzco 2 escudos 1698M (lot 33). In shipwreck ingots we have a boldly marked “EN RADA” gold bar from the “Dry Tortugas wreck” (lot 240), which was recently identifi ed as the Rosario of the famous 1622 Fleet (Atocha and Santa Margarita).

Shipwreck silver, starting with some popular Atocha ingots, features many very rare Cartagena cobs from the Atocha (1622), plus many 1652 transitionals of Potosí from the Capitana (1654). Th e rare Colombian cobs continue from other wrecks and in non-wreck cobs as well.

While the Mexican silver-cob section features many rare-date 8 reales, it is the Lima section that comes to the fore this time with three very rare Royals (two 8 reales—1685R and 1720M, lots 858 and 863—and one 4 reales 1739V, lot 867). Th e Royals continue in the Potosí cobs section, which also features a Rincón 8 reales (lot 886, the very rare “fi rst dollar” of the mint) and a couple very rare Philip II assayer-C 8 reales (lots 887-888). Best of all is a Potosí 8 reales Heart, 1716Y (lot 974), only the second of its kind we have ever off ered. Rounding out the cobs sections are off erings of very rare silver cobs of Santo Domingo, Panama and Colombia.

In general world silver coins we off er a Chile 8 reales 1796DA with classic “CRAROLVS” error (lot 1212) and the fi nest known Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos 1869 (lot 1266), among many other fi ne off erings of Latin American material. For the fi rst time we present a quantity of certifi ed German States coins as well.

Overall the coins sections should be noted for the presence (in and among the trophies) of various wholesale-level group lots that are totally unreserved and perfect for dealers, even US coins. Perhaps the best wholesale lot of all is a 10kg lot of silver cobs from the São José wreck of 1622 (lot 390)—over 500 coins!

Th e most eye-catching items, however, are the shipwreck artifact trophies, this time commanded by a 5-carat diamond ring from the 1715 Fleet (lot 1531) and a silver cup from the 1715 Fleet (lot 1533), plus a beautiful bronze swivel cannon from the Cazador of 1784 (lot 1545).

From trophies to group lots, there is clearly something for every kind of buyer in this auction. We look forward to helping you get the lots you want. Good luck, everyone!

Th e Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC production team: Daniel Sedwick Agustín (Augi) García-Barneche Cori Sedwick Downing

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SHIPWRECK (AND HOARD) HISTORIES

Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic In 1554 the Spanish fleet coming from Mexico, consisting of four caravels, the San Andrés, the Santa María de Yciar, the San Estéban, and the Espíritu 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 Andrés, 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 Andrés 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 Andrés 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 Andrés 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.

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.

Unidentified (presumably Spanish) wreck sunk ca. 1590 off the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico Salvaged surreptitiously by Florida divers, this wreck yielded Philip II cobs of Mexico, Lima and Potosí, some in remarkably good condition. Many of this wreck’s 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.

Throughout this catalog we offer coins, ingots and artifacts from many dozens of different shipwrecks and hoards—”treasure” 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://sedwickcoins.com/map/map.html.

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

Spanish 1554 Fleet sunk off Padre Island, Texas The 1554 Fleet consisted of four caravels, the San Andrés, the Santa María de Yciar, the San Estéban, and the Espíritu 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.

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“Rill Cove wreck,” sunk ca. 1618 off Cornwall, England The name and nationality of the ship are unknown and even the date of sinking is not certain. All we know is that records of its local salvage began in 1618. After rediscovery of the wreck by Ken Simpson and Mike Hall in 1975, eventually some 3,000 coins were recovered and sold, all silver cobs, mostly Mexican, but also from Potosí and Spain. Most of the coins are thin from corrosion but with dark toning on fields to enhance details. Because it is rather early, this wreck has yielded several important rarities like the F-oD dual-assayer issue from Mexico.

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 Potosí, 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 Fisher’s 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 more—anywhere from 2 times to 10 times—than their non-salvage 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 coin’s

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 coin’s 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.

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. Margarita’s 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.

“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.

São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique The São José 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 São José 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 São José, 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.“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

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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 Señora 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 ship’s (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.

“Mesuno hoard,” lost ca. 1636 in the Magdalena River near Bartolomeo de Honda, Colombia The name of this hoard comes from “El Mesuno,” the local name for a bend in the river where, in 1935, many hundreds of Bogotá cob 2 escudos were found in the riverbank. The latest of the coins, most of which did not show their peripheral dates, was 1636. No one knows how or why the hoard was lost; but it is known that Honda was where freshly struck coins from the Bogotá mint were offloaded from mules and put aboard riverboats to take the coins to Cartagena, on the Caribbean coast, where the coins were loaded onto galleons ultimately headed for Spain. Whether due to the sinking of a vessel or not, the “Mesuno Hoard” has been one of the world’s most important sources of gold cobs—basically the only source for Bogotá gold cobs of the early 1630s.

Concepción, sunk in 1641 off the northeast coast of Hispaniola The Concepción 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 Concepción 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 ship’s only longboat, the remaining crew resorted to building rafts from the ship’s 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 wreck’s location with accuracy, so it sat undisturbed until New England’s William Phipps found it in 1687 and brought home tons of silver and some gold, to the delight of his English backers. The Concepción 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 Potosí 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 Concepción 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 Concepción were heavily promoted, even in department stores. The site is still worked from time to time with limited success.

Capitana (Jesús María de la Limpia Concepción), 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 María de la Limpia Concepción was the capitana (“captain’s 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 ship’s silvermaster, Bernardo de Campos, who was responsible for the ship’s 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 Potosí 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 Spain’s woes was the destruction of another treasure fleet in 1657 by English marauders fresh from a victory in the Bay of Cádiz off Santa Cruz on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island As the almiranta of the homebound Spanish fleet in January of 1656, the Nuestra Señora 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 Fleet’s 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.

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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 Potosí coinage of 1649-1651 and 1652 transitionals, in addition to many Mexican silver cobs and a few Bogotá 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 Christie’s (London) in 1992 and 1993, which featured many Bogotá cob 2 escudos, more Mexico and Potosí 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 Bogotá 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.

San Miguel el Arcángel (“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 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 Potosí, a good amount of the rare 1659 “Star of Lima” silver coinage, a couple Bogotá 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 Cádiz, 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 Potosí, 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 “Señorita de Santa Cristina” of 1672 off Cádiz, but we can find no record of this ship or its salvage.

Consolación (“Isla de Muerto shipwreck”), sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador 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 José, 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 Lima’s port of Callao in April, the Consolación apparently was delayed and ended up traveling alone. At the Gulf of Guayaquil, off modern-day Ecuador, the Consolación 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 Man’s 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 Consolación, Sharpe’s 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 Consolación 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 Potosí 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 Consolación 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.

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Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa 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 Joanna’s 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.

“Taj Mahal treasure,” sunk ca. 1702 off Sri Lanka The story of the so-called “Taj Mahal treasure” is more about modern romance than historical events, for it was famously salvaged by the author Arthur C. Clarke in 1961-3, while he was living in Sri Lanka and scouting for film sites. Childhood polio had left Clarke wheelchair-bound, but he could dive, and that is just what he did when some boys told him and his associate Mike Wilson about the find on the Great Basses Reef. The adventure that ensued is well documented in Clarke’s 1964-5 books The Treasure of the Great Reef and Indian Ocean Treasure. Ten coin-clumps were recovered from this unidentified wreck, each coin a silver rupee dated AH1113 (1702 AD) from the time of Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth and last great mogul emperor of India, and the son of Shah Jahan, who had built the Taj Mahal in mid-1600s. Two of the coin-clumps are permanently ensconced in museums—one in the Smithsonian and one in the Arthur C. Clarke archives (“Clarkives”) in Taunton, England. A third clump was recently featured on the TV show Pawn Stars. All the rest of the clumps were broken up and the coins have been marketed since 1992, when they were acquired by famous treasure hunter Carl Fismer, who then teamed up with video producer Robert Lewis Knecht to travel to Sri Lanka and record the story again from Clarke himself. Arthur C. Clarke died in 2008, but not before diving one more time with Fismer and Knecht.

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 Potosí), 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 one—British or French—was 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 Feversham’s 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 cobs—almost entirely Bogotá 2 escudos, virtually identical to those from the Spanish 1715 Fleet—was 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 España (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 Grifón, 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

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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 world’s 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.”

Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off the coast of Norway Separated from her two companion vessels in a heavy storm, the East Indiaman Akerendam foundered off the northern point of Runde Island off the west coast of Norway on March 8, with no survivors among the 200 people on board. Throughout the next several months, five of the 19 chests of coins aboard the Akerendam were recovered, and one of those five had opened up, scattering coins over the wrecksite. No more was found, and the site was forgotten until Norwegian amateur divers rediscovered it in 1972 and brought up almost 40,000 gold and silver coins, with another 16,000 or so found the next year. Ultimately the coins were split between the divers and the Norwegian and Dutch governments, and the divers’ portion was offered as a whole at auction in 1978, following which the coins were largely assembled into leather-bound promotional sets (each consisting of one Dutch gold ducat and up to 23 silver coins, generally Mexican cobs and Dutch ducatoons and minors).

Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada This French man-of-war was attempting to reach Louisburg harbor with a consignment of troops and coins for the French colony when a storm sent her onto the rocks of Cape Breton instead, killing all on board. The main wrecksite was never found until 1961, when Alex Storm spotted cannons on the seabed and led a successful salvage expedition on the site in 1965, yielding many French silver ecus and gold Louis d’ors. The Chameau has been salvaged more recently as well.

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 Fleet’s 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 Pópulo, El Infante, San José, El Rubí (the capitana), Chávez, Herrera, Tres Puentes, San Pedro, El Terri (also spelled Lerri or Herri), San Francisco, El Gallo Indiano (the almiranta), Las Angustias, El Sueco de Arizón, 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 Rubí, 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.

Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands 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 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

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early 1730s and in excellent condition.

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 Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water about 1½ 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 (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.

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 Bogotá cobs), predominantly minors (smaller than 8 reales), in average condition, with quite a few preserved in as-found multiple-coin clusters.

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 Señora 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 Rubén Collado began to recover gold coins on a wrecksite in the Río 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 Bogotá 2 escudos), and the latter mostly 8 and 4 reales from Potosí (with several more gold and silver cob sold privately). The gold is pristine, but the silver coins all show at least moderate corrosion.

Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada After the end of the Seven Years’ War between England and France in 1759, French officers and aristocrats in Canada were sent from Quebec back to France in ships such as the Auguste. In stormy conditions and damaged by fire, the Auguste struck a sand bar on November 15 and subsequently sank in Aspy Bay off Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Only seven of the 121 on board survived, and the wealth of the passengers was lost until our time. To date, well over a thousand coins of various nationalities have been found, along with many important artifacts.

Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa One of very few famous shipwrecks of the Danish East India Company, the Nicobar was outbound to India with a load of copper plates from Sweden that were actually a form of coins, inasmuch as each one bore a date, denomination and mintmark, along with the monogram of the king or queen. Demonetized in 1771, the copper “plate money” became more like ingots, with trade value at the current rate for pure copper. But the Nicobar never reached its destination: After stopping at False Bay to replenish supplies and offload sick crew, the ship left again on July 10, 1783, and ran aground in a storm that

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night. The wreck was rediscovered in 1987 by local fishermen, who salvaged some 3,000 copper plates, the bulk of which were sold by Ponterio & Associates in California.

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 Piñeda. 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 Jerry’s boat, aptly named Mistake. Shortly thereafter, the fishermen obtained the rights to the find and began recoveries under the name of Grumpy Inc.

Hartwell, sunk in 1787 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa On her maiden voyage to China, the British East Indiaman Hartwell was heavily laden with silver when the crew mutinied. After quelling the fight, the captain headed to the Cape Verde Islands to offload the mutineers. Exhausted from the mutiny, the weary sailors ran the ship into a reef off the Island of Boavista, losing the ship entirely. Fortunately all hands were saved. Salvage by the British East India Company 1788-1791 yielded nearly half of the approximately 200,000 ounces of silver cargo on board the Hartwell. Pirates at the time recovered another 40,000 coins. The wrecksite was found again and salvaged by Afrimar in 1994-1996 and by Arqueonautas in 1996-1999, providing the market with Spanish colonial bust-type 8 reales in generally poor condition.

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.

Leocadia, sunk in 1800 off Punta Santa Elena, Ecuador This wreck was discovered and salvaged by Marty Meylach in the 1970s, paving the way for future work with the government of Ecuador up until recent times. The typical yield from this wreck has been portrait (bust) 8 reales from Lima, Peru, part of the more than 2 million pesos of registered silver and gold cargo aboard the Leocadia when she departed Paita, Peru, bound for Panama in a convoy of merchant vessels. On November 16, 1800, the Leocadia struck a shoal and broke apart 100 yards from the beach at Punta Santa Elena, with a loss of over 140 lives in the disaster. Within the next year the Spanish salvaged about 90 percent of the registered treasure, leaving more than 200,000 pesos (not to mention the expected contraband) behind to tempt divers in our time. Judging from the paucity of coins from this ship on the open market, we may assume that many more are still to be found.

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

Admiral Gardner, sunk in 1809 off the southeast coast of England 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.

Tek Sing, sunk in 1822 in the South China Sea The huge Chinese junk Tek Sing (“true star”), laden with porcelain, was on her way to Java when she hit a reef and sank, to the demise of all but 198 of the approximately 1800 souls on board. In 1999 the famous salvager Michael Hatcher and his team found the Tek Sing and recovered more than 350,000 pieces of porcelain from the site. The majority of these pieces were sold in a massive auction by Nagel (Germany) on November 17-25, 2000.

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In Memory of Louis Hudson 1942-2014

A great friend and respected colleague, Louis was well known for his vast numismatic knowledge developed over many decades. He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by all those who had the privilege of knowing him.

What you probably did not know about Louis is that he started out as a farmer. Growing up on a tobacco farm in Virginia near the remains of a Revolutionary War supply depot, Louis was attracted to early colonial coins uncovered by his plow from a young age. In 1967 Louis moved to Argentina after responding to a Philip Morris ad to teach tobacco farming in that country. While there, Louis became fluent in Spanish and began visiting local silversmiths to buy coins that he brought back to the U.S. every summer to sell to collectors, an avocation that led to full-time dealing when the Philip Morris project ended after a few years.

Carving out a niche in Latin American coins and banknotes, Louis was a fixture at coin shows and important auctions around the country. His knowledge and influence were evident in countless publications and numismatic collections, perhaps the most important of which was that of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, which he single-handedly appraised in 2002. Louis was assisted in the last years of his career in the numismatic business by his daughter, Stephanie, who today continues where Louis Hudson left off.

On a personal note, we would like to point out that Louis sold Dan Sedwick his first coin in 1979, the beginning of a collection and profession that continue to grow with the same zeal and fascination instilled by Louis thirty-five years ago.

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Gold Cobs

Mexico City, Mexico

1. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, Philip V, assayer L (1702-5), rare. S-M29a; KM-57.1. 27.00 grams. Bold (o)XML and most of shield, much peripheral flatness and crude edge (hammered-in points and deep slice-marks, as made), VF with toning around details. Esti-

mate: $6,000-$9,000.

2. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, (17)11J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.1; CT-103. 26.86 grams. Very slightly sandwashed AU with luster on fields, choice full shield and cross, full oXMJ and denomination VIII, rhomboid-shaped flan. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:

$6,000-$9,000.

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3. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, Philip V, assayer J (style of 1711-2), from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.1. 26.88 grams.

Choice full cross (bold), full but slightly doubled shield, weak peripheries as usual, AU+ with lustrous fields and bits of black. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

4. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-108. 26.89 grams. Nearly round and somewhat Royal-like, with choice full shield and cross and most of legends, including full date and crown, matte Mint State with small bits of encrusta-tion. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $15,000-up.

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5. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-108. 26.76 grams. Round flan with full and well-centered shield (full crown and date, oMJ and denomination), full but slightly off-center cross, Mint State with minor central weakness, nice yellow color. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

6. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-108. 26.88 grams. Smallish flan with full and well-centered shield and cross (the latter very bold), clear date and crown and oMJ and denomination, Mint State with red-toned fields. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.



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7. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, date on reverse, GRAT on obverse, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-107.

27.00 grams. Choice, lustrous Mint State with full and bold DEI GRAT on slightly off-center shield side (the shield and oMJ very crisp and full), full cross with bottoms of all 4 digits of date visible at top, really a super strike but just not a full enough flan to receive it all. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

8. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1715J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.2; CT-109. 26.74 grams. Broad, slightly odd-shaped flan with full date, oMJ, shield, denomination and crown on obverse, full cross-and-tressure on reverse, Mint State with reddish encrustation on fields. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $10,000-up.

9. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 es-cudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1715-32), rare. KM-57.2. 26.94

grams. Very small, thick flan with bold full shield and denomination (off-center) and cross (well centered), VF with dark red detritus in crevices all over. Estimate:

$3,500-$5,000.

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10. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 es-cudos, 1713J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-55.1; CT-233. 13.48 grams. Choice, lustrous Mint State (very sharp strike) with particularly bold oXMJ, nearly full shield and cross, bottoms of all 4 digits of date, pleasing round flan. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

11. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 es-cudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (1711-13J), from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30;

KM-55.1. 13.33 grams. Nice full cross, interest-ing full crown (crude design) above nearly full shield, AU- with hint of luster and nice yellow color. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:

$3,500-$5,000.

12. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1714)J, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-350. 6.76 grams.

Sharply struck Mint State with luster, choice full cross-and-tressure, full crown and shield and oMJ, well centered. From the 1715 Fleet, with hand-signed Mel Fisher certificate from 1966. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

13. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1715J), from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 61. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-351. 6.7 grams.

Choice full cross, off-center shield with tons of blank area above full crown. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:

$2,000-$3,000.

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14. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1715J), from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 58. S-M30; KM-

53.2; CT-351. 6.7 grams. Nice full crown and shield and cross, full denomination, well centered, hint of luster. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

17. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo Royal, 1714J, extremely rare, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-R51.2; CT-497. 3.32 grams.

At first glance this appears to be just an exceptionally broad and well-struck non-Royal, but it is an exact die-match with the two or three other known Royals of this issue, which is on par with the larger denominations in terms of rarity and desirability (just not as expensive). All interior details are full and choice (the shield with just a hint of crudeness) and 100% Mint State, with some visible legend including date and king’s ordinal, small spots of grayish white coral in crevices. A desirable piece for those who cannot pay six figures for an 8E Royal. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $10,000-up.

15. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1715J), from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 55. S-M30; KM-53.2; CT-351. 6.7 grams. Choice full cross, off-cen-ter shield and crown, full denomination and part of king’s name. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

16. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer J (mintmark oXM, style of 1711-13), from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-51.1. 3.34 grams. Full shield and oXMJ, most of cross, AU- with partial peripheral flatness, tiny nick above shield. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

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Lima, Peru

18. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1701H, Philip V, extremely rare, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.1. 26.95 grams. Almost round, evenly struck and perfectly centered, this would be an exceptional specimen for any date, let alone one that is missing in Calicó and the State of Florida collection (theirs is Charles II). In fact we can trace only one other example for Philip V, an AU 55 of demonstrably inferior strike but with perhaps slightly more evidence of the coins’ having been created from a modified 1700 die. The present coin is at least AU 58 but bears areas of red staining and gray coral that preclude professional encapsulation. What is more important is that the strike is nearly perfect—well centered and even—and the effect in hand is sheer beauty. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $25,000-up.

19. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1705H, rare, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.1; CT-15. 26.94 grams. Exceptionally broad flan with much bold legend in addition to perfect inner details, undoubtedly the finest known of a seldom-seen date, Mint State in our opinion, with a hint of luster. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $15,000-up.

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20. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1708H, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.1; CT-18. 26.93 grams. Bold UNC with slightly grainy fields covered with a sheen of reddish encrustation, perfect inner details and much bold legend. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $15,000-up.

21. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1709M, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.1; CT-20. 27.00 grams. Well-centered Mint State with choice cross and pillars, some bold legend, hint of luster and red toning, the date somewhat scarce. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $15,000-up.

22. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1710H, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L25a; KM-38.2; CT-21. 27.00 grams. Very bold and choice strike, with perfect inner details and much legends (including second date), fully Mint State but graced with red stains and a sweep of gray coral encrusta-tion on the cross. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $15,000-up.

23. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1711M, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-22. 27.00 grams. Choice Mint State with luster, bold strike but with hint of doubling on pillars side and slightly grainy field on cross side, variety with legend starting at 6 o’clock. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $12,500-up.

24. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1711M, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 53. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-22. Bold strike on a broad flan, the cross perfectly centered and surrounded with full legend. From the 1715 Fleet (as stated inside the slab). Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

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25. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1713/2M, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-Frank Sedwick. S-L28; CT-24. 26.89 grams. Lustrous AU (too sand-washed for Mint State) with well-centered cross but slightly off-center pillars (also minor doubling), much bold legend. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Frank Sedwick tag. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

26. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1725M, Louis I, king’s name visible (rare). S-L28a; KM-40; CT-1. 26.88 grams. Perfectly round flan with nice full cross and pillars, XF+ with faintly toned fields, clear LVDO(VIC)VS I in legend. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

27. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1727M. S-L28b; KM-38.2; CT-40. 26.40 grams. Full cross, off-center pillars (weak final digit of date as a result), VF with weak spots, tiny edge-split and solder-mark on edge. With 1982 PNG photo-certificate transferring ownership of the coin from Dr. G.W. Vogt (with his original signature) to Blanchard. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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28. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1734N, encapsulated NGC VF details / mount removed, polished. S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-49. 26.5

grams. Good full pillars (slightly doubled) and cross, the polishing really not offensive (and no evidence of mounting damage to our eyes). Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

29. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1744V. S-L30; KM-38.2; CT-62. 27.05 grams. Small, thick flan with full pillars and cross, XF+ with faint scratches above pillars, reddish toning around details. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

30. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1748R, king’s name as “FFRD…” in legend. S-L31; KM-47; CT-11. 26.97 grams. Bold strike enhanced by toning around details, the cross well centered but the pillars off-center, sharp XF+, interesting and unique error in king’s name. Estimate:

$6,000-$9,000.

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32. Lima, Peru, cob 1 escudo, 1719/8M, encapsulated NGC AU 58, ex-Caballero. S-L28. 3.4 grams. Choice, bold and well-cen-tered strike with clear overdate, broad flan, nice red toning on fields. Pedigreed to the Caballero de las Yndias collection (Aureo, April 2009). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

31. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1727M, Tauler Plate Coin. S-

L28b. 6.17 grams. Round flan (filed edge) with nice full cross, off-center pillars, two partial dates, VF with hint of toning around details. Plate Coin in Tauler’s Oro Macuquino (2011). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Cuzco, Peru

33. Cuzco, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1698M, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 64, finest known specimen graded by NGC (by two grades). S-CZ1; KM-28; CT-122. 6.7 grams. Well centered on a very broad and roundish flan (“Lima cut,” as opposed to a distinctly smaller and thicker “Bogotá cut,” leading some to believe examples like this one are presentation pieces of some sort), with full legends and beautiful details (the pillars very slightly doubled), lustrous and as choice as they come, fully deserving of its lofty “finest known” status. (Note: An NGC MS 63 example exists, but is clearly tooled and shaved [5.9 grams] and therefore we can safely omit it from the actual census as a grading error.) From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $5,000-up.

Bogotá, Colombia

34. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A to left below mintmark NR (ca. 1635), from the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard,” encapsulated NGC MS 63. Restrepo-M50-13;

S-B20; KM-4.1. Superb full shield and cross, clear assayer, much better strike and flan than usual. From the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard” (stated inside slab). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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35. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left (ca. 1635), from the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard.” Restrepo-M50-13; S-B20; KM-4.1. 6.73 grams. Nice full cross-and-tressure, choice full crown and bold mintmark, nearly full but slightly off-center shield, AU+ with hint of luster. From the “Mesuno hoard” (ca. 1636). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

36. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left (ca. 1635), from the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard,” ex-Frank Sedwick. Restrepo-M50-13; S-B20; KM-4.1.

6.74 grams. Full cross with especially bold tressure, full but off-center shield with bold NRA and king’s ordinal IIII, slightly crude flan as usual, UNC with hint of luster. From the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard,” with original Frank Sedwick tag. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

37. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (A), dots outside bars of cross (distinctive design of 1639[?]), second specimen known, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Restrepo-M50-19; S-B20; KM-4.1. 6.7 grams. Nice full shield but off-center cross, distinctive design that Restrepo attributes to 1639 without any specific proof, in any case clearly not in the range of 1667-93 as er-roneously stated inside the slab. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

38. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R to left, mintmark NR to left, 1640s). Restrepo-M50-23;

S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.73 grams. Extremely broad flan with choice full cross-and-tressure, full but slightly off-center crown and shield, partial date, slightly grainy AU. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

39. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right, mintmark NR to left (early 1650s), from the Maravillas (1656). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.75 grams. Mint State specimen with choice full shield, full but slightly off-center cross, original luster. From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

40. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right, mintmark NR to left (early 1650s), from the Maravil-las (1656). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.74 grams. Lustrous Mint State with full but partially weak shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), bold mintmark. From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate:

$1,500-$2,250.

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41. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right, mintmark NR to left (early 1650s), from the Maravil-las (1656). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.74 grams. Choice strike on a broad flan, lustrous and technically UNC but with small piece above shield broken off from mount removal, the cross and shield still quite full and attractive. From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

42. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right, mintmark NR to left (early 1650s), from the Maravillas (1656). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.69 grams. Nice full shield and cross, both well centered, lustrous AU+. From the Maravillas (1656), and pedigreed to “The 1991 F.U.N. Sale” (Mid-American Rare Coin Auctions), with original lot-tag #1405. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

43. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right, mintmark NR to left (1650s). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21;

KM-4.1. 6.17 grams. Full shield (slightly doubled) and cross (off-center), VF with toning around details, mount removed from edge. Estimate:

$900-$1,350.

44. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R to right, 1650s). Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.67 grams.

Small flan with full cross, nearly full shield, XF+ with minor marks, toning around details. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

45. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (16)60/59R, assayer to right, rare. Restrepo-M50-25; S-B21. 6.70 grams. Small flan with bold full cross and nearly full shield, AU with hint of luster, clear 60/59 of date (rare overdate, first example we have recorded). Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

46. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer GP to right (1678-91), very rare, mounted in 18K pendant-bezel. Re-

strepo-M66-10; S-B22a; KM-14.1.

12.82 grams total. Bold full cross, weaker and slightly off-center shield with full G above P assayer to right, VF, nice yellow color. Note: Restrepo calls this assayer “O/PA,” but on this coin it is clear that the higher letter is a G and not an O (with no trace of an A). Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.



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47. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1713, from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66-40; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.71 grams. Choice full date out-side full but off-center cross, nearly full shield (also off-center), lustrous Mint State with sharply cut edge (as made). From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2006. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

48. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, no assayer, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Restrepo-M66-32;

S-B24; KM-14.1. 6.7 grams. Nearly full shield and cross (the latter off-center) but with crudely struck peripheries, much original luster. From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

49. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, no assayer, from the 1715 Fleet, ex-McKee. Restrepo-M66-28; S-B24; KM-14.1.

6.67 grams. Crude flan with much unevenness (weak areas) but tech-nically full shield (doubled) and cross, desirable pedigree, AU. From the 1715 Fleet, with Karen McKee certificate that states “Salvaged by my father ‘Arthur McKee Jr.’ off Vero Beach in the early 60s.” Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

50. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthu-mous, from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66-36; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.70

grams. Choice Mint State, very lustrous, with peripheral flatness, full but off-center cross. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate #33216. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

51. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthu-mous, from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M66-32; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.75

grams. Broad, oval-shaped flan with nearly full shield and cross, lustrous Mint State (slightly grainy). From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate #USTA-183. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

52. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (172)0, no assayer, Philip V (ordinal visible), rare. Restrepo-M80-4; S-B24a; KM-17.2. 6.73

grams. Broad, round flan with flat spot in one peripheral area but oth-erwise with full cross and shield, bold king’s ordinal V and mintmark F to left, nicely toned VF+. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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53. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer M (1732-44), mounted in 18K pendant-bezel. Restrepo-M80-12; S-B26; KM-17.2. 10.55 grams total. Bold full cross and nearly full (but slightly doubled) shield, peripheral flatness, VF. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

54. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1747(S), rare. Restrepo-

M94-2; S-B27; CT-401. 6.66 grams. Full (tiny) cross with bold date in legend, nearly full shield and crown, small thick flan, XF with hint of luster. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

55. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1748SR, assayer to left, mintmark FS to right of shield, rare. Restrepo-M94-2; S-B27a.

6.74 grams. Very choice full shield and cross (both well centered), lustrous AU, bottom half of all 4 digits of date visible. Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

56. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, Charles II posthumous, from the 1715 Fleet. Restrepo-M64-16; S-B24; KM-13. 3.35 grams. Superb Mint State specimen with full and well-centered shield and cross, the surfaces slightly grainy (as made). From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate:

$2,000-$3,000.

57. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, (17)37M, assayer to right, mintmark F to left, rare. Restrepo-M78-12; S-B26; CT-539. 3.34

grams. Broad flan with much legend in addition to the full (tiny) shield and cross, bottoms of digits 37 of date only, XF with dark encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Madrid, Spain

58. Madrid, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1701BR, very rare, Calicó Plate Coin. CT-320. 6.74 grams. Choice full shield and cross as well as mintmark and assayer to left, very bold strike, AXF with hint of toning on fields. Plate Coin #320 in Calicó’s Numismática española (2008). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Seville, Spain

Charles-Joanna59. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to right, mintmark S to left. CT-55. 3.32 grams. Typically broad, thin flan with full legends and inner details, AXF with natural flan-crack in center, very slightly double-struck. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Philip II

60. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, contour-mounted in 14K pendant-bezel. CT-11.

19.46 grams total. Full shield and cross with minor weak spots, bold full mintmark-assayer and denomination, XF. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

61. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left. CT-11. 8.40 grams. Choice full shield and cross, nearly AU with a hint of luster but with much of the edge shaved (nearly 2E size). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

62. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to right (mintmark S to left not visible), encapsulated NGC XF 40. CT-110.

Bold full shield and cross, end of king’s name and ordinal in legend, hint of toning, two peripheral flat areas. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

63. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right. CT-109.

3.35 grams. Very broad, thin flan with choice inner details and nearly full legends, AU with patches of dark orange encrustation. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

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Philip III

Philip IV

64. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1613V, huge flan. CT-43. 6.66 grams. This exceptional specimen has to be a pre-sentation of some sort (the concept of Royals did not exist this early, and was limited to colonial mints), for it is at least 40% broader and more detailed than the norm, with full inner details and nearly full legends, including a bold full date and crown and king’s name and ordinal III, lustrous and high grade (AU-), unique in quality and surely the fin-est known for this date by far. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

65. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B, ex-McKee. 6.63 grams. Bold full cross, nearly full shield, toned VF+ with slightly grainy surfaces. With hand-colored Art McKee certificate signed by Mrs. McKee (1980). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

66. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B. 6.70

grams. Bold full mintmark-assayer to left of full shield, full cross, broad-flan AXF but peripherally flat. Estimate: $600-$900.

67. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D. CT-Type

20. 6.54 grams. Very small but thick flan (possibly lightly clipped long ago), with full S-D to left, nearly full cross, choice full cross, technically close to UNC but somewhat grainy (net XF). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

68. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1620/19C, rare (unlisted). CT-unl. (Type 29). 3.40 grams. Full and bold date above choice full cross, the full shield also choice with full S-C to left and king’s ordinal III below, grainy XF+ with contrasting encrustation in crevices all over, impressive example for the denomination and period. Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

69. Seville(?), Spain, cob 4 escudos, 1648/7, assayer not visible, rare (unlisted date). 13.18 grams. Crude as usual, but with very full and bold date above off-center cross, nearly full shield (no periphery), AVF at best for grade. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

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70. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R. CT-Type 26. 13.52 grams. Choice full cross and shield, high grade (AU) with contrasting sediment in crevices, king’s ordinal in legend. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

71. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1623, assayer not visible. CT-Type 39. 6.75 grams. Choice and fully lustrous Mint State with clear date, good shield but off-center cross and slightly crude peripheries. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Charles II

72. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible. CT-Type 14. 26.97 grams. Full, well-detailed and well-centered shield and cross (very unusual for the period) and high grade (essentially UNC) but with typical areas of weakness. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

73. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible. CT-Type 14. 26.84 grams. Typically crude strike with flatness and uneven areas, the crown notably bold and all well centered, no worse than XF for actual wear. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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Toledo, Spain74. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M above denomination II to right, mintmark oT to left. CT-85. 6.72 grams. Excep-tionally broad, thin flan with choice full inner details and nearly full legends (the full PHILIP-PVS II particularly impressive), AU- with small spots of encrustation. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

75. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer P below mintmark oT to left. CT-Type 23. 6.72 grams. Choice full shield and cross enhanced by contrasting sediment in crevices, nice XF. Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

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Bahamas

World Gold Coins

Bolivia (Republic)

Brazil (colonial)

76. Bahamas, proof 150 dollars, Elizabeth II, 1975. KM-51. 8.14 grams. Flawless Proof with incipient rose-red toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

77. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 scudo, 1856FJ, encapsulated NGC AU details / obv scratched. KM-114. Choice strike with full details, much luster, fully Mint State but with scratch at top on obverse. Estimate:

$200-$300.

78. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 scudo, 1845R, encapsulated NGC UNC details / whizzed. KM-104. Bold strike, lustrous, with bulge at top from possible mount-removal, the surfaces polished but hardly what one would usually consider “whizzed.” Estimate: $200-$300.

79. Brazil (Minas mint), 6400 reis, João V, 1733-M, extremely rare, clipped and edge re-applied for circulation in the West Indies. Russo-281; Gomes-132.05; KM-135. 13.24 grams. While technically a multi-year type (1727-34), really only the 1733 and 1734 exist, the other dates being unique or unknown, with less than ten specimens known across all the dates and the whole type missing in many iconic old Brazilian collections. Specimens of either date, of which the 1733 is arguably rarer, typically sell for tens of thousands of dollars in any grade. This specimen bears the distinction of being the first known example to have had its edge trimmed down and re-done to circulate in the West Indies, barely noticeable without careful weighing; but clearly the circulation was minimal, as we would grade this coin XF/AU with traces of original luster in legends (great eye-appeal). Estimate: $10,000-up.

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80. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João V, 1717-RRRR, encapsulated NGC AU 58, second finest known in NGC census. Russo-169; KM-102. Superb full mint luster and no wear at all but with high points slightly flat (weak strike), faint scratch inside crown, a very flashy and attractive coin overall. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

81. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João V, 1719-RRRR. Russo-171; KM-102. 10.47 grams. VF with minor (natural) planchet flaw at REX. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

82. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João V, 1724-RRRR. Russo-176; KM-102. 10.71 grams. AU details, lustrous but very lightly hairlined, bold strike. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

83. Brazil (Rio mint), 400 reis, João V, 1734-R, encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census, ex-Norweb. Russo-198;

KM-152. Despite its diminutive size, this one-year Rio type is an iconic piece under João V in gold. With beautiful, bright luster all around, this coin exhibits choice inner details and nice rims for about 80% of its circumference, the remaining 20% plagued with a strange mint-flaw (lacuna) that is decidedly natural and not damage. Superb condition and desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to Norweb Collection (Christie’s, March 1997, lot #686 Estimate: $2,000-$3,500.

84. Brazil (Bahia mint), 6400 reis, José I, 1776-B, encapsulated NGC AU 55, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Russo-406; KM-172.1. Lustrous and attractive, especially for a Bahia mint issue, with minor bagmarks keeping it from a higher grade, desirable date for US collectors. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

85. Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 4000 reis, José I, 1777, inverted reverse, encapsulated NGC MS 62, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Russo-337; KM-171.4. Last date for José I, therefore a desirable year and very difficult to find in this high-quality condition, with choice luster and red toning all over. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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86. Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 1000 reis, José I, 1752, inverted reverse (coin alignment), encapsulated NGC MS 61. Russo-

300a; KM-162.1. Nice strike, muted luster but clearly no wear. Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

87. Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 1000 reis, José I, 1752, normal reverse (medal alignment, what Russo calls inverted reverse), encapsulated NGC MS 62. Russo-300; KM-162.1. Choice bold strike, minimal luster but nice light toning, small flaw below cross. Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

88. Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 4000 reis, Maria I and Pedro III, 1779, encapsulated NGC MS 62, tied for second finest known in NGC cen-sus. Russo-455; KM-210. Excellent strike and lovely luster, and somewhat rare as one of only two coins listed in the current NGC census of gradable specimens. Estimate:

$2,000-$3,000.

89. Brazil (Bahia mint), 4000 reis, João Prince Regent, 1808/6, encapsulated NGC MS 62, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Russo-unl. (cf. 547);

KM-unl. (cf. 235.1). Bright yellow color, with nice luster and sharp details (excellent eye appeal), very clear overdate that is unlisted in references and not mentioned inside the slab. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

90. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João Prince Regent, 1810, encapsulated NGC MS 63, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Russo-570; KM-235.2. Lightly toned, highly lustrous and perfect except for rim at top of reverse, great eye-appeal. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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91. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João Prince Regent, 1811, encapsulated NGC MS 63, tied for finest known in NGC census. Russo-571; KM-

235.2. Blazingly lustrous and sharply struck, the depth of strike most apparent at about 1-2 o’clock on the obverse where the planchet is slightly concave, a lovely gem all around. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

92. Brazil (Bahia mint), 4000 reis, João Prince Regent, 1814, rare, encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest and only known specimen in NGC census. Russo-552; KM-235.1. Beautiful luster and strike, totally problem-free, conservatively graded in the absence of any comparable examples. Estimate:

$2,000-$3,000.

93. Brazil (Rio mint), 4000 reis, João Prince Regent, 1816, REGENS on reverse, encapsu-lated NGC MS 62, finest and only known speci-men in NGC census. Russo-578; KM-312. Rare and highly sought one-year type with different legends end-ing with PORT.BRAS.ET.ALG on obverse and starting with PRINCEPS.REGENS on reverse, extremely rare in this grade, with superb strike and luster, light yellow color. It should be noted that, while this coin is the only one listed in the NGC census for this rare type, the Eliasberg specimen at MS 65 appears in the census as mis-attributed to the common type (REGENS on obverse). Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

Brazil (Empire)94. Brazil, 20000 reis, Pedro II, 1851, small bust, encapsulated NGC MS 64, finest known in NGC census by two grades. Russo-635; KM-

463. Lustrous and well struck, just a little bagmarked, still quite exemplary as the best of 92 coins currently in the NGC census. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Canada

95. Canada, 10 dollars, George V, 1914, encapsulated PCGS MS64. KM-27. Lustrous and rich in color, just a bit bagmarked on the obverse (only). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Chile (Republic)

98. Santiago, Chile, 8 escudos, 1835IJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-93. Lustrous and devoid of any appreciable wear, just a bit bagmarked all over. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

Chile (colonial)Busts

96. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust of Charles III), 1799DA. CT-158; KM-54. 27.00 grams. Problem-free AU- with attractive red toning on obverse, original luster on reverse. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

97. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1815FJ, in custom plastic holder with captions and reference to accompanying ANACS photo-certificate. CT-123; KM-78. About 6” x 4”. AU-UNC with light surface hairlines on obverse, minor planchet laminations near center of reverse, light red toning all over. With 1981 ANACS photo-certificate #E-9387-G. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

China

99. China, proof 50 yuan “panda” (bullion series), 2001, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel with matching gold chain (also 14K, 30”). KM-1367. 49.52 grams total. Typical Proof, no flaws or damage. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Colombia (colonial)Busts

100. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1759J. Restrepo-26.4; CT-49; KM-32.2. 26.81 grams. Problem-free AXF with hint of luster, slightly crude rims (as made), scarce early type. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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101. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1807JF. Restrepo-98.35; CT-90; M-62.2. 27.06 grams. Highly lustrous, prooflike Mint State with light surface hairlines, adjustment marks on bust, minor rim-flaws, impressively flashy. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

102. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1813JF, encapsulated NGC AU 53. Re-

strepo-127.15; CT-101, KM-66.1. Well struck and richly red-toned, minor wear on high points. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

103. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1813JF. Restrepo-128.11; CT-73; KM-66.2. 26.99

grams. Lustrous AU- nice strike, just the edge a little crude (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

104. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1818FM, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Restrepo-128.31; CT-81, KM-66.2. Nice luster and strike, just a few hairlines away from AU 58. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

105. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1818JF, rare. Restrepo-126.1; CT-164; KM-72.

13.44 grams. Problem-free XF with some original luster, red toning in legends, a rather pleasing example for the rare (two-year) type, high catalog value (well beyond our estimate). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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106. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1772JS. Restrepo-54.2; CT-671; KM-48.2. 3.37 grams. Choice bold strike, lustrous and UNC for grade but with light scratches on king’s face. Estimate:

$250-$375.

Colombia (Republic)

107. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1777SF, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Restrepo-54.10; CT-676; KM-48.2. Highly lustrous and choice but centers slightly weakly struck. Estimate:

$200-$300.

108. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 escudos, 1830RS, encapsulated NGC MS 61. Restrepo-165.19; KM-82.1. Choice strike (no flatness) and grade (much luster), minor laminations on reverse (as made). Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

109. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 escudos, 1833RS. Restrepo-165.25;

KM-82.1. 26.82 grams. Lustrous AU with minor marks all over, parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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110. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1823JF. Restrepo-161.1; KM-

81.1. 3.40 grams. Rose-toned XF with small marks on bust and rims but otherwise nice. Estimate: $200-$300.

111. Popayán, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1825FM, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Restrepo-162.6; KM-81.2. Muted luster, good strike, faint vertical die-crack in center of reverse. Estimate: $500-$750.

112. Popayán, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1826FM, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Restrepo-162.7; KM-81.2. Lustrous and starting to tone unevenly, good strike. Estimate: $500-$750.

Colombia (United States of Colombia)

113. Medellín, Colombia, 1 peso, 1872 with 8/8 and 2/2, condor type. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 324.1); KM-157.1. 1.62 grams. Flawless Mint State with golden-orange toning all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

Cuba

114. Cuba, 10 pesos, 1916, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-

20. Lustrous but bagmarked, per the grade. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

France

115. France (Bordeaux mint), double louis d’ or, Louis XVI, 1786-K. KM-592.1. 15.28 grams. Lustrous UNC with faint hairlines, tiny (old) clip in edge. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Great Britain

116. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III, 1766, from the Halsewell (1786), rare provenance. Sp-3727;

KM-600. 8.23 grams. XF with hint of luster, minor scratches, overall rather presentable and desirable for its shipwreck origin. From the Halsewell (1786), with original certificate from the salvager. Estimate:

$700-$1,000.

117. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III, 1775/2, from the Halsewell (1786), rare provenance and un-listed overdate. Sp-unl. (cf. 3728); KM-unl. (cf. 604). 8.28 grams. XF with small part of edge slightly bent, desirable shipwreck origin, possibly of great interest to British collectors since the clear overdate is not listed in Spink. From the Halsewell (1786), with original certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

118. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III, 1775, from the Halsewell (1786), rare provenance. Sp-3728;

KM-604. 8.33 grams. Bold XF+ with muted luster, desirable shipwreck origin. From the Halsewell (1786), with original certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

119. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George III, 1785. Sp-3728; KM-604. 8.25 grams. VF/XF with slightly weak bust, some graininess but no big problems. Estimate: $300-$450.

Israel

120. Israel, proof 5 new sheqalim, 1995, grape vine and fox, encapsulated NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo, tied for finest known specimen in NGC census. KM-277. Virtually flawless Proof, flashy and beautiful, one of only 877 struck. Estimate: $350-$500.

121. Israel, proof 5 new sheqalim, 1996, nightingale and fig tree, encapsulated NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo, finest known specimen in NGC census. KM-293. Flawless Proof, highest grade possible, one of only 805 struck. Estimate: $500-$750.

122. Israel, proof 5 new sheqalim, 1997, pomegranates and lion, encapsulated NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo, tied for finest known specimen in NGC census. KM-309. Flawless Proof to our eyes (should be PF 70), one of only 742 struck. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Italian StatesSicily

Venice

124. Venice (Italian States), ducat, Francesco Foscari (1423-57), encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fr-1232. Bold strike and nice luster, no wear at all. Estimate: $300-$450.123. Sicily (Italian States), oncia, 1736. KM-154. 4.44 grams. Bold

and lustrous UNC but with strange scuffs on rims that appear to be original to the striking. Estimate: $350-$500.

Lebanon125. Lebanon, proof 400 livres, 1980, Winter Olympics. KM-34. 8.01 grams. Ultra Cameo Proof with minor bagmarks, from a mintage of only 1,000 pieces. Estimate: $350-$500.

Mexico (colonial)Busts

126. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Philip V, 1738MF. CT-132; KM-148. 27.00 grams. Bold XF+ with minor surface hairlines, no big problems, very appealing example of a popular type-coin with high catalog value. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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127. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Philip V, 1744MF. CT-140; KM-148. 26.96 grams. Deeply red-toned XF with no problems, nice strike, a very distinguished-looking old coin and popular for the type. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

128. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1772FM. CT-87; KM-156.1. 27.03 grams. AU- with minor marks and hairlines in fields, nice strike, no problems. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

129. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1804TH. CT-59; KM-159. 26.97 grams. Lustrous AU/UNC with minor marks in obverse fields, starting to tone. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Mexico (United States of Mexico)

130. Mexico City, Mexico, 50 pesos, 1931, encapsulated PCGS MS64. KM-481. Minimal bagmarks, choice golden-orange toning all over, and of course lustrous. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

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Netherlands (United)

132. Holland, United Netherlands, ducat, 1736, very rare as from the Wendela (1737), ex-Sotheby’s (1971). KM-12.2. 3.48 grams. Choice, lustrous, problem-free Mint State, very well struck but with crude rims as usual, highly desirable for its shipwreck origin. From the Wendela (1737), with original Sotheby’s catalog (signed by the salvager, Robert Sténuit) of November 1971, in which this coin was lot 22. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

131. Utrecht, United Netherlands, ducat, 1729, from the Vliegenthart (1735), housed in a hard-plastic promotional holder printed with ship name and information. KM-7.4. About 3-1/4” x 6”. Lus-trous Mint State with fully detailed knight’s head, slight flan-wrinkle. From the Vliegenthart (1735). Estimate:

$600-$900.133. Holland, United Netherlands, ducat, 1741. KM-12.2. 3.47

grams. Bold XF with very slight flan-wrinkle, crude rims (as made), faintly toned. Estimate: $350-$500.

134. Utrecht, United Netherlands, ducat, 1753. KM-7.4. 3.43

grams. Red-toned XF with very slight flan-wrinkle. Estimate: $350-

$500.

Peru (colonial)Busts

135. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751J. CT-18; KM-50. 27.00 grams. AU details but lightly polished, bold strike, popular first type and also first date of issue. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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136. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1792IJ. CT-9;

KM-101. 27.00 grams. Red-toned XF+ with light adjustment marks in centers, slightly out-of-round (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

137. Lima, Peru, bust 4 escudos, Fer-dinand VII, 1817JP. CT-139; KM-128. 13.38

grams. Faintly red-toned XF with crude rims (as made), tiny digs in front of forehead, key date of a scarce type. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

138. Lima, Peru, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1794IJ. CT-

309; KM-100. 6.74 grams. Lustrous AU with slightly crude rims (as made), better date of a scarce type. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

139. Lima, Peru, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1799IJ. CT-314; KM-100. 6.68 grams. Lightly red-toned XF with scratch in front of chin, scarce type. Estimate: $600-$900.

140. Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1783MI, encapsulated NGC XF 45. CT-612; KM-79. Hint of luster and faint red toning, scarce type. Estimate: $600-$900.

141. Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1795IJ. CT-472; KM-89. 3.40 grams. Lustrous Mint State with minor natu-ral flaws, slightly crude rims (as made), scarce type. Estimate:

$700-$1,000.

142. Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1821JP. KM-126. 3.30 grams. XF with slightly weak bust, toned around lettering, no problems, scarce type. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Peru (trade coinage)

Philippines (under Spain)144. Philippines (under Spain), 4 pesos, Isabel II, 1863, encapsulated NGC MS 61. CT-127; KM-144. Olive-yellow color over muted luster, no problems. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

143. Peru, 1 libra, (1898), copper uniface pattern, encapsulated PCGS SP64BN. KM-207 (for non-pattern). Vivid rainbow color all over, virtually flawless. Estimate:

$400-$600.

Portugal

145. Lisbon, Portugal, 4000 reis, João V, 1714. KM-184. 10.51 grams. Lustrous AU, virtually problem-free (tiny scratches to right of shield), with spots of light red toning. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

146. Lisbon, Portugal, 1000 reis, João V, 1709, mounted in 18K pendant-bezel. KM-182. 9.13 grams total. Bold XF with somewhat crude surfaces from wear. Estimate: $500-$750.

147. Lisbon, Portugal, 1000 reis, João V, 1718. KM-182. 2.25 grams. Bold AU- with light adjustment marks and rim-nick. Estimate:

$400-$600.

Spain (Castle and León)

148. Seville, Spain (Castile and León), dobla de la banda, Juan II (1406-1474), mintmark S at top of cross, early type. Cay-1515. 4.41 grams.

Broad, thin flan with full Gothic legends and nice inner details, XF with some areas roughly polished and plugged at top of cross. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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SpainFerdinand-Isabel

Philip V

150. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Philip V, 1732JF. CT-334;

KM-352. 6.65 grams. Red-toned AXF with slight glint from old polishing, nice strike and scarce early type. Estimate: $600-$900.

149. Seville, Spain, double excelente, Ferdinand-Isabel, five-dot cross at top and mintmark S at bottom between busts. CT-73. 6.95 grams. AXF with no problems, full Gothic legends and inner details, slightly off-center obverse. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

151. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Philip V, 1741JF, encap-sulated NGC AU 53. CT-492; KM-342. Very bold strike, nice luster and light toning, one of the best examples we have seen. Estimate:

$750-$1,100.

Ferdinand VI

152. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1747JB. CT-242; KM-372. 1.78 grams. Problem-free XF+, no toning or luster but well struck. Estimate: $200-$300.

153. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1755JB. CT-252; KM-378. 1.75 grams. Problem-free XF with contrasting sediment in crevices. Estimate: $175-$250.

154. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1758JB. CT-256; KM-378. 1.75 grams. Nice AU with muted luster, rim-gouge below shield. Estimate: $175-$250.

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155. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1758JB. CT-256; KM-378. 1.73 grams. Decent XF with slight flan-wrinkle. Esti-

mate: $175-$250.

Ferdinand VI and Charles III156. Lot of 4 Spain (Madrid and Seville) bust 1/2 escudos, Ferdinand VI and Charles III, as follows: Madrid 1758JB, 1760JP and 1786DV; Seville 1788C. 6.59 grams total. VF-XF on average, all with minor damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$400-$600.

Charles III

157. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1788M. CT-459, KM-417.1a. 6.69 grams. AXF with nice red toning, light marks behind neck. Estimate: $250-$375.

158. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1787DV. CT-629; KM-416.1a. 3.29 grams. AU- with dark sediment in crevices, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

159. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1788M. CT-631; KM-416.1a. 3.38 grams. Bold AU- with lots of dark sediment in crevices, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

160. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1773PJ. CT-767; KM-415.1. 1.74 grams. VF with toning around details, figure-8-shaped banker’s marks on obverse. Estimate: $175-$250.

161. Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1779CF. CT-802; KM-415.2. 1.73 grams. Bold, problem-free VF with dark sediment in crevices. Estimate: $175-$250.

162. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1786DV. CT-778; KM-425.1. 1.72 grams. Nice XF with muted luster, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

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163. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1787DV. CT-779; KM-425.1. 1.71

grams. AXF with hint of luster, old hairline scratch on bust, toned around details. Estimate:

$150-$225.

164. Seville, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1788C. CT-808; KM-425.2. 1.71

grams. Nice VF+, no problems, interestingly with entire obverse slightly doubled. Estimate:

$150-$225.

Charles IV

166. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1796MF. CT-205, KM-436.1. 13.36 grams. Lustrous AXF with weak centers, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $600-$900.

167. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1800MF. CT-338; KM-435.1. 6.66 grams. XF with muted luster, adjustment marks on bust, no problems. Estimate: $300-$450.

168. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1791MF. CT-490; KM-434. 3.40 grams. Bold XF with hint of toning, weak rims at top (possibly evidence of a removed mount). Estimate: $200-$300.

169. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1793MF. CT-

492; KM-434. 3.39 grams. Choice, lustrous Mint State, exceptional quality for this otherwise common issue. Estimate: $350-$500.

165. Lot of 2 Spanish bust 1/2 escudos of Charles III: Madrid, 1786DV; and Seville, 1788C. 3.34 grams total. VF-XF with minor mounting damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

Ferdinand VII

170. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1817GJ. CT-360; KM-492. 1.81 grams. Bold VF+ with hint of toning, once lightly polished. Desirable one-year type. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Alfonso XII

Venezuela (United States of Venezuela)

171. Madrid, Spain, 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1877-DEM, 18-77 inside 6-point stars, encapsulated PCGS MS64. CT-3; KM-673. Minimal bagmarks, choice golden-orange toning all over, and of course lustrous. Estimate: $500-$750.

172. Madrid, Spain, 25 pesetas, Alfonso XII, 1881-MSM, 18-81 inside 6-point stars, encapsulated PCGS MS63+. CT-14; KM-687. Minimal bagmarks, choice golden-orange toning all over, and of course lustrous. Estimate:

$500-$750.

173. Venezuela, (5 venezolanos), 1875-A, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-17. Lustrous and technically UNC but with bagmarked. Estimate: $500-$750.

Venezuela (Central Bank)

174. Venezuela, proof 50 bolívares, 1990, Central Bank an-niversary, encapsulated NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo. KM-67. Near-perfect Proof, richly banana-yellow in color. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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U.S. Coins

GoldDouble eagles

175. USA (San Francisco mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1879-S. KM-74.3. 33.37 grams. Bagmarked AXF with hint of toning, no problems. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

176. USA (San Francisco mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1884-S. KM-74.3. 33.42 grams. Choice AU with bagmarks, faint toning, no problems. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

177. USA (San Francisco mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1897-S, encapsulated PCGS (first-generation green tag) AU58. KM-

74.3. Highly (overly) lustrous, some bagmarks, hints of colorful toning. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

178. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1900. KM-74.3. 33.41 grams. Mint State with muted luster all over, minimal bagmarks, problem-free. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

179. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1907, high relief, wire rim. KM-126. 33.39 grams. UNC details but lightly cleaned, starting to tone around details, popular low-mintage issue with perennially high catalog value. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

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180. USA (Denver mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1923-D, en-capsulated PCGS (first-generation green tag) MS61. KM-131.

Rose-toned and lustrous, just a few minor marks, nostalgic slab of a type commonly known as a “rattler” (because the coin moves slightly within). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

181. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1924. KM-

131. 33.43 grams. Problem-free Mint State with muted luster, practically no marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

182. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1925, en-capsulated PCGS green tag MS63. KM-131. Choice UNC with muted luster, no marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Eagles

184. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 capped-bust Liberty, 1801, encapsulated NGC UNC details / improperly cleaned. KM-30. Lustrous and attractive, with minor marks only, the surfaces very faintly hairlined from cleaning, popular early gold with high catalog value. Estimate: $12,500-$20,000.

183. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1926. KM-

131. 33.45 grams. Highly lustrous Mint State with minimal bagmarks. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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185. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian head, 1907, rolled edge, no periods. KM-

125. 16.71 grams. Mint State with muted luster, no marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

186. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian head, 1907. KM-125. 16.71 grams. AU/UNC with muted luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

187. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian head, 1926. KM-130. 16.71 grams. Lustrous Mint State with minor bagmarks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

188. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian head, 1926. KM-130. 16.73 grams. Lightly toned UNC with muted luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

Half eagles

189. USA (Philadelphia mint), $5 capped-bust Liberty, 1811, encapsulated NGC AU details / improperly cleaned. KM-38. Nice strike, muted luster, minor marks, not much evidence of cleaning, popular early issue. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

190. USA (Dahlonega mint), $5 coronet Liberty, 1843-D, encapsulated NGC UNC details / improperly cleaned. KM-69.

Choice bold strike with nice luster and no wear, just hairlined in the fields from cleaning. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

191. USA (San Francisco mint), $5 coronet Liberty, 1898-S, encapsulated PCGS green tag AU58. KM-101. Lustrous but bagmarked, with attractive red toning all over. Estimate: $300-$450.

192. USA (Philadelphia mint), $5 coronet Liberty, 1901, mounted in 14K pendant bezel. KM-101. 11.72 grams total. Choice AU with minor marks, light red toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

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193. USA (Philadelphia mint), $5 Indian, 1911. KM-129.

8.36 grams. AU- with muted luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate:

$400-$600.

194. USA (Philadelphia mint), $5 Indian, 1914. KM-129.

8.33 grams. Lustrous AU+, minimal marks. Estimate: $400-$600.

Three dollars

195. USA (New Orleans mint), $3 Indian princess, 1854-O, encapsulated NGC XF details / removed from jewelry. KM-

84. Polished and marked all over but with clear details, popular “odd” denomination. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Quarter eagles

196. USA (Charlotte mint), $2.50 coronet Liberty, 1843-C, large date, encapsulated NGC UNC details / improperly cleaned. KM-72. Bold strike and nice luster, no wear, just lightly hairlined from cleaning. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

197. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 coronet Liberty, 1851. KM-72. 4.15 grams. Problem-free XF with light red toning all over. Estimate: $250-$375.

198. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 coronet Liberty, 1878. KM-72. 4.17 grams. Polished AU- with minor marks. Estimate: $300-

$450.

199. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 coronet Liberty, 1900. KM-72. 4.16 grams. Nice AU with just a few minor marks, muted luster. Estimate: $350-$500.

200. USA (Denver mint), $2.50 Indian, 1911-D, encap-sulated NGC UNC details / obv scratched, rare. KM-128. Key date, no wear or hairlines but with circumferential scratches at bot-tom rim on obverse. Also note this is the strong-D variety. Estimate:

$3,500-$5,000.

201. USA (Denver mint), $2.50 Indian, 1914-D. KM-128.

4.16 grams. Problem-free AU. Esti-

mate: $300-$450.



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202. USA (Denver mint), $2.50 Indian, 1925-D, encapsulated PCGS green tag MS63. KM-128. Light toning all over (mostly orange but with hints of blue), muted luster, no prob-lems. Estimate: $400-$600.

203. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 Indian, 1928, encapsulated PCGS green tag MS64. KM-128. Light toning all over (mostly orange but with hints of blue), muted luster, no problems. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

204. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 Indian, 1929, encapsulated PCGS green tag MS64. KM-128. Nice toning (mostly orange but with hints of blue)

and luster, minor marks near top of reverse. Estimate:

$700-$1,000.

205. USA (Philadelphia mint), $2.50 Indian, 1929. KM-128. 4.18 grams. Choice AU, minor bagmarks only. Estimate: $350-$500.

206. Lot of two USA (Philadelphia mint) $2.50 Indian, 1913 and 1928, the latter mounted in a 14K pendant bezel. KM-

128. 9.19 grams total. VF-XF, minor marks only. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

207. Lot of 15 USA (Philadelphia and Denver mints), $2.50 Indians in a date-run of 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1911-D, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1914-D, 1915, 1925-D, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929, all housed in a custom Capital Plastic holder with dates listed under each coin. KM-128. 6” x 5”. Problem-free AU to BU. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

Gold dollars208. Lot of two USA (Philadelphia mint) $1 coronet Liberty (Type I), 1853 and 1854. KM-73. 3.31 grams total. Both AU, minor marks only. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

209. Lot of two USA (Philadelphia mint) $1 Indian princess (Types II and III), 1855 and 1862. KM-83 and 86. 3.14 grams total.

The 1855 is Fine with scratches, and the 1862 is polished VF. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

210. USA (San Francisco mint), $1 Indian princess (Type III), 1860-S. KM-86. 1.67 grams. Nice XF, minor marks only. Esti-

mate: $400-$600.

Silver

Colonial211. Lot of 2 Spanish / Spanish colonial coins cut or circu-lated in the early U.S. (ground finds): Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer * on reverse; and 1/4 cut of a Mexi-can bust 8 reales of Charles III, assayer FM. 9.06 grams total. The Seville piece is toned Fine with edge-cracks, and the Mexican cut piece is dark and encrusted VF. The former is rather early for circulation in the U.S. but the latter is quite typical (and popular among collectors). Estimate: $100-$150.

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212. USA (Philadelphia), silver token for the Jones Exchange Hotel made from a Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdi-nand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1819FJ (inverted J), encap-sulated NGC F 12, ex-Ford. Deeply toned and well detailed for the grade, the stamped letters very deep and clear (reads as JONES / EXCHANGE / HOTEL / 7 DOCK ST), very desirable pedigree with accompanying tags dating back to 1962. Pedigreed to the John J. Ford, Jr. collection (as stated inside the slab), Stack’s Bowers auction of August 2013, with original lot-tag (and other tickets) #21751. Estimate: $600-$900.

Silver dollars213. Lot of 3 USA (San Francisco mint) $1 Morgan, 1879-S, 1880-S and 1881-S, all encapsulated NGC MS 66 (old tags). KM-110. Practically no bagmarks, frosty luster, the 1880-S starting to tone. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

214. USA (Carson City mint), $1 Morgan, 1880-CC, in original GSA plastic holder and box and with original card (num-bered). KM-110. About 4-3/8” x 6-1/2”. Frosty Mint State with bagmarks, popular original packaging. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

215. USA (Carson City mint), $1 Morgan, 1881-CC, in original GSA plastic holder and box and with original card (num-bered). KM-110. About 4-3/8” x 6-1/2”. Frosty Mint State with bagmarks, starting to tone, popular original packaging. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

216. Lot of 3 USA (Carson City mint), $1 Morgans, 1882-CC, 1883-CC and 1884-CC, in original GSA plastic holders and boxes and with original cards (numbered). KM-110. Each about 4-3/8” x 6-1/2”. Frosty Mint State with bagmarks, the 1883 starting to tone, popular original packaging. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

217. Original BU roll (20 coins) of USA (New Orleans mint) $1 Morgan, 1883-O. KM-110. All BU with bagmarks, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $700-$1,000.




221. Original BU roll (20 coins) of USA (Philadelphia mint) $1 Morgan, 1885. KM-110. All BU with bagmarks, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $700-$1,000.

222. Original BU roll (20 coins) of USA (Philadelphia mint) $1 Morgan, 1896. KM-110. All BU with bagmarks, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $700-$1,000.

223. Lot of 7 USA (Philadelphia mint) $1 Peace, 1923, 1924 (3) and 1925 (3), all encapsulated PCGS green tag MS64. KM-150. Minimal contact marks, muted luster, a couple with hints of incipient toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

Silver minors224. USA (mint uncertain), 50c capped bust, date not visible, chopmarked as from circulation in the Orient, from the S.S. Central America (1857), encapsulated NCS genuine, with name of ship stated inside slab. Darkly encrusted and virtually devoid of host-coin details, but the chopmarks are deep and readable and represent a unique occurrence on a US coin from a US wreck! Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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225. Lot of 2 USA (Philadelphia mint) half dollar walking Liberty, 1941 and 1943, both encapsulated PCGS green tag MS66. KM-142. Flashy white with luster and lacking any flaws save for a few tiny marks. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

226. Lot of 3 USA (Philadelphia mint) seated Liberty dimes, 1883, 1887 and 1890, all encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-A92.

No wear, muted luster, minor marks on the 1890 only. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

Copper-nickel and copper 227. Original BU roll (40 coins) of USA (Denver mint) Jef-ferson 5c, 1950-D. KM-A192. All problem-free BU with toning and luster. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

228. USA (Philadelphia mint), proof copper-nickel 3-cent nickel, 1885. KM-95. 1.88 grams. Matte Proof with no marks or wear, muted luster. With Numismatic Certification Institute photo-certificate from 1987 assessing a grade of “PR 65.” Estimate: $400-$600.

229. Lot of 3 USA (Philadelphia mint) copper 1c Indian head 1909, all encapsulated PCGS MS64RD. KM-90a. All with original luster and color, no marks or wear but one with very minor flaws (as made). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

Proof sets230. USA (Philadelphia mint), 1940 five-coin Proof set of 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c and 1c, in original cardboard holder from the mint. 6-1/2” x 3-1/4”. Low-grade Proofs with luster, starting to tone. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $800-$1,200.

231. USA (Philadelphia mint), 1941 five-coin Proof set of 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c and 1c, in original cardboard holder from the mint. 6-1/2” x 3-1/4”. Low-grade Proofs with luster, starting to tone. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $800-$1,200.

232. USA (Philadelphia mint), 1942 six-coin Proof set of 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c (two) and 1c, in original cardboard holder from the mint. 6-1/2” x 3-1/4”. Low-grade Proofs with luster, starting to tone. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $800-$1,200.

233. USA (Philadelphia mint), 1951 five-coin Proof set of 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c and 1c, in original cardboard box from the mint. The box 2-5/8” square. Choice Proofs with original color and luster. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

234. Lot of 2 USA (Philadelphia mint) five-coin Proof sets of 50c, 25c, 10c, 5c and 1c, dated 1953 and 1954, in original cardboard boxes from the mint. Each box 2-5/8” square. Choice Proofs with original color and luster, the 1954s starting to tone. (See In-ternet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

Mint sets235. Original double mint set (22 coins) of 1955 USA (Philadelphia and San Francisco mints) 50c (2), 25c (4), 10c (6), 5c (4) and 1c (6), in original holders and envelope. 6” x 3-1/2”. Mint State, most starting to tone. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$300-$450.

236. Original double mint set (18 coins) of 1956 USA (Philadelphia and Denver mints) 50c (2), 25c (4), 10c (4), 5c (4) and 1c (4), in original holders and envelope. 6” x 3-1/2”. Mint State, most starting to tone. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.



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Shipwreck IngotsGold

“Dry Tortugas wreck,” sunk ca. 1622 off the Dry Tortugas off Florida

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

239. Small, cut gold “finger” bar, 116 grams, fineness 20-1/4K. 4-1/4” long, 1/2” to

3/4” wide and about 1/4” thick. One of the thinnest (genuine) gold ingots we have seen, its uncut length probably due to the fact that it bears just one marking of fineness XX• (hence not further reducible), with one end round as cast and the other neatly cut and now loaded with white coral, all lustrous but somewhat crudely cast. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

240. Colombian cut gold bar, 760 grams, with markings of fineness XXII: (21-1/2K) and assayer/foundry Peña-Randa (“EN RADA”), from the “Dry Tortugas wreck” (ca. 1622), now believed to be the Buen Jesus y Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the Spanish 1622 Fleet, plated in Craig & Richards. 4-1/2” long, 1-1/4” wide and about 1/2” thick. Massive cut piece (probably about half of a whole ingot) with very bold markings (the fineness twice and the owner once, plus three partial circular tax seals), most filled with dark encrustation or at least toning, a couple crude places (as cast) but overall well made and impressively heavy, the cut end chiseled down to about half and broken from there (now filled with dark stuff), one of very few bars from this wreck publicly available and now with additional appeal due to recent research that has pinpointed the name of the wreck and attributed it once and for all to the famous 1622 Fleet (Atocha and Santa Margarita). From the “Dry Tortugas wreck” (ca. 1622, possibly the Rosario of the Spanish 1622 Fleet), plated on page 78 of Spanish Treasure Bars (2003), by Craig & Richards. Estimate: $35,000-up.

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Silver

241. Large silver bar #282 from the Atocha (1622), 78 lb 6.72 oz troy, fineness 2380/2400, Class Factor 0.9, dated 1621, Potosí foundry, ex-Fay Feild. 13-3/4” long, 5” wide and about 3” tall. A rather well-marked bar, with clear fineness IIUCCCLXXX followed by the usual MEXIA assayer cartouche, date 1621 preceded by Po for Potosí, manifest IIUCCCLIX, four tax seals, plus marks for owner and silvermaster (among others), assayer’s “bite” in center, somewhat pitted all over the top surface, which also has a deep pit (as made), now partially filled with encrustation. The pedigree links to Mel Fisher’s brilliant engineer and magnetometry pioneer, Fay Feild. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S282, and pedigreed to the collection of Fay Feild. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.

242. Medium silver bar #921 from the Atocha (1622), 34 lb 11 oz troy, dated 1621, fineness 2300+/2400, Class Factor unknown, Potosí foundry. 13” long, 4-1/4” wide and about 2” tall. One of very few bars with markings on both sides, the usually-marked (flat) side very rough but with silversmith mark (B) and others (including a diagonal slash), the rounded side with manifest IIUCCXLIX, fineness IIUCCC (with other undecipherable letters following), date 1621 (weak), a couple tax seals and two more silversmith marks (B), small assayer’s “bite” in center, quite interesting and more manageable in size than the typical loaves. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #S921. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

243. Flat silver ingot from the Atocha (1622), 18 lb 6.96 oz troy, fineness 2340/2400 fine, no Class Factor, Potosí foundry, very rare as uncleaned. 13” long, 3-3/4” wide and about 1” tall. This piece is rare for several reasons: its thin size, its uncleaned status, its lack of Treasure Salvors number-stamps and its markings on both sides, with silvermaster (B) and diagonal slash on the usual (flat side), and the rounded side with manifest IIUCCLI, fineness IIUCCCXL followed by the MEXIA assayer cartouche, several tax seals and the usual assayer’s “bite” in center. Cleaning could possibly reveal a date and foundry mark, for the surface corrosion does not appear significant, but the light sheen of brownish encrustation makes this piece unique. From the Atocha (1622), with copy of letter from State Attorney’s office showing that Mel Fisher dropped charges against his son for the theft of this bar and others. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

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Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola

244. Small silver contraband “splash” ingot from the Concepción (1641), 243 grams. Roughly

4” in diameter and 1/4” thick. A crude, flat puddle of plain silver, no markings or encrustation, small piece of edge possibly cut away in its time (assayer’s “bite”?), darkly toned. From the Concepción (1641). Estimate:

$400-$600.

245. Small silver contraband “splash” ingot from the Concepción (1641), 134 grams. Roughly

3” in diameter and 1/8” thick. Plain disk of silver with one side smooth but the other quite cratered (as made), somewhat darkly toned all over. From the Concepción (1641). Estimate: $300-$450.

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England

246. Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1965 grams, about 98.5% fine, with stamps of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) and “jumping goat” assayer-mark of Otto and/or Wouter Buck. About 6-1/2” x 1-1/2” x 1-1/2”.

Very neatly cast and well preserved as usual, with very clear markings and no corrosion, the cut end with shallow depression filled with orange crud. From the Rooswijk (1739), with salvager’s tag #RK05A50267 and certificate. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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Copper

247. Large copper ingot, approx. 57 lb, from the Atocha (1622). Roughly 15” x 12” x 3”. Unlike most specimens, this mas-sive “pig” of copper is uncleaned and encrusted with white, shelly coral all over (one of the neatest we’ve seen) and bears the original salvage tag, great for display. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate C106. Estimate: $800-$1,200.


Nuevo Constante, sunk in 1766 off New Orleans

248. Large copper ingot, approx. 110 lb, from the Nuevo Constante (1766), rare, ex-Dave Sim-mons. 17” in diameter and up to 3-1/2” thick. Much larger and rounder than the Atocha copper ingots from 144 years earlier but made the same way, this uncleaned piece has a remarkably smooth topside, pierced with small bubble holes here and there (one of which contains a modern drilled test-hole, in addition to another on the smooth part) and an attractively encrusted bottom (lots of green and brown color), but most important is its unique provenance, a Spanish merchant ship blown aground in a hurricane and non-commercially salvaged under the aegis of the State of Louisiana in the early 1980s. From the Nuevo Constante (1766) and pedigreed to the collection of Dave Simmons. Estimate: $1,500-up.

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Shipwreck Silver Coins

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

249. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R at bottom between pillars. Nesmith 6a/6c for type

S-M1. 11.56 grams. Choice bold details all over (full legends, no doubling) but with very light surface corrosion and corresponding weight loss, still very attractive and great for study since so much die-detail is in evidence. With Sedwick photo-certificate, and pedigreed to the Richard A. Long auctions of October 1996 (lot 536) and October 1995 (lot 588). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

250. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R at bottom between pillars. Nesmith 6; S-M1. 9.32

grams. Darkly toned as uncleaned, with an approximate 25% piece of edge lost to corrosion, the rest of the coin well struck and well detailed despite lack of contrast. Estimate: $400-$600.

251. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” oPo to left, oMo to right (rare), left-leaning panel, rare, ex-“Golden Fleece wreck” Research Collection. Nesmith 21; S-M4. 12.72 grams. Solid coin with full legends and inner details, some light surface corrosion but most of the coin pristine, mostly darkly toned. Assayer P to left is widely considered rarer than P to right. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, lot #185. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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252. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” oMo to left, oPo to right, slightly left-leaning panel, G/X in legend, ex-“Golden Fleece wreck” Research Collection. Nesmith 26 for type; S-M4. 13.58 grams. Corrosion-free beauty with nearly full legends and excellent inner details (VF for actual wear), attractive even toning, clear G/X error. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #188, and to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #1022, with Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

254. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” oMo to left, oPo to right, left-leaning panel. Nesmith

26c; S-M4. 11.57 grams. Choice AU inner details and crown plus most of legend but about 10% of the edge lost to corrosion, nicely toned. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

255. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 50e; S-

M5a. 13.03 grams. Choice full shield side with full legends, the pillars side similar but off-center and slightly corroded, nicely toned all over. Estimate: $350-$500.

253. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” oMo to left, oPo to right, unique error with denomi-nation 4 punched over rotated 4, left-leaning panel, ex-Kent Ponterio collection. Nesmith 26 for type; S-M4. 13.32 grams. Darkly rainbow-toned all over but completely uncorroded, with full and choice XF+ details, clear error, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Kent Ponterio collection (Ponterio auction of August 2009, lot #9098), with Sedwick certificate. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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256. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer A to left, mintmark M to right, rare. Nesmith

62 for type; S-M6. 13.11 grams. Broad, round and well-centered flan with full legends and inner details (no doubling), practically no corrosion but still clearly salvaged, patchy toning. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

257. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer A to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 58; S-M6.

13.08 grams. Broad, round and well-centered flan with full legends and inner details (no doubling), practically no corrosion but still clearly salvaged, slightly uneven toning. Estimate: $600-$900.

258. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 86; S-M9.

12.53 grams. Richly brown-toned and well struck (XF details) but with small part of edge corroded away. With Sedwick certificate from 2006. Estimate: $250-$375.

Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas

259. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales (3) and 2 reales (2), Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” various assayers (where visible). 40.51 grams total. Moderately to heavily corroded but all with clear details and some toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$400-$600.

260. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith 46 for type; S-M5a. 10.52 grams. Solid coin but completely uncleaned, with rusty orange encrustation and dark toning all over, most details clear or presumed to be when cleaned. Estimate: $175-$250.

261. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer A to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 58 for type; S-M6. 8.67 grams. Full flan with good details despite light surface corrosion and wear, all deeply brown-toned as usual. Estimate: $350-$500.

262. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left, fused with a US Lincoln penny (date in the 1900s but not fully discernible). Nesmith 86 for type; S-M9. 11.68 grams. Truly one of the strangest things we have seen from a shipwreck, the 4R and penny clearly sharing the same bright-orange oxidation and encrustation, with the shield side of the 4R fairly well detailed and solid. This piece begs the question: How? Estimate: $175-$250.

263. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith 45 for type; S-M5a. 5.85 grams. Broad, round flan with full legends and inner details, nicely toned, just with light surface corrosion all over. Estimate: $125-$200.

264. Lot of 7 fragments, all but one Mexican silver coins of Charles-Joanna but the last item some kind of copper token or button. 10.52 grams total. Faint wisps of coins, barely recognizable as such (due to corrosion), all uncleaned and dark. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

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Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo

Santiago, sunk in 1585 on the Bassas da India atoll between Mozambique and Madagascar (east of Africa)

265. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer P. Nesmith 26b for type S-M4. 17.95 grams total. Moderately corroded specimens with some good details, both with assayers somewhat unclear but al-most certainly P (the other possibility, F, is extremely rare), nicely toned, one with large patch of tan encrustation. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

266. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer R to left, rare. Nesmith 74; S-M7. 8.51 grams. Thin and underweight from corrosion but with clear details, nearly full legends, contrasting toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

267. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith

50e and 50d type; S-M5a. 20.97 grams total. Broad-flan specimens with full details despite light surface corrosion, nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

268. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith

86 and 86 for type; S-M9. 19.93 grams total. Both well detailed, one quite broad but the other one normal, both with light surface corrosion and toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

269. Lot of 15 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G and L (where visible). 98.90 grams total.

Most with good details despite moderate to heavy corrosion and thinning, all nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $800-$1,200.

270. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G and L to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 49 and 85. 8.83 grams total. Nice detail (including legends) despite moderate surface corrosion, contrasting toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

271. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left, reversed “S” in PHILIPPVS. S-M11; KM-36; CT-335. 8.77 grams. Uncorroded shield side (just worn) with bold king’s ordinal II, the cross side lightly corroded all over, richly toned. Estimate: $80-$120.

272. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o’clock outside tressure around cross. CT-390. 13.05 grams.

Choice detail and strike (well centered, nearly full legends) despite minor pitting, somewhat silvery. Estimate: $150-$225.

273. Lot of 2 Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o’clock outside tressure around cross. CT-390.

26.39 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, one toned in crevices, both with minimal surface corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$200-$300.

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

276. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (O or F), king’s name as PIIILIPPVS. KM-36. 14.44

grams. Choice coin with much detail and no corrosion but big areas of white coral appended, full king’s name with interesting error, darkly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

277. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (O or F), legend with king’s ordinal II and (GRAT)A (no I). KM-36. 13.33 grams. Solid and uncorroded, with choice full crown, full but partially flat shield and cross, nice toning and bits of coral here and there. Estimate: $125-$200.

Mexico

274. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer F below mintmark oM to left, denomination IIII to right, backwards D in INDIARVM. S-M12; KM-36; CT-328. 13.48 grams.

Solid and uncorroded but with central flatness, bold oMF and parts of legend, including the rotated-D error. Estimate: $125-$200.

275. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer F, below mintmark oM to left, denomination IIII to right, king’s name as PIIILIPVS. S-M12; KM-36; CT-328. 13.09 grams. Full shield and cross with minimal surface corrosion, uneven toning, some legend (including the strange rendering of the king’s name). Estimate:

$125-$200.

278. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assay-ers L and O, all with coral encrustation. 55.63 grams total.

Fascinating group of solid and well-detailed coins with gener-ally nice toning and at least some white or gray coral on each. Esti-

mate: $500-$750.

279. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers L and O, rare denomination for shipwrecks. 14.05 grams total. All thin from corrosion but with clear details, some light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

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Lima

285. Lot of 15 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayers B (various periods) and A. KM-5.1. 343.44 grams total. Mostly solid coins with clear details despite moderate to heavy corrosion and “chewing” around edges, light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

286. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 and 4 reales, Philip II, assayer C under erasure, very rare. 31.22 grams total. Philip II assayer C is among the rarest of Potosí issues, and both of these coins display the assayer quite clearly, along with nice shields and a bold cross on the 4R; but corrosion on the surfaces and edges of these coins makes them hard for a specialist to appreciate. Nevertheless, contrasting toning and other good details make both coins great for study despite the corrosion. Estimate: $600-$900.

280. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, early-pillars-type 4R (1) and 2R (2), Philip II, assayer Rincón. 20.27 grams total.

Generally rare and desirable as the first coins minted in South America, but all with surface corrosion and small pieces of edge missing, still with some bold details and toned fields for contrast. Estimate: $500-$750.

281. Lot of 12 Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. S-L4; KM-

14. 286.51 grams total. Mostly solid coins with clear details despite moderate to heavy corrosion and “chewing” around edges, light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,250-

$2,000.

282. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-4 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; CT-318. 12.84 grams. Choice, uncorroded specimen with full and crisp details all over also nicely toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

283. Lot of 7 Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. S-L4; KM-11. 82.50 grams total. Choice details but all with corrosion on surfaces or around edges, mostly nicely toned, a few with bits of coral encrustation. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $600-$900.

284. Lot of 7 Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. S-L4; KM-11. 84.44 grams total.

Choice details but all with corrosion on surfaces or around edges, mostly nicely toned, a few with bits of coral encrustation. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $600-$900.

Potosí

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287. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón). S-P1; KM-4.2. 12.21 grams. Full legends (the king’s name especially bold), good full crown and shield and cross despite minor doubling, nicely toned, virtually uncorroded. Estimate: $250-$375.

Spain

288. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M to left, rare. S-P2; KM-4.2. 12.21 grams. Full but worn inner details and nearly full legends despite corrosion around edge, uneven toning, still great for study as coins of this assayer do not come around often. Estimate:

$250-$375.

289. Lot of 7 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayers L, B (various periods) and A. KM-4.2. 79.91 grams total. Mostly solid coins with clear details despite moderate to heavy corrosion and “chewing” around edges, light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$500-$750.

290. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (various periods). KM-4.2. 124.95 grams total. Mostly solid coins with clear details despite moderate to heavy corrosion and “chewing” around edges, light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $700-$1,000.

291. Lot of 10 mainland Spanish 2R and 1R, various mints and periods (Ferdinand-Isabel to Philip II), including one “crowned-F” type struck for use in the New World (rare). 37.28 grams total. All more or less corroded (some thin, some with pieces missing) but attributable, one with patches of greenish coral, the “crowned-F” 1R rare and important but only about 60% intact. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

Mixed mints

292. Lot of 9 Spanish colonial cobs, various denominations (8R, 4R, 2R and 1R) and mints (Mexico, Lima and Potosí) and assayers, all coral-encrusted. 146.67 grams total. Mostly solid coins with clear details (many with visible assayers) despite moderate to heavy corrosion and “chewing” around edges, all toned but with bright white coral adhering in places, a fascinating lot to be sure. Estimate:

$500-$750.

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293. Lot of 3 two-coin clumps of Spanish co-lonial cob 4 reales (Mexico, Lima and Potosí), all coral-encrusted, one with coins separated. 76.51 grams total. Solid coins with decent details despite corrosion and “chewing” around edges, all toned but with bright white coral adhering in places. Estimate:

$400-$600.

295. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F below mintmark oM to left, denomination 4 to right. S-M12;

KM-36; CT-329. 9.74 grams. Solid and well-toned specimen with nice full shield and cross, full oMF, light surface corrosion only. Estimate:

$125-$200.

296. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible (F below mintmark oM to left), denomination 4 to right. S-M12; KM-36; CT-329. 12.63 grams. Choice full shield and cross and bold denomination 4, but flat to left of shield, minimal corrosion, good toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

294. Lot of 8 Spanish / Spanish colonial cob minors (Mexico, Lima, Potosí and Spain), various assayers, some just frag-ments. 47.75 grams total. A desirable mix of types, all with fairly good detail despite corrosion, also nicely toned overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

“Rill Cove wreck,” sunk ca. 1618 off Cornwall, England

297. Granada, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer oF to right, single vertical bar for Aragon in shield. CT-296. 12.78

grams. Round, thick flan with full shield and cross, full assayer and denomination to right, toned, lightly corroded. Estimate: $125-$200.

298. Granada, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer oF to right, double vertical bar for Aragon in shield. CT-297. 12.84

grams. Finely detailed full crown and shield and cross, light toning all over, minimal surface corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.

299. Lot of 7 cob 2 reales of Mexico and Spain, Philip II and III. 25.14 grams total. All corroded and mostly thin but with clear shields and/or crosses, darkly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$125-$200.





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Mexico300. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1621D, Grade-1 quality but Grade 2 on certificate, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel. S-M18; CT-120. 37.00 grams total (the coin alone 26.8

grams). Solid coin with very bold oMD, clear bottoms of digits of date, full and well-detailed but partially corroded shield and cross, very uneven thickness, lightly toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #433 and Fisher certificate #104881. Estimate:

$600-$900.

301. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)20(D), Grade 3, rare. S-M18; KM-37.2; CT-237. 7.22 grams. Clear date, most of crown and shield and cross despite corrosion that has removed an approximate 40% piece from the edge, silvery as usual. With Fisher certificate #231308. Estimate: $250-$375.

302. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)621/0(D), Grade 3, rare. S-M18; KM-unl CT-238. 9.97 grams. Bold date and de-nomination, most of crown and shield and cross, moderate surface corrosion, good toning. With Fisher certificate #240295. Estimate:

$300-$450.

303. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-37.2. 10.43 grams. Good full cross and shield but peripheries flat and crude, also some corrosion despite the Grade, typically silvery. With Fisher certificate #216464. Estimate:

$400-$600.

304. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade-2 quality but no Grade on certificate. KM-37.2. 8.86 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross, peripher-ies flat, light to moderate surface corrosion. With Fisher certificate #146761. Estimate: $300-$450.

305. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grades 3 and 4. KM-37.2. 16.90 grams total.

Clear shields and crosses despite moderate corrosion. With Fisher certificates #134993 and 190047. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$300-$450.

306. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer A/F, Grade 1, pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin). S-M16. 6.18 grams. Superb specimen with outstanding full cross and shield, bold oMA/F, flat peripheries with a touch of corrosion at part of edge on reverse but very nicely toned. Pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection and Plate Coin #167 in the catalog, also pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #163, and with special Fisher photo-certificate #237721. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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307. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip II or III, assayer not visible, fragment (2 points), hand-signed certificate from 1976. 1.73 grams. Very thin from corrosion but with clear full cross, darkly toned, desirable original pedigree dating back to before the “mother lode” find in 1985. With hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate from March 1976 (rare) and original coin enclosure. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

308. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1, rare denomina-tion from this wreck. S-M16. 3.28 grams. Full shield and cross, light surface corrosion, typically silvery. With Fisher certificate #95A-0599. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

309. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3, rare denomina-tion for this wreck. S-M16. 1.85 grams. Fragmentary due to corrosion but with enough detail to attribute. With Fisher certificate #231428. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

313. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-I to left, P-(oD) to right, pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin). S-L4; KM-7; CT-634. 2.74 grams.

Choice full detail with contrasting toning, maybe a little worn but practically uncorroded, not rare numismatically but very rare as a Diego 1R from this wreck, and with a desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection and Plate Coin #110 in the catalog, also pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #168, and with special Fisher photo-certificate #236923. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Lima

310. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-ii to left, oD-* to right, Grade 1. S-L4; KM-9; CT-490. 6.28

grams. Full legends and inner details (some central weakness), minimal surface corrosion, somewhat silvery. With Fisher certificate #177155. Estimate: $600-$900.

311. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, Grade 2. S-L4; KM-9; CT-487. 5.85

grams. Decent detail despite weak spots and light surface corrosion, contrasting toning in crevices. With Fisher certificate #177173. Estimate:

$400-$600.

312. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-ii to left, oD-* to right, Grade 3. S-L4; KM-9; CT-490. 3.79

grams. Crisp detail despite moderate surface corrosion, good toning. With Fisher certificate #211355. Estimate: $300-$450.

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315. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 2. S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 23.64 grams. Solid coin with light surface corrosion, clear details, full cross and shield. With Fisher certificate #137740. Estimate: $400-$600.

316. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved-leg), Grade-1 quality (but no Grade on certificate). S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 26.51 grams.

Solid and uncorroded, full shield and cross, not much contrast. With Fisher certificate #199062. Estimate: $400-$600.

317. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved-leg), Grade-1 quality with original tag but certificate missing. S-P15; KM-10; CT-

126. 24.77 grams. Choice full shield and P-R, full cross with hint of surface corrosion, lightly red-toned. With Fisher tag #170350. Estimate:

$250-$375.

Potosí 8R

314. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, P-B “Great Module” (1st or 2nd period), pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection (Plate Coin). S-P4; KM-5.1. 26.74 grams. In our Auction #6 we presented this coin as 1st-period (“Lima style”) B, for it has the fabric of a very early piece; yet the crown and the with-H HISPANIARVM in the legend indicate a slightly later issue (which is when the “Great Module” pieces of B were struck anyway). Adding to the confusion is a unique style of lions that was not used in either the earliest issues OR the 2nd period of B (just on this die). (Note that this is #53 in Paoletti, who exhibited similar vacillation in its attribution.) In any case it is an exceptional specimen, with incredibly bold, full details both in the legends and inside, nicely toned in crevices, and 100% corrosion-free. Great coin for either the advanced Potosí researcher or the Atocha specialist. Pedigreed to the Atocha Research Collection and Plate Coin #130 in the catalog, also pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #169, and with special Fisher photo-certificate #237784. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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318. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, with original tag but certificate missing. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124.

25.97 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross, bold P-Q, couple rust spots but otherwise somewhat silvery. With Fisher tag #201119. Estimate: $300-$450.

319. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617(M), Grade 1. S-P19;

KM-10; CT-129. 25.67 grams. Very broad flan with bold parts of the leg-end (including date) around full cross, also full but slightly doubled (and lightly corroded) shield and crown. With Fisher/Sinclair certificate #154353. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

320. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-10; CT-123. 26.50 grams. Choice full shield and cross enhanced by lovely red toning and a total lack of corrosion, the assayer quite bold. With Fisher/Miguel photo-certificate #TM-1666. Estimate: $500-$750.

321. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 2, with tag but no certificate. S-P18; KM-10; CT-123. 24.41

grams. Solid coin with light surface corrosion only, full shield and cross, typically silvery. With original tag #125395. Estimate: $200-$300.

322. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618T/PAL, rare, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; CT-131. 23.20 grams. Strange flan due to uneven thickness and corrosion on part of edge on obverse only, also atypically toned, with 100% full date and T/PAL, the latter below a tiny (1R-sized) mintmark P. With Fisher certificate #177059. Estimate: $500-$750.

323. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (161)9T, unique error lacking lions and castles in shield, Grade 1, original tag and certificate missing. S-P21; KM-10; CT-133. 26.63 grams. Very broad flan with good full shield and cross, the former lacking anything but shadows of the lions and castles in the upper-left quadrant (decidedly not simply worn away), practically no surface corrosion. With Sedwick certificate from 2009. Estimate: $350-$500.

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324. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619(T), Grade 2. S-P21;

KM-10; CT-133. 23.26 grams. Odd flan (oval in shape, unevenly thick), full shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, clear date, very silvery. With Fisher certificate #159459. Estimate: $350-$500.

325. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)20T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-

10; CT-137. 25.37 grams. Very bold 20 of date, good full cross and shield despite corrosion, toned on fields. With Fisher certificate #206904. Estimate: $500-$750.

326. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 25.88 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross but light surface corrosion, deep toning, fairly clear date. With Fisher certificate #215961. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

327. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1(6)2(?)T, Grade 1 (19 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10.

25.56 grams. Bold full shield, full but crude cross with natural void in middle, solid and nearly uncorroded but typically silvery, desir-able original pedigree dating back to before the “mother lode” find in 1985. With hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate from January 1976 (rare). Estimate: $500-$750.

328. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)2(?)T, backwards mintmark, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 26.03 grams. Exceptionally bold detail on both sides, even with luster on fields, with full “q*T” for mintmark-assayer, king’s ordinal III in legend, nicely toned and virtu-ally corrosion-free except for one small spot on reverse surface. With Fisher photo-certificate #164039. Estimate: $500-$750.

329. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 26.27 grams. Broad flan with great detail (shield and cross) despite uneven thickness, no corrosion at all, minor edge-split. With Fisher certificate #155225. Estimate: $600-$900.


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330. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. KM-10. 24.04

grams. Full but doubled cross, full but corroded shield, no toning. With Fisher certificate #246317. Estimate: $300-$450.

331. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade unknown, custom-framed with Duncan Mathewson certificate. KM-10. About 14” x 12”. Dark and corroded coin (parts of edge missing) but with clear cross showing, attractively mounted, the custom certificate unique (first of its kind we have ever seen). Housed in a framed display with a hand-signed certificate from Fisher archeologist R. Duncan Mathewson III. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

Potosí 8R group lots332. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 1. KM-10. 126.25 grams total.

Good crosses and shields, minimal corrosion. With Fisher or Fisher/Sinclair certificates #105483, 117115, 147636, 152521 and 152880. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

333. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, vari-ous assayers (where visible), all Grade 2. KM-10. 123.47 grams

total. Light and localized corrosion (if any), generally good shields and crosses. With Fisher or Fisher/Sinclair certificates #H393, H440, 107340, 155767 and 163272. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$1,750-$2,500.

334. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, as-sayers not visible, all Grade 3. KM-10. 188.91 grams total. Moderate corrosion but generally clear shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #131408, 134180, 141704, 147423, 147725, 147745, 147765, 147785, 147826 and 148053. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$2,000-$3,000.

335. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, as-sayers not visible, all Grade 3. KM-10. 189.82 grams total. Moderate corrosion but generally clear shields and crosses, one with upper half of shield transposed. With Fisher certificates #131432, 131456, 131502, 131551, 131605, 131628, 134127, 134798, 135082 and 142404. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Potosí 4R

336. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L, rare, Grade-1 quality but Grade 2 on certificate. S-P3; KM-4.2. 12.76

grams. Broad, round flan with nearly full legends, good full shield, full but lightly corroded cross, desirable early issue. With Fisher certificate #237429. Estimate: $600-$900.

337. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 1. S-P10; KM-4.2. 12.73 grams. Broad flan, full cross and shield with minor flat spots, minimal surface corrosion. With Fisher certificate #159368. Estimate: $500-$750.

338. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A, Grade-1 quality but Grade 2 on certificate. S-P11; KM-4.2; CT-346. 13.01

grams. Broad flan with good full cross and shield, minimal surface corrosion. With Fisher certificate #237455. Estimate: $500-$750.

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339. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), borders of x’s, Grade 1. S-P14; KM-4.3. 11.76 grams. Bold full shield and cross (very slightly doubled), nicely toned, minor surface corrosion only. With Fisher certificate #159375. Estimate: $500-$750.

340. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-9; CT-244. 12.70 grams. Decent full shield and cross despite crude strike and minor corrosion, somewhat silvery. With Fisher certificate #118254. Estimate: $500-$750.

341. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-9; CT-243. 12.74 grams. Choice full shield (slightly doubled) and cross, bold assayer, minimal corrosion. With Fisher certificate #230158. Estimate: $600-$900.

342. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-9; CT-243. 12.42 grams. Nice detail, bold P-Q, full shield and cross, light surface corrosion, silvery with tiny green spots. With Fisher certificate #129567. Estimate: $600-$900.

343. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-9; CT-243. 12.24 grams. Uncorroded and nicely toned, with full but off-center shield and cross, some bold legend. With Fisher certificate #205131. Estimate: $500-$750.

344. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, (1617)M, Grade 1. S-P19; KM-9; CT-245. 13.13 grams. Odd-shaped flan with full shield and cross, no corrosion, lightly red-toned. With Fisher/Miguel photo-certificate #TM-1476. Estimate: $500-$750.

345. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1)617(M), Grade 3. S-P19;

KM-9; CT-245. 9.79 grams. Bold full shield despite moderate corrosion, the cross a bit worse but still in evidence. With Fisher certificate #183445. Estimate: $300-$450.

346. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, denomination as “o-4” with backwards 4 (1618), Grade 1. S-P21; KM-9; CT-247. 12.64 grams. Bold denomination (very odd), crude but technically full shield and cross (both slightly doubled), uneven toning but no corrosion, edge-crack. With Fisher certificate #261852. Estimate: $400-$600.

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347. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel. S-P21; KM-9. 17.35 grams total

(the coin alone 13.0 grams). Slightly oval flan with good full shield and cross, practically no corrosion, nicely toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #209 and Fisher certificate #105709. Estimate:

$600-$900.

348. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-9. 13.06 grams. Exceptionally choice full shield and cross enhanced by darkly toned fields, no corrosion, very eye-catching. With Fisher certificate #211018. Estimate: $400-$600.

349. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade-1 quality, with original tag but certificate missing. S-P21; KM-9. 13.28 grams. Good full shield with clear assayer, full but corroded cross, toned on fields. With Fisher tag #155943. Estimate:

$300-$450.

Potosí 4R group lots

351. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assay-ers not visible, all Grade 1. KM-9. 39.19 grams total. No corrosion, good full shields and crosses despite flat areas. With Fisher certificates #141461, 146831 and 185550. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

350. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2, with original tag but cer-tificate missing. S-P21; KM-9. 8.00 grams. Clear assayer to left of full but off-center shield, full cross, moderately corroded all over. With Fisher tag #135363. Estimate: $200-$300.

352. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 1. KM-9. 76.36 grams total. Good full crosses and shields, a couple with very minor corrosion. With Fisher certificates #220209, 220736, 230232, 262004, 262242 and 264170. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

353. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, as-sayers Q, M and T (all visible), all Grade 1. KM-9. 130.03 grams

total. Little or no corrosion, generally good shields and crosses, one with flan-crack. With Fisher certificates #105585, 147491, 155694, 158538, 160672, 164441, 180245, 185428, 184467 and 185740. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

354. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, vari-ous assayers (where visible), all Grade 1. KM-9. 127.71 grams total.

Little or no corrosion, generally good shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #117441, 153296, 153313, 156022, 157594, 157602, 159915, 162812, 162826 and 164388. (See Internet for photo.) Esti-

mate: $4,000-$6,000.

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355. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 1. KM-9. 127.67 grams total.

Little or no corrosion, generally good shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #170889, 175019, 175027, 177404, 183430, 186926, 187876, 205093, 217993 and 220353. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

356. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade-1 quality but no Grades on the certificates. KM-9. 77.66 grams total. Little or no corrosion, generally good shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #161122, 163879, 173366, 174179, 208345 and 211099. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,250-$3,500.

357. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade-1 quality but no Grades on the certificates. KM-9. 73.65 grams total. Little or no corrosion, generally good shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #213212, 214546, 214672, 215497, 215512 and 263778. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,250-$3,500.


Light to moderate corrosion, generally good crosses and shields. With Fisher certificates #154651, 157650, 217956 and 221386. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

359. Lot of 7 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 2. KM-9. 81.45 grams total. Light to moderate corrosion, generally good crosses and shields. With Fisher certificates #147190, 149761, 154472, 158399, 159786, 160675 and 161959. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,250-$3,500.


Light to moderate corrosion, generally good crosses and shields. With Fisher certificates #142308, 151668, 153057, 153223, 162113, 181759, 183226, 183523, 187618 and 188531. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.





363. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, all assayer Q, all Grade-2 quality but no Grades on the certificates. KM-9. 37.09 grams total. Light corrosion only, mostly toned, with full shields and crosses, all three with minor edge-splits. With Fisher certificates #117402, 154641 and 168017. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $900-$1,350.

364. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade-2 quality but no Grades on the cer-tificates. KM-9. 113.81 grams total. Light to moderate corrosion, generally good crosses and shields. With Fisher certificates #114665, 121258, 125595, 128155, 128257, 144939, 160630, 163698, 173290 and 174391. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

365. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 3. KM-9. 56.30 grams total. Decent specimens, some better than the stated Grade, with light to moderate corrosion, decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #114855, 125481, 129181, 148543, 168798 and 192207. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.


Moderate to heavy corrosion, still with decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #153744, 155880, 159222, 159504, 160005, 160713 and 162038. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.


Moderate to heavy corrosion, still with decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #154567, 156010, 156684, 157545, 158417, 159992 and 168902. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

368. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 3. KM-9. 70.10 grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion, still with decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #133857, 136477, 138174, 147933, 148563, 148939, 148959, 162050, 168748 and 191656. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

369. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 3. KM-9. 90.13 grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion, still with decent shields and crosses. With Fisher certificates #146442, 147508, 148093, 148155, 148861, 149055, 162903, 191661, 192369 and 194089. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Potosí 2R

370. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period, “Lima style”), Grade 1. S-P4; KM-3.2. 6.20 grams. Broad, thin flan with full but slightly doubled and partially weak shield and cross, some legend, no corrosion. With Fisher certificate #148428. Estimate:

$600-$900.

371. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-8; CT-353. 6.57 grams. Smallish flan, full shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), clear assayer, somewhat silvery. With Fisher certificate #131834. Estimate: $500-$750.

372. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, unique variety with king’s ordinal as “LLL.” S-P17; KM-8;

CT-353. 6.46 grams. Bold assayer and nearly full but off-center shield with clear king’s ordinal made from L’s in legend, full but weaker cross, no corrosion. With Fisher/Sinclair certificate #190925. Estimate: $400-$600.

373. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1617M, Grade 2, rare. S-P19; KM-8; CT-356. 3.72 grams. Bold but off-center cross with clear date, full shield, somewhat darkly toned, but moderately corroded all over (hence the low weight). With Fisher certificate #240415. Estimate: $400-$600.

374. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1618)PAL, Grade 1, rare. S-P20; KM-8. 6.62 grams. Good full shield and cross, large assayer mono-gram (4R-sized), no corrosion. With Fisher certificate #177219. Estimate: $600-$900.

375. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4 (1 point), hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-8. 1.69 grams. Mere fragment of a coin (still identifiable), dark and thin, but with a desirable pedigree dating back to before the “mother lode” was found in 1985. With hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate from February 1976 (rare) and original coin enclosure. Estimate: $125-$200.

Potosí mixed group lots376. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cobs (one 8R and one 2R), Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 4, with tags but no certifi-cates. 15.98 grams total. Clear shields and crosses despite heavy corrosion, mostly toned. With Fisher tags #82-177 and 82-138. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.





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Cartagena

377. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622A, mintmark RN to left, choice Grade 1, rare, pedigreed to the Atocha Re-search Collection (Plate Coin) and Plate Coin in The Practical Book of Cobs. S-C2; KM-3.2; CT-251. 25.43 grams. This photogenic coin has a long pedigree dating back to Neil Harris’ The Numismatist article of October 1986 (Plate Coin #33) and most recently on the cover of the 1st quarter 2014 PLVS VLTRA newsletter, with the Atocha Research Collection (1988) and The Practical Book of Cobs (2007) in between! Not hard to see why: It is virtually uncorroded and beautifully toned, with choice full shield and cross (super detail, in fact clearly UNC), full mintmark RN and assayer A, plus clear middle digits of date. As the following two lots will indicate, this issue does not seem so rare after all, but consider that virtually all known specimens come from the 1622 Fleet, and most are corroded, doubled, split or all three! With Fisher photo-certificate #236050, Plate Coin #233 in the Atocha Research Collection catalog, also the Plate Coin on page 124 of the 4th edition (2007) of The Practical Book of Cobs. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

378. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622A, mintmark RN to left, Grade 1, rare. S-C2; KM-3.2; CT-251. 26.84 grams. An excep-tional specimen from the standpoint of lack of corrosion and choice detail (especially the shield), the full cross slightly doubled but showing a clear 22 of the date at top, lightly toned, quite impressive overall. With Fisher-Sinclair photo-certificate #CH9-81-90948, and pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

379. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622A, mintmark RN to left, Grade unknown, rare, with Fisher tag but certifi-cate missing. S-C2; KM-3.2; CT-251. 17.18 grams. Immense flan with choice full shield and cross and much legend, including the full date, also nicely toned, but significantly underweight from corrosion, still quite eye-catching for its width alone. With Fisher tag #236095. Estimate:

$3,500-$5,000.

380. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1622A, mintmark S to left, Grade 1, very rare. S-C2; KM-2.3. 13.52 grams. A more excep-tional example of this first Colombian half dollar cannot be imagined, for the date, crown, shield and cross-and-tressure are 100% full and bold, along with some legend, all beautifully toned on the fields and totally uncorroded. With Fisher-Sinclair photo-certificate #CH9-41-90952, and pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $5,000-up.

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381. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 162(2)A, mintmark S to left, Grade 1, very rare. S-C2; KM-2.3. 13.57 grams. Choice full shield and cross with what can only be described as UNC details, the fields even somewhat lustrous (100% corrosion-free), nearly full king’s name and ordinal, weak but certain date, typically silvery. With Fisher-Sinclair photo-certificate #CH9-41-02444, and pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

382. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 reales, (1622), no assayer, mintmark SF to left, Grade 1, very rare. S-C2CT-835. 5.52 grams.

Bold full shield with clear SF to left, full and well-detailed but off-center cross, parts of peripheries flat, nicely toned and only minimally cor-roded. With Fisher-Sinclair photo-certificate #CH9-21-92445, and pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $1,500-up.

383. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 reales, 1622, no assayer, mintmark SF to left, Grade 1, very rare. S-C2CT-835. 5.75 grams.

Choice full crown and shield with bold SF to left, 100% full date on reverse but the cross egregiously doubled, lightly toned all over, virtually no corrosion. With Fisher-Sinclair photo-certificate #CH4-21-41675, and pedigreed to the Bill Wyatt collection. Estimate: $1,500-up.

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

384. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 re-ales, 1622/0/19D, very rare, Grade 1. S-M18a. 11.52 grams. One hundred percent full date and oMD, most of cross and shield, nicely toned, some localized areas of corro-sion. With Fisher certificate #1622 (note the tag number matches the date on the coin!) and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #188. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

385. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-37.2. 6.26 grams. Very odd shape due to cor-rosion and unevenness, bold denomination, most of cross and shield, lightly toned. With original Fisher photo-certificate #5181. Estimate:

$200-$300.

386. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 1. S-P10; KM-3.2. 5.80 grams. Round and thin, with full crown and shield and cross (some weak spots), uneven toning, minor corrosion. With original Fisher photo-certificate #5796. Estimate:

$350-$500.

387. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II and III, assayers not visible, all Grade 3. 21.89 grams total. Areas of moder-ate corrosion but some parts uncorroded, generally decent shields and crosses. With original Fisher photo-certificates #271, 5543, 5622, 9366 and 11122. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

388. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cobs (one 8R, two 4R and two 2R), Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 4 (or better), with tags but no certificates. 40.86 grams total. Moderately to heavily corroded all over, still decent crosses and shields overall, mostly toned. With Fisher tags #6434, 6622, 10149, 10869 and 11235. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

“Dry Tortugas wreck,” sunk ca. 1622 in the Dry Tortugas southwest of Florida

389. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (A to right, 1621-22), mintmark RN to left, rare. S-C2; KM-3.2. 9.36 grams. Heavily corroded like most coins from this wreck, but with clear king’s ordinal and weak but certain mintmark left of distinctive shield, very lightly toned. Estimate: $500-$750.

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São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa

390. Huge lot of 500+ silver cobs (almost all 8R but some smaller) from various Spanish and Spanish colonial mints, many with clear details, Grades 3 and 4. 10kg total. Promoters ask us for lots like this all the time: hundreds of recognizable silver cobs all from the same ship and in the same quality! While all the coins in this massive lot are silvery from cleaning and more or less corroded, none of them is a thin “washer” or “gilette,” and nearly all have clear shields and/or crosses. Worth a serious look for promotional resale. Estimate: $10,000-up.

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

391. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. KM-45. 26.69 grams. Very broad flan with bold oMD, nearly full shield and cross, some flat areas but virtually no corrosion, very lightly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

392. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III or IV, as-sayer not visible, ex-Spink. 13.36 grams (coin only). Deeply toned and corrosion-free, AXF details, good full shield and cross (the latter flat in center). With original Spink promotion box and certificate. Es-

timate: $175-$250.

393. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-38. 12.81 grams. Full oMD, good cross and shield (well centered) despite peripheral flatness and hint of corrosion. Estimate:

$100-$150.

394. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-33. 6.85 grams. Deeply toned but corrosion-free, with nearly full shield and cross. Estimate: $125-$200.

Concepción, sunk in 1641 off HispaniolaMexico

395. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. KM-44.3. 25.97 grams. Solid coin with light surface corrosion only, full shield and cross and oMF, nicely toned. With certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.

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396. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. KM-44.3. 24.24 grams. Nice full cross, full shield, bold assayer, broad flan, light surface corrosion, deeply rainbow toned. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

397. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)627/6/5D, very rare. S-M18a; KM-unl. 24.06 grams. Barrel-shaped flan (uneven thick-ness) with very bold mintmark and date, good full shield, but the cross heavily corroded. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

398. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)34, assayer D or P, rare. KM-45. 26.33 grams. Clear date and oM, good full cross and most of shield, flat peripheries but no corrosion. Estimate: $175-$250.

399. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (1630s). KM-45. 26.10 grams (coin only). Choice full shield and cross (the latter of a distinctive 1630s style), minimal surface corrosion with nice toning. With Blanchard wallet-style certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

400. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1639P. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-334. 26.31 grams. Solid and uncorroded but somewhat crude (as made), with full shield and cross, bold oM, nicely toned. With certifi-cate. Estimate: $150-$225.

401. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (163)9P. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-334. 24.63 grams. Bold assayer and clear 9 of date, typically barrel-shaped flan with most of shield and cross but peripheral flatness and uneven thickness, toned, light surface corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.





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402. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640/39P. S-M19;

KM-45; CT-335. 25.92 grams. Choice full date and mintmark, very bold and eye-catching, with full but oddly doubled shield and cross, no corrosion, nicely toned. With certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.


KM-45; CT-335. 26.45 grams. Very interesting “wristwatch” shape, with bold full 40/49 of date, most of shield and cross, no corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

404. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640/39P. S-M19; KM-

45; CT-335. 20.82 grams. Broad flan with corroded surfaces but clear date and mintmark, nicely toned. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-45; CT-335. 25.81 grams. Nice urn shape, with bold mintmark and date (the overdate a bit messy), no corrosion but weaker than usual in centers. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-45; CT-335. 26.01 grams. Very broad flan (typical shape, uneven thickness, much flatness), bold oMP and denomination, no corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

407. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640/39P. S-M19; KM-

45; CT-335. 25.45 grams. Broad flan, rounder than usual, with very bold oMP, corroded surfaces, somewhat silvery. With certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.



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CT-336. 26.16 grams. Interesting pomegranate-shaped flan, with clear oMP and denomination, most of date (possibly 40/39), very light surface corrosion only. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

409. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640(P). S-M19; KM-45;

CT-336. 23.00 grams. Crude flan due to corrosion but with clear bottom half of date (possible 40/39), hammer mark (as made) on cross. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

410. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 164(0)P. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-336. 26.89 grams. Attractively (and unusually) round specimen with bold (o)MP and 164 of date, no corrosion but much flatness. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

411. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)40P. S-M19; KM-

45; CT-336. 25.40 grams. Atypically roundish flan with bold oMP and fairly clear date, corroded shield but uncorroded cross (hammer mark on that side), nicely toned. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

412. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.85 grams. Fat barrel shape, full oMP, nicely toned, minimal corrosion. With numbered tag. Estimate: $150-$225.

413. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.54 grams. Choice full shield and cross, bold king’s ordinal IIII, nice toning, minimal surface corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.


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414. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), with canvas-bag remains on shield. S-M19; KM-45.

26.28 grams. Uncleaned specimen (leaning barrel shape) with section of original cloth appended to shield side, the coin dark all over, with spots of green on reverse. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

415. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, with canvas-bag remains on shield. S-M19; KM-45. 26.32 grams.

Roundish flan with edge-splits, dark as uncleaned but notable for a small patch of cloth adhering to shield side. With certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.

416. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, with canvas imprint on shield side. S-M19; KM-45. 15.63 grams.

Broad flan with nice full shield and cross, bold oMP, nicely toned, with crosshatch pattern from canvas on shield. With certificate. Estimate:

$100-$150.

417. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, with natural triangular bubble-hole. S-M19; KM-45. 25.26 grams.

Roundish flan with very odd, sharp-sided hole in center, full shield and cross, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

418. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, uncleaned. S-M19; KM-45. 27.38 grams. Circular patch of dark crud on shield, whitish-green coral on cross, solid coin but mostly dark. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

419. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, uncleaned. S-M19; KM-45. 27.29 grams. Bright patches of whitish-green coral on both sides, solid coin but dark. With certificate. Estimate:

$100-$150.

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420. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.61 grams. Bold oMP, good full shield and cross, nicely toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

421. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), with canvas imprint on shield side. S-M19; KM-45.

25.51 grams. Short, barrel-shaped flan with full shield and cross, the former with crosshatch pattern all over, patchy toning. With certificate. Estimate: $90-$135.

422. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), uncleaned. S-M19; KM-45. 14.65 grams. Somewhat underweight due to corrosion but interesting as both sides have pretty green coral in centers. With certificate. Estimate: $90-$135.

423. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), uncleaned. S-M19; KM-45. 26.18 grams. Solid coin dark all over except for bright whitish-green patch of coral in center of shield. With certificate. Estimate: $90-$135.

424. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 70.51 grams total. All with nice crosses, solid coins with minimal corrosion except for one whose edge is somewhat truncated. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-

$450.

425. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45. 124.81 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, some silvery, some with light corrosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-

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428. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)37P, rare. S-M19;

KM-38. 10.23 grams. Clear date and full shield despite surface corrosion, the cross also full but weak, nicely toned. With certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.



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CT-701. 12.37 grams. Bold date but somewhat crude due to strike and surface corrosion, no toning. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

430. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)39(P). S-M19;

KM-38; CT-701. 9.90 grams. Squarish flan with full cross and crown, most of shield, clear date, some corrosion. With certificate. Estimate:

$100-$150.

431. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)639(P). S-M19; KM-

38; CT-701. 12.55 grams. Bold date and part of shield and cross but most of coin flat, with light surface corrosion, good toning. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

432. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)640/39(P). S-M19;

KM-unl. 12.51 grams. Full cross and shield and oM, weak but certain date, light surface corrosion, uneven toning. With certificate. Estimate:

$100-$150.

433. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1640(P). S-M19; KM-38.

12.53 grams. Broad flan with bold full date and oM, full but weaker shield and cross, minimal corrosion, light toning. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

434. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, with canvas-bag remains on shield. S-M19; KM-38. 13.43 grams.

Fragmentary coin but desirable as bearing the original cloth on one side, flanked by coral patches, the other side showing clear mintmark oM. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

435. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-38. 13.60 grams. Totally uncorroded and at-tractively rainbow toned, just a bit flat (as made). Estimate: $75-$110.

436. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38.

11.28 grams. Very curious shape with curved, pointed tail, good cross and most of shield, minimal corrosion. With cer-tificate. Estimate:

$75-$110.

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437. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-38.

11.94 grams (coin only). Decent cross and shield despite corrosion at edge, somewhat silvery. With Blanchard wallet-style certificate. Estimate: $75-$110.

438. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales Philip IV, assayer P. KM-38.

25.45 grams total. Decent specimens with full shields and crosses, one with bold oMP, light surface corrosion only. Both with Blanchard wallet-type promotional certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

439. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-38. 49.91 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, some silvery, some with light corrosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

440. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-38. 58.36 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, some silvery, some with light corrosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

441. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-38. 57.19 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, mostly toned, some with light corrosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

442. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-38. 58.05 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, mostly silvery, some with light corrosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

443. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-33. 5.43 grams. Round flan with full and well-centered shield and cross but not bold and with light surface corrosion, silvery. With certificate. Estimate: $60-$90.

Potosí

444. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17;

KM-10; CT-124. 22.05 grams. Very broad flan with much legend, bold P-Q, full shield and cross, nicely toned, just a bit corroded all over. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

445. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (163)3(T), rare. S-P26; KM-19a;

CT-475. 21.29 grams. Full final digit 3 of date, good full cross and shield, moderately corroded all over. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

446. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (early 1630s). S-P26; KM-19a. 24.33 grams. Thick flan with choice full shield and cross, bold assayer, light surface corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

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447. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer TR. S-P27;

KM-19a. 23.89 grams. Thick but uneven flan (as usual), with full assayer and shield and cross, good toning, corroded surfaces. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.


KM-19a. 26.66 grams. Very thick (small flan), with good full shield and cross, minimal corrosion. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.


KM-19a. 25.54 grams. Small, thick flan with bold assayer, nearly full shield and cross, light surface corrosion, no toning. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

450. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)63(?)T. S-P26; KM-19a.

24.59 grams. Broad flan with good full shield and cross, P-T and king’s ordinal IIII, the surfaces lightly corroded. With certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.

451. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. KM-19a. 25.92 grams.

Crude flan but good full cross, full shield, light surface corrosion on obverse only. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

452. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T(?) (1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. KM-19a. 25.57 grams.

Full but lightly corroded shield and cross, small spots of toning. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

453. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayers not visible. KM-17a. 33.95 grams total. Generally solid coins with good crosses and shields despite light corrosion, one toned. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.

454. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (163)0(T), rare. S-P26; KM-14a;

CT-881. 6.27 grams. Clear 0 of date, nearly full shield and cross, toned, light surface corrosion only. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

455. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayers T and TR where visible. KM-14a. 27.72 grams total. Solid coins with generally good shields and crosses, mostly silvery, some with light cor-rosion. With certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.


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Colombia456. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)32A, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, ex-Lasser. S-B5. 22.33 grams. Full shield and cross, the former slightly doubled but with fairly clear NRA to left, full 3 and most of 2 of date, nicely toned, light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection and our Auction #1 (lot #332), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Spain457. Lot of 5 Spanish copper coins of Philip IV, rare as from this wreck. Various weights. All corroded and crude but desirable as very seldom seen from shipwrecks, clearly part of someone’s change purse and not part of the specie cargo. With certificate, each coin in its original holder from the salvagers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

Clumps

458. Clump of 2 “biscuitized” cob 8 reales, one clearly Potosí, Bolivia, probably Philip III. 47.03 grams. Two solid coins inside “cocoons” of oxidation, the cross side of one coin fully exposed (the other coin probably Mexican by shape), with whitish coral encrustation on the other side, nice for display. With certificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

459. Clump of 2 “biscuitized” cob 8 reales, one clearly Mexico City, Mexico, probably Philip IV. 48.61 grams. Two solid coins with edges sticking out of thick shells of oxidation, the shield side of one also exposed, with impression of the shield of another coin visible in the encrustation on the other side, neat display. With certificate. Estimate: $175-$250.

460. Clump of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, top one with partial date and oMP visible, coral encrustation on edge and bottom. KM-38. 71.68 grams. Tight stack of very solid and well-preserved coins, the top one with full shield and bold oMD visible (also partial date), the bottom coin with thick tan coral encrustation with hints of green, a lovely little artifact from a popular wreck. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #555. Estimate: $600-$900.

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Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

464. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)649Z, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P34; KM-19a; CT-508. 27.67 grams. Broad, solid and uncorroded flan with bold full countermark, full shield and cross, king’s ordinal IIII, somewhat crudely struck but with decent toning. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

465. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649)Z, with crowned-backwards-L countermark (very rare) on cross. S-P34; KM-19a;

CT-508. 18.64 grams. Very crude planchet, fraught with edge-cracks, but with good full shield and cross, full countermark, bold denomination 8, somewhat sea-worn and with light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #466. Estimate: $250-$375.

466. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649O/sR (rare), with crowned-•F• countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-unl. 27.57

grams. Very solid and uncorroded coin with very bold full date, full P-O (showing remnants of the original sR) and countermark, full shield and cross, some flatness as usual but with contrasting toning in crevices, tiny edge-splits. Estimate: $600-$900.

Shield-types

461. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649Z, with crowned-(?) countermark on cross. S-P34; KM-19a; CT-508. 20.94 grams. Choice full date at 7 o’clock (rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the norm) and assayer, also full crown and shield and cross despite weak areas, full crown in countermark but flat on the letter below it, slightly sea-worn. Estimate: $600-$900.

462. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)649Z, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P34; KM-19a; CT-508. 26.93 grams. Very bold full date, clear assayer, technically full shield and cross but somewhat crude overall, toned fields, no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $400-$600.

463. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(4)9Z, with crown-alone countermark (common) on shield. S-P34; KM-19a; CT-508.

24.21 grams. Broad flan with bold date at 7 o’clock (rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the norm), good full cross, full but corroded shield with full countermark, nicely toned. Estimate: $350-$500.

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467. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)49O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-506. 26.52 grams. Very broad and uncorroded flan with choice full shield and cross, bold P-O and denomination 8, king’s ordinal IIII, full countermark, clear 49 of date, toned on fields. Estimate: $400-$600.

468. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-506. 24.31 grams. Choice full countermark, bold 164 of date at 7 o’clock (rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the norm), full shield and cross, toned fields, some surface corrosion. Estimate: $350-$500.

469. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649O, no countermark (rare). S-P35; KM-19b; CT-506. 25.10 grams. Solid coin with bold full shield and cross, bold denomination 8, nicely toned. Estimate:

$250-$375.

470. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649)O, with arms coun-termark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-506. 27.52 grams. Full and bold shield and cross (both slightly doubled), bold mintmark and counter-mark, nice toning, slightly grainy but really no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

471. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-T countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 19.69 grams. Bold full shield and cross and countermark, full date and 8-O to right of shield, nicely toned, some surface corrosion all over. Estimate: $500-$750.

472. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 165(0)O, with crowned-S countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 25.43 grams. Broad flan with good full countermark in center of full cross, full but doubled shield, bold king’s ordinal IIII, golden color (low contrast), light surface corrosion. Estimate: $350-$500.



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473. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with two crowned-C countermarks on cross, rare. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509.

25.00 grams. Two full countermarks on full but partially flat cross, good full shield with most of crown above, full assayers to sides, nice toning, minimal corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

474. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (165)0O, with two counter-marks (crowned-T and crowned-L) on cross, very rare. S-P35;

KM-19b; CT-509. 20.87 grams. Somewhat thin and corroded on surfaces but with well-detailed full shield and cross, two assayers and two full countermarks, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

475. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 25.33 grams. Superb, uncorroded specimen with bold full shield and cross and date, nearly full countermark, toned fields (good contrast). Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

476. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-F (2 dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 27.66 grams.

Bold full date, choice full countermark with prominent blank area above crown, two assayers, king’s ordinal IIII, good full shield but cross rather flat, no corrosion (some toning), two small edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

477. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 165(0)O, with crown-alone countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 19.56 grams. Bold full countermark, full shield and crown and cross, but all a bit weak from sea-wear and corrosion. Estimate: $300-$450.

478. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650)O, with crowned-F (4 dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 23.95 grams.

Solid coin with good full crown and shield, full countermark, full but cruder cross, nicely toned, no corrosion, two edge-splits. Estimate:

$250-$375.

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479. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crown-alone (rare) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 23.63 grams.

Broad flan with much legend, full crown and shield and cross, two assayers, nicely toned, light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

480. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650)O, with crowned-F (2 dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 21.42

grams. Choice full details all over (crown, shield, cross and legends), including the full countermark, just lacking a visible date, nicely toned, inexplicably thin. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate:

$200-$300.

481. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, assayer not visible, (O, 1649-50), crowned-F countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b.

20.75 grams. Crude from edge-corrosion but with full shield and cross, full countermark, patchy toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

482. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651/0O (rare), with crowned-O countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-unl. 27.78

grams. Thick and solid flan (uncorroded) with full shield and cross but flat peripheries except for the full date (clear overdate), toned around details. Estimate: $350-$500.

483. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-F (2 dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. 22.04 grams.

Very broad flan with impressively full date and well-detailed full shield with both assayers visible, full and bold countermark, nicely toned, lightly corroded around edge. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

484. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-O countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b. 27.19 grams. Big flan with no corrosion at all, bold full countermark near edge, full crown and shield and (off-center) cross, minor doubling, toned on fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

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485. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E/O, with crowned-O countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-512. 26.95 grams. Solid and corrosion-free, with bold full date and countermark (the O somewhat weak), full P-E with clear E/O, bold king’s ordinal IIII, full shield and cross, toned fields. Estimate: $500-$750.

487. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with arms coun-termark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 27.16 grams. Nice full shield with full king’s name in legend, full but off-center cross, full date, no corrosion. Estimate: $350-$500.

486. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, no countermark (very rare). S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 26.57 grams. Choice, uncorroded specimen, nicely toned (just the edge a little crude), with cross and shield both perfectly full and bold, much crown and legend, two assayers, nearly full date—and no evidence of the mandated countermark anywhere! Pedigreed to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #666, with original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-$750.

488. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with crowned-T countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 23.72 grams. Good full shield with full countermark, two assayers, full but weaker cross, light surface corrosion, nicely toned, edge-split. Estimate: $300-$450.

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489. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)51E, with crowned-•F• countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 22.35 grams. Bold countermark in center of full shield, bold king’s ordinal IIII, full but weak cross, somewhat sea-worn and with large edge-split. Estimate:

$300-$450.

490. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(51-2)E, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b. 25.77 grams. Full shield and cross and countermark, nice centers but edges dark, clear king’s name and ordinal, broad flan, minimal corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob Mc-Clung collection. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

491. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1651)O, with crowned-S countermark on cross, rare. S-P35; KM-17b. 9.99 grams. Full coun-termark, good full shield with bold assayer, but no contrast and thin from corrosion. Estimate: $250-$375.

492. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, assayers not vis-ible (1649-52), with various countermarks. KM-17b. 30.46 grams

total. Generally good crosses and shields (light corrosion only) and full countermarks (two crowned-L and one crown-alone). With generic certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

493. Lot of 19 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2R and 1R, Philip III and IV. 36.75 grams total. Generally thin and corroded but almost all with clear cross and shield, some toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

494. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV, assayers O (1649-51) and E (1651-2). KM-12a. 7.30 grams total. Clear assayers, full shields and crosses, minimal corrosion, toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

1652 Transitionals

495. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type I, very rare. S-P37; KM-A20.1; CT-unl. 24.37 grams. Impressively well-detailed and uncorroded (the low weight notwithstanding), this is one of the best-known specimens of the elusive first transitional Type, which is distinguished by the lack of a bottom (third) row above the waves. While it is somewhat double-struck, all the central data and even much of the legend are clear and prominent due to elegant toning on the fields. Estimate: $3,000-up.

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496. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type I, very rare. S-P37; KM-A20.1; CT-unl. 16.44 grams. Royal-like in detail, as everything is fully “struck up” and even the legends would be full if it weren’t for light corrosion and thinning, with contrasting toning all over and minimal doubling, very elusive as the first transitional Type without bottom (third) row above waves. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $2,000-up.

497. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type IV. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 26.59 grams. During the 1652 transition there appears to have been an effort to make some exceptional coins like this one that fall somewhere between Royals (which are round and even) and regular strikes (which are crude and uneven), and on coins like this the strikes are so full and well executed that it seems certain they were still meant to be presentation pieces, an opinion that is reflected in the presence of these coins in Lázaro’s book on Royals. The present specimen (very similar to Lázaro #125) bears full and bold legends and crisp and well-defined inner details, without even a trace of corrosion, also lightly toned, just a hint of (typical) doubling. Pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #570, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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498. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 25.13 grams. Choice inner details plus much legend on both sides despite edge-thinning from corrosion, nicely toned, very attractive. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate:

$750-$1,100.

499. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 20.60 grams. Bold full shield and pillars, richly toned and not overly corroded (thin edge nonetheless), full king’s name. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $600-$900.

500. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type V. S-P37; KM-A20.5; CT-unl. 21.80 grams. Full but doubled pillars and shield, some legend despite edge-thinning, nicely toned all over. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

501. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type V. S-P37; KM-A20.5; CT-unl. 23.12 grams. Full but doubled pillars, full but off-center shield, toned fields, localized corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

502. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type V. S-P37; KM-A20.5; CT-unl. 19.49 grams. Choice full shield with bold king’s ordinal IIII, full but doubled and corroded pillars, toned around details, edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate:

$350-$500.

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503. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 26.70 grams. Choice specimen with full inner details on both sides plus full PERV and (P)OTOSI and nearly full king’s name and ordinal in legend, two hairline edge-splits but no corrosion and beautifully toned all over. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #546. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

504. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type VII/A but with dot instead of 8 at top. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl.

23.49 grams. Solid coin despite surface corrosion, bold full pillars and shield and crown, three dates, toned on fields, with HP monogram at top above a clear dot instead of denomination 8 (very rare). Also, curiously, the X in REX is not a letter-punch but instead was engraved into the die as two intersecting diagonal lines. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $600-$900.

505. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/B, rare. S-P37; KM-unl CT-unl. 22.97 grams. Full but doubled pillars with bold date in legend, full but off-center cross, deeply toned but with edge thinned from corrosion. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #549. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.


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506. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type II, very rare, Ponterio Cover Coin. S-P37; KM-B18; CT-734.

12.79 grams. Superb specimen with choice full inner details (slightly off-center), two full crowns, very bold date in legend, nicely toned and corrosion-free, and somewhat famous as appearing on the cover of the original Capitana auction by Ponterio. Pedigreed to the original Capitana auction (Ponterio, April 1999, lot #246), pictured on the cover of that catalog, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

507. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type II, very rare. S-P37; KM-B18; CT-734. 13.26 grams. Corrosion-free beauty with full pillars and cross (minor flat spots), elegantly toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

508. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cobs (4R, 2R and 1R), (1652)E transitionals. 12.38 grams total. Thin and corroded but all attributable, a good lot for inexpensive study. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

Pillars-and-waves509. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

26.03 grams. Choice, uncorroded specimen with full inner details (the pillars slightly off-center), very minor doubling (in fact, the PH at top is lowered as a result, making it appear at first to be a new variety with P-H-E across top), two dates, attractively toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

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510. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

26.04 grams. Big flan with practically no corrosion, full but slightly doubled inner details, three dates, light toning, slightly uneven thick-ness. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $400-$600.


25.82 grams. Choice full cross, full pillars-and-waves (very light surface corrosion), two dates, three assayers, much legend, lightly toned, edge-splits. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.


26.62 grams. Bold but doubled full central details, edge-split, light ton-ing, two dates, three mintmarks, very light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.


21.24 grams. Full flan with much legend and full inner details but all a bit crude from oxidation and the pillars side off-center, two dates and assayers. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

514. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-

434. 20.39 grams. Choice bold pillars-and-waves, full and well-detailed cross, three dates and assayers, patchy toning, corrosion around edge only. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

515. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, post-transitional (transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

25.31 grams. A bit sea-worn and surface-corroded but with good full pillars-and-waves, off-center cross, three dates. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

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516. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-

P37a; KM-21; CT-437. 26.06 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, bold POTOS(I) and king’s name in legend, nicely toned, no corrosion, two dates. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

517. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;

KM-21; CT-437. 26.44 grams. Nice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (both well-centered), very solid (practically no corrosion), two dates. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.


KM-21; CT-437. 21.73 grams. Thin from corrosion but with good interior details, two dates and three assayers, toned on fields. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.


KM-21; CT-437. 20.34 grams. Good full pillars and crown, full but cor-roded cross, two dates, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.


KM-21; CT-438. 21.68 grams. Full but corroded cross, bold full pillars-and-waves, lightly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-21; CT-438. 19.00 grams. Full pillars but cross almost gone due to corrosion, some toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

522. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, rotated-4 denomi-nation. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-741. 11.52 grams. Broad flan but thin from corrosion, with bold pillars and full cross, the rotated denomination very prominent, lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.


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523. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top, ro-tated-4 denomination. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-741. 13.46 grams. Good details despite surface corrosion, the rotated denomination weak but certain, toned on fields. Estimate: $175-$250.

524. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top, rotated-4 denomination. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-741. 13.52 grams. Bold denomination (rotated), off-center strike with two full dates as a result, somewhat crude but not overly corroded. Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-18; CT-740. 11.76 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, full but lightly corroded cross, deeply toned fields, three dates. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.


KM-18; CT-740. 14.59 grams. Strangely overweight as also sea-worn and lightly corroded, good full cross and most of pillars despite flatness, two dates. With generic certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

527. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-740. 11.04 grams. Full and bold pillars but corroded cross, no toning or contrast. With generic certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

528. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E (2) and 1654E (2). S-P37a; KM-18. 34.04 grams. Generally good pillars and crosses despite light to moderate corrosion, clear dates and assayers. With generic certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

529. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1053. 2.95 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross, bold and corrosion-free and enhanced by toning on fields, two dates. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $75-$110.

530. Four-coin denomination set of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8R, 4R, 2R and 1R, 1654E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-13. 33.41 grams

total. Generally corroded but well detailed, the middle two also nicely toned. The 8R with original photo-certificate from the salvagers, the others with original tags. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

531. Lot of 7 Potosí, Bolivia, cobs (three 8R, two 4R and two 1R), pillars-and-waves, various dates (1652-4). S-P37a; KM-13.

49.29 grams total. All corroded and some worn thin, but most with clear details and decent toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

537. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crown-alone countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 21.03 grams. Bold full countermark on decent full shield, the cross heavily corroded, toned all over, small edge-split. Estimate: $125-$200.

538. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651)O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. 25.27 grams. No cor-rosion but oddly flat everywhere but the centers, which are nice, the countermark also full and clear, lightly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

Potosí

535. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on shield (rare thus). S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 23.44

grams. Choice full shield and countermark (rare to be on the shield instead of the cross), full crown and cross, full date, good toning, minor doubling, corrosion on edge only. Estimate: $350-$500.

536. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50(O), with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 21.26 grams. Good full cross and countermark, full but corroded shield, lightly toned, edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.

Mexico

532. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 49.00 grams total. One coin with minor corrosion but the other solid and with partial date, both with clear assayers and light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

533. Lot of 6 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-45. 86.01 grams total. Corroded coins, but all with recognizable shields and crosses. All with original, numbered Marex tags. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

534. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (visible on one). S-M19; KM-38. 24.81 grams total. Solid coins with minimal corrosion, good shields and crosses, nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

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539. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type III, rare. S-P37; KM-A20.3; CT-unl. 25.39 grams. Choice specimen with full inner details (just a little weak in the centers) and much bold legend (including date and king’s ordinal IIII), nicely toned and practically corrosion-free, hint of doubling. Among the eight Types of 1652 transitionals, I, II and III are the rarest in general, and the present example is superb for the Type. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

540. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type IV. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 24.71 grams. Exceptionally broad flan with bold full legends, full but partially weak inner details (light corrosion), minimal doubling, good toning. Estimate: $600-$900.

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541. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type VII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 27.37 grams. Choice full inner details on both sides, with two pillars-side dates (the one in the legend appearing as “5252” due to doubling), one edge-split but NO corrosion, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of January 2010, with original lot-tag #7525. Estimate: $700-$1,000.


28.24 grams. Perfect full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, well centered and no doubling or corrosion (in fact overweight), two dates and three assayers, nicely toned. Estimate: $600-$900.


23.71 grams. Broad flan with nice full cross and crown, full but doubled pillars-and-waves with bold third date 1652 in legend, light surface corrosion near part of edge on both sides, lightly toned. Estimate:

$400-$600.

Colombia

544. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1652, assayer PoRAS, rare. Restrepo-M46.10; S-B7; CT-528. 20.70 grams. Bold pillars with full date and assayer, full but doubled shield, darkly toned and with moderate surface corrosion. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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545. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1652(PoRAS or PoRMS), rare, ex-Haskins. Restrepo-M46 for type; S-B7; CT-Type 116.

16.51 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date, bold and full but double-struck shield, nicely toned but corroded all over. Pedigreed to the Jack Haskins collection, our Auction #10, with original lot-tag #394, with Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

546. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 16(55)S, extremely rare. Restrepo-M48.2; S-C4; KM-7.2. 16.86 grams. Very broad, thin flan with bold full pillars and shield, full denomination VIII to left, moderately corroded but nicely toned, a seldom-offered issue that almost always comes from this wreck. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

“Jupiter wreck” (San Miguel el Arcángel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida

547. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1657P, rare. S-M19; KM-45;

CT-365. 12.60 grams. Choice full date and oMP, nice full cross, weaker shield, solid and uncorroded but spotty toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

548. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, “Star of Lima” type, 1659V, very rare. S-L5; KM-17; CT-660. 12.60 grams. Exceptional, uncorroded speci-men with choice full pillars-and-waves, bold V to left, * / LIMA / 1659 in center and 4 to right, the cross-lions-castles also full and choice, very richly toned and with small patch of orange encrustation on part of edge, certainly among the best known of this elusive issue. Estimate:

$3,500-$5,000.

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549. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, “Star of Lima” type, 1659V, very rare. S-L5; KM-17; CT-660. 8.90 grams. Good detail despite light corro-sion all over, with especially bold waves and assayer, LIMA and date, the cross also nice but off-center, all well toned. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

550. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, “Star of Lima” type, 1659V, rare. S-L5; KM-16; CT-841. 6.21 grams. Choice full crown above double-struck pillars, off-center cross, deeply toned, with only light surface corrosion. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

551. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1656E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-

440. 25.48 grams. Bold but off-center pillars, full cross with bold king’s ordinal IIII, lightly corroded (more solid than it looks). With photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.

552. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1657E, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-445. 15.97 grams. Bold date above full waves, full but doubled cross, moderately corroded. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

553. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 165(8-9?)E. S-P37a; KM-18. 12.88 grams.

Full but crude pillars and cross, patchy toning, moderate corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $80-$120.

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Unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor, Spain


KM-21; CT-438. 25.32 grams. Darkly toned (uncleaned), with full but partially flat cross and pillars, no noticeable corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

555. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1669E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-344.

25.74 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, nice but off-center full cross with bold king’s name and ordinal as a result, no corrosion, light toning, large edge-split, two dates (669 below cross). Estimate: $250-$375.


25.51 grams. Full but low-contrast pillars and cross, dark all over, no corrosion, two dates. Estimate: $250-$375.

557. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1667E (king uncertain). 8.03 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion, patchy toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-

$150.


12.74 grams. Nice full cross, full pillars with clear date, no corrosion, edge-split, darkly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.


14.00 grams. Choice full pillars and cross, no corrosion, very light ton-ing. Estimate: $150-$225.


13.40 grams. Full pillars with bold date, off-center cross with second date and king’s ordinal II below, no corrosion but also little contrast. Estimate: $150-$225.

561. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1670E. S-P37b; KM-25; CT-495. 11.85 grams. Full but partially weak pillars and cross, two dates, edge-split, light corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

562. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1653E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-898. 5.94 grams. Superb (almost Royal-like) broad-flan specimen with three dates (full 1653 in legend), full king’s name and ordinal, full but partially weak inner details, mostly darkly toned, no corrosion. Estimate: $275-$400.

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563. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1657E. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-905. 6.44 grams. Broad, round flan (almost Royal-like) with choice full pillars and cross, the latter slightly doubled, three dates (full 1657 in legend), no corrosion, mostly darkly toned. Estimate: $275-$400.

564. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-907. 7.10 grams. Full but off-center pillars, full cross, some peripheral flatness but essentially no corrosion (in fact overweight), darkly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

565. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1667E, king uncertain. 7.55 grams. Exceptional broad-flan specimen with three dates, nice pillars and cross, attractive toning, no corrosion (overweight), edge-split and peripheral flatness. Estimate: $250-$375.

566. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1670/69E. S-P37b; KM-24. 6.80 grams. Choice specimen with full but slightly doubled pillars with plain-70 date (no overdate), well-detailed full cross-lions-castles with second date 70/69, no corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

567. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Charles II, assayers and dates not visible. KM-24. 17.00 grams total. Darkly toned (un-cleaned) and not overly corroded but fraught with flatness, still decent crosses and/or pillars. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

568. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1656E, rare denomination for this provenance. S-P37a; KM-13. 2.62 grams. Thin but well detailed, bold date, off-center strike, darkly toned, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $90-$135.

569. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1661E, rare denomination for this provenance. S-P37a; KM-13. 2.64 grams. Nice full pillars, nearly full cross, two dates, slightly thin from corrosion. Estimate: $90-$135.

570. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1670E, rare denomination for this provenance. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-706. 4.50 grams. Darkly toned as uncleaned, full pillars, off-center cross, two-and-a-half dates, mini-mal corrosion, rather large for a 1R (possibly struck on a 2R flan but with clear denomination I). Estimate: $125-$200.

Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador


16.94 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, cruder cross, some doubling, three dates, moderately corroded. With original certificate #838821 from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

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572. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679(C). S-P38; KM-26; CT-357.

15.69 grams. Small flan due to corrosion and sea-wear but with bold pillars and date. Estimate: $125-$200.

573. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-361.

20.28 grams. Bold full cross and pillars despite weak areas, full second date 1680 in legend, thin from corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.

574. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1664E, encapsulated ANACS VF 25, with name of wreck stated in the slab. S-P37a; KM-13.

Nice detail despite light corrosion, the full pillars and cross well centered, two dates. Estimate: $125-$200.

Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa

575. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)77(G), rare. S-M20;

KM-46; CT-277. 21.41 grams. Clear date and mintmark, the rest of the coin weak as usual, due to both strike and sea-wear. Estimate: $125-$200.

576. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV or Charles II, assayer G. 27.17 grams. Large flan with no corrosion but weak strike as usual, clear oMG and off-center shield and cross, light toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

577. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)680(L). S-M21;

KM-46; CT-280. 14.20 grams. Thin from sea-wear and corrosion but with very bold 1680 date and oM mintmark, interesting triangular shape. Estimate: $175-$250.

578. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)0(L). S-M21; KM-

46; CT-280. 20.71 grams. Bold 0 of date, full shield, the rest of the coin somewhat weak due to strike and sea-wear. Estimate: $100-$150.

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579. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)81(L). S-M21;

KM-46; CT-281. 22.05 grams. Bold 81 date, crude strike as usual and odd shape, some sea-wear. Estimate: $175-$250.

580. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, interesting shape, encapsulated SANGS “authen-tic” with details of wreck inside slab. KM-46. Very odd shape, nearly full cross and shield, much more solid than most from this wreck. Note: SANGS slabs are contour-mounted and might affect the accuracy of edges in images. Estimate: $100-$150.

581. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, encapsulated SANGS “authentic” with details of wreck inside slab. KM-46. Solid and uncorroded but with very weak shield, the cross a bit better, nothing in the peripheries in any case. Note: SANGS slabs are contour-mounted and might affect the accuracy of edges in images. Estimate: $80-$120.

582. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, encapsulated SANGS “authentic” with details of wreck inside slab. KM-46. Good cross, off-center shield with bold king’s ordinal II, odd flaw near point in edge that looks like a hole that was plugged before the wreck. Note: SANGS slabs are contour-mounted and might affect the accuracy of edges in images. Estimate: $80-$120.

583. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L. S-M21; KM-46. 19.58 grams. Almost perfectly square, with full oML, full but weak shield and cross, sea-worn but nicely toned. Estimate:

$70-$100.

584. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, one with assayer G visible. KM-46. 29.14 grams total. Corroded to the point of fragmentation, but recognizable and bold oMG on one. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

585. Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible, all uncleaned (as found). KM-46. 161.30

grams total. Worn and corroded but all with dark toning and sediment as uncleaned, somewhat scarce to see from this generally over-processed wreck. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

586. Large lot of 19 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible. KM-46. 282 grams total. Some interesting shapes, one with canvas impression on one side, but all typically silvery and worn from corrosion, also crudely struck. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $750-$1,100.

587. Large lot of 35 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV and Charles II, various assayers (where visible). 782.32 grams

total. Sold coins with decent shields and crosses despite the usual flatness and moderate corrosion/wear, some interesting shapes. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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588. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-38. 10.86 grams. Bold mintmark, full but weak shield and cross, minimal corrosion. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $60-$90.

589. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1681L, rare. S-M21. 9.20 grams. Very odd shape, with full date and oML, good cross, just a bit sea-worn and corroded. Estimate: $275-$400.

590. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)681(?)(L), with canvas impression on reverse. S-M21. 10.76 grams. Good crown above off-center shield, full and well-centered cross with crosshatch pattern, nicely toned, less corroded than most. Estimate: $100-$150.

591. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, encapsulated SANGS “authentic” with details of wreck inside slab. KM-39. Central detail only due to strike, as corrosion seems minimal, nicely toned. Note: SANGS slabs are contour-mounted and might affect the accuracy of edges in images. Estimate: $60-$90.

592. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, encapsulated SANGS “authentic” with details of wreck inside slab. KM-39. Neat shape, nicely toned, great full cross, off-center shield, minimal corrosion. Note: SANGS slabs are contour-mounted and might affect the accuracy of edges in images. Estimate: $60-$90.

593. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible. KM-39. 22.58 grams total. One interesting shape but both coins almost featureless due to poor strike and sea-wear. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

594. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip IV, assayer P, scarce denomination for this wreck. S-M19; KM-28. 2.42 grams. Good full cross, nearly full shield, thin from corrosion. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $50-$75.

595. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, (1660)V, “Star of Lima” type, very rare (especially from this wreck). S-L5; KM-18.2; CT-266. 24.75

grams. Very broad and strangely oblong flan with bold L-8-V flanking the pillars, weak in centers, typically sea-worn but nicely toned. Esti-

mate: $700-$1,000.

596. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1660E, rare denomination and mint for this wreck. S-P37a; KM-13. 2.78 grams. Well-centered pillars with clear date, off-center cross, a bit thin from corrosion. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $60-$90.

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“Taj Mahal treasure,” sunk ca. 1702 off Sri Lanka

597. Surat, India (Mughal Empire), 1 rupee, Aurangzeb (1658-1707), AH1113 (1702). 8.38 grams. Light corrosion but nice toning, typical details. Estimate: $75-$110.

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

598. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II and Philip V, assayer L (where visible), ex-Sotheby’s (1970) with original lot-tag and catalog. 105.35 grams

total. Very solid coins in very interesting shapes, also well detailed for the period, nicely toned, and with a highly desirable classic shipwreck pedigree, quite likely to see spirited bidding. Pedigreed to the Sotheby’s H.M.S. Association auction of January 1970, with original catalog and lot-tag #152. Estimate: $500-$750.

598599. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1651, assayer PoRMS, rare (unique as from this wreck). S-B7. 26.16 grams. Solid coin with surface cor-rosion only, very bold pillars, full but doubled shield, interesting provenance for this type. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

600. Great Britain, sixpence, William III, 1696. 2.93 grams. Worn but not corroded, all details clear, spotty toning, a bit shiny as usual. With original certificate from the salvagers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada

601. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, assayer M (1694 or 1709), de-sirable provenance. 17.58 grams. This coin appears to be solid (even a bit worn) and corrosion-free, but it is clearly small and underweight, indicating that it may have been clipped down in its time, possibly in New York City where the cargo originated. Only central details are vis-ible due to flat peripheries, but it is nicely toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

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602. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1703Y, desirable prov-enance. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-863. 25.82 grams. Bold full pillars and date, good cross, well-centered strike, deeply toned but not overly corroded. Estimate: $350-$500.

606. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1699F, desirable prov-enance. S-P42; KM-24; CT-632. 5.50 grams. Broad flan with nice full pillars-and-waves, decent cross despite corrosion, bold date, three mintmarks. Estimate: $100-$150.

607. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, assayer E (1667, 1675 and date not visible), desirable provenance. S-P37b. 6.68 grams

total. Variety of shapes and sizes (the 1675E clipped in its time), mini-mal corrosion and decent details. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$175-$250.

603. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1664E, desirable provenance. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-912. 4.58 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross and pillars, two dates, three assayers, minor edge-splits but no corrosion, spotty toning, slight flan-wrinkle. Estimate: $100-$150.

604. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1672E, desirable provenance. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-599. 3.73 grams. Bold full pillars, crude and off-center cross, moderately corroded, non-toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

605. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1682V, desirable provenance. S-P39; KM-24; CT-611. 4.34 grams. Nice full cross, bold but doubled pillars, two dates and assayers, light surface corrosion, non-toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

608. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, various assayers (1678E, 1699F and 1704Y), desirable provenance. 6.91 grams total.

Variety of shapes and sizes (the 1678E clipped in its time), minimal corrosion and decent details. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $225-$350.

Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of FloridaMexico

609. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer L (1702-05). S-M21a; KM-47. 25.15 grams. Interesting wedge shape, with clear assayer L to left of a Philip V shield (scarce), very crude strike with lots of flatness but minimal corrosion, darkly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

610. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714(J), ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 22.49 grams. Interesting shape, good full cross, full but weak shield and date, minimal surface corrosion, spotty toning. With Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate and handwritten note from him apologizing for printer trouble! Estimate: $200-$300.

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611. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J. S-M22; KM-47;

CT-743. 25.97 grams. Bold mintmark and bottom half of date, no cor-rosion but much flatness, nicely toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

613. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 re-ales, Philip V, assayer not visible(?), mounted cross-side out in a wood/plastic display along with an original Real Eight Co. contract (1 page) from 1963 signed by Frank Allen, Don Nieman, Bruce Ward and Kip Wag-ner and notarized by Alice Wagner. KM-47. 23.8 grams (coin only), about 13” x 12”

(display). The coin is solid and uncorroded, with nice cross and toning, but the main value here is the one-page contract, hand-written and hand-signed by 1960s treasure luminaries. We have sold one like this before but without the percentages spelled out as they are on this one. Estimate: $2,500-up.

612. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714(J). S-M22; KM-

47; CT-743. 19.17 grams. Clear date and mintmark, most of shield, but cross side heavily corroded. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.

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614. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-McKee. KM-47. 26.13 grams. Broad flan with bold shield and clear denomination 8, decent cross despite extensive peripheral flatness, nicely toned, with encrustation and corrosion near edge on reverse only, desirable pedigree. With hand-signed (color) Art McKee certificate from 1974. Estimate: $400-$600.

615. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-McKee. KM-47. 18.59 grams. Full but corroded cross, nearly full shield with bold denomination 8, darkly toned with patches of lighter encrustation, desirable pedigree. With hand-signed (color) Art McKee certificate from 1974. Estimate: $400-$600.

616. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J. S-M22; KM-47. 26.19 grams. Very interesting shape (penguin?), with very choice full cross and shield, nicely toned and corrosion-free, one of the most attractive undated Fleet specimens we have ever handled. Pedigreed to the estate of Karl H. Goodpaster (Real Eight conservator), our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #503, where it sold for $1000 + buyer’s fee. Estimate: $250-$375.

617. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 26.79 grams. Neat shape, nearly full crown and shield and cross, light surface corrosion, peripheral flatness. With Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) photo-certificate #LLCC-210. Estimate: $125-$200.

618. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J), partially coral-encrusted. KM-47. 26.33 grams.

Nice shield and cross with peripheral flatness but no corrosion at all, attractively encrusted with whitish-green coral on parts of the edge. Estimate: $125-$200.

619. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J. S-M22; KM-47. 24.32 grams. Bold oMJ, most of cross and shield despite flatness, minimal corrosion, lightly toned. With Sedwick certificate from 2008 and pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #1209. Estimate: $100-$150.

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620. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, curious metal patch. KM-47. 27.40 grams. Odd triangular shape with strange strip of silver on cross side where a lacuna was filled before striking, most of cross and shield, no corrosion but peripherally flat as usual. Estimate: $100-$150.

621. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 24.63 grams. Squarish shape, most of shield and cross but peripheries flat, light surface corrosion. Estimate: $100-$150.

622. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 23.24 grams. Bold shield and cross (both nearly full) with contrasting toning on fields, peripheral flatness, light corrosion near edge. Estimate: $100-$150.

623. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned and coral-encrusted. KM-47. 26.74 grams. Dark all over but covered on half the cross side with white coral, the shield side with spots of green, solid and probably not corroded. Estimate:

$100-$150.

624. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, shell-encrusted. KM-47. 25.88 grams. Nearly full shield and cross, the former with orange encrustation and bits of shells adher-ing, good toning, light surface corrosion only. Estimate: $100-$150.

625. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J). KM-47. 24.82 grams. Solid and only minimally corroded, with full and bold but atypically double-struck cross and shield, toned in crevices. Estimate: $100-$150.

626. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8R (7) and 4R (3) of Philip V, assayer J where visible. KM-47. 282.01 grams total.

Mostly solid but a few corroded, minimal toning. One of the 4R with certificate. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.



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627. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1714(J), old style. S-M22; KM-40; CT-1019. 12.57 grams. Bold date and mintmark, much flatness otherwise, with heavy details typical of earlier issues, darkly toned and virtually corrosion-free. Estimate: $200-$300.

628. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 171(?)J. S-M22; KM-40. 13.14 grams. Choice full shield and cross, full but weaker oMJ, no cor-rosion, toned on fields. Estimate: $150-$225.

629. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (J), struck with 8R obverse die (rare). KM-40. 12.97 grams.

Nearly full cross and shield, trace of denomination 8 to right, virtually no corrosion but one minor edge-split. With Sedwick certificate from 1999. Estimate: $100-$150.

630. Clump of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V(?), assayer not visible. KM-40. 25.08 grams total. Solid coins with crosses visible on exteriors, thin coat of encrustation and dark toning as uncleaned. Estimate: $100-$150.

631. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III(?), assayers not visible, ex-Frank Sedwick. 24.70 grams total. Early coins for 1715 Fleet (possibly “Green Cabin Wreck” coins of ca. 1618 that were confused for Fleet as found in the same area), and quite thin and corroded overall, but the original bag should be of interest. With original plastic bag from Frank Sedwick that says in his handwriting: “as found on the beach, 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.” (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

632. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible. KM-40. 45.30 grams total. Solid coins with good shields and crosses, only a couple with corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

633. Lot of 12 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J (where visible). KM-40. 136.53 grams total. Mostly solid and well toned but some with corrosion, two uncleaned, one broken. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $600-$900.

634. Lot of 50 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2R, 1R and 1/2R (mostly slivers and fragments), various periods and assayers (where visible). 51.16 grams total. All thin and silvery but most with recognizable shields and/or monograms and/or crosses, good for small jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

635. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (170)4(L), rare. S-M21a; KM-30; CT-1561. 5.59 grams. Full 4 of date, cruder style than for 1714 but clearly Philip V, with much flatness but only light surface corrosion, silvery. Esti-

mate: $125-$200.

636. Lot of 32 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R (19) and 1/2R (13). 47.55 grams total. Mostly solid coins with toning but a few thin from corrosion, decent crosses and shields/monograms overall. Two of the 1R come with original Fisher tags #C84-257 and 293. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.


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Lima

Potosí639. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1703Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-863.

22.69 grams. Bold but slightly doubled pillars with clear date, nearly full cross, moderately corroded and somewhat crude. Estimate: $125-

$200.

637. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1711M. S-L20; KM-34; CT-634.

26.28 grams. Solid coin with no corrosion but some staining (choice for Fleet), bold assayer and two dates, much flatness, scarce. Estimate:

$350-$500.

638. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-21; CT-575. 4.58

grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, off-center cross, two bold dates, corroded but contrastingly toned. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $75-$110.

Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway

640. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1721Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-881.

20.91 grams. Roundish flan with full pillars, crude cross with dark toning and patch of orange encrustation, somewhat scarce both for its date and its provenance. Estimate: $125-$200.

Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada

641. France (Dijon mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1724-P. KM-472.16.

20.25 grams. Worn but not corroded, with clear details all over enhanced by a veneer of orange encrustation against dark toning (uncleaned). Estimate: $150-$225.

642. France (Rennes mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1724, mintmark “9.” KM-472.26. 19.14 grams. Sea-worn as usual but with bold details, toned and lightly encrusted as uncleaned. Estimate: $150-$225.

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643. France (Poitiers mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-G. KM-472.8.

18.46 grams. Sharp details (not worn) but with some of edge corroded away, no toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

644. France (Poitiers mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-G. KM-472.8.

18.43 grams. Sea-worn as usual but with clear details, toned and lightly encrusted as uncleaned. Estimate: $150-$225.

Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

645. France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-H. KM-

472.9. 21.43 grams. Slightly worn but not corroded, with clear details all over enhanced by a veneer of orange encrustation against dark toning (uncleaned). Estimate: $150-$225.

646. France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-H. KM-

472.9. 21.96 grams. Sea-worn as usual but with clear details, toned and lightly encrusted as uncleaned. Estimate: $150-$225.

647. Lot of 4 French ecus, Louis XV, dated 1724-5 (where visible), various mints. 84.58 grams total. Worn and/or lightly corroded but with most details clear, two cleaned and two uncleaned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

648. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1724(D), very rare (Louis I), ex-Prior. S-M23; KM-49; CT-17. 24.61 grams. Full but doubled date, bold oM, some cross and shield and crown but mostly flat, darkly toned, minimal corrosion. Pedigreed to the Bruce Prior collection (our Auction #1, lot #169) and to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #473, with Sedwick certificate from 2002. Estimate: $350-$500.

649. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F, ex-Haskins. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-764. 25.45 grams. Full but somewhat weak date and oMF, full cross, most of shield, light surface corrosion and patches of dark oxidation, desirable pedigree and accompaniments. With hand-signed Jack Haskins certificate and accompanied by a brochure entitled “Treasures from the Sea” for a Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys exhibition on March 25-27, 1983, including biographies and pictures of several famous salvagers (including Haskins). Estimate: $350-$500.

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650. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F, ex-McKee. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-764. 19.85 grams. Bold date and oM, good cross, but moderately corroded all over, desirable pedigree. With hand-colored Art McKee certificate signed by Mrs. McKee (1980). Estimate: $350-$500.

651. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales,1732F, ex-McKee. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-764. 19.30 grams. Crudely cracked and corroded but with bold oMF, most of shield and cross, toned, desirable pedigree. With hand-colored Art McKee certificate signed by Mrs. McKee (1980). Estimate: $300-$450.


23.30 grams. Crude per the era (ragged edge, uneven thickness), but fairly solid (light surface corrosion) and rather scarce as from this wreck. Estimate: $125-$200.

653. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733F, mintmark M.X, very rare. KM-103; CT-772. 20.35 grams. Bold mint-mark and 17 of date but the rest of that side weak from corrosion, the shield side better (bold all over) but surface-corroded as well, lightly toned, overall a decent example of a seldom-seen one-year issue with unprecedented mintmark. From the “Coffins Patch site,” with photo-certificate #330679 from the salvager. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

654. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733F, rare. KM-103; CT-775. 26.50 grams. Choice specimen with UNC details, very light pitting only near edge on pillars side, once polished but start-ing to tone. From the “Coffins Patch site,” with photo-certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands

655. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731/0F. S-M26; KM-47a;

CT-761. 24.15 grams. Bold full date and oMF, nearly full and well-detailed shield and cross, richly rainbow-toned, small areas of corrosion near edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

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656. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;

CT-764. 20.62 grams. Bold full date and oMF, nice cross and toning, some corrosion on surfaces and edge. Estimate: $125-$200.

657. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)7(3)3F. S-M26; KM-

47a; CT-766. 24.65 grams. Full oMF, the (scarce) date certain but weak due to corrosion, off-center cross, toned and solid. Estimate: $175-$250.

658. Overijssel, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1733. KM-80. 27.54 grams. Choice UNC details and nicely toned but with light surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of EnglandCobs

659. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)726(?)D. S-M23a;

KM-47. 26.53 grams. Very odd shape (manta ray?), with bold oMD and nearly full shield, decent cross, minimal corrosion. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

660. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer D. S-M23a; KM-47. 26.74 grams. Broad, interesting shape, with full oMD, nearly full shield and cross, peripherally flat but no corrosion. Esti-

mate: $100-$150.

661. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-40a;

CT-1026. 12.72 grams. Bold date and oMR, decent cross, toned, light surface corrosion. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:

$150-$225.

662. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer R (1729-30), partial dates. S-M24; KM-40a. 26.45 grams

total. Solid and uncorroded coins with nearly full crosses and shields, clear oMR, nicely toned. With generic certificates from the salvagers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

663. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer R (1729-30), where visible. S-M24; KM-40a. 53.11 grams

total. Solid coins with decent crosses and shields, only one with light corrosion, mostly toned, three with clear oMR and the fourth with nearly full king’s name in legend. With generic certificates from the salvagers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

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Pillars

664. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF. KM-103; CT-778. 26.30 grams. UNC details, minimal surface corrosion. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

665. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF. KM-103; CT-778. 25.38 grams. Bold AU details but lightly corroded sur-faces, spots of dark toning. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

666. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.95 grams. Corrosion-free UNC with deep toning all over. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

667. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.20 grams. Bold UNC details but very faint pitting from corrosion, patchy toning. With generic certificate from the salvag-ers. Estimate: $200-$300.

668. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.78 grams. UNC details, virtually no corrosion but with dark patches, hairlines from cleaning. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

669. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.03 grams. Bold AU details with minimal surface corrosion but distracting streak of toning on pillars side. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.


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670. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.42 grams. Nice AU details, virtually corrosion-free, with spots of black. Estimate: $200-$300.

671. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF. KM-103; CT-780. 26.53 grams. UNC details with very light surface cor-rosion, small flan, starting to tone. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

672. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF. KM-103; CT-780. 26.58 grams. Bold UNC details on a broad flan, no corrosion but once polished (now toning), natural flan-bulge to right of rightmost pillar. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:

$200-$300.

673. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF. KM-103; CT-780. 26.42 grams. Bold UNC details, virtually no corrosion, but once brightly polished and now toning deeply. With generic cer-tificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

674. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF. KM-103; CT-780. 25.79 grams. UNC details with very faint surface cor-rosion, small flan. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:

$200-$300.

675. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; CT-781. 26.21 grams. UNC details with very light surface corro-sion, streaks of bluish toning. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.




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676. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; CT-781. 26.12 grams. Bold UNC details with minimal surface corrosion, non-toned, interesting patterns on edge where collars over-lapped. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

677. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; CT-781. 26.72 grams. Deeply toned and corrosion-free, AU de-tails, nice contrast. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:

$200-$300.

678. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; CT-781. 25.94 grams. UNC details with minimal surface corro-sion, slightly off-center strike, blue toning on shield side. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

679. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. KM-103; CT-787. 26.86 grams. Corrosion-free AU with muted luster, nice rims, faint toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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

680. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-47a; CT-755.

26.36 grams. Choice specimen with bold full date and oMR, nice full cross, most of shield and crown, richly toned, no corrosion. With original certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $150-$225.

681. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-

103; CT-781. 26.57 grams. Lustrous UNC with only faint traces of surface cor-rosion, rainbow toning in places, choice specimen for this wreck. Estimate:

$250-$375.

682. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103;

CT-781. 26.57 grams. Deeply toned all over, with UNC details but some surface corrosion and deposits. With certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

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683. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF. KM-103; CT-783. 24.53 grams. Lustrous UNC with minimal surface cor-rosion, rainbow toning in places. Estimate: $200-$300.

684. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF. KM-103; CT-790. 26.71 grams. Lustrous UNC with minimal surface cor-rosion, rainbow toning, scratches above crowned globes. Estimate:

$175-$225.

685. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF and 1740MF. KM-103. 42.24 grams total. Damaged and corroded but with clear dates and other important details, both toned (the 1740 actually uncleaned). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$125-$200.

686. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-94; CT-1049. 11.45 grams. Broad flan with bold XF details but light surface corrosion, nicely toned, slight flan-wrinkle. Estimate: $175-

$250.

687. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, various dates: 1735MF, 1736MF, and 1740/39MF. KM-94. 57.04

grams total. Corroded but well detailed, three of them uncleaned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa688. Small clump of 2 unidentified cobs. 12.38 grams. Heavily corroded but recognizable as cobs, with spots of black here and there. With generic certificate. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa

Cobs

689. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (17)34J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-953. 13.33

grams. Bold 4 of date below full pillars-and-globes, full crown and shield on other side with clear assayer J, worn and toned but not corroded. Estimate: $200-$300.

690. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1735(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-954. 11.27

grams. Full date, well-centered shield, also nicely toned, but with light to moderate surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

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691. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1735(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-954. 13.24 grams. High grade and corrosion-free but with edge-split, full mintmark and 5 of date, off-center strike, nicely toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

692. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1736(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-955. 13.22 grams. Full date, nice globes, high-grade details, no corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

693. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 15.16 grams. Well centered on squarish flan with full date, minimal corrosion, deep toning, oddly overweight. Estimate: $175-$250.

694. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 13.51 grams. Roundish flan with fairly well-centered strike, high-grade details and some luster, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

695. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 13.40 grams. Bold date and denomination, rectangular flan, some weak areas but no corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

696. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 12.80 grams. Broad flan with full date and other good details, light surface corrosion, good toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

697. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 13.23 grams. Bold date and mintmark, deeply toned, no corrosion but some weak areas. Estimate: $150-$225.

698. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 13.43 grams. Full date and assayer, good toning, minimal surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

699. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1737(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-956. 13.44 grams. Harp-shaped flan with nice bold details, no corrosion, attractively toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

700. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1738/7J, rare. S-G1; KM-5; CT-unl.

Type 167). 13.30 grams. Broad flan, somewhat crude strike (and minimal surface corrosion) but with discernible date, patchy toning. Estimate:

$200-$300.

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701. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (17)38J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-957. 12.96 grams. Bold date on a harp-shaped flan, light surface corrosion and toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

702. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)738(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-957. 13.32 grams. Bold date and other details, light surface corrosion and toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

703. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)738J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-957. 13.11 grams. Elongated flan with clear details despite surface corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

704. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 13.29 grams. Full date and mintmark and assayer, good toning, light surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

705. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 13.47 grams. Bold full date, nice details on both sides, no corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

706. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 13.18 grams. Full date and mintmark and assayer, nice details but light surface corrosion, lacuna near edge, uneven toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

707. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 13.30 grams. Full date and bold pillars, minimal corrosion but less toned than most. Estimate: $150-$225.

708. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)739J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 12.59 grams. Decent details despite light surface corrosion, patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

709. Lot of 8 Guatemala cob 4 reales, 1739J. S-G1; KM-5; CT-958. 105.49 grams total. Solid coins with deep toning but all with at least a little surface corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $750-$1,100.

710. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1741(J). S-G1; KM-5; CT-960. 12.95 grams. Full date, good toning, solid coin but with some corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

711. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1742(J), rare. S-G1; KM-5; CT-961.

12.57 grams. Clear (key) date despite corrosion, well-centered strike, good toning. Estimate: $500-up.

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Pillars

712. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741MF. KM-103; CT-791. 26.71 grams. Choice, rainbow-toned and uncorroded beauty with UNC details, underlying luster, traces of clashed dies. Estimate: $350-$500.

713. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741MF. KM-103; CT-791. 26.67 grams. Bold AU details, no corrosion but minimal contrast, pillars side slightly off-center. Estimate: $200-$300.

714. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF. KM-103; CT-793. 26.64 grams. Nicely toned and corrosion-free, UNC details, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.

715. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF. KM-103; CT-793. 26.52 grams. Choice details (AU-) due to attractively contrasting toning, minimal corrosion, slight (natural) flan-bulge on shield side. Estimate: $350-$500.

716. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743MF. KM-103; CT-795. 26.50 grams. Bold details (AU-), slightly off-center strike, nice light toning and practically no corrosion. Estimate: $350-$500.

717. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743MF. KM-103; CT-795. 26.69 grams. Beautifully toned AU, no corrosion, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $350-$500.

718. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1743MF. KM-103; CT-795. 25.12 grams. AU details, deeply toned, nice strike, just a little surface corrosion. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Dutch719. Lot of 14 Dutch silver coins (12 “rider” ducatoons and 2 portrait 1/2 ducatoons), 1600s, very rare from this wreck. 322.13 grams total. All lightly to moderately corroded but with toning and some good details, an interesting departure from the pillar dollars and Guatemala cobs that typify this Dutch shipwreck. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

720. Dutch East India Co. (VOC), copper duit, West Friesland province, 1737, very rare as the ONLY copper coin recovered from this wreck. KM-131. 2.76 grams. Clear details (especially the date) despite dark toning and green crust (uncleaned), no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Reijgersdaal Research Collection. Estimate: $50-up.

Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay

721. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1750q. S-P50a; KM-39. 13.17 grams. Choice, well-centered cross and pillars, two bold dates, nice toning, and no corrosion, a coin that could easily pass for non-shipwreck. Estimate: $200-$300.

Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada

722. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1746MF, en-capsulated PCGS Genuine with name of wreck inside slab. KM-103;

CT-800. AU- details, nicely toned, very light surface corrosion only. Estimate:

$200-$300.

Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa

723. Sweden (Avesta mint), copper “plate money” 2 dalers, Fredrik I, 1749. KM-PM71. 1317

grams, about 8” square. Very solid and relatively uncor-roded, just some minor pitting, all 5 stamps clear and mostly toned. Pedigreed to the Craig Whitford auction of November 1998, with original lot-tag #1698, and with generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate:

$400-$600.

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Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans

727. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. KM-106.2; CT-933. 24.10 grams. AU details with luster, light toning, cor-rosion only on part of edge. Estimate: $100-$150.

728. Executive pen-holder made of a clump (fallen stack) of 12 Spanish colonial bust 8R Charles III (top one dated 1780) plus 1 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8R, assayer FF (probably 1783) mounted obverse-side down on a crudely cut piece of black granite, with framed certificate. 1672 grams total. Definitely a conversation piece, with rather a nice clump of coins (the top one uncorroded and fully detailed), small plaque that says “El Cazador / 1784” above the single coin with reverse up (brown-toned and cor-roded around edge). With original certificate from the salvagers, matted and framed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

729. Clump of 9 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, encrusted. 232 grams total. Tight but slightly leaning stack with worn but solid coins, much orange encrustation with hints of green and white. Estimate: $400-$600.

724. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782FF. KM-106.2; CT-932. 23.26 grams. Bold details all over despite moderate corrosion (especially around the edge), silvery and non-toned. With certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.

725. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. KM-106.2; CT-933. 24.45 grams. Bold XF+ details, lightly corroded but evenly so, silvery and non-toned. With generic certificate. Estimate:

$100-$150.

726. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. KM-106.2; CT-933. 24.62 grams. XF+ details, light surface corrosion only, light contrasting toning. Estimate: $100-$150.





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730. Clump of 6 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, encrusted. 144 grams total. Slightly fanned stack with worn, dark-gray coins graced by patches of green encrustation. Estimate: $300-$450.

731. Clump of 5 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, encrusted. 122 grams total. Thick brown crust covering mostly worn (some solid) coins in a fallen stack. Estimate: $200-$300.

732. Clump of 2 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, encrusted with large oyster shell. 52.11 grams total. Worn coins but impressively encrusted with white and orange coral and one large shell. Estimate: $100-$150.

733. Clump of 1 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, encrusted with the remains of an ivory lice comb, unique combination. 30.03 grams total. The coin a bit light (probably worn) but totally cocooned with white and orange encrustation with small piece of a comb, neither item unusual from a wreck but definitely unique as a clump and especially rare from this wreck. Estimate: $100-$150.

734. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, various dates (where visible). KM-106.2. 111.79 grams total. Very silvery and lightly corroded all over, yet all with clear details and most with visible dates. Each coin accompanied by a small card hand-signed by the salvager. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.



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Hartwell, sunk in 1787 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa

Piedmont, sunk in 1795 off Cornwall, England

735. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778FF. KM-106.2; CT-926. 25.00 grams. Bold AU-, nearly corrosion-free and very lightly toned, rather nice for this wreck. Estimate: $100-$150.

736. Spanish colonial bust 8R, Charles III, 1786 date vis-ible, in original coral encrustation. 33.46 grams. Solid coin with good details despite minor corrosion, the encrustation covering nearly the whole reverse and some of the obverse too, all with a clear lacquer coating for stability. Estimate: $75-$110.

737. Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, Charles III, date 1785 visible on top coin. 89.97 grams. Tight stack of fairly solid coins, the top one with full bust visible, bottom coin heavily cor-roded, nicely toned all over, no encrustation. Estimate: $125-$200.


19.03 grams. Thin from wear and corrosion but with full pillars and cross, clear date and assayer, typically dark. Estimate: $150-$225.


23.53 grams. Broad flan with decent details despite flatness and light corrosion, nicely toned for the provenance. Estimate: $175-$250.

740. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-24; CT-607.

4.89 grams. Full but corroded pillars-and-waves with two clear assayers, full but off-center cross, patchy toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

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741. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1665, assayer PoRS, very rare. Restrepo-M46.40; S-B7; KM-7.1. 24.17 grams. This unforgettable coin has one of the most beautiful pillars sides of any Colombian cob, shipwreck or otherwise, with crisp and even strike, lovely toning and no corrosion. The shield side, however, is rather sea-worn (really looks like a different coin), yet with all details clear and well centered, also toned. Fortunately, the pillars side is the “business” side, and any Colombian cob specialist should be able to overlook the corrosion on the other side and appreciate its single-sided beauty. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

742. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1800IJ. KM-97; CT-

655. 26.32 grams. Non-toned, VF details, minimal corrosion, all details clear. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

Leocadia, sunk in 1800 off Punta Santa Elena, Ecuador

Admiral Gardner, sunk in 1809 southeast of England

743. Stack of 16 British East India Co. copper X cash, 1808, encrusted on sides. 83.61 grams total. Very neat, long, leaning stack of choice coins, the exposed coins at top and bottom corrosion-free and colorful, with tannish encrustation all along the length. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

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744. Large clump of 7+ British East India Company copper XX and X cash, 1808, with other small objects inside heavy encrustation. 865 grams total, approx. 5” x 4”. A massive chunk of sea-rock with coins and small metal bits peeking out, whitish and orangish all over, the coins quite well preserved and the whole piece a super display, rare to see something like this intact. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

745. Clump of 5 English East India Co. copper X cash, 1808. 43.65 grams total. A jumble of coins (not the usual stack) with three exposed enough to see details, the rest covered with attractive encrustation and debris, nice display. Estimate: $60-$90.

Unidentified ca.-1811 wreck off Cádiz, Spain

746. Lot of 15 Spanish and Spanish colonial bust 8R, Charles IV and Ferdinand VII, dates not visible, some with original encrustation. 240.81 grams total. Thin and worn from heavy corrosion, most toned (uncleaned) but some silvery, only a few with discernible details. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

Miscellaneous Wrecks747. Lot of 13 silver coins from various shipwrecks, including: “Lucayan Beach wreck” (ca. 1628); unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor; Consolación (1681); Spanish 1715 Fleet; Spanish 1733 Fleet; Hollandia (1743); and Cazador (1784). 197.34 grams total. Decent specimens from a nice mix of popular wrecks, most corroded but recognizable. The 3 1715-Fleet coins ac-companied by original Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) numbered tags. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

748. Lot of 3 silver coins from British East India Company wrecks in the waters off Africa: Mexico cob 8R from the Joanna (1682); Spanish colonial bust 8R Charles III from the Hartwell (1787); and Potosí bust 8R Charles IV 1803PJ from the Lady Burgess (1806). 65.43 grams. Corroded and non-toned but with recognizable details. With original certificates from the salvagers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

749. Large lot of 25 miscellaneous shipwreck coins, including 23 silver cobs and 3 British East India Co. copper X cash 1808 from the Admiral Gardner (1809). 278.14 grams total. All but the copper coins corroded (but recognizable), some interesting shapes, a few rather decent. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

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Mexico Silver Cobs

Charles-Joanna, “Late Series”

750. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith 110b;

S-M10; KM-18. 13.58 grams. Bold XF, with full pillars and cross, but somewhat doubled and with crude legends. Estimate: $250-$375.

751. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith 109 for

type; S-M10; KM-12. 6.87 grams. Attractively toned XF with choice inner details, most of legends. Estimate: $150-$225.

752. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith 109a;

S-M10; KM-12. 6.71 grams. Bold full pillars and shield, full CAROLV(S) in legend, nicely toned VF+. Estimate: $150-$225.

753. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith 48i; S-M5; KM-9. 3.35 grams.

Choice AU with perfect details all over (immaculate strike), nice ton-ing. Estimate: $125-$200.

754. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G and L/O, both ex-Hubbard. Nesmith

52b and 88b; KM-9. 5.97 grams total. Both deeply toned VF with holes near edge, desirable pedigree, Both coins accompanied by original tags from Clyde Hubbard (name printed on tags). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

755. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G and O. Nesmith 52b and 108; KM-9. 6.65

grams total. The G coin has king’s name as CHAROLVS and is a nicely toned VF; the O coin is non-toned XF with double-struck shield. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

756. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G, L and L/O. Nesmith 48j, 80d for type and

84 for type; KM-9. 8.27 grams total. All holed but well detailed, mostly Fine, one (L/O) with slight wrinkle. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$175-$250.

757. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayers G, A, L and O. KM-9. 14.21 grams total. All holed, the G with oMo and oGo and CHAROLVS, generally nicely toned, grades from Good to AXF. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$300-$450.

758. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to left, mint-mark M to right. Nesmith 43 for type

(pillars side legend different); S-M5a. 1.52

grams. Choice bold monogram and mintmark and assayer, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Shield-type

759. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer F. S-M12; KM-43; CT-154. 26.37 grams. Nice full cross and shield, well cen-tered on a thick flan with edge-split, bold assayer and denomination, non-toned VF. Estimate: $175-$250.

760. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1611/10F, rare. S-M17;

KM-44.3; CT-102. 27.22 grams. Good full cross and shield despite weak spots due to uneven thickness, much legend including full (but weak) date, lightly toned Fine+. Estimate: $250-$375.

761. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (162)3(D), rare. S-

M18a; KM-45; CT-312. 27.39 grams. Bold full shield and denomination, full but partially flat cross, lightly toned Fine+ with full 3 of date. Estimate: $175-$250.

762. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)624/3D, rare. S-M18a; KM-45; CT-314. 25.77 grams. Bold date, full shield and cross, lightly toned Fine with crude edge (as made). Estimate: $400-$600.

763. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45. 25.83 grams. Bold full assayer, full but partially weak shield and cross, About Fine overall. Estimate: $125-$200.

764. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1634P, rare. S-M19;

KM-45; CT-329. 27.23 grams. Bold 4 of date, full oMP, choice full shield and cross, the latter with remarkably clear legend, AVF with green spots. Estimate: $300-$450.





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765. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1636/5P, rare. S-M19;

KM-unl. (cf. 45). 26.76 grams. Very full and clear date and oMP, most of cross and shield despite flatness, nicely toned VG. Estimate: $500-

$750.

766. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)643/2/1(P), extremely rare, with tiny chopmarks and test-cuts as from circulation in the Orient. S-M19; KM-unl. (cf. 45). 24.88 grams. Nearly full 43/2/1 of date, full shield and cross, otherwise somewhat crude, partially toned, Fine+, very interesting coin overall. Estimate: $500-

$750.

767. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1646/5P, rare, with tiny chopmarks and test-cuts as from circulation in the Ori-ent. S-M19; KM-unl. (cf. 45). 25.20 grams. Very full and bold date and oMP, nice full shield and cross, somewhat crude overall due to the multitude of test-cuts and resultant bends and breaks, Fine+ with nice toning. Estimate: $500-$750.


KM-unl. (cf. 45). 27.06 grams. Nearly full date, full and bold oMP, nice full shield and cross, AVF. Estimate: $500-$750.

769. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1653P, ex-Pullin. S-M19; KM-45; CT-358. 26.87 grams. Very broad flan with choice date and cross (both full and bold), full oMP and shield, partially flat periphery, AXF with nice light toning. Pedigreed to the John Pullin collection, our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #780. Estimate: $400-$600.


CT-366. 26.96 grams. Clear date, bold full oMP and denomination, nice full shield and cross despite flat areas (one of which has light graffiti on both sides, including a clear 3 inside circle), lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $350-$500.

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771. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)61(P), rare. S-M19; KM-45; CT-371. 26.77 grams. Strange shape with full 61 of date, full crown, full but partially weak shield and cross, toned Fine. Esti-

mate: $350-$500.


KM-45; CT-374. 26.87 grams. Bold 63 of date, full oMP and denomina-tion, full but partially weak shield and cross, broad-flan Fine with peripheral flatness, nice toning. Estimate: $350-$500.


KM-unl. (cf. 45). 27.43 grams. Bold oMP, nice full cross, Fine with toning around details. Estimate: $350-$500.


KM-45. 26.64 grams. Weird shape, with bold full oMP, good (almost full) shield and cross, VF, lightly toned. Estimate: $400-$600.

775. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1665P, rare. S-M19;

KM-45. 27.09 grams. Clear date and full oMP, good full cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled), with tiny natural bubble-hole in center, toned Fine+ with green spots. Estimate: $300-$450.

776. Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible), all clipped and/or chopmarked as from circulation in the Orient. KM-45. 169.34 grams total. Fine or better on average, all at least lightly toned, most with pieces clipped away. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

777. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1677G, very rare, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M20; KM-46; CT-277. 20.72 grams. Clear date, full oMG, nice full cross, worn but not so corroded as most from this wreck (VG overall). From the Joanna (1682). Estimate: $400-$600.


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778. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)679L, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M21; KM-46; CT-279. 25.83 grams. Bold oM and clear date, good cross and nearly full shield, interesting shape, corrosion-free Fine (exceptional for this wreck). From the Joanna (1682). Estimate:

$300-$450.

779. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1680L, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M21; KM-46; CT-280. 23.86 grams. Full date, solid coin but with much weak strike, some wear but no corrosion (Good overall), nicely toned. From the Joanna (1682). Estimate: $300-$450.

780. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1681L, ex-Joanna (1682). S-M21; KM-46; CT-281. 19.62 grams. Full date, good cross, light surface corrosion, VG overall. From the Joanna (1682). Estimate:

$300-$450.

781. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)92/0(L), very rare. S-M21. 24.91 grams. Very odd shape, with bold 92 of date, most of shield and cross, lightly toned VG. Estimate: $600-$900.

782. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, animal shape with unidentified countermarks. KM-46. 25.44 grams. Interesting shape with hole for eye, ring-shaped countermark with two small florets flanking, minimal host-coin details (Fair), lightly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

783. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1720J, rare, ex-Akerendam (1725). S-M22; KM-47. 24.28 grams. Full date and oMJ, much flatness (as made), light surface corrosion (VG overall) with toning in crevices. From the Akerendam (1725). Estimate: $350-$500.




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784. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1721J, rare, ex-Akerendam (1725). S-M22; KM-47. 21.77 grams. Bold oMJ, full but weak date, odd natural lacuna in shield, very weak strike otherwise, lightly toned Good with light surface corrosion. From the Akerendam (1725). Estimate: $300-$450.

785. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-47a;

CT-755. 26.59 grams. Clear date and oMR, good full cross and shield, AVF (non-salvage). Estimate: $200-$300.


CT-762. 27.20 grams. Interesting shape, full date and oMF, nice full cross, AVF (non-salvage). Estimate: $200-$300.

787. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)732F. S-M26; KM-47a;

CT-764. 26.27 grams. Bold date and oMF, nearly full shield and cross, toned Fine with very light surface corrosion as from unidentified salvage. Estimate: $200-$300.

788. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F, cut down to possible African standard. S-M26; KM-47a; CT-764. 16.01 grams. Full date and oMF, rest of coin truncated by the old, sharp cuts, toned Fine. Estimate: $100-$150.

789. Lot of 6 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, various periods (Philip IV to Philip V) and assayers (where visible). 152.55 grams total. Nicely toned Fine on average, one with corrosion (sal-vaged) and one holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

790. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8R and 4R, Philip V, assayers not visible. 33.41 grams total. Toned Fine or better, the 8R cut down around the edge in its time. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $80-$120.

791. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-36; CT-335. 13.45 grams.

Very broad flan with full crown and much legend, full inner details (of course), Fine with toning in crevices. Estimate: $175-$250.

792. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O to right below denomination IIII, mintmark oM to left. S-M11;

KM-36; CT-336. 13.68 grams. Crisp full inner details (slightly doubled), full crown and much legend, nice VF. Estimate: $125-$200.

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793. Lot of 19 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible), all clipped and/or chopmarked as from circulation in the Orient. S-M19; KM-38. 253.14 grams total. All Fine or better, all at least lightly toned, generally good crosses and shields, some interesting shapes. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $750-$1,100.

794. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible. KM-39. 40.62 grams total. Decent crosses and shields, some light toning, Fine overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

795. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible, interesting shapes. KM-39. 63.31 grams total.

Very neat coins with clear details for the period, albeit no better than About Fine on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

796. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, silver-cob minors: 4R (16)2(?) and 1652(?)P, and 2R Charles II assayer L. 35.20 grams total.

Fine overall (some weak spots), with decent details including partial dates and assayers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

797. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-31; CT-501. 5.19 grams. Good full cross and shield, nearly full oMO and denomination II with dots above, VF with steel-gray toning, hairline edge-split, must have been lightly shaved long ago (note the low weight). Estimate: $100-$150.

798. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayers O and F (where vis-ible). KM-31. 26.56 grams total. AVF overall, with decent shields and crosses, interesting in that the O pieces are noticeably broader and thinner than the F’s. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

799. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, (1)665/4(P), ex-tremely rare. S-M19. 6.60 grams. Clear date, good full shield and cross, nice urn shape, VF. Estimate: $600-$900.


CT-1269. 6.24 grams. Bold full date and oMF, good cross, VG with contrasting toning. Estimate: $75-$110.

801. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, various periods (Philip IV to Philip V) and assayers (where visible). 32.95 grams total. Good shields and crosses, some toning, Fine on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

802. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer O to right. S-M11; KM-26; CT-643. 3.25 grams. Broad flan with bold and nearly full legends and crown, the shield and cross full but partially flat, AVF with brown toning on fields. Estimate: $75-$110.

803. Lot of 15 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, as-sayer O. S-M11; KM-26. 48.38 grams total. Good shields and crosses, AVF on average, most nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$750-$1,100.

804. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, assayers O and F. KM-26. 11.50 grams total. Good full shields and crosses and no worse than VG but all with holes near edge, decent toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

805. Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II, assayers O and F. KM-26. 23.00 grams total. Nice full shields and crosses, generally attractively toned, AVF on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

806. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip III, assayers F or not visible. KM-27.1. 32.84 grams total. Generally good shields and crosses, some toned, Fine on average, one with stripped hole but the others undamaged. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

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807. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1609F, rare. S-M17; KM-27.2; CT-451. 3.14 grams. Bottom half of date, full oMF, nearly full shield and cross, VF with touch of corrosion as from unidentified salvage, desirable date. Estimate: $125-$200.

808. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer A. S-M16; KM-27.2. 3.26 grams. Choice bold details all over enhanced by con-trasting toning, with full oMA (possibly A/F), shield and cross, AVF or so, with old plugged hole at top of shield / bottom of cross. Estimate:

$80-$120.

809. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip II and IV, assayers O and P. 10.00 grams total. Good shields and crosses, VF on average, two toned, the P coin holed near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

810. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1622/11D/F, unique. S-M18a; KM-unl. (cf. 28). 3.26 grams. Very bold mintmark and date with backwards z’s for the 2’s (first we have seen of this interesting overdate), full shield and cross, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $200-up.

811. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip III and IV, assayer D (where visible). 34.40 grams total. Damage-free Fine+ on average, generally good shields and crosses, most nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

812. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (1)664P, very rare (unlisted). S-M19; KM-unl. (cf. 28). 3.10 grams. Bold mintmark, clear date, choice full cross and nearly full shield and crown, Fine with contrasting toning. Estimate: $150-up.

813. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1728/7(D), rare. S-M23a; KM-unl. (cf. 30). 2.50 grams. Clear date, nearly full cross and shield, only VG but with some contrasting toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

814. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1731/0F, rare. S-M26; KM-unl. (cf. 30). 3.38 grams. Thick, triangular flan with full date and oMF, nearly full cross, toned AVF. Pedigreed to our Auction #5, lot #641, and Auction #13, lot #1041 (with original tag). Estimate: $70-$100.

815. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (1)731(F). S-M26; KM-30; CT-1587. 3.35 grams. Bold date, nearly full shield and crown and cross, lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $80-$120.

816. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Charles II and Philip V, various assayers (where visible). 31.14 grams total. Gen-erally good crosses and/or shields, average of Fine with good toning, one with crude old hole but also an interesting shape, some with partial dates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

817. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Philip V, assayers not visible, all chopmarked (and some clipped) as from cir-culation in the Orient, rare. 12.45 grams total. Lots of clear chops (rare on small cobs like this), with minimal but recognizable undercoin details, mostly toned, About Fine on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

818. Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R (2) and 1/2R (6), various periods and assayers (where visible). 14.08 grams total.

VG on average (not much detail), mostly toned, one with hole near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

819. Lot of 10 “Meseta Central” hoard Mexican cob 1R (7) and 1/2R (3), Philip V, various assayers (where visible). Vari-

ous weights. Tone F-VF overall, decent shields/monograms and crosses. With small certificates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

820. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. S-M11. 3.35 grams total. Richly toned pair, one VF with light porosity and the other Fine with weak spots and X scratch on cross, both with good detail per the period. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

821. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer O (oM-O and O-oM). S-M11. 3.12 grams total. Good crosses and monograms, the O-oM somewhat silvery and with plugged hole, the oM-O with slightly off-center obverse, AVF overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

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822. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, Philip II and III, assayers O and not visible. 4.79 grams total. Toned Fine overall, good full monograms. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

823. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (162)0D, very rare. S-M18. 1.55 grams. Bold mintmark and assayer but date weak, full but crude monogram and cross, AVG. Estimate: $75-$110.

824. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (1)661(P), rare. S-M19. 1.61 grams. Bold full mintmark and 61 of date, good cross, richly toned AVF, nice teardrop shape. Estimate: $100-$150.

825. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1671G, very rare. S-M20. 1.55 grams. Full 167 and clear bottom tip of final digit 1 of date, clear oMG, nearly full cross, somewhat worn (AVG). Estimate: $100-$150.

826. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (16)80(L), very rare. S-M21. 1.42 grams. Bold 80 of date, full cross, patchy toning and trace of corrosion (salvaged?), otherwise VG. Estimate: $100-$150.

827. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1692L, very rare. S-M21. 1.58 grams. Bold full oML, two bold dates due to double-strike that was rotated 180s degrees, richly toned About Fine. Estimate: $300-$450.

828. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1711(J), rare. S-M22; KM-24. 1.61 grams. Full and bold date, nice cross, non-toned XF (actually looks like Mint State with crude details), interesting surface striations from striking, no corrosion but possibly salvaged from the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $300-$450.

829. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1720(J), very rare. S-M22; KM-24. 1.73 grams. Bold full date, good full cross, deeply toned AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.

830. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1722J, rare. S-M22; KM-unl. 1.37 grams. Typically perfectly round and full detailed, with usual hole at top, AVF with some areas of weak strike, toned fields. Estimate: $600-$900.

831. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (17)26(D), rare, ex-”Meseta Central” hoard. S-M23a. 1.41 grams. Bold 26 of date, nice full crown and cross, attractively toned VF+. With small certificate as from the “Meseta Central” hoard. Estimate: $100-$150.

832. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1732(F). S-M26. 1.57 grams. Off-center strike (both sides) with full and bold date, slightly porous Fine with dark toning on fields. Estimate: $80-$120.

833. Mini-collection of 13 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, ALL DATED (some very rare), as follows: 1647, 1695, 1715, 1716, 1719/8, 1719, 1720, 1721, 1722, 1724, 1729/8, 1730/29 and 1730. Various weights. Generally clear dates and decent coins (one sal-vaged, one holed), F-VF overall, most toned. This lot is worth careful study and consideration, as building a collection of dated Mexican 1/2R cobs is a much more difficult undertaking than it might seem! In fact this little collection represents probably 20 years of searching by the consignor. Who will carry the torch? The 1647 is pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #757, and the 1729/8 is pedigreed to the “Meseta Central” hoard, with small certificate. The 1715 is from the 1715 Fleet. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

834. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods and assayers (where visible). 5.73 grams total. One AVG but the others more like VF, generally well toned. Two are pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection (our Auction #6, with original lot-tags #759 and 760). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

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835. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip IV to Philip V) and assayers, all pedigreed. 7.92 grams

total. Nice F-VF, decent details, one neat shape, but best aspect is each coin’s modern history documented by accompanying tags. Pedigree tags include: Norweb/Brand, Pradeau, Pat Johnson and “La Meseta Central” (2). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.

836. Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip II to Philip V) and assayers. 11.00 grams total. Nicely toned F-VF, good crosses and monograms, none damaged. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

837. Lot of 16 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2R, various periods (Philip II to Philip V) and assayers. 24.00 grams total. Fine on average, mostly well detailed and nicely toned, a few with holes. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

Lima Silver Cobs

Klippes838. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 4 reales, 1733MF. S-M28; KM-41; CT-1036.

13.26 grams. Superb detail on both sides, with bold date and MF, richly toned VF, holed near edge as usual. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Early Pillars Type

839. Lima, Peru, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, legends HISP / NIARVM, motto as PL-VSVL-TR, rare 13.03 grams. Broad flan with bold legends, full inner details (shield side slightly doubled), toned Fine+ with minor surface porosity. Estimate:

$1,500-$2,250.

840. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Rincón, R to left, motto PL-VSV-LT, rare. S-L1; KM-10.1. 10.46 grams. Decent VF inner details but outer edge corroded away as from unidentified salvage (hence legend type not fully discernible). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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841. Lima, Peru, 1 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), motto PL-VS-VL, legends breaking as HIS / NIARVM. S-L1; KM-6; CT-630. 2.43 grams. Broad, thin flan with full but crude details due to corrosion and wear (VG overall) and weak areas, toned on fields. Estimate: $70-$100.

Shield-type

842. 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. 27.14 grams.

Attractively old-toned VF+ with nearly full legends, full crown and inner details, very nice overall. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

843. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-P to left, oD-I to right, rare. S-L4. 3.42 grams. Crisp XF+ details with slight surface porosity, silvery under toning. This arrangement of mintmarks, assayer and denomination is unlisted in KM and CT. Estimate: $90-$135.

844. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left, * to right of monogram. S-L4. 1.59 grams. Nice full monogram and cross, AXF with toned fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

845. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, one with oD to left, P to right and * above and below, the other with oD to left and * to right. S-L4. 3.31 grams total. VF and XF, both nicely toned and well detailed but both also double-struck. One with Almanzar tag that says “x-Clyde Hubbard lot.” (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

846. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.55 gram. Full inner details and some legend, toned VF but lightly corroded as from salvage. Estimate: $125-$200.

847. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle and lion. S-L4. 0.58 gram.

Good inner details with nice toning, VF with porous surfaces as from salvage. Estimate: $100-$150.

848. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle, P to left and * to right of lion. S-L4. 0.74 gram. Bold lion, full castle, Fine with toning, corrosion from salvage. Estimate: $100-$150.

849. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle. S-L4. 0.59 gram. Bold full inner details (Fine) despite surface corrosion, dark toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

850. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.91 gram. Good full castle, doubled lion, Fine overall, lightly corroded. Estimate:

$90-$135.

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851. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle and lion. S-L4. 0.60 gram.

Broad flan with good full castle, full but weaker lion with full crown, darkly toned Fine+ with surface corrosion. Estimate: $90-$135.

852. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.55 gram. Broad flan with some legend, full but partially weak inner details, toned Fine with surface corrosion. Estimate: $90-$135.

853. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.67 gram. Choice full castle and lion, broad flan with some legend, Fine+ with spots of dark toning, surface porosity. Estimate: $90-$135.

854. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, * to left and P to right of castle. S-L4. 0.59 gram. Broad flan with some legend, slightly doubled, off-center lion, toned AVF with surface corrosion. Estimate:

$90-$135.

855. Lima, Peru, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left and * to right of castle. S-L4. 0.64 gram. Non-salvage VG with full but partially weak centers, some legend, no toning. Estimate: $80-$120.

856. Large lot of 16 Lima, Peru, cob 1/4R, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. S-L4. 8.67 grams total. All corroded from salvage but with mostly clear details, some toned, Fine or so on average overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

857. Lot of 5 Lima, Peru, cobs (three 2R and two 1/2R) of Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, various varieties. 20.01 grams

total. All damaged (holed, split or salvaged) but with clear details, Fine overall, some toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.

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Pillars-and-waves

858. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1685R, unique. S-L7; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-unl. (Type 66). 26.32 grams. Exceptionally broad flan (not perfectly round) with full and choice interior details and most of the legends visible, richly toned XF, axes almost aligned, with inconspicu-ously plugged hole at bottom. This coin is not only lovely, like most Royals, but is also the only specimen of this date recorded so far (missing in Lázaro) and among very few known for the type (Lima Charles II). Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

859. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1685R. S-L7; KM-24; CT-228. 27.39

grams. Deeply toned VF+ with nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross, 1-1/2 dates, 3 mintmarks. Estimate: $300-$450.

860. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1686R, encapsulated PCGS genuine / holed / VF details. S-L7; KM-R24; CT-217. Very broad flan with nearly full legends, nice toning all over, the cross side a die-match with Lázaro #2 but the pillars side slightly different, with minor doubling on pillars side only. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

861. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-24; CT-246.

26.41 grams. Good pillars with bold date and clear mintmark and as-sayer, off-center cross, deeply toned AVF on a smallish flan. Estimate:

$200-$300.

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862. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1720/19M, very rare. S-L20;

KM-34. 23.77 grams. Full date with clear overdate (third specimen we’ve seen), round flan but surfaces a bit crude from corrosion (VG overall), with patchy toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

863. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales Royal, 1720M, extremely rare, Calicó cover coin. S-L20; KM-unl. (cf. R34); CT-unl. (Type 130). 26.84

grams. Choice grade (arguably AU), with bold and well-centered strike, nearly full legends, attractive light toning, hole near edge at top of pillars / bottom of cross (aligned axes), unlisted in Lázaro and oddly also unlisted in Calicó, even though pictured on the dust jacket cover, as probably discovered too recently to make the listings inside. Cover coin (dust jacket) for Calicó’s Numismática española (2008). Estimate:

$25,000-$37,500.

864. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1740V. S-L22; KM-34a; CT-663.

27.38 grams. Chunky, scrappy flan (naturally ragged edge) but with good centers, in fact XF or better, no toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

865. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1749R, rare, ex-Sellschopp. S-L23; KM-44; CT-300. 26.50 grams. Horribly crude, as expected for this period, but amazingly with clear date in center, probably no worse than Fine for actual wear, richly toned all over, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Sellschopp collection (Swiss Bank Corp, September 1988, lot #253). Estimate: $175-$250.Bid LIVE on the Internet at

www.auction.sedwickcoins.com

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866. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1703H. S-L15a; KM-33; CT-969.

13.42 grams. Decent full cross, one full pillar (off-center), with two partial dates (neither 100% certain), Fine+ with orange sediment on fields. Estimate: $125-$200.

867. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales Royal, 1739V, extremely rare. S-L22; KM-unl. (cf. 33a); CT-965. 13.28 grams. Well-struck AXF with toned fields, no hole, well centered, really a choice Royal for any denomination or mint or period, let alone for the very rare Lima 4R Philip V type, of which this is the last known date anyway. Estimate: $10,000-up.

868. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1699R. S-L14; KM-21; CT-573. 6.14 grams. Good full pillars and cross, AVF with lightly toned fields, 2 mintmarks, 1-1/2 dates and assayers. Estimate: $100-$150.

869. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1743V. S-L22; KM-32a; CT-1232. 5.88 grams. Full pillars and cross, clear date, non-toned Fine+. Estimate:

$80-$120.

870. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip V, various dates and assayers. 24.07 grams total. AVG to AVF, mostly toned, one salvaged, mostly partial dates. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

871. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1694M. S-L11; KM-20; CT-685. 2.78 grams. Three dates (very rare thus), good full cross, slightly off-center full pillars, richly toned VF with old scratch near edge. Estimate: $75-$110.

872. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1697H. S-L13; KM-20; CT-688. 3.39 grams. Full 4-digit date in legend and parts of two others, 2 assayers, good full cross, VF. Estimate: $70-$100.

873. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1702H. S-L15a; KM-31; CT-

1475. 2.91 grams. Choice full waves with bold date (off-center), nearly full cross, salvaged VF with dark sediment in crevices. Estimate: $60-$90.

874. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1711M. S-L20; KM-31; CT-

1488. 2.76 grams. Full but partially flat cross and pillars, toned Fine. Estimate: $50-$75.

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875. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, 1719M. S-L20; KM-31. 2.50 grams. Choice, Royal-like details on both sides, 2 dates, 3 assayers, toned VF+, inexplicably underweight. Estimate: $70-$100.

876. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates and assayers (1695R, 1698H, 1726M and 1732N), one ex-Sellschopp. 10.57 grams total. Nearly full crosses and other good details, mostly toned, AVF on average. One with partial Sellschopp sticker. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

877. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1684. S-L6. 2.07 grams. Very choice full monogram and date, nearly full but slightly off-center cross, richly toned VF+, quite attractive. Estimate: $70-$100.

878. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real quasi-Royal, 1705. S-L15a. 1.75 grams. Super, Royal-like detail on both sides, toned AVF, no legends but well centered. Estimate: $350-$500.

879. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1714/3. S-L20. 1.74 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with choice full central details (monogram, date and cross), richly toned VF+. Estimate: $70-$100.

880. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1721. S-L20. 1.52 grams. Broad flan with choice full monogram and date, weaker full cross with full king’s name in legend, richly toned Fine+. Estimate: $80-$120.

881. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1725, Louis I, rare. S-L20a; KM-A39. 1.27 grams. Full but crude (worn, off-center) monogram, full cross, deeply toned About Fine. Estimate: $75-$110.

882. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1747, Philip V posthumous. S-L22. 1.63 grams. Bold full date, nearly full monogram, well-centered cross, deeply toned About Fine. Estimate: $75-$110.

883. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1752R, rare final year of Lima cobs. S-L23; KM-41. 1.54 grams. Choice full monogram side (almost Royal-like), the cross full but slightly off-center and partially flat, richly toned VF. Estimate: $80-$120.

884. Lot of 12 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, all different dates: 1695, 1700, 1701H, 1702, 1703, 1717, 1722, 1743V, 1746V, 1748V, 1750R and 1751R. Various weights. AVF on average, all nicely toned and well detailed (the dates especially clear), some with holes, interesting lot for study, accompanied by consignor’s original tags. The 1748 is pedigreed to the Almanzar auction of November 1981, lot #1591. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

885. Lot of 11 Lima, Peru, cob 2R (1), 1R (2) and 1/2R (8), various dates (where visible). 23.93 grams total. Fine on average, mostly toned, one clipped, two holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.





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Potosí Silver Cobs

Shield-type

886. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Rincón, very rare first 8 reales of the Potosí mint. S-P1; KM-5.1; CT-142. 27.25

grams. The most desirable coins of each of the main colonial mints are its first 8 reales, all very rare, and all with the same assayer-mark R for Rincón (starting with Francisco in Mexico and continuing with his brother Alonso in Lima and Potosí). The Mexican is the rarest, represented by just 3 specimens, all from one shipwreck, the best of which sold at auction a few years ago for about $374,000. The Lima specimens are next, about 7-10 known, the best of which sold at auction decades ago for about $132,000. A not-so-distant third is Potosí, with about 10-15 specimens known, the best of which sold at auction decades ago for about $25,000. Since then, the number of Potosí cob collectors has increased, and we can think of several advanced Potosí 8R collectors whose collections lack only this first issue under assayer Rincón. And this specimen is no slouch, with nearly full legends on a broad flan, beautifully toned XF+ (very natural-looking), full inner details, just regrettably double-struck all over. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $5,000-up.

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887. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5, KM-5.1, CT-160. 26.70 grams. Typically broad flan with full crown and nearly full legend, very clear C and erasure, in which you can barely make out what is believed to be B/S/X (basically a B made from superimposed S and X punches), full but partially weak cross and shield, About Fine with minor corrosion at very edge, a celebrated rarity that was once attributed (by Sellschopp) to La Plata in error. Pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #880. Estimate: $2,500-up.

888. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5, KM-5.1, CT-160. 26.97 grams. Very broad, round flan, with choice full shield and full but doubled cross, bold P-erasure-C (which Sellschopp originally attributed to La Plata), some flatness and minor surface corrosion in the legends, lustrous and high grade (XF), with colorful toning in crevices. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #984. Estimate: $2,500-up.

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889. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), tiny and broken punch for assayer letter (looks like an R). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.88 grams. Choice full shield and cross-and-tressure, nearly full crown, VF with spotty toning, the assayer letter abnormally tiny (per Paoletti #78). Estimate: $250-$375.

890. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), error denomination o-VIIII, ex-Bir. S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-

158. 27.66 grams. Lightly toned XF with very nice full shield and cross (both slightly doubled), full P-B and erroneous denomination o-VIIII (four I’s, a known error but not cited in Paoletti or Janson). Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection, with his original tag. Estimate: $250-$375.

891. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.44 grams. Good full shield with bold P-B and denomination, full but weaker cross, toned VF with dark sediment in crevices. Estimate: $200-$300.

892. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.05 grams. Choice full inner details and bold legends and crown, nicely toned VF with old scratch on reverse. Estimate: $200-$300.

893. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;

KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.53 grams. Excellent full shield and cross, clear P-A and much legend (full king’s name), attractively toned VF, part of edge crude (as made). Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #986. Estimate: $350-$500.

894. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved-leg). S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 26.91 grams. Much legend (bold king’s ordinal III), full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), toned AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.



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895. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17;

KM-10; CT-124. 27.10 grams. Broad flan (uneven thickness) with full king’s name and ordinal in legend (rare thus), bold assayer and denomina-tion, good full shield and cross, Fine+ with toning and orange spots. Estimate: $200-$300.

896. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)22P, lions and castles transposed in cross and in shield, rare. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456.

20.99 grams. Full shield, bold assayer (PxP), clear 22 of date outside off-center cross, Fine+ with toning all over, edges clipped in its time. Estimate: $200-$300.

897. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T. S-P21;

KM-10. 23.38 grams. Bold but off-center shield, good full cross, toned VF but with corrosion at edge as salvaged (probably from the Atocha). Estimate: $100-$150.

898. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (late 1620s), ex-Panama hoard. S-P26; KM-19a. 26.76 grams. Full •P-•T• to left of good full shield, full but off-center cross, AXF with typical orange sediment on fields. From the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.” Esti-

mate: $100-$150.

899. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)629T, heavy-dot bor-ders. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.53 grams. Bold 9 and full 2 (Z) of date, uneven thickness and resultant crudeness of strike, cross and shield (the latter slightly doubled) still full, non-toned VF. Estimate: $400-$600.

900. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(29)T, heavy-dot bor-ders, with three countermarks (one Brazil 600 reis and two Guatemala sun-over-mountains). S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 27.50

grams. Good full shield and cross, bold P-T, nicely toned VF, but the countermarks probably modern imitations. Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of January 2008, lot #458. Estimate: $200-$300.




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901. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 162(9)T, fine-dot borders, denomination 8, with sideways N for 2 in date. S-P26; KM-19a;

CT-470. 26.12 grams. Full shield and cross (very slightly doubled), bold 2 in date, AXF with spotty toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

902. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (ca. 1629). S-P26; KM-19a. 26.16 grams. Very bold detail all over, toned VF but very eye-catching anyway, two small old pits on shield. Estimate:

$100-$150.

903. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not vis-ible (ca. 1629). S-P26; KM-19a. 26.72 grams. Choice full detail on both sides (the shield slightly doubled), attractively toned XF. Estimate:

$100-$150.

904. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)39(?), assayer not visible. KM-19a. 26.04 grams. Full 3 of date and later style (the 9 con-jectural), king’s ordinal IIII, bold upper half of cross and right half of shield, peripherally flat but no worse than Fine overall, nicely toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

905. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (late 1630s to early 1640s). S-P26; KM-19a. 27.50 grams. Good full shield and cross, full P-T (doubled), partial date, nicely toned AVF, much better than most for this period. Estimate: $150-$225.

906. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)45, assayer not visible, rare. KM-19a. 27.14 grams. Choice full cross with minor doubling at bottom, full 45 of date, choice full shield (albeit off-center), bold de-nomination •8•, richly toned AXF with minor edge-split, rather nice for the period. Estimate: $250-$375.


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907. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer R (Ramírez, 1646-48), extremely rare. S-P31; KM-19a. 26.29 grams Bold full P•R to left of doubled shield, in fact one of the clearest examples of this assayer we have ever seen, nearly full cross, Fine with brown toning indicative of debased silver. Elusive examples of this assayer (Ramírez) are in high demand as evidence of the scandal that rocked the mint in the 1640s and eventually led to this assayer’s execution. Estimate: $500-up.

908. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1648R, extremely rare. S-P31; KM-19a; CT-unl. 27.54 grams. Probably the finest example known for this assayer, for the P-•R and date are 100% full and clear, with choice full shield (slightly doubled) and cross as well, bold king’s ordinal IIII, nicely toned VF+. As stated in the previous lot, this assayer was ultimately put to death for his role in the debasement scandal at the Potosí mint. Estimate: $1,000-up.

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909. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left. S-P1; KM-4.2; CT-325 (under Lima). 12.93 grams. Typically well-detailed full shield and cross, also full crown and bold king’s name in legend, lightly toned AXF with minor surface corrosion. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #1003. Estimate: $250-$375.

910. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L to left. S-P3; KM-4.2; CT-321 (under Lima). 13.28 grams. Bold assayer, nice full shield and crown (slightly doubled), full but double-struck cross, VF. Estimate: $250-$375.

911. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer L to left. S-P3; KM-4.2; CT-321 (under Lima). 13.48 grams. Typically round flan with bold legends, nice full shield and cross but both with crude lacuna (as made), bold mintmark P (tiny) and assayer L, full crown, XF with lovely toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #1005. Estimate: $200-$300.

912. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period, “Lima style”). S-P4; KM-4.2. 13.48 grams. Broad flan with nice full shield and cross, nearly full crown, lustrous AU. Estimate:

$175-$250.

913. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-4.2. 13.41 grams. Bold full P-B, nice full shield and cross, toned AXF with edge-crack. Estimate: $150-$225.

914. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer A/B, ex-Karon. S-P11; KM-4.2; CT-345. 13.26 grams. Bold assayer, full shield and cross (weak in spots), toned AVF, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon collection (Ponterio, March 1990), with original lot-tag #304 (Plate Coin in auction). Estimate: $150-$225.

915. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Ramos, small letters). S-P13; KM-4.2. 13.61 grams. Round flan, tiny P-R to left of full but weak shield, the cross mostly flat, no toning, AVF for actual wear. Estimate: $175-$250.


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916. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1617(M). S-P19; KM-9; CT-

245. 13.26 grams. Full but weak date, nice full shield and cross, minor edge-crack, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $150-$225.

920. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II through Philip IV, various assayers (where visible). 101.23 grams total. Fine on average, mostly good crosses and shields, two holed and one cor-roded, all but two toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

921. Large lot of 24 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, various assayers (where visible), all ex-Panama hoard. KM-

17. 316.84 grams total. Average grade of VF with good full shields and crosses, lots of orange sediment on fields. All pedigreed to the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.” (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

922. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left. S-P1; KM-3.2. 6.28 grams. Bold full P-R, full but slightly doubled shield and cross, much legend, AVF with toned fields and light surface porosity. Estimate: $125-$200.

923. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer M to right, rare. S-P2. 6.74 grams. Full P-M to right, full crown, full shield and cross (both partially weak), much legend, toned AVF. Estimate:

$150-$225.

924. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B or B/L (1st period, “Lima style”). S-P4; KM-3.2. 13.22 grams

total. Full shields and crosses and much legend, both slightly messy at mintmark and assayer but nicely toned and no worse than Fine+. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

925. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer R (straight-leg, Ramos). S-P15; KM-8. 6.76 grams. Choice, well-detailed full shield, full cross, clear P-R, king’s ordinal III in legend, nicely toned VF+. Estimate: $125-$200.

917. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (162)1(?) (possibly “16ZIII”), assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, king’s name on both sides, rare. S-P21; KM-9. 13.52 grams. Crazy coin with parts of PHYLYLPVS visible on both sides, full but off-center shield and cross, deeply toned VF with green spots. Estimate:

$150-$225.

918. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1623T, date as “16ZIII,” quadrants of cross transposed, extremely rare, ex-Panama hoard. S-P22a; KM-17. 13.07 grams. Clear Z and II of date (only the second example of this date we have heard of ), full but slightly doubled shield and cross, Fine with typical orange sediment on fields. Pedigreed to the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.” Estimate: $250-up.

919. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T. S-P22a;

KM-17. 13.29 grams. Bold full shield and assayer, crudely doubled cross, Fine with toned fields, holed near edge at top of shield. Estimate:

$80-$120.

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926. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)620T, rare. S-P21; KM-8. 6.70 grams. Clear bottoms of digits of date, bold full P-T and shield (doubled) and king’s ordinal III, full but lightly corroded cross, silvery. Estimate: $125-$200.

927. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1645T, very rare. S-P30; KM-14a. 7.03 grams. Bold full 645 of date above off-center cross, nice full shield, nicely toned VF with weak spots, slightly crude edge (as made). Estimate: $250-$375.

928. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer T. KM-14a. 6.84 grams. Very choice full shield and cross, bold full king’s ordinal IIII, bold full 6 and most of 2 of date, silvery AU. Estimate: $75-$110.

929. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II and III, various assayers (where visible). 18.93 grams total. The two Philip II very broad and well detailed, all three with good crosses and shields, F-VF overall, some toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

930. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, various assayers (where visible). KM-14a. 32.68 grams total. Somewhat crude per the period but all with decent crosses and shields, one with full and bold assayer FR, toned Fine+ on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

931. Lot of 7 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II to Philip IV, various assayers. 47.10 grams total. Nice full shields and crosses, AVF overall, all toned, great lot for jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

932. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II and III, various assayers (where visible). 53.41 grams total. Decent crosses and shields but silvery and corroded as from salvage (most probably from the Atocha). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

933. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer Rincón, one with R to left and one with R to right. S-P1. 5.81 grams

total. VF details, full shields and crosses, but both salvaged, one holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

934. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer B (various periods). 32.18 grams total. Nice F-VF, mostly toned, all with good shields and crosses, one holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

935. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; KM-2.2. 3.19 grams. Bold full P-A, nice full shield and cross, toned VF but with big (old) hole near edge. Estimate: $70-$100.

936. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1618T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P21; KM-7. 3.62 grams.

Full date outside off-center full cross, choice full shield with full P+T to left, nicely toned XF. Estimate: $100-$150.

937. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV, assayer T to RIGHT (rare). S-P21a. 5.89 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, toned F-VF, one clipped. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

938. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II through Philip IV, assayer B and not visible. 13.08 grams total. F-VF on average, all toned, one salvaged, one holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

939. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip II, assayer B (various periods). 6.19 grams total. Nice VF on average, good toning, full monograms and crosses, one holed, good study group. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

940. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Ramos) to left, mintmark P to right, tiny letters, rare. S-P15; KM-6.1.

1.45 grams. Nice full monogram and cross for the grade (Fine with tiny hole), set off by darkly toned fields, king’s name in legend and all letters so small as probably to have been intended for 1/4R coins. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, lot #1222. Estimate: $75-$110.

941. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Ramos) below mintmark P (both tiny letters) to left of monogram. S-P15; KM-6.1. 1.40 grams. Choice full monogram with tiny P-R to left, bold full cross, nearly full crown, toned VF. Estimate: $70-$100.

942. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip III and IV, assayer T or not visible. 3.89 grams total. Full crosses, two with bold monograms, one with bold assayer T, AVF overall with light surface porosity. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $70-$100.

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943. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to left of castle (5th period), mintmark P to right, border of x’s on that side, very rare. S-P14. 0.67 gram. Choice full lion, full but doubled castle with bold B to left and much legend and border of x’s, attractively toned VF. Estimate: $500-$750.

1652 Transitionals

944. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip III, no assayer, very rare. 0.65 gram. Full but weak lion (no shield), nearly full crown above weak castle in shield, toned AVF. Estimate: $500-$750.

946. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob minors of assayer E (1651-2): 2R and 1R, both scarce. 11.17 grams total. Choice full shields and P-E, full but partially weak crosses, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $125-$200.

947. Lot of 16 Potosí, Bolivia, shield-type cobs (two 8R, five 2R, eight 1R and one 1/2R), various periods and assayers (where visible). 107.22 grams total. A mix of qualities, as some are VF and nicely detailed but others are Good and corroded, most toned, one of the 8R cut and holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

945. Large lot of 9 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4R, Philip II and III, various assayers (where visible), generally rare. 4.51 grams

total. Several different types, all with decent detail, Fine on average but most salvaged, one holed, great lot for study. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-up.

948. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type III, rare. S-P37; KM-A20.3; CT-unl. 26.31 grams. Good full pillars and shield (both slightly doubled), full crowns, two dates, AVF with toned fields. Estimate: $500-$750.

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949. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1652)E Transitional, McLean Type V, very rare. S-P37; CT-894. 6.61 grams. Well-detailed specimen of an unusually uncommon issue, with choice full pillars showing F-2-IIII at top and E-2-(E) at bottom, nearly full cross with pomegranate at top and E to right, attractively toned AXF with edge-split. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original lot-tag #773. Estimate: $600-$900.

950. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (1652)E Transitional, McLean Type VI. S-P37; CT-1050. 3.52 grams. Two 100%-full crowns, bold full cross and shield enhanced by dark sediment in crevices, lightly porous AVF. Pedigreed to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #1174. Estimate:

$125-$200.

951. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R (3) and 1/2R (1), 1652E transitionals, various McLean Types. 11.06 grams total. VG to AVF, some toned, two salvaged, all different Types, good for study. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

Pillars-and-waves


27.45 grams. Bold 1-PH-6 above full but doubled pillars-and-waves, good full cross with clear second date below, lightly toned VF+, very nice overall. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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953. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-R21; CT-410. 27.22 grams. Perfect inner details and most of legends despite “short” flan, nicely toned AXF, rotated axes, interesting as having a four-digit date below the cross and thin ring inside the border of dots on that side (per Lázaro 135, but different dies), expertly plugged to right of cross. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.


KM-21; CT-440. 27.09 grams. Crudely doubled pillars, full but slightly doubled cross, lightly toned Fine, two dates and assayers and mint-marks. Estimate: $200-$300.

955. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1664E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-453.

25.95 grams. Full but weak pillars-and-waves with full 1664 date in legend, full cross (also with weak spots) with second date 664 below, Fine with spotty toning. Estimate: $175-$250.


27.22 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with flat center but clear date in legend, full crown and cross with bold 667 date below, brown-toned Fine+. Estimate: $250-$375.


28.15 grams. Full but doubled pillars with two bold dates on that side, full but off-center cross with third date below, lightly brown-toned VF with hole near edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

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24.12 grams. Bold full pillars-side detail, full cross with second date 676 below, bold (CA)ROLVS, a bit worn (Fine) but nicely toned, holed near edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

959. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; CT-357.

27.09 grams. Crude surfaces (VG overall) but with clear date and as-sayer, bold pillars-and-waves, spotty toning, edge-splits. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

960. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-365. 27.83 grams. Choice AU (practically no wear), with super full cross, bold pillars, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, very light toning, hairline edge-splits. Estimate: $400-$600.

961. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-372.

27.27 grams. Broad flan with much legend including full date “168787” (repeated due to double-strike), full but weak pillars and cross, overall three dates and assayers, bold king’s name and ordinal CAROLV(S I)I, non-toned Fine+. Estimate: $250-$375.

962. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1690VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-

376. 27.46 grams. Crude strike with much flatness, still full pillars and cross (just weak), parts of all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, Fine+. Estimate: $150-$225.

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26.67 grams. Good full cross and pillars despite weakness but surfaces all somewhat crude and worn (About Fine), spotty toning. Estimate:

$125-$200.


27.68 grams. Full but weak pillars with good full crown and POTOSÍ, full but also weak cross with CAROLVS II, Fine+ with toned fields, three dates, two mintmarks and assayers. Estimate: $350-$500.

965. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389.

26.89 grams. Bold but slightly doubled pillars side with clear date and assayer, good full cross with bold mintmark, richly old-toned VF. With Freeman Craig ticket from the 1980s. Estimate: $300-$450.

966. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1702Y, Calbetó and KM Plate Coin, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-803. 26.82 grams. Very nice strike for the period, perfectly centered and even, no doubling or absence of any details, also beautifully toned and no worse than AVF for wear, die-match with Lázaro #241 (R3 = 4 to 6 known) with subtle mount marks on edge and a practically invisibly plugged hole being the only flaws, also highly desirable for its classic pedigree. Plate Coin #1128 in Calbetó’s Compendium VIII Reales (1970) and in the various KM references. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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26.24 grams. Solid coin but with crude surfaces (salvaged?), full pillars with clear date and assayer, doubled full cross (off-center) with second date and assayer and king’s name in legend, Fine with spotty toning. Estimate: $175-$250.


26.49 grams. Bold full pillars, bold but somewhat crude cross, most of peripheries flat, toned VF for the era. Estimate: $250-$375.


25.23 grams. Bold full pillars (choice for era), most of cross, parts of king’s name in legend, two assayers and mintmarks, lightly toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.


27.26 grams. Bold pillars side with super date and assayer, also bottoms of 1709 date in legend, full but weak cross, chunky (small) flan, lightly toned AVF for the era. Estimate: $250-$375.


26.42 grams. Bold date on doubled pillars side, off-center cross, very crude strike all over on a chunky flan, deeply toned Fine. Estimate:

$150-$225.


26.68 grams. Clear date (scarce thus) inside doubled pillars, most of cross, chunky flan and peripherally crude per the era, lightly toned Fine+. Estimate: $250-$375.


26.65 grams. Very crude strike (full pillars and cross but extensively flat), chunky flan with edge-splits, lightly toned and technically no worse than Fine for the era. Estimate: $150-$225.

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974. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Heart, 1716Y, very rare. S-P43aCT-854. 26.56 grams. The Hearts of Potosí, made to look like the Catholic burning “sacred heart” of Christ (see http://www.sedwickcoins.com/articles/hearts.htm), are eye-catchingly beautiful, revered even in their own time as lasting symbols of unique rarity, none more so than the massive 8 reales. Seldom do these magnificent 8R come up for sale—just lucky that we had one in our last auction—and when they do they see spirited bidding. The present specimen is a nice AVF, with minimal doubling, no tooling or gilding, and elegantly aligned axes, nicely toned fields and unmistakable shape with inevitable hole in the “flames” at top. Nearly full legends include a partial third date and king’s ordinal V. Curiously, four pomegranates surround the denomination on the pillars side. Estimate: $25,000-up.


27.38 grams. High grade for the era (VF) with good pillars, full cross, peripheral flatness but well centered, dark toning near edge. Estimate:

$300-$450.


26.52 grams. Full but partially flat cross and pillars, well centered on a thick and chunky flan, bold assayer and two bold mintmarks, Fine+ with spotty toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

977. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-

877. 24.17 grams. Bold date below cross, clear date inside pillars, full (P)OTOSI, much flatness and wear (VG), toned fields, inexplicably underweight. Estimate: $150-$225.

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27.23 grams. One pillar full and bold, full but weak cross with clear date below, Fine with extensive flatness. Estimate: $125-$200.

980. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1719Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-820. 26.94 grams. Bold full legend on cross side, pillar side doubled but with full POTOSÍ, nicely toned Fine+, tiny hole near edge, interesting with backwards N’s in legend and pomegranate ornaments to right of mintmark and assayer on pillars side, die-match with Lázaro #264 (R3 = 4 to 6 known). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.


25.01 grams. Nearly full and well-centered pillars and cross but much peripheral flatness, spotty toning, encrustation as from unidentified salvage. Estimate: $175-$250.


25.20 grams. Good full cross and pillars for the era, clear date (very scarce), nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $350-$500.


25.01 grams. Full but weak pillars and cross, two clear dates (scarce), toned Fine, minor edge-splits. Estimate: $200-$300.

983. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1721(Y). S-P43a; KM-31; CT-

881. 24.10 grams. Full but slightly doubled pillars and cross, the latter off-center and lightly corroded, Fine with flat areas, clear date (scarce). Estimate: $175-$250.

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984. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731M. S-P44; KM-31a; CT-888.

26.07 grams. Choice bold pillars and cross, both full and well centered, with two dates, three assayers and mintmarks, VF with toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

985. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1733YA, rare. S-P45; KM-31a; CT-891. 26.54 grams. Bold full pillars and cross with two full dates, three full mintmarks and assayers, deeply toned AVF, an excellent example of a classic rarity. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

986. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1746q, rare. S-P50; KM-R31a; CT-847. 25.92 grams. Choice full cross with minor doubling at bottom that renders the date as “7446,” full but somewhat weak pillars, no legends per the era, lightly toned Fine+ overall, a very round and thick Royal that is rated at R3 in Lázaro (4 to 6 known) but is not a die-match. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

987. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750q. S-P50a; KM-40; CT-360.

26.90 grams. Squarish but typically chunky flan with bold full pillars and cross (the sides flat), bold date, lightly toned VF+. Estimate:

$200-$300.

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988. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q. S-P52; KM-40; CT-363.

24.90 grams. Bold full pillars and cross, two dates and assayers, nicely toned Fine but with encrustation in crevices and finely pitted surfaces. Estimate: $200-$300.

989. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754C+q. S-P53; KM-40;

CT-371. 26.17 grams. Bold details that indicate high grade (XF), with exceptionally bold date and clear assayers (two C’s and one q), nicely toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

990. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754C+q. S-P53; KM-40; CT-

371. 26.65 grams. Bold centers (especially the date) but typically chunky and no better than AVF, toned on fields for nice contrast, the joint assayers only barely discernible. Estimate: $200-$300.

991. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754(C)+q, cut down to possible African standard. S-P53; KM-40; CT-371. 16.14 grams. Bold full cross and pillars with full date and assayer q (the other assayer assumed), nicely toned AVF, the cut edge commensurate with other specimens we have seen. Estimate: $150-$225.


26.73 grams. One full pillar and nearly full cross, two dates, toned and technically high grade (VF+) but crude per the era. Estimate:

$200-$300.


26.58 grams. Crude flan and strike but with clear date and mintmarks, Fine with toned fields, remnants of unidentified circular countermark in upper-left quadrant of cross. Estimate: $150-$225.


27.45 grams. Well-centered strike with good cross, two dates, deeply toned Fine. Estimate: $150-$225.

995. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-

949. 27.00 grams. Crudely uneven flan with good detail anyway, with two pillars-side dates (rare thus), all three assayers, nicely toned VF+. Estimate: $250-$375.

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997. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; CT-

955. 26.12 grams. Crude strike but fairly clear details and technically VF or better, two dates and mintmarks. Estimate: $125-$200.


957. 26.68 grams. Full cross, two dates, crude as usual and with hole near edge but no worse than Fine and with decent toning. Estimate:

$125-$200.

1000. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0V/J, unique and unlisted. 27.06 grams. One of the rarest issues in the Potosí pillars-and-waves series is assayer J of 1770, of which only a handful of specimens are known. The present coin is the first and only example we know of struck in 1771 using a J die from 1770, with clear overdate and V/J over-assayer at bottom-left on the pillars side. Although the rest of the coin is typically crude, it is also very high grade (virtually AU), with hint of luster and practically no toning. Estimate: $500-up.

999. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1770V-V. CT-959. 27.14 grams. The year 1770 was clearly a hiccup for the Potosí mint (see next lot), as the usual V-Y assayer was replaced with not just V-J but also V-V as we see on this coin, with clear V’s at both upper-right and lower-left on the pillars side, the pillars and cross both bold and not overly worn (AVF), spotty toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1001. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771(V-Y). S-P59; KM-45;

CT-962. 27.05 grams. Full centers but doubled on the pillars side, two dates, crude flan with edge-split but no worse than AVF for the era. Estimate: $175-$250.


963. 27.00 grams. Richly old-toned Fine+ with good full cross (large style), two dates, otherwise typically crude. Estimate: $250-$375.

1003. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772/1V-(Y), rare. S-P59;

KM-unl. 26.59 grams. Off-center pillars with clear 772/1 date, well-centered cross, typically crude (especially the edge) but no worse than Fine, with areas of orange sediment. Estimate: $200-$300.


963. 27.11 grams. Small but very fat flan with bold date and some other details, AVF for the era. Estimate: $200-$300.

1005. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773/2V-(Y), assayers at upper-right and lower-left, rare. S-P59; KM-45. 26.84 grams. Bold date, typically crude strike, but remarkable in that the assayers appear (weakly) in the places where the mintmarks should be (and vice versa), toned AVF for the era. Estimate: $350-$500.

1006. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773V, rare. S-P59; KM-45;

CT-964. 26.87 grams. Very fat and chunky flan, crude strike as usual, the date certain but flat on the lower part of the 3, popular as the final date of cobs from any mint, toned About Fine. Estimate: $200-$300.

1007. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cobs of Philip V: 8R 1717Y; 4R 1736E; 4R 1739M. 53.17 grams total. Crude Fine+ on average, the critical details clear and devoid of any damage like holes or corro-sion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1008. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-

P37a; KM-18. 13.84 grams. Broad flan with good full pillars and cross (both well detailed), two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, AXF with edge-split, patchy toning. Estimate: $500-$750.



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14.03 grams. Full pillars with bold date, second date in 4 digits (rare thus) below cross with bold assayer to right, AVF with much flatness, rich old toning. Estimate: $200-$300.


13.59 grams. Exceptionally choice full cross and pillars, two dates and assayers and mintmarks, bold king’s name and ordinal (P)HILIPVS IIII (note the spelling), AXF with edge-split. Estimate: $400-$600.


13.15 grams. Very darkly toned AVF with orange sediment in crevices, edge-split, full but doubled pillars and cross, two pillars-side dates. Estimate: $175-$250.

1012. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-25; CT-

505. 12.39 grams. Nice full pillars and cross, two bold mintmarks, bold assayer and date, nicely toned Fine+, rather scarce as non-salvage. Estimate: $200-$300.

1013. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1688VR, ex-Christensen. S-P40; KM-25; CT-516. 13.41 grams. Nice cross (nearly full), doubled pil-lars, weak date, deeply toned Fine+. With Henry Christensen auction envelope. Estimate: $150-$225.


1084. 14.50 grams. Very crude strike (doubled, off-center and mostly flat) but with clear date, VF for actual wear. Estimate: $100-$150.


1084. 12.52 grams. Full pillars but flat in the center (full mintmark and assayer), weak cross with date below (and second assayer to right), Fine with edge-split, patchy toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

1016. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1735E. S-P46; KM-30a; CT-

1117. 13.20 grams. Salvaged Fine with bold date, one full pillar, nearly full but doubled cross, darkly toned. Estimate: $175-$250.

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1017. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-30a; CT-1119. 13.38 grams. Choice bold details all over, XF grade and deeply toned, the pillars slightly doubled and the cross slightly off-center. Estimate: $175-$250.

1018. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1738M. S-P47; KM-30a; CT-1121. 11.64 grams. Bold date and mintmark, nearly full pillars and cross, Fine with pitted surfaces and part of edge bent. Estimate: $175-$250.

1019. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-30a; CT-1128. 13.21 grams. Bold VF with toning, good cross, one full pillar, full date and assayer. Estimate: $250-$375.

1020. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1757q. S-P54; KM-39; CT-448. 13.61 grams. Full pillars and cross, nicely toned VF with two dates. Estimate: $200-$300.

1021. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1761V-Y. S-P57; KM-44; CT-1154. 12.95 grams. Bold full pillars side with full date and both assayers (partial second date in legend), off-center cross, good contrast but fairly low grade (VG). Estimate: $150-$225.

1022. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1763V-(Y). S-P57; KM-44; CT-1156. 13.25 grams. Full pillars and cross but somewhat low-relief, toned Fine. Estimate: $175-$250.

1023. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1764(V-Y). S-P57; KM-44; CT-1157. 13.25 grams. Good full cross and bold center on pillars side, two dates, Fine+ with contrasting toning, odd partial void at edge on pillars side. Estimate: $150-$225.

1024. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1765(V-Y). S-P57; KM-44; CT-1158. 13.23 grams. Bold date and mintmark, one full pillar, lightly toned Fine+ with flat areas. Estimate: $100-$150.

1025. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1767V-Y. S-P57; KM-44; CT-1160. 13.39 grams. Richly toned AVF with good details despite partial flatness and off-center cross, both assayers full. Estimate: $150-$225.

1026. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-612.

6.20 grams. Crisp AU details but with very light surface corrosion, nice toning, choice except for flat area near part of edge, also parts of edge crude (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

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1027. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-612. 5.92 grams. Choice full pillars (well centered), off-center cross, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, VF with toning on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

1028. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-619. 6.18 grams. Good full cross, full but doubled pillars with extensive blank area beyond the details, three mintmarks, two assayers, attractively toned AXF. Estimate: $100-$150.

1029. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-620. 6.96 grams. Choice full pillars and cross, both well centered and fully detailed, all three dates and mintmarks and assay-ers, richly toned AXF. Estimate: $125-$200.

1030. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV and Charles II, dates as follows: 1659E, 1670E, 1676E, 1683V, 1690VR and 1691VR. 38.37 grams total. Well-detailed AVF on average, all with clear dates and generally good crosses and shields, no major damage, some toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

1031. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1693VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-624. 7.75 grams. Choice full cross and pillars, two dates, three mintmarks and assayers, VF with crude edge (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

1032. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1694VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-625. 6.50 grams. Very broad flan with choice full pillars, slightly doubled cross, three assayers, darkly toned fields (possibly lacquered in places), AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.1033. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1699F. S-P42; KM-24; CT-632. 6.85 grams. Very choice full cross, the full pillars also choice, AXF with contrasting sediment on fields, two dates, three assayers, really an exceptional coin for the period. Estimate: $125-$200.

1034. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Heart, 1706Y, very rare. S-P43aCT-1312. 6.40 grams. Bold details for the grade (Fine), with nicely contrasting toning, nearly aligned axes, with two holes in the stem at top, specially made at the mint to imitate the “sacred heart” catholic symbol. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.


1330. 6.81 grams. Full pillars with bold date, incomplete cross due to flatness, Fine with deep toning on fields (jet black), pleasing shape. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1036. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1716Y. S-P43a; KM-29; CT-1338. 6.52 grams. Good full cross and pillars and crown, AVF with peripheral flatness, contrasting toning on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

1037. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1722Y. S-P43a; KM-29; CT-1344. 6.83 grams. Nice central detail on both sides, two dates, VF with contrasting toning on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

1038. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1727Y, (Louis I). S-P43b; KM-34; CT-40. 6.01 grams. Good full cross and pillars, two dates, Fine+ with contrasting toning on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

1039. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1742C/P, rare. S-P49; KM-29a; CT-1369. 6.42 grams. Full pillars and cross with two dates, parts of all three assayers and mintmarks, lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $80-$120.

1040. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip V or Ferdinand VI, cut down in its time to 1R weight but showing just the de-nomination 2 on the pillars side. 3.13 grams. Half of cross, but very interesting as showing only the denomination 2 on the pillars side, toned Fine for wear, the cuts clearly old and intentional. Estimate: $60-$90.

1041. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-38; CT-505. 6.66 grams. Choice bold strike and grade (XF+) and richly toned, with excellent full cross and pillars, bold date. Estimate: $125-$200.

1042. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-38; CT-519. 6.79 grams. Two bold dates and assayers despite typically crude flan and strike, Fine+ with patchy toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

1043. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, various dates (1692VR, 1736E and 1759q). 18.22 grams total. F-VF with good details, some toning, the 1759 holed near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1044. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip V to Charles III, various dates and assayers (1732M, 1747q, 1752q, 1754C-q, 1756q, 1763[V-Y], 1767[V-Y] and one without visible date). 50.25 grams total. Good details, no major damage, F-AVF with some toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

1045. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, pillars-and-waves, various dates and assayers (all kings represented), as fol-lows: 1672E, 1675E, 1682V, 1681V, 1708Y, 1725Y, 1734E, 1755(q), 1756q, 1763V-(Y). 63.44 grams total. Toned Fine on average, some toned, a few holed, but no major damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

1046. Large lot of 21 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip V through Charles III, various dates and assayers (where visible). 127.44 grams total. Generally nice pillars and crosses, just a few with dates not visible, good toning overall, VG-F, no holes or corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $600-$900.

1047. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1654E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-13. 3.25 grams. Full and well-detailed cross and pillars, three dates (bold 4 in legend) and assayers and mintmarks, silvery AXF with tiny hole near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $70-$100.

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1048. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1656E, pomegranate at top. S-P37a; KM-13. 2.63 grams. Choice, bold full pillars and cross on a tiny flan, two dates, three assayers, richly toned AXF. Estimate: $70-$100.

1049. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1666E. S-P37a; KM-13. 3.15 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with three dates due to off-center strike, including bold full 1666 in legend, crude cross, somewhat worn (About Fine). Estimate: $60-$90.

1050. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1697CH, rare. S-P41; KM-23; CT-736. 2.79 grams. Choice XF+ with contrasting toning, full assayer, two dates, full pillars and cross. Estimate: $175-$250.

1051. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1697CH, rare. S-P41; KM-23; CT-736. 3.05 grams. Broad-flan VF with flat areas, clear date and assayer on pillars side (second date below cross), contrasting toning on fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

1052. Lot of 11 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV through Ferdinand VI, various dates and assayers (1652E, 1654E, 1663E, 1669E, 1682V, 1686VR, 1702Y, 1729M, 1737 [assayer not visible], 1759[q] and 1766[V]-Y). 34.07 grams total. Generally good pillars and crosses, Fine+ on average, mostly toned, some salvaged, two holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1054. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, various dates: 1703Y, 1736E and 1760q. 10.94 grams total. Good specimens with clear details and nice toning, AVF on average, the 1703 with tiny hole near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1055. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV to Charles III, various dates and assayers (1656E, 1667E [2], 1684V, 1687VR, 1698F, 1748q and 1761V-[Y]). 28.80 grams total. Nicely detailed F-VF, mostly attractively toned, no damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1056. Lot of 13 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Charles II to Charles III, various dates and assayers (where visible). 35.65 grams total.

Fine on average, mostly toned, most with decent details, one salvaged but no major damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1057. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1654E, P-pomegranate-E at top, rare. S-P37a; KM-B12. 1.39 grams. Full monogram and date and cross (off-center, with king’s name in legend) but surfaces dark and corroded as from salvage, Fine otherwise. Estimate: $70-$100.

1058. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1684. KM-22. 1.75 grams. Broad flan with full monogram but off-center cross, two full dates (rare thus), tiny hole near edge, toned AVF. Estimate: $60-$90.

1059. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1689. S-P40; KM-22. 1.89 grams. Choice full monogram and date, full and bold second date below off-center cross, richly toned VF. Estimate: $60-$90.

1060. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip IV, Charles II and Louis I, various dates (1661, 1663 [2], 1680, 1692 and 1727). 7.89 grams total. Nice coins with clear dates and generally good crosses and monograms, toned AVF on average but one salvaged. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1053. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1754C, rare. S-P53; KM-37. 3.00 grams.

Perfectly round, with bold and evenly struck details (no legends), well-centered cross but slightly off-center pillars, aligned axes with tiny hole at top, toned AVF. Estimate:

$500-up.

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1061. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1727, Louis I, scarce. S-P43b. 2.00 grams. Off-center strike on a round-ish flan, bold date, somewhat crude but Fine overall. Estimate: $75-$110.

1062. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 172(?), Louis I. S-P43b. 0.73 gram. Good full cross and monogram with bold 172 of date, toned VF+, rather thin and underweight (as made). Estimate: $50-$75.

1066. Lot of 12 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, all different dates: 1654, 1657, 1664E, 1676, 1690, 1706, 1716, 1737, 1747 Philip V, 172(5-7) Louis I, 1750 and 1767. Various weights. Nicely toned F-VF, all with good details, three with small holes but otherwise no damage, all with consignor’s notes on envelopes. The 1664, 1676 and 1750 are pedigreed to the Paul Karon collection (Ponterio, March 1990, lots 1079, 1098 and 1179), and the 1716 is pedigreed to the Almanzar auction of November 1981 (lot 263). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$500-$750.

1067. Lot of 15 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Charles II through Charles III, dates not visible. 19.47 grams total. Fine on average, mostly toned, no major damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1068. Lot of 28 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip IV to Charles III, various dates (where visible). 40.93 grams. Generally Fine or better, one holed, a few salvaged, including at least one Louis I. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1063. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1732, unique. 1.46 grams. Although diminutive in size, this is a “power coin” in terms of strike and rarity, its bold mono-gram and cross and date a stark contrast to regular, non-Royal issues, at least VF+ and beautifully toned, with inevitable hole at one end of the cross. By our records, the only other 1/2R Royal publicly known of this type (Philip V post-Louis) is a 1736 from the Karon collection. Estimate: $1,000-up.

1064. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1766, unique with king’s ordinal III above monogram. S-P57.

1.58 grams. Charles III cob 1/2R are very difficult, for their monogram-side design is typically much larger than the coin flans, such that only a poorly centered coin like this one can reveal details heretofore unknown, in this case the king’s ordinal III above the monogram. What’s also neat about this coin is that the date is visible below the cross. Deeply toned AVF with small hole near edge, quite an interesting coin overall for its size. Estimate: $60-$90.

1065. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, 1770, date in legend, rare. 1.64 grams. Off-center monogram with bold date in legend at about 7 o’clock, good full cross, richly toned VF, neat shape with three points. Estimate: $60-$90.

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Other Silver Cobs

Dominican Republic

1069. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, assayer F to left, extremely rare. S-SD1; KM-unl CT-unl.

11.42 grams. Bold legends and clear inner details despite light corrosion from salvage (VF details, slightly weak in centers but legends bold), contrastingly toned, a unique combination of Estrella #8 (obverse with F to left and oIIII to right) and #2 (reverse with P to left, S to right and motto PLV in between), tiny edge-splits, overall a rather presentable type-coin for this elusive issue. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of August 2000, with original lot-tag #598, and to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #1547, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $4,000-up.

1070. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedís, Emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain), assayer F below lion, very rare. S-SD1. 5.14 grams. Well-detailed Fine with contrasting light sediment on fields, much legend and full inner details. Estimate: $175-$250.

1071. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, assayer F, with key countermark (Santo Domingo, 1577, revaluation to 2 maravedís), scarce. S-SD1. 2.37 grams. Full countermark between assayer F and denomina-tion 4, weaker pillars with clear S mintmark, full king’s name in legend, Fine with edge-splits. Estimate: $60-$90.

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1072. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, assayer not visible (F or oF), with S countermark for Jamaica (1/11 real, 1581-82), rare. S-SD1. 2.19 grams. Crusty host coin (no detail visible, with edge-crack and spots of green) but bold and full countermark (one of the best we’ve seen). Estimate: $60-$90.

1073. Large lot of 72 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republican, copper 4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, assayer F or oF. S-SD1. 976.70 grams. Mostly corroded (some with green) but recognizable and attributable by variety, interesting as effectively the first coins struck and used in the Caribbean. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

Panama

1074. Panama, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer oB to left, mintmark-denomination AP-IIII to right, very rare, Proctor Plate Coin. S-AP4; CT-341; KM-4. 11.68 grams. Despite the light surface corrosion, this coin is very well detailed (VF), with choice full shield and full assayer and mintmark and denomination, full but weaker cross, much legend and nearly full crown, all attractively toned and solid, tiny edge-split, desirable pedigree. From the Santiago (1585), and Plate Coin #4R.2B in Proctor’s The Forgotten Mint of Colonial Panama (2005), also pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1986 (lot 163). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

1075. Panama, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer oB to left, mintmark-denomination AP-IIII to right, very rare, this specimen not listed in Proctor. S-AP4; CT-341; KM-4. 12.14 grams. Salvaged but well detailed, with nice full shield (weak in center) and cross, much legend and full crown, full oB and AP-IIII, toned AVF with just small bits of edge lost to corrosion. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Colombia

1077. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)28(P), rare. Restrepo-M44; S-B4; KM-3.3. 26.03 grams. Bold full date above full but doubled cross, nearly full and well-detailed shield with bold denomination VIII to right, solid and nicely toned, with AXF details but very light surface corrosion (probably from the Concepción of 1641), part of edge naturally cracked. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

1076. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)27(P), rare. Restrepo-M44; S-B4; KM-3.3. 26.66 grams. Full crown and shield with NR mintmark to left and vertical denomination VIII to right, bold full date outside of full but doubled cross, low-contrast Fine+. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.


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1078. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, 162(?)E, mintmark-assayer RN-E to left, rare. Restrepo-M45; S-C3; KM-3.4.

26.20 grams. Very darkly toned VF with good full cross and shield, full but weaker RN-E and 162 of date, somewhat patinated all over. Esti-

mate: $1,000-$1,500.

1079. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. 27.22 grams. Good full cross and shield, bold denomination and most of king’s name, date and mintmark-assayer off the flan due to poor centering, VF with spots of black on fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

1080. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, (16)30E, RN-E to right, very rare, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M36.4; S-C3; KM-2.4. 13.54 grams. Full 0 and clear bottom of 3 of date above off-center cross, nearly full shield with crude but discernible mintmark-assayer to right, lightly toned AVF with crude notch in edge (as made), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection and our Auction #1 (lot #336), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1081. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 reales, 1652R, R-N-R across middle, very rare, Restrepo Plate Coin. Restrepo-

M31.2; S-B7; KM-6.3. 6.00 grams. Full date in legend (very rare thus), bold full pillars, choice full shield with bold denomination •II• to left and ornament to right, nicely toned VF+ with hint of surface corrosion, two crude holes, desirable pedigree. Plate Coin on page 77 of Restrepo’s Monedas de Colombia (2009), with Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1082. Cartagena or Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 real, Philip IV, assayer not visible. 2.31 grams. Full shield and cross, attributable to Colombia by style (most likely Cartagena because lions and castles are in proper quadrants), with bold denomination •I• to left and some character to right that might be decipherable after further cleaning, Fine with spots of black toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

1083. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV, no assayer, quadrants of cross transposed and lions rotated, rare. 1.52

grams. Very nice VF+ example with choice, bold and full monogram and cross-lions-castles, much legend but somewhat chaotic on the obverse (one can almost imagine parts of a date in the 1640s below the monogram), nicely toned all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

Guatemala

1084. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1741J. S-G1; CT-600; KM-6. 27.31 grams.

Choice, unholed Fine (very rare thus) with full date, nearly full pillars-and-globes, full but doubled shield, good toning, surely among the finest known for this uncommon date. Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

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1085. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752J. S-G2; CT-284; KM-12. 26.91 grams.

Choice specimen with full date below virtually full central design, bold full as-sayer to left of nearly full crowned shield, unholed VF+ (exceptional grade) with lovely toning all over, a common date but among the finest Guatemala cobs we have ever seen! Pedigreed to the Lepczyk auction of October 1983, lot #1281. Estimate:

$750-up.

1086. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1752J. S-G2; CT-393; KM-11. 13.53 grams. Bold full date, one full pillar, nice but off-center shield with bold assayer, unholed VF (rare grade) with part of edge crude (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

1087. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)752(?)J. S-G2; CT-393; KM-11. 13.12 grams. Worn and holed but still quite appealing, with full globes and crown and one pillar, nearly full crown and shield, About Fine with toning near edge. Estimate: $75-$110.

1088. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1753J. S-G2; CT-394; KM-11. 12.65 grams. Full date and assayer, good central detail on both sides enhanced by contrasting toning, About Fine with hole near edge as usual. Estimate: $150-$225.

1089. Guatemala, cob 1 real, 1733J, rare. S-G1; CT-1455; KM-3. 3.12 grams. Nearly full pillars with bold full date below, choice full shield with bold assayer and denomination, attractively toned Fine with usual hole at very edge. Estimate: $100-$150.

1090. Lot of 2 Guatemala cob 1R, dates not visible. 5.65 grams total. Unholed (scarce thus) About Fine and Good with some clear details, spotty toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

1091. Lot of 6 Guatemala cob 1R (5) and 1/2R (1), Philip V and Ferdinand VI, all dated. 15.96 grams total. Well-detailed About Fine on average with good toning, two with holes, dates as follows: 1R—1738, 1746, 1749, 1750 and 1751; 1/2R—1753. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.


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Spain (special issue for use in the New World)

SpainFerdinand-Isabel

1092. Seville, Spain (special issue for use in the New World), 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S flanking crowned F on reverse, early style with Gothic legends, very rare, ex-Huntington (H.S.A.). CT-484. 1.47 grams. Bold full legends (Gothic lettering type, with queen’s name as HELISABET) and full inner details, nicely toned XF, rare and popular as a special design struck only for use in the New World. In 1505 a special series of coins for exclusive use in the New World was struck in Spain under Ferdinand-Isabel and subsequently exported to Santo Domingo, Mexico, Panama and even Puerto Rico. Probably the finest known, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Archer M. Huntington collection (Hispanic Society of America), Vico auction of June 2012, with original lot-card #539, H.S.A. #20358. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

1093. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse. CT-211. 13.27 grams. Full and well-detailed interiors and some legend, including full king’s name, darkly toned AVF with light surface corrosion. Reportedly from the Ingatesta wreck off England (mid- to late 1500s). Estimate: $225-$350.

1094. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse. CT-211. 13.23 grams. Choice full inner details, most of legends, VF with traces of gilding. Estimate: $150-$225.

1095. Seville, Spain, 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse. CT-211. 13.67 grams. Bold full interior details on both sides, nearly full legends, lightly brown-toned VF+. Estimate: $150-$225.

1096. Seville, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse, mintmark S to right. CT-263. 6.36 grams. Full interior details in XF grade but dark and very lightly corroded, some legend, the reverse slightly off-center. Reportedly from the Ingatesta wreck off England (mid- to late 1500s). Estimate: $225-$350.

1097. Granada, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer R to right on reverse, mintmark G to left on both obverse and reverse (unlisted variety). CT-Type 198. 6.03 grams. Bold full interior details on both sides, much legend including a bold backwards S in king’s name, VF with toning around details, probably rare as unlisted in CT. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1098. Lot of 2 Spain (Granada and Seville) 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel. 6.24 grams total. Broad-flan XF’s with slight evidence of salvage, the Granada coin mostly darkly toned and with Gothic letters, both fully detailed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1099. Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S on reverse, no assayer. CT-358. 3.31 grams. Nearly full (and bold) legends on both sides including king’s name and crown, full but weaker interiors, AVF with spotty toning. Estimate: $70-$100.

1100. Seville, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S on reverse, + flanking shield. CT-371. 3.15 grams. Nearly full legends, weaker inner details, rainbow-toned AVF with slight flan-wrinkle. Estimate: $70-$100.

1101. Lot of 2 Granada, Spain, 1R and 1/2R, Ferdinand-Isabel. 4.43 grams total. The 1R is deeply toned VF with mounting damage on part of edge; the 1/2R is worn (About Fine) and slightly wavy. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $70-$100.

1102. Seville, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S plus * and circlets on obverse. CT-471. 1.61 grams. Broad-flan AXF with choice old toning, much bold legend (especially the king’s name), full but very slightly doubled inner details. Estimate: $150-$225.

Philip II

1103. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o’clock outside tressure around cross. CT-235. 27.22 grams. Superb specimen choice full interior detail and bold full legends and crown, all well-centered and richly old-toned, XF with scratches on upper-right lion. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

1104. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o’clock outside tressure around cross. CT-390. 13.39 grams. Full and well-detailed cross and shield with flatness at one end on both sides, some bold legend, VF+ with toning around details. Estimate: $150-$225.

1105. Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, (15)95 date to right, assayer C to left. CT-424. 13.68 grams. Bold full shield and cross, clear 95 date (the assayer very weak), AVF with deep toning all over. Estimate: $250-$375.

1106. Seville, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1590 date to right, assayer Gothic D below denomination and mintmark to left. CT-541. 6.82 grams. Good full cross, full but doubled shield with bold S-II-D to left, bold king’s ordinal II, lightly toned VF. Estimate: $100-$150.

1107. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1593 date to right, assayer not visible (C) below mintmark oT to left. CT-Type 367. 6.84 grams. Choice full shield and cross, full date and mintmark, toned VF with small punchmark near edge. Curi-ously, the tressure around the cross is rotated 90 degrees from the norm, putting the () in the corners and the {} at the ends of the cross. Estimate: $125-$200.

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1108. Seville, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1595 date to right, assayer B below denomina-tion and mintmark to left. CT-548. 6.79 grams. Choice full cross and shield with patch of flatness at one end, broad flan with most of king’s name and full ordinal, non-toned XF with hint of surface corrosion in places. Estimate: $125-$200.

1109. Seville, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1597 date to right, assayer V below denomination and mintmark to left, unique (unlisted) assayer for date. CT-unl. 6.68 grams. Full and clear S-II-V and date flanking full but partially flat shield, the cross nice and full but doubled, Fine+ but the surfaces somewhat crude all over (rusty dies?). Estimate: $150-up.

1110. Segovia, Spain, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer •I above mintmark to left (date to right not visible). 6.49 grams. Choice full shield with full assayer-mintmark inside full GRATIA to left, superb full cross with lions identical to early Potosí (hence Sellschopp’s term of “Segovia lions” for same), bold AXF with nice toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

Philip III

1111. Seville, Spain, cob 1 real, 1594 date to right, assayer not visible, unique (unlisted) date. CT-unl. (Type 413). 3.36 grams. Full but slightly doubled date (100% certain), good full shield and cross, richly toned AVF. Estimate: $100-up.

1112. Segovia, Spain, cob 1 real, (15)95, date to right, assayer I to left, rare. CT-657. 5.07 grams. Bold date, good full cross and nearly full shield, rather worn (About Fine) but the important data clear enough to attribute. Estimate: $60-$90.

1113. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, 1603(B), rare. CT-172. 27.23 grams.

Bold full date but otherwise peripherally flat, full shield and cross, toned Fine+, valued at 1000 euros in CT. Estimate: $250-$375.

1114. Spain (mint uncertain), cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible. 27.45 grams. Clear penultimate digit 0 of above full cross, most of shield with bold denomination to right, crude peripheries (edge-splits too) but otherwise decent Fine with contrasting toning. Estimate: $75-$100.

1115. Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1605C, unlisted date. CT-unl.

(Type 95). 13.27 grams. Choice full shield and cross on a broad flan with much peripheral detail for the era, bold VF with toned fields, probably rare as unlisted in CT. Estimate: $90-$135.

1116. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, (1)614V. CT-280. 13.36 grams. Broad flan with very bold 14 of date, assayer V and king’s ordinal III, full but partially flat shield and cross, toned Fine+ overall. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Group lots

1117. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, 1681, assayer not visible, S for 8 in date, ex-tremely rare (unlisted type and date). CT-unl. 11.35 grams. Full and bold date (almost unheard-of ) and denomination, the rest typically crude and flat, Fine or so for actual wear. Estimate: $200-$300.

1118. Lot of 3 Spain (various mints) cob 8 reales (2) and 4 reales (1), Philip III or IV. 65.52 grams total. Good crosses and shields, VF on average, some light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1119. Lot of 3 Spain (various mints) cob 4 reales (1) and 2 reales (2), Philip II through IV. 27.11 grams total. All VF with good crosses and shields, nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1120. Lot of 4 Spanish cob/milled minors: 2R Seville Philip II; 1R Seville Ferdinand-Isabel assayer Gothic D to left; Toledo copper blanca Ferdinand-Isabel assayer M; and Segovia 1R 1652/28BR (unlisted overdate). Various weights. Generally AVF, the Ferdinand-Isabel 1R holed and blanca lightly encrusted, and the 2R deeply toned. The 1652/28 pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection, with his original tag. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

1121. Lot of 8 Spain cobs, various denominations (two 8R, three 4R, two 2R and one 1R) and mints and periods. 111.50

grams total. Fine on average, all more or less toned, some good shields and/or crosses. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

1122. Lot of 9 Spain cobs (one 8R, four 4R and four 2R), various mints and periods. 100.19 grams total. Grades from G to AVF, some salvaged but all more or less toned, mostly crude. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

1123. Large lot of 55 Spanish copper cobs (8, 4 and 2 maravedís) and earlier copper coins (2), various mints and pe-riods, most with revaluation countermarks. 283.98 grams total. Great lot for study as most have clear details and display a variety of countermarks, many toned but some with green spots, Fine overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

Mixed mints1124. Mixed lot of 3 silver cobs: Potosí, 8R, 1765V-Y; Potosí, 2R, 1723Y; and Spain (mint uncertain), 2R, Philip III or IV. 35.41 grams total. F-VF with generally good toning (the toning on the 8R shiny black), good crosses and other details. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1125. Mixed lot of 4 Lima, Peru, and Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R (3) and 1/2R (1), 1600s-1700s. 8.85 grams total. Toned Fine on average, generally good details (crosses, pillars, date, etc.), all holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

1126. Mixed lot of 4 Spanish colonial silver-cob minors: 2R, Potosí, Philip IV (shield-type); 1R, Lima, 1695R; 1R, Potosí, 1718(?)Y, with denomination as “2” in error; and 1/2R, Potosí, 1749. 14.71 grams total. Good to VF+, mostly well toned, the 2R particularly nice and with bold king’s ordinal preceded by backwards S. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1127. Mixed lot of 4 Spanish (3) and Mexican (1) cob 4 reales, Philip IV and Philip V. 50.34 grams total. Crude strikes and only VG on average, but two with good crosses and mostly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1128. Mixed lot of 5 miscellaneous silver cobs: Potosí 8R 1620?T; Potosí 1/2R Philip IV no assayer (2); Potosí 1R 1766(V-Y); and Lima 1/2R Philip V. 25.97 grams total. The 8R is salvaged but nicely toned and with bold details; the small cobs are decent Fine or so, one with big hole, mostly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1129. Mixed lot of 5 silver cobs of Spain and the Spanish colonies, various periods, all clipped and/or cut down. 75.51 grams

total. Fascinating cob lot in that every piece was clipped on the edge in its time except for one, which appears to have been ground on the edge to fit in a mount. Grades F-VF, some toning, one 8R with surface corrosion from salvage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1130. Mixed lot of 6 silver-cob minors (2R, 1R and 1/2R) of Lima and Potosí, various periods. 25.36 grams total. Nice cobs with good detail, AVF on average, all but the Lima 2R (Diego de la Torre) with visible dates and all well toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$350-$500.

1131. Mixed lot of 9 Lima, Peru, and Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R (3) and 1/2R (6), various dates (where visible). 18.44 grams

total. Generally F-VF and toned, all with decent details (just not all dated). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1132. Large, mixed lot of 64 small cobs (2R, 1R and 1/2R, plus one copper 4M) of Mexico, Lima, Potosí and Santo Domingo, various periods (some with dates or assayers visible). 142.32 grams total. A veritable grab bag of small cobs, most with attributable details, many toned, only a few holed or salvaged, hours of fun for the beginning cob collector to sort through! (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

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Ancient Coins

Ancient Greek

Corinth

1133. Corinth, AR stater, 345-307 BC, “pegasus.” Calciati-403;

Ravel-1041c. 8.48 grams. Pegasos flying left, koppa below / Helmeted head of Athena left, laurel sprig behind. Nicely toned AXF with bold details. Estimate: $400-$600.

Euboia

1134. Histiaia, Euboia, AR tetraobol, 3rd to 2nd century BC. BCD Euboia 411; SNG Copenhagen 535. 2.37 grams. Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia right / Nymph seated right on stern of galley; tripod on side of ship, trident below. Bold XF+ with choice details on both sides. Estimate: $150-$225.

Indo-Scythian1135. Large lot of 30 Indo-Scythian AR drachms of Azes II, ca. 35 BC to 5 AD. 285.36 grams total. Nice XF with clear details, no toning, great for resale, popular as Azes II was the eastern king believed to have sent the three wise men to Bethlehem bringing gifts to the infant Jesus. With generic certificates for resale use. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Ionia1136. Ionia, electrum hemi-hechte (1/12 stater), 650-600 BC. SNG

Kayhan 699. 1.14 grams. Geometric figure resembling a star, composed of a cross centered upon a polygon of eight sides within a square with slightly rounded sides / Quadripartite incuse square punch with a pellet in the center; each quarter contains a diagonal line radiating from the central pellet, three of the quarters with another line emanating from the diagonal line to the edge. Well-centered XF, bold details, choice specimen. Estimate: $600-$900.

Island of Thrace

1137. Island of Thrace, Thasos, AR stater, 500-480 BC. SNG

Copenhagen 1009. 9.17 grams. Satyr advancing right, carrying off protest-ing nymph / Quadripartite incuse square. Bold VF with flat centers. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Kings of Macedon

1138. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Philip II (359-336 BC), lifetime or early posthumous issue of Amphipolis, ca. 340/36-328 BC. Le Rider 263–325; SNG

ANS 510–20. 14.38 grams. Laureate head of Zeus right / Naked youth on horseback right, holding palm in right hand and reins in left; to right, janiform head below raised foreleg. Well-detailed AU with full but slightly off-center head of ruler. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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1139. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, late lifetime or early posthumous issue of Tarsus, ca. 323-317 BC. Price 3038. 17.11 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus seated left holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; in left field, Nike standing right, holding wreath aloft in both hands, monogram below throne. Lustrous UNC with faint hint of granularity, slightly off-center obverse. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1140. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, lifetime issue, Tarsos, ca. 327-323 BC, struck under Menes or Philotas. Price 3016. 17.15 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; plow in left field. Lustrous AU, off-center obverse. Estimate: $600-$900.

1141. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, struck under Anti-pater, circa 325-323/2 BC. Price 79; Muller 392. 16.78 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; rooster in left field. Lightly toned XF with very slight surface granularity. Estimate:

$600-$900.

1142. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Amphipolis mint, struck ca. 316-311 BC under Kassander as regent, 317-305 BC. Price 133; Mueller 542. 17.04 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; dolphin clockwise downwards to left; monogram below throne. VF, well centered and toned around details. With Blanchard wallet-style certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.

1143. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Mesambria mint, struck ca. 175-125 BC. Price 1082; Mueller 481. 16.79 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; in outer left field, helmet above MA; monogram below throne. Exceptionally broad flan, XF with hint of red toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

1144. Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Abydos, ca. 310-301 BC, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos. Price 1560. 4.06 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; ME monogram in left field, ivy-leaf below throne. Nicely toned and well-centered VF. Estimate: $200-$300.

1145. Kings of Macedon, AR drachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, Abydos mint, struck under Antigonos I Monophthalmos, circa 310-301 BC Price 1527; Mueller 254. 4.18 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion-skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle on outstretched right hand and scepter in his left; monogram in left field, ivy leaf below throne. Decent VF with light sediment on fields. With Blanchard wallet-style certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.




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Kings of Thrace

1146. Kings of Thrace, AR tetradrachm, Lysimachos, 305-281 BC, Byzantion mint, 2nd-1st century BC. SNG Copenhagen

1139. 13.73 grams. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena seated left, holding Nike, left elbow resting on her shield, spear behind; monogram to inner left, BY on throne, trident in exergue. Deeply toned AVF with full details, broad flan. Estimate: $250-$375.

Moesia

1149. Large lot of 23 Moesia, Istros, AR drachms, ca. 400-350 BC. 119.95 grams total. Two male heads facing, the left inverted / Sea-eagle on dolphin. Mostly VF and well centered. With generic certificates for resale use. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Lydian Kingdom

1147. Lydian Kingdom, electrum hecte (1/6 stater), Alyattes, 5th to 6th century BC, Sardes mint. 2.34 grams. Confronted lion’s heads (only the left is visible) / Two incuse square punches. Fine or so with incomplete details due to small (fat) size. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Macedon

1148. Macedon (Roman Protectorate), AR tetradrachm, First Meris,167-70 BC, Amphipolis mint. SNG Ashmolean 3297-8.

16.95 grams. Diademed head of Artemis right with quiver over shoul-der in the center of a Macedonian shield / Club within oak wreath; monograms above and below, thunderbolt to left. Well-centered AU- with truncation at very edge in places, some original luster. Estimate:

$500-$750.

Pontos

1150. Pontos, Amisos, AR siglo, 3rd to 2nd century BC. SNG

BM Black Sea 1118-1119. 3.94 grams. Head of Hera right, wearing turreted crown / Owl standing facing, wings spread, on shield. Bold XF+ with original luster, off-center bust. Estimate: $300-$450.

Thessaly1151. Thessaly, Larissa, AR drachm, 350-325 BC. BCD Thessaly

II 322–5; Sear 2120. 6.07 grams. Late facing head type. Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wear-ing single-pendant earring and plain necklace / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lustrous, high-relief XF with full details on both sides (just the rear end of the horse a little truncated), faint red toning here and there. Estimate:

$400-$600.

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Thrace1152. Thrace, Cherronesos, AR hemidrachm, 386-338 BC. SNG Copenhagen 824-5. 2.38 grams. Forepart of lion right, looking back, paws raised / Quadripartite incuse square, the alternate depressions deeper and two containing a pellet. Bold VF with hint of luster and toning, off-center strike. Estimate: $150-$225.

Ancient Roman

Roman Republic1153. Roman Republic, AR denarius, L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BC, Rome mint. Antestia 9; BMC 4029; Sydenham 451; Crawford 238/1.

3.88 grams. Helmeted head of Roma right; below chin, monogram XVI (denomination as X with star-shape superimposed); behind, GRAG / Jupiter in prancing quadriga left, hurling thunderbolt and holding sceptre; below, L.ANTES; in exergue, ROMA. Choice XF/AU with natural toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

1154. Roman Republic, AR denarius, Vettius Sabinus, ca. 70 BC. Babelon Vettia 2. Sydenham 905. Crawford 404/1. 3.53 grams. Bearded head of King Tatius right; below chin, TA ligate and behind, SABINVS; in right field, S.C / IVDEX togate figure in slow biga left; behind, corn-ear; in exergue, T.VETTIVS. Richly toned XF with bold details on both sides, serrated edge. Estimate: $200-$300.

1155. Roman Republic, AR denarius, Mn. Cordius Rufus, 46 BC. Crawford 463/2; Sydenham 978. 3.40 grams. Corinthian helmet with owl on crest / Aegis of Minerva with head of Medusa in center. XF with luster and rainbow toning, weak centers. Estimate: $200-$300.

Roman Empire

1156. Massive lot of 250 Roman Empire AR anto-niniani of Gordian III, 238-244 AD. 1079 grams total. Head of ruler / Standing figure. All XF or better, lustrous and clean, great lot for promotional resale. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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Ancient Byzantine

Medieval

Byzantine Empire

1157. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Heraclius, 610-641 AD, encapsulated NGC XF strike 4/5 surface 3/5 clipped. cf. Sear

769. Heraclius, in center, Heraclius Constantine on right and Heraclonas on left, standing facing, each wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger / Cross potent on four steps; in left field, monogram of Heraclius; in exergue, CONOB. Estimate: $500-$750.

1158. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constans II and Constantine IV, 654-668 AD, encapsulated NGC Ch AU strike 5/5 surface 3/5. Sear 749. Facing bust of Constant II with long beard on left and Constantine IV, beardless on right / Cross potent on four steps; in exergue, CONOB. Estimate: $500-$750.

1159. Byzantine Empire, AV histamenon nomisma, Romanus III, 1028-1034 AD, encapsulated NGC XF strike 5/5 surface 3/5. Sear 1819. Christ, nimbate, enthroned facing raising right hand in benediction and holding Book of Gospels in left / Romanus on left, crowned and wearing loros, standing facing and holding globus cruciger; on right, Virgin, veiled and nimbate, standing facing and crowning the Emperor with her right hand. Estimate: $600-$900.

1160. Lot of 3 miscellaneous French / southern Netherlands silver /billon medieval minors, 1300s-1500s. 7.54 grams. This lot consists of the following: France, blanc guenar (26 mm), Charles VI, 1380-1422 (Ciani 507), dark-toned VF; Southern Netherlands (Vlaanderen, Brugge), double vuurijzer, Maria van Bourgondie, dated 1478, lightly struck VF with faint rainbow toning; and France, dizain franciscus, Francis I, post-1540, worn (Fine) but toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1161. Genoa (Italian States), AR denaro, Conrad I-III, 1139-1339. 0.75 gram. Bold XF, well-centered and evenly struck, popular “crusader coin.” Estimate: $50-$75.

1162. Lot of 3 Venetian grossos (1200-1350 AD). 6.01 grams total. Non-toned AVF, popular for jewelry and other resale. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

1163. Lot of 4 medieval silver pennies of England, France and Scotland, 1200s to 1300s. 5.36 grams

total. This lot consists of the following: England, penny, Henry III, Canterbury mint, ca. 1216, toned VF; Scotland, penny, Alexander III, Berwick mint, 1280-86, nice XF; England, penny, Edward I, Canterbury mint, 1299-1301, lustrous AXF with weak centers; and France, feudal county of Porcean, “sterling” of silver (imitation of English penny), Gaucher de Chatillon, 1313-22, richly toned VF. Each coin accompanied by a tag showing full attribution and reference numbers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

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World Silver Coins

Argentina (Northern Argentina)

Argentina (River Plate Provinces)

1164. Northern Argentina, “imitation cob” 8 reales (cast), 1778, very rare. Janson-9.1. 23.90 grams. VG with clear date and denomination, flat peripheries, somewhat green-toned (low fineness), small notch in edge (as made). Interestingly, this coin shows the same granularity near opposite edges on each side of the coin that actual Potosí cobs exhibit, perhaps indicating that these cast imitations were actually made in Potosí as well. Estimate: $250-$375.

1165. Argentina (Potosí mint), 8 reales, 1813J, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-5. Lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, minor natural rim-flaws on obverse, popular issue in nice grade. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1166. Argentina (Potosí mint), 8 soles, 1815FL. KM-15. 26.86

grams. Problem-free XF with toning around details. Estimate: $200-

$300.

1167. Argentina (La Rioja mint), 8 reales, 1836P, encap-sulated NGC AU 50. Janson-37; KM-20. Attractively toned, slightly off-center sunface side. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1168. Argentina (Potosí mint), 1/2 sol, 1815FL, encapsu-lated NGC MS 61, rare, ex-Whittier. KM-10. Beautifully rainbow-toned and flawless, with underlying luster, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection, as stated in the slab. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Argentina (Tucumán)

1169. Tucumán, Argentina, “imitation cob” 2 reales, date “758” (struck 1820-24), very rare. Jan-

son-12.1. 6.26 grams. Very high weight and unusually good fineness, boldly detailed VF with rich toning, peripheral flatness, slightly off-center cross. Estimate: $500-$750.

Argentina (Buenos Aires)

1170. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 décimo, 1823, encapsulated NGC MS 65 RB, finest known. KM-1. Toned but with much original luster and color, virtu-ally flawless. Estimate: $150-$225.

Argentina (Córdoba)

1171. Córdoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, 1839P-P KM-2.2. 0.64 gram.

VF/F with bold castle but crude sunface due to natural flan-flaws, toned around details. Estimate: $100-$150.

1172. Córdoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, 1839P-P KM-2.2. 0.74 gram.

Bold VF with hint of luster, lots of tiny marks, high points lacking detail. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Argentina (Republic)

1173. Argentina, copper 2 centavos, 1887, rare. KM-33. 9.85

grams. Dark XF+ with traces of original color and luster, exceptional grade for this key date. Estimate: $175-$250.

1174. Lot of 2 Argentina copper 2 centavos (1890) and 1 centavo (1894). 15.09 grams total. Both AU with some original color and luster. The 1c is scarce. Estimate: $70-$100.

Barbados

1175. Lot of 2 Argentina copper-nickel 20 centavos (1921) and 10 centavos (1912). 7.05 grams total. Both Mint State with luster and faint rainbow-color. The 10c is a better date. Estimate: $100-$150.

1176. Barbados, copper penny, 1788 (large head, large pineapple) with merchant countermark “M Ward” (twice), ex-Eckardt. 13.31 grams. Host coin AVF with dark toning, deep countermarks with light sediment inside, weak rims. Pedigreed to the Kenny Eckardt collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

Bolivia (colonial)Pillars

1177. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767JR, six-petal rosette below shield, very rare variety of the rare first year of issue. KM-50; CT-966. 27.05 grams. Deeply brown-toned AXF with plugged hole at top, rated as R2 in Gilboy (P-8-1a). Estimate:

$500-$750.

1178. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770/69JR, rare. KM-50; CT-971. 26.77 grams. Choice XF+ with nice rims, some-what lustrous but lightly hairlined, rated as R3 in Gilboy (P-8-4b). Estimate: $250-$375.

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1179. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770JR. KM-50; CT-972. 27.06 grams. AXF with hint of patina but no toning, very slightly off-center pillars side. Estimate: $200-$300.

Busts

1181. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778PR. KM-

55; CT-979. 26.67 grams. Bold VF with light toning (some dark spots), minor rim-flaw (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

1182. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795PP. KM-73; CT-718. 27.00 grams. Mint State, lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, excellent strike, just the obverse very slightly off-center, quite attractive. Estimate: $400-$600.

1180. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1769/8JR, rare. KM-49; CT-1169. 12.94 grams. AVF with contrasting toning in legends, weak rim at top on obverse, rated as R in Gilboy (P-4-3g). Estimate: $200-$300.

1183. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-84; CT-608. Bold strike, very richly toned all over, with traces of luster around legends (that luster actually bright on the reverse). Estimate: $100-$150.

1184. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821PJ. KM-84; CT-610. 26.83 grams. VF+ with nicely contrasting toning, slightly off-center strike, no problems. Estimate: $80-$120.

1185. Large lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 266.48 grams total. Fine or slightly better, all but one toned, one with hole but otherwise no major damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

1186. Large lot of 16 Potosí, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 208.85 grams total. Nice Fine or better, all attractively toned, three with holes but otherwise problem-free. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.


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1187. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1776PR, popular date. KM-53; CT-1387. 6.58 grams. Lustrous VF with high points weak, some toning around details. Estimate: $100-$150.

1188. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, bust 2R and 1R, Charles III: 2R, 1780/79PR; 1R, 1780PR; and 1R, 1781PR. 13.43 grams total.

All lustrous UNC, starting to tone. Estimate: $300-$450.

1189. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates. 31.00 grams total. G-VG with decent toning, no big problems, just rather worn. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

Bolivia (Republic)

1190. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1828JM. KM-97. 26.95 grams.

Lustrous Mint State, exceptionally choice strike with all details well defined, faint traces of hairlines. Estimate: $150-$225.

1191. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1837LM, encapsulated PCGS AU58. KM-97. Rainbow toning in legends, muted luster, slightly weak strike as usual. Estimate: $200-$300.

1192. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1840LR, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-97. Lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, slightly weak strike as usual. Estimate: $150-$225.

1193. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1841LR, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-103. Lustrous but weak in centers, the reverse faintly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

1194. Potosí, Bolivia, 4 soles, 1830JL, encapsulated NGC MS 63, tied for finest known specimen in NGC census. KM-

96a.1. Highly lustrous and starting to tone, just a bit weak in centers as usual. Estimate: $350-$500.

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1195. Potosí, Bolivia, 2 soles, 1830JL, encapsulated NGC AU details / surface hairlines. KM-95a. Good strike, nice luster and faint toning, the hairlines not very prominent. Estimate: $100-$150.

1196. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1859FJ, “BOLIVRA” error, encapsulated PCGS genuine / damage / AU details, rare. KM-118.3.

Muted luster around good details, definitely a low AU but no evidence of any kind of damage to our eyes (perhaps disguised by the slab?), interesting error below bust of Bolívar. Estimate: $150-$225.

1197. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/4 sol, 1852, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-111. Choice bold strike and blazingly lustrous, totally devoid of any wear or blemishes. Estimate: $150-$225.

1198. Bolivia, steel hub for 10 centavos 1884-1900, rare. KM-

158.3. 369 grams, 2” tall and 1-1/2” 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, like we see here, which looks just like a coin stuck to a die. The hub is then struck onto an actual die that is used to strike the coins. Most hubs and dies are destroyed after they are no longer used, so this piece is rare by definition. Fully detailed, just a little rusty on the fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

Brazil (colonial)

João Prince Regent

1199. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1812-B. Russo-397; KM-307.1. 26.56 grams. AU with hint of luster, nice rainbow toning in legends, parts of rim crude (as made). Estimate:

$150-$225.

1200. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1814-B, struck over a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles III. Russo-399; KM-307.1. 26.89 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF with some undercoin details visible (including 17 of date). Esti-

mate: $100-$150.

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1201. Lot of 2 Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1815-B and 1816-B, both struck over Spanish colonial bust 8 reales. KM-307.1. 53.14 grams total. Both lustrous XF with minimal toning, some undercoin details visible. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

João VI

1202. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over a Spanish or Spanish colonial bust 8 reales dated 1808. Russo-428; KM-307.3. 26.83 grams. Lustrous Mint State, starting to tone, with some undercoin details showing. Estimate:

$250-$375.

1203. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over an Argentina (River Plate Provinces) 8 reales or 8 soles (1813 or 1815). Russo-428; KM-307.3. 26.59 grams. Choice AU+ with much luster, rainbow toning at rims, traces of “sunface” design visible (rare undercoin). Estimate: $250-$375.

1204. Brazil (Bahia mint), 640 reis, João Prince Regent, 1809-B. Russo-392; KM-256.1. 18.42 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) XF, nice details. Estimate: $200-$300.

1207. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1820-B, struck over a Spanish or Spanish colonial bust 8 reales dated 1816. Russo-462; KM-326.2. 26.97 grams. Beautifully rainbow-toned AU with lustrous fields, bold details, much undercoin visible (especially the 1816 date). Estimate: $275-$400.

1205. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, 1818-R, struck over a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales. Russo-476; KM-326.1. 26.99

grams. Beautifully rainbow-toned AU, variety with doubled branches in wreath. Estimate: $250-$375.

1206. Brazil (Bahia mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1820-B, Rio-style reverse. Russo-462c; KM-326.2. 26.76 grams. Bold and richly old-toned XF, the scarce reverse variety with diagonal lines at bottom of globe meeting at bot-tom instead of higher up. Estimate: $275-$400.

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1208. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1820-R. Russo-478;

KM-326.1. 26.91 grams. Huge-flan Mint State with much luster under and around spots of gorgeous rainbow toning (lots of purple and red color). Estimate: $300-$450.

1209. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1820-R, struck over a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, 1816JJ. Russo-478; KM-

326.1. 26.80 grams. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) AU- with bold undercoin date and “interference” near rims. Estimate: $200-$300.

Canada

1210. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1821-R, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, 1814JP, encapsulated NGC MS 64. Russo-479; KM-326.1. Choice specimen with light rainbow toning over ample luster, nice details and some clear undercoin data, particularly the date. Estimate: $350-$500.

1211. Canada, 1 dollar, Elizabeth II, 1963, encapsulated PCGS MS65+. KM-54. Very deep and attractive rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, just a few minor bagmarks in fields. Estimate:

$350-$500.

Chile (colonial)

Busts

1212. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1796DA, “CRAROLVS” error (C/R), encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest known, extremely rare. CT-742; KM-51. Lustrous and well struck, with golden toning all over accentuated with blue, bold error in king’s name, a truly beautiful coin but also very important for the specialist. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

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1213. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (military bust), 1810FJ, encapsulated PCGS AU53. KM-75; FC-51a; El-66.

Lustrous (non-toned) but with wear or light strike on high points, faint surface hairlines in fields, still choice grade and popular type. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1214. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1814FJ, encapsulated PCGS genuine / cleaning / AU details. KM-80;

FC-55 (R4). Bold and well-detailed strike, hint of luster, traces of dark toning here and there, the removal of which is also evident. Estimate:

$250-$375.

1215. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1801AJ. CT-1048; KM-59. 6.62 grams. Bold VF, no problems, hint of luster. Estimate:

$100-$150.

1216. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1807FJ. CT-1054; KM-59. 7.00 grams. Richly toned XF with underlying luster (choice grade for type), minor dent on reverse with corresponding bulge on obverse. Estimate: $100-$150.

1217. Santiago, Chile, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1809FJ. CT-1015; KM-66. 6.40 grams. Fine with weak bust, toning in legends, scarce. Estimate: $80-$120.

1218. Lot of 5 Santiago, Chile, bust-type minors of Charles III and IV and Ferdinand VII, all interesting varieties and overdates, as follows: 2R 1783/2DA, 1798/7DA; 1R 1786/5DA and 1809/798DA with FERDIN VII struck over CAROLVS IIII; 1/2R 1791DA bust of Charles III but ordinal IIII. 20.56 grams total. Fine on average, all but the 1/2R nicely toned, no damage or problems, all with overstruck elements, an attractive group for the collector who has only the “clean” dates and needs to expand. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1219. Santiago, Chile, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1778/7DA. CT-unl. (cf. 1636); KM-29. 3.32 grams.

Toned Fine with slightly weak bust, minor rim/edge damage (old) but decent overall. Estimate: $100-$150.





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Chile (Republic, “volcano” series)

Chile (Republic, “condor” series)1222. Santiago, Chile, 1/2 real, 1846IJ, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-98.2.

Bold and well-detailed strike, nice luster and light toning, slightly off-center. Estimate:

$150-$225.

1223. Lot of 3 Santiago, Chile, copper-nickel 20 centavos, all encapsulated NGC, as follows: 1924, MS 66; 1925, MS 65; 1932 with “O. Roty”, MS 62. The 1924 and 1925 are golden toned, with muted luster; the 1932 is non-toned but blaz-ingly lustrous. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

1220. Santiago, Chile, “volcano” 2 reales, 1834IJ. KM-92. 6.54 grams. Nicely toned AVF with old scratch and nick in field to right of column. Estimate: $100-$150.

1221. Santiago, Chile, “volcano” 1 real, 1834IJ. KM-91. 3.26 grams. Broad-flan XF with beautiful toning, no problems. Estimate:

$150-$225.

China

Chihli

1224. China, Chihli Province, 1 dollar, Kuang-hsu, year 34 (1908), encapsulated NGC AU 53. L&M-465;

Y-73.2. Choice detail and some luster but also some hairlines and bagmarks. Estimate: $350-$500.

Kwangtung

1225. China, Kwangtung Province, 10 cents (7.2 candareens), Kuang-hsu, (1890-1908), encapsulated NGC MS 65. L&M-136;

Y-200. Deep rainbow toning with underlying luster, choice grade. Estimate:

$800-$1,200.



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Colombia (colonial)

1226. China (Republic), 1 dollar (yuan), Sun Yat-sen, six-pointed stars, (1927), encapsulated NGC AU 58. L&M-49; Y-318a.

Lustrous and starting to tone nicely, with light hairlines and bagmarks, also a couple chatter-marks behind head. Estimate: $100-$150.

Busts1227. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1772VJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-42.2;

KM-47; CT-1410. 6.5 grams. Attractively toned VF in our estimation, well struck, good rims, just very slightly bent. This is the main variety with N•R (mintmark) and V•J (assayer). For com-parison, a similar specimen sold in our Auction #8 for $2,400 + buyer’s fee (lot 1818). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #983. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1228. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1773VJ, encapsulated NGC G 6. Restrepo-42.4; KM-47; CT-1411. Lightly toned VG with weak centers (despite what the slab says). Estimate: $250-$375.

1229. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-80.1;

KM-59; CT-1029. 6.6 grams. Deeply toned AVF in our estimation, with characteristic die-crack across top of obverse, minor rim-bruises, no big problems. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #988. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1230. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1793JJ, encapsulated NGC F 12, very rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-80.3; KM-59; CT-1030. 6.6 grams. Lightly toned VF in our estimation, with minor stress-fractures in flan, a few light (old) scratches, much better than average grade for the type. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #989. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1231. Popayán, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811JF. Restrepo-114.3; KM-70.2; CT-unl.

(cf. 975). 6.24 grams. Deeply toned VG (good contrast) with slightly irregular edge due to smoothing. Estimate: $50-$75.

1232. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Fer-dinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1817FJ. Re-

strepo-113.5; KM-70.1; CT-1010. 6.56 grams. Nice Fine with good contrast (deep toning), slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $100-$150.

1233. Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1822O, two dots to right of date, with partial MDQ countermark (Quito, Ecuador, 1831) on reverse. Restrepo-115.1; KM-A1 (under Ecuador); CT-973. 5.60 grams. Decent example of a popular one-year mint, VG with contrasting toning around details, smooth edge (and low weight, but diameter seems right), the countermark fragmentary but certain. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1234. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1773VJ, encapsulated NGC VF 35, rare. Restrepo-38.3; KM-46.1; CT-1625. Very richly toned and well struck, more like XF for this mint. Estimate:

$600-$900.

1238. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC VG 8, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.4a;

KM-58; CT-1184. 3.2 grams. VF in our estimation (the slab grade way too low for this mint), with attractively toned legends, natural lamination flaw in front of face but no damage, with space but no dot between N and R of mintmark. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1007. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1239. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1795JJ, encapsulated NGC VG 8, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.12a; KM-

58; CT-1187. 2.8 grams. Attractively toned VF in our estimation (the slab grade way too low for this mint), with old marks, crude rims (as made), die-crack between N and R of mintmark (but decidedly no dot). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1009. Estimate: $200-$300.

1240. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796/1796JJ. Restrepo-unl. (cf. 78.16); KM-58; CT-unl. (cf. 1188). 2.89 grams. Attractively toned AVF with punchmark in crown, slightly crude rims (as made) but edge intact (so the low weight is inexplicable), fully recut date. Estimate: $300-$450.

1235. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1777JJ, variety with J•J and N•R, encapsulated NGC VG 8, rare, ex-Iriarte and Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-38.9; KM-46.1; CT-1628. 3.3 grams.

Softly but evenly struck VF in our estimation, with very light toning, no problems, good pedigrees. Pedigreed to the Iriarte collection (Aureo auction of March 1998, lot 225) and the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1004. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1236. Lot of 2 Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1R, Charles III, 1777JJ, variety with J•J and N•R, rare. Restrepo-38.9; KM-46.1; CT-

1628. Both rather worn (G-VG) but without major problems, toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

1237. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1784JJ, rare. Restrepo-38.13; KM-46.1; CT-1630. G/VG, lightly toned, the obverse quite smooth but no major problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1241. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796JJ. Restrepo-78.16; KM-58; CT-1188. 2.95 grams. Toned AVG with scuffs and rim damage but a clear example nonetheless. Estimate: $70-$100.

1242. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1798JJ, scarce. Restrepo-78.24; KM-58; CT-1190. 2.80 grams. G/VG with light ton-ing, minor scuffs and edge damage, still a decent specimen. Estimate:

$75-$110.

1243. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1801JJ. Re-

strepo-78.34; KM-58; CT-1192. 3.11 grams. Fine+ with good toning, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $200-$300.

1244. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1801JJ, scarce. Restrepo-78.34; KM-58; CT-1192. 3.28 grams. Nicely toned Fine, no big problems. Estimate: $75-$110.

1245. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1802JJ, encapsulated NGC VF 20, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.38; KM-

58; CT-1193. 3.1 grams. AXF in our estimation, with original luster in fields, slightly weak bust, attractively toned all over, no problems. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1016. Estimate: $400-$600.

1246. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804JJ, encapsulated NGC VF 20, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-78.40;

KM-58; CT-1194. 3.2 grams. Lightly toned VF+, no problems, decent specimen of a rare issue. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1017, and to the Cayón auction of April 2002 (lot 852). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1247. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1804JJ, rare. Restrepo-78.40; KM-58; CT-1194. 2.39 grams. Deeply toned G/VG with crude rims (as made), no major problems. Estimate: $75-$110.

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1248. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF/JJ, no dot between IND and REX, inverted V’s for A’s (unlisted). Restrepo-unl. (cf. 111.3a); KM-68.1;

CT-unl. (Type 340). 3.18 grams. Fine+ with deep, rich toning, interesting varieties in legend that are unlisted in Restrepo and therefore probably rare. Estimate: $100-up.

1249. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816FJ. Restrepo-111.9; KM-68.1; CT-1211. 3.36 grams.

AVF with attractive toning, no problems. Estimate: $75-$110.

1250. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1774JS, encapsulated NGC F 12, rare. Restrepo-34.2; KM-45.2; CT-1783. Nicely toned but slightly off-center, attractive VF (despite what the slab says). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1251. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1775JJ, encapsulated NGC AG details / plugged, rare, ex-Ortiz Mu-rias. Restrepo-32.5; KM-45.1; CT-1826. 1.7 grams Crude VG but with clear details, plugged hole at top, key rarity (probably the rarest date of the series). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1028. Estimate: $600-$900.

1252. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1792JJ, encapsulated NGC VF details / environmental damage, rare, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-77.1; KM-57; CT-1327. 1.6 grams More like AU details (very sharp and bold), with nice toning but lightly corroded all over, slightly crude rims (as made). Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias collection (our Auction #11), lot #1033. Estimate: $500-$750.

1253. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1795JJ, rare. Restrepo-77.4; KM-57; CT-1330. 1.33 grams. AVG with streak of flat-ness across centers, toned in legends, crude rims and edge (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

1254. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-107.1; KM-69.2; CT-1367. 1.72 grams.

XF with light toning and luster, very nice for this mint. Estimate:

$350-$500.

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1255. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1800. Restrepo-75.10; KM-63; CT-1434. 0.79 gram. Bold AXF with luster but minor surface granularity. Estimate: $250-$375.

1256. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1806, encapsulated NGC VF 30, ex-Ortiz Murias. Restrepo-75.23; KM-63; CT-1442. 0.8 gram Bold XF in our estimation, nice strike and attractively toned, no problems, the lion side slightly off-center. Pedigreed to the Jorge Ortiz Murias col-lection (our Auction #11), lot #1057. Estimate: $300-$450.

1257. Popayán, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1816, mintmark PN. Restrepo-101.1; KM-67.2; CT-1475. 0.83 gram. Bold XF with luster, off-center strike. Estimate: $50-$75.

1258. Lot of 11 Colombian bust silver minors, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates (Bogotá: 2R, 1819FJ [2]; 1R, 1773VJ, 1792JJ, 1795JJ, 1799JJ, 1812JF, 1816FJ and 1819FJ. Popayán: 1R, 1772JS and 1810JF). Various

weights. AVG on average, three with holes but all nicely toned, great group for study or starter collection. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$400-$600.

Colombia (Republic / Cundinamarca)

1259. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820JF. Restrepo-157-1; KM-C6. 23.61 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF with underlying luster, minor surface flaws on obverse and edge defects (all natural) plus light (old) scratches on reverse, still rather pleasing and rather well struck for this brief and popular issue. Estimate: $400-$600.




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Colombia (Republic of New Granada)

1264. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1866. Restrepo-315.5; KM-139.1.

25.00 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with bagmarks but underlying luster, parts of rim slightly crude (as made). Estimate: $75-$110.

1265. Bogotá, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1869. Restrepo-293.2; KM-

153.1. 12.49 grams. XF with light (spotty) toning and underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $75-$110.

1260. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1857. Restrepo-198.6; KM-118.

24.89 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with hint of luster, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $75-$110.

1261. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/2 real, 1840RS. Restrepo-177.4; KM-

96.1. 1.60 grams. Mint State (choice grade) with muted luster, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $125-$200.

Colombia (Granadine Confederation)


24.73 grams. Rainbow-toned XF+ with underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

Colombia (United States of New Granada)


24.81 grams. Rainbow-toned XF with underlying luster, slightly crude rims (as made), scarce and important one-year type-coin. Estimate:

$350-$500.

Colombia (United States of Colombia)

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1266. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1869, extremely rare, finest known. Restrepo-295.1; KM-153.6 (“one known”). 12.03 grams. One of just four known of this famous first date for the mint, the others being the Whittier specimen (Fine, sold for over $10,000 in 2006, now in the Meissner collection), the Banco de la República specimen (VG) and another specimen (Fine/Fine+) owned privately in Colombia and featured in various Notas Numismáticas publications. The present specimen, a solid AVF, has nice rainbow toning all over and bears a minimum of the usual flaws, in fact just a minor wrinkle across the chin and die-crack behind the neck and crude rim (as made) on reverse. Estimate: $7,000-up.

1267. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1875/4. Restrepo-297.4; KM-153.4. 12.43 grams. Very nice XF+ with light rainbow toning over underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $125-$200.

1268. Bogotá, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1885, fineness .835. Restrepo-308.15; KM-177.1. 12.64 grams. Very nice XF+ with light rainbow toning over underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $175-$250.

1269. Lot of 5 Colombian 50 centavos / 5 décimos, various mints and dates (Bogotá: 1872, 1874 denomination “50,” 1874 denomination “CINCUENTA”; Medellín: 1878/4 and 1885). 62.48 grams total. VF to AU, no problems, the betters ones lustrous but all lightly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.

Colombia (modern Republic)

1270. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1888, “mulatta” head. Restrepo-403.1; KM-166. 11.88 grams. Nice XF with light toning over underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $175-$250.



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Cuba

Dominican Republic

1271. Cuba, “star” peso, 1915. KM-15.2. 26.70 grams. Lustrous Mint State with very minor bagmarks and hairlines. Estimate: $150-

$225.

Curaçao

1272. Curaçao, 3 reaals, 1/5 cut of a Spanish colonial bust 8R of Ferdinand VII with countermark “3” in circle (1818). KM-28. 4.46 grams. Bold VF countermark, nicely toned Fine host with bold king’s ordinal VII. Estimate: $200-$300.

1273. Curaçao, 3 reaals, 1/5 cut of a Spanish colonial bust 8R with countermark “3” in circle (1818). KM-28. 4.31 grams. VF countermark, Fine host, lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

Denmark

1274. Denmark, 16 skilling, 1644, mint-mark at bottom below “Jehovah” in Hebrew. KM-136.1. 5.00 grams. Bold VF with light rainbow ton-ing around details, the sur-faces slightly grainy. Esti-

mate: $300-$450.

1275. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (under Spain), copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand VII (ca. 1810-20). CT-1671; KM-2.

5.13 grams. AVF with bold mintmark side, the monogram side with peripheral weakness and crudeness (the crown still full and bold), brown all over with spot of green. Estimate: $60-$90.

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1276. Dominican Republic, 1 franco, 1891A, en-capsulated PCGS AU55. KM-11. Very light golden toning and underlying luster. Estimate: $150-$225.

1277. Dominican Republic, bronze 5 centésimos, 1891A, encapsulated NGC MS 64 BN, second finest known in NGC census. KM-8. Beautiful original color and luster, almost prooflike. Estimate: $150-$225.

Ecuador

1278. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ, encapsulated NGC VF 30. KM-36. Bold (but slightly off-center) strike, deeply toned (good contrast). Estimate: $150-$225.

1279. Lot of 2 Ecuador silver coins (1 sucre and 1/2 décimo) of 1884-HEATON BIRMINGHAM. 31.84 grams total. The sucre is vividly rainbow-toned XF; the 1/2 décimo is VF with light toning only; no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1280. Ecuador, 1 sucre, 1889-HE-A T O N - B I R -MINGHAM. KM-

53.1. 25.00 grams.

Choice grade (lus-trous UNC with bagmarks), very flashy. Estimate:

$200-$300.

1281. Ecuador, copper-nickel 10 centavos, 1924-H, encapsulated NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. KM-66. Light golden toning all over, muted luster, no marks or wear of any kind. Estimate: $200-$300.

1282. Ecuador, copper-nickel 5 centavos, 1924-H, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-65. Muted luster, bold strike, no marks. Es-

timate: $100-$150.

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Egypt

German States

1283. Egypt, 20 piastres, 1917 / AH1335, Hussein Kamal, occupation coinage, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Dav-20; KM-322.

Muted luster, incipient toning around rims only. Estimate: $80-$120.

French Indo-China

1284. French Indo-China, 1 piastre, 1886-A, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-5. Rainbow-toned except for lustrous spots. Esti-

mate: $175-$250.

1285. French Indo-China, 1 piastre, 1926-A, encapsulated PCGS MS61. KM-5a.1. Flashy luster and incipient toning, some bagmarks. Estimate: $175-$250.

Anhalt-Dessau

1286. Anhalt-Dessau (German States), 5 mark, Friedrich II, 1914A, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-31. Good luster and incipient toning, minor bagmarks and hairlines. Estimate: $150-$225.

Augsburg

1287. Augsburg (German States), thaler, 1641, encapsulated PCGS AU55. Dav-5039. Deeply toned and choice except for minor pit on head and surface granularity on reverse (rusty die). Estimate:

$500-$750.

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Bavaria

1288. Bavaria (German States), 5 mark, 1911D, encapsu-lated NGC MS 62. KM-999. Good luster and incipient toning, minor bagmarks and hairlines. Estimate: $150-$225.

Frankfurt

1291. Frankfurt (German States), 2 thaler, 1841, eagle, encapsulated NGC UNC details / surface hairlines. KM-329.

Original mint luster and incipient toning, the stated hairlines virtually non-existent. Estimate: $250-$375.

Bremen

1289. Bremen (German States), 5 mark, 1906J, encapsu-lated NGC AU 58. KM-251. Deeply toned (very attractive), traces of underlying luster. Estimate: $250-$375.

Eichstadt

1290. Eichstadt (German States), 1/2 thaler, Joseph, 1796CD, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-96. Prooflike with luster, attractively toned all over. Estimate: $400-$600.

Hamburg

1292. Hamburg (German States), 5 mark, 1898-J, encapsu-lated PCGS MS63. Jaeger-65; KM-610. Brightly lustrous, sharp details, no toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

1293. Hamburg (German States), 5 mark, 1901-J, encap-sulated NGC MS 64. KM-610. Brightly lustrous, sharp details, no toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

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Hesse-Cassel

1294. Hesse-Cassel (German States), 2 thaler, 1844, large letters, encapsulated ANACS EF 40. KM-600. Problem-free, toned around details. Estimate: $200-$300.

Saxony-Albertine

1297. Saxony-Albertine (German States), thaler, 1584, en-capsulated NGC AU 50. Dav-9798. Choice rainbow toning all over, traces of underlying luster. Estimate: $300-$450.

1298. Saxony-Albertine (German States), thaler, Johann Georg I, 1655-CR. Dav-7612; KM-425. 26.84 grams. Well-detailed XF with toning on fields (nice contrast). Estimate: $400-$600.

1299. Saxony-Albertine (German States), 2 thaler, 1872-B, Anniversary issue, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-1149. Nice rainbow toning on obverse, lustrous all over, no marks or wear any-where. Estimate: $300-$450.

Prussia

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

1296. Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (German States), 5 mark, 1908A, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-Y175. Nice luster and incipient toning, no marks or wear of any kind, struck to commemo-rate the 350th anniversary of the founding of the University of Jena. Estimate: $200-$300.

1295. Prussia (German States), 5 mark, Friedrich III, 1888A, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-512. Brightly lustrous, sharp details, no toning. Estimate: $150-$225.


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1300. Saxony-Albertine (German States), 5 mark, 1909, Leipzig University 500th anniversary, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-1269. Very lightly toned with underlying luster, no marks or wear at all. Estimate: $250-$375.

West Germany

1301. West Germany (German States), copper-nickel 2 mark, 1963-F (Stuttgart mint), encapsulated PCGS MS66+. KM-

116. Nice luster, no toning, totally devoid of marks or wear. Estimate:

$75-$110.

Great Britain

1302. London, England, 1/2 crown, George II, 1746, LIMA below bust. Sp-3695a; KM-584.3. 14.91 grams. Bold VF+ with toning in legends but slightly grainy surfaces and damage in three places on reverse rim and top edge from former mounting, popular issue minted from silver captured from the Spanish in the Pacific. Estimate: $75-$110.

1303. Great Britain, 1 dollar (5 shillings), George III bust countermark (1797) on Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790PR, encapsulated PCGS VF35 (countermark AU), rare host. Sp-3765a;

KM-625. Richly rainbow-toned all over with minor marks per the grade, the countermark very deep and impressively detailed, rare combination of an increasingly popular issue known as “the head of a fool on the neck of an ass.” Estimate: $900-$1,350.

1304. Lot of 3 London, England, florins (2 shillings), Victoria, all encapsulated by PCGS: 1849 (MS61), 1852 (MS62) and 1887 (MS64) Jubilee head. Choice luster, minimal marks, no toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

Guadeloupe

1305. Guadeloupe, copper-nickel 50 centimes, 1921, en-capsulated NGC MS 62. KM-45. Deeply rainbow-toned all over, choice grade. Estimate: $150-$225.


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Guatemala (colonial)

Busts

1309. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789M, rare. CT-617; KM-45.

27.00 grams. Richly toned AU with underlying luster, faint adjustment marks in center of reverse, top edge slightly crude (as made). Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

1310. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795M. CT-625;

KM-53. 26.84 grams. VF with no toning, no big problems. Estimate:

$175-$250.


KM-53. 26.68 grams. AXF with luster on reverse, the obverse with slightly grainy surface and patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-53. 26.92 grams. Lustrous AU with incipient toning, light hairlines, parts of rims weak (as made), scarce date. Estimate: $250-$375.

1313. Lot of 5 Guatemala bust 8 reales, Charles IV and Fer-dinand VII, various dates (1808M, 1810M, 1814M, 1818M and 1821M). 133.68 grams total. F-AVF overall, all more or less toned, decent coins but all but one with hole at top. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.


KM-52. 13.21 grams. VF with deep toning, plugged at top, part of obverse rim weak (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

Pillars1306. Lot of 6 Guatemala pillar 4 reales, Ferdinand VI and Charles III, various dates (1755J, 1756J, 1759P, 1761P, 1763P and 1768P). 78.79 grams total. All holed but with decent details, mostly toned, AVF on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $600-$900.

1307. Guatemala, pillar 2 reales, Charles III, 1765P, rare. CT-1236; KM-25. 6.14 grams. Nicely toned About Fine for the mint, slightly weak strike at date, attractive for the grade. Estimate: $400-$600.

1308. Guatemala, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1759, no assayer. CT-628; KM-15. 1.43 grams. Holed About Fine with contrasting toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $60-$90.

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1315. Lot of 2 Guatemala bust 2 reales: Charles III, 1787M; and Charles IV, 1798M. 13.19 grams total. The 1787 is holed VF; the 1798 is Fine; both are nicely toned and attractive for their respective grades and conditions. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

Guatemala (Central American Republic)

1316. Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Ferdi-nand VII, 1811M. CT-885; KM-67. 6.26 grams.

Richly toned About Fine, no problems. Esti-

mate: $60-$90.

1317. Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1802M. CT-925; KM-51. 6.65 grams. Deeply toned Fine+, no problems. Estimate: $70-$100.

1318. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Po-tosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698/7(F). KM-96.2. 25.87 grams. Bold AVF countermark (nicely toned) on a VG host with much flatness but clear date and overdate (rare), with big hole near edge. Estimate:

$125-$200.

1319. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1722Y. KM-97.1. 21.20 grams. Full countermark (AVF) on a crude host (AVG) with full date and mintmark but plugged near edge and shaved a bit in its time. Estimate: $125-$200.

1320. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on a Guatemala cob 4R 175(0?)(J), edge-clipped on the countermark. KM-87.2. 11.18 grams. Strange item with heavy contemporary clip bisecting the countermark, VG overall with most of date clear on host. (Because of the clip, the countermark is not 100% certain and could instead be either the Quetzaltenango countermark [Type I, 1838] or an oriental chopmark.) Estimate: $125-$200.

1321. Lot of 3 Guatemala sun-over-mountains countermarks (Type II, 1839) on various cobs: Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 172(?)N; Guatemala, 8 reales, 1753J; and Guatemala, 4 reales, date not visible. 66.35 grams total. Good full countermarks (AVF on aver-age) on fairly well-detailed hosts (Fine on average, the Lima host deeply toned and the two Guatemala hosts holed as usual). (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

Guatemala (Republic)

1322. Lot of 9 Guatemala “lion-type” 1/4R, 1861-9, one with 12K gold-filled bezel. 7.26 grams total. Average grade VF, with bold lions and light toning, great lot for jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

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Haiti (Republic)

Honduras

1323. Lot of 3 Haiti 25 centimes, AN 10 (1813), AN 12 (1815) and AN 12 (1815), encapsulated NGC AU 58, 58 and 55 respectively. All lightly toned with underlying luster, an attractive little grouping. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$250-$375.

1324. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 13 (1816), encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-12.2. Lightly toned on muted luster, a couple small peckmarks in center on reverse but otherwise choice. Esti-

mate: $250-$375.

1325. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 14 (1817), President Petion, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-15.2. Nice luster and faint toning, slight central weakness on reverse. Estimate: $250-$375.

1326. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 25 (1828), President Boyer, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-18.1. Lustrous and attractively rainbow-toned, the high points slightly smooth, preventing an MS grade. Estimate: $100-$150.

1327. Honduras, 5 centavos, 1896/86, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-54. Prooflike and well struck for the issue, lightly toned, rare grade, the overdate very messy and obvious. Estimate: $100-$150.

Hungary

1328. Hungary, thaler, 1695-KB, encapsulated PCGS AU53 (oversized slab). Dav-3264. About 4” x

6”. Beautifully toned all over, just a little wear on high points. Estimate: $450-$675.

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India (British)

Italian States

1329. British India, uniface copper reverse die trial of a 1/2 anna of 1835. KM-447.1. 4.15 grams. Complete reverse design in retrograde and incuse (basically a test die), chocolate brown and wear-free, apparently not unprecedented but certainly not common. Estimate: $70-$100.

1330. NO LOT.

Naples & Sicily1331. Naples & Sicily (Italian States), 120 grana, Ferdinand II, 1854. KM-370. 27.38 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned AU with minor marks. Estimate: $100-$150.

Italy (Kingdom)

1332. Italy (Kingdom), 20 lire, Vittorio Emmanuel III, 1928-R (AN VI), WWI commemorative. KM-70. 19.95 grams.

Lustrous Mint State with minor marks, no wear. Estimate: $300-$450.

1333. Italy (Kingdom), 20 lire, Vittorio Emmanuel III, 1928-R (AN VI), WWI commemorative. KM-70. 19.93 grams.

Rainbow-toned AU-. Estimate: $200-$300.

Mexico (colonial)

Pillars

1334. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734/3MF. KM-103; CT-777. 26.85 grams. Lustrous, non-toned Mint State with tiny chopmark (just one) in field above crowned globes, impressively flashy and a far cry from common “UNC details” salvaged specimens. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1335. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; CT-779. 26.99 grams. UNC details, lightly polished, well struck, scarce grade for non-salvage. Estimate: $600-$900.

1336. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739MF. KM-103; CT-787. 26.43 grams. Bold XF+ with minor scratches and areas of surface porosity (possibly salvaged), deeply rainbow-toned. Estimate:

$200-$300.

1337. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741MF. KM-103; CT-791. 27.14 grams. Bold, non-salvage Mint State with bag-marks in fields, no toning, muted luster. Estimate: $600-$900.

1338. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1754MM, encapsulated PCGS AU50. KM-104.1; CT-334. Bold strike, lightly toned, light adjustment marks in centers. Estimate:

$250-$375.

1339. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757MM. KM-104.2; CT-342. 26.93 grams. Lustrous AU with bagmarks in fields, flashy and attractive. Estimate: $350-$500.

1340. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1758MM. KM-104.2; CT-343. 26.49 grams. AVF with very light ton-ing, minor marks, no big problems, just a bit worn all over. Estimate:

$125-$200.

1341. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1759MM. KM-104.2; CT-344. 27.04 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned XF+ with underlying luster, minor marks. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1342. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1759MM. KM-104.2; CT-344. 26.85 grams. Lightly toned XF with hints of luster, X scratch in field above crowned globes. Estimate:

$175-$250.

1343. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760MM, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-105; CT-884. Choice luster and light toning, no wear at all, fully Mint State in our eyes. Estimate: $600-$900.

1344. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760MM. KM-105; CT-884. 26.82 grams. Mint State, highly lustrous but lightly cleaned, with spots of black toning here and there. Esti-

mate: $350-$500.

1345. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760MM. KM-105; CT-884. 26.83 grams. Rainbow-toned VF+ with traces of luster. Estimate: $150-$225.

1346. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1765MF. KM-105; CT-901. 26.72 grams. AU details but lightly polished and with minor damage at 3 and 9 o’clock on the shield side, starting to tone. Estimate: $200-$300.

1347. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770MF. KM-105; CT-910. 26.76 grams. Richly toned XF, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

1348. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770FM. KM-105; CT-912. 26.64 grams. VF with light toning, somewhat crudely shaped (as made). Estimate: $150-$225.

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1349. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1771FM, encapsulated NGC XF details / surface hairlines. KM-105; CT-914. Rainbow toned all over (too dark in places), nice strike, the hairlines not obvious at all. Estimate: $200-$300.

1350. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III: 1768MF and 1770FM. KM-105. 51.04 grams total. The 1768 is toned but holed and the 1770 is corroded from salvage, VF details on both. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

1351. Lot of 4 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V through Charles III, various dates (1740MF, 1754MM, 1767MF and 1770FM). 103.73 grams total. VF details with decent toning, all but one salvaged. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-

$600.

1352. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdi-nand VI and Charles III, as follows: 1754MF, 1760MM, 1766MF, 1768MF and 1770MF. 132.99 grams total. F-VF with mostly light toning, three ex-mounts. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$750-$1,100.

1353. Denomination set of Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8, 4, 2, 1 and 1/2 reales, Philip V through Charles III, in custom plastic holder with captions, as follows: 8R, 1762MM; 4R, 1761MM; 2R, 1752M; 1R, 1737MF; 1/2R, 1737MF. About

8-1/2” x 4”. Toned VF or better overall, no major problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

1354. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1734MF. KM-94; CT-1047. 12.70 grams. Bold XF with good toning, no problems but probably salvaged (light sediment around details). Estimate:

$200-$300.

1355. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-94; CT-1052. 14.03 grams. Bold XF, somewhat bright from light cleaning. Estimate: $200-$300.

1356. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1740MF. KM-94; CT-1057. 12.08 grams. Faintly toned XF with light sediment around details (probably salvaged), slightly off-center strike. Estimate:

$200-$300.

1357. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1745MF. KM-94; CT-1063. 13.51 grams. Lustrous AU- with very minor porosity on pillars side, toned around rims, slightly off-center shield side. Estimate: $200-$300.

1358. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1749M. KM-86.1; CT-489. 6.75 grams. Bold XF with luster on fields from light cleaning, toned nicely around rims. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1359. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1750M. KM-86.1; CT-490. 6.71 grams. Richly rainbow-toned XF with underlying luster, no problems, very attractive. Estimate: $100-$150.

1360. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, various dates (1750M, 1754M and 1760M). KM-86.1. 19.15

grams total. AVF overall, mostly nicely toned, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1361. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Charles III, 1765M. KM-87; CT-1330. 6.64 grams. Lightly cleaned XF, starting to tone around rims, one minor rim-flaw. Estimate: $100-$150.

1362. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales: Ferdinand VI, 1747M, and Charles III, 1765M. 12.88 grams total. Both toned, the 1747 deeply so and AVF for grade, the 1765 more like VF+, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1363. Lot of 8 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Philip V through Charles III, various dates (1735MF, 1737MF, 1751M, 1752M, 1756M, 1761M, 1764M and 1770M). 25.48 grams total. Average of VF, mostly nicely toned, no problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.

1364. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1749M. KM-67.1; CT-662. 1.71 grams. Bold XF with nice toning and un-derlying luster. Estimate: $70-$100.

1365. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1758M. KM-67.2; CT-673. 1.65 grams. Choice AU, lustrous, non-toned, minor rim-rub. Estimate: $125-$200.

1366. Lot of 17 Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1/2R, Philip V through Charles III, various dates (1741MF, 1745M, 1748M, 1753M (2), 1754M (3), 1755M, 1757M, 1758M, 1761M, 1763M, 1767M, 1768M and 1769M). 26.70 grams total. AVF on average, mostly toned, nice and problem-free but a couple with corrosion. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

Busts

1367. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV tran-sitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790FM. KM-107;

CT-682. 26.71 grams. Richly toned AVF with small rim-flaw, no problems otherwise. Estimate: $100-$150.

1368. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1792FM. KM-109; CT-685. 26.85 grams. Nice XF with very light toning and faint luster, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1369. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1793FM. KM-109; CT-686. 26.91 grams. Lustrous AU with no ton-ing, minor marks in front of face only, off-center strike. Estimate:

$125-$200.

1370. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795FM. KM-109; CT-689. 26.88 grams. Lustrous AU, no toning, slightly off-center reverse. Estimate: $125-$200.

1371. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1800FM. KM-109; CT-695. 26.91 grams. Lightly cleaned AU- with minor marks, some luster. Estimate: $90-$135.

1372. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, as follows: 1804TH and 1805TH (2). KM-109. 80.27 grams

total. VF, the 1805’s deeply toned, no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1375. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1809TH. KM-110; CT-539. 26.83

grams. Lustrous UNC with incipient toning, light surface hairlines, metal flaw in field and small edge-crack. Estimate: $100-$150.

1373. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1807TH. KM-109; CT-707. 26.87 grams. Toned AXF with crude/weak rims, no damage. Estimate: $100-$150.

1374. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1808TH. KM-110; CT-537. 26.71

grams. AXF with uneven toning, no problems. Estimate: $90-$135.

1376. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1810HJ. KM-110; CT-543. 26.94

grams. Lustrous, non-toned XF, slightly off-center obverse. Estimate:

$125-$200.

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1377. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1811HJ. KM-110; CT-545. 27.01

grams. Lustrous Mint State with light adjustment marks and chatter marks, eye-catchingly flashy. Estimate: $175-$250.

1378. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812JJ. KM-111; CT-549. 26.97 grams. Rainbow-toned AU- with un-derlying luster, no problems, quite pretty. Estimate: $90-$135.

1379. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818JJ, encapsulated ANACS AU 53. KM-111; CT-561. Good lus-ter, minimal toning, light surface hairlines, slightly off-center reverse. Estimate: $150-$225.

1380. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820JJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-111; CT-564. Light wear on high points, hint of luster, slightly off-center strike. Estimate:

$150-$225.

1381. Lot of 7 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV and Ferdinand VII (including transitional), various dates. 186.91 grams total. VG-VF, a couple deeply toned, one plugged and one brightly polished but the rest quite decent. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1382. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1776FM, popular date. KM-97.2; CT-1138. 13.32 grams. Cleaned VF with plugged hole at top, broad flan but somewhat crude (as made) around rims. Estimate: $125-$200.

1383. Lot of 9 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 4 reales, Charles III and IV (including transitional), various dates. 117.70 grams

total. Toned F-VF but no big problems, nothing rare, just decent coins overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1384. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1808TH. KM-91; CT-1003. 7.00 grams.

Lightly cleaned UNC, very well struck, spots of toning around details. Estimate:

$150-$225.

1385. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates (1774FM, 1779FF, 1799FM, 1805TH and 1808TH). 33.06 grams total. Nicely toned AXF, no problems, attractive coins without getting into top grades. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $175-$250.



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Mexico (War of Independence)

Durango1391. Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816MZ. KM-111.2. 26.45 grams. Nicely toned Fine with weak centers, a few minor marks but no damage per se. Estimate: $80-$120.

1392. NO LOT.

1386. Lot of 9 Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates (1772FM, 1773FM, 1778FF, 1781FF, 1789FM, 1800FM, 1804TH, 1810HJ and 1813JJ). 56.05 grams total. Mostly low grade (G-VG but a few up to XF with minor damage), one with “GW” countermark, mostly nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1387. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Charles IV,1800FM. KM-81; CT-1146. 3.28 grams. Bold but lightly cleaned AU with nice toning over faint hairlines and luster. Estimate: $80-$120.

1388. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1811HJ. KM-82; CT-1165. 3.34 grams.

Lightly red-toned AU- with hint of luster, no problems. Estimate: $80-$120.

1389. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1773FM, initials facing inward. KM-69.2; CT-1765. 1.70 grams. Choice AU+ with luster and incipient toning, hint of clashed dies. Estimate: $100-$150.

1390. Mexico (Lagos), copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand VII, (1803), encapsulated NGC VF details / environmental damage. Bold central details but weak rims, nice chocolate brown color all over, minor surface porosity. Estimate: $100-$150.

Oaxaca1393. Oaxaca/SUD/Tierra Caliente (Morelos), Mexico, copper 8 reales, 1813, encapsulated NGC VF 20 BN. KM-248.

Very darkly toned with bold central details, crude rims (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

Zacatecas1394. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820AG, small bust. KM-111.5. 26.81 grams. VF for type with die-crack through top of head, off-center obverse that has only spotty toning, the reverse very dark all over and with flat streak (actually somewhat concave) in center. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1395. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820RG. KM-111.5. 26.76 grams. Lightly struck AXF with very light toning, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

1396. Zacatecas, Mexico, provisional 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1811, encapsulated NGC VF 35. KM-187. Choice details with lovely toning all over, closer to XF in our estimation, both sides struck off-center. Estimate: $100-$150.

1397. Zacatecas, Mexico, provisional 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1812. KM-188. 5.90 grams. Crude About Fine with about half the coin very weakly struck (both sides), the rest bold and nicely toned, off-center. Estimate: $70-$100.

Mixed mints1398. Lot of 6 Mexican War of Independence bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates. 157.33 grams total. VG-F overall, one deeply toned and one polished but all crude by virtue of manufacture as opposed to damage, nothing rare. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

1399. Lot of 3 Mexican War of Independence bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates (1819AG, 1822JM [2]). 19.60 grams total. The 1819 is a softly struck XF with luster and light rainbow toning (a few small scratches), and the two 1822s are lightly toned Fine+. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

Mexico (Republic)

1400. Durango, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1829RL. KM-377.4. 26.67 grams. Lightly toned XF with underlying luster, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $70-$100.

1401. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1863TH. KM-377.10. 26.89 grams. Nice AU with light rainbow toning around details, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

1402. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1896AB, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-377.10. Very flashy with bright luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1403. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 1/2 real, 1850GC, encapsu-lated NGC MS 62. KM-370.9. Lustrous and choice, no bagmarks but high points not quite bold enough to make a higher grade. Estimate: $70-$100.

1404. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 1/2 real, 1854GC, encapsu-lated NGC MS 63. KM-370.9. Lightly rainbow-toned with underlying luster, no marks or wear. Estimate: $70-$100.

1406. Guanajuato, Mexico, 25 centavos, 1881S, encapsu-lated NGC MS 64. KM-406.5. Bright and flashy with luster, just a couple minor bagmarks. Estimate: $100-$150.

1407. San Luis Potosí, Mexico, 10 centavos, 1869/7P, encap-sulated NGC VF 35, rare. KM-402.1. Toned all over with enough underlying luster as to indicate a higher grade than stated. Estimate:

$100-$150.

1408. Hermosillo, Mexico, 10 centavos, 1882A, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-403.6. Rainbow toning over luster, die-crack to right of 10, crude rims (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

1409. Mexico City, Mexico, 10 centavos, 1890M, encapsu-lated NGC MS 63. KM-403.7. Beautifully rainbow-toned over luster, nice strike, minor bagmarks only. Estimate: $70-$100.

1410. Alamos, Mexico, 5 centavos, 1874DL, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-398. Rainbow-toned over luster, no problems, one wing slightly weak. Estimate: $200-$300.

1405. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1 peso, 1870C, encapsulated PCGS MS62, finest known. KM-408.3. Exceptional grade, finest specimen graded by PCGS and assumed to be finest known, with light rainbow toning all over, minor chatter-marks only. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

1411. Mexico City, Mexico, 5 centavos, 1892M, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-398.7. Prooflike, with golden rainbow toning over ample luster, quite a gem. Estimate: $60-$90.

1412. Mexico City, Mexico, nickel 5 centavos, 1906M, en-capsulated NGC MS 65. KM-421. Practically flawless, nice luster. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Mexico (United States of Mexico)

1413. Guerrero (Zapata), Mexico, 2 pesos, 1914, encapsu-lated NGC AU 50. KM-643. Crude strike as usual, with muted luster under very light toning, popular issue made with gold in addition to the silver (as stated on the coin). Estimate: $175-$250.

1414. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 peso, 1927M, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-455. Vivid rainbow toning over luster, minimal marks and no wear, quite eye-catching. Estimate: $80-$120.

Netherlands (Spanish)1415. Tournai, Spanish Netherlands, patagon, Philip IV, 1633. KM-A42. 27.74 grams. Deeply toned VF with uneven edge as usual, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

1416. NO LOT.

Netherlands East Indies1417. Lot of 2 Netherlands East Indies 1 gulden: Gelderland 1762 and Overijssel 1764. 20.46 grams total. Attractively toned XF with hints of luster, the 1764 with slightly weak centers. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

Palestine

1418. Palestine, 100 mils, 1933, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-7. Even luster, no toning, minor surface hairlines. Estimate: $300-$450.

1419. Palestine, 50 mils, 1934, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-6. Nice luster, no toning, minor surface hairlines. Estimate: $100-$150.

1420. Palestine, copper-nickel 10 mils, 1937, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-4. Lightly toned all over, muted luster, nice surfaces. Estimate: $200-$300.

1421. Palestine, copper-nickel 5 mils, 1934, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-3. Rosy copper color all over, no wear or hairlines but a couple tiny marks. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Peru (colonial)1425. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III: 1762JM and 1766JM. KM-A64.2. 53.00 grams total. AXF and AVF (respectively), the 1762 with light scratches above crowned globes, lightly toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $300-$450.

1426. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769JM, late-style 6 in date. KM-64.2; CT-846. 26.81 grams. AXF with polished area above crowned globes that also contains graffiti and a weird bulge, toned around details. Estimate: $200-$300.

1427. Lima, Peru, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1771JM. KM-

63; CT-1079. 13.05 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned AVF (somewhat softly struck) with underlying luster, some scratches, parts of edge corroded. Estimate: $100-$150.

1428. Lima, Peru, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1772JM, final year of series. KM-63; CT-1080. 13.24 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned AVF with slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

Pillars

1422. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1754JD. KM-55.1; CT-310. 26.95 grams. Sharp UNC (very rare grade) with nice luster, slightly grainy surfaces, slightly weak center of shield. Estimate:

$1,250-$2,000.

1423. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1755JD. KM-55.1; CT-312. 26.88 grams. Lustrous UNC (very rare grade) with slightly grainy surfaces, spots of dark toning, very frosty in appearance. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1424. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1765JM, dot over both mintmarks. KM-A64.2; CT-841. 26.96 grams. Nicely toned VF+ with graffiti and mounting damage at top. Estimate: $125-$200.

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1429. Lima, Peru, pillar 2 reales, Ferdi-nand VI, 1752J, rare first year of issue. KM-53; CT-473. 6.58 grams. Lightly corroded pillars side, shield side lustrous and uncorroded, UNC details all over, rated at R4 in Gilboy (L-2-1). Estimate: $350-$500.

1430. Lima, Peru, pillar 2 reales, Ferdi-nand VI, 1755JD, dot over mintmark. KM-

53. 6.36 grams. Scarce variety, nicely toned Fine with scratches and scrapes. Estimate: $90-$135.

1431. Lima, Peru, pillar 1 real, Ferdinand VI, 1752J, rare. KM-52; CT-546. 3.28 grams. VF+ with nice toning, no problems. Esti-

mate: $350-$500.

1432. Lima, Peru, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1752/1J, rare. KM-51. 1.58 grams. Richly toned AVF, center of shield weak but otherwise quite competent and desirable. Estimate: $175-$250.

1433. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, pillar 1/2R, Ferdinand VI: 1754JD and 1759JM (normal M in mintmark). KM-51. 3.27 grams total.

Both scarce and both VF, the 1754 attractively rainbow-toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

Busts

1434. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1786MI. KM-78a;

CT-869. 26.77 grams. Cleaned VF with slight greenish toning, reverse rim slightly crude (as made). Estimate: $100-$150.

1435. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“imaginary” bust), 1810JP, encapsulated PCGS AU58. KM-106.2; CT-475. Lustrous Mint State in our estimation, with adjust-ment marks in center of reverse, slightly off-center obverse. Estimate:

$400-$600.

1436. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV and Fer-dinand VII, as follows: 1791IJ, 1793IJ, 1799IJ and 1820JP. 106.76 grams total. Toned F-AVF, no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $250-$375.

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1437. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821JP. KM-

117.1; CT-489. 26.79 grams. Lustrous UNC but lightly cleaned, slightly off-center strike, light golden toning all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

1438. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, various dates (1810JP transitional, 1813JP [2] and 1814JP). 106.38 grams total. AVF, mostly nice toning, one of the 1813’s holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1439. Lima, Peru, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813JP. KM-

116; CT-742. 13.45 grams. Bold XF with minor marks in fields, slightly off-center strike, no toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

1440. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, bust 4 reales, Charles IV and Ferdinand VII, various dates (1797IJ, 1813JP and 1821JP). 39.84 grams total. Problem-free Fine with nice toning, crude rims (as made) on the 1797. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1441. Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1803IJ. KM-95; CT-950. 6.40 grams. Lustrous AU+ with slightly crude rims (as made), no toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

1442. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Charles III and IV, various dates (1782MI, 1794IJ, 1795IJ and 1801IJ). 25.76

grams total. All VF or better with light toning, no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1443. Large lot of 17 Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 106.52 grams total. Fine on average, almost all toned, two holed but no major problems otherwise. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1444. Lima, Peru, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1796IJ, 9 of date engraved without tail (unique error). KM-94; CT-1102. 3.23 grams.

AVF with weak bust, toned (dark in places), the error in date quite prominent. Estimate: $100-up.

1445. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, bust 1/4R, Charles IV bust-type (1792-6). KM-99. 1.10 grams

total. Corroded VF’s with decent centers but date not visible on one and unclear on the other, one nicely toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

1446. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, 1/4R: 1796, 1797, 1798 and 1801. KM-102.2. 3.01 grams total. VF details with very light surface corrosion, the 1797 toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1447. Lot of 4 Lima, Peru, 1/4R: 1808, 1812, 1819 and 1820. KM-108. 2.91 grams total. VF details with very light surface corrosion, all but one toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1448. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1820. KM-108; CT-1461. 0.96 gram. Deeply toned XF, bold and well-centered strike. Estimate: $60-$90.

Peru (Republic)1449. Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1832MM. KM-142.3. 26.78 grams.

Lustrous UNC with weakly struck Liberty as usual, slightly off-center strike, very flashy. Estimate: $200-$300.

1450. Lot of 9 Lima and Cuzco, Peru, 2 reales, as follows: Lima, 1828JM (3), 1840MB (2), 1843MB and 1845MB; Cuzco, 1831G and 1835B. 55.55 grams total. All F-VF with holes, good toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $75-$110.

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1451. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, 1/4R, various dates: 1848, 1851, 1855. KM-143.1. 2.41 grams total. Lustrous UNC with varying degrees of light toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

Philippines (under Spain)

1452. Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, crowned “F.7.o” countermark (1832-4) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales of 1833MM. CT-536; KM-83. 27.36 grams. AVF overall with nice toning, no problems save for a minor rim-bump, the countermark full and clear. Estimate: $100-$150.

1453. Philippines (under Spain), 8 reales, Isabel II, crowned “Y.II.” countermark (1834-7) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1833MM. CT-451; KM-138.2. 26.93 grams. Beautifully rainbow-toned AXF, with blue around entire rim transitioning to red in centers, the countermark 100% full and bold. Estimate: $125-$200.

Portugal

1454. Lisbon, Por-tugal, 400 reis, Pedro II, 1689. KM-154.2. 17.40

grams. Attractively rainbow-toned Mint State with un-derlying luster, irregular rims (off-center strike), ex-ceptional grade and a scarce type. Estimate: $1,500-

$2,250.

1455. Portugal, 400 reis, Maria II, 1835. KM-403.2. 14.36 grams.

Mint State with luster around details, faint toning, nice strike except for highest points, very light surface hairlines on reverse, choice grade. Estimate: $200-$300.

1456. Lot of 7 Portuguese silver minors, various periods (Philip III through Joseph I, 1620s to 1770s). 19.26 grams total.

Three 1/2 tostaos, two 80 reis and two 40 reis, F-VF, mostly toned, no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

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Puerto Rico (under Spain)

1459. Puerto Rico, 1/4 dollar, fleur-de-lis countermark (1884) on a USA (Philadelphia mint) seated Liberty 1/4 dollar of 1858. KM-6.3. 5.69 grams. Nice full countermark on a worn (Good) host with hole at very edge, very lightly toned. Estimate: $300-$450.

1457. Puerto Rico, 1/2 dollar, lis countermark (1884) on USA (New Orleans mint) seated Liberty 1/2 dollar 1855-O. KM-10. 11.83 grams. Full countermark on a VG host with hole near edge, toned around details and inside countermark (good contrast). Estimate: $200-$300.

1458. Puerto Rico, 1/2 dollar, fleur-de-lis countermark (1884) on a USA (San Francisco mint) seated Liberty 1/2 dollar of 1859-S. KM-10. 11.48 grams. Choice full countermark on a worn host (G-VG) with hole above eagle / date, nicely toned. Estimate: $400-$600.

1460. Puerto Rico (under Spain), 1 peso, Alfonso XIII, 1895PG-V. KM-24. 24.90 grams. Richly rainbow-toned AU+. Estimate:

$1,000-$1,500.

1461. Puerto Rico (under Spain), denomination set of 5 coins of Alfonso XIII in NGC slabs: 1 peso, 1895PG-V, AU 55: 40c, 1896PG-V, AU 53; 20c, 1895PG-V, AU 58; 10c, 1896PG-V, AU 58; and 5c, 1896PG-V, AU 58. Nicely matched set in terms of grade but only two (20c and 5c) are toned. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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Spain

Milled

Medieval1462. Burgos, Spain (Castile and León), 1/2 real, Pedro I (1350-69). Cay-1291. 1.63 grams.

Bold VF with full details (including the legends), nicely toned all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

1465. Barcelona, Spain, milled 2 reales, Charles III Pre-tender, 1711. CT-27; KM-PT5. 4.33 grams. Attractively toned and problem-free VF, popular issue famously overseen by Sir Isaac Newton. Estimate: $80-$120.

1466. Large lot of 25 Spanish milled 2 reales “pistareens,” Philip V through Charles III, various mints and dates. 135.48

grams total. F-VF, almost all toned but a couple silvery, nothing rare but popular and good for jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$250-$375.

1467. Lot of 12 Spanish milled 1R “half pistareens,” Philip III through Ferdinand VI, various mints and dates (1600s-1700s). 32.46 grams total. Generally VF-XF, most well toned, no big problems, popular for jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1468. Lot of 18 Spanish milled 1/2R “quarter pistareens,” Philip IV through Ferdinand VI, various mints and dates (1600s-1700s). 24.34 grams total. Generally VF-XF, most lightly toned, no big problems, popular for jewelry. (See Internet for photo.) Esti-

mate: $100-$150.

1469. Lot of 13 Spanish milled “pistareen” issues (one 4R, four 2R, five 1R and three 1/2R), Philip III to Charles III (1600s-1700s), various mints and dates. 49.10 grams total. Generally F-VF, most toned, the 4R holed but otherwise no damage. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

Busts1470. Lot of 2 Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles III: 1778CF and 1788C. KM-412.2. 11.59 grams total. Cleaned VF with luster, no toning. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $80-$120.

Copper1471. Mixed lot of 2 Spanish copper items: Madrid (?) 4 maravedís Philip IV (?), and 8R coin weight with lion/castle design. 30.65 grams total. Dark original surfaces, the coin with light (contrasting) sediment, F-VF overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$70-$100.

1463. Seville, Spain, milled 8 reales, Philip V, 1718M. CT-

934 KM-310. 24.00 grams. AXF or so with deep toning around details, no problems. Pedigreed to the Cayón auction of December 2008, with original lot-tag #1670. Estimate: $600-$900.

1464. Segovia, Spain, milled 4 reales, Philip IV, 1628P, salvaged. CT-791; KM-98. 8.00 grams. VF details despite moderate corrosion, off-center reverse, toned all over. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $125-$200.

First Republic1472. Cartagena (Cantonal Revolution), Spain, 5 pesetas, 1873. KM-716. 27.83 grams. AU+ with light surface hairlines, beginning to tone over lustrous fields. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Spanish Colonial1473. Lot of 2 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (Lima 1790IJ Charles IV bust of Charles III, and Potosí 1808PJ Charles IV). 53.42 grams total. AVF with toning around details, no big problems. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1474. Lot of 19 Spanish colonial (Mexico, Lima and Potosí) bust 8 reales, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates. 500.93 grams total. Some holed, some chopmarked, some toned, mostly low grade but Fine on average. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate:

$350-$500.

1475. Lot of 12 Spanish colonial pillar minors (two 4R, four 2R, four 1R and two 1/2R), various mints and dates (1730s-60s). 65.74 grams total. AVF on average, all with clear details and decent toning but also each one holed near edge. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $400-$600.

1476. Large lot of 25 Spanish colonial bust minors (4R, 2R, 1R and 1/2R), Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints (Mexico, Lima, Potosí and Santiago, plus one Madrid) and dates. 137.73 grams total. Generally low grade (VG-F) but some nicely toned, some with holes. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1477. Lot of 17 Spanish colonial bust 1R, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates (1770s-1810s). 53.78 grams total. About Fine to VF, almost all toned, a few with minor damage (one holed at edge) but mostly decent overall. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $150-$225.

1478. Large lot of 65 Spanish colonial bust 1/2R, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various mints and dates. 103.21 grams

total. Generally low grade (Fine or so) but many with nice toning, a few scarce mints (like Bogotá), only one holed. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $350-$500.

Spanish (other)1479. Mixed lot of 5 Spanish-related coins, as follows: Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III), 1789IJ; Santiago, Chile, 8R-sized gaucho belt button (no date); Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, as-sayer CG (date not visible); Oaxaca/SUD (Morelos), copper 8 reales, 1813; and Guanajuato, Mexico, 5 centavos, 1864, encapsulated NGC VF details / damaged. Various weights. Decent coins with no major damage, all more or less toned, mostly Fine. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1480. Mixed lot of 5 Spanish, Spanish colonial and Spanish Netherlands silver minors, 1600s to 1800s. 14.31 grams total.

Sundry lot consisting of: Campen (Spanish Netherlands) schelling (early 1600s); Segovia (Spain) 1 real Philip V 1707Y; Barcelona (Spain) 2 reales Charles III Pretender 1711(?); Mexico City (Mexico) pillar 2 reales Ferdinand VI 1758M; and Lima (Peru) 1/4 real 1808. Grades F-VF, all but the 1 real deeply toned. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

Sweden

1481. Sweden, riksdaler, Gustaf IV, 1793OL, encapsulated PCGS AU58. Dav-1737; KM-540.2; AAH-22. Lustrous and lightly toned, with clean and relatively unmarked fields but high points lightly smoothed. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1482. Sweden, riksdaler, Carl XV, 1871ST, encapsulated PCGS MS62 Sieg-8; AAH-34a. Nice but muted luster, no marks or wear, faint hint of incipient toning. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Medals & Tokens

1483. Venezuela, 1/2 bolívar, 1944, with accent, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-Y21a. Bright and lustrous, no marks or wear. Estimate: $200-$300.

Bolivia (colonial)

1484. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 8R-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Herrera-50. 26.94 grams. AU with minor marks in fields, lovely toning all over. Estimate: $350-$500.

Bolivia (Republic)

1485. Cochabamba, Bolivia, peseta-sized silver medal, 1863, President de Acha, encapsulated NGC MS 61. Fonrobert-9750.

5.04 grams. Lustrous and very lightly toned, very attractive. Estimate:

$100-$150.

1486. Viacha, Bolivia, silver medal, 1866, victory of José Taborga, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare. Fonrobert-9801.

Very lightly toned all over, the obverse field lustrous and wear-free but with a few minor marks on the reverse. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of August 2009 (lot 9231). Estimate: $400-$600.

1487. Potosí, Bolivia, silver boliviano-sized medal, 1866, Secretary General Munoz, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare. Fonrobert-9708. Lightly toned over luster, tiny marks in fields and smoothing of high points on reverse. Estimate: $400-$600.

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1488. Lot of 2 large Bolivian medals, one silver and one copper, 1869, Melgarejo and Munoz. 221.51 grams total. Similar medals in different metals (the copper one rare), with identical obverses showing bust of Melgarejo and legend MARIANO MELGAR-EJO PRESIDENTE DE BOLIVIA, the silver medal with reverse legend Y SUS MINISTROS DE ESTADO / MARIANO D. MUNOZ / MANUEL DE LA LAS-TRA / NICOLAS ROJAS / MANUEL JOSÉ RIBERA / PREFECTO DEL DEPART. CORSINO BALSA / INAUGURAN LA MONEDA AL VAPOR / EN POTOSÍ / DICIEMBRE 28 DE 1869, and the cop-per medal with bust of Munoz on reverse with legend MARIANO DONATO MUNOZ SECRETARIO GAL DE ESTADO. Both AU with minor marks only, nice light toning. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1489. Sucre, Bolivia, gold medal, agriculture exposi-tion award (1st place), 1930, ex-Derman. 7.79 grams.

With crowned arms and legend EXPOSICION AGRICOLA GANADERA / 1ER PREMIO on one side and SOCIEDAD RURAL CHUQUISAQUENA around SUCRE / MAYO / 25 DE 1930 on the other, this bright gold medal is clearly Mint State (with luster) but does show minor surface hairlines. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

1490. Lot of 11 Bolivian silver medals, various themes and dates, all ex-Derman. 117.45 grams total. Small medals (round and oval) from the 1800s and 1900s in generally XF-AU grade, one with hole and a couple with loops, mostly toned, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Costa Rica (under Spain)1491. Cartago, Costa Rica, 1R-sized silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare. Fonrobert-7364. 3.14 grams. Bold strike with nice rims and elegant toning all over, choice XF or better, finest we have seen or heard of. Estimate: $300-$450.

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Ecuador

1492. Lot of 2 Ecuador silver uniface oval medals, ca. 1820-22 (Ecuadorian War of Independence), with hangers at top. 24.54 grams total. Both with arms inside laurels, one with EL PERU / EN PICHINCHA at top and bottom and A LOS LIBERTADO-RES DE QUITO inside central shield, and the other with just YO FUI DEL EJERCITO LIBERTADOR in the center, both AU or so. Estimate: $250-up.

Great Britain1493. Great Britain, gilt copper Admiral Vernon medal, Porto Bello (no portrait), 1739. Adams-PB2C. 16.01 grams. Bold AXF but with edge somewhat worn away, such that only fragments of the legends can be read, the gilding still bright with just a few spots of light toning. Estimate: $70-$100.

1494. Great Britain, bronze medal made from bronze from the H.M.S. Powerful (1895), in original velvet-lined box. 26.66 grams, the box about 2-3/4” square. Mint State with original luster and color, the obverse with ship at sea and the reverse with legend H.M.S POWERFUL LENGTH 500 FEET 25000 HORSE POWER around wording LAUNCHED BY HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE AT BARROW IN FURNESS 24TH JULY 1895 / THIS MEDAL IS MADE OF BRONZE FROM H.M.S. POWER-FUL. The inside of the box is printed with the name of the jeweler W.T. STORY. H.M.S. Powerful was well known for her service in the Boer rebellion and 2nd Boer War. Estimate: $125-$200.

Mexico (colonial)

1495. Mexico City, Mexico, bronze medal, Ferdinand VII, 1814, Consulate, engraved by P. V. Rodriguez. Grove-F30a.

49.11 grams, 46mm. Bold XF with reddish chocolate brown color on obverse and light rainbow toning on reverse, small void in rim at bottom. Estimate: $150-$225.

1496. Mexico City, Mexico, bronze medal, Iturbide, 1823, Council of State, engraved by F. Gordillo. Grove-15b; Bruce-R39c.

37.50 grams, 45mm. AU- with light marks and rim-bumps, chocolate brown color, featuring conjoined busts of Agustín and Ana Maria on obverse. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Peru (Republic)

Mexico (Republic)

1498. San Luis Potosí, Mexico, silver medal, 1828, heroes of the homeland. Grove-75a. 8.50 grams. Nicely toned VF with marks in fields and on rims and holed at top. Estimate: $125-$200.

1497. Guadalajara, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Agustín Iturbide, 1822, engraved by V. Medina. Grove-27a. 26.92

grams, 39.5mm. Toned XF with egregious spots of no toning, a few marks on face and in reverse field. Estimate: $150-$225.

1499. Lima, Peru, 4R-sized silver medal (jura), Independence/San Martín, 1821, ex-Derman. Fonrobert-8998; KM-20. 10.64 grams.

Attractively toned AU- with weak center on reverse, minor rim-nicks. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. Estimate: $150-$225.

1500. Lima, Peru, silver medal, 1851, San Martín, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9093. 26mm. Lustrous and beautifully rainbow-toned, no marks or wear. Estimate: $175-$250.

1501. Lima, Peru, silver medal, 1849, San Martín, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Fonrobert-9086. 27mm. Deeply (albeit unevenly) rainbow-toned with underlying luster. Estimate: $100-$150.

Puerto Rico

1502. Puerto Rico, silver medal, 1898, Spanish American War, rare mule with RECUERDO DE PUERTO RICO and date on one side and American eagle on the other. 10.11 grams. Toned VF with tiny loop at top, odd combination of the Spanish “voluntarios” design with the federal eagle of the USA, ostensibly opposing sides of the conflict that this piece commemorates! Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1503. Puerto Rico, copper U.S. military token (1899), ex-Roehrs with original envelope. 4.29

grams, 25mm. Basically a game token for a military base at Humacao (5th U.S. Cavalry), Brunswick Balke Collender Company, dark VF with deep mark below GAME, desir-able pedigree. Pedigreed to the Ed Roehrs collection, with his original paper envelope with typed attribution. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $200-$300.

1504. Puerto Rico, large bronze medal given to Attorney General John A. Russell (appointed by William McKinley), dated June 28, 1900, “from his friends,” unique, ex-Archilla-Diez. 46.47 grams.

Blank disk engraved with elegant script, essentially AU with light rainbow toning, desirable pedigree. John Russell was appointed Attorney General to Puerto Rico from June until November, 1900. Pedigreed to the Efrain Archilla-Diez collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

Shipwrecks1506. Lot of 3 coins/medallions commemorating shipwrecks and salvage: U.S. silver pin-backed medallion, raising of Russian wrecks in Sebastopol, 1857-60 (rare); British copper medal, late 1800s/early 1900s, board of trade wreck service; and Gibraltar copper-nickel 1 crown coin inside First Day Cover with 3p stamp, Nelson anniversary, 1980. Various weights.

The U.S. silver medallion in high-relief XF with minor marks in field is the most valuable item here; the British copper medal says PROOF OF SERVICE AT A WRECK and is VF with minor marks; the Gibraltar coin is UNC. The first two items are accompanied by research materials. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $100-$150.

1505. Lot of 20 Puerto Rican tokens in various materials (some plastic), all catalogued in Fumero, ex-Roehrs, with some original envelopes. Various weights. Almost all high grade, generally 20th century but some older, worth a careful look from the Puerto Rican token specialist, espe-cially for the pedigree. Pedigreed to the Ed Roehrs collection, with his original paper envelopes with typed attribution. (See Internet for photo.) Estimate: $500-$750.

Spain

1508. Spain, copper medal, Ferdinand VII, 1820, Restoration of the Consti-tution, engraved by Caque and Barré. 75.25 grams. Massive, high-relief piece with portrait of king on obverse and standing figure with Constitution on reverse, legends FERNANDO VII POR LA G. DE DIOS Y LA CONST.DE LA MON. REY DE LAS ESPAÑAS Y DE LAS YNDS / RESTABLECIDA POR LA SABIDURIA DEL REY Y LA CONSTANCIA DE LA NACION, with date and engraver’s name in exergue, vividly rainbow-toned AU+. Note this is not the more common “silver cast” issue made in France. Estimate: $150-$225.

1507. Seville, Spain, silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1759. Herrera-41. 13.75 grams,

34mm. Obverse with bust of king, name and titles in legend; reverse with San Fernando on throne with Isidoro and Leandro to his sides, legend HISPAL IN EIVS PROC, date in exergue. Lustrous AU with iridescent toning at rims, very attractive. Estimate:

$150-$225.

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Ecuador

Cayman Islands

1509. Cayman Islands Currency Board, ten dollars, 1996 experimental paper (X/1 note), encapsulated PCGS Gem New 65PPQ (top grade). Pick-18b. 6-1/8” x 2-3/4”. Queen Elizabeth on obverse and beach scene with open treasure chest on reverse, printed by de la Rue on special, experimental paper (as designated by the X/1 in front of the serial number) and then recalled for analysis and subse-quently destroyed, making escapees like this one rare, in fact the rarest of all Cayman notes, this example in top grade and of the highest desirability. Estimate:

$1,500-$2,250.

1510. Quito, Ecuador (Central Bank), 100 sucres, 1971, specimen with error MUESTRA SAN VALOR (not SIN) stamped in red, engraved by Thomas de la Rue. Pick-104. 6-1/8” x 2-3/4”. Simon Bolívar on obverse (gray, green and pink), arms on reverse (purple), Crisp UNC, rare error. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Maps

1511. Small, copper-engraved French map of the islands of the Caribbean entitled “Les Isles Antilles entre lesquelles sont les Lucayes et les Caribes,” by Nicolas Sanson (1656), engraved by Antoine de Winter for a ca.-1683 publication, hand-colored. 9” x 13-1/4”. Choice condition (no tears or folds or foxing), with strong color, desirable as showing the all the areas sur-rounding Hispaniola, including Florida in the north, Honduras in the west and Colombia and Venezuela in the south. Estimate: $350-$500.

1512. Large copper-engraved German map of Mexico, Florida and the Caribbean entitled “Regni Mexicani Seu Novae His-paniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae, necnon Insularum Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali [Carefully Prepared Map of the Mexican Dominion or New Spain, Louisiana, New England, Carolina]” by Joh. Baptista Homanno (1664-1724), engraved in 1720 but published in 1737 by J.H.G. Vieling, hand colored. 24” x

19-1/2”. Impressively large and colorful but with fold in center and minor repaired tears in margins, showing all of Mexico and French and English North America, plus all the Caribbean islands and just the upper few degrees of South America. Note the French portion (Louisiana) includes all of Florida. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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1513. Copper-engraved Italian map of South America entitled “Carta Geografica della America Meridionale,” by Giambatista Albrizzi and Q. Girol (Venice) for a ca.-1740 publication (Atlante Novissimo), hand colored. 13-3/4” x 17”. Excellent condition, with only light (original) fold in center, no tears or foxing, with beautifully colorful scene of Europeans meeting natives at bottom-left, also showing the various routes of early-1500s explorers in the Pacific. Estimate:

$350-$500.

1514. Small British map of Porto Bello, Panama, from a sketch by Lieutenant Durell under Admiral Vernon, from The Monthly Chro-nologer (London), 1740, matted for framing. 10” x 12” (image 4-1/4” x

7-1/4”). Artistic rendering of the harbor of Porto Bello, with ships attacking, letters referring to a legend (key) next to points of interest, publication title at top, perfect condition. Estimate: $75-$110.

1515. Small British map of Veracruz, Mexico, engraved by E. Bowen, from the May 1, 1740 issue of The Gentleman’s Magazine (London), matted for framing. 10” x 12” (image 5-1/2” x 6-3/4”). City plan showing islands and shoals, with paragraphs at upper-right describing the movements and purposes of the annual Spanish fleets, perfect condition except for original fold in center. Estimate: $75-$110.

1516. Small, British map entitled An Accurate Map of the West Indies by George Rollos (London, 1762), engraved for The Royal magazine, hand colored. 8-1/8” x

10-1/2”. Nice condition save for light vertical folds, good color, desirable as showing the entire Caribbean and the lands around it. Estimate: $400-$600.

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1517. Copper-engraved French map of the Lesser Antilles entitled “Supplement pour les Isles Antilles, extrait des Cartes Angloises. Par M. Bonne, Ingenieur-Hydrographe de la Ma-rine” by M. Bonne (Paris, 1780). 10” x 14”. Very detailed maplets of each island, all in good condition but with minor foxing in margins and reinforced horizontal fold in center. Estimate: $100-$150.

Engravings

1518. Dutch copperplate engraving “De Stadt St. Martin,” depicting Admiral Martyn Thytzoon’s 16-ship Dutch West Indies fleet attacking the Spanish-held Philipsburg, St. Martin, in 1629, published ca. 1671 (Amsterdam), hand colored 12-1/4” x 15”. Choice condition with full coloring, light fold down center, no tears in margins, with a multitude of ships bearing down on the fort and city in the background. Estimate: $275-$400.

1519. British copperplate engraving “Perspective View of ROSEAU in the Island of DOMINICA in the West Indies,” from Middleton’s Complete System of Geography, by J. Cooke (London), 1777, matted for framing. 10-3/4” x 15-3/4” (image 7-3/8” x 10-3/4”). Artistic rendering of ships at harbor, in choice condition save for very faint foxing in spots. Estimate: $100-$150.

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1520. Lot of 3 British copperplate engravings from the 1780s-1790s showing diving apparatus, various engravers and publications, all matted for framing. Up

to 19-1/4” x 13-3/4” each. All in excellent condition except that the largest one shows much foxing, most of the images relating to early salvaging using a “diving bell.” Estimate: $125-$200.

Miscellaneous

1521. British copperplate engraving “DIVERS EXPLORING THE WRECK OF THE H.M.S. DOTEREL, BLOWN UP IN THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN,” from The Illustrated London News, July 16, 1881, matted for framing. 13-3/4” x 16” (image 10” x 12”). Choice condition, very detailed and explicitly showing hardhat divers working the wreck. Estimate: $60-$90.

1522. Spanish colonial ledger book from 1770-1771 show-ing entries of gold and silver, probably from a royal assay of-fice. 6” x 8-1/4”. Handwritten entries in a small book with animal-skin cover and leather ties, just rows and columns of numbers with dates at top, in excellent condition considering its use. Estimate: $500-up.

1523. Original Treasure Salvors stock certificate dated June 30, 1980, for 875 shares. 7-1/2” x 11”. Good condition with no tears and only one slight bend, with original signatures of Mel Fisher and his wife Dolores, green border and number in red. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Books

1524. 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 sig-natures 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.

Shipwreck ArtifactsAtocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

1525. Small gold chain. 7.3 grams, 9” long. Flat, oval links, very simple and much daintier than most chains from this wreck but desir-able as a wearable length for a bracelet. With Fisher certificate #05A-71918. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1526. Large and intact silver candlestick holder and hollow round base, marked with crown in beaded circle, certificate missing but with Fisher numbers 696 and 2061, ex-Christie’s (1988). 517 grams, 10” tall and 7” in diameter. Very impressive artifact, solid and heavy and fully intact except for minor splits, chips and dents, with 7”-long stem of graduated-ring design screwed into a wide, tall, round base that bears a faint but distinctive crown marking on the bottom rim (showing tax paid), the surfaces only very lightly corroded and lightly toned, a significant item that originally sold for $5,280 in 1988. Note: The crown tax mark on this piece matches marks seen on 1649-52 cob 8 reales from Potosí that were recovered from the Capi-tana (1654), and it is attributed to Lima, Peru, in the book Marcas de Platería Hispanoamericana, Siglos XVI-XX, by Cristina Esteras Martín. Pedigreed to the Christie’s auction of June 1988 (lot #66) and our Auction #7 (lot #1859). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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1527. NO LOT.

1529. Bronze cannonball (21 lb), rare, with display stand made from a deadeye (non-salvage). 9590 grams,

5” in diameter. Very dense ball with stress crack in surface (possibly indicative of an iron core), smooth and brown but with spots of green, the stand with name and date and loca-tion of wreck hand-written on side. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

1528. Silver lion figurine with hole in back (purpose unknown), unique and interesting. 247

grams, roughly 4” x 2” x 1”. Crudely cast but unmistakably recognizable, the lion’s mane flowing down to his paws (crouching position), nice silver color all over with light encrustation, the hole at top possibly for holding a quill pen, in any case one of very few artifacts available from this wreck. Estimate: $1,000-up.

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

1530. Lead or pewter button (heavy) showing St. George and the Dragon, ex-Lane (1983). 35.54 grams, about 1-1/4” in diameter. Very crude but discernible design, dark gray all over, the loop in back missing, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the W.H. Lane & Son auction of June 1983 (lot 549), with photocopy of catalog pages and certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.




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Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

1532. Gold ring, octagonal, three-ridge design, 10K-12K, ex-Weller. 2.23 grams, size 5-1/2.

Plain wedding band in low-karat gold (dark color), typical pattern. With Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

1531. Gold-and-diamond ring, 4-1/2 to 5 carats, clarity SI1-SI2, fancy gray color. 8.44 grams, size 5-1/2. One of the most impres-sive jewels we have ever seen from the Fleet, with 11 high-quality diamonds in a circular pattern with the biggest rectangular diamond in the center and wedge-shaped diamonds to the sides, certainly not faceted to modern tastes or standards but obviously quite clear and brilliant, the gold with crosshatch pattern on saddle but plain at bottom and inside, completely intact and undamaged, the whole item very much on par with the “Queen’s Jewels” found by Bob “Frogfoot” Weller and featured in various magazines. It should be noted also that diamonds are atypical for Spanish wrecks (unlike emeralds) and jewels containing them should be considered extremely rare. With photo-certificate. Estimate:

$25,000-up.

1533. Silver cup with Mexican silversmith stamp from the late 1600s, found on land north of the 1715 Fleet area, pic-tured and described in West of the Bull (Armstrong, 2013). 175 grams, 2-5/8” tall and 2-1/2” in diameter. This solid, uncorroded silver artifact (still bright and shiny like when it was made) was found by the Andrews family on Playalinda Beach in 1960 in an area believed to be filled in from borrow pits much farther south. The marking is listed in Marcas de Platería Hispanoamericana (Esteras Martín, 1992) as pos-sibly Nueva Veracruz (with the letters NV appearing below the head of Charles II between two pillars) in Mexico, ca. 1675-1700. Intact except for minor crease where it was re-straightened and small split at top. Pictured on page 25 of West of the Bull, by Armstrong (2013), a copy of which (autographed by Randy Andrews) is included with this lot. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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1534. Small, blue-on-white Chinese porcelain teacup, K’angxi period, ex-Ullian. 44 grams, 1-3/4” tall and 2-1/4” in diameter. Com-pletely intact, with some glaze remaining, traces of red overglaze too, simple exterior design of three cloud-like panels with diagonal stripes. With original Real Eight Co. certificate signed by Lou Ullian, which says this cup was “recovered in 1963 by the Real 8 Co. from the Almiranta of the 1715 Fleet. It was one of 11 small cups found.” Estimate: $250-$375.

1535. Small, blue-on-white Chinese porcelain teacup, K’angxi period, ex-Ullian. 54 grams, 1-1/2” tall and 2-3/4” in diameter. Fully intact except for tiny frits in rim, typical floral design on inside and outside, some glaze remaining. With original Real Eight Co. certificate signed by Lou Ullian, which says this cup was “recovered in 1963 by the Real 8 Co. from the Almiranta of the 1715 Fleet. It was one of 11 small cups found.” Estimate: $250-$375.

1537. Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved. 2045

grams, 18-1/2” tall. Typical five-point hook with loop at top, all solid and well preserved, the points still sharp (a couple slightly bent), darkly sealed all over. From the “Cabin wreck” site. Estimate: $500-$750.

1536. Iron barshot, professionally conserved. 6790

grams, 12” long, each end 4” in diameter. Unique design with wide, six-sided bar flaring into flat, round ends, somewhat pitted but solid and stable and sealed with flat black paint. Estimate:

$700-$1,000.

1538. Wooden deadeye with original iron casing, profession-ally conserved. 3806 grams, 11” long. Light corrosion has exposed the stress lines of the hand-forged iron, while the wood is only lightly pitted and worn, really in remarkable condition for this source. Esti-

mate: $300-$450.

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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

1539. Small iron cannonball (2-1/2”), intact and stable. 1175 grams, 2-3/4” in diameter. A very smooth and solid ball but with rusty and patinated surfaces (dry), somewhat rare to see such a stable ball without black coating. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original lot-tag #1437. Estimate: $100-$150.

1540. Lot of small artifacts with Frank Sedwick certificates: 1 silver thimble; 3 brass buckles; and the remains of 1 wooden sewing kit of bronze pins oxidized together (a few loose). 6” x 5” (box). Nice little collection of small and mundane artifacts, the sewing kit a shiny mass of brown but the other pieces intact and well preserved, the thimble and largest buckle slightly encrusted. Housed in a Riker box, with certificates (5) certificates hand-signed by Daniel and Frank Sedwick from 1995. Estimate: $150-$225.

1541. Bronze-wire buckle, intact and ornate. 23.90 grams, roughly 3” x 2-1/2”. Dull in color (light encrustation) but ornate in manufacture, the outer wire twisted, with back loop intact. Estimate: $75-$110.

Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa

1542. Lot of lead musket-shot, including one 2-ball springshot and 4 loose balls. 208 grams total, each ball about 3/4” in diameter. Simple, common balls with some light encrustation but the springshot somewhat scarce as intact. Estimate: $70-$100.

San Gerónimo, sunk in 1751 off the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico

1543. Lot of 12 small bronze artifacts with Frank Sedwick cer-tificates: 1 spool of wire; 1 crotal bell in encrustation; and 10 tiny religious medallions. Various weights. Interesting little artifacts, the bell and wire intact but the medallions rather corroded, desirable provenance. With certificates (3) hand-signed by Daniel and Frank Sedwick from 1995. Estimate:

$150-$225.

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USS Revenge, sunk in 1776 off Valcour Island (New York)

1544. Small, iron cannonball (2 pounder) painted with FROM THE WRECK OF THE REVENGE, ONE OF THE AMERICAN FLEET AT THE BATTLE OF VALCOUR, OCT. 11, 1776.” 897 grams, 2-1/2” in diameter. Intact and fully preserved with shiny lacquer coating, the lettering in gold ink. Note that the Revenge actually survived Valcour but was later scuttled with its ammunition. Pedigreed to the Butterfield auction of May 1995, lot #2248, with photocopy of auction pages and other information, and with small plastic stand. Estimate: $400-$600.

Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans

1545. Bronze breech-loading swivel cannon with Spanish crest and weight on trunnion cap as 34-1/4 quintales (about 134 pounds). 37” long and 8” across the trunnions. One of the most impressive swivel cannons we have ever offered, attractive not only for its compact size and lovely patina but also for the bold crowned coat-of-arms (lions and castles, possibly engraved after original casting) on top between the trunnions, some coral still inside the barrel, 2-1/2” bore, open sides and end at breech for attaching a tiller handle. It should be noted that this iconic piece was on display at the museum set up by the salvagers (Grumpy, Inc) in Grand Bay, Alabama, and is appearing on the market now for the first time. The historic importance of this wreck (basically a loss that caused Spain to give up its holdings in North America) combined with the beauty and size of this piece make it one of the most coveted items we have ever offered at auction. Estimate:

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Tek Sing, sunk in 1822 in the South China Sea

Duoro, sunk in 1843 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England

1546. Large Chinese blue-on-white porcelain urn. 2264 grams, 10” tall and 8”

in diameter. Cracked and repaired, also apparently once used as a planter (drilled hole in bottom), but fundamentally intact and darkly colored with x pattern in blue, 5” base and 4” across top. From the estate of Viscount Strathallan. Estimate: $125-$200.

1547. Lot of two small, bronze “manillas” (slave bracelets) in original boxes from the salvagers. 152 grams total, each about

2-1/4” x 2-1/4”. Both intact but with light encrustation (green and brown), common but popular artifacts. Housed in their original printed-cardboard boxes. Estimate: $60-$90.

Birkenhead, sunk in 1852 off South Africa

1548. Silver and mother-of-pearl button with loop intact. 3.26 grams, 1” in diameter. Sunburst pattern inside the pearly exterior, darkly encrusted on back, desirable provenance (a wreck whose main fame is in originating the concept of “women and children first”). Estimate: $100-$150.



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Non-Wreck Artifacts

Arms / armor / militaria

Armor1549. Spanish armor breastplate, 1600s. 4064 grams, 16” tall

and 13-1/2” wide. Heavy hand-forged construction with folded-over edge-rim, rivets intact but one top peg missing, with one rather deep dent in breast supposedly from musketball impact, nice patina overall. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Cannons and shot

1550. Spanish bronze signal cannon (powder tester) with raised letter M at bottom and spiked touch-hole. 5008 grams,

4-3/4” tall and 4” in diameter. Typical design (albeit larger than aver-age) with flared top and bottom, crude surfaces but with nice green patina, the M mark at bottom unique and the spiked touch-hole an interesting feature we have not seen on these cannons before. Estimate:

$400-$600.

1551. Spanish colonial bronze signal cannon from Peru, 1600s. 3899 grams, 4” tall and 4” in diameter. Typical design with flared top and bottom, crude surfaces with nice green patina. Estimate:

$350-$500.

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1552. Spanish bronze swivel cannon, ca. 1700-50. 32” long, 7” across trunnions. Somewhat plain in design but a desirable size and well preserved for salvage or land burial, nicely patinated, hollow “socket” cascabel (for receiving a tiller handle), tiny touch-hole (not worn or damaged), short but sturdy trunnions. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

1553. English iron signal cannon, 1700s, marked “19.” 5078 grams, 6-1/2” tall and about 4” in diameter. Very dense and de-signed to sit at a slight angle, with powder-pan protruding from side, corroded and rusty (stable) but the deep mark “19” on side (vertically) still clear. Estimate: $250-$375.

1554. Iron signal cannon, American Revolutionary War period, from Savannah, GA, rare. 1665 grams, 5” tall and 2”

in diameter. A plain, simple, upright tube with tiny touch-hole at bottom, brown all over but not corroded, first of its kind we have seen. Estimate: $250-$375.

1555. Large (rare) Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada site in the English Channel off the coast of Belgium. 2859 grams, 5” in diameter. A smooth, gray stone, very light for its size compared to the later iron balls. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

1556. Spanish stone roundshot (cannonball) from a 1588 Spanish Armada site near Ostend, Belgium. 580 grams, 3” in diameter.

Dark gray with lighter sediment on surface, very light for its size compared to the later iron balls. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1557. Iron cannonball (12 pounder) from Fort Ticonderoga, New York, probably English, French and Indian War period. 5071 grams, 4-1/2” in diameter. Solid piece with original surface, the light pits filled with tan patina, prominent casting seam. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1558. Lot of 10 iron grape shot, mid- to late 1700s, from the east coast of Florida. 420 grams, each about 1” in diameter. Similar to musketballs but made of iron and shot in clusters out of larger guns, one perfectly preserved but the others rusty. Estimate:

$70-$100.

1559. American Revolutionary War-period iron barshot from Virginia, ca. 1780. 4070 grams, 12” long, each end 4” in

diameter. Two hemispheres connected by a square-shank bar, cor-roded and rusty but sturdy. Found at a battle site near the York River, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

1560. American Revolutionary War-period iron grenade with original wooden fuse-plug (rare), ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 1242 grams, 3-1/2” in diameter. Solid piece with smooth black surface punctuated with pits, somewhat rare with original fuse-plug intact. Found in fresh water in New York on a site once occupied by British Royal Navy ships, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1561. American Revolutionary War-period iron grenade from Virginia, ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 1454 grams, 3-1/2”

in diameter. Stable and solid but with corroded surface, dark rusty color all over, lighter than it looks due to hollow center. Found at a battle site near the York River, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1562. American Revolutionary War-period iron shell for 12-pounder Coehorn mortar, found in Virginia, ca. 1780, cleaned and conserved. 3909 grams, 4-1/2” in diameter. Pitted but solid and stable, with deep hole for powder (reminiscent of earlier grenades). With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1563. Iron cannonball (6 pounder) from West Point, New York, American Revolutionary War period. 2821 grams,

3-1/2” in diameter. Choice original condition, with no pitting or corrosion, just a smooth, rusty-brown color all over, with WEST POINT in silver ink on side. Estimate: $150-$225.

1564. Iron cannonball (12 pounder) on original wooden sabot from Port Hudson, Louisiana, American Civil War period (1863). 5410 grams, 4-1/2” in diameter. Pitted surface but original condition, with PORT HUDSON inked on white strip, the sabot also choice but with small pieces of wood at bottom missing. The straps are not original to the piece but are from genuine Civil War surplus stock stored at Bannerman’s Island. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Edged weapons

1565. Swiss/German cavalry officer’s saber, late 1600s. 37” long, 890 grams. Brass handle with “dog head” pommel, simple swept hilt with thumb-hole and embedded brass guard, slightly curved and single-edged blade intact but clearly old and bearing remnants of an engraved design with lettering (unreadable now). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1566. Continental hunting sword, late 1600s-early 1700s. 643 grams, 26” long. Sharp, single-edge blade with light engraving at ricasso (also a small morningstar stamp), with silver guard and antler grip, nice condition overall. Estimate: $400-$600.

1567. Spanish cuphilt broadsword, ca. 1700. 39” long, 830 grams. Wooden grip, simple cup-hilt, intact but partially rusty blade (double-sided) with traces of lettering in blood-groove, curious notches in one side (number of kills?). Estimate: $600-$900.

1568. Hanger sword, probably Turkish, early 1700s. 446 grams, 26” long. Long, thin, still-sharp single-edge blade with crescent moon and three stars (clearly a Muslim symbol) engraved on both sides, brass guard and quillon with crowned head in ornate design, antler grip, nice condition. Estimate: $350-$500.

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1569. Mediterranean corsair sword, ca. 1720. 37-1/2” long, 910 grams. Clean, double-edged blade with blunt tip and multiple blood-groves, wooden grip with curiously tri-tipped curved quillon. Estimate: $350-$500.

1570. Figure-eight cutlass, American, late 1700s to early 1800s. 700 grams, 28” long. Simple guard in the shape of a flat figure eight bent into C shape, grooved wooden grip that is probably a later replacement, the dull, single-edge blade somewhat polished (its patina not a match with the guard, so possibly also a replacement), well used but good for display. Estimate: $400-$600.

1571. Spanish colonial machete, late 1800s, with original scabbard. 550 grams, 25” long. Sharp, bright, single-edged German blade stamped with J.E. FREYTAG. C SOHN / GARANTIZADO below lion next to “No 197 / 69” closer to the brass quillon, carved-horn terminating in the shape of a horse’s head, the scabbard mostly intact with wear at tip, some stitching open, a popular item dating to the Spanish American War and carried by sailors, settlers, soldiers, and mounted vaqueros alike. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1572. Dutch naval boarding axe with Am-sterdam mark “XXX” stamped on blade (plus uncertain maker’s name), 1700s. 1537 grams,

16-1/2” long. Very heavy piece with clear XXX mark-ings (the maker’s name inside box too corroded to discern), the handle (possibly an 1800s replacement) painted black. Estimate: $400-$600.

Firearms

1573. English boarding axe, ca. 1780. 758

grams, 17” long. Pitted and rusty surface (but intact), the black-painted handle a modern replacement. Estimate: $400-$600.

1574. Rat-tail silver flintlock pistol, Eastern European, mid-1700s. 1237 grams, 19” long. This piece is ornate from end to end, with brass overlay covering all but the top of the barrel, the lock also ornately carved, its spring weak but otherwise functional. Estimate: $1,000-

$1,500.

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1575. Flintlock pistol, Eastern European, mid-1700s. 1167 grams, 21” long. Ornate top of barrel and silver furniture, light engrav-ing on lock (somewhat frozen), worn butt, minor damage to stock, replacement ramrod, but impressive in length. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1576. Flintlock pistol, Eastern European, ca. 1750. 995 grams, 19” long. Ornately carved stock with nicely decorative brass furniture, a few minor repairs, loose hammer but otherwise functional. Estimate: $600-$900.





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1577. Eastern European (probably Ottoman) flintlock holster pistol, mid-1700s. 1061 grams, 20” long. Rusty barrel with light engraving, plain brass furniture (including cover on frisson) and pointed butt, replacement ramrod, lightly repaired in front of trigger, the lock loose and not operational. Estimate: $400-$600.

1578. British East India Company flintlock pistol, ca. 1800-15. 1555 grams, 15-1/2” long. Unusually large 80-caliber big-bore of-ficer’s sidearm (probably a custom order due to size) with sling swivels for shoulder sling, swivel ramrod, lanyard ring in brass butt, functional lock, and octagonal Damascus barrel, a design popular with officers serving in the East Indies, with engraved lion on side of lock. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1579. Belgian “pepper box” percussion pistol, early 1800s. 781 grams, 8-1/2” long. In-teresting transition piece from simple percussion pistols to the six-shooters of Wild West fame, the action slightly loose but functional, with light en-graving on sides and trigger-guard and buttplate, dark-wood grip. Estimate: $600-$900.

1580. English screw-barrel percussion pocket pistol, ca. 1840s. 514 grams, about 6” long, the case 8-1/4” x 6-1/4” x

2”. Excellent specimen in nice condition, the steel with old blue finish and the walnut stock smooth and brown, with engraving on side for maker “ROWNTREE BD CASTLE,” good working order with action tight. Housed in a Riker box, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1581. Spanish colonial percussion trabuco (blunderbuss), 1800s, converted from miquelet after 1840. 2088 grams, 28-1/2”

long. Popular shipboard, coaching or horseman’s gun on the Spanish colonial frontier, its barrel with clear maker’s touchmark, gold-inlaid inscription “por Aneta,” light decoration on lock and hammer, the carved walnut stock showing age (a few old worm holes) but in original condition, some minor losses near butt plate, iron mounts and replacement ramrod. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1582. Lot of 30 lead musketballs, some with carvings or marks and holes, Spanish colo-nial (1500s-1600s). 48.5 grams total, each about 1/2” to 3/4” in diameter. Typical lead balls with whitish residue. Found at a Spanish colonial settlement in the southern Caribbean. Estimate: $70-$100.

Militaria

1583. Glass/wood display of 132 Naval buttons, various metals and nations, 1700s to 1900s (Revolutionary War to WWII). 16” x 10-1/2” x 2” (display). Mostly brass but all in perfect condition, 100 mounted on cardboard in trays and 32 loose in a bag, sure to contain some valuable items but in any case each one different. Estimate: $200-$300.


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Nautical

1584. Brass/iron nautical dividers, Dutch, 1600s. 47 grams, 4-3/4” long. Fully functional and intact, both the brass part at top and the iron points (still sharp), well known from wrecks but never intact like this. Estimate: $200-$300.

1585. Ebony octant, probably English, early to mid-1700s. 1203 grams, roughly 15” x 13” x 3”. This navigational device was used to measure astronomical angles and therefore was most useful to sailors who needed to know latitudes. After the astrolabe came the quadrant, which by definition measured a quarter circle, but that device was cumbersome and came to be replaced with the octant (or reflecting quadrant), which utilized mirrors to get quarter-circle measurement from a device that was, in effect, only one-eighth of a circle. Technical specifications aside, this piece consists of an ebony frame with ivory inlay for gradations (lacking numbers or any printing) and with brass index arm and pinhole sight and mounts for the three mirrors (one of which is missing, as is also the sighting telescope that was used in conjunction with the octant but was typi-cally a separate item). On the backside are three legs, as this octant was designed to be used horizontally, not

vertically as in later years. Everything seems to be intact (except for some empty holes for bolts that may have been stabilizers) and in work-ing order, but our interest of course is in its value and historical importance as a navigational antique. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #1113. Estimate: $400-$600.

1586. Sea-captain’s long-glass (telescope) marked “S. ABBOT,” late 1700s (American Revolutionary War period). 564 grams,

25-1/2” long. Lovely wooden tube with brass parts at both ends, both of which have sliding covers over the lenses, fully intact and functional except for a small chip in one of the lenses. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1587. Wooden ship’s compass made by Spencer Browning & Rust (London), late 1700s-early 1800s. 207 grams, 3-1/4” tall and 5” in diameter.

This piece consists of a wooden shell (very light) with glass top, inside which floats a wooden dial marked with the points of the compass and “Made by SPENCER BROWNING & RUST London” around the center. This manufacturer is known to have operated from 1784 to 1840. Choice condition. Estimate: $200-$300.

Equestrian

1588. Spanish colonial brass espuelas (spurs) with steel rowels and rawhide straps, late 1700s to early 1800s. 798 grams,

each spur about 8”. Original, as-found condition, made of ornate cast brass with steel rowels (found only on South American spurs) with dark patina and rawhide leather straps and buckles. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1589. Pair of brass Spanish covered stirrups (estribos), late 1700s to early 1800s. 1950 grams total, each about 10” long. Basically backless brass shoes, with pointed and upturned toes, latch-bar on tops, triangular holes in bottom, worn and partially patinated but intact save for one small split in back of one stirrup. Estimate: $200-$300.




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Miscellaneous

1590. Iron “armada” chest with key, no cover plate, early 1600s. About 75 lb, 29” x 14” x 14”. A typical German-made strongbox for a castle or manor-house, with false lock in front and functional lock (with original key) on top operating three bolts simultaneously under the lid, designed without a cover plate but with elegant silver leaves here and there, C-shaped handles of twisted iron on either side of the exterior, straps and loops in front for additional locks, small side box inside (open, with lock, but key missing) inside for the most valuable (or most fragile) items, original condition (dark and patinated). Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

1591. Iron “armada” chest, no keys, with cover plate, late 1600s, painted. About 100 lb, 24” x 13” x 13”. Another typical German-made strongbox for a castle or manor-house, with false lock in front and functional lock on top operating three bolts simultaneously under the lid (zip-tied to prevent accidental locking, since the key is missing) inside a lightly engraved cover plate, C-shaped handles of twisted iron on either side of the exterior, small side box inside (closed and locked, key missing) inside for the most valuable (or most fragile) items, original condition (dark and patinated). Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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1592. Lot of 4 iron “skeleton” keys on original ring, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 678

grams, each about 3-3/4” to 6-1/2”. This item looks like it came straight from Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, each key different and darkly patinated but not rusty, not necessarily for jail cells but definitely of the pirate period. Estimate: $250-$375.

1593. Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 344 grams, roughly 6” x 3”.

Square lock with narrow, horizontal U-shaped bar across top, fully functional, darkly patinated but not rusty. Estimate: $150-$225.

1594. Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 367 grams, roughly 4” x

4”. D-shaped lock with narrow, horizontal U-shaped bar across top, small chain connecting to the piece that fastens to the lock itself, fully functional, darkly patinated but not rusty. Estimate: $150-$225.

1595. Iron padlock with key, Spanish colonial (late 1600s to early 1700s), found in Lima, Peru. 299 grams, roughly 6-1/4” x

3”. Square lock with narrow, horizontal U-shaped bar across top, with small chain but missing the piece that fastens the bar to the lock itself, steely in color (no rust). Estimate: $150-$225.

1596. Spanish colonial wooden “money box,” 1700s. 2434

grams, 13” x 8-1/2” x 8”. Small-size (tabletop) chest in original condi-tion with original and ornate lockplate and key, staple hinges, molded base with original carved shoe feet, and cut-out decoration on skirt; three incised stamps on front which are possible makers’ stamps. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$800.

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1597. Spanish colonial mortar and pestle, 1600s. 2495 grams,

the pestle 8” long and the mortar 3-1/2” tall and 5” in diameter across the

top. Small-size mortar with design of eight protrusions on outside, even brass color (matching the pestle) with only light patina. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1598. Large brass mortar, probably 1700s. 5410 grams, 5-1/4”

tall and 8-1/4” in diameter. Plain but massive, with thinly flared top and heavy base (a few dents and chips in both), nicely patinated over even brass color all over. Estimate: $250-$375.

1599. Spanish colonial-period brass candlestick holder, 1600s-1700s. 1169 grams, 11” tall. Early candlestick made of a turned stem and base with drip tray in middle, ring turnings and base secured with heavy original iron bolt, all in original condition with nice old color and green patina, small chip in rim at top. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1600. Lot of 2 Spanish-style silver wall sconces, each with 3 candle holders, ornate and intact, probably made in Mexico in the late 1800s, total of 51 oz of sterling silver. 1582 grams total, each about 10-3/4” x 7-1/2”. Thin but sturdy hammered silver in an ornate pattern of curling vines, the candle receptacles on three swiveling arms (per piece), nicely toned all over and intact. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1601. Large, pewter, church-alms dish, late 1600s-early 1700s, European. 1079 grams, 12-3/4” in diameter. Very wide-rimmed plate (3” rim) with rolled edge, the shallow bowl in center with raised center, no markings, intact but slightly bent here and there. Estimate: $300-$450.

1602. Earthenware urn, 1600s, from the harbor of a Carib-bean port. 1872 grams, 10-1/2” tall and 7” in diameter. Fully intact (rare thus) and with areas of tan encrustation over gray surfaces, with horizontal grooved design all over, 4” base and 4” across top. Estimate:

$400-$600.

1603. Lot of 2 ceramic mugs (one stoneware, the other porcelain) from the 1600s, recovered from the land under the World Trade Center in New York City in 1968, during construction of the original structure. 385 grams and 214 grams,

both 5” tall and about 3” in diameter. Both broken (one repaired), one with handle and green and brown pattern under glaze, the other plain stoneware (tan and brown). With pedigree certificate. Estimate:

$125-$200.

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1604. Dutch green-glass “onion” bottle, ca. 1720s. 669 grams, 7-1/2” tall and 5” in diameter. Per-fectly intact, no stars or cracks or chips, nice light green color all over. Estimate: $125-$200.

1606. Large, iron hay-bale handler, mid- to late 1700s, from the east coast of Florida. 26-1/2” long, 4090 grams. Intact and professionally conserved, the surfaces grainy from oxidation but fully stabilized, the grip-points still sharp and the pivot-pin still functional, with loops at top. Estimate: $150-$225.

1607. Iron grappling hook, late 1700s(?). 18” long and 15” wide, 2730 grams. Sturdy and un-corroded (not a water find), with all five points still sharp and loop at top intact, darkly patinated. Estimate: $250-$375.

1605. Dutch green-glass “onion” bottle, mid-1700s. 507 grams, 7-1/2” tall and 5-1/4” in diameter.

Perfectly intact, no stars or cracks or chips, nice olive green color all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

1609. English iron shackles, 1700s. 722 grams, 12”

long. Early straight-arm shackles used to transport slaves and prisoners, the metal pitted (as-found condition) but intact and solidly constructed, found in England. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1608. Spanish colonial iron shackles, 1600s-1700s. 845 grams, 18” long. Hand-forged, with lock on one side (no key) and typical early Spanish-style decorations, clean overall but with a rusty brown patina. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1610. Large gilt-brass-and-steel spring “bloodletting” lancet, ca. 1750-1800, European, in original black velvet-lined case, rare. 255 grams total, the box 5-1/2” x 3”. Bloodletting was a common practice in the 1700s, both for humans and for animals, but a large instrument like this was most likely used on horses. Engraved decorations, much original gilding remaining, the case intact too but with cloth hinge hanging by a thread. A rare early medical tool. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

1611. Bronze ring sundial from a 1700s wreck off Europe. 17.54

grams, 1-3/8” in diameter. Solid and intact but with dark patination all over, the markings somewhat obscured by corrosion and missing the central pin. Estimate: $150-$225.

1612. Lot of two black-leather Abafil coin cases, each for 20 coins. Each 7” x 9-1/2”. The gold standard for elegant coin storage, each case with red velvet interiors. Estimate: $100-$150.

Natural history

1613. Iron meteorite, 4500 grams (+/-), approx. 4000-5000 years old, from Campo del Cielo, Argentina. 4.18kg, roughly 8”

x 4” x 4”. Very dense chunk with shiny metal surfaces peeking through a rusty patina, impressive in size without getting into the realm of extremely rare showpieces. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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depositdepositdepositdeposit or wire transferor wire transferor wire transferor wire transfer, then we will grant you a reduction of 2% from the Buyer’s Fee (net 1net 1net 1net 17777....5555%%%%). Also added to the total

purchase will be tax (if applicable) and shipping cost, including packing fees for large items.

All new clients must provide references (with contact phone number) or supply a 25% deposit by check or money order, which

will be applied toward payment for lots won or refunded in case the bids are unsuccessful. Credit card details may be submitted

for deposit in lieu of check or money order. Any bidders withAny bidders withAny bidders withAny bidders with an overdue balance with Daniel Frank Sedwick or Daniel an overdue balance with Daniel Frank Sedwick or Daniel an overdue balance with Daniel Frank Sedwick or Daniel an overdue balance with Daniel Frank Sedwick or Daniel

Frank Sedwick, LLC must complete payment of their previous balance before their bids will be accepted.Frank Sedwick, LLC must complete payment of their previous balance before their bids will be accepted.Frank Sedwick, LLC must complete payment of their previous balance before their bids will be accepted.Frank Sedwick, LLC must complete payment of their previous balance before their bids will be accepted. We reserve the

right to reject any bids we feel are not submitted in good faith.

Special requests (regarding shipping, payment, Special requests (regarding shipping, payment, Special requests (regarding shipping, payment, Special requests (regarding shipping, payment, ““““total budgettotal budgettotal budgettotal budget” and ” and ” and ” and “either/or” bids“either/or” bids“either/or” bids“either/or” bids****, etc.):, etc.):, etc.):, etc.):

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* $5,000 minimum for “total budget” and “either/or” bids, the latter also subject to* $5,000 minimum for “total budget” and “either/or” bids, the latter also subject to* $5,000 minimum for “total budget” and “either/or” bids, the latter also subject to* $5,000 minimum for “total budget” and “either/or” bids, the latter also subject to a $100/lot minimum.a $100/lot minimum.a $100/lot minimum.a $100/lot minimum.

Additional bids (mark box at bottom on front of form):Additional bids (mark box at bottom on front of form):Additional bids (mark box at bottom on front of form):Additional bids (mark box at bottom on front of form):

Lot# Max bid Lot# Max bid Lot# Max bid Lot# Max bid Lot# Max bid

Please send your bids by mail, fax, or phoPlease send your bids by mail, fax, or phoPlease send your bids by mail, fax, or phoPlease send your bids by mail, fax, or phone to:ne to:ne to:ne to: Or please use our special email bidding address:Or please use our special email bidding address:Or please use our special email bidding address:Or please use our special email bidding address:

DANIEL FRANK SEDWICKDANIEL FRANK SEDWICKDANIEL FRANK SEDWICKDANIEL FRANK SEDWICK, LLC, LLC, LLC, LLC [email protected]@[email protected]@sedwickcoins.com

P.O. Box 1964P.O. Box 1964P.O. Box 1964P.O. Box 1964

Winter Park, FL 32790 Winter Park, FL 32790 Winter Park, FL 32790 Winter Park, FL 32790 USAUSAUSAUSA For more information, please see our website at:For more information, please see our website at:For more information, please see our website at:For more information, please see our website at:

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Daniel Frank Sedwick, licensed Florida auctioneer #AU3635, AB2592Daniel Frank Sedwick, licensed Florida auctioneer #AU3635, AB2592Daniel Frank Sedwick, licensed Florida auctioneer #AU3635, AB2592Daniel Frank Sedwick, licensed Florida auctioneer #AU3635, AB2592

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