Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 27 LIVE ON THE INTERNET
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Session I: 10:00 am edt Session II: 4:30 pm edt Thursday, May 28, 2020 Session III: 10:00 am edt Session IV: 6:00 pm edt Friday, May 29, 2020 Session V: 1:00 pm edt
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Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 27 Live on the Internet: Wednesday-Friday, May 27-29, 2020
We are all leading different lives from those we had just two months ago. In some ways, things have changed greatly for the time being; but in other ways, they’ve stayed the same. One thing that hasn’t changed is our passion for numismatics, and if you’re reading this, no doubt the same applies to you. Our service and integrity also have not changed, nor has our ability to bring you the best selection and variety around, including the following highlights in this sale: Gold Cobs features the first part of a date collection of some of the best 1715-Fleet Lima gold cobs we have ever offered, including a rare 1703H 8 escudos graded NGC MS 62 (lot 10) and an eye-catching 1697/6H 4 escudos graded NGC MS 64 (lot 23). We also have an unprecedented pair of Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos from the Atocha and Santa Margarita shipwrecks graded PCGS AU50 and MS61 respectively (lots 45 and 46). Shipwreck Ingots boasts yet more treasure from the Atocha in the form of two long gold “finger” bars and three large silver ingots. Our usual wide selection of Shipwreck Coins features many dated silver cobs from the Concepción (lots 169-208) and Capitana (lots 209-243) as well as an assortment of choice pieces from the ever-popular Atocha (lots 77-158) and 1715 Fleet (lots 291-342). Be sure to check out the Potomac Collection in Mexican Silver Cobs, which contains some key “Early Series” Charles-Joanna assayer-Rincón rarities like an ever-popular 3 reales (lot 439), a 2 reales plated in both Guttag’s and Nesmith’s works (lot 440), and a very choice ½ real (lot 443). A 2 maravedís from this collection (lot 460) is the first of its kind we have offered. Also don’t miss the very rare Royals (galanos): 8 reales 1727D (lot 478) and 2 reales 1715J (lot 491). The Lima and Potosí Silver Cobs sections are packed with many 8 reales from a fresh collection, including several nice Potosí Royals (galanos), like a 1654E 8 reales discovery piece struck with previously unknown dies (lot 578). In Other Silver Cobs we feature one of the largest selections of Colombian cobs we have ever had, a key being a very rare billon cob ¼ real of 1622 (lot 662), the first one we have offered. Here you will also find the first coins of the Nueva Granada Collection, an expertly crafted assemblage of the very best Colombian coinage from the Spanish colonial era into the Republic period. This collection continues into the World Coins section where we have such rarities as: the finest known Bogotá 1770VJ pillar 8 reales graded PCGS MS65 (lot 821); a Popayán 1814/3JF bust 8 reales of Ferdinand VII graded PCGS XF40 (lot 823); and the highly sought and finest known Medellín 1868 medio peso graded PCGS MS62 (lot 854); all of which are plated in Jorge Emilio Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). Also note the 1888 “Cocobola” 50 centavos (lot 874) and several other choice and rare Colombian “half dollars.” We’re also pleased to offer the second part of the Whittier Collection of Bolivian Republic monetary medals. An 1840 medallic gold 1 scudo Velasco issue (lot 736) is of particular importance in the collection. Our Costa Rica and Guatemala offerings (including Central American Republic) are quite strong with several gold coins and rare silver coins, including countermarked pieces, chiefly the Costa Rica Type I 8 reales circular hole-punch and Carrillo star-marked Potosí, Bolivia, 1831JL 8 soles graded NGC VG 8, c/s VF standard (lot 890). The advanced countermark collector will also want to stick around for a variety of Guatemala Type II and III countermarked 8 reales (lots 1085-1102). Other countries of note in World Coins include: Cuba, which features a 1916 gold proof 1 peso graded NGC PF 66 Ultra Cameo (lot 924) plus many gold and silver piefort strikes (some near-unique) graded by NGC and pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet; Ecuador, with the Quito-minted 1841MV gold 8 escudos graded NGC XF 45 made popular in part by a vivid description of the coin in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (lot 961) alongside several high-grade escudos like the 1836FP Quito gold 4 escudos graded NGC MS 61 (lot 963), in addition to a strong run of silver; German States, featuring a collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s with such highlights as an 1801 Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenburg-Hannover taler of George III, who was also the king of Great Britain (lot 1016); and Honduras, with a large assortment of provisional coinage followed by rare Republic proof pattern coins, like a denomination set of 1862 bronze patterns in Mint State graded by NGC (lot 1139). Indian coin experts will not want to miss the opportunity to acquire some original 1947 British India proofs (lots 1154-1158), notably including a Lahore-mint rupee graded PCGS PR63, one of just two known of an issue that was actually unknown until 2013. Within Medals and Decorations we offer some important pieces like the Ecuador Battle of Pichincha silver military decoration from 1822 pedigreed to the J. Sanford Saltus collection and the American Numismatic Society archives (lot 1274), a large variety of British Admiral Vernon medals pedigreed to the John Adams collection (lots 1277-1289) including two rare silver Porto Bello examples, and the impressive Mexican gold Cross of Tepeaca from 1821 with original suspension and ribbon pedigreed to the J. Coolidge Hills collection (lot 1291). The colonial United States collector should note our U.S. Paper Money section, where we have several high-grade notes like the finest known Continental $2 from May 10, 1775 (CC-2) graded PMG Choice AU 58 EPQ Star (lot 1311). World Paper Money holds many Colombian bank note rarities like the 1819 50 centavos / 4 reales remainder printed during Bolívar’s liberation campaign (lot 1321) as well as the Cartagena Estado Soberano de Bolívar 10 pesos and 1 peso graded PMG XF 40 and AU 53 respectively (lots 1341 and 1342). A significant denomination run of 20, 10, and 5 pesos from Guatemala’s Banco Colombiano in 1901 appear as lots 1355-1357. Our Coin Jewelry offerings continue with plenty of ready-to-wear shipwreck and non-wreck coins in mountings. Following that, the Artifacts sections contain lovely items recovered from wrecks like the Atocha and 1715 Fleet (don’t miss lot 1426 for a heavily pedigreed breech block from the Fleet) plus non-wreck objects like militaria, firearms, and fossils. We wish all of our bidders good luck and good health, and we appreciate your constant support and passion for collecting. Enjoy!
The Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC team:
Daniel Sedwick, Agustín (Augi) García-Barneche, Cori Sedwick Downing, Connor Falk
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Table of Contents SECTION LOTS PAGES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2020 SESSION I: 10:00 AM EDT Gold Cobs (by country) ............................................................................. 1-54................ 7-22 Shipwreck Ingots ....................................................................................... 55-68.............. 23-30 Shipwreck Coins (chronologically by wreck) ............................................. 69-434............ 31-84 SESSION II: 4:30 PM EDT Silver Cobs of Mexico City, Mexico ............................................................ 435-501.......... 85-96 Silver Cobs of Lima, Peru ..........................................................................502-532.......... 96-101 Silver Cobs of PotosÃ, Bolivia...................................................................... 533-649.......... 101-118 Other Silver Cobs (by country) .................................................................. 650-678.......... 119-123
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2020 SESSION III: 10:00 AM EDT Ancient Coins............................................................................................. 679-713.......... 125-127 World Coins (by country)........................................................................... 714-1255........ 127-223 Introduction to the The Nueva Granada Collection of Colombian Rarities....................... 145-147 Medals and Decorations............................................................................. 1256-1297...... 224-234 SESSION IV: 6:00 PM EDT U.S. Coins and Paper Money...................................................................... 1298-1318...... 235-239 World Paper Money (by country)............................................................... 1319-1362...... 240-249 Coin Jewelry............................................................................................... 1363-1405...... 250-257 Shipwreck Artifacts..................................................................................... 1406-1434...... 258-265 Non-Wreck Artifacts................................................................................... 1435-1469...... 266-277
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2020 SESSION V: 1:00 PM EDT Express Session (selected items from all sections).......................................1470-1919...... 279-302
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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: Cal = Calicó’s Numismática española (2019), formerly by Calicó and Trigo (ten previous editions). Note: In previous auctions we referred to the 2008 edition as CT-, but starting with this auction we refer to the 2019 edition as Cal-, for the numbers changed and we want to keep the old CT-reference intact for anyone who refers to our older auctions.
Fonrobert = Fonrobert’s Sammlung uberseeischer Munzen: III. Abtheilung Sud-Amerika (1878). Janson = Janson’s La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino 1574-2015 (2016). 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, fourth edition (2012). S = Sedwick’s The Practical Book of Cobs, fourth edition (2007). Sp = Spink’s (formerly Seaby’s) Coins of England and the United Kingdom, fiftieth edition (2015). A list of other, more specialized references used in our catalogs is available at www.sedwickcoins.com/references.htm.
SHIPWRECK HISTORIES
Please visit our website at www.sedwickcoins.com/wreckhistory.pdf for brief historical backgrounds on the various shipwrecks in this auction.
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 recent NGC capsules may 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.
We encourage bidders to contact us if they have any questions or would like additional photos or videos of any lot in our auction. Inquiries can be sent through the auction site or by emailing us at office@sedwickcoins.com.
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Gold Cobs Mexico City, Mexico
1. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, (17)08J, NGC MS 61, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-
2204. 26.44 grams. Clear
bottom half of date, bold full mintmark oXM, nearly full shield and cross, typically flat and sloping peripheries with blunted points, scarce date (one of only two in the NGC census, the other being MS 63). From the 1715 Fleet, with original old typewritten yellow tag that says “Real Eight Cert. #R-43800LM.� NGC #5719543-003. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
2. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1713J, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-2211. 26.9 grams. Bold full date and mintmark-assayer, lustrous and crisp details but with typical weak areas in half of peripheries, trivial doubling.
From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #5850276-001. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.
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3. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, Philip V, (1713)J, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (stated on label). S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-
2211. 27.15 grams. Oblong
flan with choice full shield showing all details in nice relief (die match with other known 1713s), also choice cross (slightly off-center), full oXMJ and denomination VIII. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #2764539-005. Estimate: $7,000-$1,000.
4. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label), “top pop� at NGC. S-M30; KM-57.2; Cal-2213. 26.98 grams. Exceptional
grade and strike, with bold full cross-and-tressure, 100% full date and oMJ, nearly full crown and shield, muted luster and nice toning throughout, and lacking any wear, currently tied with three others for finest in the NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #3349433-001. Estimate: $15,000-up.
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5. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1714J, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-M30; KM-57.2; Cal-
Nearly full cross-and-tressure, most of shield, full oMJ and denomination VIII, some of date visible (distinctive style) but rest of periphery flat and somewhat beveled (as made), light red toning around details. From the 1715 Fleet, with small printed tag showing description and drawing of coin. NGC #5719532-001. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
2213. 26.92 grams.
6. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4
escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1711-1713J), NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label).
S-M30; KM-55.1; Cal-Type 262. 13.45 grams. Choice full crown, most of
cross, the peripheries somewhat crude and beveled (as made). From the 1715 Fleet, with original old typewritten yellow tag that says “Real Eight Cert. #R-24000LM.” NGC #5719543-002. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
7. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos,
1698L, “jeweled cross” variety, very rare, NGC AU details / counterstamp, CT Plate Coin. S-M29; KM-52; Cal-876. 6.7
grams. Very bold full 98 of date and oXML, nearly full shield and crown, also full cross with unidentified (rampant Dutch lion?) countermark on that side in a flat area of the periphery (therefore not affecting the details). Plate Coin on page 402 of Calicó’s Numismática española (2008 edition). NGC #4440719-002. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
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8. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 escudos, (1714)J, NGC MS 66, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-
1887. 6.75 grams. Superbly
detailed and well-centered shield with full oMJ but no part of date (even though label and census show it without parentheses), also choice and full but slightly off-center cross, very crisp overall and somewhat lustrous, second highest grade in NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet, with original old typewritten yellow tag that says “Real Eight Coin Cert. #R-32000LM.� NGC #5719543-001. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
Lima, Peru
9. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1699R, P.V.A. variety, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-L26; KM-26.1;
Cal-968. 26.93 grams. Broad flan with much legend, good full inner details (the waves and left pillar particularly bold), well-detailed lions and castles with minor doubling and die-crack, hint of reddish toning, variety with dots after P, V and A in middle of pillars (considered a different type in KM). From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4762817-004. Estimate: $12,500-$20,000.
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10. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1703H, HISPAN variety, rare, NGC MS 62, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label),
ex-Tampa Sale. S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-2110. 26.93 grams. This lovely example of a rare date (missing in the State of Florida collection) shows fully detailed, well-centered and 100% complete interiors with also much legend and a full and beautiful crown, all with a hint of luster and toning, also a neat pedigree with the added distinction of a record price realized at the time, tied with one other for finest in NGC census. Note Tauler records four different legend varieties for this rare date. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the 2003 “Tampa sale� (lot #58). NGC #4762829-001. Estimate: $20,000-up.
11. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1710H, HISPANIAR variety, NGC MS 63, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-L25a; Impressively broad flan with very bold full four-digit second date (rare thus), full but slightly doubled crown, very bold full pillars-and-waves and superb full cross-lions-castles, choice all around with muted luster and tiny bits of whitish encrustation, one of the finest we have seen but in any case tied with two others for finest in NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4762829-002. Estimate: $17,500-$25,000.
KM-38.2; Cal-2117. 26.78 grams.
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12. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1711M, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label), finest known in NGC census. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2119. 26.93 grams. One of the most lustrous examples we have seen, with bold full crown and pillars-and-waves, choice but off-center cross-lions-castles, much bold legend including full king’s name, lovely butter-yellow color, currently the single-highest grade among 34 in the NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of January 2004, with original lot-tag #680. NGC #4762817-002. Estimate: $15,000-$22,500.
13. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712M, NGC MS 61, ex-1715 Fleet / 2015 Douglass Beach Find (designated on special label).
S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2120. 27.1 grams. Broad flan with well-centered strike (somewhat weak), two dates, much legend, traces of dark encrustation in crevices. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the 2015 Douglass Beach Find. NGC #4469167-002. Estimate: $9,000-$13,500.
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14. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712M, NGC AU 58, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2120. 26.87 grams. Very broad flan with nearly full legends (full king’s name), bold full pillars-and-waves, two dates, lustrous on pillars side (conservatively
graded, in our opinion) and slightly encrusted on cross side. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4762829-003. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.
15. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1718/7M, NGC AU 55, finest known in NGC census. S-L28; KM-unl (38.2 for type); Cal-2128. 26.9 grams.
Perfectly round flan with 100% full and bold pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (super detail), minimal legend but with clear bottom half of 718/7 near edge (both overdates obvious), splashes of deep rainbow toning here and there. NGC #5850275-001. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
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16. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1718M, NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2129. 26.86 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, full and well-centered pillars (doubled), somewhat bright overall, exceptional grade. NGC #5719535-003. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
17. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1725M, Louis I, rare, NGC AU details / edge filing. S-L28a; KM-40; Cal-62. 26.95 grams. Two full dates (very rare thus), bold pillars and full cross, clear king’s name and ordinal L(VDOV)ICVS I, toned around details. NGC #5850274-001. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
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18. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1733N, NGC MS 61. S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2147. 26.78 grams. Exceptionally bold full second date ANO733 in legend, choice full pillars (with primary date clear) and cross-lions-castles, the latter slightly off-center (making the king’s name in legend visible), bits of dark encrustation in crevices. NGC #5850274-003. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
19. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1735/4N, NGC AU 55. S-L29; KM-unl (38.2 for type); Cal-2149. Choice full pillars-and-waves (with dot after
L, per Tauler #306) and cross-lions-castles, light color all over with some luster, strong stress-lines in cross-side fields, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 58. NGC #5850275-002. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
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20. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1747V, Ferdinand VI, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry. S-L30a; KM-47; Cal-756. 26.83 grams.
Bold full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves with clear primary date and second date 17 (no room for the 47) in legend, clear king’s name FERDINANDVS, lightly polished with areas of dark toning around details. NGC #5850274-002. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
21. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1749R, NGC AU 55. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-761. 26.90 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles with interesting
second date below and traces of mintmark L to left and assayer R to right covered by border of dots, bold full pillars with most of main date off flan, surfaces rather bright, tied with one other for finest in NGC census. NGC #4466754-001. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
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22. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1750R, NGC VF details / edge filing. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-763. 26.23 grams. Bold full cross with L to left, R to right and 750 date below, flatter and slightly doubled pillars with clear additional date and mintmark and assayer, hint of toning around details. NGC #5850274-004. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
23. Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1697/6H, rare, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label). S-L25; KM-unl (25 for type); Cal-927. 13.41 grams. Excellent full inner details (pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles) with bold full crown and much legend (including
king’s name and ordinal C.II) on a broad flan, light toning and luster, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. The sharp details on this coin demonstrate that the overdate is actually 697/666 (see State of Florida collection coin #1264 for another clear example), using one of three known dies for the first year 1696, all the 1697’s being overdates, according to die-study by Phil Flemming. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 2003, with original lot-tag #363. NGC #4762817-003. Estimate: $15,000-up.
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24. Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1750R, NGC MS 64 / La Luz. S-L31; KM-A47; Cal-690. 13.54 grams. Full cross-lions-castles and pillars, slightly off-center strike with bold ANNO in legend as a result (no second date there on the die), lovely yellow color all over, tied with three others for second finest in NGC census. From the Luz (1752). NGC #5850274-005. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
25. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos,
1704H, rare, NGC AU 58, ex1715 Fleet (designated on special label), finest and only example in NGC census. S-L25a; KM-36; Cal-1821.
6.63 grams. Broad flan with bold full details (especially the crown and crosslions-castles) enhanced with deep red toning, minor high-point wear. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4762817-001. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
Cuzco, Peru
26. Cuzco, Peru, cob 2 escudos,
1698M, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on special label).
S-CZ1; KM-28; Cal-855. 6.70 grams. Small,
thick flan (“Bogotá cut”) with choice full cross-lions-castles, bold pillars, lustrous surfaces, tied with four others for finest known in NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet. NGC #4762829-004. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
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Bogotá, Colombia 27. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, ex-
“Mesuno Hoard” (ca. 1636). S-B20; Restrepo-M50.13; KM-4.1; Cal-Type 386 . 6.66 grams. Choice full cross-
and-tressure and shield, bold assayer A, XF with slightly scruffy surfaces (probably rusty dies). From the “Mesuno Hoard,” sunk in the Magdalena River near Honda, Colombia, ca. 1636. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
28. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (16)49, assayer R below denomination II to right.
S-B21; Restrepo-M50.25; KM-unl (4.1 for type); Cal-1807. 6.42 grams. Broad-flan AU with encrustation in crevices (unspecified salvage), 100% full king’s name, full shield and cross, curious shear-mark (as made) on part of edge. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
29. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), lions and
castles transposed in shield, ex-1715 Fleet. S-B24; Restrepo-M66.40; KM-14.2; Cal-Type 242 (under Philip V).
6.77 grams. Octagonal flan (sharply cut) with minor marks on one point, lustrous and well-detailed Mint
State, nearly full shield and cross. From the Rio Mar site of the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #14317. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
30. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer (Arce), lions and
castles transposed in shield, NGC MS 64, ex-1715 Fleet (designated on label). S-B24; RestrepoM66.40; KM-14.2; Cal-Type 242 (under Philip V). 6.73 grams. Full and well-centered shield and cross with minor
flat spots, highly lustrous, slight die-rust, second highest grade in NGC census. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate. NGC #4488735-002. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
31. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1736(M). S-B26; Restrepo-M80.12; KM-25; Cal-1955. 6.68 grams. Thick flan with choice full shield and cross, bold full date, nice rich color, mintmark F(S) visible to left of shield. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
32. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer and mintmark not visible (1730s).
Very small, thick flan with well-centered shield but off-center cross, AU- with minor dark patches and small solder-mark on edge. Estimate: $900-$1,350.
KM-25. 6.75 grams.
33. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, assayer to left not visible (S), mintmark
FS to right. S-B27a; Restrepo-M94.6; KM-25. 6.68 grams. Choice full cross-and-tressure, nearly full (slightly
off-center) shield with full •F•S• to right, XF with small area of discoloration on edge as from former mounting. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
34. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Ferdinand VI, assayer S to left, mintmark F(S) to
right. S-B27a; Restrepo-M94.6; KM-25. 6.93 grams. Decent full shield and cross, perfectly round flan with tiny edge-split, XF with small bits of encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $900-$1,350.
35. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer not visible (M), NGC MS 61. S-B26;
Restrepo-M78.12; KM-22; Cal-Type 211. 3.35 grams. Compact flan, bold but off-center strike with upper-left corner of shield (lions and castles) and about three quarters of the cross visible, mintmark F to left. NGC #5711861-005. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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Cartagena, Colombia 36. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer
E below mintmark C to left (style of 1632-3), NGC MS 64.
Excellent full cross-and-tressure and shield, variety with cross-shaped ornaments inside and outside the tressure but also above the mintmark to left (+C-E•), exceptional grade (highest on record for the type) with much luster throughout. NGC #5719554-003. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
S-C7; Restrepo-M52; KM-4.6. 6.86 grams.
Seville, Spain
Charles-Joanna 37. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left, NGC MS 63. Cal-196. 3.32 grams. Typically choice full shield and cross on a broad flan with much
bold legend showing unusual figure-8 stops, one notably between HISPANIA and RVM on reverse, muted luster. NGC #4771439-002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
38. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left. Cal-
196. 3.30 grams. XF with dark bits in crevices of typically full and well-detailed cross and shield, much
legend, round and thin. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Philip II 39. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, 159(0?) date to right, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S and denomination IIII to left. Cal-893. 13.49 grams. Very broad
flan with full legends, full but partially weak shield and cross (the latter with light surface hairlines), full 159 of date but last digit obfuscated by minor doubling, toned in crevices. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
40. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, with king’s ordinal II, NGC AU 58. Cal-828. 6.71 grams. Broad flan with lots of bold legend, choice full shield and cross, nearly full crown, slight high-point wear but otherwise pristine. NGC #4771447-003. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
41. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark
S to left, with king’s ordinal II, NGC MS 61. Cal-828. Broad flan with much legend,
choice full shield (very minor doubling), nice full cross-and-tressure (slightly off-center), hint of luster. NGC #5715561-013. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
42. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer B. Cal-Type 229. 3.37 grams. Full cross and nearly full shield (both slightly off-center) with bold full S-B to left, XF with toning in crevices, minor flat spots and edge-splits. Estimate: $600-$900.
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Philip II or III 43. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II or III, assayer not visible. 6.66 grams. VF with good
full cross, full shield, flat peripheries with small spot of extra metal and notable edge-split. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
44. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip II or III, assayer not visible. 3.35 grams. Full shield (2E
size), off-center cross, XF with dark sediment in crevices. Estimate: $600-$900.
Philip III 45. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1615D, rare, PCGS
AU50, ex-Atocha (1622, designated on label).
Cal-1070; KM-48.3. 6.7 grams. Choice full cross with flat periphery except for
the clear date, nearly full crown and shield on obverse with clear assayer to left, hints of luster, very desirable provenance. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and certificate #A09, also with 1997 division letter hand-signed by Mel Fisher. PCGS #38907417. Estimate: $10,000-up.
46. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer D,
PCGS MS61, ex-Santa Margarita (1622, designated on label). Cal-Type 197; KM-48.2. 6.7 grams. Bold full shield and cross,
both well detailed but slightly off-center, making the assayer clearly visible as well as most of the king’s ordinal III, with faint traces of encrustation in crevices, rare and desirable provenance. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with photo-certificate 80M124-1 (mis-attributed to assayer G). PCGS #39169423. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
47. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer V. Cal-Type 197; KM-48.2. 6.62 grams. Broad flan with crude edge (as made), nearly full shield and cross as well as full denomination and assayer despite peripheral flatness, XF overall. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Philip IV 48. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC MS 61.
Cal-Type 406; KM-112. 26.33 grams. Full shield and cross, also full S-R to left and denomination VIII (vertically) to right, lustrous and problem-free but typically crude in execution (as made). NGC#5711815-012. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
49. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 396; KM-107.2.
13.40 grams. Very bold full cross and nearly full shield with full •S-R• to left, slightly crude edge (as
made), toned in crevices. NGC #4478300-021. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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50. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1629(R), NGC AU 55. Cal-1829; KM-82.1. 6.75 grams. Nice full shield and cross with full details, clear 1629 date, bold full denomination and nearly full king’s name, traces of luster, hairline edge-split. NGC #5719554-009. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Charles II 51. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, 16(88)M, denomination IIIV, rare. Cal-1038;
KM-168.2. 26.93 grams. Full and well-detailed shield with clear M to left and bold full denomination •IIIV• to right (attributed to 1688 by Calicó), full cross with 16 of date visible, nice XF with small solder-spot on edge from former mounting. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
52. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, (1)689/8/7M, rare, NGC MS 61, finest and only
example in NGC census. Cal-954; KM-58.1. 13.45 grams. Good full shield and cross, both with
flatness to each side, the latter off-center just enough to allow the last three digits of the date to be fully visible, the final digit clearly a 9 (label says only 1689) with underdigits that to our eyes seem to be clearly 8/7, yet Spanish references call them the less-logical (and not as visually supported) 7/5, perhaps due to a purported die-match with a known 1685 (although we’ve never seen one), in any case quite rare and desirable, especially in choice grade (surfaces somewhat grainy, as made). NGC #4337097-009. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
Toledo, Spain 53. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M above mintmark T to left.
Cal-859. 6.73 grams. AU- with weak areas in centers of full shield and cross, nearly full crown, full
(doubled) M-T to left and denomination ii to right, somewhat pale color. Estimate: $1,000$1,500.
54. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M-in-circle below mintmark
oT to left. Cal-865. 6.67 grams. Typically full and well-detailed shield and cross, full mintmarkassayer to left and denomination II with dots above on right, AU with encrustation in crevices, marks on part of cross. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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Shipwreck Ingots Gold Espadarte, sunk in 1558 off Mozambique
55. Small, round gold “pancake,” 11.94 grams, ex-Espadarte (1558), with Sotheby’s catalog.
About 3/4” in diameter and 1/8” thick. Cute little droplet of gold with no markings but some areas of encrustation, one side covered with the original sticker from the salvagers, scarce provenance. From the Espadarte (1558), with certificate #1035 from the salvagers, and pedigreed to our Auction #3, with original lot tag #58, also with catalog of the Christie’s (Amsterdam) “Fort San Sebastian Wreck” auction of May 2004. Estimate: $400-$600.
Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
56. Long, cut gold “finger” bar #63, 669 grams, marked
with fineness XX and three dots (20.75K), tax stamps and foundry/assayer SARGOSA / PECARTA, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Christie’s. 8-1/4” long, 1” wide and 1/4” thick. Veritably tattooed
with markings on one side, including a full SARGOSA / PECARTA near the cut end, three bold incuse XX fineness marks, each next to an incuse three-dot mark (missed by the Christie’s catalogers) to make it 20.75K, plus at least ten partial tax stamps of Philip III, also with cylindrical assayer’s “bite” in lightly shaved part at rounded end, curious light scratch along the length of the marked side, traces of encrustation in crevices, stippled Fisher number on unmarked side, great provenance and impressive in length and markings. From the Atocha (1622), with photo-certificate #85A-1202A (TSI #GB063), and pedigreed to the Christie’s (New York) auction of June 1988 (lot #95). Estimate: $35,000-up.
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57. Cut gold “finger” bar, 457 grams, no fineness markings (tested at 21K), marked with partial tax stamps only, ex-Atocha (1622). 6-1/4” long, 1” wide and 1/4” thick. Interesting example with no fineness or foundry/assayer marks but four indistinct partial tax stamps (showing just the outer borders of dots), also lacking any assayer’s “bite” (hence possibly contraband), with one end showing a rough break (as opposed to a neatly chiseled cut), also smoother than most but otherwise typical, tested by XRF to contain 88.51% gold, 11.49% silver and no other elements. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #01A-51032. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.
Silver
“Golden Fleece wreck,” sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean
58. Silver “splash” ingot, 815 grams, marked with fineness IIU CCC L (2350/2400) and two crowned-C tax stamps, ex“Golden Fleece wreck” (ca. 1550). 6” in diameter and 1/4” thick. Very clear markings for this wreck (whose silver ingots are usually heavily
corroded), with bold fineness and two full and well-detailed tax stamps with crowned C inside reeded rims, a couple spots of extra metal (typical) and one interior stress-fracture, plus square-shaped cut in edge (too large for an assayer’s “bite,” so possibly for making a plata corriente piece), nicely toned on that side (the other side blank and rough). From the “Golden Fleece wreck” (ca. 1550), with Sedwick photo-certificate and hand-drawn certificate from 2008. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
59. Large silver ingot #149 from Oruro, 72 lb troy, Class Factor 0.7, with markings of fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400),
manifest LXVI (66), owner/shipper and silvermaster, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Caesar’s Palace auction (1987). 15-1/4” long, 4-1/2” wide, 3” tall. Nicely toned bar with bold markings in corners (manifest at top left, owner/shipper CRo in monogram at bottom right, silvermaster
V [de Vreder] at top right) and clear fineness at bottom-middle, lacking visible tax stamps, assayer cartouche and date/mine, curiously with cylindrical assayer’s “bite” below top surface at left end, desirable as provenanced to the Las Vegas 1987 auction with Gene Lyon research. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S149, pedigreed to the Caesars Palace auction of September 26, 1987 (lot #308), with original catalog, Treasure Salvors’ 1981 booklet The Treasure of 1622, and original manifest report from Gene Lyon. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.
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60. Large silver ingot #158 from Oruro, 82 lb 9.92 oz troy, Class Factor 0.8, with markings of manifest CCCXXXIIII (334) and owners/shippers, ex-Atocha (1622), ex-Caesar’s Palace auction (1987). 14-3/4” long, 4-3/4” wide, 3-1/4” tall. Typical of
most Class Factor-0.8 bars, this big loaf of silver shows corrosion on its surfaces, causing the loss of lighter markings like date/mine, assayer, tax stamps and even fineness (assumed to be 2380/2400 like almost all of them), but the manifest number is still very bold, as are the large owner/shipper marks A and RL, also with cylindrical assayer’s “bite” at one end, desirable as provenanced to the Las Vegas 1987 auction and with Gene Lyon research. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S334, pedigreed to the Caesars Palace auction of September 26, 1987 (lot #188), with original catalog (also with January 1988 Skin Diver magazine reporting on the results), and with original manifest report from Gene Lyon. Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.
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61. Silver “barreton” ingot #845, 17 lb 1.44 oz troy, Class Factor 0.6, marked with fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400),
ex-Atocha (1622). 14” long, 2-1/4” wide, 1-1/4” tall. Not overly corroded (just some pitting at each end) but lacking some of the usual markings to merit the 0.6 Class Factor, like most barretons, yet with very bold and clear fineness in very center, Fisher number boldly stamped in bottom, desirably manageable size and shape. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #85A-S845. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa
62. Small, cut disk-type silver ingot, 382 grams, marked with serial number XIXXXX, ex-Joanna (1682). About 3-3/4” x 2”,
3/16” thick. About three quarters of a small, thick disk with tangential piece broken off in its time just below a long, deeply hand-engraved serial number across center, with arc-shaped assayer’s “bite” in edge, nicely toned all over, scarce provenance (as most ingots from this wreck were melted). From the Joanna (1682), with (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
63. Large silver “torta” (oval ingot), 24307 grams, marked with fineness IIUCCCLXXVII(?), ex-1733 Fleet (Coffins Patch
/ San Francisco). 10-1/2” to 11-1/2” in diameter, 2-3/4” at its thickest. An impressive mound of silver with flat top and rounded bottom (cast in simple pit), with various stamps on its pitted topside mostly corroded away but the fineness in center still fairly clear above what appears to be a rectangular assayer cartouche (unreadable), typically arc-shaped assayer’s “bite” in edge, very rare provenance. From the 1733 Fleet (Coffins Patch / San Francisco site). Estimate: $15,000-$22,500.
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Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England
64. Neatly formed silver ingot, 1964 grams, about 98.5%
65. Neatly formed silver ingot, 1958 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, ex-Rooswijk (1739). 6-1/2” x 1-1/2”
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, ex-Rooswijk (1739). 6-1/2” x 1-1/2”
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x 1-1/4”. Typically very neatly cast in a perfectly rectangular mold with one end left open, resulting in a deep cavity in that end (now harboring dark orange encrustation) with small pieces chiseled off in its time to fine-tune the weight, one of the lateral sides graced at the other end with deeply stamped markings, smooth and corrosion-free surfaces throughout. From the Rooswijk (1739), with original plastic tag and certificate #A0377 from the salvagers. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
x 1-1/4”. Typically very neatly cast in a perfectly rectangular mold with one end left open, that end with several clean chiselings from its time to fine-tune the weight, one of the lateral sides graced at the other end with deeply stamped markings, smooth surfaces throughout (no corrosion) and lightly toned. From the Rooswijk (1739), with certificate hand signed by Ken Welling as “wreck finder.” Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
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Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique
66. Neatly formed Dutch silver ingot, 1951 grams, about 98.5% fine, stamped with Zeeland/Middelburg chamber mark
z/VOC/m) and assayer-mark F-E flanking lily inside incuse shield for Francois Engelsen Jr., ex-Bredenhof (1753). 5-3/4”
x 1-1/2” x 1-1/4”. Typical VOC ingot, very neatly cast in a perfectly rectangular mold with one end open, that end showing just a small pit surrounded by clean chiselings from its time to fine-tune the weight, one of the lateral sides showing very bold and deep markings at the other end, beautifully toned all over, practically no corrosion. From the Bredenhof (1753), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
67. Neatly formed but heavily eroded silver ingot, 831 grams, about 98.5% fine, no visible markings (probably Zeeland/ Middelburg chamber of the VOC / Dutch East India Co.), first ingot found on the Bredenhof (1753) during 1986 salvage.
Approx. 5-1/2” x 1-1/4” x 1”. Fascinating piece of “sea sculpture” with up to 1/2” erosion into surfaces due to oxidation and wear, ironically with
some encrustation still attached to uncorroded parts, attractively toned all over, with special significance as the first bar found on this wreck. From the Bredenhof (1753), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Non-wreck
68. Small silver “plata corriente” cut piece, 15.24 grams, with partial tax stamp visible. Roughly 1” x 3/4” x 1/4”. An interior
section of a small “splash” ingot with one side quite rough but the other flatter and with traces of a partial circular tax stamp of Philip II (?), with light encrustation in crevices all over, popular evidence of stopgap “coins” made and used during a shortage of actual mint-struck coins in the 1500s in places that lacked mints (like Panama, Havana and Santo Domingo). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Shipwreck Coins “Golden Fleece wreck,” sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean
69. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Se- 70. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late ries,” assayer A to left, mintmark M to right (A-M). Nesmith-62a; Cal-132; S-M6. 13.50 grams. Choice full details (AU), including legends,
with nice toning all over, the shield side with dark “horn silver” on surface, otherwise uncorroded. Estimate: $500-$750.
Series,” assayer G to left, mintmark M to right (G-M). Nesmith45d; Cal-94; S-M5. 6.68 grams. Nice full inner details (AU) and nearly full
legends on a round, thin flan with minimal surface corrosion but low contrast. Estimate: $200-$300.
71. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G). Nesmith49e type; Cal-93; S-M5. 6.70 grams. Low-contrast AU with bold full details including legends, steel-gray color all over. Estimate: $200-$300.
Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas 72. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L). Nesmith-86; Cal-135; S-M9. 11.90 grams. Full XF details (including
legends) despite typically rusty oxidation all over, a few light chips in edge. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
73. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M). Nesmith-81; Cal-102; S-M9. 5.89 grams. Bold and sharp strike (especially the interiors) but with typically rusty oxidation on surfaces, nearly full legends, AU details. Estimate: $150-$225.
Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique 74. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark
oM to left, denomination IIII to right. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 11.82 grams. Broad flan with full inner elements and nearly full legends but with several flat areas and some surface corrosion, no toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #428. Estimate: $125-$200.
75. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D with open right side at 4 o’clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 26.44 grams. Sharply detailed full shield with mintmark to left, bold denomination
oVIII to right and king’s ordinal II below, full but weaker cross-lions-castles with very light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1997, with original lot-tag #874. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Warwick, sunk in 1619 off Bermuda 76. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, ex-Peterson, very rare provenance. 20.43 grams. Full cross and full but off-center shield despite moderate corrosion all over, deeply toned. Among the various “go-withs” for this lot is our certificate from 2002 stating the all-important provenance of this piece as “presented by salvor Teddy Tucker to the Smithsonian’s Mendel Peterson,” who was known to have visited (and written about) Teddy’s many diving projects in the 1970s, the yields of which are almost exclusively held in Bermuda to this day with the exception of a handful of pieces given to Peterson for his efforts and subsequently sold just prior to Peterson’s death in 2003. Pedigreed to the Mendel Peterson collection, with Sedwick certificate from 2002, plus 1995 Hume book Shipwreck! signed by Teddy Tucker, plus 2004 DVD Teddy Tucker: Adventure is My Life, and undated map of Bermuda shipwrecks signed by Teddy Tucker. Estimate: $200-up.
Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida Mexico
79. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer not
77. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer F to
right, mintmark oM to left, Grade 1. S-M12; KM-26; Cal-229. 3.21
grams. Typically choice full shield and cross with much crown and some legend, including (to bottom-left of shield) a unique circle-incircle ornament, also typically bright and shiny but no corrosion, rare denomination for this wreck. With Fisher tag and certificate #95A-1558. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
visible, Grade 1. KM-27.2. 3.01 grams. Choice full shield and crosslions-castles (fully detailed) but no peripheral details, minimal surface corrosion, bright and shiny as usual, rare denomination for this wreck. With Fisher tag and certificate #95A-2631. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Lima
78. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (16)21D, rare, Grade
1. S-M18; KM-27.2 for type; Cal-unl. 3.20 grams. Bold full cross, nearly full (off-center) shield with full oMD to left below fairly clear ZI of date (not mentioned on certificate) followed by very distinct six-point star ornament in legend, no corrosion but typically bright and shiny, rare denomination for this wreck. With original Fisher tag and photocertificate #95A-1069. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
80. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer oD/X below mintmark P to right (rare), Grade 1. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-337. 6.64
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grams. Very broad flan with full and bold king’s name in legend, decent cross and shield despite flat areas and doubling, clear P-oD/X, localized minor surface corrosion, toning on fields. With Fisher tag and certificate #236360. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Potosí 8R
85. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 24.41 grams. Choice full cross (the lions par-
81. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, Grade 1. ticularly bold and complete), nearly full and well-detailed shield, the S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.14 grams. Choice specimen with no corrosion
and nice toning, 100% full (but slightly doubled) shield and crosslions-castles, bold assayer A, small natural void in edge (as made). With Fisher tag and certificate #231534. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
surfaces in fact pristine but part of edge lost to corrosion, clear P-Q with clear over-punch (Q/C or at least Q/Q). With Fisher tag and certificate #96A-19749. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
86. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, no Grade on certificate (probably Grade 1). S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916.
82. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved
leg), Grade 2. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 20.67 grams. Bold full shield with clear P-R to left and denomination oVIII to right inside nearly full king’s name, full but somewhat corroded cross, approximately 20% tangential portion of edge lost to corrosion. With Fisher tag and certificate #142256. Estimate: $500-$750.
25.33 grams. Broad flan with full but slightly doubled and somewhat
83. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved
87. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, no
and virtually corrosion-free (just some pitting around the edge) but with large natural crack, full shield and cross despite much flatness, bold P-R. Pedigreed to the Vanguard collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate #V-371. Estimate: $400-$600.
24.11 grams. Broad flan that is still solid despite moderate corrosion all
flat shield and cross, bold king’s ordinal III in legend, bold right side of assayer Q, minimal surface corrosion, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #170396. Estimate: $600-$900.
Grade on certificate (probably Grade 2). S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916.
leg), Grade 2, ex-Vanguard. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 25.20 grams. Solid
over, bold P-Q, clear full shield and cross, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #207678. Estimate: $500-$750.
84. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved
leg), Grade 3, vintage certificate. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 17.87 grams.
Traces of full shield and cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion all over, mostly toned. Pedigreed to the Coin Galleries (Stack’s) auction of July 1994, with original lot-tag #2951, and with original 1982 Fisher tag and photo-certificate. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.
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88. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 91. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, date at 7 o’clock, Grade 1, ex-Hebert.
2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 24.71 grams. Nice full crown, full but flat shield
S-P19; KM-10; Cal-921. 26.07 grams. Solid flan with no corrosion but much flatness, otherwise full shield and cross, 100% full date at 7 o’clock, silvery. Pedigreed to the Hebert collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate #H-870. Estimate: $700$1,000.
and cross (the latter also somewhat corroded), full but weak P-Q. With Fisher tag and certificate #155486. Estimate: $400-$600.
89. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 20.43 grams. Good full shield with clear P•M to left, full but somewhat flat
92. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 161(8)T/T/PAL, Grade 1.
S-P21; KM-10; Cal-923. 26.43 grams. Broad flan with choice full crosslions-castles, full and well-detailed shield, most of king’s name and ordinal, full denomination 8 with top-left part open, but perhaps the neatest part is the assayer consisting of a small T over large T over PAL (first we have seen). With Fisher tag and certificate #231516. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
and off-center cross, minimal surface corrosion but some edge-loss, deeply toned all over. With Fisher tag and certificate #262201. Estimate: $500-$750.
90. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)617M, date at 7 o’clock, Grade 1. S-P19; KM-10; Cal-921. 26.37 grams. Solid, round flan with full
93. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
and well-detailed shield with clear assayer, bold full cross (slightly offcenter) with bold 617 date at 7 o’clock, no corrosion, patches of toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #215673. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
ible, large mintmark (attributable to 1618T), Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-925. 26.67 grams. Very bold full shield and cross-lions-castles
with similarly bold 61 of date (final digit missing) and large-P mintmark above an x-shaped ornament, attributable to the date 1618 with P-x-T, no corrosion but typically silvery. Pedigreed to the Ted Miguel collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate #TM-1575. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
94. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618T, upper half of shield
transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-925. 24.29 grams. Rather crude and uneven flan (from both original planchet-shape and edge-corrosion) but with choice full shield (the transposition error dramatic) and bold but doubled cross with clear 1618 date. With Fisher tag and certificate #215673 (final digit of date not mentioned). Estimate: $500-$750.
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95. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)6(1)9T, Grade 2. S-P21; 98. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, quadrants of cross
KM-10; Cal-927. 24.30 grams. Bold full cross (off-center) and shield and assayer, clear 6 and 9 of date, solid flan but with some surface corrosion (especially near edge on obverse). With Fisher tag and certificate #203803. Estimate: $600-$900.
transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-930. 20.57 grams. Bold full shield, full but flatter cross (lions still nice) with clear date, no corrosion except around edge (moderate loss), dark spot in center of reverse. Pedigreed to the Ted Miguel collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photocertificate #TM-2003. Estimate: $500-$750.
96. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, Grade 1, vintage certificate. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-929. 24.00 grams. Round flan with choice full shield and cross-and-tressure (both well detailed), also bold P-xT and denomination o-VIII and date 16Zo, light surface corrosion only. With original (1982) Fisher photo-certificate #SR-893. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
99. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)21T, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-933.
25.14 grams. Well-detailed full shield, full but doubled cross with clear
ZI of date, light to moderate surface corrosion, slightly odd shape (as made). With Fisher tag and certificate #219906. Estimate: $600-$900.
100. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621(T), retrograde mint-
mark, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 4. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-933. 18.17 grams. Heavy edge loss from
97. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10;
Cal-929. 23.82 grams. Full and clear date, full cross and shield (the latter
slightly doubled) despite light to moderate surface corrosion, some toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #134430. Estimate: $600-$900.
corrosion but with mintmark, upper half of shield and date all still bold, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #244443. Estimate: $250-$375.
101. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, upper half of shield
and quadrants of cross transposed, rare, Grade 1. S-P21a; KM-
19; Cal-1436 (but with quadrants transposed). 23.93 grams. Nice round flan with only light surface corrosion, bold full shield (slightly doubled) and cross, 100% full and clear date, toned fields. With Fisher tag and certificate #167832 (final digit of date not mentioned). Estimate: $800-$1,200.
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102. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 162(?)T, Grade 2. KM-19. 105. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 26.52 grams. Choice, bold and full shield (slightly doubled) and cross-
and-tressure with clear 162 of date but last digit either not engraved in die or lost to doubling, also bold assayer, no corrosion (clearly Grade-1 quality). With Fisher tag and certificate #205067. Estimate: $600-$900.
1. S-P21; KM-10. 26.24 grams. Bold full cross (slightly doubled) and shield, full assayer T, minimal surface corrosion, no toning. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #199877. Estimate: $600-$900.
106. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, large
103. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q,
Grade 3. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 14.65 grams. Bold full P-Q and shield
and cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion all over, lightly toned. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #141752 (mis-attributed as a 4R). Estimate: $300-$450.
mintmark and denomination as O-V-III (attributable to 1618), Grade 3. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-925. 21.00 grams. Choice full shield
with exceptionally bold large mintmark and full three-tier denomination O-V-III, full but corroded cross, toned on fields. With Fisher certificate #200881 (tag missing). Estimate: $350-$500.
104. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, retro- 107. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, grade mintmark, upper half of shield and quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 26.36 grams. Bold full shield
(slightly doubled) and cross and q+T, minimal surface corrosion with deeply toned fields. With Fisher tag and certificate #96A-15685, the latter hand-inscribed by Kim Fisher “Enjoy your piece of history Michael! Kim Fisher.” Estimate: $700-$1,000.
mintmark q/P (retrograde over regular), quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 4, ex-Hebert. S-P21; KM-10. 18.25 grams. Bold
full shield and good full cross despite moderate edge-loss from corrosion (otherwise nicely toned), full and clear q/P+T. Pedigreed to the Hebert collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate #H-693. Estimate: $300-$450.
108. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 25.55 grams. Broad, solid and round flan
with choice full shield and cross, bold king’s ordinal III, minimal surface corrosion. With Fisher tag and certificate #113723. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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109. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, ex-Hebert.
Decent full shield (slightly doubled) and cross despite minor flatness, minimal surface corrosion but approximately 15% tangential piece of edge lost. Pedigreed to the Hebert collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate #H-1649. Estimate: $500-$750. KM-10. 24.18 grams.
112. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 25.38 grams. Solid flan with full shield and
cross, light to moderate surface corrosion with central stain on obverse, edge-crack. With Fisher certificate #146918 (tag missing). Estimate: $400-$600.
113. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 4. KM-10. 14.91 grams. Heavily corroded all over, to the point that just a part of the cross is still visible. With Fisher tag and certificate #167167 (mis-attributed as a 4R). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.
114. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 4. KM-10. 14.32 grams. Heavily corroded and misshapen but with clear shield, patchy dark toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #155809 (mis-attributed as a 4R). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.
115. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
110. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 2.
KM-10. 18.89 grams. Small flan due to corrosion and edge-loss but still with decent full shield and most of cross. With Fisher tag and certificate #154503 (mis-attributed as a 4R). Estimate: $400-$600.
ible, Grade 4, vintage certificate. KM-10. 11.23 grams. Very heavily corroded all over but with hint of shield and cross still visible. With original 1983 Fisher tag and photo-certificate. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
116. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-10. 8.28 grams. Very heavily corroded, with
just a trace of cross visible. With Fisher plastic tag, flip-tag and photocertificate #03A-52314. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
Potosí 4R
117. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R
(curved leg), Grade 3. S-P15; KM-9; Cal-768. 10.34 grams. Clear shield and cross despite moderate to heavy pitting, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #140526. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
111. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 2. KM-10. 24.53 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross and nearly full crown despite moderate surface corrosion, silvery finish. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #190764. Estimate: $400-$600.
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118. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade
1, ex-Vanguard. S-P17; KM-9; Cal-770. 12.98 grams. Choice full shield (very well-detailed) and cross, equally choice full P-Q and denomination oIIII, no corrosion, lightly toned. With Fisher/Vanguard tag and certificate #V-591. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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119. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade
3. S-P17; KM-9; Cal-770. 9.95 grams. Full shield and cross and P-Q despite moderate to heavy corrosion, lightly toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #147350 (mis-attributed as an 8R). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.
123. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, mintmark q/P (retrograde over regular), Grade 1. S-P21; KM-9. 13.54 grams. Full shield with bold full q/P+T to left and O-iiii to right, also
full cross, patchy toning, no corrosion, tiny edge-split. With Fisher tag and certificate #125923. Estimate: $500-$750.
120. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1620T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM9; Cal-778. 12.87 grams. Bold bottom half of date outside full cross, full
shield with bold denomination o-iiii, light surface corrosion, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #164550 (date not mentioned). Estimate: $600-$900.
124. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade
1. S-P21; KM-9. 12.65 grams. Bold full assayer and denomination flanking full shield, good full cross (just a bit weakly struck), minimal surface corrosion, nicely toned. With original Fisher certificate #114043 (tag missing, corner of certificate torn away). Estimate: $500-$750.
121. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1621T, quadrants of cross
transposed, no Grade on certificate (Grade 1), ex-Atocha Research Collection (coin #205). S-P21; KM-9; Cal-780 (as assr P).
11.80 grams. Superb full shield, full but lightly corroded cross with clear
bottom half of 21 of date, deeply toned all over, its attractiveness surely the motivator for including it in the famous Atocha Research Collection assembled in 1988. With Fisher tag and special photo-certificate #237735. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
125. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-9. 12.95 grams. Full but off-center cross and shield, clear assayer, partial date, nicely toned and nearly corrosion-free (at least Grade-2 quality in our opinion). With Fisher tag and certificate #155910. Estimate: $400-$600.
122. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1621(T), quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-780 (as assr P). 8.37 grams.
Bold full cross with clear 21 date, shield side very heavily corroded, deeply toned all over. With Fisher tag and certificate #244071. Estimate: $300-$450.
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126. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-9. 9.80 grams. Nearly full cross with bold 62 of date visible, full shield, oblong flan with some surface corrosion and edge-loss. With Fisher tag and certificate #244132. Estimate: $300-$450.
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127. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-9. 12.14 grams. Excellent full shield and cross with
131. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, no Grade on certificate. KM-9. 8.88 grams. Full shield and
bold denomination iiii (no o above), mostly deeply toned, minimal surface corrosion, partial date. With Fisher tag and certificate #261754 (mis-attributed as an 8R). Estimate: $700-$1,000.
cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion, small parts of edge missing, silvery, Grade-3 quality in our opinion. With Fisher tag and certificate #215539. Estimate: $400-$600.
128. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
132. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
visible, Grade 1. KM-9. 8.65 grams. Well-detailed full shield, full but
ible, Grade 2 (certificate missing), ex-Hebert. KM-9. 10.95 grams.
corroded cross (also some minor edge-loss, still Grade 1 on certificate), toning in crevices. With Fisher tag and certificate #174172. Estimate: $500-$750.
Nice full shield and cross on a broad flan with corrosion around edge, nicely toned. Pedigreed to the Hebert collection, with Fisher/Miguel tag #H-1285 (certificate missing). Estimate: $350-$500.
129. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, quadrants of cross transposed, no Grade on certificate.
KM-9. 12.84 grams. Great
full cross and shield (both slightly doubled), partial date, Grade-2 or even -1 quality in our opinion. With Fisher tag and certificate #131130. Estimate: $500-$750.
130. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, hand-signed certificate from 1976 with Grade as “10 points.” KM-9. 12.11 grams. Good full shield and cross (both
133. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 3. KM-9. 7.25 grams. Decent full shield despite moderate to heavy corrosion, lightly toned. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #140609. Estimate: $300-$450.
134. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 9.49 grams. Broad flan with good full shield
and cross, moderate to heavy surface corrosion. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #134693. Estimate: $300-$450.
slightly doubled), the former somewhat corroded but all darkly toned, Grade-2 quality in our opinion. With original tag and hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate #850 from 1976 (Key West Conservation Laboratory). Estimate: $700-$1,000.
135. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 6.89 grams. Smallish flan due to moderate
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to heavy corrosion but still with full cross and shield (the latter offcenter), nicely toned. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #140612. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
136. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 8.49 grams. Full and well-detailed shield
despite moderate to heavy corrosion, lightly toned. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #134849. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
137. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 7.91 grams. Nearly full shield and cross despite heavy corrosion with small pieces of edge missing, silvery. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #141681. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
143. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 10.13 grams. Good full shield and cross de-
spite moderate corrosion, dark streaks. With Fisher tag and certificate #134598. Estimate: $250-$375.
138. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 3.
KM-9. 11.85 grams. Good full shield and cross, light to moderate surface corrosion, toned fields. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #134666. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
139. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 7.26 grams. Most of shield and cross despite
heavy corrosion and edge-loss, lightly toned all over. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #141679. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $300-$450.
144. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 11.08 grams. Good full cross and decent full
shield despite moderate corrosion, edge-crack. With Fisher tag and certificate #134671. Estimate: $250-$375.
140. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3.
KM-9. 11.46 grams. Decent full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion, bold
mintmark, slightly bent. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #133660. Estimate: $300-$450.
145. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 3. KM-9. 11.89 grams. Thick flan with full and uncorroded cross, off-center shield with moderate surface corrosion. With Fisher tag and certificate #166089. Estimate: $250-$375.
141. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3. KM-9. 7.56
grams. Full shield and most of cross despite heavy corrosion and edgeloss, steel-gray toning. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #132559. Estimate: $300-$450.
146. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, no Grade on certificate (probably Grade 3). KM-9. 10.32 grams. Nice full cross but shield rather corroded, patchy steel-gray
toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #101770. Estimate: $250-$375.
142. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not
visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 10.20 grams. Full but doubled shield, nearly
full cross, toned, moderate corrosion, orange encrustation in pits. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #133594. Estimate: $300-$450.
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152. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer R
147. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis- (curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-8; Cal-626 (but not straight-leg R). 6.68
grams. Solid and largely uncorroded (just rather shiny), with good full shield and cross and clear P-R. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #94A-1420-1. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
ible, Grade 4. KM-9. 7.20 grams. Corroded and silvery but with nearly
full shield and cross still in evidence. With Fisher tag and certificate #138885. Estimate: $150-$225.
153. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q/C,
Grade 2. S-P17; KM-8. 6.02 grams. Bold full Q/C (scarce), nearly full
shield and cross, some corrosion and discoloration. With Fisher tag
148. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis- and certificate #176783. Estimate: $600-$900. ible, Grade 4. KM-9. 6.47 grams. Decent full shield and cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion, minor edge-loss, silvery. With Fisher tag and certificate #190577. Estimate: $150-$225.
149. Lot of three Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III,
assayers not visible, all Grade 4. KM-9. 21.66 grams total. All misshapen from corrosion and edge-loss but all with at least partially visible shield and/or cross. With Fisher tags and certificates #159266, 169140 and 177342. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.
Potosí 2R
154. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 3. S-P18; KM-8; Cal-628. 3.01 grams. Nearly full shield and cross and discernible assayer despite heavy corrosion, nicely toned. With Fisher tag and certificate #202518. Estimate: $300-$450.
150. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd
period), no Grade on certificate, ex-Atocha Research Collection (coin #223). S-P10; KM-3.2; Cal-370. 5.28 grams. Finely detailed full
shield and cross, much legend, light surface corrosion (Grade-2 quality in our opinion), desirable as included in the famous Atocha Research Collection formed and published in 1988. With Fisher tag and special photo-certificate #236779. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
151. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer not
155. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-
ible, Grade 3. KM-8. 4.58 grams. Nice full cross (no corrosion), most of shield (moderate corrosion), much edge-loss. With Fisher tag and certificate #202437. Estimate: $300-$450.
156. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-8. 3.36 grams. Moderate to heavy surface cor-
visible, Grade 3. KM-3.2. 3.01 grams. Nice full cross and nearly full
shield despite moderate to heavy corrosion with minor edge-loss, good toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #202502. Estimate: $300-$450.
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rosion but full shield and cross in evidence, lightly toned. With Fisher certificate #240481 (tag missing). Estimate: $200-$300.
157. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 4. KM-8. 4.19 grams. Small from edge-loss but with most of shield and cross still visible, lightly toned. With Fisher certificate #240561 (tag missing). Estimate: $200-$300.
Seville
158. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-36.2.
12.23 grams. Well-detailed full shield (with clear inescutcheon for Portugal at top) and cross but peripheries flat, with minimal surface corrosion and nice toning. With Fisher tag and certificate #140632 (mis-attributed as Potosí). Estimate: $400-$600.
Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida 159. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 15.79 grams. Good full shield with full P+T (tiny mintmark), full but heavily
corroded cross, patchy toning. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #80M-7511. Estimate: $500-$750.
160. Lot of three Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers not
visible, all Grade 4. 25.83 grams total. Typically heavily corroded with much
edge-loss but with most of shield and/or cross still in evidence, two of the coins toned. With original (1982) Fisher tags and photo-certificates #10227, 10276 and 10278 (all with collector signature at bottom left clipped away). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.
161. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1618)PAL, rare, Grade 1. S-P20; KM-9; Cal-774. 11.49
grams. Choice full shield (well detailed) with full PAL assayer (large) to left, full cross with one castle particularly nice, light surface corrosion and very minor edge-loss, nicely toned. With original (1982) Fisher tag and photo-certificate #3731. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa
162. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)614(F), reverse legend starting at 3 o’clock, very rare.
S-M17; KM-44.3; Cal-899.
163. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)19/8D/F, very rare, Grade 2, NGC shipwreck effect / São José. S-M18; KM-
37.2 for type; Cal-unl. Full 19/8 of date and oMD/F, full shield, but cross heavily corroded and with noticeable edge-loss, light toning all over. Pedigreed to our Auction #10 with original lot-tag #300, and housed in a promotional wooden box with generic certificate from the salvagers (Arqueonautas). NGC #1974056-032. Estimate: $250-$375.
24.45 grams. Bold and well-detailed shield and cross and nearly full
crown, clear 614 of date, localized light surface corrosion, nicely toned all over. Estimate: $350-$500.
164. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)618, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1, NGC shipwreck effect / São José. KM-10. Clear 618 of date, full but slightly doubled
cross and shield, full crown, clear king’s name PHYLYPVS, lightly corroded but also somewhat toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #10 with original lot-tag #307, and housed in a promotional wooden box with generic certificate from the salvagers (Arqueonautas). NGC #1974056032. Estimate: $350-$500.
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Campen, sunk in 1627 off Isle of Wight, south of England 165. Utrecht, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1617.
KM-13. 27.03 grams. Very broad flan with 100% full legends and inner details (the date particularly bold, albeit in small digits), typically low-contrast, small natural void in edge, no corrosion. With photocertificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
166. Westfriesland, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1617. KM-14.2. 27.01 grams. Very bold full lion, full legends, some
luster and toning, no corrosion. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
“Lucayan Beach wreck,” sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island
167. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer 168. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer
D, PCGS XF details / Fleet of 1628. S-M18a; KM-45. 20.34 grams. not visible. KM-38. 12.57 grams. Very odd shape with long, foldedLarge flan with some pitting but nice toning, off-center shield with clear oMD, good cross. With photo-certificate. PCGS #34356518. Estimate: $175-$250.
over tail, full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion, steel-gray toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #19 (lot #419), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Concepciรณn, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola Mexico
169. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer F. 172. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1631D, very rare. KM-44.1 or 44.3. 23.01 grams. Very
bold oMF and denomination 8, full shield and cross despite flatness and light to moderate surface corrosion, deeply toned all over. Estimate: $150-$225.
S-M18a; KM-45; Cal-unl. 25.72 grams. Clear
date (first we have offered as a clean date, missing in Calicรณ) and bold full oMD, choice cross with distinctive ends, also choice shield, flat peripheries but no corrosion, very nicely toned. Estimate: $400-$600.
170. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (161)9/?(D). S-M18;
Solid flan with much flatness but no corrosion, patchy toning, nearly full shield (definitively Philip III due to lack of container for pomegranate in middle) and cross, last digit of date fully visible but messy (consignor proposed 1619/8/7). Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-44.3. 27.02 grams.
173. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)32D, rare. S-M18a;
KM-45; Cal-1317. 26.30 grams. Solid and uncorroded, with clear oMD and date, nearly full shield and cross, flat peripheries, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 2010 (lot #6193). Estimate: $250-$375.
174. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1634P/D, rare. S-M19;
171. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 161(?)D. S-M18; KM-
Very solid and uncorroded, also nicely toned, with bold full date (except last digit) and oMD, full and bold shield, full but weaker cross. Estimate: $200-$300. 44.3. 26.62 grams.
Clear date with bold final digit (first we have offered), also full oMP/D, full shield and cross but flat peripheries and uneven flan, patchy light toning. Estimate: $350-$500.
KM-45; Cal-1321. 26.55 grams.
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175. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D.
Very bold oMD, nice shield and cross but flat peripheries, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.
S-M19; KM-45. 23.16 grams.
178. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1638P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1326. 25.00 grams. Full 38 of date and bold full oMP, also full shield
and cross, the peripheries typically flat but virtually no corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.
176. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M19; KM-45. 25.77 grams. Large, urn-shaped flan with bold full oMD,
nearly full shield and cross but flat peripheries, light surface corrosion, small edge-split, mostly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
179. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1638P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1326. 26.14 grams. Bold full oMP and bottom half of date, nice full
cross, most of shield, flat peripheries but no corrosion, mostly deeply toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
177. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (D). S-M19; KM-45. 25.01 grams. Nearly full cross and shield,
180. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)39/8P.
some edge-splits and peripheral flatness but only light corrosion, steelgray toning. With tag #51,139 from the salvagers and photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
S-M19;
Full oMP and final digit of date (bold overdate), full cross and nearly full shield despite much flatness, no corrosion, crude flan, patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-45; Cal-1327. 27.30 grams.
181. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640/39P.
S-M19;
Urn-shaped flan with bold full oMP and denomination 8, most of date, no corrosion but also no toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-45; Cal-1329. 26.49 grams.
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182. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)640/39(P). S-M19;
KM-45; Cal-1329. 25.80 grams. Clear 64 of date, most of cross, some shield and oM but the rest flat (as made), virtually no corrosion, light patchy toning. Estimate: $175-$250.
185. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P.
S-M19; KM-45. 26.71 grams. Interesting “candy wrapper” shape (varying thickness) with good full cross, full but weaker shield with bold full oMP and denomination 8, no corrosion but rather uneven toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
183. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640(P). S-M19; KM-
45; Cal-1330. 26.03 grams. Very choice specimen with bold full date and
mintmark, nice full shield and cross, no corrosion, typical urn-shaped flan with good toning. Estimate: $350-$500.
186. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P.
Good full cross, bold full oMP, nearly full shield, urn-shaped flan with uneven thickness, low-contrast toning, minimal corrosion, small edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.
S-M19; KM-45. 26.44 grams.
187. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers
184. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1640P. S-M19; KM-45;
Cal-1330. 25.89 grams. Broad
flan with full oMP and denomination 8, weak but certain date, full but somewhat flat shield and cross, light surface corrosion, nicely toned. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
F-oD, variety with oM-F to left and 4-oD to right, rare. SM14a. 11.77 grams. Good full cross and shield with only light corrosion
but some scuff-marks, clear oMF and oD, toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.
188. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)37(P). S-M19; KM-
38; Cal-unl. 13.25 grams. Very bold full 37 of date (rare thus, missing in Calicó) on an odd-shaped flan with no corrosion, most of cross and shield, deep toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
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189. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1640/39P.
S-M19;
Bold date (rare, missing in Calicó) and oMP, most of shield and cross despite flatness, minimal corrosion, some patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225. KM-38 for type; Cal-unl. 12.77 grams.
193. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)622P, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P22; KM-19; Cal-1438. 26.90 grams. Very
deeply toned but virtually no corrosion, full but doubled cross with clear bottom half of date, good full shield (also slightly doubled, with lions and castles transposed at top-left) with full P*P to left. Estimate: $350-$500.
190. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1641(?)P. S-M19; KM-
38. 13.10 grams. Very bold full 164 of date, full oM, good full cross, off-center shield, toned and corrosion-free but with large edge-split. Estimate: $175-$250.
194. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622P, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P22; KM-19; Cal-1438. 25.32 grams. Full date and P-
x-P, good full shield (with lions and castles at top-left transposed) and cross (slightly doubled), round flan with only light surface corrosion, deeply toned. Estimate: $350-$500.
191. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1636P, rare. S-M19;
KM-33 for type. 6.10 grams. Full and bold date and oMP, most of shield and cross but peripheries flat, minimal corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
Potosí 195. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1631(T). S-P26; KM-19a; Cal1456. 23.38 grams. Bold full date, good full cross, nearly full shield and crown, light surface corrosion and possible minor edge-loss, toned all over. Estimate: $250-$375.
192. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th
period). S-P14; KM-5.1 for type. 26.15 grams. Full shield, P-B, o-VIII and king’s name, cross also full but weaker due to concavity from striking, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.
196. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1632T. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1457.
26.30 grams. Choice full shield, bold king’s ordinal IIII, bold bottom
half of date outside of good full cross, minimal surface corrosion, mostly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.
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201. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1640TR, rare. S-P27; KM-19a;
197. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1634T. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1459.
24.58 grams. Superb full shield (well detailed), also good full cross with
very clear 34 of date, somewhat odd-shaped flan, minimal surface corrosion, toned all over. Estimate: $250-$375.
Cal-1467. 21.50 grams. Bold 640 of date and clear assayer, most of shield and cross despite uneven thickness, minimal corrosion (the low weight probably more indicative of debasement), low contrast, edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.
202. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1626P, quadrants of cross
transposed, extremely rare. S-P23; KM-17; Cal-1091. 11.79 grams. Clear
198. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1636, assayer not visible.
date (first specimen we have seen or heard of in this denomination, for any assayer) and also clear P•P (assayer not 100%) and denomination o-iiii, full but weaker cross, shield and crown, minimal surface corrosion, toned all over. Estimate: $500-up.
Bold full date and cross, full but weaker shield with light surface corrosion, somewhat crude peripheries. Estimate: $250-$375.
KM-19a. 25.33 grams.
203. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;
199. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1636, assayer not visible.
Very crude flan of uneven thickness (centrally flat), yet with clear bottom half of date and minimal corrosion, spotty toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-19a. 26.36 grams.
KM-3.2; Cal-371. 5.95 grams. Typically choice full inner details and much legend, the P-A particularly bold, good toning, only light surface corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.
204. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17;
Bold full P-Q and cross-lions-castles, full but weaker shield, minimal surface corrosion, light toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-8; Cal-627. 6.45 grams.
200. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)638, assayer not visible. KM-19a. 27.72 grams. Bold 38 of date, full shield and cross but
centrally weak due to uneven thickness, no corrosion, spotty toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Clumps
205. Impressive clump of twelve cob 8 reales (Mexico and Potosí) in coral. 400 grams total. Terrific display of three stacks of four
cobs each at odd angles to each other, embedded in a lovely nest of white-and-tan coral, the coins all solid but dark (nice contrast) but just one fully exposed on one side (shield). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
207. Clump of four cob 8 reales (Mexico and Potosí). 107.71
grams total. Tight stack of four very solid coins, top one with full shield and bold oMP visible, bottom one with full cross and canvas impression on surface, white encrustation in between the dark coins for good contrast. Estimate: $600-$900.
208. Lot of three “biscuit” 8R (as found), two in a clump 206. Clump of four cob 8 reales (Mexico and Potosí) in coral. 122.57 grams total. Two stuck-together pairs of very
solid 8 reales separated by a mass of whitish encrustation, top coin with full shield visible, very nice display. Estimate: $750-$1,100.
and one loose. 100 grams total. Three roundish coins in puffy “biscuits” from oxidation and accretion of debris (as found), two still fused together but the third separated, great for display or to try your hand at conservation! SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.
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Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador Shield Type
209. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)49Z, with crowned-L 212. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crowned-F countermark on cross. S-P34; KM-19a; Cal-1485. 16.80 grams. Somewhat corroded but with bold full assayer Z and countermark, also clear date, full cross and shield (the latter a bit flat), toned in crevices, much scarcer than the usual assayer-O or -E issues. Estimate: $350-$500.
countermark (four dots) on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 26.32
grams. Solid flan with full inner details and much legend, including clear 50 of date, also very bold countermark, all deeply toned. The mintmark-assayer P-O to left is clear, as is a bold denomination 8 to right, below which should be a second assayer O, but this coin either never had that O (which Mastalir calls the “missing link” between 1649 and 1650, unique to this one coin so far) or the O was lost in a jumble of double-striking in evidence on that side. With certificate from the salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $300-$450.
210. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649(O), with crowned-
L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 25.29 grams. Very bold full 164 and clear 9 of date, also bold but partially flat shield and cross, nearly full countermark, much less surface corrosion and smoothing than usual. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.
213. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crown-alone
countermark (rare variety) on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 22.44 grams. Broad flan with slightly crude edge (as made), full but some-
what weak shield and cross (lightly corroded), clear 50 of date, very choice full countermark (Ullian Type B, rated as R-1 but rarer in our opinion), same as seen on some worked silver pieces from the Atocha (1622), lightly toned. Estimate: $600-$900.
211. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1(649)O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 27.43 grams. Oblong
flan with no corrosion at all but several flat spots and two edge-splits, choice full countermark, full cross and shield, nicely toned fields. With certificate from the salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $200-$300.
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214. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(50)O, with crowned-• countermark on cross (very rare), NGC genuine / La Capitana Shipwreck. Nice full cross with most of countermark and clear
16 of date, the obverse weaker (lightly corroded) but with full crown and shield and two assayers. The countermark here, consisting of a typical crown above a simple dot (very clear), is quite rare, unlisted in Ullian and may be the only one we have ever offered. Pedigreed to our Auction #22, with original lot-tag #293. NGC #3501165-035. Estimate: $350-$500.
217. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crownalone countermark (very rare variety) on cross. S-P35; KM-19b;
Cal-1488. 19.85 grams. Choice full countermark (Ullian Type C) on full
but off-center cross with clear 0 of date in legend, shield also full but weaker due to corrosive wear, oblong shape. With original certificate from salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $250-$375.
218. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O, with crowned215. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 165(0)O, with crown-alone •G• countermark on cross (rare). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 25.28
countermark (rare variety) on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 25.32 grams. Choice full countermark (Ullian Type B, seen on some silver
artifacts from the Atocha [1622]), good full shield, off-center cross, minimal corrosion, toned fields, edge-split. Estimate: $300-$450.
216. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L
countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 23.43 grams. Broad flan with very bold full date, nearly full countermark on full but off-center cross, full but double shield (some flat spots) with bold denomination 8 to right, edge-splits and black spots but minimal surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.
grams. Round but thin flan (lightly corroded, nicely toned) with full shield and cross and nearly full crown, bold full 0 of date, very clear countermark. With original (generic) certificate from salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $250-$375.
219. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650)O, with crowned-L countermark on shield (rare). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 27.28 grams.
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Choice full countermark on bold full shield with equally bold full 8-O to right, good full cross, weak peripheries, toned fields, no corrosion. Estimate: $250-$375.
223. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-F (four dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1489. 23.43
220. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-L
grams. Bold full date outside of full cross, full shield with bold full countermark, somewhat odd-shaped flan with light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.
countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 22.45 grams. Broad
flan with large edge-split, full date and countermark (covering most of cross), interestingly doubled shield with P-O appearing at a right angle below, some light corrosion. Pedigreed to our Auction #2, with original lot-tag #63, also pedigreed to the Lou Ullian collection, with photo-copied certificate #AA95. Estimate: $250-$375.
224. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-L
countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1489. 21.06 grams. Choice bold countermark and 165 of date, full but partially flat shield and cross, full 8-O to right, toned fields, worn from corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $200-$300.
221. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50O with five-dot
ornaments (fine style), crowned-L countermark on cross.
Choice full countermark, full crown above finely detailed full shield, some wear but no clear corrosion, deeply toned, edge-split, small piece of edge bent, legends with cross-like ornaments consisting of four small dots around one larger dot. Estimate: $200-$300.
S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 25.29 grams.
225. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-
L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b. 20.50 grams. Good full shield and cross (with nearly full countermark) despite moderate corrosion, edge-split, no toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
222. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with arms countermark on cross side. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 23.80 grams. Good full shield and cross, nearly full crown, bold but typically partial countermark near edge, some wear but no noticeable corrosion, edge-split, nicely toned. With photo-certificate and letter from the salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $200-$300.
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229. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with crown-
226. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (165)1E, with crowned-L countermark on cross side. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 25.28 grams.
alone countermark (rare variety) on cross. S-P36; KM-19b. 26.83 grams. Solid and uncorroded, with full shield (very slightly doubled)
and cross with nearly full countermark (Ullian Type C), flat peripheries with edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.
Broad flan (slightly warped) with choice full shield with clear P-E to left and 8-E to right, full but weaker cross with nearly full countermark, light surface corrosion, toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.
227. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 165(1)E with five-dot or-
naments, crown-alone(?) countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b;
Cal-1491. 26.68 grams. Nice full crown and shield with bold P-E to left, also good full cross with most of countermark (no letter visible), no corrosion, darkly toned fields. With photo-certificate from the salvagers (Moro). Estimate: $200-$300.
230. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-52), assayer not visible (O or E), with two countermarks on cross side (rare): arms and crown alone. KM-19b. 23.85 grams. Full cross with two clear countermarks, full but weaker shield, light wear and pitting from corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $350-$500.
1652 Transitionals
228. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with crown- 231. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type alone(?) countermark on cross.
IV/A. S-P37; KM-A20.4; Cal-1493. 27.40 grams. Broad flan with bold and
S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 27.37
grams. Broad flan with good full shield and cross (the latter slightly
doubled), the latter with top half of countermark (no letter visible under the crown), nearly full date, no corrosion, nicely toned. With Moro/Sedwick certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
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well-centered full pillars, F-8-IIII across top and E-8-E across middle, choice full crown with curious cross potent in legend above, also bold and full but slightly doubled shield with full crown above and O-E-52 to right, much legend including partial second date, parts of edge crude but no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Pillars and Waves
235. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional
(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal1500. 24.89 grams. Good full cross, bold full pillars-and-waves, three full
232. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top.
S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-
1500. 23.40 grams. Good full cross, full pillars-and-waves with bold PH at top, three dates, two assayers and mintmarks, deeply toned over lightly corroded surfaces, nicely centered. With generic certificate from the salvager (Moro). Estimate: $250-$375.
dates, full king’s ordinal IIII, no visible surface corrosion but possible minor edge-loss, steel-gray toning all over. Estimate: $200-$300.
236. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional
(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal1500. 18.90 grams. Complete pillars-and-waves, full but corroded cross (the edge also corroded), patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
233. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top.
S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-
237. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, PH at top without
Thin from corrosive wear but with full (doubled) cross and pillars-and-waves, bold 1-PH-6, two dates, toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.
1500. 19.94 grams.
dots (rare). S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-unl. 26.06 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date and bold PH at top (notably not •PH• like most), old mark in center, and choice full cross (slightly doubled) with full second date and king’s ordinal IIII, deeply toned, practically no corrosion. Estimate: $300-$450.
234. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional
(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal1500. 25.35 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles
238. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top.
(the latter slightly doubled) in high-grade detail with practically no corrosion, bold 1-PH-6, all well centered on a roundish flan with light toning. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Good full pillars and crown, full but corroded cross, two dates (653 below cross), very lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 20.34 grams.
239. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
241. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
One full and bold pillar, most of cross, otherwise somewhat flat and worn from corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-21; Cal-1503. 21.08 grams.
Odd-shaped flan with three bold dates, full and bold pillars and choice full cross, nicely toned, some localized corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-21; Cal-1503. 24.05 grams.
240. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; 242. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
KM-21; Cal-1503. 25.99 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross (the latter
Good full cross-lions-castles and pillarsand-waves, with bold •PH•, two dates (bold 653 below cross), three mintmarks and assayers, also bold full king’s ordinal IIII, no corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-21; Cal-1503. 27.00 grams.
slightly off-center) despite much flatness, minimal surface corrosion, mostly darkly toned, hairline edge-crack. Estimate: $150-$225.
243. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
Corroded cross side but full pillars-andwaves with bold date and assayer, patchy dark toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-18; Cal-1115. 10.90 grams.
Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island
244. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1652P. S-M19; KM-45;
Cal-1354. 26.60 grams. Completely
full date, good full cross, nearly full shield and oMP, much peripheral flatness and some black “horn silver” but no corrosion. With Sedwick certificate from 2002. Estimate: $200-$300.
245. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655P. S-M19; KM-45;
Choice full date and oMP, good full cross and shield, some flatness and much dark staining but virtually no corrosion. Estimate: $350-$500.
Cal-1359. 25.33 grams.
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246. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). S-M19; KM-45. 25.38 grams. Urn-shaped flan with much
247. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)6(5)1E, with crowned•F• countermark on shield.
unevenness and flatness resulting in weak (but full) shield and cross, practically no corrosion but some scuffing, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of September 1996, with original lot-tag #1147. Estimate: $125-$200.
S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 26.37 grams.
Nearly full and high-grade countermark near bottom of full shield, full but corroded cross, small edge-split, dark patches. Estimate: $200-$300.
248. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
KM-21; Cal-1503. 19.92 grams. Small from corrosion but still with bold full pillars-and-waves, bold •PH• at top, good full cross, deeply toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
“Jupiter Wreck” (San Miguel el Arcángel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida
249. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E transitional Type 250. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional IV/A, PCGS VF details / Jupiter Shipwreck. S-P37; KM-A20.4; Cal-
(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500.
1493. 21.97 grams. Corroded all over but with clear pillars with F-8-IIII
27.38 grams. Full but off-center (fat) pillars with bold full date in legend
across top and E-8-E across bottom, off-center shield with full crown above and O-E-52 to right, mostly darkly toned. PCGS #34356517. Estimate: $350-$500.
as a result and decent toning, full cross with some surface corrosion (high weight notwithstanding) and patches of black, three dates overall. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.
251. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, •PH• at top, denomination 8 above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1507. 22.51 grams.
Round flan with bold full pillars (somewhat doubled) with full POTOSI in legend, heavily doubled cross, lots of pitting from corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
252. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1658E. S-P37a; KM-18; Cal-1125. 10.43 grams. Off-center strike on a cracked flan with thinning from corrosion but with clear date and nice toning. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200. 56
Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador
253. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E, post-transitional 256. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1676(?)E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal(Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 19.26 grams.
Thin and worn from corrosion but with two dates and mintmarks, clear assayer and 1-PH-6, nicely toned, minor edge-split. With original ROBCAR photo-certificate #MO150151. Estimate: $200-$300.
254. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1670E.
708. 15.01 grams. Typically corroded but with bold (partial) cross and pillars, one bold assayer and two bold mintmarks. Estimate: $200-$300.
257. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1677E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-709.
S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-
20.07 grams. Full but off-center cross, clear date within pillars, much
Bold date above nearly full waves, decent full cross, three full assayers, toned but moderately corroded all over. Estimate: $200-$300. 701. 18.60 grams.
flatness and corrosion but some parts of surface unpitted. Estimate: $200-$300.
255. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1672E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-703.
20.41 grams. Full pillars (dark in center) and 100% full waves, corroded cross, three dates and mintmarks and assayers, hairline edge-crack. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
258. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-711. 20.99 grams. Choice tops of pillars with bold full denomination, decent
cross, much peripheral flatness and typical corrosion, gunmetal toning all over. Estimate: $175-$250.
259. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; Cal-714.
20.64 grams. Good full pillars with well-detailed crown above, clear
date below most of (bold) cross, typical corrosion, large edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.
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260. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; Cal-714.
264. Small clump of six cob 1R of Lima and/or Potosí with shells and debris. 19.98 grams total. Two groups of three at an angle
20.25 grams. Three clear assayers and two dates despite typical corrosion,
bold waves with doubled pillars, most of cross. Estimate: $200-$300.
to each other, with two good-sized pebbles on bottom, most of the coins exposed and showing decent crosses and some dates. With tag and photo-certificate #2018344 from the salvagers (ROBCAR). Estimate: $350-$500.
261. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; Cal-714. 20.68 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves, bold cross (nearly full), two
dates, typically corroded but nicely toned. With our photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
265. Small clump of three cob 1R of Lima and/or Potosí with shells and debris. 7.61 grams total. Small, toppled stack of
lightly corroded coins, one with full pillars side exposed showing date and assayer 1679C. With tag and photo-certificate #2018343 from the salvagers (ROBCAR). Estimate: $200-$300.
Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa
262. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-716. 20.58 grams. Mostly flat strike with typical corrosion, clear pillars and
cross with two bold dates, light toning. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
266. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)679L. S-M21; KM-46;
Cal-640. 21.89 grams. Bold full oML and 79 of date due to off-center obverse strike, good full cross, peripheral flatness and typical corrosion, rectangular shape. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
263. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-717.
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18.59 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date and assayer, off-center cross
with clear second date below, somewhat crude edge and typically corroded, also nicely toned. With tag and photo-certificate #828811 from the salvagers (ROBCAR). Estimate: $200-$300.
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267. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)680(L).
Odd-shaped flan with full mintmark and 680 of date, off-center shield, well- 268. Clump of four Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, ascentered cross, much wear and surface corrosion as usual, sayers not visible. 77.13 grams total. Stack of four solid but smoothly-worn coins, unevenly toned. With generic certificate from the salvager. darkly toned, with one turned 90 degrees relative to the others by shape, some dark encrustation in between. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: Estimate: $125-$200. $200-$300.
S-M21; KM-46; Cal-641. 23.60 grams.
“Standing Cannon wreck,” sunk ca. 1690 off Bay of All Saints, Brazil 269. Lot of two coins: Porto, Portugal, 200 reis, João IV (1640-56); and Brazil (Bahia mint), 320 reis, 1695.
Gomes-29, KM-50 (200 reis); Russo-121 (320 reis).
9.35 grams and 3.35 grams. The Porto piece is minimally corroded and shows bold full
centers (shield and cross, also choice full crown), also full king’s ordinal IV in legend, but the Bahia piece is black and completely oxidized while still showing enough interior details to attribute. The “Standing Cannon wreck” was brought to light in the Christie’s (Amsterdam) auction of March 1983, described as “a large outward-bound Portuguese Eastindiaman... [whose] name derives from a large 10 foot cannon protruding through the sand bottom towards the sea surface... sunk... circa 1690 after colliding with a sperm whale, the remains of which were discovered under the hull and ballast pile.” Estimate: $250-$375.
Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa 270. Large clump of two Dutch duca-
toons (one Spanish Netherlands portraittype and the other United Netherlands “rider” type) in a nest of at least nine lead musketballs, including one spring-shot, plus small rocks and debris. 641 grams total,
roughly 5” x 3-1/2” x 2-1/2”. One of the most impressive clumps we have ever offered, with two solid coins protruding from the top of a mass of musketballs in brown debris containing (among other things) shells and rocks, one of the musketballs actually a “springshot” and attached to the rest of the display by its original, embedded wire spring! The coins are dark but fairly well detailed, one with clear date 1658 and Antwerp mintmark (Brabant, Spanish Netherlands). With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-up.
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271. Clump of about six Dutch ducatoons, top one
from Spanish Netherlands showing portrait of young Charles II. 146.24 grams total. Very worn and dark leaning
stack of fused coins, but with well-detailed portrait of young King Charles II on top, great for a paperweight. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
272. Clump of about four Dutch ducatoon “biscuits�
(completely cocooned in oxidation and debris), as found. 171.08 grams total. Three or four coins made puffy with
oxidation and accreted debris in a stack with big tan shell in between top two coins, otherwise dark. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
273. Clump of about four Dutch ducatoons (some partial) in a mass of encrustation (as found). 166.16 grams total. Big mass of
tan, green and orange encrustation that totally encases an unknown amount of silver coins. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
274. Clump of debris containing one United Netherlands billon minor (schelling?), as found. 70.46 grams total.
Very light (in weight and color) piece of debris (almost seems like wood) with thin edge of billon coin protruding, great little display. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
275. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1695R. S-L12; KM-24; Cal-600. 25.86 grams, the box 2-1/4”. Solid and nearly round flan with bold full waves
278. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-742.
24.24 grams. Good full pillars and cross-lions-castles with clear and
and nearly full pillars and cross, two full dates and most of all three mintmarks and assayers, somewhat silvery but only lightly surfacecorroded. With original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers in addition to a signed postcard showing the salvagers and coins. Estimate: $200-$300.
all-important date and assayer (very scarce combination), minimal corrosion but some dark patches, large edge-split. Estimate: $250-$375.
279. London, England, crown, William III, 1695, OCTAVO on edge. Sp-3470; KM-486. 29.56 grams, the box 2-1/4”. Choice, virtually
uncorroded specimen (VF details) with nice toning and fully intact edge, just some slight surface porosity to testify to its time in the sea. With original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers in addition to a signed postcard showing the salvagers and coins. Estimate: $250-$375.
276. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd
period, “Great Module”), very rare provenance for this type.
S-P6; KM-5.1. 26.76 grams. Astounding quality for a shipwreck coin (di-
rectly verified with the diver who found it in 1967, the noted author Richard Larn, who also provided the certificate) and in fact for any cob, with 100% full and bold shield and cross and crown plus nearly full legends, virtually no corrosion (AXF details), nicely toned, an exceptional piece all around. With original certificate from the salvager (Richard Larn). Estimate: $500-up.
280. Venice (Italian States), gold zecchino, Francesco Morosini (1688-94), with original hole. KM-402. 3.44
grams, the box 2-1/4”. AU with bright red toning around details, dark encrustation around crude hole at top of Christ side, fascinating as made into a pendant in its own time. With original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers in addition to a signed postcard showing the salvagers and coins. Estimate: $250-$375.
277. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-
Barrel-shaped flan of uneven thickness resulting in much flatness but mercifully uncorroded and richly toned, with full pillars, doubled cross, two assayers and parts of all three dates. Estimate: $250-$375.
740. 27.08 grams.
281. Portugal (Lisbon mint), gold 4000 reis, Pedro II, 1704. Lustrous Mint State with a few minor cuts and scrapes, natural edge-flaws, very flashy and rare as a shipwreck coin. With original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers in addition to a signed postcard showing the salvagers and coins. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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Gomes-33.14; KM-156. 10.70 grams, the box 2-1/4”.
DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 off the Shetland Isles, north of Scotland 282. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1656. Dav-4454. 30.45 grams. Solid and heavy despite light surface corrosion (also some staining and “horn silver”), still with full details (both legends and interiors). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.
283. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait
ducatoon, Philip IV, 1659. KM-72.2. 24.15 grams. Choice obverse
with full legend and well-detailed portrait despite some spots of dark encrustation, reverse also well detailed but moderately corroded. Estimate: $125-$200.
284. West Friesland, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1660. Delm-1019; Dav-4939. 31.43 grams. Choice high-grade specimen
286. Campen, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1666.
Delm-1039; KM-61.1. 31.19 grams. Nice full details all over (legends and interiors) with lovely toning as well, very light surface corrosion only. Estimate: $175-$250.
287. Gelderland, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1667. Delm-1044; KM-41.1. 31.36 grams. Bold full details with no corrosion on obverse (the horse especially well detailed), which is slightly off-center, the reverse also bold with light surface corrosion, nicely toned, parts of edge crude. Estimate: $200-$300.
with 100% full interior details and legends with lovely toning, just a few areas of localized surface corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
285. Gelderland, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon,
1664. KM-41.1. 31.84 grams. Bold full details all over with nicely con-
288. Westfriesland, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1673. Delm-1048; KM-46.1. 30.22 grams. Choice strike with particularly
trasting toning, virtually no corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
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bold legends, light surface corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $200$300.
289. Utrecht, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1711.
Choice strike, AU details with only faint surface corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $200-$300. Delm-1031; Dav-1832; KM-83.1. 31.79 grams.
290. Utrecht, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1711.
Delm-1031; Dav-1832; KM-83.1. 31.58 grams. Choice strike, AU details with only faint surface corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $175-$250.
Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida Mexico
291. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible, ex-Wagner.
Odd, elongated flan (slightly warped) with most of shield and cross visible despite flatness and light surface corrosion, desirable provenance and certificate. With original Real Eight Co. certificate hand-signed by Kip Wagner. Estimate: $200-$300. KM-46. 21.44 grams.
292. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (170)9J, rare. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1395. 24.52 grams. Bold full 9 of date above clear oMJ, nearly
293. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)711J. S-M22; KM-47;
Cal-1397. 26.16 grams. Neatly rectangular flan with nice surface on obverse, showing bold date above natural lacuna, the cross side with much “horn silver” appended, darkly toned all over. Estimate: $300-$450.
294. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1712(?)J. S-M22; KM47; Cal-1399. 26.37 grams. Nearly full and well-centered shield and cross, bold mintmark and most of date, solid and virtually corrosion-free, unevenly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
full shield and cross despite surface corrosion and dark “horn silver.” Estimate: $200-$300.
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295. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1713(J). S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1400. 27.16 grams. Full and bold date (rare thus) and clear mintmark, part of shield and cross, but rest of coin flat, albeit lacking corrosion and deeply toned with some purplish “horn silver,� rectangular flan. Estimate: $500-$750.
298. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (pre-1714 style). KM-47. 26.81 grams. Squarish flan with most of shield and cross (both aligned with points of the square), no corrosion but with peripheral patches of whitish coral encrustation. Estimate: $150-$225.
296. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J
299. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer
(pre-1714 style). S-M22; KM-47. 25.88 grams. Crazy shape with sharp
not visible (pre-1714 style). KM-47. 26.00 grams. Rectangular flan
point bent, bold full oMJ, some bold shield and cross but rest flat, toned all over, with surface corrosion on cross side only. Estimate: $150-$225.
297. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer
not visible (pre-1714 style). KM-47. 26.62 grams. Smooth surfaces
(no corrosion) with nearly full shield and cross, bold denomination 8, lightly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
with full shield and cross lined up with axis of shape, also nearly full crown, no corrosion, natural lacuna in shield, dark patches. Estimate: $150-$225.
300. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (pre-1714 style). KM-47. 26.91 grams. Solid and uncorroded, with most of shield and cross visible around patches of tan and black encrustation. Estimate: $150-$225.
301. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14J. S-M22; KM-47;
Bold 14 of date, most of cross, doubled partial shield (off-center), darkly toned with only localized corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.
Cal-1401. 26.14 grams.
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302. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (171)4(J). S-M22; KM-
47; Cal-1401. 25.71 grams. Odd shape, with mostly uncorroded cross but
lightly corroded shield and crown, some dark staining and encrustation. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
305. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14(J), new style. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 26.55 grams. Solid and uncorroded but with patches of encrustation, full 14 of date, most of shield and cross, nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
303. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (171)4J. S-M22; KM-
47; Cal-1401. 27.02 grams. Good full cross despite slight doubling, the full shield and crown on obverse also slightly doubled but also darkly stained, solid and largely corrosion-free. With certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
306. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714J), new-style
obverse. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 26.32 grams. Full denomination •8• to right of small and well-detailed shield (off-center), full cross, no corrosion but lots of encrustation on both sides. Estimate: $175-$250.
304. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714(J), new style, ex-Glendining. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 25.97 grams. Choice full date and mintmark next to well-detailed upper half of shield (off-center, the rest of that side blank), most of cross with flat and beveled periphery (as made), virtually corrosion-free, spots of toning, great provenance. Pedigreed to the Glendining auction of April 1972 (lot #312), with certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.
307. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer
J. S-M22; KM-47. 26.50 grams. Pleasing “long urn” shape, with much flatness and some dark spots but solid overall and with very unusual double strike on shield side that shows a full and bold oMJ twice. Estimate: $150-$225.
308. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J,
ex-Ward. S-M22; KM-47. 23.89 grams. Neat shape, with full assayer and
denomination, nearly full shield and cross, smooth surfaces despite light corrosion. Pedigreed to the Bruce Ward collection (Cargile auction of December 2019, lot #12), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.
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309. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J,
313. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J,
NGC VF 20 / 1715 Fleet (designated on label). S-M22; KM-47.
26.52 grams. Bold full oMJ on a solid and uncorroded flan with lovely
toning, nearly full shield and cross. NGC #4836944-013. Estimate: $200-$300.
ex-Ward. S-M22; KM-47. 24.91 grams. Broad flan with full oMJ, nearly full shield and cross, but with light to moderate surface corrosion, some dark streaks. Pedigreed to the Bruce Ward collection (Cargile auction of December 2019, lot #6), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
310. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-47. 25.37 grams. Very odd shape (ice skate?) with clear assayer,
some shield and cross, light surface corrosion, uneven toning. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
314. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-47. 26.42 grams. No corrosion but rather flat strike, still with full oMJ and some cross and shield, toned in crevices. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
311. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-47. 26.55 grams. Solid, roundish flan with one blunted point, full oMJ, nearly full shield and (slightly doubled) cross, no corrosion but somewhat weakly struck. Estimate: $150-$225.
315. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-47. 25.42 grams. Bold full cross with both lions nice, most of shield with bold mintmark oM and 17 of date, no corrosion except near part of edge, toned fields and peripheral dark patch. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
312. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
Bold assayer J below full mintmark, most of cross, shield and crown despite peripheral flatness, light surface corrosion with spots of “horn silver,� patchy dark toning. Estimate: $150-$225. S-M22; KM-47. 24.60 grams.
316. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer
J. S-M22; KM-47. 25.41 grams. Bold full mintmark and small part of date, most of shield, some cross, light surface corrosion, small patch of encrustation and a few dark streaks. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
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320. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.86 grams. Odd shape, nice centers but some cor-
317. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-47. 24.89 grams. Solid and uncorroded (despite the light
rosion, encrustation and dark “horn silver” near edge, toned all over. Estimate: $150-$225.
318. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer
321. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales “greenie” (uncleaned as found). 25.87 grams. Fairly solid coin nearly completely coated in
weight), nearly full shield and cross, flat peripheries, some areas of dark “horn silver.” Estimate: $200-$300.
not visible. KM-47. 26.48 grams. Interesting shape (leaning rectangle with jagged sides, as made), with most of cross, shield and crown but peripheries flat, a couple spots of dark “horn silver” and minor corrosion on edge only. Estimate: $150-$225.
attractive green-white encrustation. Estimate: $200-$300.
322. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales “greenie” (uncleaned
as found). 25.93 grams. Completely cocooned in green, white and gray encrustation with no details exposed. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
319. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-47. 26.82 grams. Nice cross (uncorroded), most of shield (lightly corroded) with full denomination 8, streaks of toning and minor “horn silver.” Estimate: $150-$225.
323. Lot of four Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales “greenies” (encrusted as found), ex-Ward. 94.22 grams total. Some interesting
shapes and mostly solid but all with original encrustation (green, gray and orange) as uncleaned, a couple with visible cross and/or shield. Pedigreed to the Bruce Ward collection (Cargile auction of December 2019, lot #44), with photo-certificate. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.
324. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J (pre-1714
style). S-M22; KM-40. 12.52 grams. Nice full shield and cross, full oMJ, minimal surface corrosion, uneven toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
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325. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J
329. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714)J. S-M22; KM-40;
(pre-1714 style). S-M22; KM-40. 13.18 grams. Off-center strike with
full oMJ and 17 of date, nearly full cross, no corrosion but some dark staining around edge. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cal-1084. 13.02 grams. Full oMJ and most of date and shield and cross, light surface corrosion and scuffs, minor “horn silver” and staining. Estimate: $125-$200.
330. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-40. 13.39 grams. Interesting shape (like an urn but with one
326. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not
distinct foot), nice cross and most of shield, clear oMJ, tidy “new style” of 1714, minimal corrosion, some toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
visible (pre-1714 style). KM-40. 13.25 grams. Nice full cross, most of shield (oversized, probably an 8R die), no corrosion but mostly darkly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.
331. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
S-M22; KM-40. 14.00 grams. Good full shield and cross, no corrosion but
327. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)714/3(J), rare.
thick encrustation on edge (hence the high weight), steel-gray toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
S-M22; KM-40 for type; Cal-unl. 12.84 grams. Very bold full date with clear
4/3 overdate, crude but nearly full shield and cross, full mintmark, darkly toned over lightly corroded surfaces. With certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
332. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J.
Nearly full and well-centered shield and cross (“new style” of 1714), clear oMJ, uneven toning, no corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.
S-M22; KM-40. 13.50 grams.
328. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1714J. S-M22; KM-40;
Cal-1084. 13.45 grams. Solid and uncorroded but with patch of encrustation on edge, clear date and bold oM, full cross and most of shield, darkly toned, some old scuff marks. Estimate: $150-$225.
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337. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-40. 12.89 grams. Full and well-centered shield and cross,
333. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not
the former with streak of whitish coral on coppery surface, solid and apparently uncorroded. Estimate: $125-$200.
visible, error denomination as “8.” KM-40. 12.40 grams. Quartercircle-shaped flan with nearly full cross, most of shield (4R sized) with full and clear denomination 8 to right, localized surface corrosion and minor “horn silver.” Estimate: $150-$225.
338. Lot of four Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales “greenies”
(encrusted as found), ex-Ward. 42.95 grams total. Mostly solid coins with varying degrees of encrustation (green, gray and orange) and appended small debris (uncleaned), practically no details visible. Pedigreed to the Bruce Ward collection (Cargile auction of December 2019, lots #260, 263, 266 and 269), with photo-certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.
Lima 334. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-40. 13.25 grams. Solid and completely corrosion-free with
full and well-centered cross and shield (also bold denomination •4•, “new style” of 1714) but both sides exhibiting a dramatic 45-degree double-strike, squarish flan with blunted points. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
339. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-24; Cal-607. 27.03 grams. Darkly toned but largely corrosion-free, with bold date between full pillars-and-waves, nearly full and well-detailed but off-center cross. Estimate: $250-$375.
335. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-40. 13.06 grams. Solid and nearly uncorroded but with
patches of peripheral encrustation on obverse, off-center shield with bold full denomination •4• (“new style” of 1714), nearly full cross (that side pristine). Estimate: $125-$200.
336. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-40. 12.92 grams. Nearly full shield and cross, virtually no corrosion, one dark spot on reverse. Estimate: $125-$200.
Potosí
340. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-
740. 26.18 grams. Bold date between bold pillars-and-waves, nearly full and well-centered cross, some dark oxidation and old scratches. Estimate: $200-$300.
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341. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1699F, NGC VF 20, ex1715 Fleet (designated on label). S-P42; KM-26; Cal-745. 25.65 grams. Bold but slightly doubled pillars with clear date and assayer, bold but off-center cross with second date below, flat peripheries, minimal corrosion, richly toned. Estimate: $300-$450.
342. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-746.
25.19 grams. Bold date between full pillars (well centered), very offcenter cross with part of king’s name in legend, light surface corrosion and spotty toning, peripherally flat. Estimate: $150-$225.
Royal Anne, sunk in 1721 off Cornwall, England 343. Brazil (Rio mint), gold 4000 reis, João V, 1714, medal axis, ex-Royal Anne
(1721). Gomes-34.08a; Russo-166a; KM-102. 10.69 grams. Bold UNC with traces of encrustation around details, muted luster, quite impressive for a shipwreck coin and very rare as from this particular wreck (also about double catalog value for this variety in Russo). The Royal Anne, sunk in 1721 “in a strong gale” off Lizard Point while outbound to Barbados, was found in 1991 and subsequently salvaged by Rob Sherratt and Mike Hall (the signers of the accompanying certificate). According to the archeology report provided with this lot, “a number of gold coins” was found in 1997. This particular specimen was purchased by the consignor from known British shipwreck dealer Martin Pritchard in 2007. With original certificate from the salvagers, plus a photocopy of a June 2005 archeology report about the wrecksite. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Slot ter Hooge, sunk in 1724 off Porto Santo, Madeira Islands 344. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait
ducatoon, Philip IV, 1640. Dav-4454; KM-72.1. 32.32 grams. Superb specimen with details (legends and interiors) in near-AU grade, deeply toned, with just a couple spots of localized corrosion. Estimate: $200$300.
Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway 345. Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1724.
KM-7.1. 3.44 grams. Mint State with muted luster, full knights-head detail, tiny spots of discoloration. With our photo-certificate from 2018. Estimate: $600-$900.
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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
346. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731(F). S-M26; KM-47a;
347. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F.
Cal-1425. 24.05 grams. Bold
full date, off-center strike, some corrosion and dark “horn silver.” Estimate: $150-$225.
47a; Cal-1427. 26.54 grams. Squarish
S-M26; KM-
flan with bold full date, nearly full shield and cross, full but weaker oMF, light surface corrosion only. Estimate: $125-$200. 348. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-40a; Cal-1096. 10.84 grams. Great full date and oMF but with moderate corrosion all over, darkly toned. With certificate. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225. 349. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1732F, rare. KM-103; Cal-1437. 22.38 grams. Nearly full details despite moderate corrosion all over, not fully conserved (orange encrustation and some “horn silver”), desirable first date of pillar dollars. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.
Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands
350. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731F.
S-M26; KM-
Full date and mintmark, nearly full cross, peripherally flat but virtually no corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate: $175-$250.
47a; Cal-1425. 26.66 grams.
352. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;
Cal-1427. 26.77 grams. Bold oMF, clear date, good cross, thick (uncorroded) flan with peripheral flatness, lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
351. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731F. S-M26; KM-47a; 353. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;
Cal-1425. 26.14 grams. Bold and full but double-struck date and oMF, most of cross, much peripheral flatness and some surface corrosion, deeply toned all over. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Cal-1427. 26.62 grams. Good full cross and nearly full shield, bold full oMF and nearly full date, minimal surface corrosion and light toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
357. Holland, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, NGC
MS 65. KM-12.2. Typically lustrous and fully detailed, with several copper spots and evidence of light die-clash in center. NGC #4753542001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
354. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;
Cal-1427. 25.92 grams. Good cross, bold 173 and clear 2 of date, full mintmark, much flatness but only localized surface corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
358. Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, NGC
MS 64. KM-7.1. Highly lustrous for the mint, and with full knightshead detail, second highest grade at NGC. NGC #3908147-003. Estimate: $750-$1,100.
355. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;
Cal-1427. 25.92 grams. Unusually broad flan with nice full cross and shield, full oMF, full but corroded date, some surface corrosion, oddly gold-toned here and there. Estimate: $125-$200.
359. Overijssel, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1733. KM-80. 31.91 grams. Full UNC details with typical dark toning, minor
spots of corrosion near edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
360. Overijssel, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1734. Full details in UNC grade with minor corrosion near edge, patchy dark toning. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-80. 31.93 grams.
356. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (17)31(F). S-M26; KM-
40a; Cal-1094. 12.95 grams. Rectangular flan with full and well-centered
cross, off-center obverse with bold 1 of date and most of crown, minimal surface corrosion, dark toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England Cobs
361. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1725(D), (Louis I?), very rare. S-M23; KM-49; Cal-43. 26.32 grams. Full oM mintmark below
clear bottom half of date, most of shield and nearly full cross, somewhat crude in strike (flat peripheries) but without corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-up.
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365. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47a. 26.10 grams. Nice, well-centered cross and shield with bold denomination •8•, minimal surface corrosion but part of edge crude, peripheral flatness, toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
362. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V or Louis I,
assayer D. 26.79 grams. Full oMD and clear 172 of date, nearly full cross and shield, some black and gold stains but no corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
366. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible. KM-47a. 26.30 grams. Interesting squarish shape with six points,
good cross but weaker shield and much flatness but no corrosion, full o of mintmark and partial final digit of date. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
363. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 172(9)R. S-M24; KM-47a;
Cal-1415. 26.33 grams. Full oMR and clear 172 of date, nearly full cross, peripherally flat and some black and gold stains but no corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
367. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47a. 24.83 grams. Broad flan with most of cross and shield 364. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-47a;
(well centered), the latter slightly doubled, flat peripheries with some corrosion, dark spots and patches of dark orange encrustation. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cal-1416. 26.08 grams. Full oMR and shield, clear but weaker date and cross, minimal surface corrosion, spotty toning. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
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368. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)729(R). S-M24; KM-
40a; Cal-1089. 10.50 grams. Bold date and mintmark and most of shield, but cross side corroded and rather dark all over. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
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373. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-
Sharply pentagonal flan with full date and oMR, good cross, light surface corrosion and some dark patches. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
40a; Cal-1090. 12.79 grams.
369. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (17)29(R). S-M24; KM-
40a; Cal-1089. 13.29 grams. Choice condition (100% corrosion-free) with nice surfaces, neat shape, nearly full shield and cross, full 9 of date. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
Pillars
370. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1729R. S-M24; KM-40a;
Cal-1089. 11.56 grams. Off-center obverse with full date and oMR, most of cross, dark and somewhat corroded. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
374. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF.
KM-103; Cal-1442. 25.79 grams. Choice AU details with minor “horn silver” and small areas of light corrosion, nice toning, slightly off-center strike. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
371. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1729R. S-M24; KM-40a;
Cal-1089. 13.41 grams. Full oMR and 172 of date, no corrosion but some dark “horn silver” and somewhat lightly struck. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
375. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF.
KM-103; Cal-1442. 25.62 grams. Bold AU details, deeply toned all over, minimal surface corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
372. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-40a;
Cal-1090. 13.50 grams. Good cross, full oMR and 173 of date (clear final digit 0), no corrosion, mostly darkly toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
376. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF.
KM-103; Cal-1442. 26.32 grams. Bold AU details, slightly off-center strike,
deep and contrasting toning, light corrosion on parts of edge. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
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377. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1734MF.
KM-103; Cal-1442. 26.70 grams. Bold AU details, no corrosion, less toned
than most. Estimate: $200-$300.
380. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF.
KM-103; Cal-1443. 26.23 grams. AU details with very minor surface corrosion, bold rims, mostly non-toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
381. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.
378. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF.
Choice AU details with deep toning, smallish flan with bold rims, no corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-103; Cal-1445. 26.77 grams.
Deeply toned, AU details, slightly offcenter strike, no corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300. KM-103; Cal-1443. 26.58 grams.
379. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF.
382. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.
AU details with some luster but much of coin covered in gray or dark-orange encrustation, some localized corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300. KM-103; Cal-1443. 26.66 grams.
KM-103; Cal-1445. 25.96 grams. Broad flan with AU details despite light surface corrosion, mostly toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
383. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.
KM-103; Cal-1445. 26.54 grams. AU details, the shield side pristine but pillars side with minor pitting, some toning. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
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384. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF.
KM-103; Cal-1449. 26.75 grams. AU details but mostly dark due to surface
oxidation. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
385. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF.
KM-103; Cal-1449. 26.80 grams. AU details, richly toned, with minor surface oxidation. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
386. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF.
KM-103; Cal-1449. 26.63 grams. AU details, no corrosion but lots of surface hairlines, mostly darkly toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa 387. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, 1724M. S-L20; KM-33; Cal-1038. 12.65 grams. Most of cross and pillars (well centered) with clear date and assayer, peripheral flatness, light surface corrosion and edge-split, deeply toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
388. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-47a;
389. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-40a;
Cal-1427. 23.17 grams, the box 2-1/4�.
Cal-1090. 13.36 grams, the box 2-1/4�.
Small but sharply cut flan (corroded around edges) with bold full 32 of date, most of cross, one dark patch. With original box, postcard and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Solid and uncorroded coin with bold full mintmark and clear bottom half of date, patches of dark toning. With original box, postcard and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
390. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 173(3-4)MF. S-M28;
KM-48. 26.95 grams. Classic square-cut shape with two points clipped (as made), choice full interior details (near AU) and much legend (except for final digit of date), no corrosion, some fields dark. With original postcard and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
391. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; Cal-1446. 23.91 grams. Moderately to heavily corroded but with
clear details, several patches of dark “horn silver.” SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.
392. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738/6MF,
very rare overdate. KM-103; Cal-1447. 25.11 grams. AU+ details despite
some pitting, with very clear overdate (listed as “doubtful” in Gilboy), for which we were unable to find any examples in recent sales, gunmetal toning throughout. Estimate: $300-up.
393. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740MF.
KM-103; Cal-1456. 26.23 grams. Bold AU details with localized surface corrosion on pillars side only, mostly lightly toned with a few dark spots. Estimate: $150-$225.
St. Geran, sunk in 1744 off Mauritius, east of Africa 394. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF.
KM-103; Cal-1443. 26.93 grams. AU details with deep toning all over, no corrosion, rare provenance (a French slave ship carrying colonists to Mauritius and the inspiration for the famous 1788 French novel, Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre). Estimate: $200-$300.
Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa
396. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1742MF,
395. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF.
with pillar neck-moulds. Yonaka-M4-42; KM-94; Cal-1127. 12.80 grams.
KM-103; Cal-1461. 26.82 grams. AU details with no corrosion but big scuff
AU details with deep, rich toning, corroded on shield side and part of pillars-side rim (only). Yonaka gives this clean-date variety a rating of R2. Estimate: $150-$225.
in center of pillars side, no toning. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay
397. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1726Y, Louis I. S-P43b; KM35; Cal-49. 26.04 grams. Complete pillars-and-waves with bold date and
400. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q/E, NGC VF details / La Luz. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-517. 25.77 grams. Bold full pillars with full
both assayers and mintmarks (shifted from double-strike), weaker cross with bold second date and third mintmark and assayer plus clear LVIS PR in legend (rare thus), no corrosion but lots of black spots. With original photo-certificate #107-PB from the salvager (Collado). Estimate: $500-$750.
398. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750, assayer not visible.
Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold date and both mintmarks, the cross-lions-castles equally choice and full with bold denomination above and third mintmark to left, virtually no corrosion, lightly toned. Estimate: $400-$600. KM-40. 26.83 grams.
date and mintmark, fairly clear assayer (the over-assayer not mentioned on NGC label), full cross with mintmark to left and bold date below, very chunky but not overly corroded, darkly toned. NGC #4771283003. Estimate: $200-$300.
401. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750J, NGC AU 55 / La Luz. KM-3; Cal-822. Brightly lustrous
(especially the reverse) with some muting in fields but prooflike in legends, typically weak strike in centers and on rims (befitting of the first 8E struck at this mint) but still fully detailed, begging for a higher grade, far scarcer than 1751 in any case. NGC #4769919-001. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
399. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750q, NGC VF details /
La Luz. S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-512. 24.70 grams. Well-centered strike, full pillars with clear date and mintmark, bold full cross, moderate surface corrosion, deeply toned all over. NGC #4771283-002. Estimate: $200-$300.
402. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI,
1751J, NGC MS 61 / La Luz. KM-3; Cal-824. Nice strike for the type
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(minimal central weakness), with muted luster, faint surface hairlines on obverse only. NGC #4485813-001. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
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403. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751J, in promotional box with silver replica of a gold ingot.
KM-3; Cal-824. Coin: 27.03 grams; ingot: 662 grams; box: 11-1/2” x 9-1/2” x 2”. The coin super lustrous and flashy, Mint State with light marks and
spots of red toning, very sharp rims, slightly weak in centers, housed in a “Limited Edition” custom wooden box along with a long-oval replica ingot (“nearly 26 ounces of sterling silver and plated in 24 Karat gold,” according to the accompanying certificate) engraved to resemble one of the gold ingots found on the wreck. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique
405. Small clump of about thirteen Dutch copper duits (Zeeland, 1752), encrusted. KM-81. 47.35 grams total. Neat little fallen stack of coins with encrustation in between and coating the exterior in light gray color. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
404. Large, attractive clump of 25-30 Dutch copper
duits (Zeeland, 1752). KM-81. 168.48 grams total. Triangular agglomeration of fallen stacks of coins, the top ones fairly well detailed (most with VOC and date showing), with lots of dark encrustation (tinged with green) on bottom and in between, a great display. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
406. Small clump of ten Dutch copper duits (Zeeland, 1752),
encrusted. KM-81. 38.33 grams total. Neat arrangement of coins at odd angles, some parts shiny from cleaning but most dark and encrusted (mostly tan-gray). With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
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“Clive of India wreck,” sunk ca. 1755 in the Indian Ocean
407. Brazil (Rio mint), gold 6400 reis, João V, 1750-R. 408. Brazil (Rio mint), gold 6400 reis, José I, 1753-R, NGC Gomes-56.30; Russo-225; KM-149. 14.44 grams. Choice AU+ details but typi-
cally matte (bits of luster at rims only), very nicely struck. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
UNC details / saltwater damage. Gomes-43.03; Russo-421; KM-172.2. Bold strike, matte surfaces with minor light marks. NGC #4930011006. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada
409. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,
1752MF. KM-104.1; Cal-477. 25.37 grams. XF details with uneven toning, light surface corrosion all over. Estimate: $200-$300.
412. France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1726-H. KM468.9. 28.07 grams. Choice for this wreck with full AU details, minimal
corrosion and toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
413. France (Reims mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1728-S. KM-468.19.
27.91 grams. Typical VF/XF with dark (uneven) toning and light surface
corrosion, solid and fully detailed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
410. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1759MM. KM-104.2; Cal-495. 26.22 grams. AU details with light surface corrosion, gray toning with dark spot on crown. Estimate: $200-$300.
411. France (Besancon mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1726, mintmark interlocking back-to-back C’s.
KM-486.28. 27.93 grams.
Typical VF/XF with dark (uneven) toning and light surface corrosion, minor voids, solid and fully detailed, including the rare mintmark. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.
414. France (Toulouse mint), ecu, Louis XV (small bust), 1736-M. KM-486.13. 28.21 grams. Solid and nearly uncorroded (VF de-
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tails) with weak centers, light (uneven) toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
415. France (Rennes mint), ecu, Louis XV (large bust), 1744, mintmark 9. KM-486.26. 27.69 grams. Full XF details, minimal corro-
sion, low-contrast toning (uneven). Estimate: $150-$225.
416. France (Bordeaux mint), ecu, Louis XV (large bust), 1750-K. KM-512.11 . 27.2 grams. VF details but some surface oxidation (mostly dark on reverse). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
Grosvenor, sunk in 1782 off South Africa 417. India (Madras Presidency), Arkot mint, 1 rupee, regnal year 6 (frozen date / ca. 175982), open lotus mintmark. KM-384. 11.51 grams. Bold AU with toned fields, minimal surface pitting, rare
provenance. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
418. India (Madras Presidency), Arkot mint, 1 rupee, regnal year 6 (frozen date / ca. 175982), open lotus mintmark. KM-384. 11.38 grams. Bold strike with minimal surface oxidation, AU or so,
toned, rare provenance. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
419. India (Madras Presidency), Arkot mint, 1 rupee, regnal year 6 (frozen date / ca. 1759-82), open lotus mintmark. KM-384. 11.34 grams. Deeply toned AU with minimal surface oxidation, small spots of encrustation, rare provenance. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
420. India (Madras Presidency), Arkot mint, 1 rupee, regnal year 6 (frozen date / ca. 1759-
82), open lotus mintmark. KM-384. 11.46 grams. Bold AU with minor spots of oxidation, deeply toned, rare provenance. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
421. Venice (Italian States), gold zecchino, Alvise Mocenigo (1763-1778). KM-671. 3.44 grams.
Nearly fully detailed despite voids near edge (damaged) and tiny hole (probably being worn as jewelry on board the ship), full name of doge (ALOY.MOCEN.), with light reddish encrustation around details, very rare type for shipwreck and rare provenance in general. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans, Louisiana
422. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. 423. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF.
UNC details with traces of luster, practically no corrosion, spots of faint golden toning. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200. Yonaka-M8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 24.61 grams.
Yonaka-M8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 25.35 grams. Choice AU details with traces of luster, practically no corrosion, spots of faint golden toning. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125$200.
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Nancy, sunk in 1784 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England 424. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1781FF. Yonaka-
M8-81; KM-106.2; Cal-1121. 22.02 grams. XF details with light to moderate surface corrosion all over, very rare provenance (the wreck of a homeward-bound East Indiaman, famous for taking the life of acclaimed British opera singer Ann Cargill, sunk off Rosevear Ledges and located by salvagers in 2008). With original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-$1,000.
Halsewell, sunk in 1786 off Dorset, England 425. Great Britain (London, England), gold guinea, George III, 1776. KM-604; Sp-3728.
8.35 grams. AU with scant evidence of salvage (scarce provenance), very popular date with US col-
lectors. With original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
HMS Lutine, sunk in 1799 off West Frisia, Netherlands 426. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795FM,
original box and certificate. Yonaka-M8-95; KM-109; Cal-958. 26.69 grams,
the box 3”. Solid and uncorroded coin with nice old toning (AVF), the main attraction being the well-preserved box and certificate from 1938, the latter signed by the Chairman of Lloyd’s of London, Eustace R. Sulbrook (?). Housed in original leather box of issue with small, hand-signed certificate from 1938. Estimate: $300-$450.
Athenienne, sunk in 1806 off Sicily in the Mediterranean
427. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 428. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1797PP. KM1775FM. Yonaka-M8-75; KM-106.2; Cal-1109. 26.71 grams. Deeply toned AU with tiny nicks and traces of oxidation only, very nice specimen from a scarce and desirable wreck. Estimate: $175-$250.
242; Cal-1001. 26.60 grams. AU details with marks and traces of oxidation, mostly toned with many small black spots, scarce provenance. Estimate: $175-$250.
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SS Republic, sank in 1865 off Georgia
429. Set of three USA (New Orleans mint) Seated Liberty half dollar, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic, in wooden box: United States issue, 1860-O; Louisiana issue, 1861-O, die W-08, (C ) UNC; Confederate States issue, 1861-O, die W-14, (C ) UNC, bisected date error. KM-A68. Nicely assembled set of shipwreck coins illustrating the three different governments that
controlled the striking of coins at the New Orleans Mint at the start of the Civil War: the United States of America up until January 26, 1861, the State of Louisiana from January 26 to March 21, and the Confederate States of America from March 21 until the silver supply ran out later in April. The 1860-O shows moderate surface corrosion but all details are visible while the Louisiana and Confederate 1861-O halves are choice with bright, original surfaces showing very little saltwater corrosion (better than the Shipwreck Effect C designation suggests). With booklet and original certificate from the salvagers and promoters listing the NGC numbers of each coin, all housed in an elegant wooden box with printed slipcase with DVD. NGC #1831030-016, 1794158-219, 1793376-263. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
430. USA (New Orleans mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1861-O, Confeder-
ate States issue (die W-15), NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck Effect, speared olive bud variety, in wooden box. KM-A68. Popular type from the wreck, having been struck
at the New Orleans Mint by the Confederate States of America around April 1861 until the captured supply of Federal silver ran out. Some surface corrosion yet fully detailed, mostly bright white surfaces with minor encrustation on the reverse. With original certificate from the salvagers, housed in an elegant wooden box with printed slipcase with DVD. NGC #1793943-249. Estimate: $350-$500.
General Abbatucci, sunk in 1869 off Corsica 431. Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1852. Sp3852c; KM-736.1. 7.95 grams. AU
with minor marks and somewhat matte fields, lustrous in legends and on reverse. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.
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RMS Douro, sunk in 1882 off Cape Finisterre, Spain 432. Great Britain (London, England), sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1865, die 20.
Sp-3853; KM-736.2. 7.94 grams. Lustrous AU with traces of surface pitting but otherwise pristine. Estimate:
$400-$600.
433. Melbourne, Australia, sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1880-M. Sp-3857; KM-7. 7.95 grams. Lustrous AU with minor pitting and bagmarks, flashy overall. Estimate: $400-$600.
Andrea Doria, sunk in 1956 off Nantucket
434. USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935A, serial H36409238C, Julian-Morgenthau, salvaged from the Andrea Doria
(1956), in large lucite capsule and original promotional case. 12-1/2” x 8-1/4” x 2” (whole case). Very tough series from this wreck with
only a handful found in the safe and among some of the earliest notes found, having been printed sometime between 1938 to 1944. Usual edge degradation and staining from spending 25 years underwater yet quite intact with some evidence of circulation. With original display box, salvager’s certificate, and informational brochure. Estimate: $400-$600.
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Mexico Silver Cobs Charles-Joanna, “Early Series”
435. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Latin) at bottom between pillars, motto
PLVS in rounded panel, NGC VF 35, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-6; Cal-115; S-M1; KM-16. 13.42 grams. Large, round flan with bold full legends on both sides (even the borders of dots outside the legends are visible), the assayer and denomination also very bold, with deep toning throughout, a lovely example all around for the grade. From the Potomac Collection, and pedigreed to the Pat Johnson Rare Coins sale of April 1972 (lot #13). NGC #4762849-001. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
436. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early
Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), panel leaning right, very rare, NGC XF 45. Nesmith-26 for type;
437. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early
Satin-smooth surfaces with contrasting gunmetal toning, choice full inner details and nearly full legends. NGC #3157788-016. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Cal-123; S-M4; KM-17.
Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), panel leaning left, rare, NGC XF 40. Nesmith-26 for type; Cal-123;
S-M4; KM-17. Bold full interior details and nearly full legends, attractively toned over smooth surfaces, well centered and devoid of any doubling. NGC #3157789-011. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
438. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early
Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), panel leaning left, rare, NGC AU details / obv tooled, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-26b type; Cal-123; S-M4; KM-17.
13.64 grams. Broad flan with bold legends and full inner details, spotty gold and gray toning, scratches and scuffs on pillars side, still a high-grade example of the rare P-to-right type and HISPANIARVM variety. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-006. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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439. Mexico City, Mexico, 3 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Gothic) at bottom between pillars, no waves, three-dots denomination, crown outside beaded circle, rare, NGC VF details / 1554 Fleet (designated on label), ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-5c; Cal-112; S-M1; KM-13.1. 8.20 grams. Shield side with Gothic oMo-oMo, lions with crowns, legend
with crude A’s, N (retrograde), and O’s; pillars side with Gothic R, rounded panel with PLVSVLT inside, three dots for denomination, legend with crude A’s, D’s (made from I and O), and N’s (both retrograde and normal). Struck only from April of 1536 to early 1538 at the latest (and only under assayer R), the 3 reales was deemed too close in size and value to the 2 reales, but ironically most specimens are broader in diameter than the 4 reales that replaced them. Some light surface corrosion (hence the low weight), but with pretty bluish toning around the almost-full legends. From the Potomac Collection, also from the Spanish 1554 Fleet. NGC #4769835-001. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
440. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-
Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Gothic) at bottom between pillars, motto PLVS in rounded panel, very rare, NGC VF 35, exPotomac Collection and ex-Boyd/Guttag (both stated on label), Guttag and Nesmith Plate Coin. Nesmith-4; Cal-86; S-M1; KM-10. 6.64
grams. A later style of 2 reales with almost all Latin lettering, well struck with full legends and rich old toning (just a hint of doubling at top-left of shield), with long and important pedigree including its use (via tracing) as the No. 4 coin in Nesmith. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to the F.C.C. Boyd Collection (Superior auction of August 1975, with original lot-tag #1923), also Plate Coin #2424 in the Guttag collection as cataloged by Edgar H. Adams (1929) and (drawn) Plate Coin #4 in Nesmith’s The Coinage of the First Mint of the Americas at Mexico City 1536-1572 (1955). NGC #4762849003. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
441. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Gothic)
at bottom between pillars, motto PLVSVL in rounded panel, very rare, NGC VF 35, ex-Karon. Nesmith 3e; Cal-60; S-M1; KM-7. Nearly round planchet with most of legend visible,
inner details sharp, well centered and devoid of doubling, a lovely example of a denomination that doesn’t often come this nice, with desirable pedigree as well. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to the Paul Karon Collection (Superior auction of December 1992, lot 144). NGC # 1915498-003. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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442. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Gothic) at bottom between pillars, motto PLVSVL in rounded panel, very rare, NGC VF details / environmental damage, ex-Potomac Collection and ex-Munoz (both stated on label).
Nesmith 3e; Cal-60; S-M1; KM-7. 3.03 grams. Full legends and choice inner details with beautiful toning overall despite a spot of bright cleaning on the pillars side, also some minor porosity, desirable as among the very first coins issued from the Mexico City mint, excellent pedigree. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to the Miguel Munoz Collection (Superior auction of June 1979, with original lot-tag #2536. NGC #4762849-004. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
443. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R (Gothic), very rare, NGC VF 30, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-unl; Cal-41; S-M1; KM-6. 1.62 grams. An exceptional example of a very rare denomination within the first
emissions from the Mexico City mint in 1536 using Gothic punches brought from Spain, with full legends and inner details, no doubling or corrosion, well centered, and lovely toning all over, in fact the best example of this type we have ever handled and essential for the avid collector. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to Superior auction of December 1972, with original lot-tag #2204. NGC #4762849-005. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
444. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early
Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left (oMo-oPo), rare, NGC Fine details / scratches, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-23; Cal-44; S-M4; KM-6. 1.51 grams. Bold full details on KI side
but weaker pillars side, a few light scratches, lightly toned, with fully readable legends on both sides (great for study). From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-007. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Charles-Joanna, “Late Series”
445. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left (M-G). Nesmith-
50e; Cal-127; S-M5; KM-18. 13.52 grams. Very broad, round flan with 100%
full and bold legends (as well as outer borders of dots), good full inner details, nice light toning all over, XF overall. Estimate: $500-$750.
446. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M). Nesmith-
82a; Cal-136; S-M9; KM-18. 13.40 grams. Bold full legends and inner details, choice XF with deep toning all over. With Global Certification Services tag certifying the grade as About Uncirculated. Estimate: $500-$750.
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447. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark oM to right (L-oM), NGC AU 55, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-94a; Cal-136; S-M9; KM-18. 13.70 grams. Very broad
flan with 100% full legends (even most of the outer borders visible), choice bold full inner details, lightly toned. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-008. Estimate: $500-$750.
448. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark oM to left (oM-L), NGC
MS 65, finest known. Nesmith-90; Cal-135; S-M9; KM-18. 13.76 grams. Not only is this far and away the highest grade we have seen for this whole series, this is also an exceptional strike for later assayer L (post-1550s), with 100% details on a very broad flan, very slightly doubled on pillars side only and tiny edge-split, but also with unprecedented luster and the sharpest high-point details we have ever seen for this type. NGC #5850256-001. Estimate: $500-up.
449. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark oM to left (oM-L), NGC VF 35, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-90; Cal-135; S-M9; KM-18. 13.62 grams. Richly old-toned all over, with good
full legends and inner details, nice even strike without doubling, well centered. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-009. Estimate: $350-$500.
450. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left (oM-O).
Nesmith-110b; Cal-138; S-M10; KM-18. 12.50 grams. Bold full interiors (pillars and shield) with small part of legend bold (the rest flat), edge-split, pitted surfaces with some toning around details. Estimate: $125-$200.
451. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M), NGC AU 53, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-81;
Cal-102; S-M9; KM-12. 6.67 grams. Choice full interior details and nearly full legends, richly rainbow toned. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-010. Estimate: $200-$300.
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456. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
452. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Se-
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), NGC AU 55, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-84;
ries,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M). Nesmith-81;
Choice XF+ with lovely toning, full inner details and nearly full legends. Estimate: $150-$225.
Cal-102; S-M9.; KM-12. 6.75 grams.
Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.37 grams. Much luster around full details (legends
and interiors), small hairline edge-split, patchy light toning. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-0013. Estimate: $125-$200.
453. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right (L-M), NGC MS 63, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label), “top pop.”
457. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), NGC AU 53, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-84;
Sharp full details including legends with luster on fields, patchy rainbow toning, exceptional grade (one of two at this top grade in the NGC census, the next highest being AU 58). From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-014. Estimate: $200-$300.
Nesmith-80c; Cal-73; S-M9; KM-9. 3.40 grams.
Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.50 grams. Bold
full details (legends and interiors) with virtually no wear but several dark spots, neat pedigree. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to the Clive Hubbard hoard. NGC #4762849-015. Estimate: $100-$150.
454. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), NGC AU 58, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label), “top pop.”
Nesmith-84; Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.41 grams. Broad flan with choice full legends and inner details (pillars side slightly off-center), very lightly toned, one of three at this top grade in NGC census. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-012. Estimate: $150-$225.
458. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to right, o to left, mintmark M at bottom (o-M-L), NGC AU 55, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-87; Cal-52; S-M9; KM-6.5. 1.57 grams. Broad flan with bold
full legends (pillars side slightly off-center), choice interior details, nice toning, desirable grade. From the Potomac Collection and pedigreed to the Clive Hubbard hoard. NGC #4762849-016. Estimate: $250-$375.
455. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L), NGC AU 55, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-84;
Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.42 grams. Broad
flan with choice full legends and inner details, traces of luster on fields, mostly deeply toned. From the Potomac Collection. NGC #4762849-011. Estimate: $125-$200.
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459. Mexico City, Mexico, copper 4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” no assayer (assayer-G period), M to right on obverse, M to right and 4 at bottom on reverse, king’s name as CHAROLVS, NGC VF 30 BN, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label). Nesmith-10; Cal-27; KM-3.3. 5.75
460. Mexico City, Mexico, copper 2 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,”
no assayer (assayer-G period), M to right and left of castle and below pillar, king’s name as CAROLVS, very rare, NGC F 15 BN, ex-Potomac Collection (stated on label), Nesmith Plate Coin, ex-Busser. Nesmith-2a; Cal-15; KM-unl (cf 1.3). 3.13
grams. First time we have offered a 2 maravedís from this mint and only the fifth example to come up for auction in the last fifteen years. Illustrated as both a photo and an engraving (some minor flat spots), full inner details, attrac- in Nesmith’s reference. Legends mostly readable with HISPANIARVM ET INDIARVM tive toning on fields, rare in this condition. From on both sides, full inner details, particularly rare as corrosion-free, with darkly toned fields. the Potomac Collection. NGC #4769829-001. From the Potomac Collection, also Plate Coin #2a in Nesmith’s Coinage of the First Mint of the Estimate: $350-$500. Americas at Mexico City 1536-1572 (1955), also pedigreed to the Busser collection and to the Superior auction of June 1974 (lot #2110). NGC #4769829-002. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
grams. Round flan with full legends on both sides
Shield Type
463. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer
461. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer F.
F.
KM-44.1 or 44.3. 27.29 grams. Nice full cross with light contrasting toning, full but weaker shield, bold oMF, king’s ordinal II in legend, VF overall. Estimate: $125-$200.
Superb full shield and cross-lionscastles (100% details), some legend (king’s ordinal II visible), attractively toned XF with small spots of orange encrustation on reverse. Estimate: $400-$600.
S-M12; KM-43; Cal-664. 27.28 grams.
464. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer
462. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer
F, NGC VF 25. S-M12a; KM-44.1; Cal-881. 27.04 grams. Broad flan with
some legend despite weak strike including full king’s ordinal III and just enough of DEI GRATIA to see it is the pre-1607 undated type (label in error), which is somewhat hard to find, with bold full oMF and denomination 8, good full shield and cross, darkly toned on obverse. NGC #4763598-003. Estimate: $250-$375.
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D/F (1618). S-M18; KM-44.3. 27.46 grams. Good full shield and cross,
clear oMD/F, AVF with some areas of surface oxidation. Estimate: $125-$200.
465. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1624D. S-M18a; KM-45;
Cal-1303. 27.56 grams. Full 4 of date above bold full oMD, nearly full shield and 100% full cross-lions-castles with typically flat peripheries, VF+ with very light toning, tiny edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.
469. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1656P. S-M19; KM-45;
Cal-1360. 27.04 grams. Large
flan (urn-shaped) with part of edge crude (as made), choice full date (very bold) and shield and cross, clear oMP, some peripheral flatness but otherwise AU with very slight evidence of surface oxidation and encrustation. Estimate: $350-$500.
466. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1652/49P, NGC VF
35. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1351. 27.17 grams. Clear final digit of date with evident overdate, good full cross and nearly full shield, typically flat peripheries, lightly toned. NGC #4837203-002. Estimate: $200-$300.
470. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1659(?)P. S-M19; KM-
45; Cal-1365. 27.08 grams. Very deeply toned AVF with full cross and shield, some bold legend on obverse including date (except last digit), typically urn-shaped flan. Estimate: $150-$225.
467. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1652P.
S-M19; KM-
Bold full date and denomination 8, full but weaker oMP, full shield and cross, AVF with flat spots, light toning. Estimate: $200-$300. 45; Cal-1354. 27.61 grams.
471. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1660P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1367. 26.11 grams. Squarish flan with bold full date, bold full cross,
full shield and oMP, VF with slight surface oxidation and tiny dark spots. Estimate: $350-$500.
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468. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1656P. S-M19; KM-45;
Very choice full oMP and date (the latter with light tooling at the bottom of the 56), 100% full shield with old gouge at bottom, choice full cross-lions-castles, elegantly toned VF. Estimate: $350-$500. Cal-1360. 27.02 grams.
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472. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1662P. S-M19; KM-45;
475. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (16)91(L), very rare.
Cal-1369. 26.11 grams. Very
bold full date (very scarce) and mintmark, nice full cross, Fine with lots of flatness, dark areas on obverse. Estimate: $200-$300.
S-M21; KM-46; Cal-651. 26.25 grams. Clear 91 of date, most of shield and cross but otherwise crudely struck and with points in edge somewhat bent, no toning, Fine overall. Estimate: $500-$750.
473. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 26.84 grams. Urn-shaped flan with crude (bent) and
476. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1709J. S-M22; KM-47;
uneven edge, yet with nice full shield and cross and full oMP, toned AVF. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cal-1395. 27.47 grams. Broad flan with bold full oMJ, nearly full shield and cross, clear bottom half of date, lightly toned VF (rare as nonsalvage). Estimate: $500-$750.
474. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P.
S-M19; KM-45. 27.42 grams. Richly toned VF+ with well-detailed shield and cross but peripheries flat, deep edge-crack. Estimate: $100-$150.
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477. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1720J, rare. S-M22;
KM-47; Cal-1408. 26.75 grams. Very interesting elongated-urn flan with much flatness but clear full date and oMJ, light old graffiti (including what appears to be Malay script on reverse), VG for actual wear. Estimate: $250-$375.
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478. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1727D, very rare, NGC VF details / plugged. S-M23a; KM-R47; Cal-1380.
26.62 grams. Typically full and beautiful details on a broad, round flan with just a couple tiny edge-splits, lovely toning, virtually undetectable
plugged hole near edge, die-match with Lázaro #83, possibly re-worked from earlier dies as the final digit of the date has raised metal around it. Interestingly, the assayer-mark D on this coin has been proven to stand for the monastery of the Holy Desert of Mount Carmel (Santo Desierto del Monte Carmelo), which had inherited ownership of the office of assayer upon the death of assayer Gerónimo Becerra in 1677, according to research by Jorge Proctor. The actual working assayer responsible for this 1727 coin was José de Rivas Angulo, who later used assayer-mark R for coins made in 1729-30. Also of interest is the fact that this coin falls at the end of the period of Mexican coinage investigated by the crown upon reports of debasement and substandard weights, which eventually led to the 1728 decree to change the design to “pillar dollar” coinage, for which the first model was completed in 1729 and the first coins were made in 1732. Although Royals like this coin were the exception, it is easy to see how the very crude Mexican cob issues of the 1720s were suspicious. NGC #5711821-004. Estimate: $15,000-up.
479. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KM-47a; 480. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730R. S-M24; KMBold full date and oMR, nearly full cross and most of shield, deeply toned VF. Estimate: $200-$300.
Cal-1416. 25.31 grams.
47a; Cal-1416. 25.31 grams. Full 730 of date and oM mintmark, full and
well-centered cross-lions-castles, most of shield and crown, Fine with typical peripheral flatness. Estimate: $200-$300.
481. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1731F. S-M26; KM-47a;
Cal-1425. 27.14 grams. Sharply cut flan with one long side and four short, bold full 173 of date and oM mintmark, nearly full cross, About Fine with a few brown spots and some old scratches. Estimate: $175-$250.
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482. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer
O below denomination oIIII to right, mintmark oM to left.
Very well-detailed full shield and cross-lions-castles, bold denomination IIII and assayer O to right, also bold (PHI)LIPPVS II with figure-eight ornaments in legend, slightly porous AU with toned fields, small edge-splits. Estimate: $125-$200. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-503. 12.47 grams.
486. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1658(P). S-M19; KM-
38; Cal-1076. 10.02 grams. Bold full date, most of cross, Fine with weak areas, spots of verdigris and light encrustation in crevices, possibly clipped on edge long ago. Estimate: $350-$500.
487. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1658(P). S-M19; KM38; Cal-1076. 12.94 grams.
Bold 58 of date, good full cross and nearly
483. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O full shield, VG with dark, contrasting toning in crevices. Estimate:
below mintmark oM to left.
$300-$450.
S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.43 grams.
Broad-flan AVF with full and well-detailed shield and cross (the latter doubled) with contrasting toning on fields, lots of legend (including full king’s ordinal II), full crown, old mark in weak area over oMO to left. Estimate: $125-$200.
488. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (172)5(D), Louis
I(?), very rare.
S-M23; KM-42; Cal-unl. 13.28 grams. Odd shape with curious fin, with bold full 5 of date, most of shield and some cross but only AVG for wear, nicely toned, no evidence of king’s name but Louis I is possible. Estimate: $175-$250.
484. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1652/1P, NGC XF
40. S-M19; KM-38 for type; Cal-unl. 13.51 grams. Bold full date (actually looks like 52/51/49, but unlisted in KM and Calicó as an overdate in any case) and oMP, nearly full but somewhat flat shield and cross, deeply toned all over. NGC #5850122-002. Estimate: $300-$450.
489. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1618/17/09D/F,
485. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1654P, NGC AU 50.
S-M19; KM-38; Cal-1072. 13.83 grams. Choice bold date (100% full) and oM, full cross and most of crown and shield, deeply toned all over, edge-split. NGC #5850122-001. Estimate: $300-$450.
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unique. S-M18; KM-32.2 for type; Cal-unl. 6.59 grams. Very bold full final two digits of date with very clear double overdate (first we have seen or heard of ), also full oMD with clear D/F, good full shield and cross but peripheries flat, Fine with encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $350-$500.
490. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1650P, rare, NGC VF 35. S-M19; KM-33 for type;
Cal-unl. 6.65 grams. Choice full date and oMP, nice full shield and cross, rich old toning all over, roundish flan with no flaws. NGC #5850122-003. Estimate: $250-$375.
491. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales Royal (galano), 1715J, very rare, NGC F 15. S-M22; KM-R35; Cal-786. Broad flan that extends beyond the outer borders, with all details 100% full and sharp for the grade (more like VF in our opinion) except for weak area on final digit of date and left side of crown, deeply toned all over (good contrast), the only one without a hole among the three known to us. NGC #4464039-001. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
492. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer F/O to right, mintmark oM to
left, rare. S-M12; KM-26 for type; Cal-228. 3.34 grams. Attractively toned AVF with flat streaks on otherwise full shield and cross, clear F/O assayer, most of king’s name. Estimate: $100-$150.
493. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1612/1F, rare. S-M17; KM-27.2; Cal-unl. 3.29 grams. Bold full date with clear overdate (missing in CalicĂł) and oMF, full but centrally weak shield and cross, lightly toned VF overall. Estimate: $200-$300.
494. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1612F, rare, encapsulated NGC Fine details / holed. S-M17; KM-27.2; Cal-491. Bold full date (except for last digit) and oMF, nice full shield and cross, attractively toned, with tiny old hole at very edge above shield, more like VF in our opinion. NGC #4173198-004. Estimate: $125-$200.
495. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, 1730R. S-M24; KM-30; Cal-495. 3.14 grams. Choice full
date and mintmark, nice full cross and most of shield, deeply toned VF+ on a sharply cut squarish flan. Estimate: $250-$375.
496. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, 1611/0/9F/A, rare. S-M17; KM-21 for type; Cal-unl.
1.42 grams. Bold date with fairly clear 1/0 overdate, full monogram with oM to left and fleur-de-lis below, the weaker F/A to right (and 0/9 in date) confirmed by comparison to a clearer specimen in the Banco de Mexico collection, nice full cross-lions-castles, lustrous and high grade (AU) but somewhat grainy from die-rust and surface oxidation. Estimate: $125-$200.
497. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (16)72(G), very rare. S-M20; KM-23 for type; Cal-unl.
1.79 grams. Clear bottom half of 72 of date, full monogram and cross, lightly toned, but only VG for
wear and with tiny hole near edge. Estimate: $100-$150.
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498. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, (1)688L, very rare. S-M21; KM-23 for type; Cal-unl. 1.59 grams. Full but messy 88 of date (probably a multiple overdate of some sort), some cross but not much monogram due to flatness, cute shape (like a rounded triangle with sharp points), lightly toned Good. Estimate: $150-$225.
499. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal (galano), 500. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal (galano),
1716J.
S-M22; KM-R24 for type; Cal-192. 1.69 grams. Deeply toned F/ VG with full details (last digit of date weak), tiny hole at bottom and larger (older, almost stripped) hole at top. With our photo-certificate from 2019. Estimate: $400-$600.
1719J.
S-M22; KM-R24; Cal-197. 1.34 grams. Bold VF, fully detailed except for final digit of date, toned fields, typically holed at bottom. Estimate: $600-$900.
Klippes
501. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 4 reales, 1733MF. S-M28; KM-41; Cal-1100. 13.27
grams. AXF with choice toning all over, full date, MF, oM and 4, also full crown, shield and cross, holed near edge. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.
Lima Silver Cobs Early Pillars Type
502. Lima, Peru, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left, motto PL-VSV-L, legends HISPA / NIARVM. S-L1; KM-10.1; Cal-495. 12.48 grams. Exceptionally broad flan that extends beyond the outer borders, bold full details over (one minor weak spot in legends), no doubling or splits and very well centered, deeply toned over very slightly porous surfaces, AXF. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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503. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R to right (rare), motto PL-VSV-
TR, legends HISPA / NIARVM. S-L1; KM-8; Cal-335. 5.69 grams. Broad flan with bold full inner details, nearly full legends (including full king’s name PHILIPVS), AXF with nicely contrasting toning, slight porosity. Estimate: $400-$600.
Shield Type
504. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la 505. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de Torre, *-8 to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-654. 27.31 grams.
Typically well-detailed VF with nearly full legends and full crown and shield and cross, one weak spot in centers that harbors an old scratch on the obverse and deliberate X-mark (probably a metal test) on the reverse, low contrast. Estimate: $350-$500.
la Torre, *-8 to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-654. 22.62 grams. Good full shield and crown and cross (all slightly doubled),
but somewhat worn (Fine) and trimmed around the edge in its time. Estimate: $350-$500.
506. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de
la Torre, *-8 to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-654. 26.57 grams. Broad and round, with nearly full legends and full inner details
(the cross slightly doubled), VF with deep toning on slightly porous surfaces, attempted holes at two ends of cross. Estimate: $350-$500.
507. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer X to right of shield, very rare. S-L3; KM-11; Cal-497. 12.98 grams. Broad flan with
very crisply detailed (albeit slightly doubled) full shield and cross, bold denomination and mintmark (assayer clear but weaker), slightly porous XF with light toning. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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508. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la 512. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de Torre, P-4 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-501. 13.49 grams.
Choice specimen on a broad round flan with bold full legends, crown and inner details (the shield slightly doubled), XF+ with steel-gray toning, minor porosity. Estimate: $500-$750.
la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right, NGC XF 45.
S-L4; KM-9;
Full details but with diagonal streak of weakness, some luster, low contrast. NGC #4216471-007. Estimate: $150-$225. Cal-338. 6.88 grams.
513. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
509. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de
la Torre, *-oiiii to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-11; Cal-498. 12.24 grams. Super-sharp full shield (slightly doubled) with bold *-oiiii and
Torre, P-ii to left, oD-* to right. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-341. 6.15 grams. Porous VF (salvaged) with nice toning, full inner details and much legend and crown, old scratch across bottom-left lion. Estimate: $125-$200.
Pillars and Waves
P-oD, full crown and cross (also doubled, and somewhat porous), attractively toned VF/F. Estimate: $500-$750.
510. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-oiiii to left, P-oD/X to right, very rare.
S-L4; KM-11;
Broad flan with choice full shield and cross, full crown and much legend, slight evidence of oD/X but confirmed by high position of * over denomination to left, XF+ with one small dark area near edge. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Cal-unl. 13.69 grams.
514. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1685R. S-L7; KM-24; Cal-590. 27.21
grams. Bold date and both assayers among full but weak pillars, full but slightly off-center cross with bold third assayer to right, toned Fine with some dark encrustation. Estimate: $250-$375.
511. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la 515. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1687R. S-L7; KM-24; Cal-592. 27.56 Torre, *-ii to left, (P)-oD to right. S-L4; KM-9; Cal-338. 6.47 grams.
Choice full cross-lions-castles, nice full shield, much legend, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $150-$225.
grams. Broad (odd-shaped) flan with full 87 date between bold pillars above full waves and most of second date in legend, full cross with mintmark to left, richly toned VF. Estimate: $350-$500.
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516. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1694M. S-L11; KM-24; Cal-599. 26.69 grams. Compact flan with bold full date and assayer above waves, off-
520. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1698H.
S-L13; KM-24; Cal-605.
25.68 grams. Nice full cross, one pillar 100% full and bold with clear
center cross with one full lion and castle, full second assayer to right, deeply toned XF. Estimate: $250-$375.
date and assayer and both mintmarks, toned XF with porosity from salvage. Estimate: $200-$300.
517. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1695R. S-L12; KM-24; Cal-600. 26.71
521. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-24; Cal-607. 26.57 grams. Thick and compact flan with full central details, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, spots of discoloration and punchmark in center of cross, some scuffs and tooling, Fine. Estimate: $175-$250.
grams. AXF with choice full waves, all three dates and mintmarks and
assayers, well centered. Estimate: $500-$750.
522. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1719M. S-L20; KM-34; Cal-1291.
518. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1695R. S-L12; KM-24; Cal-600. 26.98
grams. Bold full pillars with bold date and both mintmarks, full cross-
27.45 grams. Bold date between pillars, full but oversized cross, well centered on a small, thick flan, toned Fine. Estimate: $200-$300.
lions-castles with second (full) date below and third mintmark to left, richly toned AXF with some light old marks. Estimate: $350-$500.
523. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1737N. S-L21; KM-34a; Cal-1312.
519. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1697H. S-L13; KM-24; Cal-603. 27.30 grams. Atypically round flan with full pillars-and-waves and cross, clear
26.60 grams. Good full cross, clear date and one full pillar, flat peripheries, Fine with nice smooth surfaces, darkly toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.
date and assayer, low-contrast VF. Estimate: $200-$300.
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524. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1739V. S-L21; KM-34a; Cal-1315. 27.36 grams. Small thick flan with nearly full cross and pillars (periph-
eries flat), deeply toned all over, Fine with old scratches. Estimate: $200-$300.
528. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1741V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1320.
26.57 grams. Good centers (bold date, one full assayer) but peripheries flat, XF with nice toning, porosity at edge, part of which has been blunted. Estimate: $250-$375.
525. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1740N, very rare. S-L21; KM-34a; 529. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1742V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1321. Cal-1318. 24.91 grams. Bold date above waves, nearly full cross, part of king’s name, certain assayer N (much rarer than V), somewhat crude overall but especially around the edge (also inexplicably underweight), toned VG overall. Estimate: $200-$300.
526. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1740V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1317.
27.18 grams. Attractively toned AXF with nice centers, peripheries
mostly flat, clear date and three assayers. Estimate: $300-$450.
26.28 grams. Choice full pillars with bold full date between and bold
second date at 11 o’clock, also choice full cross-lions-castles with full assayer to right, richly toned AXF with parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.
530. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1689V. S-L8; KM-21; Cal-346. 6.76
grams. Full pillars and nearly full cross, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, porous (salvaged) VF+ with dark toning, edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.
531. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1711/0M, very rare. 527. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1741V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1320.
26.26 grams. Nice full pillars with bold date, good center of cross (peripheries flat), AVF with reddish toning, light porosity at edge. Estimate: $350-$500.
KM-32 for type; Cal-unl. 6.43 grams. Full
S-L20;
pillars with bold full date (clean 711), nearly full but slightly off-center cross with second date below (clear 711/0, unlisted in any reference), nicely toned VF with small edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.
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532. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1748+47V, Ferdinand VI, very rare. S-L22a; KM-A43 for type;
Cal-unl. 6.53 grams. Bold
full pillars with interesting double-strike that shifted the details up two rows (hence 748 date clear twice on that side), but even more interesting with 747 date below bold full cross on other side, which means it is not just a muling of dates but is also the earliest known issue of Ferdinand VI (whose ordinal is visible in the legend), VF+ with contrasting encrustation on fields. Estimate: $500-$750.
Potosí Silver Cobs Shield Type
533. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period, “Great Module”). S-P6; KM-5.1. 24.81 grams. Typically very broad flan extending past the outer borders, full legends and crown and inner details, lightly toned, AU details with light surface porosity. Estimate: $500-$750.
535. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 26.91 grams. Broad flan for the period, with good full shield and cross despite minor doubling and weak spots, nearly full legends and crown, AVF, toned on fields. Estimate: $200-$300.
536. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd
534. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, assayer B (2nd period). period), tiny-B variety. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.21 grams. Bold full S-P6; KM-5.1. 23.36 grams. Perfectly round flan with nice full shield and
cross and nearly full legends, richly toned AXF, light localized surface corrosion. Estimate: $300-$450.
shield and cross and crown (all very well detailed), XF with hints of luster, minor dark spots. Estimate: $200-$300.
537. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd
period), tiny-B variety. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 27.25 grams. Full but centrally weak shield and cross-and-tressure, toned AVF, some spots dark and crusty. Estimate: $150-$225.
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538. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11; 542. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.00 grams. Exceptionally well-detailed full shield and
cross (very slightly doubled), nearly full legend and crown, full P-A and denomination o-VIII, full cross-fleury ornament above cross, XF with lovely toning around details. Estimate: $350-$500.
period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 27.56 grams. Choice full shield and cross-lions-
castles with excellent details on both, broad flan with hairline edge-split, XF with hints of luster. Estimate: $175-$250.
539. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;
KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.31 grams. Good full shield (doubled) and cross with minor weak spots, bold full P-A and denomination o-VIII, full crown and much legend, VF with peripheral dark spot and hairline edge-crack. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
543. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th
period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 26.94 grams. Good full shield and cross (both well detailed), bold full P-B, full crown, XF with luster but some distracting dark spots and odd natural void in edge. Estimate: $175-$250.
540. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 27.30 grams. Very well-detailed full shield with bold P-B, good full cross, XF, uneven thickness and not so round as most. Estimate: $200-$300.
544. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late
4th period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 27.44 grams. Bold full shield and cross (no flatness), the latter with larger castles than previous (Sellschopp PB7), bold full P-B and denomination o-VIII, AXF with minor natural flaw above cross. Estimate: $175-$250.
541. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), error denomination o-VIIII (very rare). S-P12; KM-5.1.
27.72 grams. Full P-B and denomination o-VIIII [sic], the first such
error we have seen for this assayer, full shield and cross, much legend and crown, some weak spots but overall XF with hints of luster, uneven thickness. Estimate: $175-$250.
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545. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late
4th period). S-P12; KM-5.1. 27.17 grams. Smaller and thicker flan with
less legend but most of crown and king’s name, full and well-detailed shield, full but slightly doubled cross, XF with hints of luster. Estimate: $175-$250.
546. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13;
KM-5.1; Cal-675. 27.22 grams. Bold full P-RL, shield and cross, all set off
by darkly contrasting toning, nice VF. Estimate: $200-$300.
548. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13; KM-5.1; Cal-675. 27.04 grams. Choice grade (deeply struck AU with luster), with full and well-detailed shield, full cross with one minor weak spot, a few tiny spots of toning. Estimate: $175-$250.
549. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early 5th period?). S-P14; KM-5.1. 27.23 grams. Broad flan with nearly full
legends, choice full shield (slightly doubled) and cross, bold P-B and denomination o-Viii, XF with some dark spots. The jury is still out in deciding where to place this issue chronologically, as the unique “alien-like” lions and simple-square castles (Sellschopp #269 and #280) do not match any other periods, and overall the style is more like 3rd period (commas in legend, finer details and broader flan) than 5th period. In the past we have diverged from the opinions of Sellschopp and Paoletti on this point, but clear examples like this one (with full denomination and style of lions matching other 5th-period issues) cause us to return to agreement with these venerable references, yet with the footnote that we can never really know where this unique design falls in the sequence. Estimate: $200-$300.
547. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13; KM-5.1; Cal-675. 27.10 grams. Good full shield and cross, VF+ with spotty
toning. Estimate: $175-$250.
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550. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early 5th period?). S-P14; KM-5.1. 27.21 grams. Bold full cross-lions-castles
and shield (all very slightly doubled), with full crown and much legend, AXF with dark patches near edge. (See previous lot for explanation of time sequence for this issue.) Estimate: $150-$225.
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551. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th 555. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620T, mintmark retroperiod), borders of x’s. S-P14; KM-5.5. 27.14 grams. Bold full P-B and denomination o-VIII flanking full but doubled shield, full but weaker cross, king’s name PHILIPVS in legend, clear borders of x’s, VF with practically no corrosion, rare provenance. From the “Wild Horse River Wreck” (ca. 1620), with our photo-certificate, and pedigreed to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #230. Estimate: $250-$375.
grade P over normal P (“phi”), quadrants of cross transposed.
Choice bold date with 0 appearing twice due to doubling, good full shield and cross-lions-castles, bold full “phi” mintmark, darkly toned XF with light surface corrosion (salvaged). Estimate: $150-$225. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-930. 25.74 grams.
552. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R
(curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 26.44 grams. Good full shield and cross, bold king’s ordinal III, toned AVF with weak peripheries and edge-split. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.
556. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)621T, mintmark retrograde P over normal P (“phi”), quadrants of cross transposed, rare, NGC VF 35. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-933. 27.22 grams. Mostly clear date 553. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 27.07 grams. Choice XF with full and well-detailed shield
(off-center) and cross-and-tressure, bold P•M and just enough legend to confirm it is the pre-dated, nicely toned all over. Estimate: $150-$225.
at 8-10 o’clock with big space after that showing only an ornamental dot, bold assayer, weak but certain “phi” mintmark, good full shield and cross with nice toning, VF+. NGC #4485342-003 (date not specified on label). Estimate: $250-$375.
557. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1623?)T/P, quadrants of cross transposed.
S-P22a; KM-19. 26.67 grams. Broad flan with full but doubled shield and cross, somewhat uneven thickness resulting in flatness in peripheries, yet with fairly clear P+T/P and what could be the bottoms of three I’s at the end of the date (16ZIII for 1623) per the norm, AXF with light toning and minor “horn silver.” SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.
554. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)617M. S-P19; KM-10; Cal-
921. 27.36 grams. Bottom half of 617 of date, full shield and cross with minor flatness, bold denomination o-VIII, AVF with a few dark stains. Estimate: $200-$300.
558. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (early
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S-P23; KM-19a.
27.28 grams. Full P•P (actually rendered as “P•P•P” due to doubling,
full but centrally flat shield and cross, smallish flan, lightly toned Fine+ with spots of verdigris on reverse. Estimate: $125-$200.
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559. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P/T (early 1620s), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P22; KM-19. 26.16 grams.
Bold full P/T next to full and well-detailed shield, the cross also full (off-center) but the whole coin somewhat doubled, deeply toned XF with some old marks. Estimate: $125-$200.
562. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales 1629(T), denomination 8,
fine-dot borders, NGC VF 35. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1454. 26.62 grams. Final (finer) style for 1629 with nearly full date with digit 2 rendered as a sideways N, full denomination, well-detailed full shield and cross, lightly toned. NGC #4836940-003. Estimate: $200-$300.
560. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1629T, denomination 8, heavy-dot borders.
S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1454. 27.07 grams. Bold date with full 29 and bottom half of 16, full •P•T•, nearly full crown, full shield and cross, AVF with minor flat spots, some brown toning and verdigris. Estimate: $200-$300.
561. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)29T, denomination 8, heavy-dot borders, ex-Panama hoard (ca. 1629). S-P26; KM-19a;
Broad flan with bottom of 2 and very bold full 9 of date, full denomination and assayer T, nice full crown, full but weaker cross and shield, AXF overall with typical orange sediment in crevices. From the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.” Estimate: $175-$250.
Cal-1454. 26.35 grams.
563. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1630(T), NGC VF 25.
S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1455. 26.53 grams. Broad flan with bold full 30 of date shifted inward due to doubling, breaching the otherwise full cross, good full shield with full mintmark and denomination, deeply toned. NGC #4836940-004. Estimate: $200-$300.
564. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1630T with date as “16330,” NGC VF 30. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1455. 26.78 grams. Full and clear date rendered as “16330” due to doubling (label says 1633 in error), good full shield and cross with full P•T• and denomination •8•, most of king’s name, nicely toned, two small edge-splits. NGC #4836940-005. Estimate: $200-$300.
565. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T (ca.
1630). S-P26; KM-19a. 27.59 grams. AXF with nice full shield and cross, full denomination •8•, lightly toned, small thick flan. Estimate: $125-$200.
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566. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1632T, with cross-fleury 569. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1647-9)Z, no counter-
ornaments flanking denomination and between mintmark and assayer, rare. S-P26; KM-19a; Cal-1457. 25.56 grams. Complete date
(the flan extending past the outer border), also full mintmark and dramatic cross-8-cross denomination, bold king’s ordinal IIII, full but weaker shield and cross, unevenly thick VF with slight surface porosity. Estimate: $200-$300.
mark (rare). S-P34; KM-19a. 24.72 grams. Full P•Z, crudely uneven flan with much flatness and some doubling, deeply toned AVF for actual wear, intact edge and no corrosion (hence underweight as made) with no evidence of a countermark to make it passable at 7-1/2 reales in 1649 (therefore devalued to 6 reales and should have been melted). Estimate: $125-$200.
567. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1633(T). S-P26; KM-19a; Cal- 570. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R
1458. 27.43 grams. Very
bold and 100% full date, full king’s name and denomination •8•, full shield and cross, AVF with dark porous area near edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
568. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)645, assayer not visible.
Full and bold date (rare thus), most of crown and nearly full shield and cross despite weak areas, somewhat crude near edge due to varying thickness, lightly toned AVF. Estimate: $200-$300. KM-19a. 27.46 grams.
(Rincón) below mintmark P to left. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-518. 13.37
grams. Perfectly round flan with well-detailed full shield and crown and cross-lions-castles, also bold full P-R, some peripheral flatness, VF+ with toned fields, desirable first coinage of the Potosí mint. Estimate: $600-$900.
571. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R
(Rincón) below mintmark P to left. S-P1; KM-4.2; Cal-518. 12.94
grams. Good full cross-lions-castles with 100% full legend on that side, nice full shield and crown with full king’s name, P-R and denomination o-IIII, lightly toned but slightly porous XF with small part of edge missing. Estimate: $350-$500.
572. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early
5th period?). S-P14; KM-4.2 for type. 13.62 grams. Choice full shield, full but slightly doubled cross (distinctive style, like 8R lots 549-550 in this same auction), bold assayer B and denomination o-iiii, XF with a few dark streaks. Estimate: $125-$200.
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575. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R 573. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th (Rincón) below mintmark P to left. S-P1; KM-3.2; Cal-364. 6.86 period), border of x’s on reverse. S-P14; KM-4.3. 13.59 grams. Good full shield and cross, full P-B, clear border of x’s on cross side only, VF with toning in crevices. Estimate: $125-$200.
grams. XF+ with flat spots, good full shield and cross, bold full P-R and denomination ii, contrasting toning and sediment. Estimate: $175-$250.
576. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)639TR, very rare. S-P27; 574. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) below mintmark P to left.
S-P1; KM-3.2; Cal-364. 6.42
grams. Broad flan with much legend, choice full shield with bold P-R to left and denomination ii to right, full crown, good full cross-andtressure, toned XF with some surface oxidation. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-14a; Cal-unl. 6.87 grams. Bold full 3 of date following by long tail of
9 (easily mistaken for a 7, neither date listed in Calicó in any case), bold full mintmark, good full shield and cross on a compact flan, VF with black area on part of edge. Estimate: $300-$450.
577. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, mintmark P to right. S-P1; KM-1.1; Cal-136. 1.20
grams. Broad, round flan with full inner details and nearly full crown and legends, bold R-P, darkly toned fields, XF with surface porosity. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.
Pillars and Waves
578. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1654E, •PH• at top of pillars, •8• at top of cross, unique dies, NGC VF
details / holed. S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1414. Broad flan with full and evenly struck details with minimal doubling and just the tops of some let-
tering in the legends off the edge, attractively toned, with two small holes to right and left of cross. Interestingly, the dies for this coin do not match any of the four listed in Lázaro, all of which he rated as “R3” (four to six known). NGC #4771444-001. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
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579. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1506. 27.24 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with choice full crown, three
dates (bold full 1654 in legend, rare thus) and two bold mintmarks and assayers, toned Fine with plugged hole at top but still attractive. Estimate: $350-$500.
580. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1658E, •pomegranate• at top on both sides, NGC AU details / plugged.
S-P37a; KM-R21; Cal-1423. 26.64 grams. Very broad flan with all details full (legends and interiors), some minor doubling, plugged hole at top of pillars, lightly toned, die-match with Lázaro #157 (R2). NGC #4771444-002. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
581. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1659E, NGC VF 35. S-P37a;
KM-21; Cal-1523. 27.9 grams. Good full cross, full but doubled pillars in
center of chunky flan with crude peripheries, richly toned with traces of encrustation in crevices. NGC #4435033-006. Estimate: $350-$500.
582. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1661E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1525.
25.27 grams. Bold full pillars, nearly full cross on a broad flan with at least parts of all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, somewhat worn (About Fine) but with contrasting toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
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583. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1665E, date below cross 586. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C, NGC VF 20. S-P38;
as 665.
S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1530. 25.14 grams. Bold full pillars-andwaves (the tops particularly sharp), good full cross, three dates, bold king’s name and ordinal, VF with light surface porosity. Estimate: $175-$250.
584. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1669E.
S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-
700. 25.74 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, nice but off-center full
cross with bold king’s name and ordinal as a result, two dates (669 below cross), large edge-split, nicely toned XF with very light surface porosity. Estimate: $250-$375.
KM-26; Cal-714. 25.81 grams. Full cross (slightly doubled) and crown and pillars but some flat areas, three bold assayers and mintmarks, nice toning, no porosity. NGC #4836944-014. Estimate: $200-$300.
587. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-717.
27.12 grams. Two bold dates, one above full waves and the other be-
low full but off-center cross, Fine with much flatness, uneven toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
588. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-720.
585. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1669E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-700.
25.42 grams. Good full cross and one completely full pillar, at least parts
27.29 grams. Atypically small and chunky for the period, with two partial dates and three partial assayers (all clear), bold pillars and cross, deeply toned Fine. Estimate: $175-$250.
of all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, lightly toned VF with edge-splits, very light surface porosity. Estimate: $200-$300.
589. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V, NGC XF 40. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-721. 27.12 grams. Three
clear dates despite much flatness, nearly full waves (minor doubling), very lightly toned. NGC #4836944-015 (coin loose in slab). Estimate: $200-$300.
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590. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1684VR, NGC XF details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-680. 25.93 grams. Broad flan with 100% full legends and inner details with rich toning all over, minimal doubling on pillars side only, small hole at top of cross side, that side a die-match with Lázaro #212 (R1) but pillars-side die unrecorded. NGC #4771444-003. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
591. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1685VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal726. 27.04 grams. Three dates and assayers, bold waves, full but slightly
doubled and mostly flat cross and pillars, richly toned Fine. Estimate: $175-$250.
592. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR.
S-P40; KM-26;
Good full pillars with choice full crown above, good full cross-lions-castles, three dates and assayers, VF+. Estimate: $250-$375. Cal-729. 27.29 grams.
593. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1690VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-733.
26.87 grams. Choice full pillars and cross, two dates, three mintmarks
and assayers, deeply toned VF, some peripheral flatness. Estimate: $350-$500.
594. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal734. 26.99 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, weaker cross with bold
denomination inside nice crown at top, three assayers, somewhat worn (About Fine), edge-split. Estimate: $175-$250.
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595. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1692VR, rare, NGC VF details / holed. S-P40; KM-R26; Cal-688. 27.82 grams.
Round and thick flan per the period, with about half the legends visible but nice full interiors without any doubling, richly toned all over, die-match with Lázaro #230 (R3). NGC #4771444-004. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
596. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-735.
27.48 grams. Full cross and pillars, three dates and mintmarks, two as-
sayers, somewhat crude strike, Fine+ with toning and light encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $350-$500.
597. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1693VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-
736. 26.79 grams. Three clear dates (rare thus), good full cross, bold full
pillars with especially nice waves, king’s ordinal II, lightly toned AXF with some peripheral flatness. Estimate: $250-$375.
598. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1694VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-
Full but doubled pillars and cross, good full waves, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, VF with some dark toning. Estimate: $175-$250.
737. 26.72 grams.
599. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1695VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-738.
27.35 grams. Full pillars and cross (the former slightly doubled and the
latter off-center), nice crown, two dates, three assayers, lightly toned VF. Estimate: $175-$250.
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600. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal740. 27.38 grams. Choice
full pillars-and-waves with two dates on that side, full but doubled cross, chunky AXF with contrasting toning but plugged in flat area of periphery. Estimate: $175-$250.
601. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-744.
26.86 grams. Crude and chunky flan as usual (especially the edge), with
two full dates and clear assayer (scarce), most of cross and pillars, deeply toned AVF. Estimate: $200-$300.
602. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1699F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-745. 27.40 grams. Full pillars and cross despite peripheral flatness, two par-
tial dates and assayers and mintmarks, deeply toned Fine. Estimate: $150-$225.
603. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1701Y. S-P43; KM-26; Cal-1535
Off-center pillars with bold date and two assayers, full but crude cross, interestingly barrel-shaped flan, lightly toned Fine with flat peripheries. Estimate: $200-$300. (under Ph. V). 24.73 grams.
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604. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1702Y. S-P43a; KM-31;
Cal-1536. 24.68 grams. Chunky flan (barrel-shaped) as usual but with most of pillars and cross and parts of all three dates (full 702 between pillars) and mintmarks and assayers, richly toned Fine+. Estimate: $150-$225.
605. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal (galano), 1704/3Y, rare, NGC VF details / holed. S-P43a; KM-unl (R31 for type); Cal-unl (Type
174). 25.93 grams. Broad
flan with 100% full details but with some minor doubling, nicely toned fields, very clear 4/3 overdate in legend, diematch with Lázaro #243 (R3). NGC #4767950-001. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
606. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1706Y. S-P43a; KM-31;
Typically chunky with much peripheral flatness but with three dates, including bold 706 between pillars, full 1706 in legend and bold 06 date below very doubled cross, Fine+ with traces of porosity, toning around details. Estimate: $175-$250.
Cal-1541. 26.59 grams.
607. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1710Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-31; 608. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1719Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1546. 26.58 grams. Chunky flan with crude strike as usual, with bold
full 710 date between pillars, most of (off-center) cross but lots of flatness, otherwise About Fine or so. Estimate: $175-$250.
Cal-1555. 28.75 grams. Full pillars with bold full date, nearly full but off-center cross with second date below, VF with flat peripheries, some old marks. Estimate: $175-$250.
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609. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1720Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-1556.
613. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1739M. S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1577.
assayer Y to right of nice pillar-tops, most of 20 of date (very scarce), AVF for actual wear. Estimate: $175-$250.
full waves and one pillar 100% full, two dates and mintmarks, clear assayer, dark toning in crevices. Estimate: $175-$250.
26.04 grams. Oddly oblong flan with much flatness as usual but bold
610. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1728M. S-P44; KM-31; Cal-1561. 27.16 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves (slightly doubled), cruder
cross (nearly full), peripherally flat Fine+ with minor black staining. Estimate: $250-$375.
611. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1735E. S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-1570.
26.25 grams. Deeply toned AXF with full pillars (two dates on that
side) and cross, broader flan than usual for this period, with peripheral flatness and roughness. Estimate: $250-$375.
612. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1737M. S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-
1575. 26.61 grams. Good full pillars with bold date, two mintmarks and
assayers, bold cross with date below and third mintmark to left, AVF with deeply toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.
27.14 grams. Very chunky VF+ with parts of edge crude (as made), nice
614. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1740M. S-P47; KM-31a; Cal-1578. 26.64 grams. Chunky but choice, with full and well-detailed pillars-
and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates, three full mintmarks, one full assayer and parts of both others, XF+ with contrasting toning. Estimate: $300-$450.
615. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal1584. 26.01 grams. Choice full cross, nearly full pillars, parts of all three
dates (two bold), mintmarks and assayers, deeply toned AXF, typically chunky. Estimate: $250-$375.
616. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; Cal1588. 27.04 grams. Bold full cross and pillars, two bold dates, small and chunky flan, VF with nice toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
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617. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q, mintmark and assayer transposed on pillars side, unique error with king’s ordinal as IV. S-P52; KM-unl (40 for
Type); Cal-523. 27.12 grams. Choice details (for the period) on a typically chunky flan, with 100% full pillars and cross, two dates, clear q at top-left and bottom-right and P at topright and bottom-left on pillars side, king’s ordinal as IV instead of VI in legend, deeply toned XF. Estimate: $500-up.
618. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-522. 621. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1756q. S-P54; KM-40; Cal-534. 27.03 grams. Good full pillars with full date and two assayers, full but
slightly doubled cross with third assayer and partial date, deeply toned VF. Estimate: $300-$450.
26.78 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, with
bold full date and assayer, very nice contrast, bold AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.
619. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-524. 622. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-40; Cal-536.
27.16 grams. Oblong flan with full pillars and cross, all three dates and assayers and mintmarks, typically chunky VF+ with no toning. Estimate: $300-$450.
27.16 grams. Full pillars, nearly full cross, full date and assayer, chunky
620. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1754C+q. S-P53; KM-40; Cal-
623. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-
528. 26.94 grams. Full pillars with bold date and assayer C at upper-right,
weaker but certain q at lower left, off-center cross with clear C to right and bold date below, chunky AVF with dark toning around details, attempted puncture (old) in flat area at top. Estimate: $300-$450.
VF+ with low-contrast toning all over. Estimate: $175-$250.
1138. 26.93 grams. Unusually round and well struck for the period, with three dates (very rare thus), full pillars and cross-lions-castles, VF with toned fields. Estimate: $350-$500.
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624. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y-V. S-P57; KM-45; Cal1138. 26.93 grams. Chunky flan with edge-split, good full cross, full but
doubled pillars, two dates and assayers, Fine. Estimate: $150-$225.
625. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-
1140. 26.76 grams. Nice round flan (albeit chunky) with bold full pillars, bold but off-center cross, AXF with mysterious surface roughness on opposing sides per the period. Estimate: $175-$225.
628. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-
1142. 26.88 grams. Round but chunky flan with good full pillars, nearly
full cross, two dates and assayers, attractively toned VF. Estimate: $150-$225.
629. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1767(V-Y).
S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1143. 26.86 grams. Bold cross and pillars on a typically chunky flan
with clear date, deep toning, VF with surface roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $150-$225.
630. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; Cal626. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1765Y-Y-V.
Cal-1141. 26.76 grams. three
S-P57; KM-45;
dates and assayers (rare thus) on a chunky but roundish flan with good full cross and nearly full pillars, VF with surface roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $250-$375.
1145. 26.75 grams. Round but chunky flan with bold cross, full date and assayer, off-center Fine with contrasting toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
631. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal1145. 26.94 grams. Two bold dates, one full pillar and most of (off-center)
627. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1765V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal1141. 27.09 grams. Chunky but round with one pillar 100% full, bold full
cross, crude XF with light toning, surface roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $150-$225.
date, nice cross-lions-castles, deeply toned XF+ with surface roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $200-$300.
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632. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771V-(Y).
636. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-25; Cal-526. S-P59; KM-45;
Chunky, somewhat squarish flan with full but off-center pillars, nearly full (oversized) cross, toned Fine+ with parts of edge crude (as made), surface roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $200-$300.
Cal-1154. 26.91 grams.
13.33 grams. Nice but off-center strike, with one complete pillar and
nearly full waves, choice crown and denomination above cross, VF with attractively toned fields. Estimate: $175-$250.
637. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-536. 13.33 grams. Choice full cross (well centered), the pillars side slightly
off-center and somewhat flat, Fine with toned fields, old scratches. Estimate: $125-$200.
633. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772(V)-Y.
S-P59; KM-45;
Bold full date, most of pillars and cross despite much peripheral flatness and crudeness (chunky flan), also with typical surface roughness on opposing sides, richly toned AXF for actual wear. Estimate: $150-$225.
Cal-1156. 26.72 grams.
638. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-25; Cal-544. 13.59 grams. Good full pillars and cross-lions-castles, parts of all three
dates and mintmarks, two assayers, VF with some peripheral flatness, contrasting sediment on fields. Estimate: $400-$600.
634. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773V-Y, rare final year of cobs. S-P59; KM-45; Cal-1158. 26.27 grams. Very chunky and crude (especially the edge) but with clear date, nearly full oversized cross, Fine with spotty toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
639. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-39; Cal-406.
13.63 grams. Thick and chunky flan with bold pillars and cross, one bold date and part of another, VF+ with contrasting sediment on fields. Estimate: $200-$300.
635. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1674E, rare. S-P37b; KM-25;
Cal-518. 13.09 grams. Good full cross and pillars, two dates (missing in Karon), deeply toned VF with surface encrustation. Estimate: $200-$300.
640. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1753q.
407. 13.30 grams. Bold
S-P52; KM-39; Cal-
full date and waves, nearly full cross with bold mintmark to left, typically chunky AVF, lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.
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641. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1766(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-44; Cal- 645. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1687VR, NGC MS 60.
910. 13.51 grams. Broad flan for the period, with good centers but some peripheral flatness, VF with a few dark areas. Estimate: $200-$300.
642. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1767V-(Y).
S-P40; KM-24; Cal-420. 6.34 grams. Very rare grade (crisp and lustrous) and also choice strike with full pillars and cross-lions-castles well-centered on a broad flan with small edge-split, two dates, three assayers and mintmarks, effectively finest known (no others listed in NGC census). NGC #3154778-001. Estimate: $350-$500.
S-P57; KM-44;
Bold date and one full pillar (off-center), very high-relief cross on a chunky flan with sharply cut edges (as made), two full assayers, nicely toned AXF with surface roughness on opposing sides per the period. Estimate: $200-$300.
Cal-911. 13.36 grams.
646. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-24; Cal-425.
6.86 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross (well centered), three dates
including full 1692 in legend, AVF with toned fields, minor surface porosity. Estimate: $200-$300.
643. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1677E. S-P37b; KM-24; Cal-401.
8.58 grams. Nice full pillars with 100% full waves, nearly full cross with
one lion and one castle choice, two dates and assayers and mintmarks, non-toned AU- (slightly off-center strike), inexplicably overweight (effectively a “2-1/2 reales”). Pedigreed to the Aureo mail bid auction of Feb. 7, 2007, lot 566. Estimate: $150-$225.
647. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1727Y, Louis I. S-P43b; KM34; Cal-27. 6.49 grams. Oblong flan with good full cross, one 100%-full pillar, two dates, LVI(S) visible (rare thus), AVF with deeply toned fields. Estimate: $125-$200.
648. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1732M. S-P44; KM-29a; Cal-907.
644. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-24; Cal-410.
6.42 grams. Broad flan with slightly crude edge (as made), choice full
pillars-and-waves and nearly full cross-lions-castles, two bold dates and three assayers, very choice grade (non-toned AU+). Estimate: $150-$225.
5.69 grams. Round flan with 100% full pillars and crown and crosslions-castles, two dates (one full) and assayers, VF with toned fields. Estimate: $125-$200.
649. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1750q. S-P50a; KM-38; Cal-317.
5.96 grams. Bold strike and very high grade (UNC with luster), 100% full pillars and nearly full cross, minor oxidation on part of edge. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Other Silver Cobs Dominican Republic
Panama
650. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, copper 4 maravedís, Emperor Charles V (Charles I of Spain), assayer F, mintmark S-P, second series (rare), ex-Rudman. KM-50; Cal-48.
3.76 grams. Far less common than the earlier series of copper coins, with S-castle-P (instead of monogram and assayer and denomination) on obverse and lion above assayer (instead of pillars and mintmark) on reverse, KAROLVS OINTVS (quintvs) in legend (as struck after Joanna’s death in 1555), intact flan despite minor surface pitting, near XF overall, darkly toned. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. Estimate: $250-$375.
651. Panama(?), C countermark on reverse of a Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark B at bottom of reverse, circlet and cross potent at end of legend, rare. Host: Cal-unl (Type 60). 3.08 grams. Very bold and clear countermark with raised
C inside incuse circle (so deeply impressed that the other side is raised and flat), VF host with full legends and inner details, contrasting toning. Estimate: $600-$900.
Colombia
Shield Type
652. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (162)8, assayer E below mintmark RN to left, rare, NGC VF details / scratches.
Broad flan with much legend including bold full 8 of date, bold full shield and cross-andtressure with flat centers and old scratches, very bold full RNE to left and denomination VIII to right, lightly toned. NGC #4246425-001. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Restrepo-M45.3; S-C3; KM-3.4; Cal-1233. 27.1 grams.
653. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer E
below mintmark RN to left (1628), rare, NGC VF 35. Restrepo-
Barrel-shaped flan (struck on a diagonal) with bold full shield and cross, nearly full crown, full NRE and bold denomination VIII, deeply toned. NGC #4922284-007. Estimate: $600-$900.
M45.3; S-C3; KM-3.4; Cal-1233. 26.84 grams.
654. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer E, NRE/NER to left (late 1620s), very rare, PCGS genuine, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-M45.11; S-C3; KM-3.4;
Cal-Type 298. 27.06 grams. Bold full cross with choice castles and lions (the
latter with unusual but distinctive pronounced circular/crescent design in legs), well-detailed full shield with transposed lions and castles at upperleft, full mintmark-assayer showing R/E and E/R to left and denomination VIII (vertically) to right, full 16 of date, AU with light toning in crevices, somewhat crude edge (as made). Plate Coin on page 80 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39179291. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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655. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, assayer not visible
(E ) below mintmark ( R)N to left (late 1620s), NGC AU 55. Restrepo-M45.3; S-C3; KM-3.4; Cal-Type 298. 27.49 grams. Broad flan
with peripheral flatness but nice centers including top half of shield and nearly full cross-lions-castles, trace of N of mintmark to left and denomination VIII vertically to right. NGC #4771288-001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
658. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not
visible, denomination VIII to left, mintmark NR to right (1627-51), quadrants of cross transposed, no inner border on cross side, very rare, PCGS XF detail / tooled. Restrepo-M44;
KM-3.3; Cal-Type 337. 26.80 grams. This mysterious coin shares aspects of several others of the same Restrepo type (M44), without matching any completely. The cross side lacks an inner border of dots, matching Restrepo-M44.9 (1627), but the shield side has an inner border (unlike M44.9), with the denomination (vertically with V facing outward) and mintmark •N•R• fairly clear flanking the full but doubled shield with pomegranate at bottom and lions and castles transposed at upper-left (also full crown). A previous offering of this coin in Aureo & Calicó attributed it to 1628, but we see nothing specific confirming that attribution. Choice full cross-lions-castles, nicely toned all over, the stated “tooling” nothing more than a sharp scrape on a flat area near edge on cross side. PCGS #39179292. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
656. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P
below mintmark NR to left (late 1620s), denomination VIIII [sic] to right (unique error), quadrants of cross transposed.
Restrepo-M44; S-B4; KM-3.3; Cal-Type 337. 27.94 grams. Full and well-detailed
shield with very bold full error denomination and clear mintmarkassayer, bold full (oversized) cross with well-detailed lions and castles (great for die-study), VF+ with contrastingly toned fields, light surface porosity. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
659. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer E
below mintmark RN to left (late 1620s), rare, PCGS VF30.
Restrepo-M36.2; S-C3; KM-2.4; Cal-Type 261. 13.06 grams. Nice full crown over
most of shield with bold RN and clear E to left, II(II) to right, nearly full and bold but off-center cross with legend clockwise 90 degrees, light toning and small spots of “horn silver.” Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227630. Estimate: $600-$900.
657. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1634A, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare, PCGS VF detail / tooled, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-M44.15; S-B5; KM-3.3; Cal-1540. 27 grams. Full 16 of date followed by bottom half of 34 outside of full but doubled and partially flat cross with very well-detailed lions, some flat spots in otherwise full crown and shield with bold full •N•R•A to left and denomination •VIII• vertically to right, a few dark spots, light old scratches in flat areas. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 79 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227631. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
660. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer E
below mintmark C to right (1630s), rare, NGC VF 30. Restrepo-
M36.8; S-C3; KM-2.4; Cal-Type 261. Full shield (slightly weak at bottom) with full and bold denomination +IIII+ to left and +C+E+ to right, bold full cross (slightly off-center), nicely toned. NGC #4837207-002. Estimate: $600-$900.
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Pillars and Waves
661. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer A
below mintmark NR to left (1632-42), castles and lions in proper quadrants on both sides, NGC VF 30. Restrepo-M28.15;
S-B5; KM-6.1; Cal-939. 6.87 grams. Bold full •N•R•A between bold king’s ordinal IIII and nearly full shield (weak at bottom), bold but incomplete cross (oversized on a small flan and slightly off-center), nicely toned, small part of edge crude (as made). NGC #4485805-025. Estimate: $600-$900.
663. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1655, assayer PoRS, rare, PCGS XF40. Restrepo-M46.19; S-B7; KM-7.1; Cal-1555. Bold full pillars-and-waves with full and bold PoRS to left and 1655 to right (both vertical), mintmark oNR in middle and PLVS / VL/ TRA above, bold full shield (somewhat crude, as made) on other side, nicely toned around details. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227632. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
662. Bogotá, Colombia, billon cob 1/4 real, date not visible
(1622), assayer A to right and mintmark S to left, lions and castles transposed, very rare, NGC Fine details / environmental damage, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-M11.1;
S-B1; KM-1; Cal-529. 1.86 grams. Nearly
full crown and shield with bold mintmark S (for Santa Fe) to left and weak but certain assayer A to right, other side with weak but full pomegranate inside pillars flanked with P to left and V to right (for PLVS VLTRA), lightly toned and somewhat porous all over. The Restrepo reference (in which this coin is pictured) attributes this issue to Cartagena, for at the time it was believed that all coins prior to 1627 were struck in Cartagena, but more recent research presented by Jorge Proctor in 2018 shows that all but the 8 reales of 1621 were actually struck in Bogotá (Santa Fe), which makes more sense for this coin with pomegranate and transposed lions and castles. In any case there are very few of these billon (or enriched silver) 1/4R known (Restrepo says three), this being the first we have offered. Pedigreed to the Ponterio sale #125 of April 25-26, 2003 with lot tag #2467, and plated on page 68 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). NGC #4770572-011. Estimate: $3,000-up.
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664. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1662, assayer Po.RS.,
pomegranate to right, very rare, PCGS VF detail / salt water damage. Restrepo-M46.28; S-B7; KM-7.1; Cal-1558. Bold full shield with
denomination VIII to left and full pomegranate to right, very bold full pillars (complete crowns above) with bold Po.RS. to left and weak but certain date 166Z to right (both vertical), full mintmark oNR, choice strike but with light corrosion on cross side only, die-match with Waldo Newcomer specimen. PCGS #39179293. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
665. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 real, 1653R, motto as P-LV-
S, rare, NGC AU 53, Nesmith Plate Coin (stated on label).
Full but dramatically doubled (simple) shield and cross, with clear 653 of date in legend as a result but also with strange placement of what looks like two lions next to each other in shield, the crown above the right lion proving that that lion was originally next to the top-left castle (hence normal quadrants), full king’s ordinal IIII in legend, nicely toned. Plated in Nesmith’s 1958 article “A Hoard of the First Silver Coins of Nuevo Reino de Granada (Colombia).” NGC #4917432-001. Estimate: $600-$900. Restrepo-M24.9; S-B7; KM-9; Cal-778. 3.49 grams.
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Guatemala
Spain (Special Issue for Use in the New World) Ferdinand-Isabel
666. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1752J. S-G1a; Cal-426; KM-12. 26.77 grams. Full date below nice full crown-globes-waves, clear assayer but partially weak shield, richly toned Fine+ with no hole. With NGC tag #2323679-001 (F 12). Estimate: $250-$375.
669. Seville, Spain (struck for New World), 1 real, FerdinandIsabel, three dots vertically flanking shield, mintmark to bottom-right of crowned F, arrows to left, rare. Cal-443. 3.07
grams. AXF with choice full details all over, including (Latin) legends, nice toning, crude old hole (square) at edge. Estimate: $250-$375.
667. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1753J.
S-G1a; Cal-427; KM-12.
26.92 grams. Choice full pillars, bold 17 and 3 of date plus very bold
670. Burgos, Spain (struck for New World), copper 2 maravedís, Ferdinand-Isabel, ermines flanking crowned F-Y, mintmark oBo flanking crowned F, rare. Cal-69. 2.50 grams. Broad thin
mintmark, full assayer and denomination on other side, partial ordinal VI in legend, richly toned VF with no hole. Estimate: $500-$750.
flan with full details including (Gothic) legends, somewhat contrasting dark toning, somewhat oxidized surfaces as usual, otherwise XF or so. Estimate: $250-$375.
668. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739(J).
671. Burgos, Spain (struck for New World), copper 1
S-G1; Cal-1010; KM-5.
13.28 grams. Bold full date below most of pillars-and-globes, choice
full crown on other side (both sides off-center), VF+ with toning and patches of “horn silver.” Estimate: $400-$600.
maravedí, Ferdinand-Isabel, ermines flanking crowned F, mintmark oBo below crowned F-Y, rare. Cal-60. 1.22 grams. Full
flan but somewhat corroded and a little wrinkled, with bold crowned F and weak but certain mintmark, nearly full (Gothic) legends, mostly darkly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Spain
Philip II
Ferdinand-Isabel
672. Seville, Spain, 2 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer * to left
of yoke on reverse. Cal-516. 6.68 grams. Broad flan with full legends
(king’s name bold), full inner details, toned VF+ with old gouge on yoke. Estimate: $150-$225.
676. Toledo, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer M-in-circle
below mintmark oT to left. Cal-748. 27.27 grams. Choice and welldetailed full shield and cross-and-tressure, nearly full crown but weak legends, lightly toned XF. Estimate: $400-$600.
673. Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark B
below yoke and arrows, scallop and cross-potent in legend at top, NGC AU 58. Cal-301. 3.42 grams. Very broad flan extending past the outer borders with choice full legends (Gothic) and inner details, attractively toned, traces of luster. NGC #4763598-006. Estimate: $150-$225.
677. Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer M above mintmark T to left. Cal-599. 13.59 grams. Very broad flan with 100%
full details including legends (full king’s name and ordinal), crown, shield and cross-and-tressure (very slightly doubled), bold full M-T to left and denomination o-iiii to right, distinctive lack of inner borders, toned VF. Estimate: $600-$900.
Philip III
674. Granada, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer o flanking shield, mintmark Gothic G at bottom on reverse, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Cal-360. Choice full details including
crisp interiors and Gothic legends, lustrous and devoid of toning but not really any evidence of cleaning. NGC #4763598-005. Estimate: $150-$225.
678. Granada, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1601M. Cal-582. 6.65 grams. Choice full shield and cross-lions-castles with bold full date, denomination II (horizontal) to left and assayer-mintmark M-G to right, VF with toned fields, high points shiny. Estimate: $125-$200.
Consign to our Auction #28 November 2020 675. Toledo, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, pre-1497 de-
sign, mintmark T at bottom on obverse, o-o flanking shield on reverse, rare, NGC clipped. Cal-451. 2.43 grams. Full crowned
shield on both sides (Castile-León on obverse, Aragon-Naples-Sicily on reverse), VF details with toning, lightly trimmed around the edge in its time. NGC #5850336-003 (attributed to Burgos in error). Estimate: $600-$900.
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Ancient Coins Ancient Greek Attica 682. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 281-240 BC, “boy on dolphin,” NGC Ch VF / brushed, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. Vlasto 846; HN Italy 1024. 6.41 grams. Horseman advancing left,
679. Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm “owl,” 454-404 BC,
crowning horse with wreath / Taras riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in right hand and distaff in left; rooster behind. Brightly toned and well centered, clear TAPAE. NGC #5874106-003. Estimate: $250-$375.
NGC Ch AU, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. SNG Copenhagen 31-40; Kroll
8. 17.18 grams. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye / Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent to left; all within incuse square. Lustrous and choice example, full of fine detail. NGC #4372698-007. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
683. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 281-240 BC,
“boy on dolphin,” NGC Ch VF / brushed, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. Vlasto 899-903; HN Italy 1039. 6.31 grams. Horseman advancing right,
Calabria
holding shield and spear / Taras riding dolphin left, wearing chlamys and holding trident over shoulder, being crowned by Nike flying right. Well centered and pleasingly toned. NGC #5874106-004. Estimate: $250-$375.
680. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 344-334 BC,
“boy on dolphin.” Vlasto 642; HN Italy 939. 7.76 grams. Warrior on horseback right, holding shield and two spears, preparing to cast a third below / Taras astride dolphin left, holding kantharos and trident. Bits of sedimentation on obverse. Estimate: $250-$375.
684. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 281-240 BC,
“boy on dolphin,” NGC Ch VF, strike 4/5, surface 4/5. Vlasto 904-906; HN Italy. 6.39 grams. Warrior on horseback right, wearing cuirass and holding javelin / Taras on dolphin left, holding kantharos and distaff. Lightly toned. NGC #5874106-005. Estimate: $250-$375.
681. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 281-240 BC, “boy on dolphin,” NGC Ch VF / brushed, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. Vlasto 846; HN Italy 1024. 6.35 grams. Horseman advancing left,
crowning horse with wreath / Taras riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in right hand and distaff in left; rooster behind. Brightly toned and well centered, clear TAPAE. NGC #5874106-001. Estimate: $250-$375.
685. Calabria, Tarentum, AR didrachm, ca. 240-228 BC, Olympis, magistrate, “boy on dolphin,” NGC Ch XF / brushed, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. Vlasto 942; HN Italy 1055. 6.57
grams. Horseman advancing right, brandishing spear in right hand and holding reins in left, wreath behind; OLYMPUS below / Taras riding dolphin left, holding kantharos and cornucopiae; tripod right. Beautiful horse portrait. NGC #5874106-002. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Thrace
Corinthia
686. Corinthia, Corinth, AR stater, ca. 330-300 BC, “pegasus.” Calciati 417; Ravel 1027. 8.55 grams. Pegasus flying left with pointed
wings, koppa below / Helmeted head of Athena left, gamma beneath chin, thyrsos behind head. Well centered XF with lovely pegasus. Estimate: $350-$500.
Illyria
690. Thrace, Odessus, AR tetradrachm, posthumous issue in the name and types of Alexander III (the Great), ca. 280-200 BC, Klean(der?) magistrate, NGC Ch AU, strike 4/5, surface 3/5. Price 1160. 16.55 grams. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle and scepter. Deep strike with lovely details, lightly toned. NGC #3932045-004. Estimate: $400-$600.
Ancient Roman Roman Republic 687. Illyria, Dyrrhachion, AR stater, ca. 350-300 BC, “pega-
sus.” Calciati 38 corr. HGC 3, 26. 8.29 grams. Pegasus flying right / Head of Athena right, wearing Corinthian helmet; above, dolphin swimming right; behind neckguard, ? and club. XF with slightly off-center obverse and tiny gouge behind pegasus on reverse. Estimate: $250-$375.
691. Roman Republic, AR denarius, Ti. Quinctius 126 BC,
Rome mint, NGC XF. Crawford 267/1; Sydenham 505; Quinctia 2. Helmet-
Kingdom of Macedon
ed head of Roma right; apex to left; mark of value to lower right / The Dioscuri, each holding spear, on horseback right; Macedonian shield below. Bright and lovely. NGC #3998223-008. Estimate: $125-$200.
688. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, struck under Menes, NGC XF.
692. Roman Republic, AR denarius, M. Cipius M.f., 115-
Price 3495; Newell, Sidon 34. Head
of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left on throne; K (date) in left field. NGC #4372878-105. Estimate: $250-$375.
Moesia
689. Moesia, Istros, AR stater, ca. 400 BC. 5.59 grams. Facing
male heads, the right inverted / Sea-eagle grasping dolphin; ISTRIH above; H below tail. Deeply struck XF with great detail. Estimate: $150-$225.
114 BC, Rome mint, NGC XF. Crawford 289/1; Sydenham 546; Cipia
1. Helmeted head of Roma right; M C IPI M F to right; X (mark of value) to left / Victory driving galloping biga right, holding reins and palm frond; rudder below; ROMA in exergue. Obverse well centered and silvery all over. NGC #3998223-005. Estimate: $125-$200.
693. Roman Republic, AR denarius, L. Marcius Philippus, 57-56 BC, Rome mint, NGC XF. Crawford 425/1; Sydenham 919; Marcia
28. Diademed head of Ancus Marcius right; lituus behind / Equestrian statue right on aqueduct with five arches within which are A--Q--V--A-MAR (in monogram), PHILLIVS behind. Silvery and well centered. NGC #3998223-007. Estimate: $175-$250.
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Roman Empire
Eastern Roman Empire
696. Eastern Roman Empire, AV solidus, Zeno (474-491
AD), second reign (476-491 AD), NGC clipped XF / edge marks, strike 5/5, surface 2/5. RIC X 910; Depeyrot 108/1. 4.35 grams.
694. Roman Empire, AV aureus, Trajan (98-117 AD), NGC Ch F, strike 5/5, surface 5/5. BMC 347; RIC 136. 7.01 grams. Laure-
ate, draped and cuirassed bust of Trajan to right, seen from behind / Trajan advancing right, raising his right hand and holding spear over his left shoulder. Appealing toning and crisp strike. NGC #4684178009. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Pearl-diademed, helmeted, and cuirassed bust facing slightly right, holding spear and shield / Victory standing left holding long jeweled cross, star in right field. Lustrous and bright. NGC #2412415-012. Estimate: $400-$600.
Byzantine Empire
697. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Heraclius (610-641 695. Roman Empire, AV solidus, Valens (364-378 AD), An-
tioch mint. RIC 2d. 4.41 grams. Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right / Emperor standing right, holding Victory on globe and labarum, cross in left field. XF with good patina and detail. Estimate: $500-$750.
AD), Constantinople mint. DOC 13; MIB 11. 4.41 grams. Crowned and draped facing busts of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine; cross above / Cross potent set on three steps. Sharp XF details despite offcenter strike. Estimate: $300-$450.
698 through 713. No lots.
World Coins (silver unless otherwise noted) Argentina (River Plate Provinces)
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
715. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 real, 1840, NGC MS 62 BN, ex-O’Brien. Nice strike (no weak spots) with traces of original color and luster around details, early one-year type in desirable grade. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-005. Estimate: $100-$150.
Janson-16.1.10; KM-7.
714. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 1 real, 1813J, Potosí mint, PCGS MS64, finest known in PCGS census. Janson-13.1;
KM-2. Choice bold strike with full sunface details, lustrous and devoid of any marks or wear, very lightly toned, finest known at PCGS and tied with one other at this grade at NGC. PCGS #84000344. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
716. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 real, 1854, NGC MS 61 BN, ex-O’Brien.
Janson-22.1; KM-10. Choice details and satin-smooth fields, dark chocolate color all over, no marks or obvious wear, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62, one-year type. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-007. Estimate: $125-$200.
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717. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1/2 real (5/10), 1840, NGC MS 64 RB, finest known in NGC census, ex-O’Brien. Janson-17.1.3; KM-6.
Azores (under Portugal)
Finest known for the type in the NGC census and the first example designated Red-Brown (all others have been Brown), with much original luster and color (particularly in the peripheries), bold strike with minor die-cracks but no marks or wear, Interesting one-year type with legend VIVA LA CONFEDERACION! Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-004. Estimate: $150-$225.
722. Azores (under Portugal), 120 reis, crowned-G.P countermark (Luis I, 1887) on a Seville, Spain, milled 1 real, Ferdinand VI, 1759JV, NGC VF 20, c/s VF weak. Gomes-28.07;
Nicely toned, the countermark nearly full but somewhat indistinct. NGC #4922283-003. Estimate: $200-$300.
KM-24.1.
Argentina (Córdoba) Belgium
718. Córdoba, Argentina, 4 reales, 1852, Rioja-style rays
around sun, NGC MS 64. Janson-64.1.1; KM-A31. Highly lustrous and devoid of wear or marks, slightly crude rims and die-rust, no toning, tied for finest known in NGC census, neater type with single layer of rays as opposed to several layers of uneven-length rays. NGC #4767964-001 (misattributed as “uneven rays”). Estimate: $300-$450.
719. Córdoba, Argentina, 2 reales, 1849, seven-pointed sunface, NGC MS 64, finest known in NGC census, ex-O’Brien. Janson-57.1.2; KM-
723. Flanders, Belgium, gold louis d’or, Louis II de Male
(1346-84), PCGS MS62. Fr-157. 5.40 grams. Broad flan with 100% legends and inner details (all well struck), nice luster and no wear, maybe the faintest of a flan-ripple but clearly well preserved for centuries. PCGS #35640660. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
Nice luster and no wear, incipient toning at edge, large die-cracks on both sides, noteworthy as the single finest at NGC by five grades. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection. NGC #4771567-002. Estimate: $150-$225.
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720. Córdoba, Argentina, 1 real, 1848, ten-pointed sunface, 724. Flanders, Belgium, gold chaise d’or, Louis II de Male (1346-84), NGC MS 64. Fr-163. 4.48 grams. Full details (including
coin alignment, NGC MS 64, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-O’Brien. Janson-56.4.1;
legends), no wear or marks, nice frosty surfaces with original luster. NGC #4884602-015. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
Bold full legends and rims (tiny edge-split) but centers weak, lustrous and devoid of wear, interesting dies with G on one side and O of PROVINCIA clearly re-punched, top grade at NGC for entire type. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection. NGC #3907923-002. Estimate: $250-$375.
KM-26.3.
721. Córdoba, Argentina, 1/4 real, no date (1853-4), tenpointed sunface, ex-O’Brien. Janson-68.2.1; KM-33.2. 0.66 gram. Bold full sunface, typically crude rims and edge (as made), damage-free XF with light toning in peripheries. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection and the Ponterio auction #47 on March 8-9, 1991, lot 1979. Estimate: $150-$225.
725. Flanders, Belgium, gold franc a cheval, Louis II de Male (1346-84), NGC MS 61. Fr-156. 3.84 grams. Full details on both
sides, including the legends, with no wear but minimal luster and traces of die-rust on obverse. NGC 4884446-016. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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Bolivia (colonial) Gold
Busts
726. Potosí, Bolivia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1790/89PR. Janson-72.2.1; KM-68; Cal-1692. 26.92 grams. Problem-free
XF with traces of light red toning and luster in legends, small natural lacuna in part of obverse rim. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
Pillars
729. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1776JR, NGC MS 62. Janson-63.4; KM-55; Cal-1172. Lustrous and nearly mirrorlike fields with minimal hairlines on obverse only, flashy and choice (in fact second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64), scarce assayer for the date, desirable date for US collectors. NGC #4767954-001. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
730. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1777PR,
727. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1768JR,
hooked 6, dot after king’s name, six-petal rosette at bottom.
Richly toned XF, no major marks, clear example of the variety (one of nine for this date, according to Yonaka). Estimate: $250-$375. Yonaka-P8-68b1; Janson-58.2.2; KM-50; Cal-1160. 26.88 grams.
NGC MS 63. Janson-63.6; KM-55; Cal-1174. Lustrous and choice, with very faint golden toning, trivial hairlines on obverse and tiny spots of “horn silver” on reverse, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. NGC #4767954-002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
731. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1780PR, 728. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769JR NGC MS 62+, finest known in NGC census. Janson-63.9.2; KM-55;
(curved 9), no dot after king’s name, four-petal flower at bottom. Yonaka-P8-69b; Janson-58.3.6; KM-50; Cal-1165. 26.66 grams. Bold XF+ with light toning, minimal marks, commonest variety for this date. Estimate: $250-$375.
Cal-1178. Highly lustrous and bold, with virtually no marks and very light toning around details, not only the finest known in the NGC census (by three grades) but also the only graded Mint State example on record. NGC #4767954-003. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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Bolivia (Republic) Gold
732. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782PR, NGC AU 58. Janson-63.11.2; KM-55; Cal-1182. Highly lustrous, with
somewhat bluish toning here and there, slightly off-center and with slight weakness in a few spots yet tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. NGC #4739340-002. Estimate: $200-$300.
736. Potosí, Bolivia, gold medallic 1 scudo, 1840, Velasco, rare, PCGS AU details / scratch, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Burnett-18.1 var; Fonrobert-9526. Obverse with military bust above flags on poles within legend POTOSI EL REJENERADOR D BOLIVIA; reverse with standing Justice within legend PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL EN 1840. Curiously, Burnett remarks that Fonrobert simply missed the E in monogrammed DE, but the present specimen shows clearly that at least some examples have no E component at all. Light toning over muted luster, bold strike, small scratch under I of BOLIVIA. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32917089. Estimate: $500-$750.
733. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1804PJ, NGC
AU 58. Janson-76.16; KM-73; Cal-1008. Very bright and lustrous, with some minor hairlines and a few spots of slight weakness, also slightly off-center, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #4739340-005. Estimate: $150-$225.
737. Potosí, Bolivia, gold 1 scudo, 1856FJ, NGC MS 63. KM-114. Choice
bold strike with nice luster and light reddish toning, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #4739339002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
734. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813PJ, NGC MS 62. Janson-86.3.1; KM-84; Cal-1375. Brightly lustrous with
minor hairlines and faint flan-bulge in front of face, good strike, tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. NGC #4668527-004. Estimate: $400-$600.
735. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 1
738. Potosí, Bolivia, gold 1/2 escudo, 1868FE, NGC MS 61.
KM-141. Bold strike, bright yellow color with muted luster, no major marks or wear. NGC #4767954-007. Estimate: $350-$500.
real, Ferdinand VII, 1824PJ, NGC MS 63 (“top pop”). Jan-
Broad flan with choice rims, nice luster and toning around details, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #3897183-005. Estimate: $250-$375.
son-89.9; KM-84; Cal-643.
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Silver
739. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1 sol, 1829, Santa Cruz / dove / Cerro de Potosí, PCGS MS62, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Burnett-8B1; Fonrobert-9481 var. Obverse
with dove flying left with olive branch in beak within legend PAZ, UNION E INDEPENDENCIA DE BOLIVIA; reverse with Cerro de Potosí above ANO 1829. inside legend AL JRAL STA CRUZ, LOS EMPLEADOS DE POTOSI. Choice but slightly off-center strike with beautiful rainbow toning over luster. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32914172. Estimate: $150-$225.
740. Potosí, Bolivia, medal-
lic 1 sol, 1831, Santa Cruz / dove and Ballivián / Sucre, PCGS MS61, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-unl (obv
Obverse with downward-flying dove carrying olive branch in beak inside legend GRATITUD DE LOS EMPLEADOS DE SUCRE; reverse with JURADA / EN POTOSI / A 4 DE SEP- / TIEMBRE / DE 1831 within wreath. Interesting muling of (City of ) Sucre obverse linked to the time of Ingavi (1841, under Ballivián) with Potosí reverse from time of Santa Cruz dated 1831. Well struck, deeply toned, with traces of luster only at rims. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32914176. Estimate: $125-$200.
742. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1833LM, NGC MS 63. KM-97.
Nice luster and good strike, no notable marks or wear, hint of incipient toning, tied with three others for finest known in NGC census. NGC #5850149-001. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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743. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 4 soles, 1850, Belzu / Hercules, NGC MS 63. Burnett-31A; Fonrobert-9552. Obverse with bare
bust of Belzu inside legend M.Y. BELZU PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL DE BOLIVIA; reverse with Hercules holding a club (pointing to T) in one hand and a torch in the other and standing on a hydra above small letters MOLON within legend LA FUERZA NACIONALTRIUNFO DE LA ANARQUIA; reeded edged with incuse lettering AYACUCHO SUCRE 1824. Bold strike with nice toning over luster, faint die-polish lines in fields. NGC #5846728-008. Estimate: $150-$225.
741. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1/2 sol, (1831), America Libre / República Boliviana, PCGS AU55, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-unl; Fonrobert-unl. Obverse with face of Bacchus inside rays within legend AMERICA LIBRE; reverse with arms inside legend REPUBLICA BOLIVIA (matching the design of 1831 issues, although label says “c. 1825”). The Bacchus face (in smiling form) has been a symbol of the Potosí mint since colonial times and a large version hangs over the entrance to this day. Bold strike with satin-smooth fields and nice rims, no marks or wear except on high points of Bacchus. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32908392. Estimate: $200-$300.
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744. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, 1852/1, Belzu / criminal, coin axis, plain edge, NGC MS 65. Burnett-43; Fonrobert-9567
Obverse with seated Liberty, youth and baby looking toward radiant sun at right within legend LOS EMPLEADOS DE POTOSI at top and AL PRESIDENTE . M. Y. BELZU at bottom; reverse with fleeing criminal being chased off a cliff to right by a sword coming from clouds to left within legend LA PROVIDENCIA PERSIGUE EL CRIMEN with date 1852/1 at bottom, plain edge (overdate and edge not mentioned on label). The inspiration for the fleeing criminal theme was the attempted assassination of Belzu on September 6, 1850. Lightly toned over lustrous fields, no wear or marks, choice details. NGC #5846728-009. Estimate: $150-$225.
var (overdate, plain edge).
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745. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, 1852/1, Belzu / 748. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, 1855, Belzu renounccriminal, coin axis, reeded edge, PCGS MS63, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-43 var (reeded edge); Fonrobert-9567 var (overdate).
Obverse with seated Liberty, youth and baby looking toward radiant sun at right within legend LOS EMPLEADOS DE POTOSI at top and AL PRESIDENTE . M. Y. BELZU at bottom; reverse with fleeing criminal being chased off a cliff to right by a sword coming from clouds to left within legend LA PROVIDENCIA PERSIGUE EL CRIMEN with date 1852/1 at bottom, reeded edge (overdate and edge not mentioned on label). The inspiration for the fleeing criminal theme was the attempted assassination of Belzu on September 6, 1850. Toned over muted luster, nice strike, minor dark spots and contemporaneous 1E stamped into field behind Liberty’s head. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32915184. Estimate: $150-$225.
ing presidency, PCGS AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-72C; Fonrobert-9604 var. Obverse
with Belzu receiving medal and sash in Congress scene within legend EL CONGRESO ESTRAORDINARIO NO ADMITE; reverse with flying angel dropping flowers over crowd of people within legend LA RENUNCIA DEL PR/BESIDENTE DE LA REPU/BBLICA (label says “as Brn-72A3” in error). Choice strike and luster, minimal light marks, incipient toning, fully Mint State in our opinion. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906257. Estimate: $125-$200.
749. Potosí, Bolivia, PIEFORT medallic 1 sol, 1852, Belzu / angel / temple, PCGS MS62, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Obverse with angel flying right above clouds, her right hand holding horn and her left hand holding wreath encircling XX / BELZU, all within legend EL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI EN 1852; reverse with radiant temple inside legend AL SER SUPREMO QUE SALVO A BOLIVIA with EN 6. DE STBRE / DE 1850 in exergue (exact variety with long exergue lines but no period after date, hence a mule of Burnett 48A1 for obverse and 48B1 for reverse). Choice strike and luster, very lightly toned, no wear or notable marks. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32915191. Estimate: $125-$200.
Burnett-48A var; Fonrobert-9569 var.
746. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, 1852, Belzu / angel / temple, coin axis, PCGS AU53, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-46E, Fonrobert-9568 var. Obverse with angel flying right
above clouds, her right hand holding horn with banner reading XX / BOLIVIA and her left hand holding wreath encircling XX / EL JRAL / BELZU, all within legend EL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI EN 1852; reverse with radiant temple inside legend AL SER SUPREMO QUE SALVO A BOLIVIA with EN 6. DE STBRE / DE 1850/2. in exergue (label calls the reverse unlisted because the overdate is weak). Lightly toned over muted luster, nice strike except for slight central weakness and die-cracks on reverse. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32915186. Estimate: $125-$200.
750. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic
1 sol, 1853, Belzu / Christmas Eve, coin axis, PCGS MS63, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Burnett-61B; Fonrobert-9582 var. Obverse
with standing angel placing wreath on bust off Belzu on pedestal inside legend POTOSI AL YLUSTRE JEFE DE BOLIVIA; reverse with condor atop Cerro de Potosí inside wreath and legend 24 DE DICIEMBRE DE 1853. Muted luster with faint toning, minimal high-point wear. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32913686. Estimate: $200-$300.
751. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic
1 sol, 1854, Belzu, coin axis, PCGS MS62, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-66B1;
Obverse with standing facing woman with baby in arms and two children at sides above cornucopia within legend LA PATRIA AL YLUSTRE DEFENSOR DE SU INDEPENDENCIA; reverse with bust of Belzu above clouds within wreath inside legend M.Y. BELZU PRESIDENTE CONSTITUCIONAL with .POTOSI 1854. at bottom. Patchy rainbow toning over luster, no wear or marks of note. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32913691. Estimate: $150-$225.
Fonrobert-9592 var.
747. La Paz, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, 1853, Belzu / mountains / cornucopia, coin axis, PCGS AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-unl (obv 57B, rev 57A); Fonrobert-9756. Obverse
with Mt. Illimani under clouds, with city of La Paz in foreground, within legend CASA NACIONAL DE MONEDA DE LA PAZ; reverse with altar (with J.E. on base) and cornucopia within legend ERIJIDA POR EL J. MANUEL Y. BELZU. 1853 (label says Burnett 57A and Fonrobert 9755 in error). Choice full details and nice toning, muted luster, very light high-point wear. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32913678. Estimate: $150-$225.
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752. La Paz, Bolivia, medallic 1 sol, 1854, Belzu / condor, coin axis, PCGS MS63, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-70B2; Fon-
Obverse with condor with one wing raised, olive branch in beak, above broken chain, all inside legend LA HEROICA CIUDAD DE LA PAZ. EN 1854; reverse with seated Justice leaning on pedestal left and placing wreath on bust of Belzu on pedestal right within legend AL YLUSTRE JEFE DE LA NACION. M.Y.B. Attractively toned over muted luster, no wear or marks but centers slightly weakly struck. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32913694. Estimate: $150-$225.
robert-9766 var.
753. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic
1 sol, 1857, Córdova / angel / condor, coin axis, PCGS AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Obverse with condor with olive branch in beak under arc of nine stars above sun-and-mountain Bolivian arms within legend RECUERDO DEL PUEBLO POTOSINO with rosette at bottom; reverse with angel in clouds placing wreath on bust of Córdova on pedestal at left within legend AL NATALICIO DEL JEFE SUPREMO. 1857. The fourth star from left is boldly punched over a lower star. Bold strike with light toning over luster, very light high-point wear. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906269. Estimate: $125-$200.
Burnett-79A; Fonrobert-9622.
755. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 2 soles, (1863) Achá muled
with 1853 cornucopia (unlisted), PCGS UNC details / cleaned, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-unl (57A2 / 87A);
Fonrobert-unl. One side with altar (with J.E. on base) and cornucopia within legend ERIJIDA POR EL J. MANUEL Y. BELZU. 1853 (reverse of Burnett 57A2); other side with military bust of Achá (from 1863) above his name in cursive within legend AL RESTAURADR DL ORDEN CONSTITUCIONAL (rosette) (reverse of Burnett 87A). Label does not mention the muling and only states 1853 date with “R-87B1” in error. Choice bold strike with no toning, muted luster from grainy surfaces. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32913682. Estimate: $125-$200.
756. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1 melgarejo, 1865FP, PCGS AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-95A1; Fonrobert-9676.
754. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1/2 peso, 1861, Achá / Liberty
/ Cochabamba, coin axis, PCGS AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-86.2; Fonrobert-9784. Obverse with bust of Achá within
legend EL PUEBLO DE CBBA [Cochabamba] AL VENCEDOR DE SN JUAN; reverse with standing Liberty with cap-topped staff and scroll reading CONS / TITU / CION inside legend (rosette) SALVO LA CONSTITUCION DE 1861 (rosette). Lightly rainbow toned with only light wear. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906218. Estimate: $150-$225.
Obverse with AL / VALOR / DEL / JENERAL / MELGAREJO inside 666. Ms. and 400. Gs. in small letters within legend GRATITUD DEL PUEBLO POTOSINO EN 1865.; reverse with military bust of Melgarejo inside legend AL PACIFICADOR DE BOLIVIA .F.P. Somewhat olive-colored obverse with rainbow splashes on reverse, no notable marks and only light high-point wear. While this Melgarejo series is medallic in axis, the appearance of assayer-marks FP on this type strongly support their issue as coins. Burnett (which we follow) and Fonrobert disagree as to which side is the obverse, and the latter calls this denomination “Boliviano” or “10 reales.” Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906227. Estimate: $200-$300.
757. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1/2 melgarejo, 1865, PCGS
AU58, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-96A2; Fonrobert-9687.
Obverse with AL / VALOR / Y / AL / TALENTO above nine stars within legend CANTERIA DE POTOSI SETIEMBRE 5 DE 1865 *; reverse with busts of Melgarejo and Munoz inside small lettering MELGAREJO and MUNOZ within legend A LOS PACIFICADORES DE BOLIVIA 8. Traces of luster and faint rainbow toning, light adjustment marks and weak spot in center of obverse. Burnett (which we follow) and Fonrobert disagree as to which side is the obverse, and the latter calls this denomination “Medio-Boliviano” or “50 Centecimos.” Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906229. Estimate: $150-$225.
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758. La Paz, Bolivia, proof pattern 1 boliviano, 1868, C-T flanking eagle, no E, reeded edge, rare, NGC PF 62. KM-Pn26. Lustrous fields with faint rainbow toning, minor bagmarks, not labelled as piefort but seems to be much heavier than a normal boliviano. NGC #4771283-001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
761. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1/16 boliviano, 1865, PCGS
759. La Paz, Bolivia, pattern 20 centavos in silver, 1868CT, NGC MS 63.
Nice luster and strike, starting to tone at rims, with natural surface void on condor’s leg, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #2001086-008. Estimate: $300-$450. KM-Pn20.
MS61, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-103 (obv 9, rev 10); Fonrobert-9684 var. Obverse with bust of Melgarejo inside legend EL HEROE
DE DICIEMBRE and eleven stars; reverse with hand holding stick over dragon with wings spread inside legend SALVA LA PATRIA DE LA ANARQUIA 1865; both sides with beaded rims per Fonrobert-9684 (who calls it a “Medio-Real”). Bold but somewhat crude and slightly off-center strike, with light toning and slight central weakness and adjustment marks on reverse. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906160. Estimate: $150-$225.
760. Potosí, Bolivia, medallic 1/10 boliviano, 1865, beehive, PCGS MS64, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
(obv 4, rev 1); Fonrobert-9667 var. Obverse
Burnett-101
with beehive on which are four bees with arc of seven bees above, the third from left flying away, all within legend GRATITUD DEL PUEBLO at top and * EN 1865 * at bottom; reverse with arms and banners topped with helmet inside legend AL EJERCITO LEAL DE DICIEMBRE *. Spotty rainbow toning over luster, slightly weak centers but no wear or marks, very choice grade. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906208. Estimate: $200-$300.
762. Potosí, Bolivia, proof pattern 10 centavos, 1884FE, PCGS PR65. KM-Pn42. Gorgeous Proof with vivid iridescent blue and pink toning on entire obverse and near rim on reverse, the rest bright and mirrorlike, no marks or wear and perfectly struck. PCGS #37075001. Estimate: $600-$900.
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Brazil (colonial) Afonso VI
763. Brazil, 600 reis, Afonso VI, crowned-600 countermark (1663) on a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales 1652P, rare, NGC F 12, c/s AU std. Gomes-04.01; Russo-12; KM-19.1. 25.06 grams. Bold full countermark in one quadrant of host-coin’s full cross, the shield side flatter but with bold full date and oMP, nicely toned all over. NGC #5719520-011. Estimate: $500-$750.
João V
José I
764. Brazil (Minas mint), gold dobra (12800 reis), João V,
1732-M, NGC AU 58.
Gomes-61.06; Russo-288; KM-139. Nice luster in legends, light wear on central high points, popular large gold coin (heavier than an 8 escudos) minted without denomination in the design. NGC #5850349-001. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
765. Brazil (Rio mint), gold peça (6400 reis), José I, 1775-
R, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Gomes-43.25; Russo-443; KM-172.2.
Choice bold strike with light red toning around details, faint surface striations on obverse from old cleaning. NGC #5715561-012. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
João Prince Regent 766. Brazil (Rio mint), gold moeda (4000 reis),
João Prince Regent, 1808, six-petal florettes flanking date, medal axis, NGC MS 65+, finest known. Gomes-unl; Russo-568a; KM-235.2. Superb strike
and preservation, with lovely luster graced with red toning, in fact the finest known at NGC by two grades, the highest at PCGS being MS64+. In addition, something the label does not mention is the fact that this coin has medal axis, known in Portuguese as “eixo horizontal” (or just EH), propelling it to about double value in Russo (and unlisted for this variety in Gomes). Clearly a coin for the Brazilian connoisseur! NGC #4625817-011. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
767. Brazil (Bahia mint), patacão (960 reis), João Prince
Regent, 1814-B, struck over a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, NGC MS 61. Gomes-31.08; Russo-399; KM-307. Bold strike with
just traces of undercoin detail on both sides, lightly rainbow toned over luster, minor high-point wear. NGC #4836940-006. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Chile (colonial)
Busts
768. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust
771. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1797DA, NGC VF 30. KM-51; Cal-1029. Steel-gray toning, good strike with
Gold
of Charles III), 1800AJ, NGC MS 62. KM-54; Cal-1768. Lustrous
and well struck but with bagmarks in obverse fields, tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. NGC #2802177-002. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
honest wear and only trivial marks, scarce type. NGC #2633889-005. Estimate: $600-$900.
772. Santiago, Chile, bust 1 real, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1789DA, NGC VF 35, finest and only example in NGC census. KM-36; Cal-501. Bold
strike with minor rim-flaw at 10 o’clock and die-clashing at 5 o’clock on obverse, deeply toned over muted luster (at least XF in our opinion). NGC #5846728-007. Estimate: $150-$225.
Chile (Republic) 769. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV (bust
Gold
of Charles III), 1806/5FJ, NGC AU 58.
KM-54; Cal-1777. Nice luster and smooth fields, hint of reddish toning, lamination flaw and adjustment marks in center on reverse. NGC #4247321-011. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
773. Santiago, Chile, gold 8 escudos, 1819FD, NGC AU 58.
KM-84. Well-detailed strike for this type, with nice luster and generally smooth surfaces, just a few minor chatter-marks and scrapes here and there. NGC #4757574-001. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
770. Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1817FJ, NGC MS 61. KM-78; Cal-1876. Satin-smooth fields with ample luster and faint reddish toning, minor lamination flaws on obverse and weakly struck crown on reverse. NGC #4630820-004. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
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774. Santiago, Chile, gold 4 escudos, 1833, assayer I, PCGS
XF40, finest known in both NGC and PCGS censuses. KM-87. Good strike and traces of luster despite wear and minor marks per the grade, among only 321 pieces struck, with no others at PCGS and just a single VF 30 at NGC. PCGS #17281885. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
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China (chopmarks, including other Asian areas)
775. Santiago, Chile, pattern 8 escudos in copper, 1836IJ, NGC MS 64 BN. KM-Pn4. Deep bronze color with traces of original
color and luster around details, satin-smooth unblemished surfaces, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #1524407-012 (label shows metal as bronze and KM number as Pn6 in error). Estimate: $500-$750.
778. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769JR (curved 9), no dot after king’s name, four-petal flower at bottom, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS VF details / chopmark. Host: Yonaka-P8-69b; Janson-58.3.6; KM-50; Cal1165. A few light chops on the pillars side but the shield side littered with deep and varied chops, many on top of each other, indicative of heavy circulation among Asian merchants, yet the host retains full details. PCGS #83064700. Estimate: $250-$375.
Silver
776. Santiago, Chile, “volcano” 2 reales, 1834IJ, NGC VF
35.
KM-92. Attractive gray toning with hint of luster underneath (begs a higher grade), no problems. NGC #4763597-001. Estimate: $125-$200.
779. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,
1770MF, with chopmark as from circulation in Asia, NGC UNC details / chopmarked. Host: KM-105; Cal-1099. Choice host with attractive light rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, with just one deep chopmark on the M of VNUM, very rare in this grade. NGC #4763597-002. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
777. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1887, rare, NGC MS 63. KM142.1.
Brightly lustrous with incipient toning, weak strike at date to rim but otherwise problem-free, rarest date of the series with a mintage of only 23,000. NGC #5719525-001. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
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780. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,
1819AG, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark. Host: KM-111.5; Cal-Type 357. VF host with nice
toning and bold peripheral details, several chopmarks on both sides (both deep and light) in addition to a series of squarish punch-marks (to test the silver) on reverse. PCGS #34058773. Estimate: $300-$450.
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781. Guadalajara, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 784. Lima, Peru, 1 sol, 1892TF, with chopmarks as from
1821FS, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark. Host: KM-11.3; Cal-1210. Host VF with dark toning (struck slightly off-center), several varied chopmarks on both sides. PCGS #35686522. Estimate: $200-$300.
circulation in Asia, rare host, PCGS genuine / mount removed. Host: KM-196.24. AU host with several solder-spots (one large) on Liberty-side rim, two very deep chopmarks on other side. PCGS #36712253. Estimate: $150-$225.
782. Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 4 reales, 1862YE, 785. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1775PJ, with with chopmark as from circulation in Asia, PCGS VF details / chopmark. Host: KM-375.4. Host with spotty toning over somewhat
shiny surfaces with notable high-point wear, parts of rims weak, with a single flower-like chopmark (Indonesia?) in center of Liberty cap. PCGS #83064715. Estimate: $125-$200.
chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS G details / holed. Host: KM-413.1; Cal-857. The host nicely toned and fully detailed
for the grade (could be higher in our opinion), with tiny hole at top, several chopmarks on both sides including what looks like a T inside incuse circle in front of neck. PCGS #83064702. Estimate: $125-$200.
786. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1801FA, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark.
Host: KM-430.1; Cal-610. About
Fine host with nice brownish toning and bold legends, with two large and bold chopmarks in centers on both sides. PCGS #29484935. Estimate: $100-$150.
787. Seville, Spain,
783. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1867CH/ bust 2 reales, Charles
TH, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark. Host: KM-377.10. VF host with mostly deeply toned fields, with various-sized chopmarks on both sides, many of them strategically placed between words or rays. PCGS #35686461. Estimate: $150-$225.
I V, 1 8 0 1 C N , w i t h chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark. Host: KM-430.2; Cal-722. AVF
host with nice toning, bold details (especially the legends), somewhat cupped from heavy chopmarks in centers on both sides. PCGS #29484936. Estimate: $100-$150.
788. Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820CJ, with chopmarks as from circulation in Asia, PCGS genuine / chopmark. Host: KM-460.3; Cal-952. Toned Fine host with full details,
several (mostly deep) chopmarks in centers on both sides plus punchmarks for testing the silver in field behind head. PCGS #29484937. Estimate: $100-$150.
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China (Empire) 789. China (Empire), Kuang Hsu, dollar of 7 mace 2 candareens, Tientsin mint, undated (1908), NGC XF details / harshly cleaned. KM-Y14; L&M-11; Kann-216. Normal wear for the grade but with
hairlines and small marks in fields as cleaned long ago. NGC #4757553001. Estimate: $350-$500.
Colombia (colonial) Gold
790. Popayรกn, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1761/0J, mintmark P.N, rare, NGC
MS 62, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-70.3; KM-38.2; Cal-2026. Superb luster and sharp details except for parts of rims (naturally weak), minor marks in obverse fields, certain overdate (albeit just a trace to the left of the 1), nice color and aspect overall, far and away the finest known as the only Mint State specimen at either NGC or PCGS. NGC #3839426-002. Estimate: $10,000-up.
791. Popayรกn, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III 792. Popayรกn, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1770J, NGC AU 55.
KM-38.2; Cal-2035. Luster
Restrepo-70.20;
and very light toning in legends, very minor laminations and high-point wear per the grade, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 58 (none recorded in Mint State). NGC #5850274-006. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
(bust of Ferdinand VI), 1771J, NGC VF 30. Restrepo-70.22; KM-
38.2; Cal-2036. Bold
details with toning in crevices, minor laminations but no big problems. NGC #5850275-005. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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793. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1776JJ, dot between J’s, PCGS MS64, finest known. Restrepo-72.12;
KM-50.1; Cal-2103. Choice strike (more comparable to mainland Spanish issues than with cruder Colombia issues) with full luster and lack of wear, no more than trivial faint marks in obverse fields, finest on record by far as the only Mint State example at PCGS with only a single MS 60 at NGC coming anywhere close in quality, also desirable date for US collectors. PCGS #38216543. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
794. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1789JJ, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Restrepo-95.2; KM-53.1; Cal-1715. Choice
strike with nice luster and traces of light red toning, slightly grainy surfaces. NGC #4496951-014. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
796. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794JF. Restrepo-98.8; KM-62.2; Cal-1665. 27.03 grams. Well-struck and
lustrous AU with light surface hairlines, tiny rim-nick. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
797. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 795. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV 1800JJ, NGC MS 62. Restrepo-97.23; KM-62.1; Cal-1736. Very well-
transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1791JJ, dot between J’s, dot before AUSPICE, NGC AU 55. Restrepo-95.8; KM-53.1; Cal-1718. Deep
strike with minor flan-bulge, minimal marks and wear, elegant purple toning in legends. NGC #2086388-005. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
detailed strike and choice luster, only trivial marks, parts of rims weak (as made), lovely yellow color. NGC #2801277-003. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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798. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1801/0JJ, PCGS MS61, ex-Norweb (stated on label). Re-
strepo-97.24; KM-62.1; Cal-1737. Very choice strike and nice luster, slight reddish toning, some light surface marks but not enough to keep it from Mint State, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Norweb collection and to the Spink sale of March 3, 1997 with lot tag 419. PCGS #84983084. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
801. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1807JJ, NGC MS 62. Restrepo-97.38; KM-62.1; Cal-1748. Frosty surfaces
with muted luster, broad rims, light yellow color, slightly weak strike in centers. NGC #3905265-005. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
802. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III,
799. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV,
1773JS, PCGS AU53. Restrepo-68.1; KM-44; Cal-1834. Good luster but notable wear per the grade, parts of rims crude (as made) plus one nick. PCGS #84979083. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1804JF.
Restrepo-98.27; KM-62.2; Cal-1679. 26.98 grams. Lustrous AUwith slightly weak bust, a few laminations and parts of rims crude (as made), light yellow color. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
803. Bogotá, Colombia, gold 2 escudos, Charles III, 1765JV, rare. Restrepo-60.8; KM-40; Cal-1677. 6.58 grams. VF with toning around details, honest even wear. Estimate: $500-$750.
800. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1806JF, dot after R, NGC AU 55. Restrepo-98.34; KM-3; Cal-1686.
Nice luster and only minimal marks (begs for Mint State), slightly offcenter obverse with parts of rim crude as a result. NGC #4694337-005 Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
804. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III,
1772VJ. Restrepo-61.1; KM-49.1; Cal-1685. 6.74 grams. Bold strike with nice luster, slightly off-center obverse, AU+ with faint surface hairlines, first date of type. Estimate: $500-$750.
805. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III,
1777/6JJ. Restrepo-61.12; KM-49.1; Cal-1694. 6.70 grams. AU with encrustation in crevices as from salvage, traces of luster. Estimate: $500-$750.
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813. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1789/8SF. Restrepo-83.1; KM-
54.2; Cal-1144. 3.34 grams. Lustrous XF with part of rim crude (as made), no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.
814. Popayán, Colombia, gold
806. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV transi-
1782SF. Restrepo-62.22; KM-49.2; Cal-1643. 6.70 grams. XF/AU with encrustation in crevices on reverse (salvaged), surface hairlines on obverse. Estimate: $500-$750.
tional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV/III), 1789/8SF, NGC AU 53.
Restrepo-83.1; KM-54.2; Cal-1144. Choice luster and bold strike, parts of rims crude (as made), dark sediment in crevices, minimal high-point wear (begs a higher grade). NGC #4931634-001. Estimate: $300-$450.
815. Popayán, Colombia, gold
bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1797JF.
Restrepo-85.12; KM-56.2; Cal-1155. 3.36
807. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV,
1802JF, no overdate, very rare. Restrepo-90.20; KM-60.2; Cal-1358. 6.73
grams. VF/XF with light toning on fields, very clearly a clean date (not
1802/799), listed in Restrepo as “two known” with no values but at least two others have sold at auction since 2012. Estimate: $500-up.
808. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1776/5JJ, rare. Restrepo-52.11; KM-48.1; Cal-1455.
grams. Bold XF+ with reddish toning
over luster, light surface hairlines. Estimate: $300-$450.
816. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust
1 escudo, Charles IV, 1802/1JJ, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-84.21; KM-
56.1; Cal-1214. Choice
strike with decent luster, minimal high-point wear, finest at NGC with just one better at PCGS (MS62). NGC #32065386-005. Estimate: $350-$500.
3.33 grams. XF with red toning in legends, no problems, popular date for US collectors. Estimate: $350-$500.
817. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust
809. Popayán, Colombia, gold
1 escudo, Charles IV, 1806JJ, no dot before FELIX. Restrepo-84.30; KM-
bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1776SF. Restrepo-54.8; KM-48.2; Cal-
56.1; Cal-1221. 3.37 grams. Bold
1419. 3.34 grams.
AXF with slightly grainy surfaces, no big problems. Estimate: $300-$450.
810. Popayán, Colombia, gold
818. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-123.5;
Deeply toned VF/XF, no problems, popular date for US collectors. Estimate: $300-$450.
bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1777SF.
KM-64.2; Cal-1525. 3.30 grams. Broad-flan
Restrepo-54.10; KM-48.2; Cal-1420. 3.34
grams. Bold XF+ with deep red toning
XF with contrasting dark sediment around details, bottom of crown weakly struck. Estimate: $275-$400.
around details, no problems. Estimate: $300-$450.
811. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1780SF.
819. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1812JF.
Restrepo-54.18; KM-48.2; Cal-1423. 3.34
grams. Broad-flan XF+ with traces of luster, dimple in edge as made. Estimate: $300-$450.
Restrepo-123.9; KM-64.2; Cal-1526. 3.42 grams. XF on a very broad flan that
extends past the rim design on obverse, the reverse with dark sediment in crevices, no problems. Estimate: $275-$400.
812. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1787JJ, rare.
820. Popayán, Colombia, gold
Restrepo-52.34; KM-48.1; Cal-1470. 3.34
grams. Lustrous, bold AU with spots of
dark encrustation and minor damage from attempted removal thereof, listed in Restrepo as “rare” with about double the value of prior dates. Estimate: $300-$450.
bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1818FM. Re-
strepo-123.27; KM-64.2; Cal-1538. 3.43 grams.
Broad-flan XF with deep red toning, light filing on obverse rim and small arcshaped void in edge, very scarce date. Estimate: $275-$400.
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The Nueva Granada Collection of Colombian Rarities With this auction we proudly present the first part of the Nueva Granada Collection of Colombian rarities. Colombian coins have been an area of specialty for us for many years. In 2011 we sold the Dr. Frank Sedwick Collection of Colombian Republic gold coins, and in 2012 we sold the Jorge Ortiz Murias Collection of Colombian colonial minors, in addition to many smaller collections and major single items before and since then. Now, with the Nueva Granada Collection, we are offering probably the broadest and most important selection of Colombian coins in the history of our auctions. For this momentous occasion we thought it would be appropriate to quote Dr. Frank Sedwick’s book The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia (1991) verbatim to summarize Colombia’s fascinating history as it relates to coinage: El Nuevo Reino de Granada, The New Kingdom of Granada, or later simply New Granada, was what the Spanish conquerors called the northernmost region of South America discovered about 1500. Customarily, European colonizers named New World settlements or regions in honor of cities, regions, or noble personages of the mother country. Early towns of the thirteen North American colonies, even the appellations of the colonies themselves, reflect the same pattern. In addition the Spaniards often combined Catholic pieties with an approximation of the original Indian names of places to designate locations like Santa Fe (Holy Faith) de Bogotá (Bacatá), known until the nineteenth century chiefly as the city of Santa Fe rather that the present-day Bogotá, capital of Colombia. Granada, of course, is a famous city and province in southern Spain, ruled for hundreds of years by the Moors before it was retaken by the armies of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabel in 1492, the same year that Columbus discovered America. Granada also means pomegranate in Spanish, a tree whose fruit is to this day symbolically depicted between two cornucopias (one spilling fruit and the other, coins!) at the top of the Colombian shield or coat of arms visible on the reverse of most Colombia gold coins after 1837. In descending order on the same shield are the pileus (the Phrygian or liberty cap of roman origin, symbolically reinstituted during the French Revolution) and a ship on each side of two oceans divided by a strip of land, Panamá, a part of Colombia when the shield was devised. Colombia remains the only South American country with coastline on both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Established in 1525, Santa Marta on the Atlantic coast was the first permanent settlement in what was to become the New Kingdom of Granada. Eight years later, and nearby, what later became the fortress city of Cartagena de Indias was founded, the “de Indias” (of the Indies) to distinguish it from the coastal Cartagena in Spain. After the Spaniards moved inland from these and other coastal towns to the high interior in search of the legendary El Dorado, settlements like Santa Fe de Bogotá, Popayán, and Cali became the heart of New Granada. El Dorado, the region of undiscovered treasure and today the name of Bogotá’s airport, was at first not a place but a person, an Indian chief anointed with gold dust and surrounded by abundant gold and jewels at Lake Guatavita near Bogotá. Although El Dorado was never found, sufficient gold and emeralds were mined in the highlands to require a protected storehouse like Cartagena before their shipment to Spain. It should be noted that, unlike Mexico, Colombia never had much silver except as a residue in the mining of gold, and perhaps this is why pillar dollars with the Nuevo Reino or Popayán mintmark are so very rare. The Spaniards ruled for almost three centuries, with Nueva Granada administered from Peru until 1718 when it became its own viceroyalty. Spain supplied all commodities and collected all taxes, which became as oppressive as the class system in which only Spaniards could hold office. Indians (mainly in the interior), blacks (only on the coast), mestizos (SpaniardIndian descendants), mulatos (Spaniard-black descendants), zambos (black-Indian descendants), and criollos (all-white descendants of Spaniards) had little or no political or social standing. Ultimately control by the mother country had to weaken as did that of Great Britain in North America. The American Declaration of Independence of 1776 and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789 did not go unnoticed in Nueva Granada, whose own Act of Independence was proclaimed in Bogotá in 1810, precursor to nine years of complicated regional struggle between small local armies. This movement for independence culminated in the victory of about two thousand 145
patriots over three thousand royalists in the Battle of Boyacá of August 7, 1819, near the town of Tunja between Bogotá and the present-day Venezuelan border. From this date most of “Colombia” became independent, although the provinces of Ecuador and Venezuela were only partially so until Spanish control in Venezuela was eliminated in 1821 (1822 in Ecuador), the same year that Panama became part of the loose federation known as Gran Colombia (Great, or Greater, Colombia). The name Gran Colombia was in regional use, although República de Colombia was the official name as indicated on the obverse of coins of the period. The new nation’s first shield of cornucopias and fasces can also be seen clearly on the reverse of the 8-escudos pieces of both Bogotá and Popayán, 1822-1836, the two traditional mints from colonial times, as gold coins were not minted in Medellín until 1862. Despite the unifying efforts of the heroes of independence like Simón Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander, who were respectively proclaimed the Republic’s first President and Vice President by the Congress at the new capital of Bogotá, the attempt at union was destined to fail because of a vast diversity of geographical, regional, and economic interests and jealousies. Venezuela had never really wanted to be a part of the federation and by 1830 seceded, along with Ecuador, leaving Colombia to return to its original name of Nueva Granada, although the coinage continued with the obverse legend of República de Colombia until 1836 in Bogotá and 1838 (8 escudos only) in Popayán. (There were no República de Colombia gold coins of any denomination minted in 1837.) It is interesting to note not only that the legend on the early Republican coinage of Ecuador reads “El Ecuador en Colombia” but also that Venezuelans consider Colombian gold coinage up to the secession in 1830 to be their coinage too. Therefore Colombian gold pesos and escudos dated from 1822 to 1830 should be in more demand than later dates in the same series, a fact hardly reflected in their values. With several Constitutions and much civil war, the República de la Nueva Granada managed to endure only until 1857. Until then, all government had been unitary. Another Constitution in 1858 created a federal republic known as the Confederación Granadina, in which each state for the first time was to govern itself (instead of having its governors appointed from Bogotá) and the nation was to elect its Presidents by direct vote, on the U.S. model. This led only to more civil strife, and in 1863 to Constitutional modifications that, among other things, had changed the name of the nation to Estados Unidos de Colombia (United States of Colombia), an arrangement that lasted only until 1885. The experimentation with a federal government proved unworkable and still another Constitution was adopted in 1886. With modifications in 1910 and 1936, it is this Constitution that remains in force today and has returned the country to its original name at the time of independence—the República de Colombia. Since the beginning of independence the history of Colombia has been one of insurrections and, fundamentally, a struggle between liberals and conservatives. The liberals have always been exponents of federalism and secularism while the conservatives have favored administrative centralization and close ties between Church and State. The liberals were in eclipse at the time of secession of Panama on November 3, 1903, one more political upheaval. A railroad was built across the Isthmus of Panama in 1855, although a canal had been proposed as early as colonial times. In 1878 the Colombian government reached an agreement with a French company to build this canal, whose excavation was begun in 1883. Owing to the ravages of yellow fever on location and financial scandals in France leading to a bankruptcy of the company, the work was left unfinished. Later the United States agreed to complete the canal on terms seemingly favorable to both itself and Colombia, but the treaty was rejected by the Colombian Congress in 1903, whereupon with U.S. backing the Panamanians declared their independence from Colombia. This declaration became a fait accompli when U.S. forces prevented the arrival of Colombian troops. Nevertheless, the canal was built, Panama became a nation, and the United States belatedly awarded an indemnity of twenty-five million dollars to Colombia. Unlike the Venezuelans, seemingly fewer Panamanians collect the gold coinage of Colombia as their own. Perhaps this is because Panama was always somewhat isolated from Colombia and has no tradition of gold coinage, except a few modern non-circulating legal tender pieces, which is why Panama is omitted from the lists in this book. The bloodiest of Colombian insurrections broke out in 1948, the famous Bogotazo (destruction of Bogotá) that left the capital in ruins and a considerable area of the country beyond the control of government for years. This and other events occasioned an unusual experiment in political parity in 1958, the so-called National Front, all the more extraordinary because it worked. Under this system all elective and appointive positions—national, provincial, and municipal—were to be divided equally between the Liberal and Conservative parties. By further amendment in 1959, even the Presidency of Colombia was to be alternated between the two parties every four years until 1974, when the National Front was allowed to expire. Since then, and apart from the 1982-1986 term, a Liberal Presidential candidate has won every election to date [editor’s note: this was written in 1991, and other political parties have held the Presidency since then]. 146
As exceptions to a long history of intermittent dictatorships in South America, only Colombia and Venezuela have somehow managed to retain a continuity of democratic structure in recent times. Despite a record of instability, Colombia especially is a very democratic country, and a very traditional one. Here are some manifestations of this perception. Observe the gold coins. Miss Liberty is portrayed on every nineteenthcentury issue, through all the civil strife and rejected Constitutions. Colombia is the only Latin American nation that has a concordat with the Vatican. Hispanic linguists generally agree that the “best” Spanish spoken in the New World—the most traditional, formal, distinctly pronounced—is that of Bogotá and highland Colombia, a distinction sharply in contrast with the slurred idiom of the coastal areas which linguistically might as well be a separate nation. Bogotá has been called the “Athens of America” with reputedly more bookstores and cultural institutions per capita than those of any other Spanish American metropolis. Educated bogotanos also have a nickname, the “cachacos” (dandies, sports), owing to their courtly ways. The costeños (Colombians of the coastal regions) as well as many other South Americans consider these proud “cachacos” and Colombian highlanders in general to be supercilious and overbearing. The North American or European numismatist may be unimpressed by all of this as he wonders why the Medellín mint could not have produced better dies or the Popayán mint better planchets. The explanation is that despite its cultural reputation Colombia has been and is still an underdeveloped country with economic problems as large as its population, and in a contemporary context, less oil than its neighbors. Until recently Venezuela had been the prodigal son enjoying its wealth of petroleum, of which even tranquil little Ecuador is an exporter. Panama is in a different orbit, a kind of commercial crossroads of the world astraddle the Canal. The historian looks at his map and ponders what manner of nation might have evolved if Gran Colombia had managed to hold together. And the numismatist studies the legends of the coins and comes to understand that there is not one Colombia, but many. Given the current global situation (COVID-19), we felt one more quote from Frank’s book is well worth noting now: When rare coins in high grade come out of hiding, there are always collectors with the knowledge, zeal, and especially the wherewithal to buy them, no matter what the economic conditions of the moment may be. Good luck in your bidding, and enjoy!
Daniel Frank Sedwick and Jorge Emilio Restrepo, November 2014
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Pillars
821. Bogotá, Colombia, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1770VJ, very rare, PCGS MS65, finest graded in both censuses, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Yonaka-B8-70; Restrepo-44.2; KM-39; Cal-1199. Truly prooflike with bright, mirrorlike luster on fields and
frosty, totally unblemished details, mostly sharp rims, very choice by anyone’s estimation but notably the only MS65 over a handful of choice MS62-MS64 pieces at NGC (and a single MS64 at PCGS), all from the same group discovered in Bogotá in the area of the foundation of the forgotten former location of the Nuestra Señora del Pilar convent, for whose dedication in 1770 these pillar dollars were supposedly specially struck (see our Auction 16, lot 752 for long explanation). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 114 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39225617. Estimate: $35,000-up.
Busts
822. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1812JF, rare, PCGS XF details / cleaned, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-120.3; KM-71; Cal-1363. Choice bold strike with attractive toning around details, good rims and
pleasing (albeit cleaned) surfaces, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 137 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227521. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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823. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1814/3JF, PCGS XF40, Restrepo Plate Coin
(stated on label). Restrepo-120.7; KM-71; Cal-1366. Natural surfaces with deep rainbow toning, nice strike with honest wear for the grade, scarce,
with desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 137 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227522. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
824. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1814JF, PCGS VF25. Restrepo-120.8; KM-71; Cal-
1367. Very
broad flan with light toning all over (dark around details for good contrast), scarce, with desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227523. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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825. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816F, rare, PCGS VF details / tooled, Restrepo
Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-120.10; KM-71; Cal-1369. Broad flan, minimal toning (low contrast), with odd light scratches (old) in random places, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 137 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227524. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
826. Popayán, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811JF, NGC AU 55, ex-Whittier (stated on label).
Restrepo-114.3; KM-70.2; Cal-897. Bold strike except for center of reverse, very lightly toned over muted luster, interesting struck-through-fiber error at penultimate digit of date. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. NGC #302851-009. Estimate: $350-$500.
827. Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales, Fer- 828. Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales, 829. Pasto, Colombia, bust 2 reales,
dinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1822O, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), two dots between date and CONST. 1822O, two dots between date and 1822O, two dots between date and Restrepo-115.1; KM-74; Cal-894. 6.31 grams. Richly CONST. Restrepo-115.1; KM-74; Cal-894. 6.24 CONST. Restrepo-115.1; KM-74; Cal-894. 6.40 toned AVG with some crude strike (and rims), typical of this curious one-year issue struck by royalists fleeing Popayán, also distinctive as the only colonial coin to mention the Spanish Constitution in the legend. Estimate: $125-$200.
grams. Broad-flan AVG with deep toning,
grams. Off-center VG with contrasting toning,
crude strike and rims as usual (see previous lot some crude spots but better than most (see for explanation of this unique type). Estimate: lot 827 for explanation of this unique type). Estimate: $125-$200. $125-$200.
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832. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of 830. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1818FJ. Restrepo-111.13; KM-68.1; Cal-656. 3.35 grams. Charles IV), 1810JF, NGC AU 53, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-O’Brien. Restrepo-111.3; KM-68.1; Cal-651. Very
deeply rainbow toned over muted luster, practically no wear (begging a higher grade). Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection. NGC #3711591008. Estimate: $600-$900.
Choice strike, XF with rainbow toning in obverse legend, very minor flan-flaw in front of face to rim, surely among the finest known as top grade at NGC is XF 40. Estimate: $500-$750.
831. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of
Charles IV), 1812JF, doubled-die face. Restrepo-111.5a; KM-68.1; Cal652. 3.16 grams. Lightly toned VF for issue with full rims, no problems,
clearly re-punched face of king. Estimate: $125-$200.
833. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1818FJ, PCGS XF45, finest and only example in PCGS census. Restrepo-106.9; KM-69.1; Cal-447. Bold strike but weak
in center of reverse, parts of rims weak (as made), attractively toned, tops at PCGS with just two higher at NGC. PCGS #39211395. Estimate: $500-$750.
Colombia (Cartagena royalist “imitation cobs”)
834. Cartagena, Colombia, copper “imitation cob” 2 reales, fantasy date “111” (ca. 1815), unique, quadrants of cross
transposed, struck over a Cartagena provisional copper 2 reales (1813-14), NGC MS 63 BN. Restrepo-118.1; KM-unl; Cal-unl. A very rare type dating to the retaking of Cartagena by royalist forces in 1815, using Cartagena provisional copper coins for host flans overstruck with “imitation” designs meant to resemble Lima (Peru) cob 2 reales but with fantasy dates, this one “111” being the only one known to us (missing in all important collections), dark chocolate-brown in color with bold details including full pillars and cross, full “111” date and mintmark L, also with bold CARTAGENA visible in legend from undercoin, exceptional grade for any variety, in fact the highest grade possible, a true numismatic trophy combining rarity and quality. NGC #48372006-001. Estimate: $5,000-up.
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Colombia (Cartagena provisional Republic)
835. Cartagena, Colombia, copper 2 reales, (1811-14), NGC XF 45 BN, ex-
Norweb (stated on label). Restrepo-136.4; KM-D1. Broad flan with typically crude details and some flat areas, including where date could be (also slightly off-center, so date might be off the edge), nice full palm tree, darkly toned. Pedigreed to the Norweb collection. NGC #5850336-001. Estimate: $600-$900.
Colombia (United Provinces of New Granada / Libertad Americana) 836. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1819JF, “Libertad Americana,”
PCGS XF40. Restrepo-142.1; KM-78. Choice full central details (rare thus) with deep toning all over, the ample fields largely unblemished, scarce and desirable first “crown” of independent Colombia. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227525. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
837. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820/19JF, “Libertad Americana,” rare, PCGS VF30. Restrepo-142.2; KM-78. Bold strike with good central details, strong legends with contrasting toning, light gray color all over, a couple minor marks only. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227526. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Colombia (First Republic / Cundinamarca) 838. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1820JF, mule with REPUBLICA
DE COLOMBIA on obverse and NUEVA GRANADA on reverse, very rare, PCGS F detail / rim damage, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-156.1; KM-D7. Typically weak centers but bold legends that
indicate this coin was struck using an obverse die from the first Republic and a reverse die from the United Provinces of New Granada, contrastingly toned, with divots and edge gouge between L and O of COLOMBIA, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 152 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227527. Estimate: $600-$900.
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839. Bogotá (Cundinamarca), Colombia, 8 reales, 1821JF, no Ba, PCGS VF35. Restrepo-157.3; KM-C6. Choice full details with lovely
toning all over, the typically slightly weak centers probably prompting a lower grade than the XF we would assign, scarce variety without mintmark in any case. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227528. Estimate: $350-$500.
Colombia (Republic)
840. Bogotá, Colombia, gold 8 escudos, 1830RS, PCGS MS63. Restrepo-165.19; Sed-6; KM-82.1. Choice luster and strike, with no wear at all and only trivial marks in fields, tied with two others for second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS64 (with one other at that same grade at NGC). PCGS #37311553. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
841. Popayán, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1824FM, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC and PCGS censuses, with silver WINGS
sticker. Restrepo-162.3; Sed-3; KM-81.2. Bold strike and great luster for the type, with much more detail visible on Liberty’s head than usual, not
just finest known (the best of twenty entries in the NGC census, with the only two at PCGS being MS62) but also top grade for the entire denomination with the exception of a single Bogotá 1823 at MS 64 NGC #2825641-001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
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Colombia (Republic of New Granada)
842. Bogotá, Colombia, gold 16 pesos, 1847RS, NGC MS 62. Restrepo-211.21; Sed-18; KM-94.1. Satin-smooth surfaces with vibrant
velvet luster, sharp details (just a small spot of weak strike at top of shield), a few trivial marks, second highest grade at NGC behind a pair of MS 66’s. NGC #3392700-030. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
843. Bogotá, Colombia, 8 reales, 1837RS, PCGS UNC
details / cleaned. Restrepo-193.1; KM-92. Bold strike with splashes of dark toning over luster, slightly grainy surface on denomination side. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227529. Estimate: $600-$900.
844. Popayán, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1832/7RU, rare, NGC MS 64, finest known at either NGC or PCGS. Restrepo-147.4; KM-85.3.
Bold strike and lustrous fields, slightly off-center (with parts of rims crude as a result), the date with triple-punched 8 and some distortion of the 3 (possibly 3 over 2?) in addition to the fairly clear 2/7, very choice grade, in fact far finer than any other specimen offered in recent times (or ever). NGC #4771630-001. Estimate: $3,000-up.
845. Bogotá, Colombia, 10 reales, 1848, PCGS MS63. Restrepo-196.3; KM-107. Well-detailed strike with cartwheel luster, small natural flan-flaw at bottom of denomination side, tied with one other for second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS64 (with one other MS 64 at NGC). PCGS #37950719. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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846. Bogotรก, Colombia, 10 reales, 1849/8, rare, PCGS VF 25.
Restrepo-196.4; KM-107. Sharp details except for weak center on reverse, attrac-
tive light toning. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227530. Estimate: $125-$200.
847. Bogotรก, Colombia, 10 reales, 1850, lettered edge, PCGS MS64. Restrepo-197.1; KM-111. Choice bold strike and brilliant luster, parts of rims weak but devoid of wear and with only the most trivial of bagmarks, tied with one other (and with one at NGC) for second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS65. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227531. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
848. Bogotรก, Colombia, 10 reales, 1850, reeded edge, PCGS 849. Popayรกn, Colombia, silver PIEFORT pattern 1 real,
F detail / scratch. Restrepo-197.2; KM-111. Full details, contrastingly toned, with a few minor marks including central scratches on reverse. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227532. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1848, medal axis, PCGS SP64. Restrepo-P32 (but not piefort); KM-Pn11.
2.4 grams. Deep rainbow toning on prooflike surfaces (specimen strik-
ing), no marks or wear but one small lamination below denomination. PCGS #84930547. Estimate: $500-$750.
850. Magdalena, Colombia (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass una mitad (half cuartillo) token, 1855, AM de la Cuadra, NGC MS 62, ex-Norweb. Rulau-Mag-5;
Nice brass color with original luster around details, which include AM / DE LA / CUADRA on obverse and UNA / MITAD / 1855 on reverse, minimal marks and a couple dark spots only. Pedigreed to the Norweb collection. NGC #5850277-003. Estimate: $250-$375.
Fonrobert-8263.
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Colombia (United States of Colombia)
851. Popayán, Colombia, 1 peso, 1863, very rare one-year type, PCGS VF30, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Re-
strepo-316.1; KM-139.2. Bold details with contrasting toning all over, honest (even) wear and minimal marks, desirable issue of which only about five or six are known, this being the second finest in the PCGS census behind a single XF45 with just one other XF 45 at NGC, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 199 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39228019. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
852. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1868, rare, PCGS AU detail
853. Medellín, Colombia, uniface reverse silvered-bronze
Lustrous and choice but with faint surface hairlines and minor marks, minimal high-point wear, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 199 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39228020. Estimate: $600-$900.
Richly toned matte fields with a few small nicks, very light high-point wear. NGC #3807566-020. Estimate: $600-$900.
/ cleaned, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-317.1;
KM-154.1.
essai 1 peso, 1873, plain edge, NGC PF 58. Restrepo-P52; KM-TS8.
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854. Medellín, Colombia, 1/2 peso (medio peso), 1868, very rare, PCGS MS62, finest known, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated
on label). Restrepo-292.1; KM-152. Very bold strike with 100% full details, muted luster and traces of toning, a highly sought unique denomi-
nation (“medio peso,” as specified by law) issued in just this year at just this mint (soon replaced by “cinco décimos,” although ironically the MEDIO PESO on this issue is clearly punched over CINCO DECIMOS on the coin) of which only six are known, this being the finest and only Mint State piece graded by PCGS, the only other PCGS example being a notably cruder AU50 (Eldorado specimen), also this type completely unlisted at NGC. For the Colombian specialists, particularly the many avid fans of the “half dollars” of Colombia, this coin is the ultimate trophy. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 192 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227533. Estimate: $15,000-up.
855. Bogotá, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1869, with Costa Rica “lion” double countermark (Type VII, 1889, 50 centavos), very rare, PCGS VG detail / cleaned, c/s AU detail. Host:
Restrepo-293.2, KM-153.1; c/m: KM-134.2 (on different host). Choice bold countermarks
near top rims of a rather wholesome hostcoin whose strict grade belies its overall attractiveness (arguably F or even VF in our opinion), with light contrasting toning in legends and only light old marks in weaker centers. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227534. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
856. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1869, PCGS AU details / cleaned. Restrepo-294.2; KM-153.2. Nice luster and details, the rims crude (as made), with light surface hairlines and minor marks, listed as “very scarce” in Restrepo. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection. PCGS #39227536. Estimate: $200-$300.
857. Bogotá, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1870, with Costa Rica “lion” double countermark (Type VII, 1889, 50 centavos), very rare, PCGS VG detail / tooled, c/s VF detail. Host: Restrepo-293.3, KM-153.1; c/m: 134.2 (on different host). Dark brown
toning and black encrustation on smoothly worn surfaces (and in bolder countermarks), with scratches here and there and about half of obverse rim weak. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227535. Estimate: $200-$300.
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858. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1870/69, rare, PCGS 861. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1874, re-punched VF20. Restrepo-295.2; KM-unl (153.6 for type). Lightly toned with some dark sediment in crevices, typically slightly weak centers but with all details nevertheless clear and without any problems, technically second finest in PCGS census behind a single VF25 (the overdate not listed at NGC [or in KM] and with only a VF on record there for the clean date). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227537. Estimate: $500-$750.
18, fineness 0,835/0,900, rare PCGS VF20, finest known in PCGS census. Restrepo-295.6 var; KM-153.6. Typically weak and uneven
strike and somewhat low in contrast, also with crude rims showing cuds and voids, yet relatively high grade for this type and with clear fineness as 0,835/0,900 as well as date and legend re-punchings that are not listed in Restrepo or KM (label mentions date and UNIDOS), finest for the date at both PCGS and NGC. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228003. Estimate: $300-$450.
859. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1873/69, fineness
0,835/0,900, rare, PCGS VG10. Restrepo-295.4; KM-153.6. Mottled
rainbow toning on smooth surfaces, typically weak centers yet with clear LIBERTAD in hair, parts of rims crude (plus one small dent), overall should be Fine in our estimation. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227538. Estimate: $500-$750.
862. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1877, Barré head, very rare, PCGS F detail / tooled. Restrepo-297.10; KM-153.5. Bold
Liberty head (Barré design) and date enhanced by contrasting toning, typically crude strike all over (particularly the rims) and with heavy scrape on head, but important to “half dollar” collectors who can appreciate Restrepo’s statement that only five are known (KM says two known). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228006. Estimate: $400-$600.
860. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1873, fineness 0,835/0,900, rare, PCGS F12. Restrepo-295.5; KM-unl (153.6 for type).
Light olive toning, typically weak and uneven strike with somewhat crude rims (as made), no problems for the grade, unlisted as clean date in KM. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227539. Estimate: $350-$500.
863. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1878, rare, PCGS F12.
Restrepo-295.7; KM-153.6. Full legends (with contrasting toning) but typi-
cally weak centers, crude rims as usual (with cuds and voids). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228004. Estimate: $300-$450.
864. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1880, very rare, PCGS VF35, finest and only example in PCGS census. Restrepo-295.8; KM-153.6. Much bolder strike and higher grade than most of this type,
with all details full and legends well defined with contrasting toning, crude rims as usual, possibly the finest of just five known (KM says “two known”), of which this is the only one at either PCGS or NGC. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228005 Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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865. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886, fineness 0,835, with Costa Rica “lion” double countermark, (Type VII, 1889, 50 centavos), very rare, PCGS AU53, c/m AU detail. Host: Restrepo-298.14; KM-161.1a; c/m: KM-134.2 (on different host).
Choice and fully detailed countermarks, the scarce host coin with nice smooth fields and minor high-point wear and marks, very rare combination in desirable grade. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228007. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
866. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886, fineness 0,500, 868. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886, fineness 0,500, PCGS AU58+, finest known in PCGS census. Restrepo-313.2; KMunl. Lovely light toning over muted luster (probably would rate MS if
the luster were strong), satin-smooth surfaces and choice strike, diecrack between O and L of COLOMBIA, scarce variety with Bogotástyle bust of Liberty. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228018. Estimate: $150-$225.
867. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886/4, fineness 0,500/0,835, large 6 in date, PCGS AU55, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-301.2a; KM-161.2a. Very light gray
toning over muted luster, nice strike, very light high-point wear, clear 6/4 overdate, scarce, tied with one other for finest at PCGS and another at NGC, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 195 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39228013. Estimate: $100-$150.
very rare, PCGS XF45, Restrepo Plate Coin. Restrepo-304.1; KMunl. Somewhat bright as non-toned, with all details sharp, clean fineness
(not 0,500/0,835, also with different shield), rim below date affected by off-center edge-lettering, numerically second finest in PCGS census behind a single AU53 but the strike on that coin is much cruder (might also be mis-attributed), also with desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection, and Plate Coin on page 196 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39228016. Estimate: $200-$300.
869. Medellín, Colombia, 1/2 décimo, 1868, PCGS MS64, finest known in PCGS and NGC censuses, ex-Eldorado.
Restrepo-257.1; KM-150.2. Bold strike with choice full details and elegant
luster with incipient toning, the finest and only example in PCGS census with only an MS 61 listed at NGC. Pedigreed to the Eldorado collection (Stacks Bowers auction of August 2018, with original lot-tag #44267). PCGS #85752553. Estimate: $350-$500.
870. Medellín, Colombia, silver essai pattern obverse 1/2
décimo with mirror-image denomination and R on reverse, 1873, reeded edge, PCGS SP63. Restrepo-P23; KM-Pn35. Very darkly toned, no marks or wear, rather subdued luster. PCGS 85760687. Estimate: $300-$450.
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871. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/2 décimo, 1871, PCGS MS63, finest known in PCGS and NGC censuses.
Restrepo-256.4; KM-150.1. Choice deep strike with high rims on both sides, light rainbow toning over muted luster,
rare grade (none higher, “top pop” at NGC being a pair of MS 62’s). PCGS #83877569. Estimate: $200-$300.
Colombia (Modern Republic) 872. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1887, inverted 5 in fineness, PCGS VF
detail / cleaned. Restrepo-400.1a; KM-165. At least XF in our opinion, with minimal wear but some light surface granularity, incipient blue toning over luster on reverse. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228021. Estimate: $150-$225.
873. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1887, elongated head, extremely rare,
PCGS F detail / repaired. Restrepo-402.1; KM-unl. Bold details for the grade, with very
bright and somewhat crude surfaces from polishing, so rare that Restrepo states only three are known. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227627. Estimate: $100-$150.
874. Bogotá, Colombia, 50 centavos, 1888, “Cocobola” bust, very rare, PCGS VF30, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-405.2; KM-185. Honest
wear for the grade, very lightly toned, with minor edge-bumps and generally low contrast but all details clear, with desirable pedigree. This coveted second date of the famous two-year “Cocobola” type, featuring a distinctive Liberty bust unauthorizedly modeled after the President’s wife, is almost never seen, as only a few (Restrepo says five known) were issued in 1888 before the striking was halted and recalled. The only other certified example we could positively trace is “details” graded, making the present coin a unique opportunity to acquire a straight-graded example of this popular rarity. We expect a lot of interest from advanced collectors! The nickname “Cocobola” has an interesting origin: The area known as Panama, which after independence became part of Colombia, often found itself in a state of revolt, and one of the worst was in March 1885, when the Colombian general Pedro Prestán led a revolution in the city of Colón against the regime of Colombian president Rafael Núñez, who was working toward a more centralized and authoritarian Colombian nation, culminating in the abrogation of the “Rionegro” Constitution of 1863 and the formation of the new Republic of Colombia in 1886, in no small part due to the influence and machinations of the First Lady, Soledad Román. Prestán’s revolt, ostensibly opposing the involvement of the United States of America in the conflict (the US’s interest being the construction of a canal connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea), employed two Caribbean liberals, the Haitian Antoine Pautricelli and the Jamaican George Davis, to burn down the city of Colón. George Davis, later hanged for this crime, was better known as “Cocobolo.” When the first new half dollars of the Republic of Colombia came out in 1887, using the same unpopular reduced fineness (50% silver) that had been ordered by Núñez in 1885, but also with the portrait of his wife, his opponents took the opportunity to mock the use of Soledad’s portrait on the coins and recall the Panamanian revolt by nicknaming the coins “Cocobola” (feminized version of Cocobolo). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 234 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227629. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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875. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1888, elongated head, 878. Bogotá, Colombia (struck in Brussels), 20 centavos,
unique, PCGS VF25, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label).
Full details with very light toning and minor bumps and marks on grainy surfaces, unique issue with famously distinct bust displaying shorter hair than the prior “elongated head” type of 1887-8 (Restrepo-402), which is also rare but not to the point of this #401 that Restrepo calls “one known,” that one coin being the present specimen, with no other examples known to us either, clearly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the hardcore “half dollar” collector. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 232 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39228022. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Restrepo-401.1; KM-167.
1897, NGC MS 63. Restrepo-385.1; KM-189. Choice luster and minimal marks, one-year type in reduced fineness of 0.666 (despite legal requirement to be 0.835), also a coin that bears the distinction of being both the first and last of this denomination under the current Republic of Colombia. NGC #4739198-006. Estimate: $150-$225.
879. Colombia, copper-nickel pattern 10 centavos, 1900,
NGC MS 63. Restrepo-70 (p. 254); KM-Pn77. Specimen strike with raised rims (plain edge) and smooth fields, hint of toning over muted luster, no marks or wear. NGC #4668515-011. Estimate: $300-$450.
876. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1889, “mulatto” bust
with flowers, fineness 0,835, very rare, PCGS XF detail / scratch, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-404.1;
KM-unl. Nice strike with bold full details, toned all over but with dark area to left on reverse, distinctive one-year type with unusual bust and flower-and-six-leaf ornaments in legend on obverse, unique Medellín issue with proper fineness. Restrepo’s theory as to why there was so much variation in design in the Medellín 5 décimos of 1887-9 is that “the engraver was sent to jail and nobody else had a good understanding of die production procedures.” Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label), and Plate Coin on page 233 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). PCGS #39227628. Estimate: $250-$375.
880. Colombia (struck at the Philadelphia mint), 5 centavos, 1902, NGC MS 65. Restrepo-365.1; KM-191. One-year type in
0.666 silver, the design engraved by George T. Morgan along with a single Colombian silver 50c issue in the same year, with splashes of toning over luster, no marks or wear. NGC #4770572-014. Estimate: $70-$100.
881. Colombia (struck at the Denver mint), copper-nickel 2 centavos, 1920, NGC MS 63, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-354.3; KM-198. Deeply
rainbow toned all over, with muted luster underlying, no wear, just a couple minor bagmarks. NGC #4770572-013. Estimate: $70-$100.
882. Colombia (struck in Brussels), copper-nickel pattern 5 pesos papel moneda, 1907, rare, NGC MS 66. Restre-
po-90 (p. 255); KM-unl. Choice
strike with bright full luster, die-polish lines in fields, no marks or wear, one of only two in NGC census (the other MS 67). NGC #46685515-006. Estimate: $250-$375.
877. Colombia, 50 centavos, 1963, mint error struck on aluminum-bronze alloy planchet, PCGS MS 67, ex-Eldorado. Restrepo-unl (cf 420.6); KM-unl (cf 217). Bright and highly lustrous in golden
brass color, with no marks or wear at all, a couple hairline die-cracks on obverse, first and only off-metal specimen known to us (regular issue is copper-nickel). Pedigreed to the Eldorado collection (Stack’s Bowers auction of August 2018, with original lot-tag #42334). PCGS #85758104. Estimate: $300-$450.
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Colombia (Santander necessity coinage) 883. Santander (Bucaramanga), brass uniface 10 centavos (necessity coinage), (1902). Restrepo-375.1; Interesting wartime issue made from spent rifle casings found on the battlefield, bold AU with small dark spots against dull brass color, small arc-shaped void in edge (as made?), scarce denomination struck without date (unlike the larger 20c and 50c). Estimate: $80-$120.
KM-A1. 0.46 gram.
Costa Rica (Central American Republic) Gold 884. Costa Rica (Central American Re-
public), gold 4 escudos, 1837E, NGC AU 58. KM-16 (under Central American Republic).
Nice strike with no marks and virtually no wear but somewhat granular surfaces, light color and luster. NGC #4772354-001. Estimate: $3,500$5,000.
885. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 2 escudos, 1835F, NGC VF 30. KM15 (under Central American Republic). Bold
legends but weak interiors as usual, light color and luster. NGC #4772354-003. Estimate: $400-$600.
886. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 2 escudos, 1843M, very rare, NGC XF details / graffiti. KM-15 (under Central American Republic). Lustrous fields, lighter strike in centers as
usual, with old X scratch to left of denomination. NGC #4772354-002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
887. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1828F, NGC AU 58. KM-80 (under Central American Republic).
Bold strike and choice satin-smooth fields with decent luster, prominent rims despite slightly off-center strike, should be Mint State in our opinion. NGC #3477905-001. Estimate: $600-$900.
888. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1847JB, NGC MS 62. KM-13.2 (under Central American Republic).
Bold strike and fairly strong luster, minor high-point softness. NGC #5745311-002. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
889. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1848JB. KM-13.1 (under Central American Republic). 1.56 grams.
UNC details with smooth fields and virtually no wear but small solder-spot on edge as removed from jewelry. Estimate: $350-$500.
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Costa Rica (countermarks and counterstamps) Type I
890. Costa Rica, 8 reales, circular hole-punch and Carrillo “star” countermark (Type I, 1841-42) on a Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1831JL, very rare, NGC VG 8, c/s VF standard. KM-unl. 25.69 grams. Bold full countermark and clean hole-punch, a very
rare countermark to begin with but particularly rare on this host (unlisted) with very lightly toned fields and no issues for the grade. NGC #5846759-002. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
891. Costa Rica, 2 reales, circular hole-punch and Carrillo “star” countermark (Type I, 184142) on a Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789M, very rare, NGC G 4, c/s XF standard.
Bold full countermark and clean hole-punch, a very rare countermark to begin with but even rarer on this unlisted host-type, with deeply toned obverse and no issues for the grade. NGC #5846759003. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
KM-unl. 5.88 grams.
892. Costa Rica, 2 reales, circular hole-punch
and Carrillo “star” countermark (Type I, 184142) on a Zacatecas, Mexico, cap-and-rays 2 reales, 1829AO, very rare, NGC AG 3, c/s F standard. KM-unl. 6.69 grams. Bold full countermark
and clean hole-punch (very rare countermark), rather worn but identifiable host-coin with toning around details, test-punch between C and A of REPUBLICA, old scratches in center of other side. NGC #5846759004. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
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Type III
896. Costa Rica, 2 reales, Liberty head / ceiba tree double 893. Costa Rica, 2 reales, Liberty head / ceiba tree double
countermark (Type III, 1845) on a mainland Spanish bust 2 reales of Charles III dated 1777. KM-36. 4.91 grams. Weak but
certain countermarks (just the centers clear) on a rather worn host (Good) with light toning, mostly bold legends but some parts worn away, early host date (scarce). Estimate: $150-$225.
countermark (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales de vellon, Joseph Napoleon, 1811AI. KM-40. 5.59 grams.
Bold and nearly full countermarks on nicely toned AVF host with bold legends and date, above average for this type. Estimate: $150-$225.
Type IV
897. Costa Rica, 1 real,
1846JB counterstamp (Type IV) on a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real of Philip II. KM-47. 2.58 grams.
894. Costa Rica, 2 reales, Liberty head / ceiba tree double
countermark (Type III, 1845) on a Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe) 2 reales lattice countermark (1841) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1795MF, NGC Fair 2, c/s VF standard, ex-Raymond. KM-37. Mostly bold countermarks
(including the lattice) on worn but deeply toned host with clear date and mintmark. Pedigreed to the Wayte Raymond collection (NASCA auction of December 1977, with original lot-tag 988 plus collectors tag). NGC #5846759-009. Estimate: $200-$300.
Choice full counterstamp (VF) on a worn host (Fair) with stripped hole at top, nicely toned, rare host-coin. Estimate: $125$200.
898. Costa Rica, 1 real, 1846JB
counterstamp (Type IV) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real of the mid-1700s. KM-47. 2.20 grams. Bold
full counterstamp (AXF) with 100% details completely covering any host-coin data, with attempted hole in point on edge, attractively toned. Estimate: $125-$200.
Type V
899. Costa Rica, 2 reales,
1846JB counterstamp (Type V) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales of the mid-1700s, NGC G 4, c/s AU standard.
895. Costa Rica, 2 reales, Liberty head / ceiba tree double
countermark (Type III, 1845) on a Catalonia (Tarragona or Mallorca), Spain, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1811FS. Host:
KM-474.2, Cal-. 5.52 grams. Typically uneven but fairly clear countermarks on a worn host (Fair) with light toning around details, clear date but other diagnostics very weak (but certain), rare combination of host and countermarks. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-54. 6.23 grams. Very choice and high-grade counterstamp on chunky host with bold full denomination, pillars and cross (date and assayer not visible), toned in crevices. NGC #5846759-008. Estimate: $150-$225.
900. Costa Rica, 2 re-
ales, 1846JB counterstamp (Type V) on a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales of assayer E (1730s).
KM-54. 5.77 grams. Full and bold counterstamp (VF) on a broad-enough host (Fine) to show three assayers, nicely toned, with crude edge as made. Estimate: $150-$225.
901. Costa Rica, 2 reales, 1846 counterstamp (Type V) on a
Spanish colonial cob 2 reales, NGC Poor details / holed, c/s VF standard. 6.00 grams. Crude but 100% full counterstamp that
completely covers any host-coin details, identifiable as a cob only by shape (our guess is Guatemala), with crude hole near one point in edge. NGC #4837212-008. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Costa Rica (Republic)
Type VI
Gold
902. Costa Rica, 2 reales, “lion” countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Great Britain shilling, George IV, 1825, NGC F 12, c/s XF strong. KM-95. Deeply punched and 100% fully detailed
countermark on neck of George IV, the host with full details for the grade, nicely toned all over with a few darker spots. Note: The 8th edition (2015) of Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins / 1800s erroneously attributes this countermark to Type VII, unfortunately perpetuated by some auction listings but at least shown correctly at NGC. NGC #5846759-006. Estimate: $125-$200.
903. Costa Rica, 1 real, “lion” countermark (Type VI, 1849-
57) on a Great Britain sixpence, George III, 1816, NGC VG 10, c/s XF standard. KM-87. Very deep and boldly detailed counter-
mark on neck of George III, with circular blank spot on reverse as a result but all other host-coin details clear (especially the date), deeply toned all over. NGC #5846759-007. Estimate: $125-$200.
905. Costa Rica, gold 1/2 onza (4 escudos), 1850JB, PCGS
XF45. KM-97. Lovely red toning around details, boldly struck but with
the high relief of the standing figure on obverse leaving too little metal to fully strike up the shield on the reverse (hence typically weak there), the smooth fields indicating more like AU grade overall, one-year type. PCGS #37858952. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
906. Costa Rica (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 20
colones, 1900, Columbus, NGC MS 62. KM-142. Cartwheel luster and no more than a modicum of bagmarks. NGC #2821965002. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Type IX 907. Costa Rica (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 10 colones, 1897, Columbus, NGC MS 64, “top pop.” KM-140.
Choice luster, just a few minor bagmarks, tied with several others for finest known in NGC census. NGC #2837010-005. Estimate: $600-$900.
904. Costa Rica, 1 colon, 1923 counterstamp (Type IX) on a Costa Rica 50 centavos 1890GW, NGC MS 64, c/s UNC standard. KM-163. Bold counterstamp with satin-smooth fields, the
host coin with minor marks and rim-flaws (as made) with very light reddish toning, finest known by six grades at NGC census (but only for those specifically attributed to this host date, “top pop” for this type being MS 65). NGC #4738959-015. Estimate: $200-$300.
908. Costa Rica (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 10 colones, 1899, Columbus, NGC MS 61. KM-140. Medium
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luster and bagmarked obverse fields. NGC #2821481-018. Estimate: $400-$600.
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909. Costa Rica (struck at the
Philadelphia mint), gold 5 colones, 1900, Columbus, NGC MS 62. KM-
142. Good luster despite some surface granularity, nice color. NGC #2816406002. Estimate: $200-$300.
910. Costa Rica (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 2 colones, 1915, Columbus, NGC MS 65. KM-139.
Muted luster but satin-smooth fields with no marks at all, very small mintage of just 5,000 coins. NGC #4739431-004. Estimate: $300-$450.
915. Costa Rica, 50 centavos, 1885GW, without CB, NGC
911. Costa Rica (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 2 colones, 1926, Columbus, NGC MS 66.
916. Costa Rica, 10 centavos, 1865GW, NGC AU 50. KM-111.
AU 55. KM-124. Choice luster for the grade, with crisp details and nearly prooflike fields with light surface hairlines, no engraver’s initials at bottom of wreath. NGC #4725158-010. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-139. Cartwheel luster on satin-smooth fields
with only the faintest of bagmarks on obverse, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #2810343-001. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lightly rainbow toned over muted luster, light smoothing on leaves above trunk of tree. NGC #4660443003. Estimate: $150-$225.
917. Costa Rica, 5 centavos, 1872GW, NGC F 15. KM-110.
Silver and other metals
912. Costa Rica, 1/2 real, 1842MM, Carrillo, NGC AU details / obverse cleaned. KM-32. Very
bold strike with slightly crude rims (as made, steel-gray toning and hairlines on high points on obverse. NGC #5846759-001. Estimate: $200-$300.
Crude strike with flatness at top on obverse, weak leaves and die-crack on reverse, deeply rainbow toned all over, still a competent example for this scarce date. NGC #2814369004. Estimate: $125-$200.
913. Costa Rica, 1/8 peso, 1853JB, NGC MS 61, finest known in NGC census. KM-102.
Rather lustrous for the grade, with light rainbow toning around details, minor die-porosity, tops at NGC by two grades. NGC #5846759-010. Estimate: $200-$300.
918. Costa Rica (struck at the Heaton mint, Birmingham,
914. San Miguel, Costa Rica,
copper-nickel 1 centavo token, double countermark for Francisco Pinto (ca. 1870) on a US Indian Head cent, 1862, NGC VF details / cleaned, Rulau Plate.
England), 25 centavos, 1893, NGC MS 64. KM-130. Brilliant luster on satin-smooth surfaces, no wear and virtually no marks, bright white all over. NGC #2824619-004. Estimate: $150-$225.
Bold full countermarks saying HABILITADO POR F. PINTO M. in reference to the coffee estates of Francisco Pinto, both deeply impressed on obverse of light-colored host with full details outside the countermarked areas, with the exception of the date, which is clear despite being overmarked (not mentioned on label). Plated in Russell Rulau’s Latin American Tokens, 2nd edition (2000). NGC #5846759-005. Estimate: $150-$225.
Cuba (under Spain)
Rulau-SJS-98.
919. Cuba (Mayarí), silver 1/2-real(?) token with MORALES
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in incuse box above 1-over-2 denomination on obverse and Bourbon arms on reverse, made from a US Seated Liberty half dime (1800s), very rare. KM-unl. 1.08 grams. Fine with mottled
toning and spot of orange encrustation, old scratches on obverse, small square hole near edge at top. Odd design with oversized arms on reverse and punched marks on obverse believed to denote a 1/2-real denomination within a series that also includes 10 and 20 centavos on US dimes and Spanish colonial 2 reales respectively, the highest denomination showing a clear DE MAYARI below the arms. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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920. Jovellanos, Cuba, copper 1 real token, 1864, Ingenio Ecuador / M. y J.F. de la Vega, NGC
MS 64 RB. Eklund-1166; Fuld-253 (mule); Pesant-83; Rulau-Mat-80. Much original color and luster around choice details (the palm tree particularly nice), no marks but some spots slightly weakly struck. NGC #4770986008. Estimate: $125-$200.
921. Oriente, Cuba, bronze 5 centavos token, no date (1868), Esperanza V.R. & Co.,
NGC MS 66 RB. Rulau-Ori-78. Choice strike with satin-smooth fields displaying much original color and muted luster. The tokens for this plantation were designed by George H. Lovett, a medallist and member of the ANS. In the May 1868 issue of the American Journal of Numismatics, this series was described as having “such differences of ornamentation as to make them distinguishable by the illiterate slaves among whom they are intended to circulate, in that region of ‘Hope’ to their masters and none to themselves.” NGC #4770986-007. Estimate: $150-$225.
922. Central Santa Lucia, Oriente, Cuba, copper-nickel “1 ration” (una ración) token, 1884, Rafael L. Sánchez Sucesión, NGC MS 63. Rulau-Ori-27. Bright luster and crisp details, no wear and
minimal marks. NGC #4770986-009. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cuba (Republic) Gold
923. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 20 pesos, 1915, PCGS
MS62. KM-21. Rich amber toning over luster, no wear but notable bagmarks. PCGS #11703725. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
924. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold proof 1 peso, 1916, very rare, NGC PF 66 Ultra Cameo. KM-16. Pristine surfaces except for two small spots of minor metal imperfection to left of center near bottom on both sides, from an official mintage of 100 pieces according to KM but other reports suggest only 50 examples were released. NGC #4215759-001. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
925. Cuba, gold PIEFORT 25 pesos, 1988, Martí, NGC 926. Cuba, gold PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1988, Martí, NGC
MS 68, extremely rare, ex-Rudman. KM-P9. Matte surfaces with
no marks or wear at all, just one tiny orange spot on each side, from a paltry mintage of only ten pieces in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503129-019. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
MS 69, very rare, ex-Rudman.
KM-P4. Virtually flawless, with unblemished matter surfaces, only 30 pieces struck in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503129-002. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
927. Cuba, gold proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1989, Martí,
NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, very rare, ex-Rudman.
KM-P15.
Lovely rich color with nearly flawless surfaces, just a tiny cloudy spot on the mirrored fields, only 30 pieces struck in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503129-036. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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928. Cuba, gold proof PIEFORT 100 pesos, 1989, First Train in Spain 140th Anniversary, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, extremely rare, ex-Rudman. KM-P32. Rich gold color, just a few small spots and hairlines on the mirrored fields, very heavy coin of which only twelve pieces were struck in extra thickness (piefort), this being the only one we can trace as being offered for the past ten years at least. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503129-024. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
929. Cuba, gold proof PIEFORT 50 pesos, 1990, Simón Bolívar, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, extremely rare, ex-Rudman. KM-unl (281 for regular size). Nearly
pristine but with faint polish lines in fields, only twelve pieces struck in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503129-029. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
930. Cuba, gold proof 200 pesos, 1993, Bolívar and Marti,
NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman. KM-542. Slightly grainy fields with some cloudy spots but otherwise pristine, mintage of just 100 pieces. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503130-002. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
931. Cuba, gold proof 200 pesos, 1994, Montecristi Manifesto, NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman. KM-545. Some cloudiness on mirrored fields, mintage of just 100 pieces. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503130-004. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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Silver and other metals
932. Cuba (struck at the Gorham Mint, Providence, RI), “souvenir” peso, 1897, closely spaced date, star above baseline of
97, PCGS MS66+. KM-XM3. Very frosty and lustrous, with gorgeous rainbow toning around rims, minimal light bagmarks, barely second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS67. PCGS #84317688. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.
935. Cuba, off-metal pattern for gold 100 pesos in brass, 933. Cuba, 1 peso, 1953, Marti centennial, NGC MS 64. 1977, Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, rare, ex-Rudman. KM-TS5.
KM-29. Brightly lustrous despite slightly granular texture (as made), small bagmarks here and there, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #4216483-001. Estimate: $125-$200.
8.34 grams. Mint State with much original brass color and luster but
some spottiness, stamped LATON (brass) in field on reverse, desirable as among the first coin strikings from the Havana mint. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. Estimate: $200-up.
934. Cuba, proof “souvenir” peso (“Bay of Pigs” exile is-
sue), 1965, reeded edge, NGC PF 65. KM-XM4. Some toning and minor cloudiness, scarce issue struck as a fund-raiser for the Agency for Cuban Numismatics in Exile in the design of the famous 1897 “souvenir peso” issued by the Cuban Revolutionary Junta in New York but with incuse lettering on edge EN MEMORIA LA BAHIA DE LOS COCHINOS 1961 1965 (In Memory of the Bay of Pigs 19611965). NGC #4673338-002. Estimate: $150-$225.
936. Cuba, off-metal pattern for silver 20 pesos in brass, 1977, Antonio Maceo, rare, ex-Rudman. KM-TS1. 17.48 grams.
Mint State with mostly original brass color and luster but with some dull and spotty areas, desirable as among the first coin strikings from the Havana mint. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. Estimate: $200-up.
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937. Cuba, off-metal pattern for silver 20 pesos in brass, 1977, Máximo Gómez, rare, ex-Rudman. KM-TS2. 16.98 grams.
Bright brass color and luster, Mint State with a few dark areas on reverse rim, desirable as among the first coin strikings from the Havana mint. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. Estimate: $200-up.
938. Cuba, silver proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1989, French Revolution Anniversary (Lady Justice), NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman. KM-P17. Choice mirror fields with just a couple slightly cloudy areas, very low mintage of just 150 coins in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4916922-010 (extra-thick slab). Estimate: $300-$450.
939. Cuba, silver proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1990, Eleventh Pan American Games (Havana, 1991) - Baseball, NGC PF 67 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman. KM-unl (293 for regular size). Incipient
toning at rims, couple tiny spots of cloudiness and one tiny mark in otherwise perfect mirror fields, second highest grade in NGC census for this extra-thick issue (piefort) Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #5715541-018 (extra-thick slab). Estimate: $400-$600.
940. Cuba, silver proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1990, Eleventh Pan American Games (Havana, 1991) - High Jump, NGC PF 66 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman. KM-unl (291 for regular size). Incipient toning, minor cloudiness but otherwise perfect, struck in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #5715541-016 (extra-thick slab). Estimate: $350-$500.
941. Cuba, silver proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1993, Bolívar and Martí, NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo, ex-Rudman.
KM-P55.
Extremely lustrous and almost flawless (couple microscopic pockmarks only), tied with four others for second finest in NGC census behind a single PF 69 for this extra-thick striking (piefort). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4503123-009 (extra-thick slab). Estimate: $400-$600.
942. Cuba, silver proof PIEFORT 10 pesos, 1993, Bolívar
and Martí, NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo. KM-P55. Minor cloudy spots on mirrored fields, struck in extra thickness (piefort). NGC #5850336-004 (extra-thick slab). Estimate: $200-$300.
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Curaçao
Danish West Indies
943. Curaçao (British administration), 3 reaals, rose coun-
termark (1815) on a 1/5 cut of a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, NGC G 6. KM-13. Very deep and full countermark to right of oM mintmark on host, toned all over and with dark encrustation inside the countermark. NGC #3706757-065. Estimate: $300-$450.
948. Danish West Indies, 12 skilling, Christian VI, 1740CW, NGC F 15, ex-Rudman. KM-4. Typical light strike with gray color indicative of its low silver content (50%), light old scratches in fields, popular type showing a sailing ship on one side. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #3070641-001. Estimate: $125$200.
Dominican Republic 944. Curaçao (British administration), 3 reaals, rose countermark (1815) on a 1/5 cut of a Spanish colonial 8 reales of Charles IV, NGC Good details / tooled, c/s VF standard.
Nicely detailed full countermark, most of king’s ordinal on other side, nicely toned all over, some heavy marks (old) to right of countermark. NGC #4837201-004. Estimate: $300-$450.
KM-13.
945. Curaçao (Dutch adminis-
tration), 3 reaals, countermark 3 in plain circle (1818) on a 1/5 cut of a Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, NGC Fair 2, c/s XF standard. KM-28.1. 4.32 grams. Full
949. Dominican Republic (struck at the Paris mint), 1
franco, 1891-A, NGC MS 63, ex-Rudman. KM-11. Nice luster and incipient toning, minimal bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4916920-001. Estimate: $200-$300.
and bold countermark at bottom of shield on host, the obverse worn flat, nicely toned all over. NGC #4836940-011. Estimate: $250-$375.
950. Dominican Republic (struck at the Paris mint), 50
centavos, 1891-A, NGC MS 62, ex-Rudman (stated on label).
KM-10. Splashes of rainbow toning over luster, practically no marks (begs a higher grade). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4916920-003. Estimate: $200-$300.
946. Curaçao (Dutch administration), 3 reaals, countermark 3 in dentillated circle (1819) on a 1/5 cut of a Spanish colonial 8 reales, NGC G 4, c/s XF standard. KM-29. Deep and
bold full countermark below right pillar on host, the obverse crude and indistinct, nicely toned and with sharply scalloped cuts. NGC #4837201-003. Estimate: $300-$450.
951. Dominican Republic (struck at the Philadelphia mint), 947. Curaçao (Dutch administration), 1/4 gulden, counter- 1 peso, 1897-A, NGC UNC details / cleaned, ex-Rudman.
mark script C (1838) on a 1/4 cut (toothed edges) of a Netherlands 1 gulden of Willem I, NGC F 15, c/s XF standard.
KM-27. Bold full countermark and nicely detailed host with well-defined
“teeth” in cuts, nicely toned all over. NGC #4837201-005 (label states denomination “3G” in error). Estimate: $350-$500.
KM-16. Struck at the Philadelphia mint using dies made in Paris, with smooth, matte, mark-free surfaces (slightly grainy). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #4916920-006. Estimate: $300-$450.
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952. San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, brass 2 reales token, no date (late 1800s to early 1900s), Ingenio Cristobal Colon. Rulau-unl. 4.04 grams. Obverse with INGENIO
CRISTOBAL COLON around central hole above denomination 2, counter-stamped on that side with a large 2 and a small 3, AU with minimal marks and lovely rainbow toning. Ingenio Cristobal Colon still operates today under the CAEI consortium and produces sugar for, among others, Bacardi in Puerto Rico. Estimate: $125-$200.
955. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass 25 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC MS 62. Rulau-unl. Same
series as Rulau-25 and 26 (see next two lots) but with denomination as 25 instead of 10 or 5, the obverse showing CARL QUENTIN & CO. above and LA ROMANA below central date 1913, original brass color with traces of luster around details, presumably rare. NGC #4770986-001. Estimate: $150-$225.
953. San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, brass 20
centavos token, no date (late 1800s), Colonia Esperanza J.T. Escarraman sugar plantation, ex-Byrne. Rulau-Dom-60. 1.77 grams.
Cut square token with COLONIA ESPERANZA at top and J.T. ESCARRAMAN at bottom around central 25 / IGo PORVENIR with a 0 stamped over the 5 to devalue the token to 20 centavos (related to the square-cutting, according to Rulau), also with 20 stamped on the otherwise blank reverse, Fine with some dark areas against dull brass color, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Ray Byrne collection with his tag (indicating it was purchased from Jess Peters). Estimate: $80-$120.
956. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (struck
by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass 10 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC MS 64. Rulau-Dom 25. Obverse with CARL QUENTIN & CO. above and
LA ROMANA below central date 1913, reverse with denomination 10, supremely lustrous and original surfaces, with just a few minor carbon spots but no marks or wear. NGC #4770986-002. Estimate: $150-$225.
957. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass 5 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC MS 65.
Rulau-Dom 26. Obverse with CARL QUENTIN & CO. above and LA
ROMANA below central date 1913, reverse with denomination 5, supremely lustrous and original surfaces, with just a few very faint carbon spots but no marks or wear. NGC #4770986-006. Estimate: $125-$200.
954. Set of three San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, brass tokens, no date (late 1800s), Yngenio Porvenir sugar estate: 25, 10, and 5 centavos. Rulau-Dom-45, 46, 47. 14.73 grams total.
All with denomination in center, with legend YNGENIO PORVENIR / SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS inside wreath on obverse and VALE / CENTAVOS with stars on sides on reverse, dark brass in color with darker encrustation around details, VF-XF overall. Pedigreed to the Henry Christensen sale of Oct. 31, 1975, lot 206. Estimate: $100-$150.
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958. Dominican Republic (struck at the Philadelphia mint), copper-nickel 1/2 peso, 1981, struck on a US 50c planchet, NGC Mint Error MS 62, ex-Rudman. KM-
52. 11.2 grams. No wear but some minor marks, medium luster, rare and desirable error (this series also known for US coins struck on Dominican Republic flans). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #3232654-002. Estimate: $200-up.
959. Dominican Republic (struck at the Philadelphia mint), copper-nickel 25 centavos, 1979, struck on a US 25c planchet, NGC Mint Error XF 40, exRudman. KM-51. 5.6 grams. With marks and wear from actual circulation (eventually found by a collector), rare and desirable error (this series also known for US coins struck on Dominican Republic flans). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #3232654-004. Estimate: $200-up.
960. Dominican Republic (struck
at the Philadelphia mint), coppernickel 10 centavos, 1981, struck on a US 10c planchet, NGC mint error MS 63, ex-Rudman. KM-50. 2.3 grams.
Medium luster and practically no marks, rare and desirable error (this series also known for US coins struck on Dominican Republic flans). Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #3070372006. Estimate: $200-up.
Ecuador Gold
961. Quito, Ecuador, gold 8 escudos, 1841MV, small size, NGC XF 45. KM-23.2. First year of type in smaller diameter with cruder
bust (much rarer than the previous type for this date), with bold legends but weaker inner details as usual, pleasing overall, particularly desirable as the type of coins famously described by Captain Ahab in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick as “noble golden coins of South America... as medals of the sun and tropic token-pieces. Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun’s disks and stars, ecliptics, horns of plenty, and rich banners waving, are in luxuriant profusion stamped; so that the precious gold seems almost to derive an added preciousness and enhancing glories, by passing through those fancy mints, so Spanishly poetic. It so chanced that the doubloon of the Pequod was a most wealthy example of these things. On its round border it bore the letters, REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR: QUITO. So this bright coin came from a country planted in the middle of the world, and beneath the great equator, and named after it; and it had been cast midway up the Andes, in the unwaning clime that knows no autumn. Zoned by those letters you saw the likeness of three Andes’ summits; from one a flame; a tower on another; on the third a crowing cock; while arching over all was a segment of the partitioned zodiac, the signs all marked with their usual cabalistics, and the keystone sun entering the equinoctial point at Libra.” NGC #2292435-001. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
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962. Quito, Ecuador, 8 escudos, 1856GJ, PCGS AU53. KM-34.2. Muted luster, light wear and surface marks, also parts of rims crude (as made), but overall rather desirable for this scarce one-year type with larger bust and different hairstyle. PCGS #38336236. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
963. Quito, Ecuador, gold 4 escudos, 1836FP, NGC MS 61. KM-19. Unusually bold central strike and most of legends except for areas of natural flaws at 1 and 7 o’clock, some surface hairlines but minimal wear and marks, rare type, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. NGC #4913132-003. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
964. Quito, Ecuador, gold 1 escudo, 1833GJ. KM-15. 3.23 grams. Light-yellow VF with even strike and
wear, no problems, scarce type. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
965. Quito, Ecuador, gold 1 escudo, 1834GJ, NGC MS 61,
ex-Lissner. KM-15. Bold full strike with choice luster and no wear, strong die-polish lines, faint surface hairlines, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. Pedigreed to the Richard Lissner collection. NGC #2789301-078. Estimate: $6,000$9,000.
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Silver and other metals 966. Quito, Ecuador, 5 francos, 1858GJ, NGC AU 53. KM-39. Choice strike, with light rainbow toning over muted luster,
light high-point wear, desirable one-year type. NGC #4770526045. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
967. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1842MV, NGC VF 30. KM-24.
Richly toned, good strike except for weak rims, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-036. Estimate: $150-$225.
970. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1862, Barré bust, NGC VF 35.
KM-41. Lightly toned all over with traces of underlying luster, nice strike but a few minor rim-flaws, one-year type using a new bust designed by French engraver Albert Barré (not “bare bust” as humorously labelled and recorded in NGC census), whose name appears to the left of the date. NGC #4770526-044. Estimate: $300-$450.
968. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1843MV, NGC F 15. KM-24.
Bold strike, deeply toned, a few old marks but overall rather nice for the grade, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-038. Estimate: $125-$200.
971. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1834GJ, NGC XF 40. KM-14.
969. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1857GJ, NGC UNC details / cleaned, rev scratches. KM-37. Brightly lustrous, with choice full
972. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1835GJ, NGC VF 30.
details, parts of rims crude (as made), flashy and attractive despite surface hairlines on obverse and scratches on reverse. NGC #4770526039. Estimate: $500-$750.
Bold strike with attractive gray toning, minor rim-flaws but no marks or significant wear, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-024. Estimate: $350-$500.
KM-
Light gray toning with faint traces of underlying (muted) luster, slightly off-center strike, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-025. Estimate: $200-$300.
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973. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1837FP, transposed legends,
NGC VF 25. KM-21. Richly toned, with some weak rims (as made)
and old central scratches, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-027. Estimate: $150-$225.
974. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1839MV, NGC VF 35. KM-18.
Bold strike, deep rich rainbow toning over light luster (arguably XF), interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-028. Estimate: $125-$200.
977. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1849GJ, NGC F 12. KM-33. Nicely toned, with honest even wear and no problems, attractive for the grade. NGC #4770526-031. Estimate: $100-$150.
978. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1850GJ, NGC VF details / obv damage. KM-33. Arguably XF, with very light toning over muted
luster, tiny punchmark above bust. NGC #4770526-032. Estimate: $100-$150.
979. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1851GJ, NGC VF 20. KM-33. Toned over muted luster, good strike but parts of rims crude (as made).
975. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1841MV, NGC F 15. KM-18. NGC #4770526-033. Estimate: $100-$150. Lightly toned, with some central weakness but otherwise nice for the grade, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-029. Estimate: $100-$150.
980. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1852GJ, NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census.
976. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1848/7GJ, NGC AU 58, “top pop.� KM-33. Muted luster with faint toning all over, nice details, mi-
KM-33. Bold strike (minor central weak spot on reverse), with light toning over nice luster, choice grade. NGC #4770526-034. Estimate: $500-$750.
nor lamination in face, tied with two others for finest known in NGC census. NGC #4770526-030. Estimate: $500-$750.
981. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real, 1833GJ, NGC VF 25.
KM-13.
Broad flan, with full details enhanced by contrasting toning, first year of interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-014. Estimate: $150-$225.
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982. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real,
1834GJ, NGC XF details / cleaned. KM-13. Bold but off-center
strike on a broad flan with light olive toning over luster, more like unmolested AU to our eyes. NGC #4770526-017. Estimate: $300-$450.
983. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real, 1837FP, transposed legends, rare, NGC Good details / rev scratched.
988. Quito, Ecuador, 1/2 real, 1838ST, NGC VF details /
cleaned. KM-22. Bold details with rich brown toning over faint surface
KM-20. Deeply toned, with weak center
on obverse and large old scratch on reverse, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-019. Estimate: $125-$200.
hairlines, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-0008 Estimate: $100-$150.
984. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real,
1838ST, normal legends, NGC VF details / cleaned. KM-17. Strong
rims, deep olive toning over muted luster, no marks or hairlines, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-020. Estimate: $100-$150.
985. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real,
1839MV, NGC VF 30. KM-17. Very
deep dark toning, nice for the grade, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-021. Estimate: $100-$150.
989. Quito, Ecuador, 1/2 real, 1840MV with inverted M
(“WV�), rare, NGC Fine details / holed. KM-22. Bold details with nicely contrasting toning, old hole at top of obverse, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-012. Estimate: $100-$150.
986. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real, 1840MV, NGC VF 25. KM-17. Nice
strike with light toning, honest even wear, interesting type with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-022. Estimate: $100-$150.
990. Quito, Ecuador, 1/2 real, 1848GJ, NGC MS 62. KM-35.
Bright and lustrous, with nice details but parts of rims crude (as made) and with evidence of die-rust, still choice grade. NGC #4770526-010. Estimate: $500-$750.
987. Quito, Ecuador, 1/2 real, 1833GJ, denomination oM-R
(medio real), NGC VF 25. KM-12.1. Crude strike as usual but with all details clear, nice rainbow toning, scarce one-year type (first date of issue) with denomination as oM to left and R to right (for medio), with Ecuadorian arms (sun over mountains) on one side and Gran Colombian arms (cornucopiae and fasces) on the other. NGC #4770526-006. Estimate: $350-$500.
991. Quito, Ecuador, 1/2 real, 1849GJ, NGC AU 53. KM-35. Choice bold strike with olive fields and contrasting toning in legends, no luster. NGC #4770526-011. Estimate: $150-$225.
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France (Normandy)
(Note: All 1/4 real photos are 2x.)
995. Normandy (France), Rouen mint, denier, Richard I 992. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1849GJ, NGC AU 55. KMBold details and choice luster, minimal high-point wear. NGC #4770526-001. Estimate: $200-$300.
36.
(943-996 AD), NGC MS 63. 1.10 grams. Bright white and boldly struck on a broad flan, a choice “silver penny” from the turbulent time of Richard the Fearless. NGC #5711833-010. Estimate: $150-$225.
France
Philip VI
993. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ, NGC MS 64. KM-36.
Full details with no marks or wear at all, medium luster, lettering and parts of rims crude (as made), tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. NGC #4770526-002. Estimate: $500-$750.
996. France, gold ecu d’or, Philip VI (1328-50), NGC MS
62. Fr-270. 4.42 grams. Choice strike and grade, with 100% full and crisp details, a few small edge-flaws as made. NGC #4931614-004. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Henry VI
994. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1856GJ, NGC MS 63. KM-36.
Lustrous satin fields with hints of rainbow colors, choice bust and most lettering but parts of rims crude (as made). NGC #4770526-004. Estimate: $400-$600.
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997. France (Rouen mint), gold salut d’or, Henry VI (142253), NGC MS 65. Fr-301. 3.47 grams. Superb full details without a
single mark or indication of wear, hint of luster, very impressive grade for a hammered coin. NGC #4841443-001. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
Louis XIV
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998. France (Toulouse mint), gold louis d’or, Louis XIV,
1704, mintmark &, NGC MS 62.
KM-365.24. Bold strike over 1701 issue (the undercoin date strongly visible at 3 o’clock), also with evidence of king’s ordinal in legend on reverse (hence overstruck twice), much luster, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. NGC #4882439-011. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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Louis XVIII
999. France (Paris mint), gold double Louis d’or, Louis XV,
1723-A, NGC AU details / saltwater damage. KM-471. Choice details with no marks or wear (should be UNC) but all surfaces somewhat matte. NGC #4767952-001. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
1003. French Colonies (struck in Paris), bronze essai 10 centimes, Louis XVIII, 1824-A, PCGS SP64RB. Lec-297; KM-
E10. Beautiful original color and luster in legends, no marks or wear but a few tiny carbon spots, tied with one other for finest known in PCGS census. PCGS #18019394. Estimate: $150-$225.
1000. France (Paris mint), gold Louis d’or, Louis XV, 1724A, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage. KM-470.1. Choice
details with frosty, muted luster. NGC #4767952-003. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
1004. French Colonies (struck in Paris), bronze essai 5 cen-
times, Louis XVIII, 1824-A, PCGS SP64RB, finest and only specimen in PCGS census. Lec-293; KM-E8. Light copper color and
luster throughout, no marks or wear but several tiny carbon spots. PCGS #18019384. Estimate: $150-$225.
Charles X 1001. France (Bordeaux mint), gold louis d’or, Louis XV, 1724-K, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage.
KM-470.10.
Nice luster and choice details, faint adjustment marks on bust. NGC #4767952-002. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
Republic 1005. French Colonies (struck in Paris), bronze 10 centimes, Charles X, 1825-A, PCGS MS63BN. Lec-304; KM-11.1. Light brown color with hint of original color and luster at top of reverse, tiny carbon spots on obverse only. PCGS #18019395. Estimate: $150-$225.
1002. Paris, France, 5 francs, 1873-A, PCGS MS66. Gad-745a;
Bright and mirrorlike fields with frosty details, no marks, just a couple small cloudy spots, with incipient toning at rims, second highest grade at either PCGS or NGC. PCGS #36125269. Estimate: $400-$600.
KM-820.1.
1006. French Colonies (struck in La Rochelle), bronze 5 centimes, Charles X, 1827-H, PCGS MS63RB. Lec-299; KM-10.2. Light brassy color all over, a couple minor marks and stains. PCGS #18019387. Estimate: $150-$225.
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German States Bavaria
1007. French Colonies (struck in Paris), bronze 5 centimes,
Charles X, 1830-A, PCGS MS64BN. KM-10.1. Dark brass color all over, traces of die-rust but no marks or spots. PCGS #18019388. Estimate: $150-$225.
Louis Philippe I 1010. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1842, Completion of the Valhalla. Dav-587; KM-811. 37.03 grams. Frosty AU with speckled gray toning over luster, a few dark spots, minor bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Coin Galleries mail bid auction of August 17, 1956, lot #1461, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $150-$225.
1008. French Colonies (struck in Paris), bronze 5 centimes,
Louis Philippe I, 1843-A, PCGS MS63BN, finest and only specimen in PCGS census. KM-12. Dark chocolate brown through-
out, traces of die-rust and tiny spots of patina but no marks. PCGS #18019390. Estimate: $150-$225.
German New Guinea 1011. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1842, Marriage of the Crown Prince. Dav-588; KM-812.1. 37.04 grams.
Rainbow-toned AU+ with minor bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of Nov. 17-18, 1955, lot #657, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $250-$375.
1009. German New Guinea (struck at the Berlin mint), 5
marks, 1894-A, NGC AU 58. KM-7; J-707. Bright luster on prooflike fields with deep toning developing at 3 to 6 o’clock on reverse, clear surface hairlines on that side, obverse with dramatically artistic bird of paradise design with old scratch hidden in feathers, popular highest denomination. NGC #4884928-001. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.
1012. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1843, Centennial of the Academy at Erlangen. Dav-590; KM-817. 37.06 grams. AU- with bagmarks, lustrous fields with light surface hairlines, faint bluish toning. Purchased from Ludwig Grabow in June 1959, with collector’s tag. Estimate: $150-$225.
1013. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1845, Birth of Two Grandsons. Dav-593; KM-821. 37.02 grams. AU with light rainbow toning over muted luster, minor bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of January 19, 1956, lot #157, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1014. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1846,
Canal from Main to Danube.
Dav-595; KM-822. 36.96 grams. AU with rainbow toning (the reverse with blue to left and yellow to right), typical bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #8 of January 19, 1956, lot #158, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
1015. Bavaria (German States), 2 taler, Ludwig I, 1847, Erection of Statue to Prince Bishop Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn Würzburg. Dav-596; KM-823. 37.06 grams. Lustrous UNC with vibrant
rainbow toning ranging from olive green at back of head to indigo in legend and similar variation on reverse, minimal marks but some surface hairlines. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #7 of November 11, 1955, lot #227, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $300-$450.
Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover 1016. Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States), taler, George III, 1801. Dav-660; KM-414. 24.52 grams. Bold XF with marks in fields, spotty light rainbow toning over muted luster. A scarce and popular issue showing a portrait of the same George III who was King of Great Britain. Purchased from Seaby’s October 1960 mail bid catalog, with original sales tag #671 and collector’s envelope. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Frankfurt
1017. Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (German States), reichstaler,
329. 37.06 grams. AU+
1018. Frankfurt (German States), 2 taler, 1842. Dav-641; KM-
Friedrich Ulrich, 1618, Zellerfeld, “wildman taler.” Dav-6303; KM-52.1. 27.98 grams. Highly detailed AU with deeply toned fields and
with choice rainbow toning over luster, typical bagmarks. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #7 of November 11, 1955, lot #689, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $250-$375.
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1019. Frankfurt (German States), 2 gulden, 1848, Election 1022. Frankfurt (German States), proof 2 gulden, 1855,
of Archduke John of Austria as Vicar of the Empire. Dav-644;
300th Year of Religious Peace. Dav-647; KM-353. 21.16 grams. Gem
1020. Frankfurt (German States), 2 gulden, 1849, Centennial of the Birth of Goethe. Dav-646; KM-343. 21.17 grams. Lustrous
1023. Frankfurt (German States), 2 vereinstaler, 1861. Dav-
KM-338. 21.22 grams. Lustrous
AU+ with light rainbow toning (somewhat speckled in center of reverse), minimal marks. Pedigreed to the Schulman mail bid auction of June 24, 1953, lot #435, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
UNC with minor bagmarks, light but colorful rainbow toning. Purchased from the Munzen und Medaillen A.G. price list #175 of January 1958, lot #1259, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $125-$200.
1021. Frankfurt (German States), 2 gulden, 1853. Dav-642; KM-
333. 21.19 grams. Lustrous
UNC with beautiful light rainbow toning, minimal bagmarks. Purchased from the Seaby’s Coin and Medal Bulletin fixed price list of February 1957, lot #CE45, with original sales tag and collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
BU, minimal marks, no toning, very flashy with luster. Pedigreed to the Schulman auction of May 20-22, 1954, lot #965, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
651; KM-365. 37.01 grams. Lightly cleaned AU, bright white but starting
to tone at rim on reverse, light surface marks. Pedigreed to the M.H. Bolender mail bid auction of December 30, 1948, lot #106, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $125-$200.
1024. Frankfurt (German States), taler, 1863, Princes Day.
Lustrous AU/UNC with light surface marks and hairlines, rich toning developing at rims. Pedigreed to the Federal Coin Exchange ANA auction of August 17-21, 1954, lot #3818, with collector’s tag. Estimate: $150-$225.
Dav-654; KM-372. 18.48 grams.
Friedberg
1025. Friedberg (German States), taler, Joh. M. of Waldbott-
Bassenheim as Emperor Franz II, 1804, rare. Dav-655; KM-415.
28.02 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines in fields, minor
natural flaw in edge, hint of incipient toning. Pedigreed to the M.H. Bolender mail bid auction of March 11, 1955, lot #907, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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Hamburg 1026. Hamburg (German States), 5 mark, 1913-J, ex-Clifford E. Smith. Dav-659; KM-293. 27.80 grams. AU/UNC with faint toning and slightly subdued luster, minimal marks. Pedigreed to the Dr. Clifford E. Smith & Son collection and subsequent Stack’s sale of May 6-8, 1955, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
Hannover
1027. Hannover (German States), taler, William IV, 1834-A. 1030. Hannover (German States), taler, Ernst August, 1848Dav-663; KM-165. 16.73 grams. Lustrous AU with hairlines and bagmarks
in fields and adjustment marks on bust, starting to tone lightly. Note this is the same William IV who was King of Great Britain. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of May 31-June 2, 1955, lot #298, with collector’s tag. Estimate: $100-$150.
1028. Hannover (German States), taler, William IV, 1834-
B. Dav-662; KM-164 . 22.14 grams. AU with very light rainbow toning
(somewhat striated) over muted luster, minimal marks. Note this is the same William IV who was King of Great Britain. Purchased from a Ludwig Grabow fixed price list in July 1956, lot #319, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
1029. Hannover (German States), taler, William IV, 1835-A. Dav-663; KM-165. 16.73 grams. Brilliant UNC with cameo contrast, light
surface marks, no toning, very flashy with luster. Note this is the same William IV who was King of Great Britain. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of March 29-31, 1955, lot #657, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $125-$200.
B. Dav-675; KM-208. 22.21 grams. Very bold and deeply struck AU+/UNC with very light rainbow toning over muted luster, practically no marks. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #5 of March 29-31, 1955, lot #1230, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $150-$225.
1031. Hannover (German States), mining taler, George V,
1854. Dav-678; KM-230. 22.27 grams. Lustrous Mint State with minimal marks, light rainbow toning that exhibits a bright yellow hue in center of reverse. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #5 of March 29-31, 1955, lot #1233, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
1032. Hannover (German States), 2 taler, George V, 1854-
B.
Dav-681; KM-229. 37.08 grams. Lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines but minimal marks, faint rainbow toning, from a mintage of just 102,000 coins, significantly scarcer than the 1855-B. Pedigreed to the Coin Galleries auction of July 13, 1954, lot #2891, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Nassau
1033. Hannover (German States), taler, George V, 1865-B, 50th Anniversary of the Victory at Waterloo. Dav-684; KM-241.
18.48 grams. Brightly lustrous UNC with mirror fields, light surface
hairlines on obverse only, minimal marks, spots of toning just below bust. Note the coins of this issue were paid to veterans of the Battle of Waterloo for their pensions. Purchased from the Munzen und Medaillen A.G. price list #138 in October 1954, lot #340, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
1036. Nassau (German States), taler, Wilhelm, 1817CT-L.
Dav-741; KM-47. 29.46 grams. XF+ with choice luster for the grade, slightly weak centers, splashes of light toning. Purchased from a Munzen und Medaillen price list in October 1958, lot #645, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $600-$900.
Nassau-Usingen
1034. Hannover (German States), proof taler, George V, 1865-B, Taking the Frisian Oath.
Dav-686; KM-243. 18.48 grams.
Lustrous mirror fields, with splashes of light golden toning, UNC with only light marks and minor hairlines, from a mintage of only 2,000 coins. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #8 of January 19, 1956, lot #217, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $300-$450.
1037. Nassau-Usingen (German States), taler, Friedrich
August, 1815CT-L, ex-Gibbs. Dav-739; KM-6. 28.00 grams. Deeply rainbow toned AXF with natural rim-flaw at 4/8 o’clock, slightly off-center strike, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Howard D. Gibbs collection and subsequent Hess/Leu auction of March 19, 1957, lot #1513, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $200-$300.
Saxe-Altenburg
1035. Hannover (German States), proof shooting taler, 1872, 4th German Shooting Festival. Dav-986; KM-M1. 16.83 grams. Highly
lustrous UNC with faint surface hairlines, no marks or toning, very bright and flashy. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of March 2931, 1955, lot 1251, with collector’s tag. Estimate: $150-$225.
1038. Saxe-Altenburg (German States), taler, Ernst, 1858-F.
Dav-814; KM-35. 18.49 grams. Toned XF with traces of luster, no problems. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of November 17-18, 1955, lot #810, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
1039. Saxe-Altenburg (German States), 5 mark, Ernst, 1903, 50th Year of Reign. Dav-816; KM-147. 27.76 grams. Lustrous Mint State
with minor bagmarks, no toning, very flashy and choice. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of March 29-31, 1955, lot #1426, with collector’s tag. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
1043. Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German States), taler, Ernst,
1040. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German States), taler, Ernst I, 1827. Dav-817; KM-16 . 29.30 grams. AU with vibrant rainbow toning
(deep scarlet to violet on reverse) over highly lustrous but slightly hairlined surfaces, some bagmarks, typically weakly struck at date. Pedigreed to the James Kelly auction of November 1-2, 1957, lot #2547, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1041. Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German States), taler, Ernst I,
1829EK, rare.
Dav-818; KM-30. 28.02 grams. Deeply rainbow-toned AU+ with underlying luster, light surface hairlines on obverse, from a mintage of just 3,759 coins. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction #11 of December 10, 1956, lot #577, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
1817. Dav-832 var; KM-153.1. 28.02 grams. AXF with rich rainbow toning (somewhat speckled) over luster. Purchased from the Munzen und Medaillen A.G. price list #160 in September 1956, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $350-$500.
Saxony
1044. Saxony / Albertine (German States), taler, August, 1563-HB, Dresden mint. KM-MB182. 28.69 grams. Attractively toned VF+, fully details, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.
German Empire
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
1045. Hamburg, German Empire, 5 reichsmark, 1891-J.
Dav-659; KM-610. 27.72 grams. Bright white UNC, very flashy, with minimal marks. Purchased from a Felix Chruszcz fixed price list on May 30, 1952, lot #3817, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
1042. Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (German States), gold 1 ducat,
Franz Josias, (1745), Saalfield mint, commemoration of the death of Christian Ernst, PCGS MS61. KM-30; Fr-3010. Brightly
lustrous but somewhat hairlined fields, choice details, rims a bit crude (as made), possibly due to striking over prior issue (previous letters visible in legend). PCGS #37485627. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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Great Britain 1046. Great Britain (London, England), gold 2 guineas, 1739, George II (intermediate bust), PCGS AU50. Sp-3668; KM-578. Only light high-point wear with traces of luster in legends, tiny laminations throughout, popular type. PCGS #35745037. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
1047. Great Britain (London, England), crown, George II, 1746, with Lima below bust, NGC MS 61. Sp-3689; KM-585.3.
Deep rich toning all over, no luster but also no notable marks or wear, popular one-year type (at least in this denomination) struck from silver captured from the Spanish off the Pacific coast of South America, rare grade and particularly desirable in this top silver denomination. NGC #4241241-002. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
1048. Great Britain (Lon-
don, England), proof 1/2 crown, 1746, George II, VICESIMO on edge, PCGS PR63. Sp-3696; KM-
Deeply rainbow toned (quite pretty) over muted luster, no marks or wear but with a few struck-through-fiber marks on obverse only, popular type struck from silver captured from the Spanish off the Pacific coast of South America, very low mintage (just 100 pieces), rare and desirable as from Britain’s first proof set. PCGS #04192012. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
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1049. Great Britain (London, England), gold guinea, George III, 1776, NGC AU 58.
Sp-3728; KM-604. Some red ton-
ing, nice details without wear but surface hairlines on obverse, popular date for US collectors. NGC #4437721-014. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1050. Great Britain (London, England), gold guinea, George III, 1798, NGC MS 63.
1053. Great Britain (Bank of England), 1/2 dollar, oval George III countermark (1797-99) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1792MF, PCGS XF45 / c/m AU detail.
Bold strike with incipient russet toning over muted luster, no more than trivial marks here and there. NGC #4631120-010. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Sp-3729; KM-609.
Sp-3767; KM-unl (cf 622.1). Deep countermark with 100% full details, the host with satin surfaces and only lightly worn high points, deeply toned all over. PCGS #36788768. Estimate: $750-$1,100.
1054. Middlesex, Great Britain, copper 1/2 penny token, no date (ca. 1793), Spence’s, PCGS MS63 Brown. D&H-831.
III countermark (1797-99) on a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1794PR, NGC AU 55. Sp-3765A; KM-626. Full and bold
Obverse with hanging man on gibbet with church in background under legend END OF PAIN; reverse with MAY THE / KNAVE / OF JACOBIN CLUBS / NEVER GET A / TRICK above five-point star; milled rims and plain edge. Other tokens show the same obverse with a date of 1793 on the reverse. Choice-grade example (very rare thus) with lovely rainbow toning over clean, lustrous surfaces, tied with one other for second finest in PCGS census behind a single MS64. PCGS #36688959. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1052. Great Britain (Bank of England), dollar, oval George
1055. Great Britain (Bank of England), 1 dollar / 5 shillings, George III, 1804. Sp-2768; KM-Tn1. AU- with traces of luster around
1051. Great Britain (Bank of England), dollar, oval George countermark on deeply toned host (broad flan) with tiny marks only, second highest grade in NGC census for this host. NGC #4327684003. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
III countermark (1797-99) on a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795FM, NGC AU 55, c/s UNC standard. Sp-3765A; KM-634. Full and bold countermark, the host with deep
rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces (especially the legends), minimal marks. NGC #5711864-010. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
details, light toning, faint “XI” scratch at 1 o’clock on reverse. This type was struck over Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, the only evidence of which on this coin is a trace of the box-and-circle edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
1056. Great Britain (Soho mint), bronze penny, George
III, 1806, PCGS MS65 RB. Sp-3780; KM-663. Brilliant rosy color with splashes of blue, lustrous all over and devoid of marks or wear, second highest grade in PCGS census. PCGS #34195186. Estimate: $400-$600.
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1057. Great Britain (London, England), crown, Victoria (young head), 1847, both sides enameled (multi-color). Sp-3882; KM-741. 25.26
grams. Impossible to grade because the fields are all covered in enamel and the struck-up details are all re-engraved (as are the rims), but as a piece of art it is in excellent condition (no chips or cracks) and very well done, the main field colors being a perhaps bothersome juxtaposition of what US southerners might recognize as Duke Blue and Carolina Blue. Estimate: $200-$300.
1058. Great Britain (London, England), gold 1/2 sovereign, Edward VII, 1910, NGC MS
62. Sp-3974B; KM-804. Typical matte surfaces with luster, minimal marks. NGC #4837210-001. Estimate: $250-$375.
Guadeloupe 1059. Guadeloupe (British occupation), 9 livres, crowned-G countermark and central crenated square hole (1811) on a PotosĂ, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782PR, very rare, NGC VF 35, c/s XF standard. KM-unl (cf 24); Prid-2. Well-defined crenation and deep countermark on a fully detailed host with attractive toning all over, believed to be finest known at NGC but census does not list a Bolivian host (nor does KM, for that matter). With antique handwritten tag (French) giving the history of Martinique (to which the writer probably attributed this piece in error). NGC #4884953-001. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
Guatemala (colonial) Gold
1060. Guatemala, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1755J, very rare, NGC VF 30, ex-Richard Stuart. KM-19; Cal-752. Typically weak centers due to high relief of bust, with lots of minor marks and high-point wear commensurate with the grade but no problems, mostly nice rims, rare and desirable type of which this date is the only one that tends to appear. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection (with special NGC label). NGC #4446203-001. Estimate: $15,000-$22,500.
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Pillars
1061. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757J, no dots in shield-side legend. Yonaka-G8-57b; Cal-435; KM-18. 26.94 grams.
Bold XF with some minor circulation marks plus prominent adjustment marks from assayer through bottom of shield, lightly toned, attractive overall. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1063. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767P. Yonaka-
G8-67; Cal-999; KM-27.1. 27.01 grams. Bold XF, once lightly polished but starting to re-tone around details, light adjustment marks on bottom of shield and top of left pillar, very nice overall. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1064. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769P, inverted
1062. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1758J.
Yonaka-G8-58; Cal-436; KM-18. 27.04 grams. Very bold (deeply struck) XF
with contrasting toning around details, no major problems. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
N’s, rare. Yonaka-G8-69b1; Cal-1001; KM-27.2. 26.81 grams. Typically small-
flan XF with light toning and no big problems, the N’s in VNUM and HISPAN rotated 180 degrees (putting a “tail” at lower right). Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1065. Guatemala, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1758J, large rosettes, rare. Yonaka-G2-58a; Cal-256; KM-20. 6.77 grams. Bold AU with
light toning, adjustment marks on shield, extremely rare variety with enhanced-rosette stops (on raised circles) in legends and above and below the denomination and assayer, most likely the finest known for both the date and the variety, important coin for the Guatemala specialist. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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Busts
1069. Guatemala, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII, 1821M,
1066. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1806/5M, NGC
MS 63, finest known in NGC census. Cal-900; KM-53. Nicely toned
over luster, practically no marks or wear, just lovely, finest at NGC by four grades. NGC #4241008-005. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
PCGS MS64+PL. Cal-561; KM-66. Incredibly sharp strike with the most brilliantly lustrous fields imaginable, just a few bagmarks from higher grade, still the only example at PCGS with the PL (prooflike) designation. PCGS #35455349. Estimate: $350-$500.
1070. Guatemala, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII transitional (bust of Charles IV), 1808M, NGC UNC details / cleaned. Cal-328; KM-64.
Bold strike with strong die-polish lines in lustrous fields, also strong die-clash on reverse, starting to tone, maybe lightly wiped at one point but a far cry from what usually is considered “cleaned.� Pedigreed to the Ponterio sale #125 of April 25-26, 2003 with lot tag #2570. NGC #4770572-012. Estimate: $100-$150.
1071. Guatemala, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (proper bust), 1808M. Cal-331; KM-66. 1.65 grams.
1067. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1815M, NGC
AU with rainbow toning over luster, no problems. Pedigreed to the Heritage sale #410 of June 1-2, 2006 with lot tag #14023. Estimate: $100-$150.
MS 62, finest known in NGC census. Cal-1228; KM-69. Gorgeous rich and colorful toning on both sides, with lots of blues and purples and much underlying luster, some adjustment marks on both sides, overall quite choice and eye-catching. NGC #3590044-017. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
(Note: All 1/4 real photos are 2x.) 1072. Guatemala, 1/4 real,
Charles IV, 1798, ex-Reinhart.
XF+ with nice toning, parts of rims slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Philip Y. Reinhart collection and to the Superior sale of June 3-4, 1997 with lot tag #6519. Estimate: $100-$150.
Cal-89; KM-59. 0.84 gram.
1073. Guatemala, 1/4 real,
1068. Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819M, NGC 1821, NGC MS 63.
MS 65*, ex-Hubbard. Cal-802; KM-67. Brightly lustrous and virtu-
ally as new, with all details super-sharp and the mirror fields showing strong die-polish lines as if it were a specimen strike, tied for finest known in NGC census (including a couple designated PL for prooflike). Pedigreed to the Clyde Hubbard collection. NGC #4770572-019. Estimate: $250-$375.
Cal-258;
Brightly lustrous and boldly struck, just a few minor bagmarks on fields. NGC #5766011-006. Estimate: $150$225.
KM-72.
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Guatemala (Central American Republic) Gold 1074. Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 2 escudos, 1846A, NGC AU 53. KM-12. Good
strike with full details, light high-point wear, faint reddish toning over muted luster, scarce. NGC# 4772354-004. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
1075. Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 1 es-
cudo, 1824M, rare, NGC AU 55. KM-6. Rare denomination for this date, this example with choice strike and nice luster on a broad flan, just a bit hairlined throughout. NGC# 4772354-005. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1076. Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo, 1825M, NGC MS 63. KM-5. Choice luster and bold strike, light adjustment marks on both sides. NGC #4770572-018. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1077. Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo,
1825M, NGC MS 63. KM-5. Very well-defined strike with only faint adjustment marks, medium luster, parts of obverse rims weak (as made). NGC# 4772354-007. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1078. Guatemala (Central American Republic), gold 1/2 escudo,
1826M, NGC MS 64. KM-5. Gorgeous strike and semi-prooflike luster with only the faintest of adjustment marks on sunface, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. NGC# 4772354-006. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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Silver and other metals
Guatemala (State of Guatemala)
(Note: All 1/4 real photos are 2x.) 1079. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 1/4 real, 1824, NGC MS 67, finest known in NGC census. KMBold and well-definite strike with brilliant luster on surfaces that are slightly grainy (as made) but totally devoid of any marks or wear, currently the best of eleven entries in the NGC census. NGC #4770572-025. Estimate: $500-$750.
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1080. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 1/4 real, 1826, NGC MS 64. KM-1. Choice bold strike with brilliant luster, smooth fields, virtually no marks, high-6 variety. NGC #4770572-022. Estimate: $125$200.
1081. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 1/4 real, 1842/29, NGC MS 67+, finest known in NGC census, KM Plate Coin. KM-1. A brilliant
gem with lustrous mirrorlike fields and choice full details, clear overdate, faint traces of die-cracks, currently the best of seven entries in the NGC census, also the rarer of two listed overdates for 1842. Plate Coin in Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins. NGC #4770572-041. Estimate: $250-$375.
1082. Guatemala (Central
American Republic), 1/4 real, 1846, medal axis. KM-1.
0.81 gram. Very bold and well-detailed strike with lovely rainbow toning, some faint hairlines, AU overall. Estimate: $100-$150.
1084. Guatemala (State), provisional 1 real, 1829M, very rare, NGC AU 50, ex-Brand/Norweb (stated on label). KM-
75. For this year only, and only in this denomination, the Guatemala City mint struck coins with the legend ESTADO DE GUATEMALA on one side and MONEDA PROVISIONAL on the other with the same central design as the Central American Republic issues, making for a very rare, single-denomination type-coin that is critical to any important Guatemala collection. This rather presentable and highly pedigreed example shows full details and light luster with just a slight central bulge on reverse and two faint adjustment marks on obverse, currently third finest in the NGC census among eighteen entries that surely represent several re-grades (considering that KM states “4 known”). Pedigreed to the Virgil Brand and Henry Norweb collections. NGC #2833729-001. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
Guatemala (countermarks and counterstamps) Type II
1083. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 1/4 real,
1850, very rare, NGC AU details / cleaned, finest and only example in NGC census. KM-
1. The last few years of Central American Republic 1/4R are all more or less rare, and the 1850 is particularly so, with no others listed in the NGC census and none at PCGS. This example shows a clear date but with the 8 weak and the 0 re-punched, lustrous surfaces, somewhat low-relief details and crude rims (as made) but still nice overall. NGC #4770572-023. Estimate: $1,000-up.
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1085. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on shield side of a Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655P. KM-104. 26.39 grams. Choice bold countermark (XF)
next to large and somewhat conical hole near edge below the host’s well-detailed full shield, full oMP and 165 of date, nice and nearly full cross, attractively toned VF. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1086. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1697H, KM Plate Coin. KM-110.1. 26.29 grams. Full and well-detailed countermark (VF) on host’s nearly full cross-lions-castles, the pillars-and-waves also nearly full but peripheries flat, richly oldtoned VG+ overall, scarce host and particularly so without a hole. Plate Coin in Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins. Estimate: $300-$450.
1089. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1742V. KM-111.3. 27.26 grams. Full countermark (AVF) near top of
host’s bold cross, other side with one full pillar and bold date and assayer, flat peripheries but AVF overall, with contrasting dark toning, no hole. Estimate: $250-$375.
1090. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark 1087. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1719M. KM-111.1. 23.61 grams. Deep and full but somewhat crude
countermark (Fine) in one quadrant of host’s full cross, the fat pillars on other side also full and harboring a clear date and assayer (the former lightly tooled), holed at edge and possibly shaved or clipped long ago, toned VG. Estimate: $200-$300.
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1746(V), KM Plate Coin. KM-111.3. 26.47 grams. Choice bold
countermark (XF) in one quadrant of host’s cross, clear date on other side, typically crudely struck (much flatness) and only Good for wear, with deep toning, small hole at edge, scarce host. Plate Coin in KrauseMishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins. Estimate: $200-$300.
1091. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q, KM Plate Coin. KM-99. 24.77 grams. Choice full 1088. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1738N. KM-111.3. 26.36 grams. Full countermark with indistinct details
(VG?) in one quadrant of host’s nearly full cross, one full pillar on other side that also shows a full assayer and two clear dates (rare thus), the second date in legend next to an unusually full crown at top, lightly toned Fine with flat peripheries but no hole. Estimate: $250-$375.
countermark (well-detailed XF) deeply impressed in one quadrant of host’s full cross above partial date, full pillars with clear date on other side, curiously olive-toned Fine with crude hole at edge. Plate Coin in Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins. Estimate: $175-$250.
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1092. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1761V-Y. KM-100. 26.68 grams. Shallow countermark (AVF)
in center of host’s incomplete cross with bold full mintmark to left, other side with good full pillars-and-waves displaying 1-1/2 dates and assayers, lightly toned Fine overall with small hole at edge. Estimate: $150-$225.
1093. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). KM-100. 26.36 grams. Choice full countermark (XF) on
left arm of host’s nearly full cross with very bold full mintmark to left, other side with full pillars harboring a bold full date, peripheral flatness, otherwise Fine with nice toning, hole at bottom of cross. Estimate: $150-$225.
1094. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1770/69V-(Y). KM-100. 26.42 grams. Full and well-detailed
1095. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on pillars side of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1770V-(Y or J). KM-100. 26.78 grams. Choice full countermark (XF+)
on host’s left pillar (rare to see it on this side) with bold date on that side, bold full cross on other side, chunky AVF with light golden toning, hole in flat area near edge. Estimate: $150-$225.
1096. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark (Type II, 1839) on cross side of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-(Y). KM-100. 26.37 grams. Shallow but well-detailed
countermark (AVF) on right arm of host’s nearly full but off-center cross with partial date below, full pillars on other side with weaker details, About Fine overall with contrasting dark toning and no hole. Estimate: $150-$225.
1097. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on pillars side of a Guatemala cob 8 reales 1751J. KM-102. 26.69 grams. Well-detailed double-struck countermark
but somewhat shallow countermark (VF) in one quadrant of host’s full cross, the other side off-center but with one full pillar and clear assayer V and date 770/69 (obvious overdate), Fine with light toning, holed at edge. Estimate: $150-$225.
(VF) on left globe of host’s off-center pillars side with full mintmark and date (last digit weaker), other side with full assayer to left of nearly full shield, deeply toned Fine overall with small hole near edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1098. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839, contemporary counterfeit) on shield side of a Guatemala cob 8 reales 1752J. KM-102. 26.54 grams. Bold full
countermark (VF) with cruder details indicative of a contemporaneous concoction to left of host’s full crown above well-detailed but offcenter shield, other side with full pillars and crown and waves as well as mintmark and date (all four digits bold), deeply toned Fine with crude hole in flat point near edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
1100. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on shield side of a Guatemala cob 8 reales 1753J. KM-102. 25.05 grams. Full and bold countermark (VF) in very
center of host’s full pillars and crowned globes above bold full date, other side with full assayer to left of full but off-center crowned shield, very deeply toned AVF with hole at top of pillars side. Estimate: $200-$300.
1101. Guatemala, 4 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1760(V)-Y. KM-85.6. 12.68 grams. Full but crude (VG) countermark
(possibly a contemporary counterfeit) on right arm of host’s cross with
1099. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark partial date below, other side with bull full assayer Y and denomination (Type II, 1839) on pillars side of a Guatemala cob 8 reales 17(5)2(?)J. KM-102. 23.86 grams. Full but indistinct countermark (AVF,
possibly a contemporary counterfeit) punched multiple times on top of the host’s date below nice full pillars-and-globes, the other side with clear assayer and choice full crown, AVF for type, nicely toned, with small hole near edge. Estimate: $200-$300.
4 and most of both dates, VG with toning in crevices, neatly drilled hole in point near edge. Estimate: $125-$200.
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1102. Guatemala, 8 reales, Type III double countermark (1840) on a Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1834MM, NGC XF 40, c/s AU strong. KM-111.5. Choice full countermarks, one (sun-overmountains, with die-crack) to right of host’s standing Liberty and the other (sunface star) inside wreath above shield, all deeply rainbow toned. NGC #4770572-001. Estimate: $300-$450.
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Guatemala (Republic)
1103. Guatemala, 4 reales, 1892, 0.835 fineness, rare, NGC VF 25, ex-Freeman Craig Sr. KM-160. Desirable one-year type (mintage of just 2,600 coins) in reduced fineness (stated in the design), with all details crude but clear despite wear and light surface hairlines, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Freeman Craig Sr. collection. NGC #4770572-003. Estimate: $700-$1,000. 1107. Guatemala, 1 real, 1899, 0.750 fineness, NGC AU 53. Lustrous and bright white, decent strike for the type, light highpoint wear, technically second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. NGC #4770572-032. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-172.
1104. Guatemala, 2 reales, 1859, NGC VF 20, KM Plate Coin. KM-133. Deep rich toning (especially in legends), weakly struck centers, broad flan, one-year type with thick lettering. Plate Coin in the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900 (7th ed). NGC #4770572033. Estimate: $150-$225.
(Note: All 1/4 real photos are 2x.) 1108. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1859, rare, NGC VF details / cleaned. KM-130. Rare first
date of issue, this example boldly struck and evenly worn on high points, bright white surfaces. NGC #4770572-024. Estimate: $500-$750.
1105. Guatemala, 2 reales, 1892, star before date, NGC AU 53. KM-154b.1. Bold strike, bright white surfaces, minimal marks and
high-point wear, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 58 (no MS known at PCGS either). NGC #4770572-036. Estimate: $150-$225.
1109. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1863, NGC MS 66. KM-130.
Choice bold strike, lustrous satin-smooth fields and bold full rims, no marks at all, tied with one other for finest known in the NGC census. NGC #4770572026. Estimate: $125-$200.
1110. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1865, NGC AU 58. KM-130. Scarce
1106. Guatemala, 2 reales, 1892, no star, NGC AU details /
cleaned. KM-154b.2. Choice strike with bold details and rims, bright white surfaces with light hairlines. NGC #4770572-035. Estimate: $250-$375.
date (mintage of just 23,000 coins), with bold strike and nice luster, minimal marks (should be MS in our estimation), tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 63. NGC #4770572-027. Estimate: $100-$150.
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(Note: All 1/4 real photos are 2x.) 1112. Guatemala, 1/4 real,
1111. Guatemala, 1/4 real,
1892, very rare, NGC AU 50. KM-159. Low luster and
1883, NGC AU 58. KM-151.
Bold strike, bright white with luster, no wear and minimal marks (fully MS in our eyes). NGC #4770572-028. Estimate: $70-$100.
contrast but only light wear, parts of rims crude (as made), a key date that always commands a premium. NGC #4770572031. Estimate: $400-$600.
Haiti 1113. Haiti, 25 centimes, AN 14 (1817), Petion (small head), NGC MS 63, ex-Rudman.
KM-15.1. Brightly lustrous, the obverse somewhat crude and weakly struck but the reverse bold, traces of die-clashing. Pedigreed to the Isaac Rudman numismatic cabinet. NGC #3070362-015. Estimate: $250-$375.
1114. Haiti, copper proof pattern 6 centimes, Faustin I, 1850, date below denomination, NGC PF 66 RB.
KM-Pn46.
Light copper color all over with traces of darkening in fields, practically no marks, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #3938748-009. Estimate: $400-$600.
1115. Haiti (struck at the Paris mint), 1 gourde, 1882, PCGS
MS63. KM-46. Muted luster with very faint splashes of rainbow toning
(mostly blue), a few tiny dark spots, no major marks, desirable grade for this type. PCGS #35680189. Estimate: $750-$1,100.
Honduras (under Mexican Empire)
1116. Tegucigalpa, Honduras (under Mexican Empire), 2 reales, (1823)MP, Iturbide issue, very rare, NGC Fine details / holed. KM-12.1. A crude but elusive type with eagle on cactus (sym-
bolic of Mexico) flanked by assayer and denomination on obverse, cross-lions-castles with legend reading TEGVSIGALPA L’A 1823 on reverse (the date not visible on this example), holed near edge like most, deeply toned. We could find only two other examples that have entered the market in the past decade, despite the recent influx from the Richard Stuart collection, which seems to support KM’s statement of “6-7 known.” NGC #2833732-002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Honduras (provisional “imitation cobs”) 1117. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional “imitation cob”
2 reales, 1823-PMPY, trefoils above pillars, rare, NGC VF 30. KM-15.1. 6.03 grams. Choice strike with bold full pillars and cross
(the lions facing left and in proper quadrants), with attractive rich toning and very nice for the grade. NGC #2832572-001. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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1118. Comayagua, Honduras, provisional “imitation cob” 2 reales,
1824-C(Y), very rare, NGC Fine details / holed, ex-Richard Stuart.
Bold full pillars, off-center cross on a squarish flan, curious design with extra row of nothing above waves and empty quadrants in cross, a few minor marks here and there but nicely toned, inoffensive hole at one end of the cross. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection (our Auction #22, lot #990), and plated (#48) in Central American Provisional and Provincial Mints (2007), by Carlos Jara. NGC #2832572-003. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000. KM-unl (cf 15.2). 5.67 grams.
1119. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional “imitation cob” 1 real, (1823)PMPY, trefoils above pillars, rare, NGC AU 58. KM-unl. 3.01 grams. Brightly
lustrous and choice in terms of grade but narrow flan that excludes the date, lions facing left and in proper quadrants. NGC #2832572-004. Estimate: $400-$600.
1120. Comayagua, Honduras, provisional “imitation cob” 1/2 real, 1823, very rare, NGC AU 55, ex-Richard Stuart (stated on special label). KM-unl; Jara p. 100-101. 1.24 grams.
Boldly struck with full monogram and nearly full date, off-center cross, nice toning over strong mint bloom, with just a touch of high-point rubbing in evidence, choice grade, much rarer than other imitation 1/2R types (note our previous auction showed the wrong NGC number, but the current NGC label has the wrong weight). Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection and our Auction #22 (lot #995). NGC #4486426-002. Estimate: $900-$1,350.
Honduras (Central American Republic) 1121. Tegucigalpa, Honduras (Central American Republic), 2 reales, 1825NR, rare, NGC VF 25. KM-10 (under Central
Bold legends, some central weakness and crude rims from off-center strike, but with very light even toning over traces of luster and with no particularly offensive wear or marks, a desirable one-year issue in unique design with mintmark T for Tegucigalpa and assayer initials NR for Narciso Rosal. After the provisional “imitation cob” issues of 1823-4, the Tegucigalpa mint began striking crude round coinage under the Central American Republic in the form of 1R dated 1824 and 2R dated 1825, as we see here, with crude design of sun-over-mountains on obverse and small ceiba tree on reverse, the legends specifically referring to the Central American Republic and showing the fineness as 11 dineros, which equated to the old Spanish colonial cob standard of 91.7% silver, in contrast to the 90.3% standard for the other CAR issues from Guatemala. However, the relative crudity of the Tegucigalpa issues, along with their lower-than-indicated actual fineness, made them unpopular, and they were soon outlawed by decree of May 7, 1825. As a result, these issues (2R and 1R)are both very scarce to extremely rare. NGC #2833729-002. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
American Republic).
Honduras (State of Honduras) 1122. Honduras, copper-lead alloy 8 reales, 1858FL, legend with HOND, NGC VF 20 Brown, ex-Holsen (stated on label).
Thick and heavy flan with crude strike as usual (particularly the legends, over half of which are too weak to see), yet with all inner details clear, dark toning over chocolate-brown surfaces all over, nearly non-existent in higher grade. Pedigreed to the Holsen collection. NGC #4770572-005. Estimate: $200-$300. KM-21a. 26.42 grams.
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1123. Honduras, copper/lead 8 reales, 1858FL, legend with HOND, NGC Fine details / environmental damage. KM-21a. 15.83
grams. Good strike for the issue with full legends and inner details, a few old
scratches and perhaps some graininess but mostly expected for this type, this example almost black from toning. NGC #4770572-004. Estimate: $150-$225.
1124. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 4 reales, 1850G, nar-
row date variety, NGC VF 30, ex-O’Brien. KM-20. Choice dark details contrasted by pewter-colored fields, all legends and leaves of tree particularly well defined, with typical area of weakness above date but overall quite attractive for the type and grade. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-018. Estimate: $200-$300.
1125. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 4 reales, 1851G, NGC VF 35, ex-O’Brien. KM-20a. Broad flan with full and bold details (dark) contrasted with pewter-colored fields, no marks, just honest even wear. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-019. Estimate: $150-$225.
1126. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 4 reales, 1852G, NGC
AU 58, ex-O’Brien. KM-20b. Nice full details with lustrous, silvery fields contrasting with dark gray elements, light high-point wear only, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-020. Estimate: $200-$300.
1127. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional
(low-silver) 2 reales, 1833F, NGC VF 25, ex-O’Brien. KM-19. Slightly off-center strike, low contrast but not overly dark (as from relatively “good” silver of 33.3% fineness), uneven toning. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-012. Estimate: $200-$300.
1128. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 2 reales, 1839F, NGC VF details / planchet flaw, ex-Stuart, ex-O’Brien. KM-19. Broad flan with good rims and full details but typically low in contrast (33.3% silver), curiously with small natural lacuna near center. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection, and to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-013. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1129. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (lowsilver) 2 reales, 1844F, CREZCA variety, NGC AU details / cleaned, ex-O’Brien. KM-19a. Sharp details
(the leaves somewhat flat), with lots of luster on silvery fields, light rosy copper color on high points (a bit bright, but arguably not egregious enough to call “cleaned”), scarce assayer. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-014. Estimate: $400-$600.
1130. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (lowsilver) 2 reales, 1844G, CREZCA variety, NGC XF 40, ex-O’Brien. KM-19a. Good strike with full details,
lighter fields with some luster, light wear but minimal marks, nice for the grade. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-015. Estimate: $200-$300.
1131. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (lowsilver) 2 reales, 1845G, NGC AU 53, ex-O’Brien.
KM-19a. Choice grade (tied with one other for finest known
in the NGC census) with minimal high-point wear and lovely contrast between the pewter-colored fields and dark details (especially the mountains), deep hairline edge-crack. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-016. Estimate: $200-$300.
1132. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-
silver) 2 reales, 1848G, CREZCA variety, NGC VF details / environmental damage, ex-O’Brien. KM-
19b. Full details with traces of silver color on fields, surface
porosity all over. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). Estimate: $100-$150.
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1133. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, (very low-silver) 2
reales, 1852G, rare. KM-19d. 5.30 grams. Good central details but very crude rims (as made) and with no silvering on fields, just dark copper color all over, AVF for actual wear. Estimate: $200-$300.
1134. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 1 real, 1832F, NGC VF 30, finest known in NGC census, ex-O’Brien.
KM-18. Good details in low contrast (“good” silver of 33.3% fineness) but with some luster on fields, leaves a bit weak and that side with some old scratches, hairline edge-crack. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-009. Estimate: $200-$300.
1135. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 1 real,
1839F, PROVICIONAL error, NGC XF 45, finest and only example in NGC census, ex-O’Brien. KM-18. Mostly bold strike
(leaves weaker) with parts of rims crude (as made), golden toning and patches of luster, choice grade. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-010. Estimate: $300-$450.
1136. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 1 real, 1849G, NGC F 12, ex-O’Brien. KM-18b. Dark copper color all over (no silvering) with faint bluish tinge, bold legends but weaker inner details, crude rims (as made) with hairline edge-crack. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-011. Estimate: $200-$300.
1137. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, provisional (low-silver) 1/2
real, 1833F, NGC VF 20, ex-O’Brien. KM-17. Raised centers with
weak details and light old scratches, parts of edge crude, somewhat low contrast (“good” silver of 33.3% fineness). Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection (stated on label). NGC #4771567-008. Estimate: $100-$150.
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Honduras (Republic)
1138. Honduras (Tegucigalpa mint), gold 1 peso, 1895,
rare, NGC AU 58. KM-56. Good luster, slightly crude strike, scarce
and desirable type, with a reported mintage of only 43 pieces for this date. NGC #28337732-009. Estimate: $600-$900.
1140. Honduras (struck at the Philadelphia mint), pattern 5 pesos struck in copper-nickel, (1871), reeded edge, very rare, NGC MS 63, finest known in NGC census. KM-unl. Lustrous and
choice, with just a couple small spots of golden tone on reverse, both sides displaying dramatic die-polish lines on fields, currently the better of just two examples at NGC (and none at PCGS) for this metal, possibly the only two known at all, struck without date for an 1871 gold series that never came to fruition. This pattern and the next four proof lots were struck at the Philadelphia mint using dies engraved by assistant engraver William H. Key. The silver business strikes that followed these patterns were struck in Honduras, but not until 1879-80, due to regional conflict. NGC #2833732-001. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1141. Honduras (struck at the Philadelphia mint), proof pattern 50 centavos struck in silver, 1871, plain edge, very rare, NGC PF 63, ex-Richard Stuart (stated on special label).
1139. Denomination set of four Honduras (struck in Lon-
KM-unl (cf Pn16). Lustrous specimen strike with near-mirror fields, several small splashes of golden toning, one of just two known in silver (the other PF 64), the KM listings (none as proof ) showing only copper and nickel. Pedigreed to the Richard Stuart collection. NGC #4427714014. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
don, England), bronze provisional patterns of 1862, rosettes variety, all NGC: 8 pesos MS 63 RB; 4 pesos MS 62 RB; 2 pesos MS 63 RB; 1 peso MS 62 RB. KM-Pn4, 3, 2, 1. Scarce Mint
State set, each piece made in enough quantities to be collectible but much tougher to find together, especially so nicely matched with identical original color and luster (none with more than trivial marks or stains), the 2P in fact finest in NGC census (the others close), the four pieces kept together for at least forty years and possibly since striking. NGC #2833847-007, -006, -005 and -004. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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1142. Honduras (struck at the Philadelphia mint), proof pattern 25 centavos struck in copper, 1871, plain edge, rare, NGC PF 63 BN. KM-unl (cf Pn15). Vivid
peacock toning over luster, with blue, magenta and golden colors on obverse and orange to deep purple on reverse, virtually wear- and mark-free surfaces (second only to a single PF 64 at NGC), a lovely specimen striking with incomparable eye-appeal, unlisted as a proof in KM. NGC #2833732-005. Estimate: $500-$750.
1143. Honduras (struck at the Philadelphia mint), proof pattern 10 centavos struck in silver, 1871, plain edge, rare, NGC PF 61. KM-unl (cf Pn14). Steely blue toning on lustrous fields with minor bagmarks, rare unlisted specimen strike in silver (also as a plain-edge proof ), second finest in NGC census behind a single PF 63. NGC #2833732-003. Estimate: $600-$900.
1146. Honduras, 50 centavos, 1879, Lovett type, rare, NGC
VF 20. KM-44. Attractive toning with rainbow colors at rims, some wear and marks but mostly just weakly struck in centers, as expected for this one-year type supposedly engraved by US medal-engraver George Hampden Lovett. NGC #2833847-014. Estimate: $350-$500.
1144. Honduras (struck at the Philadelphia mint), proof pattern 5 centavos struck in copper, 1871, plain edge, rare, NGC PF 65 BN, ex-Byrne. KM-unl (cf Pn13). Exceptionally lustrous
for copper, with vivid blue color on obverse and magenta on reverse, unlisted as a proof in KM but this example clearly more mirrored than a normal specimen strike, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Ray Byrne collection. NGC #2833729-003. Estimate: $500-$750.
1147. Honduras, 50 centavos, 1885, coin axis, JL on flags at top, NGC MS 60. KM-51. Nicely lustrous (no toning) and nearly
devoid of marks, no wear but typical weak strike on high points and a few inevitable die-cracks, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62, uncataloged variety with raised letters J and L on the narrow flags at the top on reverse. NGC #4770572-008. Estimate: $175-$250.
1145. Honduras, 1 peso, 1894/92 (open 4), NGC MS 61,
finest known in NGC census. KM-62. Lustrous and choice for the series, with bagmarks but no demonstrable wear, incipient toning at rims, bold overdate that is unlisted in KM and presumably rare, finest of just two at NGC by six grades. The related overdate of 1894/82 is also known, both issues actually a muling with 1882 dies, but the penultimate digit on the present example is quite clearly 9/9 and not 9/8. NGC #2833847-015. Estimate: $300-$450.
1148. Honduras, 25 centavos, 1885, coin axis, JL on flags at top, NGC MS 61. KM-50. Decent luster and lack of marks and
wear but high points weak as usual, large die-crack at 9-10 o’clock on reverse, second highest grade in NGC census, uncataloged variety with raised letters J and L on the narrow flags at the top on reverse. NGC #4770572-007. Estimate: $125-$200.
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1149. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1880, NGC VF 30 Brown, ex-Whittier. KM-40. Bold but crude strike, especially the rims and penultimate digit of the date (a large 8 to cover the fact that it was recut from an 1878 die), the details enhanced by contrasting toning, second highest grade in NGC census. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. NGC #4770572-006. Estimate: $250-$375. 1150. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1903/2/0, plain edge. KM-46. 3.41 grams. Very dark VF or better for the type with areas of slight encrustation, weak strike toward rims, centers relatively strong with clear date (scarce thus) that can only be described as a mess of jumbled numbers due to constant re-cutting of the die. Interestingly, NGC shows only one entry for this date (with the specifier “multiple overdates”), and that entry is at the VF level. Estimate: $200-$300. 1151. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1910, modified 5c obverse and reverse dies, NGC MS 63 BN. KM-67. Off-center
obverse with two cuds (one large, one small), traces of original color and luster but otherwise brown, technically near-pristine (tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64) but slightly crude as usual, including the erasure of denomination 5 (with 1 over-punched) above CENTs, below which is an upside-down 1. NGC #4770572-010. Estimate: $100-$150.
1152. Honduras, copper 1/2 centavo, 1886, coin alignment, NGC MS 61 BN. KM-45. Bold strike with nice details, even light-brown color all over, no wear or marks, traces of die-clashing on obverse, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #4770572-009. Estimate: $200-$300.
India (Mughal Empire)
1153. India (Mughal Empire), gold mohur, (1738), NGC MS 65, finest known in NGC census. KM-438.2. Very bold and well-centered strike with slight traces of encrustation here and there, choice grade (the better of just two at NGC, the other just MS 61). NGC #4789894-009. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
India (British)
1154. Lahore, India (British), original proof rupee in nickel, George VI, 1947, no mintmark, extremely rare (two known),
PCGS PR63, finest and only example in PCGS census. S&W-9.40a. Final rupee coin of the British era, this original proof from the Lahore mint being one of only two known, the other certified by NGC as PF 63 and sold at Baldwin’s in May 2013 with the description “totally unlisted as a proof of any sort.” Note that PCGS created the suffix “a” for this S&W number in consultation with the authors just for this (unpublished) issue, as their reference was released a year before the Baldwin’s sale in which the discovery piece came to light. As S&W points out, the minting of a new nickel rupee was announced on May 24, 1947. Curiously, S&W shows a picture of one of two known original sets of nickel proof sets (Bombay mint, dated 1946) displaying a red U-shaped magnet to demonstrate that the coins are magnetic (the nickel composition necessitated by wartime silver and copper shortage). The present lot dated 1947 from the Lahore mint, distinguishable from Bombay by lacking the triangular mintmark below the date, exhibits good luster for the metal, with only one tiny mark in the wide-open fields displaying strong die-polish lines befitting of a specimen. Clearly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Indian specialist. With original His Majesty’s Mint paper envelope. PCGS #38543715. Estimate: $3,500-up.
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1155. Calcutta, India (British), copper-nickel original proof 2 annas, George VI, 1947, very rare, PCGS PR64, finest and
only example in PCGS census. S&W-9.140. With diagonal streaks of golden toning over muted luster, no marks or wear, tied for finest known with one at same grade at NGC (three lower). With original His Majesty’s Mint paper envelope. PCGS #38543716. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1156. Calcutta, India (British), copper-nickel origi-
nal proof 1 anna, George VI, 1947, short trefoils in crown, very rare, PCGS PR64. S&W-9.189. Diagonal
streaks of light magenta and teal toning over muted luster, tied with one other for finest known in PCGS census (highest at NGC being PF 62). With original His Majesty’s Mint paper envelope. PCGS #38543717. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1157. Calcutta, India (British), copper-nickel original proof 1/2 anna, George VI, 1947, very rare, PCGS PR64, finest and only example in PCGS census.
S&W-9.215. Golden toning with hints of magenta and teal, a few light fiber strike-throughs but no marks or wear, second only to a single PF 65 at NGC (with just one lower at PF 63). With original His Majesty’s Mint paper envelope. PCGS #38543718. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1158. Calcutta, India (British), bronze original
proof pice, George VI, 1947, very rare, PCGS PR65 RB, finest and only example in PCGS census. S&W-
9.251. Full original luster vivid peacock toning in gold, magenta and teal, practically pristine, clearly finest known with none graded at NGC. With original His Majesty’s Mint paper envelope. PCGS #38543719. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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Isle of Man
Japan
1159. Isle of Man (James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby), silver proof 1/2 penny, 1733, plain cap, NGC PF 63. KM-4b.1; Prid-29A.
Bold strike with attractive toning over luster, small mark to left of cap but otherwise near-pristine, tied with three others for finest known in the NGC census (and none at PCGS). Despite being an off-metal (and higher value) proof issue, a surprising amount of these have received circulation wear, as evidenced by two AU and two XF examples in the NGC census and even lower grades at PCGS. NGC #2770569-012. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
1162. Japan, 1 yen, Meiji 3 (1870), type 1, NGC MS 64.
KM-Y5.1. Good luster, the reverse very slightly golden-toned in details, minimal bagmarks, near top grade. NGC #3962625-001. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Mauritius
Jamaica
1163. Mauritius (struck at the Heaton Mint, Birmingham, England), bronze 5 cents specimen, Victoria, 1877-H, medal axis, PCGS SP66 RB, finest known in both NGC and PCGS censuses, ex-Heaton Mint Archives. KM-9. Bright and glossy in 1160. Jamaica (British administration), 6 shillings 8 pence, “GR” double countermark (1758) on a Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1757/6MM, PCGS XF45, c/m XF detail. KM-8.3. Deep and full countermarks on problem-free host, all very richly toned, quite attractive for the grade, the overdate fairly clear. PCGS #38404269. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1161. Jamaica (British administration), 1 shilling 8 pence, “GR” double countermark (1758) on a Lima, Peru, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1758JM, NGC F 15. KM-4.5. Bold counter-
marks with traces of luster, well-detailed host with light toning, more like VF in our estimation (both host and countermarks), also somewhat rare and in demand as date of host the same year the countermarks were authorized (1758). NGC #1756493-006. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
golden-red color with slight incipient darkening on reverse, minimal marks, the finest of just three at PCGS, the only other one certified being a single SP 58 BN at NGC. Pedigreed to the Heaton Mint Archives. PCGS #80048476. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
Mexico (colonial) Gold
1164. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1748MF, NGC AU 55. Cal-781; KM-150. Bold strike with only light marks and high-point wear, luster in legends, faint adjustment marks on bust. NGC #4465606-001. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
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1165. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1793FM, NGC AU 53, ex-Huntington (stated on label).
Cal-1632; KM-159. Some luster but also some weak strike in centers and
legends, tiny pits in cheek, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington collection, with original tag #25742. NGC #3908095-012. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1168. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 1 escudo, Philip V, 1740MF, rare. Cal-1759; KM-113. 3.38 grams. Bold legends with toning
in crevices, AXF with light scrape behind head and tiny dent below assayers. Estimate: $600-$900.
1169. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III
(young bust), 1761MM, very rare, ex-Huntington.
1166. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1800FM, NGC AU 55, ex-Huntington (stated on label).
Cal-1641; KM-159. Choice red toning over luster in legends, slightly weak
centers but not much wear, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington collection, with original tag #25762. NGC #3908095-009. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Cal-1376; KM-116. 3.37 grams. Nice XF with attractive red toning, bold rims with
deep milling, elusive transitional type. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Pillars
1170. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF.
Bright AU with light surface hairlines from cleaning, starting to re-tone with a bluish hue, nice strike. Estimate: $250-$375.
Cal-1446; KM-103. 27.05 grams.
1167. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1808TH, NGC AU 55. Cal-1656; KM-159. Yellow color with slight
central weakness and only light wear and marks, tiny black spots on reverse. NGC #3908086-007. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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1171. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1733F, very rare, ex-Potomac.
Yonaka-M2-33; Cal-805; KM-84. 6.49 grams.
Nicely toned AXF with attempted hole to right of QUE, traces of black encrustation in crevices, elusive second year of issue. From the Potomac collection of Mexican pillars. Estimate: $400-$600.
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1172. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1738/7MF. Yonaka-M2-38a; Cal-819; Non-toned AXF with light marks but no big problems, very bold overdate. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-84. 6.51 grams.
1173. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1 real, Philip V, 1734M, NGC MS 63, finest known in
NGC census. Yonaka-M1-34; Cal-509; KM-75.1. Choice rainbow toning over pristine surfaces with underlying luster, superb strike, the best on record by nine grades at NGC. NGC #3014245-032. Estimate: $350-$500.
1174. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1 real, Philip V, 1740MF, rosettes bracketing denomination. Yonaka-M1-40c; Cal-516; KM-75.1. 3.33 grams. Lightly cleaned UNC, very lustrous and well-detailed, rare
variety with six-petal rosettes instead of cinquefoils above and below denomination. Estimate: $200-$300.
Busts 1175. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1775FM.
Yonaka-M8-75; Cal-1109; KM-106.2. 26.80 grams. Lustrous AU with light surface hairlines, no big problems. Estimate: $150-$225.
1176. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1776FM, NGC AU 55. Yonaka-M8-76; Cal-1110; KM-106.2. Choice rich toning,
minimal marks and wear, popular date for US collectors. NGC #4763597-003. Estimate: $300-$450.
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1177. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789FM. Yonaka-M8-
89-IV; Cal-950; KM-107. 26.92 grams. AU/UNC with gorgeous rainbow toning in legends, faint surface hairlines in obverse fields (only). Estimate: $125-$200.
1178. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789FM, engraved with French graffiti script on obverse (1818). Yonaka-M8-89-IV;
Cal-950; KM-107. 27.00 grams. AU- with light toning over luster, obverse fields engraved with script “Mrie Rse Vauchel / Janvier / 1818” to left and “Ls Alin Leprestre / unis le 22” to right (presumably a token for the marriage between Marie Rose Vauchel and Louis Alain Leprestre on January 22, 1818). Any relatives out there? Estimate: $125-$200.
1180. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1794FM, NGC AU 58. Yonaka-M8-94; Cal-956; KM-109. Very light toning over muted luster, some tiny marks and fissures, nice overall. NGC #4673312-026. Estimate: $175-$250.
1181. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1804TH, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M8-104; Cal-980; KM-109. Somewhat matte with light luster in legends, minimal toning, choice grade. NGC #4427726-007. Estimate: $400-$600.
1182. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII
1179. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV,
1791FM, NGC MS 61.
Speckled gray toning over luster, a few minor marks, second highest grade in NGC census. Curious fact: No other denomination of silver coins was struck in this year at the Mexico City mint. NGC #4459787-009. Estimate: $250-$375. Yonaka-M8-91; Cal-953; KM-109.
transitional (“armored” bust), 1809TH, NGC MS 61. Yonaka-
M8-109; Cal-1308; KM-110. Good luster with light bluish toning, faint surface hairlines in front of bust, die-clash behind head, adjustment marks on date and parts of rims slightly crude (as made). Yonaka points out three bust types for this transitional issue, and this one is clearly Type A. NGC #4459786-009. Estimate: $300-$450.
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1184. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1797FM, straight-leg 9 in date, rare, NGC MS 62. Yonaka-M05-97a; Cal280; KM-72. Bold strike with lustrous fields
splashed with golden toning, a few dark spots, second highest grade in NGC census. Yonaka rates this straight-9 variety as R2. NGC #4825025-006. Estimate: $125-$200.
1185. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII,
1183. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII 1819/8JJ, rare, NGC MS 63.
transitional (“armored” bust), 1811HJ. Yonaka-M8-111; Cal-1317;
AU- with faint toning on bright surfaces, parts of obverse rim weak (as made). Type C bust, per Yonaka. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-110. 26.98 grams.
Yona-
Bold strike, lightly toned over luster, clear overdate, second finest known in NGC census behind a single MS 65. Yonaka rates this overdate as R2. NGC #3014248-033. Estimate: $200-$300.
ka-M05-119a; Cal-409; KM-74.
Mexico (War of Independence)
1186. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1820AG,
NGC MS 61. Cal-1463; KM-111.5. Brightly lustrous and superbly struck
with sharp full details all over, slightly grainy surfaces, very rare grade and quality, tied with two others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 62. NGC #4769919-002. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Mexico (Republic)
1187. Durango, Mexico, “hookneck” cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1824RL, defiant snake, small Libertad, medal axis, NGC AU
58. DP-Do1; KM-376.2. Beautifully rainbow toned and nice strike with full Libertad and only a small weak spot on eagle’s breast, minimal highpoint wear, popular issue in very nice quality. NGC #5846728-002. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.
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1188. Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1876FR, NGC AU 58. DP-Go56; KM-377.8. Brightly lustrous with practically no high-point wear, minimal marks. NGC #3154767-002. Estimate: $125-$200.
1189. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 peso, 1870C, PCGS MS62.
KM-408.5. Very light rainbow toning (turning golden at rims) over lus-
ter, with a few tiny raised spots here and there but no wear or marks, tied with two others for finest known in PCGS census (three finer at NGC). With original collector envelope. PCGS 38651226. Estimate: $350-$500.
1190. San Luis PotosĂ, Mexico, 5 centavos, 1869S, value in wreath, NGC XF
45. KM-389.9. Bold strike, parts of rims crude (as made), light toning with a few minor crusty dark spots, second finest in NGC census behind a single AU 50. NGC #5846728004. Estimate: $200-$300.
1191. Campeche, Mexico, copper 1/4 real token, 1875, HJM de Palizada, NGC VF 25 BN, ex-Norweb (stated on label). Rulau-CAM-46. Crude strike as expected, the denomination side off-center and incomplete but the other side with clear HJM / DE / (P)ALIZAD(A), some surface oxidation (mostly on denomination side), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Norweb collection. NGC #5850336-002. Estimate: $600-$900.
Mexico (Revolutionary)
1192. Chihuahua (Army of the North), Mexico, 1 peso, 1915FM, NGC MS 63. KM-619. Highly lustrous, well-detailed strike, tiny
speckles of toning on a diagonal bias on obverse. NGC #5846728-003. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Mexico (United States of Mexico)
Netherlands (Spanish)
1193. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 peso “caballito,” 1910, PCGS
MS62. KM-453. Beautiful blue toning on light luster, minimal marks. PCGS #34342137. Estimate: $150-$225.
1196. Tournai, Spanish Netherlands, patagon, Philip IV,
1622.
KM-A42. 27.38 grams. Broad flan with full legends and inner details (bold date), nicely toned XF. Estimate: $175-$250.
Netherlands (United)
1194. Mexico City, Mexico, aluminum pattern 100 pesos, 1991, Huitzilapan, rare, NGC MS 61. KM-Pn246. Quite lustrous
but scratched (soft metal), from a reported mintage of just six pieces (according to KM), but considering the NGC census shows seven entries (plus one more at PCGS), a higher population is likely. NGC #4767210-001. Estimate: $300-$450.
Netherlands (Kampen)
1195. Kampen (City), Netherlands, gold imitative rose noble, (1590-93), regular C over inverted C on flag, NGC MS 61. Fr-151.3; Delm-1106. 7.55 grams. Scarce variety (highest value
in Friedberg) displaying on the flag an O-shaped cipher with serifs in corners that clearly shows a regular C on top of an inverted C (Friedberg says inverted C over regular C), broad flan with full details and bright luster, slightly grainy surfaces but no wear. NGC #4753562-002. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
1197. Westfriesland, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder,
1639, mintmark lily. KM-14.2. 26.76 grams. Very lustrous XF+ with full legends and inner details, the full lion well detailed, very clear date. Estimate: $100-$150.
1198. Gelderland, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1646. Choice AXF with bold full design including legends, traces of luster and toning around details, a few light marks here and there. Estimate: $125-$200.
KM-15.2. 26.00 grams.
1199. Zeeland, Netherlands, gold 7 gulden (1/2 golden rider), 1760, NGC MS 62+. KM-96. Lovely luster and light red toning, no wear and just the faintest of marks, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #4931629-004. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
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Nicaragua
1200. Nicaragua, copper pattern 2 centavos, 1887-E, NGC PF 65 RB. KM-Pn3. Original copper color and luster in fields (some slightly darkened) around nicely contrasting details, a couple small carbon-spots but no marks or wear, tied with one other for finest known in NGC census. NGC #3938645-011. Estimate: $900-$1,350.
1201. Nicaragua, lead 10 pesos, no date (ca. 1927), Augusto Sandino guerilla issue, very rare. KM-Tn1; Rulau-Nic-9. 21.99 grams. Rather white and oxidized (puffy) but
with most details still clear (impossible to grade), a couple old scratches on SANDINO side, fascinating relic from the rebellion of 1927-33 that pitted forces under revolutionary leader Augusto Cesar Sandino against the U.S. military, Sandino eventually being assassinated but still revered today as a national hero and symbol of resistance to U.S. domination in Central America. Tokens like this one were exchanged for goods from local merchants. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Paraguay (War of the Triple Alliance)
1202. Paraguay (War of the Triple Alliance), 1 real, countermark “1” in rounded hexagonal fields of horizontal lines (1865-70) on an irregular 1/4 cut of a Potosí, Bolivia, 4 soles, PCGS VF25, c/m XF detail. Pratt-MR2. Bold full countermark and fairly clean cuts, nicely toned, scarce
and important emergency issue from the 1864-70 war that pitted Paraguay against the Triple Alliance of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. PCGS #38907444. Estimate: $300-$450.
Peru (colonial) Gold
1203. Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1755JM, NGC XF 45. Cal-769; KM-59.1. Bold strike with contrasting toning and dark sediment in crevices, very sharp details but slightly grainy surfaces. NGC #5850275-003. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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1204. Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III young bust (“rat nose”), 1766JM, NGC AU 55. Cal-1919; KM-70. Choice bold
strike, with luster at rims, faint lines and tiny marks in fields but only minimal high-point wear. NGC #5850349-002. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500. 1205. Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III young bust (“rat nose”), 1766JM. Cal-1919; KM-70. 26.47 grams. Polished XF with light adjustment marks on bust, minor lamination near rim on reverse, edge-filing and marks in fields but still quite decent in overall appearance. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1206. Lima, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1791IJ, NGC AU 55.
KM-92. Lustrous
Cal-1590;
fields and minimal wear, trace of encrustation in crevices, a few noticeable adjustment marks on bust. NGC #5850275-004. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1207. Cuzco, Peru, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1824G, rare one-year type, NGC AU 53. Cal-1745; KM-129.2. Broad
flan with full rims, slight central weakness, some luster but the obverse somewhat hairlined. NGC #5719555-002. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
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Pillars
1211. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1766JM, dot
over left mintmark only. Yonaka-L8-66; Cal-1026; KM-A64.2. 26.77 grams.
1208. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1753J.
XF+ with patchy toning, slight central bulge on reverse, no big problems. Estimate: $350-$500.
Yonaka-L8-53; Cal-455; KM-55.1. 26.71 grams.
XF with deep bluish toning, parts of rims weak (as made) but no big problems. Estimate: $250-$375.
1212. Lima, Peru, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1761JM.
1209. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1761JM, dots
Yonaka-L4-61; Cal-818; KM-63. 13.24 grams. Nicely toned VF+ with slightly weak rims (as made) but no problems, listed as a rare date in Yonaka. Estimate: $175-$250.
over both mintmarks, NGC XF 40. Yonaka-L8-61a; Cal-1020; KM-
A64.1. Deep,
rich toning all over, minimal marks and only light wear for the grade. NGC #4825029-003. Estimate: $350-$500.
1213. Lima, Peru, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1756JM, no
dot over mintmark, NGC MS 63, “top pop.� Yonaka-L05-56; Cal58; KM-51. Deep aqua-blue toning over luster, nice strike with virtually
1210. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1764JM, dots
over both mintmarks. Yonaka-L8-64a; Cal-1024; KM-A64.1. 26.91 grams.
Nicely toned XF with only light marks, good contrast, a couple darker spots near rims, no big problems. Estimate: $250-$375.
no marks or wear, broad flan with slightly crude rims (as made), tied with two others for finest known in NGC census. NGC #2056660193. Estimate: $150-$225.
Busts
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Peru (provisional Republic)
1215. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1808JP, NGC
MS 62. Cal-988; KM-97. Lustrous and starting to tone, slight flan-bulge in center of obverse, weak rims (as made). NGC #4686091-001. Estimate: $350-$500.
1220. Lima, Peru, provisional 8 reales, 1822JP, “Peru Libre,” NGC VF 35. KM-136. Very lightly toned, nice for the grade, just weak rims as usual, popular and short-lived first 8R of independent Peru. NGC #2840376-006. Estimate: $200-$300.
Peru (Republic) 1216. Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1785MI, PCGS
MS64, finest and only example in PCGS census. Cal-600; KM-76a. Lustrous and starting to tone, a couple minor weak spots (including rim) but incomparable quality overall, probably finest known anywhere (none at NGC). PCGS #33019518. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1221. Lima, Peru, gold 4 escudos, 1855MB, NGC MS 63+.
KM-150.4. Satin-smooth fields with minimal light marks and nice, soft luster, weak centers as usual and small natural flaw at date but otherwise well struck, choice grade, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. NGC #4883377-001. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1217. Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819JP, NGC AU 55. Cal-819; KM-115.1. Nice luster and strike, maybe a little high-point wear but certainly at least AU 58 to our eyes. Purchased from Angel Smith on May 18, 2003. NGC #4770572-020. Estimate: $125-$200.
1218. Lima, Peru, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII transitional
(“imaginary” bust), 1808JP, rare. Cal-
349; KM-103.1. 1.55 grams. Nice Fine with very light toning, weak and crude rims (as made), but still nicer than the few others we have seen (reportedly only six known). Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of June 2006 with original lot tag #17419. Estimate: $250-$375.
1219. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, 1816, NGC MS 64. Cal-267; KM-
108. Lustrous and sharply struck, slightly off-center and with dieclash on reverse, choice grade, tied with four others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. NGC #4763598002. Estimate: $300-$450. (Note: Photo is 2X.)
1222. Lima, Peru, 5 pesetas, 1880BF, B without dot below wreath, PCGS MS63. KM-201.1. Good luster, trivial bagmarks all
over, traces of dark toning at rims, desirable brief type in nice grade. PCGS #36811905. Estimate: $400-$600.
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Philippines (under Spain) Gold
1223. Philippines (under Spain), gold 4 pesos, Isabel II, 1868, NGC AU 55. Cal-865; KM-144. Good luster for the grade, with
1227. Ponce, Puerto Rico, copper-nickel 10 centavos token, no date (late 1800s), El Cometa (de) Trujillo y Subina / Quincalla y Ferreteria, very rare. Archilla-Diez-unl (cf 188-191); Rulauunl. Lustrous Mint State with only light contact marks on reverse only,
light high-point wear and minimal marks, struck with frozen date in 1868-73, during Spain’s period of civil war, temporary/disputed monarchs and provisional government (Isabel was deposed in 1868). NGC #4835633-010. Estimate: $300-$450.
from the same series as the 1-2-5 centavos listed in Archilla-Diez (all rare), the only other example we know of for this denomination being in the Smithsonian museum. Estimate: $100-up.
1224. Philippines (under Spain), gold 1 peso, Isabel II, 1861. Cal-820; KM-142. 1.67 grams. AXF with original luster and pleasing
1228. Ponce (Maragüez), Puerto Rico, copper 4 almudes
gold color, just the rims and high points somewhat worn. Estimate: $150-$225.
Silver
token, no date (late 1800s), Hacienda de Café Carmelita / Collazo, Pérez Guerra & Co., NGC MS 64 RB. Archilla-Diez-350;
Much original color and luster, with light purple color developing on denomination side, a few tiny spots but no marks or wear, scarce issue. NGC #4770986-011. Estimate: $100-$150.
Rulau-Pnc-11.
1229. Ponce (Maragüez), Puerto Rico, copper 3 almudes token, no date (late 1800s), Hacienda de Café Carmelita / Collazo, Pérez Guerra & Co., NGC MS 64 RB. Archilla-Diez-349;
Rulau-Pnc-11. Choice
1225. Philippines, 8 reales, Isabel II, “Y.II” countermark
original color and luster (barely any brown), just a couple light marks in fields, scarce issue. NGC #4770986-010. Estimate: $100-$150.
(Type VI, 1834-37) on a Santiago, Chile, “volcano” peso, 1834IJ, NGC VF 25, c/s VF standard. Cal-668; KM-108. Choice
countermark (full and bold) at top of host’s column, all richly toned and problem-free, in fact a better assayer for the date on the host. NGC #4763598-001. Estimate: $350-$500.
Puerto Rico (under Spain)
1230. Utuado, Puerto Rico, nickel coffee token, no date (late 1800s), Constancia / Guillermo Soler, rare. Archilla-Diez-156;
Rulau-unl. 2.72 grams; 19mm. Bold, cleaned AU with die-crack on obverse
(above CONSTANCIA) and the reverse with the ADO of UTUADO curiously punched over other letters (LES?), this size listed in ArchillaDiez as “RR”. Estimate: $100-$150.
1226. Puerto Rico (under Spain), 40 centavos, Alfonso
XIII, 1896PG-V. Cal-127; KM-23.2. 9.98 grams. Lightly toned AXF with muted luster, no problems, scarce denomination, one-year type. Estimate: $250-$375.
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1231. Navarre, Aragon (Spain), croat (1 real), Ferdinand II (V of Spain), struck
1513-16, Type E. Cayรณn-2303. 3.03 grams. AXF with traces of luster but also traces of oxidation, full legends and crown and inner details, all with toning in crevices for contrast. Estimate: $125-$200.
Spain Gold
Ferdinand-Isabel 1232. Seville, Spain, gold double excelente, Ferdinand-Isabel, S and three dots at bottom, cross and four dots at top between busts, NGC MS 64. Cal-Type 175. 7.00 grams. Exceptional quality, with choice full details including legends (Latin) and good luster throughout, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #4884247-001. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.
Philip V 1233. Seville, Spain, milled 4 escudos, Philip V, 1704P. Cal-2074; KM-257. 13.33 grams.
XF with soft centers but bold legends, crude edge (as made, including natural void) but nice frosty yellow color all over. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Ferdinand VI
1234. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1235. Seville, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI,
1747JB, NGC MS 63. Cal-548; KM-372. Bold strike and super lustrous fields, just a few faint marks but clearly choice. NGC #4679412-007. Estimate: $500-$750.
1758JV, stars in legend, NGC MS 62. Cal-586; KM-374. Good luster, bold lettering with stars instead of rosettes, faint orange toning, minor high-point weakness, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #2802971-006. Estimate: $400-$600.
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Charles III
1236. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1775PJ, no dot between P and J, NGC MS 63, finest known in
NGC census. Cal-1961; KM-409.1. Choice strike and luster, with only a few tiny marks (light scratch behind head) and a couple spots of dark encrustation, lovely red toning at rims, very nice quality overall. NGC #1754258-001. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
1237. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1787/6DV, NGC AU 55. Cal-1792; KM-418.1a. Bright yellow color
1239. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1776/4PJ. Cal-1550; KM-417.1. 6.70 grams. Problem-free AXF with
with lots of luster, choice strike and very clear overdate, faint surface hairlines. NGC #4910917-008. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
contrasting toning around details, popular date for US collectors. Estimate: $400-$600.
1238. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1776/4PJ, NGC XF 45. Cal-1550; KM-417.1. Good luster for the
1240. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III,
grade, typically well struck, popular date for US collectors. NGC #4771439-001. Estimate: $500-$750.
1774PJ. Cal-1260; KM-415.1. 1.78 grams. Lustrous and well-struck UNC with encrustation in crevices on reverse, light surface hairlines on obverse. Estimate: $300-$450.
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Charles IV
Silver Philip III
1241. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, 1804FA, NGC MS 63. Cal-1310; KM-435.1. Choice luster and strike,
with adjustment marks on bust and minor die-cracks on reverse, second highest grade in NGC census. NGC #3903158-007. Estimate: $600-$900.
1245. Segovia, Spain, milled 8 reales, Philip III, 1620, as-
sayer cross-topped A, PCGS MS63, finest known in PCGS census. Cal-950; KM-28.2. Very choice, deep strike with rich and whole-
1242. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 2 escudos, Charles IV, some toning over muted luster, top grade for either PCGS or NGC
1805FA, NGC XF 45. Cal-1312; KM-435.1. Traces of toning and luster, parts of bust slightly weakly struck. NGC #4730772-007. Estimate: $250-$375.
(the latter showing just a single MS 63 like this one), just lovely. PCGS #84790880. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.
Joseph Napoleon
1243. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV,
1792MF. Cal-1109; KM-434. 3.37 grams. Boldly struck AU with deep red toning all over morphing to rainbow colors in legends, no problems, quite pretty. Estimate: $175-$250.
1246. Madrid, Spain, 20 reales de vellon, Joseph Napoleon,
1811AI, small eagle, PCGS MS63, “top pop.� Cal-41; KM-551.2.
1244. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV,
1794MF. Cal-1111; KM-434. 3.35 grams. XF+ with traces of luster and pretty rainbow toning around details, small void in edge near top. Estimate: $150-$225.
Choice luster and strike, with strong die-polish lines in obverse fields and faint adjustment marks in center of reverse, incipient toning at rims, tied with two others for finest known in the PCGS census with three more at the same top grade at NGC. PCGS #35680257. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Ferdinand VII
1247. Mallorca, Spain (Balearic Islands), 30 sueldos (30 sous), Ferdinand VII, 1821.
Cal-1293; KM-CL53.1. 26.89 grams.
Toned, problem-free XF, all the stamps bold and full except for the left part of SALUS and right side of arms, one-year emergency issue struck in Palma, Mallorca, while under quarantine from yellow fever (SALUS POPULI meaning Health to the People). Estimate: $125-$200.
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Provisional Government
1248. Madrid, Spain, 2 pesetas, 1869SN-M, with 18-69 in six-point stars, NGC
MS 64+. Cal-22; KM-654. Choice luster, with faint incipient toning, exceptional grade, second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. NGC #4630410-001. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Alfonso XIII
1249. Madrid, Spain, gold 100 pesetas, Alfonso XIII, 1897SG-V, with
18-97 inside stars, PCGS MS61. Cal-119; KM-708. Nice luster and golden-orange color but with lots of small bagmarks, one-year issue. PCGS #34453443. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
Uruguay
1250. Uruguay, gold 5 pesos essai, 1930, Artigas, NGC MS 61. KM-E14. Good luster and color, lots of minor bagmarks, somewhat rare in gold (more commonly seen in aluminum-bronze). NGC #5846727-001. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Venezuela (royalist)
1251. Maracaibo, Venezuela (under Spain), 1 real, Ferdinand VII, (1813?), very rare, NGC F 15. Cal-598; KM-4.1 (under Santo
Domingo). 2.59 grams. This
crude and very elusive royalist type—the first we have handled—is under debate, as many references place it under Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) while many experts claim it was made in Maracaibo (Venezuela), the support for the latter being the fact that it is so similar to known copper 1-real coins with a large M on the reverse, not to mention that the lizard-like lions match those on copper 1/4 and 1/2 (2/4) reals of Maracaibo as well (all attributed to a documented date of 1813). There are also known 2 reales with bust and shield like the present coin that should be attributed to Maracaibo as well. In contrast, the known Santo Domingo 1/4-real issues of the same period show a totally different design with crowned F7 (no bust) on obverse and SD either above or bisected by a vertical 1/4 on reverse. Notably, Estrella himself in his landmark book Monedas dominicanas (1979) expresses explicit doubt that this series is Santo Domingo in an extended footnote on pp. 132-5. In any case, this example shows a full but worn bust between bold but double-struck F and 7 on obverse, full crowned shield with lions and castles in proper quadrants between full denomination 1-R on reverse, contrasting toning around details and somewhat golden-green color all over. NGC #4837212-005 (as Santo Domingo). Estimate: $2,000-up.
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Venezuela (“imitation cobs”) 1252. Caracas, Venezuela, “imitation cob” 2 reales, date “471” (early 1800s), quadrants
of cross transposed, NGC AU 50, finest known in NGC census. Cal-749; KM-C13.1. 5.43 grams.
Lightly toned over muted luster, with bold full details including 471 “date,” two denominations (2) and “assayers” (M), three “mintmarks” (L), definitely one of the rarer “dates” for this series and a topgrade example as well. NGC #4771447-004. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1253. Maracaibo, Venezuela, “imitation cob” 2 reales, date “38” (1813-14), very rare, NGC AU 55, Gibbs Plate Coin. Cal-
Type 202; KM-4. 2.96 grams. Like lot 1251 above (Maracaibo royalist 1R) the attribution of this “imitation cob” 2R to Maracaibo is under debate
but defensible based on the lizard-like lions in the cross. (It is worth noting that the “PMPY” imitation cobs of Honduras have similar lions and castles, and the “pine tree” tops on their pillars are similar to this issue as well.) This is a high-grade example, deeply toned over luster, with choice full cross but off-center pillars, the latter nevertheless showing bold details including 3 at top left and 2 at top right (the norm), SP-8VL-87 across middle (not the norm) and just the tops of the middle and right compartments at bottom, which appear to be the “date” 38 (probably somehow referring to 1813) and the letter P, a unique variety in any case, and with a desirable pedigree. Plate Coin #732A in the auction of the Howard D. Gibbs collection (Schulman New York, March 1966). NGC #5846728-011. Estimate: $500-$750.
Venezuela (United States of Venezuela)
1254. Venezuela, gold (100 bolívares), 1886, NGC AU 58. 1255. Venezuela, (5 bolívares), 1936, normal date, NGC
KM-Y34. Lustrous fields with splashes of deep purplish toning (very pretty), minor marks and very light high-point wear. While not specified on the label, this is the die-variety with last two digits of date widely spaced compared to the first two. NGC #4739431-011. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
MS 64. KM-Y24.2. Frosty and lustrous, beginning to tone on obverse, with just a few tiny bagmarks (including one in front of the nose) but still near top grade for the type. NGC #2760482-002. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Medals and Decorations Argentina
1256. Buenos Aires, Argentina, silver award medal (shield-shaped), 1833, Charity Society. Cunietti-p. 91. 13.34 grams, 35x30mm. Obverse with BUENOS-AYRES /
SOCIEDAD / DE / BENEFICENCIA above laurels; reverse with PREMIO / 1833 inside wreath; integrated hole at top. Lightly toned XF with muted luster, diagonal die-crack across obverse center. Engraved by José Rousseau. Estimate: $200-$300.
1257. (Buenos Aires), Argentina, silver military decoration, no date (1869), National Guard of Corrientes / Paraguay Campaign of 1865-1869. Cunietti-pp. 249-250. 7.21 grams,
27mm. Obverse with wreathed oval containing the arms of Corrientes, Argentina (a northeastern province south of Paraguay), all within legend GUARDIA NACIONAL DE CORRIENTES; reverse with AL VALOR / Y LA / CONSTANCIA / LA PROVINCIA / AGRADECIDA within wreath inside legend CAMPANA DEL PARAGUAY 1865 A 1869, R. GRANDE at bottom for engraver Rosario Grande. Lustrous AU with patchy toning, tiny loop at top (as made). Estimate: $250-$375.
1258. Buenos Aires, Argentina, silver medal, no date (1871), to Servants of Humanity during the Buenos Aires yellow fever epidemic in early 1871. Cunietti-p. 269.
10.96 grams, 27mm. Obverse with wreathed oval containing the arms of Buenos Aires (two ships at sea under a radiant, downward-flying dove), all within legend LA MUNICIPALIDAD DE LA CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES; reverse with A LOS / SERVIDORES / DE LA / HUMANIDAD within wreath, engraver’s initials R.G. (Rosario Grande) below. Lustrous AU- with lovely toning including some teal and magenta, tiny loop at top (as made), a few small rim-bumps. Estimate: $300-$450.
Austria (Holy Roman Empire)
1259. Austria (Holy Roman Empire), silver medal, Charles
III Spanish Pretender (Emperor Charles VI), 1703, by G. Hautsch of Nuremberg (obverse) and P.H. Muller (reverse) of Augsburg, arrival of Charles III Pretender in Spain, rare.
Montenuovo-1333; VQ-13994. 31.55 grams, 43mm. Struck in Vienna, dated
12 September 1703, with emperor’s bust facing right inside legend CAROLVS . III . REX . HISPAN . ARCH . AVST . on obverse (the dots actually triangular stops), also with engraver’s initials G and H flanking bust, reverse with warriors leaving landing craft to protect kneeling Hispania from French warriors, with Justice in background, all within legend NON INDEBITA POSCO REGNA MEIS FATIS, and with A PATR. ET. FRAT. A. / CESSION. FACTA. XII. / SEPT. HISP. PETIT. / 1703. in exergue, raised edge-lettering AVSPICIBVS QVE DIIS TANTI COGNOMINIS HAERES OMINE SVSCIPIAT, QVO PATER ORBIS ONVS. Bold XF+ with attractive toning around details, one old edge-nick. Rare and important for Spanish collectors. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1260. Austria (Holy Roman Empire), silver medal, Charles
III Spanish Pretender (Emperor Charles VI), 1706, end of the Siege of Barcelona and solar eclipse, by P.H. Muller of Augsburg, rare. Montenuovo-1336. 29.59 grams, 43mm. Struck in
Vienna, dated 12 May 1706, with emperor’s bust facing right inside legend CAROLVS . III . REX . HISPAN . ARCH . AVST . on obverse, engraver’s initials P.H.M. on truncation, reverse with a view of the city of Barcelona from across its port showing boats and fleeing besiegers, all below a radiant sun to left almost completely covered by the moon, with FVGA GALL. ET ECLIPS. / EOD. DIE 12. MAI. / 1706. in exergue, raised edge-lettering O NIMIVM DILECTE DEO, TIBI MILITAT AETHER. Issued to commemorate the Grand Alliance victory during the War of the Spanish Succession in which the FrancoSpanish army was forced to abandon its siege of Barcelona. The siege coincided with a major solar eclipse, mentioned in the exergue, which was contemporarily referred to as the “Eclipse of the Sun King” as it marked the defeat of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” of France. Deeply toned VF with minor marks and rim-bumps, rare and important for Spanish collectors. Estimate: $500-$750.
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Bolivia (colonial)
1261. Potosí, Bolivia, large silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1811, Goyeneche, NGC UNC details / cleaned.
Obverse with bust of Ferdinand VII inside legend D. D. JOSEPHUS EMANUEL A GOYENECHE AREQUIPENSIS ORIGINE; reverse with long inscription inside legend MUNICIPIUM POTOSI IN GRATULATIONEM ASSERTORIS LIBERTATIS PATRIAE A 1811. Deeply toned reverse, the obverse less so but also hairlined, with much luster remaining and practically no wear. This medal commemorates Goyeneche’s victory over the Argentines under Juan José Castelli at the Battle of Huaqui, re-establishing Spanish control over Upper Peru (now Bolivia). NGC #4767960-001. Estimate: $500-$750. Fonrobert-9395. 43mm.
Bolivia (Republic)
1262. Potosí, Bolivia, bronze medal, 1825, Simón Bolívar and Cerro de Potosí, NGC MS 61 BN. Fonrobert-9466. 41mm. Obverse
with bust of Bolívar facing right inside legend SIMON BOLIVAR LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA Y DEL PERU.; reverse with city and Cerro de Potosí under radiant sunface inside legend .POTOSI MANIFIESTA SU GRATITUD AL GENIO DE. LA LIBERTAD., with date 1825 at bottom. Pleasing sienna-brown color all over with just a couple slightly darker spots, slight high-point wear but no marks and clean fields. NGC #5850277-002. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1263. Potosí, Bolivia, bronze medal, 1825, Chuquisaca, NGC UNC details / tooled, rev. corrosion. Fonrobert-9741. 41mm. Obverse with bust of Bolívar facing right inside legend SIMON BOLIVAR. PADRE DE LA PATRIA; reverse with standing Minerva and Roman soldier flanking globe within legend .LA GRATITUD DE CHUQUISACA ASU LIBERTADOR., with date 1825 at bottom. Light saddlebrown color all over with no wear but some old scratches around details, a couple small flaws in fields and patch of oxidation at 8 o’clock on reverse. NGC #5850277-001. Estimate: $500-$750.
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Brazil
1264. Brazil, silver military decoration, Pedro II, 1852, Second Cisplatine War (Uruguay/Argentina Campaign). Ross & Stahl-Br9. 14.82 grams, 30mm. Obverse with
left-facing bust of Pedro II inside legend D. PEDRO SEGUNDO. IMPER. DO BRAZIL; reverse with 1852 inside wreath within legend CAMPANHA DO URUGUAY; ring and hinged imperial crown attached to top. AU- with toning around details, muted luster, lightly hairlined fields. This decoration was issued to Brazilian soldiers and officers in the expeditionary force combined with troops from Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Rios and Corrientes (under Urquiza) that ultimately defeated Juan Manuel Rosas in Buenos Aires, thereby ending his twenty-year dictatorship. Estimate: $200-$300.
Chile (colonial)
1265. Chile, silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, 1266. Chile, silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789,
coin axis, peace with Araucanian Indians, NGC AU details coin axis, accession of the king in Santiago, NGC AU details / / environmental damage, cleaned. Herrera-130; Medina-146. 43mm. tooled. Herrera-129; Medina-145. 43mm. Obverse with right-facing bust of
Obverse with right-facing bust of king above date 1789 within legend CAROLUS IV . HISPANIARUM . ET IND . IMPERAT . AUGUST . (rosette), NAZAUAL F. on truncation (engraver’s name); reverse with two standing, facing Araucanian natives, the one on left with bow and arrow and the one on right with spear and with rhea to right, all on landscape, above exergue OMNIBUS CLEMENS / NAZAUAL INCIDIT, all within legend HIGINIUS PRAEFECT. CHIL. PROCLAMAVIT IMPERIUM. ET OBTULIT HOMAG. POPUL. AUST. (rosette). Some surface graininess and marks, with small flaw on reverse. NGC #5846728-005. Estimate: $250-$375.
king above date 1789 within legend CAROLUS IV . HISPANIARUM . ET IND . IMPERAT . AUGUST . (rosette), NAZAUAL F. on truncation (engraver’s name); reverse with arms of the city of Santiago (lion in crowned shield with scallops in border) within legend OPTIMO IMPERAT. IUS, IURAND. SENAT. POPUL. Q. CHILENSIS. (rosette). Lustrous but lightly scratched fields with spots of toning, obverse legend well toned. NGC #5846728-006. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Chile (Republic) 1267. Chile, silver star military decoration, 1820, libera-
tion of Valdivia, very rare, ex-J. Coolidge Hills, ex-ANS.
Small six-point star inside round wreath, obverse with Valdivian fortress in center of legend LA PAT. A LOS HEROY. RESTAURS. DE VALDA.(cinquefoil), reverse with EL / DIA 3-FEBO. / DE / 1820. Darkly toned VF with no big problems, nicely pedigreed. Best we can tell, this medal is what Ross & Stahl were referring to on page 182 of From a Thankful Nation (2014), without photo or description, just entitled “La Medalla por la Batalla de Valdivia,” with the following historical note: “Although the royalist defeats at Chacabuco and Maipu effectively ended Spanish rule in Chile, more than a dozen significant battles and skirmishes were fought on Chilean soil. The most important of these was the capture of the key Spanish stronghold of Valdivia in February 1820 following a three-day siege by Chilean forces under the command of Lord Cochrane.” We cannot find any other instances of this rare medal being sold, and the fact that it is not pictured or even described in Ross & Stahl emphasizes this rarity. The J. Coolidge Hills bequest that brought this piece to the ANS in 1967 greatly expanded their collection of pan-American military decorations. Pedigreed to the J. Coolidge Hills collection and to the American Numismatic Society archives and subsequent sale through Morton and Eden in April 2007, lot #383. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000. Ross & Stahl-Ch4(?). 5.93 grams, 26mm.
Cuba (under Spain)
1268. Santiago de Las Vegas, Cuba, cast silver 4R-sized proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, very rare, NGC Fine details / holed. Herrera-218; Medina-257.
28mm. Obverse with right-facing bust of king within legend . CAROLVS . IIII (cinquefoilcinquefoil) DEI . GRATIA ., 1789 date at bottom; reverse with cross of Santiago (cruz espada) inside legend JUAN . LUCAS . PEREZ . S. TIAGO. Typically crude as cast and officially re-engraved, with toning around details, drilled hole at top. NGC #5846726001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1269. Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, cast silver 2R-sized proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834,
rare. Herrera-52; Medina-422. 5.69 grams, 26mm. Crudely cast and officially re-engraved type akin to the earlier Cuban proclamation medals (see previous lot). Obverse with right-facing bust of Isabel II inside legend VIVA ISABEL II REINA DE ESPANA E INDIA; reverse with S and P flanking simple shield containing a castle above a lion, date 1834 below, inside legend MARCO DE CASTRO ALFERES REAL. AVF for type, typically grainy and somewhat olive-colored as possibly lightly gilt at some point, no problems and notably without hole. Estimate: $500-$750.
1270. Trinidad, Cuba, cast silver 4R-sized proclamation medal, Isabel II, 1834, rare, NGC MS 62. Herrera-60; Medina-430. 32mm. Obverse with right-facing bust of queen inside legend ISABEL . II . REINA . DE . ESPANA . E . INDIAS; reverse with oval Spanish arms inside legend ALEJO . ISNAGA . ALFEREZ . RL . TRINIDAD . 1834. Far less crude than earlier issues but still clearly cast and with fields officially smoothed down, all quite dark in color and with bold details (high relief ). NGC #4837203-003. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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1271. Santiago, Cuba, large white-metal medal, 1859, Eastern Department Commander General Don Carlos de Vargas
Machuca, by E. Kessler. 38.01 grams, 51mm. Obverse with six-columned building with clock at top below three-line legend SE INAU-
GURO / SIENDO COMANDANTE GRAL DEL DEPARTAMENTO ORIENTAL / EL EXMO S~OR DON CARLOS DE VARGAS MACHUCA, engraver’s name E. KESSLER at bottom rim; reverse with nine-line inscription of supporters of the Commander General. XF with traces of luster but lots of marks and nicks as expected for a softer metal. This medal must be very scarce, as we cannot find any other examples sold at auction. Don Carlos was a military leader during the First Carlist War in Spain (1833-39) and later distinguished himself not only as the governor of eastern Cuba but subsequently as governor of Santo Domingo in 1863-4 before returning to Spain. Estimate: $500-up.
Cuba (Republic) 1272. Havana, Cuba, 10K gold medal, University of Havana, ca. 1940s. 14.85 grams, 34mm. Uniface medal with red-enameled flag in center of wreath above raised lettering UNIVERSIDAD / DE LA HABANA, with matte finish on that side, the reverse bright and polished and stamped with 10K, integrated hole with jump-ring at top, excellent condition. Estimate: $250-$375.
1273. Havana, Cuba, 10-karat gold medal, University of Havana, ca.
1940-41. 13.22 grams, 31mm. Random-shaped uniface medal with left-facing native inside legend SUPER OMNIA ALMA MATER and dates 1728 and 1922, all within red-enameled outer band (raised) with UNIVERSIDAD . DE . LA . HABANA ., with . CUBA . at bottom, the polished back engraved with ABELARDO / DE LA CAMPA / 1940-41 and stamped 10K, excellent condition. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Ecuador
1274. Ecuador, silver oval military decoration, Battle
of Pichincha / Liberation of Quito (1822), very rare, ex-J. Sanford Saltus, ex-ANS. Fonrobert-8333. 8.37 grams,
29x25mm. Obverse with A / LOS LIBER / TADORES / DE / QUITO . on capped shield inside flags and cornucopiae below sunburst below EL PERU within wreath, EN PI- CHINCHA on ribbon at bottom; reverse with circular chain at top containing radiant sunface and legend LA PATRIA AGRADECIDA (rest of reverse blank); holed at top with two jump-rings. Lustrous UNC with trivial marks on reverse only, an exceptional grade for this highly desirable medal from the dawn of Ecuadorian Independence from Spain (as part of Peru), also with important pedigree. In the Battle of Pichincha, which took place on May 24,1822, on the slopes of the Pichincha volcano next to the city of Quito, General Antonio JosĂŠ de Sucre and his army defeated Spanish Royalist forces to liberate Quito and what would eventually become the Republic of Ecuador. The pedigree of this piece is also worth of note, as J. Sanford Saltus was one of the most important ANS leaders and benefactors (an award in his name has been given periodically since 1913 to sculptors for Outstanding Achievement in the Art of the Medal) and an avid collector throughout the late 1800s and early 1900s. Pedigreed to the J. Sanford Saltus collection and to the American Numismatic Society archives and subsequent sale through Morton and Eden in April 2007, lot #416. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.
France
Germany
1276. Germany, gold aviation medal, 1928, Bremen East1275. Paris, France, bronze medal, Louis XIV, 1697, by J. West Transatlantic Flight, by Goetz, NGC MS 63, ex-LawMauger, victories at Barcelona (Spain), Ath (Flanders) and Cartagena (Colombia). Betts-85. 37.05 grams, 41mm. Obverse with
right-facing bust of king within legend LUDOVICUS MAGNUS REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS ., with J. MAVGER F. at bottom; reverse with winged Victory approaching palm tree from which hang three oval plaques showing (from left to right) AD / BAR / CINO / NEM / HIS / PANI /AE, AD / ATHAM / FLAN / DRIAE and AD CAR / THAGI / NEM / NO / VI / ORBIS, all within legend VICTORIA COMES FRANCORUM, with date MDCXCVII in exergue. Choice AU in even, dark brown color with minimal marks, die-crack on bust. Estimate: $150-$225.
rence Adams. Kaiser-935.2. 22.7 grams, 36mm. Obverse with facing bust of Hermann Kohl in aviator hat within legend ERSTER OST-WEST OZEANFLUG with date 13 APRIL 1928 below, initials I.B. to right of bust; reverse with airplane over waves below EINWILLE / EINE TAT / EIN SIEG inside legend V. HUNEFELD * KOHL * FITZMAURICE, with <> in exergue. Quite prooflike, with mirrored lustrous fields and lightly frosty details, virtually pristine. The first east-to-west transatlantic flight, commemorated here, was by Hermann Kohl in the plane Bremen, flying from Ireland to Canada in 1928. Pedigreed to the Lawrence R. Adams collection and to the CNG sale of October 2015, lot #1135. NGC #4224657-009. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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Great Britain
Admiral Vernon medals
1280. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal,
1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, unique variety, ex-Adams (plate). AC-PBv18N. 20.59 grams, 39mm. Dark AXF on a thick flan with
bold portrait and clean fields (slightly granular), described by Adams
1277. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, as the single-known “discovery piece” (previously unknown, acquired
1739, Porto Bello, no portrait, ex-Adams. AC-PB2C. 20.15 grams, 39mm. Darkly toned AU with no marks or problems, choice details,
thick flan, specific gravity measured to be 8.262 (a bit below bronze, which it looks like). Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
1278. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal,
1739, Porto Bello, Vernon and Lezo, ex-Adams.
AC-PBvl2B.
15.36 grams, 39mm. Choice XF+ with nice smooth fields, bold details,
traces of original gold color (pinchbeck metal, a copper-zinc alloy) around the elements, no problems. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
in 1983) with slightly different portrait from obverse die 17 (baton between first and second buttons). Pedigreed to the John Adams collection and plated on page 61 of his book Medallic Portraits of Admiral Vernon (2010, with Fernando Chao). Estimate: $250-up.
1281. Great Britain, silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739,
Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams, ex-Ford. AC-PBv26V. 18.88 grams, 39mm. Rare in silver, with choice details despite high-point
flattening (VF), lovely contrasting toning around the elements, clean fields and no problems, excellent pedigree, specific gravity measured to be 10.366 (sterling silver). Pedigreed to the John Adams collection and to the John J. Ford Jr. Collection (Stack’s auction of January 2006, with original lot-tag #530). Estimate: $350-$500.
1279. Great Britain, small silver Admiral Vernon medal,
1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv3C. 5.74 grams, 26mm. Rare in silver, with much high-point wear (Fine) but fairly
clean fields displaying lovely old toning (good contrast, some rainbow color), spot of tan encrustation left of center on reverse. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $350-$500.
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1282. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal,
1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams. AC-PBv27W. 15.35
grams, 39mm. Dark chocolate-brown XF with slight surface oxidation on obverse fields, the reverse fields slightly granular (as made), nice details. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $150-$225.
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1283. Great Britain, silver Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams, ex-Craige. AC-PBv41NN.
18.99 grams, 37mm. Rare in silver but also a scarce variety in general
(less than ten known), darkly toned but lighter on the worn high points and in some fields, natural lacuna at tip of baton, Fine+ overall, specific gravity measured by former owner (Ted Craige, whose collection was sold by Stack’s Bowers in 2013 after having been off the market for four decades) as 10.15 (about 80% silver). Pedigreed to the John Adams collection and to the Ted Craige collection. Estimate: $350-$500.
1284. Great Britain, small copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello, Vernon alone, ex-Adams.
PBv43TT. 5.66 grams, 27mm. Dark
AC-
but choice XF+ with traces of luster on clean fields (very slightly oxidized), strong rims with one minor (natural) lacuna. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
1286. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal,
1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams.
AC-FCv7H. 14.75 grams, 37mm. Choice VF+ (formerly NGC XF 45) in an even, dark
chocolate brown, no problems, scarce variety. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $150-$225.
1287. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams. AC-FCv19Z. 13.33
grams, 37mm. VF with nice smooth surfaces and even color, good details
despite wear, very slightly warped, scarce variety. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $150-$225.
1288. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1285. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1739, Porto Bello / Havana, ex-Adams. AC-HAv1B. 13.15 grams,
1739, Porto Bello / Fort Chagre, ex-Adams.
AC-FCv5D. 14.37 grams, 39mm. Fine+, mostly dark but with crusty brass high points, with
enough clarity above Vernon’s head to see that a “top curl” described by McCormick-Goodhart for his variety #189 (scarce) is actually a small conical void (debris on the die?) in the late-state die for #190. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $150-$225.
38mm. Choice AU with original luster and brassy color around the
sharp details, super rims, scarce and desirable issue (M-G #237) in near top grade. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $250-$375.
1289. Great Britain, copper-alloy Admiral Vernon medal, 1741, Cartagena, ex-Adams. AC-CAv3C. 12.47 grams, 38mm. Choice
XF with full details and nice clean fields, even dark chocolate color all over, no problems. Pedigreed to the John Adams collection. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Guatemala
1290. Guatemala, gold medal for the Central American Union Pact,
1890, NGC MS 62, ex-Walter (stated on slab). Prober-350. 32.99 grams, 37mm. Highly artistic medal (rather “busy” in design) struck to commemorate
the October 15, 1889, Central American Union Pact, the obverse showing five mountains under rainbow and radiant Liberty cap inside triangle within palmand-oak wreath within legend VIVA LA REPUBLICA DE CENTRO-AMERICA *, and the reverse showing 15 / DE OCTUBRE / DE / 1889 above laurel wreath within PACTO DE UNION / Loor al Patriotismo within legend DIOS UNION LIBERTAD / GUATEMALA 1890. Lustrous and lightly bagmarked but no wear, sharply struck, from a set that also contained silver and bronze examples but this gold piece of course the most important. Pedigreed to the John I. Walter collection. NGC #4929675-001. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
Mexico
1291. Mexico, gold cross military decoration, 1821, Cross of Tepeaca Second Class, with original suspension and ribbon, extremely rare, ex-J. Coolidge Hills, ex-ANS (plated on cover), Olvera Plate. Ross & Stahl-Mx1; Grove-
D5. 21.34 grams, 41mm. White enameled cross patonce with bare wreath between arms around central medallion as follows: obverse with Church and Convent of San Francisco surrounded with dark blue enamel inside raised ring enameled white except for legend SE DISTINGIO EN TEPEACA; reverse enameled white with black-enamel date in three lines as 20 21 Y 22 / DE ABRIL / DE 1821. All below suspension bar with similarly enameled legend MERECIO B[IEN DE LA] PATRIA below a gold eagle-and-snake suspension, with portion of original gray-green-red ribbon. Some enamel chipped away from middle of suspension bar but otherwise in excellent condition. Described in the Morton and Eden auction as “of the highest rarity,” this decoration is extremely important as instituted by Emperor Iturbide in May 1822 to recognize distinguished military service in defense of Tepeaca under General Herrera (who eventually abandoned the city) during the War for Mexican Independence. According to both the Ross & Stahl reference and the Olvera reference in which this piece is plated (see pedigree), there were three classes of Tepeaca cross decorations ordered, First-Second-Third, corresponding to rank (the present Second-Class decoration intended for junior officers), each with its own wording. Grove points out in Medals of Mexico (Vol. III, 1974) that further specifications were up to the manufacturing jewelers, allowing for different designs. A choice piece for the ultimate collector of Mexican military history. Pedigreed to the J. Coolidge Hills collection and to the American Numismatic Society archives (Morton and Eden auction of April 2007, lot #458, plated on the back cover of the catalog), also plated on page 65 of David A. Olvera Ayes’ book 100 Condecoraciones Militares Mexicanas (2017). Estimate: $25,000-$37,500.
1292. Mexico, gilt-silver star breast badge, 1821, Star of Córdova, with original suspension and ribbon, extremely rare, ex-ANS. Ross & Stahl-Mx2; Grove-D7. 9.82 grams, 31mm. Eight-
point star enameled white with central medallion enameled red except for central raised flower, all below eagle-and-snake suspension below green-enameled bar that says 9o DIVISION, the original green-whitered ribbon with original fastening brad on back. Another significant military award from the Mexican War for Independence, this one given to officers and enlisted soldiers of the Ninth Division of the Army of the Three Guarantees for successful defense of Córdova in Veracruz on May 16-21, 1821, under the same General Herrera as for Tepeaca (see previous lot). Overall good condition, with only minor wear and chips to enamel, the colors still bright. Pedigreed to the American Numismatic Society archives (Morton and Eden auction of April 2007, lot #459). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.
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1293. Guadalajara, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, Iturbide, 1822, Consulate, by V. Medina, NGC AU 50. Grove-
29a; Fonrobert-6911. 38mm. Obverse with right-facing military portrait of Emperor Iturbide (very similar to previous portraits of Ferdinand VII) above engraver’s signature V * MEDINA * F * within legend * AGUSTIN * PRIMER * EMP * CONSTITUCIONAL * DE oM *; reverse with radiant crown above EN CONSULADO / NACIONAL DE / GUADALAXARA / 1822 above wreath within laurel border. Steel gray toning over muted luster, light wear on high points and crown a bit weakly struck. NGC #5846728-001. Estimate: $350-$500.
Peru (Republic)
1294. Peru, uniface oval silver medal, 1826, taking of Callao, rare. Ross & Stahl-Pe10;
Fort with flag flying under TOMA DEL CALLAO EN 1826 within large wreath, integrated loop at top, attractively toned AU with luster in fields, old scratches on (blank) reverse. This medal was issued for the enlisted men under Peruvian General Bartolomé Salón who successfully laid siege to fortress Real Felipe in Callao and ousted Spanish General José Ramón Rodil, thereby ending Spanish military power in Peru. Estimate: $1,000-$2,000.
Fonrobert-9189. 11.73 grams, 31x27mm.
Philippines (under Spain)
1295. Manila, Philippines (under Spain), large giltbronze medal, Charles III, merit award (Premio del Valor), engraved by Gil, ca. 1782, very rare. Vives-59;
Basso-703a. 39.13 grams, 49mm. Obverse with right-facing bust of king above engraver’s signature J . GABRIEL . GIL . within legend * CARLOS * III * INSTITUIDOR * / * BENEFICIO *; reverse with daggers and shield inside wreath above * MANILA * / GIL within legend PREMIO * DEL * VALOR. Polished AU with minimal marks, strong luster, very well gilded with no trace of bronze exposed. Estimate: $2,500-up.
1296. Manila, Philippines (under Spain), large giltbronze medal, Charles III, labor award (Aplicacion al Trabajo), engraved by Gil, ca. 1782, very rare. Vives-58;
Basso-702a. 46.73 grams, 49mm. Obverse with right-facing bust of king above engraver’s signature J . GABRIEL . GIL . within legend * CARLOS * III * INSTITUIDOR * / * BENEFICIO *; reverse with standing farmer holding basket and handing flax to woman seated at spinning wheel within legend APLICACION * AL * TRABAJO with MANILA in exergue. Choice AU+ with minimal marks and hairlines, nice luster, trace of rainbow toning around details, very well gilded with no trace of bronze exposed. Estimate: $2,500-up.
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Russia
1297. (St. Petersburg), Russia, silver specimen medal, (Nicholas II), 1894, Imperial Russian Society of Fruit Growing prize,
by P. Stadnitsky, PCGS SP65, finest and only example in PCGS census. Diakov-1098.4. 38mm. Obverse with man planting tree held by seated woman with standing boy at her lap under legend that says (in Russian) FOR FRUIT GROWING WORK; reverse with collection of fruit over blank name bar above laurel, all below two-line legend that says (in Russian) RUSSIAN SOCIETY OF FRUIT GROWING / INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1894 (YEAR), with engraverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initials P.S. at bottom. Very prooflike, with frosty (and very well-executed) details against mirror fields, some toning on obverse but reverse with beautiful, bright, peacock colors from magenta to teal. PCGS #34499391. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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U.S. Coins and Medals
1301. USA (Philadelphia mint), commemorative quarter
1298. Massachusetts Bay Colony, pine tree shilling, 1652, small planchet, Noe-15, PCGS VG detail / damage. 67 grains.
Decent example of this popular and historical early American coinage, once cleaned and now toned over with surface marks and slight bend to planchet, nicely centered with some of the outer beading around MASATHVE showing, clear date and denomination plus a nearly complete pine tree, some parts of the legends visible. PCGS #39227997. Estimate: $500-$750.
dollar, 1893, Queen Isabella I of Spain, NGC MS 63. This issue is famous as the first US-minted coin to depict both a real person (not allegorical) and a woman. Deep purple, blue, and gold toning over bright surfaces with cartwheel luster. NGC #2713838-004. Estimate: $350-$500.
1302. USA, small copper trade token, 1877, General U.S.
Grant. Rulau-NY395B in copper. 5.12 grams. Popular high relief trade token depicting President Ulysses S. Grant. Red-Brown Mint State with bright copper luster around the legends, a few small carbon spots. Estimate: $70-$100.
1303. USA, Abraham Lincoln 1299. USA (San Francisco mint), Seated Liberty half dol-
lar, 1863-S, PCGS XF40. Mid-Civil War issue with light, even circulation on the high points of the design, darkly toned all over with hints of original luster around the rims. PCGS #20929934. Estimate: $175-$250.
gem albumen mourning badge, 1865. 2.16 grams; 2-3/4” x 1-1/2” Gem
albumen portrait of Lincoln (0-91) on an American flag ribbon, eagle hanger with pinback, backed with a black silk ribbon (vertical split along right side approx. 3/4” long). Badges like this one but without the black ribbon were distributed during the 1864 election to Lincoln supporters. After the assassination of Lincoln, the badges were backed with black ribbon as a gesture of mourning the deceased president. Estimate: $200-$300.
1300. USA (Philadelphia mint), Texas commemorative half dollar, 1934, ANACS MS 64. First issued in 1934 and continuing
through 1938, the Texas Centennial commemorative half dollar had a total mintage of around 304,000 coins. Of those, 205,113 were struck in the first year of 1934, but 61,463 of those were unsold and eventually melted down by the Treasury Department. Brilliant, original surfaces with faint golden toning. ANACS #4346233. Estimate: $90-$135.
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U.S. Paper Money Colonials Connecticut
New Jersey
1306. New Jersey, $3, June 9, 1780, serial 2255, PMG AU 55. FR-NJ-186. Post-Independence note made payable in “THREE Spanish
milled DOLLARS” with monthly appreciating interest. Bold black and
1304. Connecticut, 40 shillings, 10-5-1775, serial 15982, red ink colors and clear ink signatures, a few light stains, small tear PMG AU 55. FR-CT-182. A good type note from a series that is actually much scarcer than the popular 1776 issues. Bold embossing and strong ink colors, penned cancellation on reverse and small tears as noted by PMG. PMG #8067277-009. Estimate: $250-$375.
at bottom center as noted on the PMG label. PMG #1958053-002. Estimate: $200-$300.
Maryland
1305. Annapolis, Maryland, $2, 10-4-1774, serial 16003, PMG XF 40.
Popular type with two crude vignettes of Spanish pillar dollars in the center to denote the denomination. Good ink color and defined ink signatures with some stains as noted on the PMG label. PMG #8067277-011. Estimate: $200-$300. FR-MD-67.
1307. New Jersey, 18 pence, March 25, 1776, serial 18607,
plate B, PMG Choice UNC 63. FR-NJ-176. Popular colonial type note dated to less than four months prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Sharp, detailed printing and ink serial number and signatures, some paper toning. PMG #1958053-003. Estimate: $200-$300.
New York 1308. New York City, New York, $2, 13-8-1776, serial 12, very low serial number, PMG VF 25. FR-NY-202. Dated to just
over a month after the Declaration of Independence signing and made payable for “TWO SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS.” A very low serial number (12!) and the reverse with interesting print error “STAT OF NEW-YORK” due to very weak E at end of STATE, an evenly circulated note with single pinhole near BILL. PMG #8067277-012. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Pennsylvania 1309. Pennsylvania, 9 pence, 25-10-1775, serial 3, very low serial number, PMG Choice XF 45. FR-PA-184. A more common
colonial type note with a very rare low serial number 3 (also noted on the PMG holder). Bold ink, both for the note as well as for the serial and penned signature. PMG #8067277-015. Estimate: $300-$450.
South Carolina
1310. South Carolina, $90 (or 146 pounds, 5 shillings), Feb. 9, 1779, serial 1743, Hercules and Nemean Lion vignette, PMG Choice XF 45. FR-SC-158. Very popular type with a bold, intricate depiction on the reverse of Hercules subduing the Nemean lion (the
first of his twelve labors) engraved by Thomas Coram. The obverse design is likewise well designed and refined; the motto under the armored spearman reads ARMIS CONCURRITE CAMPO (“Assemble the field of arms”). Wide margins, great paper quality and color with a single vertical fold for the grade but with the overall eye appeal of an AU example, very tough to find problem-free like this. PMG #8060754-007. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
Continental Currency
1311. United Colonies, Continental Congress, $2, May 10, 1775, serial 45296, PMG Choice AU 58 EPQ Star, finest known
in PMG census. FR-CC-2. This early Revolutionary War note is from the first date of issuance of Continental Currency; it entitles the bearer to receive “TWO SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS.” Exceptional paper quality and printing with a bold and well centered design, two clear inked signatures, very deserving of both the EPQ and Star designations. Of the 21 examples graded by PMG, this is by far the finest seen with the next highest being an AU 55 EPQ. PMG #1958053-001. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
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1312. United States, $55, 14-1-1779, serial 66647, PMG 1313. United States, $40, 26-9-1778, serial 78462, PMG
AU 53. FR-CC-98. Bold red and black ink on this odd denomination note printed by Hall and Sellers and made payable in Spanish milled dollars or the equivalent in gold or silver, close yet complete margins on all sides, clear penned signatures, some minor stains as noted on the PMG label. PMG #8067277-008. Estimate: $400-$600.
Choice AU 58. FR-CC-84. Another odd denomination from the Continental Currency series. This Hall and Sellers printed note features a finely rendered vignette on the obverse with the motto CONFEDERATION in the ribbon below the Eye of Providence looking down upon a flaming altar encircled by thirteen stars (symbolizing the thirteen colonies). Bold ink serial number and signatures, strong embossing, margins slightly uneven, good paper quality and color. Pedigreed to the Currency Auctions of America bullet sale of 2004 with lot tag 22031. PMG #8067277-004. Estimate: $300-$450.
Pay Certificates 1314. Hartford, Connecticut, Treasury Office, 5 pounds 10
shillings and 7 pence, payable to James Carr of the Connecticut Line of the Continental Army, 1-6-1788, serial 12715, signed by Treasurer Peter Colt. Anderson-CT-19. 8” x 4-7/8” Choice
Uncirculated with small toning spots at lower right margin and a paper imperfection across the top towards the upper left corner, very difficult to find uncancelled like the present example. Peter Colt, Treasurer for the state of Connecticut in 1788, is the grandfather of Samuel Colt, the famous firearms manufacturer. Estimate: $125-$200.
1315. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 6 pounds, payable to Quarter Master Sergeant John Jones of Colonel Hazens’ Regiment, 10-4-1784. 8-3/8” x 6-3/8” Fascinating early United
States interest payment certificate made out to John Jones, the Quarter Master Sergeant for Colonel Moses Hazen’s Regiment. The regiment, also known as the 2nd Canadian Regiment, was raised on Jan. 20, 1776 and placed directly under the authority of the Continental Congress (lending it the additional name of “Congress’ Own”). The unit, made of both Canadian recruits as well as those from the American colonies, participated in the Battles of Staten Island, Brandywine, and Germantown as well as the Siege of Yorktown. Likewise, the ink signature at the lower right is from James Ewing, a Revolutionary War general who participated at the Battle of Trenton and later became the Vice-President of Pennsylvania from 1782 to 1784. In addition to this document’s military and political significance, David Rittenhouse’s printed name is at the lower left; he was the first Director of the United States Mint from 1792 to 1795 among many other pursuits. The document displays bold, original ink colors and multiple penned signatures; two vertical folds are present as well as a crude edge from the paper manufacture; a single spindle hole is present on the left margin. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Obsoletes 1316. Augusta, Georgia, The Mechanics Bank, $2 front proof, 184X (1840s), rare. Haxby-GA-60G8P. Very rare india paper
proof produced by Danforth, Spencer, and Hufty of New York for the Mechanics Bank of Augusta, Georgia, an institution that lasted from the 1830s to the 1860s; no recent auction appearances of a proof example of this denomination, though issued examples are available (though most are dated to the 1850s and lack the third printed digit of the date). A portrait of Martha Washington is at left between two denominators above American shields; the central vignette is of a blacksmith resting against his anvil with an industrious port city in the background, while a small vignette of an eagle is below between the two removed signature lines (as made). VF with some folds yet retaining good paper quality and color, strong embossing showing on the central vignette, some very light stains. Estimate: $150-$225.
1317. Brooklyn, New York, Long Island Bank, $10 front
proof, 18XX (1843-45), plate position B. Haxby-NY-325 G28P. A scarce proof printed on india paper by Fairman, Draper, Underwood & Co. for the Long Island Bank, the first bank established in Brooklyn, New York. The Comptrollerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office vignette is to the left with a seated ancient figure as the central vignette; a small vignette of a fish would be present below that but has been removed during production. VF with good paper quality, a few small splits around the edges and where the fish vignette was removed, six punch out cancellations along the signature lines, and some scattered ink spots across the surfaces. Estimate: $125-$200.
1318. Proctorsville, Vermont, Bank of Black River, $50 front proof, 18XX (mid 1800s), rare. Haxby-VT-185 G14P. This artistic proof was produced by Danforth, Spencer, and Hufty of New York for the Bank of Black River in Proctorsville, Vermont. Information about the bank is as rare as the notes are; a few issued examples of lesser denominations dated to 1846 have appeared on the market in the last two decades. Several female vignettes run across the note: a draped Columbia with a Phrygian cap on a pole and a shield stands next to an eagle while two women (one holding a cornucopia while the other grasps a sextant) look at an angelic figure. VF proof printed on india paper and mounted on cardstock with both upper corners torn but only barely reaching the note design itself, a vertical fold in the center shows some internal tearing near the cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature line, with a few small spots of toning and staining confined to the margins, six small punch out cancellations (as made) running across the signature lines. Estimate: $150-$225.
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World Paper Money Argentina
1321. Colombia, 50 centavos / 4 reales remainder, no date (1819), PMG VG 10, rare. SCWPM-4r; CHPM-3693. Another example
1319. Córdoba, Argentina, Banco Argentino, 1 real remain-
der, 187X (1870s), WBG UNC Choice 64 TOP. SCWPM-S1472r.
Choice note with original paper quality and bold black ink, horse vignette in the upper left corner. WBG #0132952. Estimate: $100-$150.
Colombia
of early Colombian paper money, this note was created during Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Nueva Granada and establish the first Republic of Colombia. The design, created by P. Maverick of New York, has a burro carrying goods as the central vignette with denominators on either side. Well circulated with some small pieces missing from the wide margins, pencil annotation along the left margin, strong black ink. Very rare in any form and desirable as a historical note issued during one of the most pivotal times in Colombia’s formation. PMG #8071186-001. Estimate: $3,000-up.
1322. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco Nacional, 10 pesos, 4-31895, series A, serial 245085. SCWPM-236a; CHPM-188. Pressed VF 1320. Santa Cruz de Mompox, United Provinces of Nueva Granada (Colombia), 1 real, 1813, Piñerez issue. SCWPM-
The very beginnings of Colombian paper money include this limited issue that circulated in Santa Cruz de Mompox in 1813. Though most citizens preferred gold and silver coins in transactions, the signatures of the city’s public officials (Vicente Celedonio Gutiérrez de Piñerez, Don Ramón Miguel de Enjo, and Rafael Gómez) gave people some degree of confidence in the note. In an article entitled “Los Primeros Billetes de un Estado Independiente en Nueva Granada” published this year, Andrés Cortázar notes that despite not having legal backing to issue such notes, these one real notes were successfully introduced by the Mompox officials. VF with some pieces missing along the edges and a few small holes in the center, though the sparse design remains fully visible and very bold, tape residue along the left side, ink spot in center. Very rare and desirable in any condition. Estimate: $500-$750.
with some light stains, thin bottom margin, bold ink colors on both sides. Estimate: $125-$200.
unlisted; CHPM-23.1.
1323. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco Nacional, 50 pesos, 30-91900, series B, serial 94290. SCWPM-279; CHPM-341.3. AU+ with
minor handling along the top margin, toned paper with good original ink colors, overall nicely printed example of this typically crude issue printed during the Thousand Days’ War. Estimate: $125-$200.
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1326. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República, 10 pesos oro, 1-1-1928, series N, serial 0993784, PMG VF 25. SCWPM-
374b. Colorful underprint and a large vignette of Antonio Nariño are displayed on this moderately circulated note. PMG #8059653-007. Estimate: $200-$300.
1324. Bogotá, Colombia, República de Colombia, 10 pe-
sos oro specimen, 20-7-1915, series D, PMG Choice UNC 64 EPQ. SCWPM-324s; CHPM-2665. Very popular type with a large, multicolored dollar sign as the central design; vignettes of Santander and Colombia’s coat of arms are on either side. Bright colors throughout, slightly uneven margins for the grade, strong embossing. PMG #8003068-053. Estimate: $300-$450.
1327. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República, 5 pesos
oro, 1-1-1928, series M, serial 4841322, PMG VF 30. SCWPM373b. Bold blue ink and a vibrant underprint are seen on this note that
features the bust of José María Córdoba. Nice original paper color and some light folds present; overall appearance is better than the grade may suggest. PMG #8059653-006. Estimate: $125-$200.
1325. Bogotá, Colombia, República de Colombia, 10 pesos
oro, 22-3-1938, series B, serial 139704, PMG VF 20. SCWPM342a . The busts of Santander and Bolívar are featured on this ABNCo printed note. Bold ink colors on the front with the back a bit faded but visible, some tape residue on the front (noted as previously mounted on the PMG label). PMG #8059651-019. Estimate: $200-$300.
1328. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República, 20 pesos oro, 1-5-1972, serial 00000027, very low serial. SCWPM-409a.
Choice UNC with excellent centering, very desirable two-digit serial number. Estimate: $100-$150.
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1331. Tunja, Colombia, Banco de Boyacá, 10 pesos, 14-121884, series B, serial 00022, PMG Fine 12, finest and only known example in PMG census, very rare. SCWPM-S314; CHPM-
6511. The
1329. Barranquilla, Colombia, Banco de Barranquilla,
10 centavos, 3-9-1900, series R, serial 293021. SCWPM-S241;
CHPM-6155. VF,
problem-free example of a small denomination issue that circulated during the Thousand Days’ War. Estimate: $100-$150.
Banco de Boyacá was founded in 1881 and issued notes for a short period of time between 1881 and 1886; the 1881 issues were printed by D. Paredes in Bogotá. The central vignette is of a seated allegorical female figure representing knowledge while another small vignette just below in the red underprint shows a tunnel entrance. Moderately circulated with some small holes and rust stains (the latter mentioned on the PMG label), bold director signatures on the front as well as a penned annotation on the reverse, very rare and missing in most major Colombian paper money collections, as the present note is one of just two known surviving examples, thus a key note for the private banco collector. PMG #8071186-003. Estimate: $5,000-up.
1330. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de Bogotá, 1 peso, 1-10-
1919, series X, serial 006737. SCWPM-S297a; CHPM-6335. First date for this series and usually encountered in specimen or proof forms as issued examples remain very scarce and are often heavily circulated. VG/Fine with minor edge splits in the margins, scattered ink stains; two punch out cancellations are located at the upper left corner, ink colors are faded but the design remains fully visible with even some embossing still showing. Estimate: $150-$225.
1332. Manizales, Colombia, Banco de Caldas, 20 pesos front proof, 191X (1919-22), PCGS Gem New 65PPQ.
S330p; CHPM-6560. Bold
SCWPM-
embossing and a colorful tint on this private banco face proof mounted on cardstock, two incomplete punch hole cancellations on the signature lines. PCGS #8038600. Estimate: $150-$225.
1333. Cartagena, Colombia, Banco de Cartagena, 50 pesos, 10-3-1900, serial 42478. SCWPM-S350; CHPM-6653.1. A large
vignette of Simón Bolívar on horseback is seen on this locally printed Thousand Days’ War note. VG with some edge splits and light stains, serial number and signatures a bit faded but the brown and purple ink colors and yellow underprint remain strong. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1334. Cartagena, Colombia, Banco de Cartagena, 5 pesos, 10-3-1900, series B, serial 27557. SCWPM-S347; CHPM-6645.1. About VF with a few small stains, typical crude printing with weak underprint but vivid design colors. Estimate: $125-$200.
1336. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco López, 5 pesos, 1919, serial
A31445, PMG VF 25, ex-Eldorado. SCWPM-S575b; CHPM-8654.
Bright ink colors on both the host note as well as the overprint, two paid perforation cancellations (also noted on the PMG label). One of four in this highest grade seen at PMG. Pedigreed to the Eldorado collection. PMG #8044297-002. Estimate: $200-$300.
1337. Medellín, Colombia, Banco de Medellín, 50 centavos
remainder, no date (1895), serial A292303. SCWPM-S591r; CHPM7265.1. Well executed design by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. of London,
England. VF with a 3/4” tear and tape residue near the upper right corner, some ink bleedthrough from the pink Hacienda stamp on the reverse. Estimate: $125-$200.
1335. Cartagena, Colombia, Banco del Departamento de
Bolívar, 50 pesos color trial front and back proofs, 1-31888, PMG Choice AU 58 EPQ. S421ctfp; CHPM-7945. Color trial
proofs mounted on cardstock, prepared by the Hamilton Bank Note Engraving and Printing Company of New York with a blue front color and green back color (the issued note has an orange front and red-orange back); purple specimen overprints on both sides. Both high grade proofs with bold color and original paper quality, mounting remnants on the cardstock backs. PMG #1081776-086, -087. Estimate: $150-$225.
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1338. Bucaramanga, Colombia, Banco Popular de Soto, 5
pesos, 14-11-1900 overprint on Bucaramanga, Colombia, Banco Popular de Soto, 188X, 5 pesos remainder, PMG Choice Fine 15. SCWPM-S782a; CHPM-9233.1. Well circulated yet fully
intact with clear host note design and faded yet legible overprint, very scarce with just 3,400 notes originally printed but very few surviving today in any condition. PMG #1623113-005. Estimate: $300-$450.
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1339. Río Hacha, Colombia, Banco de Río Hacha, 1 peso specimen, 188X (1885), series B, PMG Choice AU 58 EPQ.
SCWPM-S818s; CHPM-7546. Three POCs. Unlike other examples dated to January 1, 1883 that have appeared on the market (such as the several proof and specimen notes in the Eldorado collection), this rarity has blank spaces for the issuance date. Parra notes there are two print runs for this denomination: one in 1883 which had the fully printed date of 1o de Enero de 1883 and another in 1885 with blank spaces for the date that were to be written in upon issuance. No issued examples are known for the second print run in 1885, leaving this specimen form as the only way to acquire both types of pesos from the Banco de Río Hacha. Strong ink colors and original paper quality with light handling in the bottom left corner for the grade, margins a bit uneven but full. PMG #8070918-007. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
1340. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la Unión, 10 pesos front
proof, 1-1-1883, PMG Choice UNC 63. SCWPM-S862p; CHPM7186. Vivid
ABNCo printed front proof mounted on cardstock with various printers annotations on both sides, a few pinholes along the left side (as noted on the label), interesting embossing from the top of a second note seen in the cardstock along the bottom margin. PMG #1523310-030. Estimate: $150-$225.
1341. Cartagena, Colombia, Estado Soberano de Bolívar, 10 pesos, 15-4-1883, serial 583, PMG XF 40, finest and only example in the PMG census, very rare. SCWPM-unlisted; CHPM-
11707. Sharp design and bold red ink on a locally printed, high value note. Its rarity cannot be overstated; it is not listed in the Standard Catalog, there are no recent auction appearances of this type, and this note is one of only two surviving examples known to Colombian paper money experts today. The PMG label notes mounting remnants, two small holes and some small rust spots; the left signature also shows some minor ink erosion. PMG #8071186-004. Estimate: $7,000-up.
1342. Cartagena, Colombia, Estado Soberano de Bolívar, 1 peso, 15-4-1883, serial 7350, PMG AU 53, very rare. SCWPMS114; CHPM-11705.2. Like the prior lot, this denomination is very rare in any condition, especially in this high grade. Vivid blue ink and good paper quality with only faint paper toning, very light mounting remnants noted by PMG, purple cancellation stamp and ink annotation across the front. PMG #8071186-005. Estimate: $5,000-up.
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1343. Medellín, Colombia, Restrepos y Compañía, specimen 1 peso, 18XX (1874), PMG AU 50, very rare. SCWPM-S900Cp; CHPM-14771. Restrepos
y Compañía was established in 1854 and conducted business in Medellín until 1915. The printer’s pencil annotation on this proof shows Perkins, Bacon & Co. of London began production of notes for the company around November of 1874; issued notes were released into circulation in the early 1880s. Great paper quality and color with light toning and handling along the right margin, some thins on the reverse from mounting removal (as noted on the label), beautiful vignette in the center of an allegorical female figure representing commerce. This note is one of two known for the denomination overall and the only specimen example for the type; a spectacular opportunity for the Colombian bank note collector. PMG #8071186-002. Estimate: $3,000-up.
Costa Rica
1344. Costa Rica, Banco Central, 5 colones, 21-10-1959,
series B, serial 0727359, PMG AU 55. SCWPM-227. Vibrant ink colors and great centering, light vertical center fold and faint stains for the grade. PMG #8068332-003. Estimate: $150-$225.
1346. San José, Costa Rica, Banco de Costa Rica, 5 colones, 1-1-1901, series A, serial 042422, PMG VG 8, finest and only example in PMG census, rare. Astua p. 208; SCWPM-S173a.
Extremely rare as an issued example and a key rarity of early Costa Rican paper money; in Historia de los Billetes de Costa Rica, Astua writes that only a dozen examples are known today. The Standard Catalog notes its existence but leaves it unpriced at any level. This well-circulated survivor has a RETIRADO punch hole cancellation across the face and a registration overprint on the reverse; the upper left corner is removed, and ink colors are somewhat faded but still visible with clear serial number and signatures. PMG #8068332-001. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1345. Costa Rica, Banco Central, 1000 colones, 2009, series A, serial A000000014, very low serial number, PMG Superb Gem UNC 67 EPQ. SCWPM-274a. Colorful, well centered polymer note with a very low serial number 14. PMG #8068332-004. Estimate: $200-$300.
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El Salvador
Cuba
1347. Cuba, Banco Central, 50 pesos, 2008, serial BH-20 517787, fold over error, PCGS Choice About New 55 PPQ.
SCWPM-123e. A massive fin is seen on this modern Cuban note, created
when the uncut sheet was folded over itself during production and then cut. The resulting extra paper shows part of another note as well as printer guidelines and color test marks. Some light handling is seen near the fold over, which perhaps accounts for the conservative grade. PCGS #80760555. Estimate: $200-$300.
1349. San Salvador, El Salvador, Banco Salvadoreño, 1 peso
specimen, 1-10-1915, series E. SCWPM-S202s. Four POCs. AU with bright ink colors, some minor handling, large amount of selvage with printer’s guidelines and a penned annotation on the front, interesting ABNCo Returns Office time stamp (3:20 PM on Oct. 20, 1915) on the reverse along with two pieces of mounting tape. Previous examples of these cancelled private bank notes have been called remainders though the markings on this note suggest it was treated more like a specimen. Estimate: $200-$300.
Guatemala
1348. Cuba, Banco Central, 50 pesos, 2015, serial BN-41 226051, obstructed printing error, PMG Choice XF 45.
SCWPM-123j. Another dramatic error with some obstruction preventing the printing of the top of Iñíguez’s head! Well centered, bold printing, three very faint vertical folds present for the grade though the overall eye appeal is closer to an AU note. PMG #8067298-004. Estimate: $250-$375.
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1350. Guatemala, Banco Central, 1 quetzal, 17-3-1934, serial E909775 / 3874824, PMG XF 40 EPQ. SCWPM-14a. Some light vertical folds don’t detract from this colorful and original note with the first date of issuance for the series. PMG #8067687-012. Estimate: $150-$225.
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1351. Guatemala, Banco Central, 1 quetzal, 19-9-1942, serial 1747257 / 7724119, PMG AU 55 EPQ. SCWPM-14b. A faint vertical center fold is seen on this otherwise beautifully printed Guatemalan note with original paper quality. PMG #8067687-011. Estimate: $200-$300.
1354. Guatemala, Banco Agrícola Hipotecario, 50 pesos,
4-2-1926, serial 372186 / 65786, Caja Reguladora reissue, PMG AU 50 EPQ, finest known in PMG census. SCWPM-S104b.
A type from the ABNCo that usually comes well circulated; of the seven notes graded by PMG, this note stands far ahead of the second finest, a VF 35 EPQ. Vibrant colors and strong embossing, horizontal fold and some handling around edges for the grade. PMG #8067687-006. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1352. Guatemala, Banco Central, 50 centavos de quetzal, 21-8-1942, serial B0103231 / 2104277, PMG Gem UNC 66 EPQ. SCWPM-13a. Tied with just four others for finest known in the
PMG census. Colorful, well-centered printing, desirable early date. PMG #8067687-009. Estimate: $250-$375.
1355. Guatemala, Banco Colombiano, 20 pesos, 25-9-
1901, series IVa, serial 9359, black serial numbers, printed signatures, PMG Fine 12, finest and only example in PMG census. SCWPM-S124b. The Banco Colombiano (represented in this
1353. Guatemala, Banco de Guatemala, 5 quetzales, 5-11955, serial C000066, very low serial number, PMG Choice UNC 64. SCWPM-31. Excellent centering with full margins, bright ink
coloring, bold embossing, only a small stain above “de” in the authorization date precluding this note from obtaining an EPQ designation. PMG #8067687-019. Estimate: $250-$375.
lot along with the following two lots) was established in 1878 by Colombian investors to support Guatemalan coffee producers. This finely designed series of bank notes was made by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. A vignette of an armored ancient figure stands at left holding a Phrygian cap atop a pole while the central vignette of a coffee plantation is flanked by the arms of Guatemala and Colombia, symbolizing the bank’s connection between the two countries; the underprint is pale orange. Good ink colors and paper color despite a good deal of circulation with a 5/8” split at the top center, a few small internal splits, and light soiling. Very rare in any condition given heavy circulation as well as redemption of the higher denomination in the series. PMG #8067687-008. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
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1358. Guatemala, Banco Internacional, 5 pesos front proof, 1356. Guatemala, Banco Colombiano, 10 pesos, 24-9-1901,
series 1a, serial 8324, red serial numbers, printed signatures, PMG Choice Fine 15. SCWPM-S123b. Like the preceding lot, this
10 pesos shows a very similar design with a different central vignette of a boat-loading scene along with a sky blue underprint and reverse color. One of just two notes in the PMG census, the other also grading Fine 15. Well circulated with some very small internal splits and soiling, ink colors still strong with boldly printed serial numbers and signatures. PMG #8067687-007. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
no date (1914-20). SCWPM-S156p. Black and white front proof mounted on cardstock. AU with small tear in upper left corner from a fold in the cardstock, original paper color. Estimate: $100-$150.
Haiti
1359. Haiti, Banque Nationale de la Republique, 10 gourdes
front proof, 12-4-1919 (1946-50). SCWPM-163p. Choice UNC proof mounted on cardstock with two incomplete punch hole cancellations over the signature lines (as made), vibrant ink colors. Estimate: $150-$225.
1357. Guatemala, Banco Colombiano, 5 pesos, 21-9-1901,
series 1a, serial 14769, red serial numbers, printed signatures. SCWPM-S122b. Similar design to the prior two lots though with
a vignette of a cactus and salmon colored underprint; variety with red serial numbers. VF with two 5/16” cuts (one repaired) on the top margin along with an ink annotation “To my very good amigo Don Kay K… M…Bl..d.” Estimate: $500-$750.
1360. Haiti, Banque Nationale de la Republique, 1 gourde front and back proofs, 1919 (1946-50). SCWPM-170p. Both choice
UNC proofs mounted on cardstock with great paper quality and vivid printing. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Panama
Venezuela
1361. Panama, Banco Central de Emision, 1 balboa, series of 1941, serial 034527, “Arias” note, PMG VF 30.
SCWPM-
Popular “Arias Issue” or “Seven Day” note that only circulated for a week from Oct. 2 to Oct. 9, 1941. These notes are named for President Arnulfo Arias, who supported their issue and was deposed via coup in October 1941, whereupon the notes were withdrawn and many destroyed. Vivid ink colors and strong embossing, moderately circulated. PMG #8070918-002. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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1362. Maracaibo, Venezuela, Banco Comercial de Maracaibo, 20 bolívares, 9-3-1929, series B, serial 044784, PMG Fine 12. SCWPM-S177a. More often encountered as a specimen but
exceedingly difficult to find an issued example in any grade. Of the four graded by PMG, this note is tied with one other in Fine 12 while a single note is higher at Fine 15. Bold blue ink on both sides with the colorful underprint a bit faded but still present, a few minor edge nocks in the margins. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction #128 of Nov. 11, 2003 with lot tag #0355. PMG #8070919-001. Estimate: $350-$500.
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Coin Jewelry Gold Cobs
Mexico City, Mexico
1363. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1711-13), mounted cross-side out in 18K gold bezel. 7.22 grams total. Plain but thick bezel with rather long bail (for thick chain), the coin (AU) with nearly full shield off-center cross but not much else. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #42932JJ. Estimate: $800-$1,200.
Lima, Peru
1364. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1712M, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted pillars-side out in 18K gold bezel with diamonds
(Smith’s of Cayman). 46.99 grams total. Broad flan with good full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, well centered and not doubled, second date peeking out around the top-left prong, the coin overall a bit worn (VF) and of course polished, but the mounting itself fabulous as usual, with very large bail (to hold a massive chain). From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.
Bogotá, Colombia 1365. Pair of Bogotá, Colom-
bia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left, ex-“Mesuno hoard” (ca. 1636), mounted in 18K gold cufflinks. 21.87 grams total. Both
with full crosses facing out and clear NR-A mintmark and assayer left of full shields on mounted sides, AU for wear, the links each consisting of a flat bar connected by short, five-link chain to a loop soldered to the back of the coin. Like many “Mesuno hoard” coins, these were mounted in the 1950s, after being given to the consignor’s father as collateral for a loan to a Colombian who had acquired them from his own father, presumably not long after the hoard was discovered in the 1930s. From the “Mesuno Hoard,” sunk in the Magdalena River near Honda, Colombia, ca. 1636. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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1366. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1706, no
assayer (Arce), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in double 18K gold bezel with 35 diamonds (Smith’s of Cayman). 19.18 grams total. Full but crude cross (mounted
in X orientation), nearly full shield, XF/AU or so, in a typically ostentatious display of diamonds and multi-level gold bezeling for additional prominence, large round bail for a heavy chain. From the 1715 Fleet, with Smith’s of Cayman photo-certificate from 1988. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1367. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 170(?), no assayer (Arce), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side out in 18K men’s gold ring (size 11). 32.74 grams total. Choice AU coin with well-detailed full
shield and cross, the latter with bold 170 of date also visible, very sturdily mounted to take advantage of the coin’s natural triangular shape (the cross off-axis), with no embellishment but impressive in its massiveness. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick photo-certificate from 2006. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.
Seville, Spain
1368. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in 14K bezel with 34 diamonds.
36.39 grams total. Very broad flan, somewhat triangular, with choice full
cross (mounted off-axis, with possible partial date 1694?), nearly full shield, flat and crude peripheries (polished AXF overall), with the entire front of the contour bezel encrusted with diamonds. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.
Shipwreck Coins “Rill Cove wreck,” sunk ca. 1618 off Cornwall, England 1369. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer A, ex-“Rill Cove wreck” (ca. 1618), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail.
8.69 grams total. Choice full cross-lions-castles and shield (slightly off-center) with bold full
oMA, lovely gray toning and practically no corrosion, flat bezel with notches. From the “Rill Cove wreck” (ca. 1618), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.
Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
1370. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer
not visible, Grade 4, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted shield-side out in twisted-rope silver bezel with 14K gold prongs, anchor embellishment and bail. 15.37 grams total. Heavily corroded coin
but with most of shield and cross still evident, mounted off-axis (just following the shape of the coin), large bail. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and certificate #190047. Estimate: $300-$450.
1371. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)18, assayer not visible, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted cross-side out in twisted-rope silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail. 33.93 grams total. Choice coin for the grade with bold date outside of full but off-center cross, good full shield, light surface corrosion only, mounted with five prongs without alignment to coin axis. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and certificate #100005 (date not mentioned on certificate). Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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1372. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted shield-side out in 14K bezel. 19.70 grams total. Simple smooth bezel (contour mounted) with large round bail for heavy chain, the coin with good full shield and cross. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher tag and photo-certificate #200355, also with original appraisal certificate. Estimate: $1,000$1,500.
Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida 1373. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (162)0T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3 (estimated), ex-Santa Margarita (1622), mounted crossside out in twisted-rope silver bezel with 14K gold prongs, shackle bail and anchor embellishment. 28.27 grams total. Mounted with six prongs on long
axis of coin, nearly aligned with full cross-lions-castles, nearly full shield on other side with rotated doubling, part of edge lost to corrosion, clear 0 of date just past 12 o’clock in the legend. From the Santa Margarita (1622), Fisher #9027 (tag and certificate missing), pedigreed to our Auction #10 (lot #277), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
“Lucayan Beach wreck,” sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island 1374. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV,
assayer D, ex-”Lucayan Beach wreck” (ca. 1628), mounted shield-side out in silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and bail with silver chain (19”). 38.20
grams total, the box 3-1/4” x 2-1/2”. Simple bezel around solid
coin with nearly full shield, corroded cross, some flat areas, lightweight chain, desirable original box. From the “Lucayan Beach wreck” (ca. 1628), with original box from 1960s Spink promotion plus certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador 1375. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O,
with crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-Capitana (1654), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with swivel bail. 38.47 grams total. Huge coin made even
larger with simple, flat bezel, no corrosion, full shield and cross, the latter with choice upper half (crown) of countermark, large bail for heavy chain. From the Capitana (1654), pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.
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1376. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1651-2)(O or E), with
crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-Capitana (1654), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with swivel bail.
20.45 grams total. Broad, flat bezel (unembellished) with very large bail
for heavy chain, solid coin (minimal surface corrosion, nicely toned) with full countermark on full cross, good full shield. From the Capitana (1654), pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.
Aleppo Merchant, sunk in 1658 off Cornwall, England 1377. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left,
ex-Aleppo Merchant (1658), very rare provenance, mounted in 18K gold bezel. 4.50 grams
total. Typically finely detailed coin (AU or so) with all elements full and with reddish toning, contour mounted in a very thin but deep bezel with tiny loop and jump-ring at top, the main attraction being its provenance to a wreck we have never offered before, in fact the only item we have ever heard of from this shipwreck, a Levant Company vessel homebound to London from Smyrna (Greece) when it sank near the mouth of the River Camel (Padstow, Cornwall). From the Aleppo Merchant (1658), with original certificate hand-signed by the salvager, noted author Richard Larn. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador 1378. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1664E, ex-Consolación (1681), mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel. 6.39 grams total. Plain but well-done bezel, the coin lightly corroded but with full
and well-centered cross and pillars, spotty toning. From the Consolación (1681). Estimate: $175-$250.
“Taj Mahal treasure,” sunk ca. 1702 off Sri Lanka 1379. Surat, India (Mughal Empire), 1 rupee, Aurangzeb (1658-1707), AH1113
(1702), ex-“Taj Mahal treasure” (1702), mounted in 14K gold bezel. 13.86 grams total. Simple bezel, the coin nicely toned and mostly non-corroded but with large gouge (from salvage) on one side. From the “Taj Mahal treasure” (ca. 1702). Estimate: $250-$375.
Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida 1380. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J (new style of 1714), ex-1715 Fleet, mounted in silver bezel. 28.68 grams total. Large piece, simply
mounted off-axis following the shape of the coin (sort of bottle-shaped), good full cross and most of shield, only light surface corrosion and toning, with emblem on back stamped with fineness and jeweler’s signature. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $150-$225.
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1381. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)15(J), ex-1715
Fleet, mounted in 14K gold bezel. 28.74 grams total. Big pendant,
mounted somewhat off-axis following the elongated shape of the coin in a simple band of gold with three prongs, the coin mostly flat but not overly corroded, toned here and there, with nearly full 15 of date visible. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $350-$500.
1382. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1715J, ex-1715 Fleet, with silver loop at top (shield-side out). 26.43 grams
total. Excellent, corrosion-free coin with lovely toning and bold date
and oMJ, good cross, otherwise mostly flat. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.
1383. Pair of Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Real Eight (Wagner), mounted in
silver cufflinks (one with cross-side out, the other with shield-side out). 36.14 grams total. Solid coins with virtually no corrosion, nicely toned, the one with shield side out displaying a clear oMJ, each coin held by a four-corner strap of silver soldered to a hinge holding a single-link bar, desirable as mounted in the Real Eight days with original Wagner certificate. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Real Eight Co. certificate hand-signed by Kip Wagner. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.
1384. Pair of Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer J and not visible, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted in silver cuf-
flinks (one with cross-side out, the other with shield-side out). 37.14 grams total. Identical to previous lot (mounted by Real Eight) but without original certificate. From the 1715 Fleet, with generic certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.
1385. Pair of Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, one Charles II, assayer not visible, and the other Philip V, assayer J, ex-1715
Fleet, mounted in 14K gold twisted-wire earrings (shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crook style). 3.27 grams total. The coins corroded and thin but with clear crosses and shields, their shapes and sizes nicely matched and daintily mounted. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.
Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys 1386. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F, ex-1733 Fleet, mounted shield-side out in 14K gold bezel. 32.53 grams total. Solid coin with only light surface corrosion (smooth), mostly toned, with full and bold oMF and clear date, good cross and nearly full shield, heavy but simple mount. From the 1733 Fleet. Estimate: $300-$450.
Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands 1387. Holland, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, ex-Vliegenthart (1735),
mounted in 18K gold pendant. 6.80 grams total. Typically UNC coin with choice, bold details, lightly toned, snugly mounted in a square-sided bezel. From the Vliegenthart (1735), with original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
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Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England 1388. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer R (1729-30), ex-Rooswijk (1739), mounted in twisted-rope silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and shackle bail. 20.14 grams total. Thick (small) and solid coin with nice toning and virtually no corrosion,
nearly full cross (off-center) and shield, heavy prongs and large bail. From the Rooswijk (1739), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans 1389. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1782FF, ex-Cazador (1784), mounted in silver bezel with shackle bail, 14K gold prongs. 11.84
grams total. Nice coin with full details and light toning, not overly corroded (but far from pristine), elegant custom mount with tall bail. From the Cazador (1784), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
Mexico Silver Cobs Shield Type
1390. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible,
mounted shield-side out in 14K gold bezel with shackle bail. 19.69 grams
total. Interesting shape (amorphous), especially for the period (Philip II coins are usu-
ally round), with good full shield and cross (VF), the sturdy square-sided bezel neatly following the contour. Estimate: $300-$450.
Potosí Silver Cobs Shield Type
1391. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not
visible (5th-period B), borders of x’s, mounted cross-side out in14K bezel with small emerald. 30.24 grams total. Large but moderately corroded coin (probably ex-Atocha) with good full cross, doubled shield, nicely toned, in a simple contour-mount with five prongs and small notches all over for emphasis. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
1392. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, mounted cross-
side out in 14K twisted-gold wire bezel with emerald. 25.45
grams total. Moderately to heavily corroded coin, quite silvery (probably ex-Atocha) with full date outside of mostly flat cross, full shield, double-wire bezel with outer band twisted, very long bail for thick chain. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1393. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III or IV, assayer not visible, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel with flower embellishment and shackle bail. 13.10 grams total. The coin corroded from salvage yet showing full cross and shield, lightly toned, the
real attraction being the massive square-sided bezel with prominent spiky flower-and-leaves embellishment at bottom. Estimate: $200-$300.
Pillars and Waves 1394. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1656E, mounted in 14K
gold bezel. 26.95 grams total. Thick and heavy bezel around a corroded and mostly flat coin that nevertheless shows a clear date and assayer, full cross and pillars. Estimate: $200-$300.
1395. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1751q, mounted crossside out in 14K gold bezel. 20.60 grams total. Thick and chunky
coin with good full cross and pillars, the latter with bold full date, nicely toned (AVF), very thick and sturdy square-sided mount. Estimate: $300-$450.
1396. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1754C, mounted crossside out in 14K gold bezel. 20.62 grams total. Very bold cross and
pillars on a thick and chunky flan with contrasting rainbow toning in crevices (VF), very thick and sturdy square-sided mount. Estimate: $300-$450.
Ancient Coins Ancient Greek
1397. Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, 454-404 BC, mounted owl-side out in
twisted-rope silver bezel with 14K gold prongs and bail. 23.46 grams total. Helmeted head of Athena right / Owl standing right, head facing, spread tail feathers within incuse square. Impressive owl, deep banker’s mark on Athena which won’t be noticeable when wearing owl-side out, AXF overall. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
1398. Corinth, Corinthia, AR stater, 330-300 BC, “pegasus,” mounted pegasusside out in 14K gold pendant bezel. 12.15 grams total. Bold full pegasus and helmeted
head of Athena (upside-down in this mounting), nicely toned AVF, custom square-sided mount. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
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1399. Kingdom of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III (“the
Great”), post-323 BC, aligned axis, mounted Alexander-side out in 14K gold bezel. 23.62 grams total. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress
/ Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, sceptre in left. Large-flan XF with beautiful detail, wearable either side out (custom square-sided mount). Estimate: $600-$900.
1400. Kingdom of Thrace, AR drachm, Lysimachos, 290-281 BC, Abydos mint, mounted
in 14K gold bezel with sapphire in bail. 7.77 grams total. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion’s skin headdress / Zeus seated left, holding eagle in right hand, sceptre in left. Flat but heavy bezel with ornamental notches adds beauty to a well-struck coin (XF). With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
Byzantine Empire
1401. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constans II (641-668 AD), mounted Christ-side
out in 18K gold bezel. 7.83 grams total. Crowned and draped bust facing, with short beard, holding globus cruciger / Cross potent set upon three steps. Bright and beautiful AU (some light scratches) in custom square-sided bezel and large bail. Estimate: $600-$900.
1402. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Constantine IV (668-685 AD), Constantinople mint,
mounted Christ-side out in 18K gold bezel. 7.52 grams total. Diademed, helmeted and cuirassed bust of Constantine IV facing slightly to right, bearded, holding a spear in his right hand / Cross potent on three steps between standing figures of Heraclius on left and Tiberius on right; both crowned, wearing chlamys and holding a globus cruciger in their right hands. Custom square-sided bezel with large bail, a lovely setting for a well-detailed portrait coin in UNC grade Estimate: $500-$750.
World Coins Italian States
Portugal
1403. Genoa (Italian States), denaro, Conrad III (1093-1152 AD), “crusader coin,” mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel. 2.17 grams to-
1404. Portugal (Lisbon mint),
gold 400 reis, João V, 1733, mounted in 14K men’s ring (size 8-1/2). 8.99 grams total. Polished AU
tal. Cross within a circle / Castle within a circle. Petite XF with nice toning in a lightweight custom setting. Estimate: $150-$225.
with rainbow-steel colors on inside, choice full cross facing out, the plain but sturdy ring itself signed and dated by the maker (“Tom / Jan. 2020 / V.I.”). With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.
Spain
1405. Madrid, Spain, bust gold 2 escudos, Charles IV,
1789MF, mounted in 14K gold bezel with sapphire at top of bail. 11.61 grams total. Polished F/VF coin in extra-deep, plain,
round bezel with broad, flat prongs. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.
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Shipwreck Artifacts Unidentified 1500s wreck off the “Pewter Wreck,” sunk in the mid-1500s Yucatán peninsula of Mexico off Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
1407. Complete brass set of nested cup-weights, probably made in Nuremburg, with markings of Ferdinand and Isabel of Spain, ex”Pewter Wreck” (mid-1500s). 222 grams, 1-1/4” tall x 1-1/2” in diameter at
widest. Virtually intact weight set (just missing metal from lid, cracked hasp and vessel with a twisted cut) with many markings: yoke, arrows and castle (in bottom of vessel), rose (on top of lid), and AHES Spanish adjuster’s mark (in bottom of each cup). From the “Pewter Wreck” (mid-1500s), with original photo-certificate and media packet from the salvagers (Global Marine Exploration) and pedigreed to the Wilkinson’s (UK) auction of November 2013, lot #483. Estimate: $500-up.
1406. Earthenware mercury flask, intact, unidenti-
fied 1500s wreck. 742 grams, 7-1/2” tall, 4-1/2” in diameter at shoulders. Medium-sized vessel with narrow, flat bottom
and wide-shouldered top, bits of coral all over (you can even hear shells jingling around inside), gray coloring with a rust-colored stripe, intact (rare thus), used for carrying and pouring mercury or quicksilver. From an unidentified 1500s wreck off the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico. Estimate: $200-$300.
1408. Intact but encrusted (as found) pewter dish, ex-“Pewter Wreck” (mid-1500s). 475 grams, 8-1/2” diameter. Heavily encrusted plate attributed to
Edward Cacher of London from around 1518-1561, small hole on outer edge but otherwise intact. From the “Pewter Wreck” (mid-1500s), with original photocertificate and media packet from the salvagers (Global Marine Exploration) and pedigreed to the Wilkinson’s (UK) auction of November 2013, lot #470. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida
1409. Natural emerald, grade 2B, 1.15 carats, ex-Atocha (1622).
Roughly 1/8” x 1/4”. Mostly cylindrical
crystal with several flat sides, light green color. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher certificate #63242. Estimate: $200-$300.
1410. Small natural emerald, 1.37 carats, ex-Atocha (1622), mounted in 14K gold pendant. 0.76 gram, roughly 1” x 1/4”. Interesting
and creative wrapped-wire setting for a small raw emerald, large flat loop at top, script signature CLAUDE on back. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #LE1089. Estimate: $200-$300.
1411. Lot of three natural emeralds,
2.25 carats total, ex-Atocha (1622).
Roughly 1/4” x 1/8” and 1/8” x 1/8”. Small,
amorphous shaped stones with light green color, good accents in jewelry. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher plastic tags and certificates #3956 (two emeralds on one certificate) and #3891. Estimate: $350-$500.
1412. Small silver breastplate with ornate design, ex-Atocha (1622). 16.2 grams, 2-1/4” diameter. Miniature round, concave breast-
plate, intact and well toned with ornate engraving including a shield. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #85A-A170. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1413. Iron sword blade (partial) with markings and lettering, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622). 204 grams, 11-1/4” x 3/4” x 3/8”. Wellpreserved, stable matte-black blade fragment with small bits of rust peeking through on one side of ricasso, numerous decorative markings and ornate lettering along both sides of the fuller, and on ricasso: DELREY on top, two sets of maker’s marks (O on top of T), and various other letters and markings. An accompanying hand-drawn rendering gives possible vision of it in whole, a desirable artifact from this wreck. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #4419, and with professionally hand-drawn representation of the whole sword (ready for framing). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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1414. Partial iron dirk blade with fragments of crossguard and sheath, ex-Atocha (1622). 146 grams, 9-1/4” long.
Stable metal under dark black oxidation of a blade with traces of decoration and possible coat of arms visible, a decorative piece in its time. From the Atocha (1622), with original plastic tag and Fisher photo-certificate #696. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida 1415. Small natural pearl, grade 1A, ex-Santa Margarita (1622). Roughly 3x3mm. Small natural pearl, iridescent on one side, from a find of 16,000 pearls that were distributed to investors and divers at prices around $2500 per carat! From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #83782-838. Estimate: $100-$150. 1416. Lot of four small, natural pearls, ex-Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher certificates.
Small natural pearls (3 mm each or less) with varying amounts of remaining nacre, from a find of 16,000 pearls that were distributed to investors and divers at a value of around $2500 per carat. Enlarged catalog images with a millimeter scale. Sizes and weights as follow: certificate #83782-7152 = grade 1B, weight 0.09 carat; certificate #83782-7450 = grade 1B, weight 0.11 carat; certificate #83782-7748 = grade 1B, weight 0.12 carat; certificate #83782-7797 = grade 1B, weight 0.08 carat. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificates #83782-7152, 7450, 7748 and 7797. Estimate: $200-$300.
Unidentified Dutch wreck sunk in 1657 off Grand Bahama Island 1417. Iron grappling hook, professionally conserved, from an unidentified 1657 Dutch wreck. 3 lb, 18” long. Nearly intact
4-pronged grappling hook, 3 of the points still sharp but the fourth one mostly missing, full ring at top and even a smaller ring at bottom, all a dull steel gray, its layer of rust professionally removed to expose grainy metal with joints where the prongs meet the shaft, believed to have been lost during a search for a Spanish Fleet sunk in the same area in 1605. From an unidentified 1657 Dutch wreck off Grand Bahama Island, pedigreed to our Auction #5 (lot #1341), with our photocertificate. Estimate: $400-$600.
Princess Maria, sunk in 1686 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England 1418. Wooden inkwell made from structural timbers recovered from the wreck
of the Princess Maria (1686). 111 grams, 2” x 2-1/2” x 1-1/2”. Cute and decorative, deep brown coloring all over, some surfaces smooth, rough sides, flat bottom with crack across short side that does not affect the beauty or utility. From the Princess Maria (1686), with original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
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HMS Winchester, sunk in 1695 off the Florida Keys 1419. Intact blue-on-white Chinese porcelain cup with handle, Kangxi period, ex-HMS Winchester (1695), very rare provenance and condition. 72 grams, 2-1/2” tall and 2-1/8”
in diameter. A lovely little piece with nothing missing (the handle
manufactured separately and applied or possibly re-applied after glazing), the glaze worn away but with clear flowers in vase on balcony design on exterior, highly desirable as the only intact specimen found on this rare wreck. From the HMS Winchester (1695), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
Unidentified 1600s-1700s wreck off the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico 1420. Intact earthenware “olive jar” with stand, ex-Yucatán wreck (1600s-1700s). 3350 grams, 12” tall x 9” in diameter at shoulders.
Complete piece with only a chip and repair to lip, encrusted all over with a variety of different corals and barnacles, a stunning piece for display, complete with a wrought-iron stand. From an unidentified 1600s-1700s wreck off the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, with photocertificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa
1421. Brass navigational dividers, ring-type, intact, exMerestein (1702). 27 grams, 3” long x 1-1/2”. Intact and functional
dividers with lustrous brassy color all over, sharp grooved points. From the Merestein (1702), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.
1422. Brass navigational dividers, straight type, intact, ex-
Merestein (1702). 49 grams, 3” x 1/2”. Pocket-sized and functional with simple somewhat bulbous top and dull cylindrical arms ending with slits, pretty brass coloring. From the Merestein (1702), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
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HMS Stirling Castle, sunk in 1703 southeast of England
1423. English pewter measure, intact but missing lid, ex- 1424. Royal Navy surgeon’s delftware medical ointment pot, HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 212 grams, 3-1/4” tall, 2” diameter. The Great Storm of November 1703 in southeast England wrecked over 50 ships, many on the Goodwin Sands, including the Royal Navy channel fleet which included the HMS Stirling Castle. This lovely, encrusted vessel shows saltwater effects and small losses of metal but is in stable condition and makes for a very displayable artifact. From the HMS Stirling Castle (1703), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
ex-HMS Stirling Castle (1703). 149 grams, 3” tall, 2-1/4” diameter.
The Great Storm of November 1703 in southwest England wrecked over 50 ships, many on the Goodwin Sands, including the Royal Navy channel fleet which included the HMS Stirling Castle. Amazingly this delicate delftware artifact survived with only a few small chips on the lid, crackled glaze still visible, great for display. From the HMS Stirling Castle (1703), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England 1425. Bronze pocket sundial (ring dial), ex-Association (1707). 18 grams, 1-3/4” x 1-1/2” x 3/8”. Fully intact
outer rings (missing inner components) with numbers and scales visible on interior and exterior, flanking a central channel where a pointer once moved, shiny and deep in color, very well preserved and an interesting piece of maritime memorabilia. From the Association (1707), with original box, postcard and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
1426. Bronze cannon breech-block, ex-Real Eight, ex-Sotheby-Parke-Bernet (1973), plated in Pieces of Eight (Wagner,
1966), very rare and important. 24.3 lbs., 8-1/4” tall x 3” diameter at top. Typically very solid and heavy, brassy-bronze in color with smooth surfaces and crusty green residue inside, inscribed on darker side with IM / BS and with cross-hatched triangle below touch-hole, 4” rectangular handle on side and small lip on bottom, made to be pre-packed with powder and ball and then simply inserted into the breech of a cannon for quick firing, this example extremely important as reportedly one of only four found on the 1715 Fleet (two of which are in the State of Florida museum), probably all of them for use with the single breech-loading cannon found in 2010 (famously stuffed with gold cobs), also particularly well pedigreed, pictured and described in both the most famous book about the 1715 Fleet (Kip Wagner’s Pieces of Eight) and one of the most famous early auctions of Real Eight Co. 1715-Fleet artifacts. (Special shipping required.) From the 1715 Fleet, plated on photo-pages opposite pages 80 and 192 of Pieces of Eight (1966), by Kip Wagner, and on page 131 of the Treasure of the Spanish Main auction (Sotheby Parke, Bernet, Los Angeles, June 1973), lot #651, with original lot-sticker, and with Real Eight Co. certificate signed by John P. Jones. Estimate: $6,000-up.
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1427. Iron cannonball grenade (three-pounder), conserved
and intact, ex-1715 Fleet. 1109 grams, 3” diameter. Hollow but solid and professionally conserved, with large hole on seam for inserting powder and possible repaired or plugged hole away from the seam, matte black all over. From the 1715 Fleet, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
1428. Iron axe head, conserved, ex-1715 Fleet.
1281 grams, 10-1/4” x 4”. Conserved and stable dark black axe head, the wooden
handle long gone and leaving behind an open shaft. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $200-$300.
Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys 1429. Small iron grappling hook, conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet.
236 grams, 7” x 6”. Petite three-pronged hook with intact ring in eyelet at top, black all over from conservation. From the 1733 Fleet. Estimate: $200-$300.
1430. Iron cargo hook and connector ring,
conserved and intact, ex-1733 Fleet. 627 grams, 8” long. A complete and heavy hook with
most of a flared-flat connection ring, all surfaces stable (black, some rust) but rough from oxidation. Curiously the point of the hook has a small eye for threading a line. From the Coffins Patch site of the 1733 Fleet, with photo-certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $150-$225.
Unidentified early-1700s wreck in the Florida Keys
1431. Small iron barshot (unique design), ex-early 1700s wreck. 3119 grams, 9” long, the ends 2-1/2” thick and 3-1/2” in diameter. Very stable, well preserved and slightly bowed from age and time, with ends of a unique bulbous style that is neither cylindrical nor round. From an unidentified early-1700s wreck in the Florida Keys Estimate: $300-$450.
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HMS Looe, sunk in 1744 off the Florida Keys
1432. Small lignum vitae deadeye, exHMS Looe (1744), ex-Meylach. 380 grams,
3-1/2” diameter, 2-1/2” wide. Nearly complete
wooden piece of ship’s rigging, glossy from lacquering to preserve, three holes and groove around the perimeter. From the HMS Looe (1744), recovered by Marty Meylach, housed in custom display-box. Estimate: $125-$200.
Hartwell, sunk in 1787 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa 1433. Small wax-seal (bird on branch motif ), gilt copper and agate, intact, ex-Hartwell
(1787). 5 grams, 1-3/4” x 3/4”. Charming and still-useful stamp lightly sedimented, seal affixed to holder
in a flower petal design, hook and bail at end, perhaps to be worn as a necklace. From the Hartwell (1787) with (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
Lady Holland, sunk in 1830 off South Africa 1434. Brass spectacles frame (without glass), intact but with one arm-pin
missing, ex-Lady Holland (1830). 9 grams, 4-1/2” wide. Lightweight eyeglasses featuring round frames, both ear pieces (one attached) and mottled appearance (some bright metal, some matte-black areas), rare provenance as only the second artifact we’ve ever offered from this wreck. From the Lady Holland (1830), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
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Non-Wreck Artifacts Natural History
1435. Baltic amber with preserved spider and ant, approx.
44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 2.3 grams, 1” x
3/4”. A medium-color small piece of amber with tiny spider and ant embedded. With photo enlargement of the insect inclusions. Estimate: $125-$200.
1436. Baltic amber with preserved spider and flies, approx. 44 million years old, from Kaliningrad, Russia. 5.1 grams,
1-3/4” x 3/4”. Lovely specimen of clear, medium-color amber embedded
with spider and flies. With photo enlargement of the insect inclusions. Estimate: $150-$225.
1438. Megalodon (huge shark) tooth, Miocene era (approx. 1437. Fossilized teak tree, 40+ million years
old, from ancient central Java. 3056 grams, 11” tall,
3” diameter. Extremely attractive, multi-colored, substantial piece of tree fossilized by burial from volcanic ash, an impressive artifact for display. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
2.6 to 15 million years old), from the Hawthorn Formation, South Carolina. 331 grams, 5-1/4” x 4-1/2”. “Carcharocles megalo-
don,” meaning “big tooth,” an extinct species of shark. This tooth in excellent condition with matte-black coloration and smooth dental surfaces. With display stand. Estimate: $400-$600.
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1439. Lot of six megalodon (giant shark) teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, mostly intact (2”+/-), recovered from shipwreck sites off South Africa. 122 grams, 2-1/2” to 2” in length.
Small-sized teeth, all dark gray with smooth tooth surfaces, perfect for display or gifts. Estimate: $200-$300.
1440. Fossilized woolly mammoth tooth, approx. 10,000 to 100,000 years old, found off the east coast of Florida.
2491 grams, 8-1/2” x 6-1/2”. Large, porous molar with about 10 ridges interspersed with orangish petrified detritus, all intact, a fascinating Florida artifact. Estimate: $300-$450.
Arms / Armor / Militaria
Cannons / Cannonballs / Artillery 1441. English lead cannonball, ca. 1622-1644. 1750 grams, 2-3/4” diameter. A seldom-seen small-
caliber lead shot from a swivel gun or small cannon found on the James River shoreline in the 1980s in an area occupied by Powhatan Indians in Virginia, solid and stable with dull, dusty grayish finish overall. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
1442. British ball grenade, ca. 1758, partially fragmented, from Fort St. Frederic in Crown
Point, NY. 711 grams, 2-1/2” diameter if whole. Rarely are these primitive grenades found after use, this one almost complete, with a separate fragment found with it, darkly mottled color and uncleaned, from a land find where the British attack on French Fort St. Frederic took place in the Champlain Valley, New York. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
1443. Large bronze signal cannon “thundermug,” Spanish colonial (1500s-1700s), marked with script initials F.A. 19.2 lb, 6” tall, 4” in diameter at widest. Large and heavy flat-based cannon
used as powder-tester and/or signaling gun, with reinforced band decorations (the lower one containing the touch-hole), sturdy handle, well patinated with nicks and dents and sedimentation, script F.A. on one side. Estimate: $400-$600.
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1444. Pair of very small iron signal or model cannons on wooden carriages, late 1700s to early 1800s. 8.4 lb and 8.6 lb,
each 10” x 6”. Decorative and fairly lightweight
(at least in comparison to their full-sized brethren), matte black all over, great for use as bookends to hold your nautical references. Estimate: $300-$450.
1445. Early 19th-century American bronze swivel-mount cannon with iron tiller. 23” long,
5” diameter at breech, 4” muzzle, 1-2” bore, approx. 63 lb. Plain cast-bronze
well-patinated cannon of classic, ringturned design in a compact size with rounded cascabel, hand-forged iron swivel mount with pintle, detachable 16” forged-iron pointing tiller with ball end, all mounted on a 13” x 8” x 6” plain block of oak for display. This type of cannon was used as a rail gun on early sailing ships, possibly in the Oyster Wars between Maryland and Virginia. From a Kilmarnock, Virginia estate. (Special shipping required.) With photo-certificate. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
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1446. Small brass cannon on carriage, Civil War era, with ownership provenance dating back to 1941. 57 lbs, 26” long, 4”
muzzle, 1-1/2” bore. Nineteenth-century cannon with antique carriage dating back to a collection belonging to General Charles S. Bentley, a
brigadier in the 2nd Iowa Brigade during the Civil War who later became a Chicago grain merchant. From there it passed through several hands. It’s possible this important artifact saw action during the war. (Special shipping required.) Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.
1447. Twelve-pounder “stand of grapeshot” or canister shot, Civil War era. 14.4 lbs, 6” tall, 4-1/2” diameter. This type of projectile
is rarely found intact, as when fired (mainly as anti-personnel) the components scattered. It consists of nine small balls held in place by two plates connected by a central bolt and secured by two iron rings. Excavated condition (land site, not salt water), with pitted surfaces judiciously cleaned and preserved, the iron stable and solid. With photo-certificate, pedigreed to the Francis Bannerman collection (New York). Estimate: $500-$750.
1448. Iron canister shot (reconstructed and preserved), Civil
War era. 6 lbs, 4-1/2” tall, 4-1/8” diameter. Among the most effective
anti-personnel ammunition during the Civil War was the “canister” shot, a cylindrical stack of small balls or grapeshot with metal plates on either end, which, when shot from a cannon, would spread out and hit targets over a wide area. This reconstructed canister is matte black all over and perfect for display. Estimate: $400-$600.
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Edged Weapons
1449. European left-hand dagger, 1600s-1700s. 467 grams, 18-1/2” long, 13-1/2” blade, guard 5” across. Well-preserved, darkish brown iron dagger with double-edged blade, decorated iron crossguard and pommel, grip with twisted iron wire, all well patinated. From a northern English estate. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.
1450. Iron pike head, 1600s-1800s, intact. 511 grams, 18” long. Dark-brown triangular pike (spear tip) with central raised groove extending from top to bottom, good condition with expected pitting. Estimate: $150-$225.
1451. American naval boarding axe, 1800s. 1486 grams, 251/2” long, 11-1/4” wide head. Machine-made head with notched blade
on one side and spike end on the other secured to ash wood staff (with turned ball end) by metal side straps, the steel a bit rough and uncleaned, from the period of the War of 1812. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.
1452. French boarding axe, 1800s. 1048 grams, 17-1/2” long, 10” wide head. Machine-made head with notched blade on one side and
spike end on the other secured to polished wood staff with decorative turned ball end with a bolt, no markings but well crafted. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Firearms
1453. European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, mid-1700s . 935 grams, 19-1/4” long, 12-1/2” barrel. Beautifully carved walnut stock gun with silver wire inlay coupled with tapered steel barrel (thin wire holding the barrel and stock together), engraved steel trigger guard, engraved silver butt cap and wrist escutcheon plate with ornate pierced decoration, flintlock with “S” form hammer, all complete and in very good condition although adjustment may be needed. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
1454. European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, mid-1700s. 887 grams, 19” long, 12” barrel. Ornately hand-engraved brass, steel and walnut pistol with maker’s mark, tapered steel barrel, rounded steel lock with “S” form hammer, beautifully engraved brass mounts and ornate silver wrist escutcheon mount, all in very good original working condition. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
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1455. Small flintlock “pocket”
pistol with French proofmarks on barrel, signed “G. SOFIANT” (?) on lockplate, 1700s. 317 grams,
9-1/2” long, 4-3/4” barrel. Very attractively decorated small pistol with functional wooden ramrod, owner’s signature (?), steel barrel, “S” form hammer, functional lock, carved and polished walnut stock, and skillfully carved brass furniture and butt end. Estimate: $600-$900.
1456. Brass-barreled English flintlock pistol, late 1700s. 1117 grams, 15” long, 8-1/4” barrel. Well-used walnut and brass-mounted gun with an octagon-to-round barrel, English proof marks, deeply engraved maker’s name, ring turnings, steel lock with engraved decoration, reinforced “S” form hammer, all in original condition with numerous small nicks and scratches and a functioning lock that may need adjustment. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.
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1457. English or European .60 caliber flintlock pistol, late 1700s. 864 grams,17-1/2” long, 8” barrel. Well-preserved steel and walnut pistol with decorated tapered steel barrel with touchmark, engraved butt cap and furniture, lock with “S” form hammer, all in very good condition with a crisp, working lock, silver barrel band added later. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.
1458. Matched set of British box-lock flintlock dueling pistols, early 1800s 691 grams total, each 9” long. Super little set with
cannon-muzzled, round, screw-off brass barrels with touchmarks on bottom and connected to brass boxes engraved with LONDON around steel locks (one missing top claw); steel trigger guards with flower engravings; silver-wire inlay in wooden handles; both in great working order. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
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Nautical
1459. Large lead sounding weight marked XXIIII, 1700s. 22.5 lb, 16” x 2-3/4”. Very heavy, tall, tapered specimen marked XXIIII along one side, a hollow cavity on bottom for holding wax (to sample the sand), eyelet at top, encrustation all over. Estimate: $200-$300.
1460. Large lignum vitae deadeye, 1700s-1800s.
14 lb, 9” diameter, 6” thick. The heaviest piece we’ve offered, intact, and medium
1461. Small lignum vitae deadeye, 1700s-1800s. 2102 grams, 7” diameter, 3-3/4” thick. Darkly colored turned wood, a piece of ship’s rig-
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brown in color, a great display especially thanks to cracks in wood on each side that create a smiley face (albeit with three eyes). Estimate: $200-$300.
ging with groove and three holes for ropes, a couple of cracks but stable and displayable, found by workers excavating the site of the World Trade Center ca. 1967. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Jewelry / Religious
Miscellaneous
1464. Large cuprous candlestick holder, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 55 grams total, base 4” x 2”, candlestick 3-1/2” long.
Rather well-preserved candlestick holder and base (holder sits nicely in base without screw), mostly intact with pieces from each missing, both of good quality with green patination and sandy sedimentation. Estimate: $175-$250.
1462. Early European brass crucifix with base, 1700s. 518
grams, 15” tall and 6” at its widest. Typical crucifix with separate Christ figure mounted onto the face of a cross that shows IN RI on ribbon at top and skull-and-crossbones for Golgotha at bottom, below that a three-tiered semi-circular stand with three legs, open back, cleaned surface coupled with age toning. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.
1463. Intact black-glass ring (size 1-3/4) with Maltese cross 1465. Complete brass set of nested cup-weights in lidded design, Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s), rare. 1.41 grams. Very
thick black glass, rather light but not too delicate and small for modern fingers. Found in a Spanish colonial area of the southern Caribbean. Estimate: $125-$200.
case, probably made in Nuremburg, used in the Spanish colonies (1500s-1700s). 425 grams, 2” tall x 2” at widest. Intact weight
set with working hinge, somewhat rusty with traces of sedimentation all over, two cups with ROMA and GORS adjuster’s marks inside. Estimate: $150-$225.
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1466. British Royal Navy surgeon’s bronze mortar with 1467. Pair of Spanish colonial iron spurs (“espuelas”), 1700s.
handles, 1600s. 6204 grams, 7” tall, 8” diameter at top, 4-3/4” diameter
at base. Very large and heavy bowl for apothecaries with simple ringed
design on outside, 2 sturdy handles on the sides (side lift lugs to be used with a rope lift handle for shipboard use), green patina with slight encrustation. Found at the Chatham dock yard of the Royal Navy and said to be a relic of the June 1667 Dutch raid on the English fleet. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.
1066 grams, 8-1/4” long, 4” diameter rowels. Matched set of spurs with
ornate silver overlay, steel rowels (one broken off on each spur), silvery color all over with small losses to decoration and some dark toning and minor rust. Found in South America. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
1468. Small colonial American money or valuables chest, late 1700s. 2369 grams, 12” x 7-1/2” x 9”.
Sturdy personal-sized chest of cedar with geometric brass tack decorations over deer hide (minor cracks and missing pieces), original locks (missing key) and hinges (intact but loose), a very displayable and useful artifact. From a north Florida estate. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.
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1469. Large, ornate silver boot cup with ca. 1886 markings from London. 900 grams, 9-3/4â&#x20AC;? tall. Amazing small boot complete with spur behind, elaborately decorated with a small ship on the bridge, truly a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of silversmithing probably prominently displayed in a fine 19th-century home. (Special shipping required.) Estimate: $5,000-up.
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Express Session (see online auction site for photos) Gold Cobs
Seville, Spain
1475. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-38. 13.20 grams. Solid example with patchy dark color yet
Philip III
minimal surface corrosion, bold shield, mintmark, assayer, and shield,
1470. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not good full cross (well centered). Estimate: $100-$150. visible. Cal-Type 197; KM-48.3. 6.78 grams. XF with some small edge 1476. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip marks (possibly ex-jewelry), bold denomination, some flat areas from uneven flan yet most of shield and cross visible. Pedigreed to our Auction #17, with original lot-tag #82 (trimmed). Estimate: $600-$900.
Shipwreck Coins
IV, assayers not visible. KM-38. 26.14 grams total. Both dark yet decent examples with full crosses and shields, one with surface scratches. Estimate: $125-$200.
Concepción, sunk in 1641 off His“Golden Fleece wreck,” sunk ca. paniola 1477. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer 1550 in the northern Caribbean D. S-M18a; KM-45. 25.35 grams. Large, thick planchet with surface cor-
1471. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, CharlesJoanna, “Late Series,” assayers G and L. KM-18. 29.89 grams. All
dark and uncleaned with light encrustation and edge corrosion, yet remaining details are quite sharp. Estimate: $350-$500.
“Rill Cove wreck,” sunk ca. 1618 off Cornwall, England
1472. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer
not visible (F). KM-44.1 or 44.3. 14.72 grams. Corroded and dark with
some design details still visible including shield and denomination, nearly full cross. Estimate: $70-$100.
rosion on nearly full cross, bold partial shield with clear mintmark and assayer and date 162(?), mostly toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
1478. Lot of ten Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-45. 239.50 grams total. Varying degrees of corrosion and discoloration, a few nicely detailed examples in the group including one with a partial date 164(?). Estimate: $800-$1,200.
1479. Lot of ten Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P (where visible). S-M19; KM-38. 126.61 grams total. Fairly
solid coins with partial shields and crosses, most with minimal surface corrosion. Estimate: $600-$900.
São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozam- Lastdrager, sunk in 1653 off the Shetbique, east of Africa land Islands, north of Scotland 1473. Encrusted clump of four cobs (one 8R and three 4R).
72.28 grams total. Very attractively encrusted (tan and green) and spread
out, all the coins fairly solid, top one with shield visible, the bottom completely covered. Pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #416. Estimate: $400-$600.
1480. Campen, Netherlands (Holy Roman Empire), 6 stuiv-
ers (schelling), Rudolph II (1590-1612).
KM-22. 4.54 grams.
Choice piece with full details, almost no corrosion, and only light verdigris to note. Campen was an imperial city under Rudolph II. Estimate: $75-$110.
“Lucayan Beach wreck,” sunk ca. Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, 1628 off Grand Bahama Island Ecuador 1474. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip 1481. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a;
IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45. 110.31 grams total. All choice pieces with
minor corrosion, partial shields and crosses, and visible mintmarks and assayer’s initials, all but one with dark toning. Estimate: $500-$750.
KM-13; Cal-752. 3.65 grams. Solid coin on a thick planchet with minor surface corrosion, bold full pillars-and-waves and cross, clear date. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $100-$150.
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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island 1482. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1655(P). S-M19; KM-
Very thin from corrosion but quite rare with a full date, full cross, dark all over. With old original tag that says “bob marx 0873”. Estimate: $100-$150.
33; Cal-883. 2.93 grams.
Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador
1493. Lot of six Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L (where visible). S-M21; KM-46. 138.74 grams total. Solid
coins with some corrosion, partial shields and crosses, one with a partial date 168(?). With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $400-$600.
1494. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles
II, assayers not visible. KM-46. 66.21 grams total. Most thin from corrosion with some remaining details. With generic certificates from the salvager. Estimate: $350-$500.
1495. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II, assayer
1483. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1671E. S-P37b; KM-23; Cal-254. not visible. KM-39. 13.13 grams. Very solid for this wreck, with only 4.78 grams. Choice with virtually no surface corrosion, partial pillars
and shield (flat peripheries), sharply clipped edges (as made). With certificate. Estimate: $60-$90.
light surface corrosion, most of shield and cross, toned throughout. Estimate: $60-$90.
1496. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles
Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa
II, assayers G and L (where visible). KM-39. 41.99 grams total. Corroded though most with mintmarks and assayers visible. With generic certificates from the salvager. Estimate: $300-$450.
visible. KM-46. 23.29 grams. Moderately corroded with partial shield, mintmark, and date visible, large and odd-shaped natural bubblehole near center. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1497. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles
1485. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)67(?)L. S-M21;
1498. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Charles II, assayers not visible. KM-34. 8.03 grams total. Both a bit thin from
1484. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)67(?), assayer not
KM-46. 24.49 grams. Some
surface corrosion with weak shield side details (though the date, mintmark, and assayer are visible), partial cross due to striking, one point in edge slightly bent. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1486. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1680L. S-M21; KM-46;
Cal-641. 21.63 grams. Corroded with faint shield and cross details (mostly
just weak strike) but with clear date and oML. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
II, assayers G and L (where visible). KM-39. 32.86 grams total. Two
with light corrosion, the third coin a bit weak. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
corrosion but with partial design details showing, lightly toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.
1499. Lot of six Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 and 1/2R, Philip
IV and Charles II, various assayers (where visible). 4.41 grams total. All thin but with designs still visible, scarce to rare denominations
to come from a shipwreck. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.
1487. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)0L. S-M21; KM- 1500. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1666E. S-P37a; KM-21; CalSolid but lightly corroded with partial shield and cross (all weakly struck), clear final digit of date, parts of edge crude. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
46; Cal-641. 25.49 grams.
1532. 20.92 grams. Moderately corroded but with a full (and popular) date on the cross side, partial pillars and cross, rare type from this wreck. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1488. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)0L. S-M21; KM- 1501. Lot of four Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R (one shield-type, Corroded and thin but with full oML and 0 of date plus decent cross and shield. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
46; Cal-641. 16.79 grams.
1489. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)0L. S-M21; KM-
46; Cal-641. 22.42 grams. Small edge-splits, clear 0 of date and oML and most of cross and shield despite corrosion and thinning. With generic certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $100-$150.
one 1652 transitional, one 1657E and one 1674E). 5.71 grams
total. All thin but two with a good amount of design showing. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.
Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa
1490. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (168)1L. S-M21; KM- 1502. Flanders, Spanish Netherlands, “portrait” ducatoon,
46; Cal-642. 23.47 grams. Squarish flan with good cross, bold mintmark, mostly solid but some areas of moderate corrosion, shiny from cleaning. With generic certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $100-$150.
1491. Lot of eight Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L (where visible). S-M21; KM-46. 146.37 grams total. Typical group for this wreck with many odd shapes and moderate corrosion, some with partial dates. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $400-$600.
1492. Lot of seven Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers G and L (where visible). KM-46. 138.31 grams total. Similar group to the prior lot with many odd shapes, all corroded with some details still visible, most with clear assayers. With generic certificates from the salvager. Estimate: $500-$750.
Philip IV (young bust), 1633. KM-35. 20.87 grams. Corroded but a scarce type with a full date, decent bust, and some parts of the legends visible, toned all over. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $80-$120.
1503. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1639. KM-72.1. 24.47 grams. Moderate corrosion with most of the bust, coat of arms, and legends still somewhat bold, toned. With generic certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $100-$150.
1504. Campen, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1669. Delm-1039; KM-61.1. 28.78 grams. Scarce type from this wreck, corroded
yet with most of the design still bold, toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $80-$120.
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1505. Lot of four clumps containing one or two coins each, 1515. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714)J, new style. probably all Dutch ducatoons, fully encrusted as found.
S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 20.89 grams. Lightly corroded with partial shield
types of detritus. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $300-$450.
1516. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not
205 grams total. Thick clumps made of corroded coins and different
1506. Lot of six Dutch ducatoons (both Spanish portrait type and United “rider” type), some uncleaned as found.
154.90 grams total. Four cleaned pieces with a good amount of detail
showing, one partially encrusted with an incomplete date, and the last coin fully encrusted (a “biscuit”). With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
and cross, bold mintmark and assayer. Estimate: $125-$200.
visible, encrusted as found. KM-47. 27.61 grams. Partial “greenie” with thick white-and-green encrustation, some cross-side details showing. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
1517. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 24.93 grams. Partial shield and cross with clear
denomination 8, patchy black and olive toning all over, light surface corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.
1507. Lot of two Campen, Netherlands (Holy Roman Em- 1518. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not pire), 6 stuivers (schellings), Matthias I (early 1600s). KM-22.
5.40 grams total. Minor corrosion yet with a good amount of remaining
detail, deeply toned. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $80-$120.
Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
1508. London, England, crown, William III, (1696), third bust, OCTAVO on edge. Sp-3472; EMC-369; Dav-3782; KM-494.1. 29.08 grams. Patchy dark toning and lightly corroded with full obverse details,
reverse with a crescent corrosion pattern from resting on another coin, date not visible but known due to the style. Estimate: $150-$225.
DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 off the Shetland Isles, north of Scotland
1509. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1649. KM-72.1. 30.96 grams. Thick and
wavy planchet with minimal surface corrosion and flat areas due to strike weakness, a good amount of detail regardless, toned. With small certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1510. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), por-
trait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1654. KM-72.1. 30.95 grams. Large, thick
planchet with some surface pitting, most of bust, arms, and legends still visible, toned. With small certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1511. Campen, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1661. KM-54. 28.20 grams. Corroded with patchy dark toning, weak but nearly
complete design with faint date. Estimate: $100-$150.
1512. Utrecht, United Netherlands, “rider” ducatoon, 1711.
Moderately corroded over high-grade surfaces, fully detailed with light sedimentation, patchy dark toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
KM-83.1; Dav-1832. 32.11 grams.
visible, uncleaned as found. KM-47. 23.69 grams. Corroded dark surfaces with large natural bubble-hole near center, faint shield and denomination 8, cross side coated with white coral. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1519. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not
visible, uncleaned as found. KM-47. 27.14 grams. Partial shield and cross with some surface corrosion, patches of gray and green encrustation. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1520. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 21.54 grams. Triangular shape with light corrosion
and scratches, dark toning all over, most of shield and cross visible. Estimate: $100-$150.
1521. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.14 grams. Cool shape (sitting cat profile?) with even surface corrosion, partial shield and date 17(??), most of cross. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1522. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 16.96 grams. Thin from corrosion, but with good
full cross. With original certificate from the salvagers (HRD). Estimate: $100-$150.
1523. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible, all uncleaned and oxidized. KM-47. 105.37 grams total. One coin is a heavily corroded black “biscuit” while the other four are slightly less corroded with some encrustation. With certificates. Estimate: $250-$375.
1524. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip
V, assayers not visible.
KM-47. 78.10 grams total. Solid coins with slight corrosion and a fair amount of detail. With certificates. Estimate: $200-$300.
1525. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip
V, assayers not visible. KM-47. 32.74 grams total. Both corroded but
1513. Lot of two Holland, United Netherlands, 2 stuivers, with clear shields and crosses and nicely toned. With our photo-certificate both 1711. KM-48. 2.78 grams total. Both dark with light surface cor-
from 2019. Estimate: $125-$200.
rosion, one with a wavy planchet. Estimate: $60-$90.
1526. Lot of eight Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, un-
Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
and encrusted from saltwater immersion. With certificates. Estimate: $300-$450.
cleaned and encrusted (as found). 99.17 grams total. Blackened
1527. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip 1514. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714)J, new style. V, assayer J and not visible, uncleaned. KM-40. 24.24 grams total. Nearly complete shield and cross with bold assayer J, minimal corrosion, subdued rainbow toning. With certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 26.62 grams.
Both dark and corroded with a decent amount of detail showing, one with a full mintmark and assayer visible. With certificates. Estimate: $100-$150.
281
1528. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible. KM-40. 21.71 grams total. Both corroded, one
with a nicer shield side and the other with a better cross side, both darkly colored. Estimate: $100-$150.
1529. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4R and 2R,
Charles II and Philip V, assayers not visible. 38.24 grams total.
All cleaned with smooth but detailed surfaces. Estimate: $175-$250.
1530. Lot of seven small cobs (2R, 1R, 1/2R), uncleaned,
plus one half of a lead split-shot with lots of encrustation and shell bits (as found). 40.58 grams total. Several very thin coins,
others a bit more solid and one mini “biscuit” plus a heavily encrusted lead shot. With certificates. Estimate: $80-$120.
Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England Cobs
1538. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible. KM-47. 129.89 grams total. Solid coins with minor surface corrosion, some shield and cross details. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-$750.
1539. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip
V, assayers not visible. KM-40. 65.27 grams total. All with dark toning
and encrustation, some design elements showing. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-$750.
Loosdrecht, sunk in 1719 off Isle of Wight, south of England
V, assayers not visible. KM-40. 62.80 grams total. Average examples
visible, ex-Loosdrecht (1719). KM-30. 2.10 grams. Odd shape (heart
Pillars
1531. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip V, assayer not
shape when viewed off angle), lightly corroded with some shield and cross details showing, minor encrustation, rare provenance that is better known for Lima gold cobs. With original certificate from the salvager. Estimate: $100-$150.
Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada 1532. France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, (1725)-H.
Gad-320; Dav-1329; KM-472.9. 20.84 grams. Fascinating color with hues of
dark red blending with black, some details showing though date can only be determined by the type, some encrustation spots. Estimate: $100-$150.
1540. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip with patches of dark encrustation and corrosion. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $500-$750.
1541. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V: 1734MF, 1735MF, 1736MF, 1737MF and 1738MF. KM-103.
125.72 grams total. Typical condition for this wreck with light corrosion
and areas of dark encrustation. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $600-$900.
1542. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1735MF. KM-103; Cal-1443. 52.46 grams total. Pair of corroded but well-detailed coins, mostly cleaned surfaces with spots of encrustation. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.
1543. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip
Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
V, 1736MF. KM-103; Cal-1445. 129.67 grams total. Corroded but with full details, most darkly toned and/or encrusted. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $600-$900.
40a; Cal-1096. 13.00 grams. Chunky
1544. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip
1533. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-
flan with sharply cut edges, partial shield, cross, and mintmark along with bottom half of the date visible. Estimate: $100-$150.
1534. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-40a;
Heavily corroded cross side but relatively unaffected shield side with full mintmark and assayer, partial shield, and weak but visible date. With certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
Cal-1096. 17.94 grams.
Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands 1535. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1729-30)R. S-M24;
Nice example with light even corrosion, nearly full shield and cross with clear mintmark and assayer, darkly toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
KM-47a. 25.82 grams.
1536. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F. S-M26; KM-
Parts of edge lost to corrosion but with a bold full date and partial shield and cross, dark contrasting toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
47a; Cal-1427. 19.30 grams.
V, 1737MF. KM-103; Cal-1446. 122.46 grams total. Some corrosion and varying amounts of dark encrustation. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $600-$900.
Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
1545. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip
V, 1742MF.
KM-103; Cal-1461. 53.55 grams total. High grade details with light saltwater corrosion, a few areas of black toning. Estimate: $200-$300.
1546. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1735MF.
Yonaka-M4-35; KM-94; Cal-1115. 12.37 grams. Fully detailed and high grade
with light surface corrosion, discoloration over the shield side, some scratches and nicks. Estimate: $150-$225.
Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
1537. Lot of two Overijssel, United Netherlands, “rider” 1547. Lot of nine Lima, Peru, cob 1R of Philip V, various ducatoons, 1733.
KM-80. 64.95 grams total. Both Mint State with patches of black encrustation and light corrosion, heavy adjustment marks across the coat of arms. Estimate: $200-$300.
dates and assayers (where visible). 25.23 grams total. Corroded but with decent crosses, some partial dates. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #822. Estimate: $250-$375.
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Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa 1548. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1742MF,
no neck-mould on right pillar.
Yonaka-M4-42c; KM-94; Cal-1127.
1556. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Philip V, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1741MF, 1742M and 1745M.
KM-75.1 and 75.2. Moderately corroded yet fully detailed. With original
certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070-003, -006, -014. Estimate: $275-$400.
8.80 grams. Darkly colored with part of edge lost to corrosion yet with
1557. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Philip V
Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay
detailed. With original certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070017, -024, -032. Estimate: $275-$400.
much design still readily visible. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $70-$100.
1549. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-518. 20.89 grams. Corroded with full but weak cross and pillars, two full
dates, patchy dark toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique 1550. Lot of six small clumps (stacks) of Dutch copper duits (Zeeland, 1752), about four to seven coins in each.
KM-81.
113,57 grams total. Group of small leaning stacks of encrusted coins
with some details still showing. With original (generic) certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.
1551. Small clump (stack) of seven Dutch copper duits (Zeeland, 1752), encrusted.
KM-81. 23.71 grams total. Leaning stack (about 1/2” tall) with coins’ shield sides facing out on both ends, heavily encrusted. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1552. Small clump of about six Dutch copper duits (Zee-
land, 1752), encrusted. KM-81. 22.60 grams total. Scattered clump with heavy encrustation, two coins showing parts of the designs. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
Dodington, sunk in 1755 off South Africa
1553. Lot of six Spanish colonial cob minors, as follows:
Lima 2R 1744V; Potosí 4R 1749q; Potosí 2R 1735E, 1736E (2) and 1750E. 37.89 grams total. Nicely detailed group with visible
dates, partial pillars-and-waves and crosses. With generic certificates. Estimate: $500-$750.
Grosvenor, sunk in 1782 off South Africa
and Ferdinand VI, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1746M, 1748M and 1751M. KM-75.2 and 76.1. Moderately corroded yet fully
1558. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Ferdinand VI, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1752M, 1753M and 1755M. KM-76.1. Moderately corroded yet fully detailed. With
original certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070-035, -041, -058. Estimate: $275-$400.
1559. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Ferdinand VI and Charles III, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1756M, 1757M and 1763M. KM-76.1, 76.2 and 77. Moderately corroded yet
almost fully detailed with some weak areas on the 1756 and 1763. With original certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070-061, -065, -071. Estimate: $275-$400.
1560. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Charles
III, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1765M, 1766M and 1768M. KM-77. Moderately corroded yet fully detailed. With original certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070-074, -076, -084. Estimate: $275-$400.
1561. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1R, Charles
III, all NGC genuine / El Cazador: 1769M, 1770M and 1771F. KM-77. Moderately corroded yet fully detailed. With original
certificates from the salvagers. NGC #4825070-087, -094, -112. Estimate: $275-$400.
1562. Lot of seven Mexico City, Mexico, small minor pil-
lars and busts: 1R 1745M; 1/2R 1734MF, 1742M, 1743M, 1744M, 1783FF (2). 10.65 grams total. Minor corrosion, most with
full details, the two bust coins previously mounted with heavy blue toning. Estimate: $150-$225.
1563. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF, encapsulated NGC El Cazador / genuine. YonakaM8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. VF details, deeply toned, with corrosive wear
around rims. With photo-certificate. NGC #2037772-072. Estimate: $100-$150.
1564. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. Yonaka-M8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 22.57 grams. High-grade
1554. Lot of two Dutch East India Co. copper duits: Hol- details despite light surface corrosion and some edge loss, patch of land 1742 and Utrecht 1746. KM-80 and 91. 5.01 grams total. Both
corroded (one less so than the other) with most details visible, darkly toned, rare provenance. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $60-$90.
Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans, Louisiana
dark toning around crown. Estimate: $80-$120.
1565. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, as follows: 1780FF, 1782FF and 1783FF. KM-106.2. 75.42 grams total. Solid coins with clear details, surface corrosion only, two
with dark toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
1566. Lot of five Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, 1783FF. Yonaka-M8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 115.69 grams total. Moderately corroded
with most design elements still showing. Pedigreed to our Auction #10,
1555. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip with original lot-tag #518. Estimate: $300-$450.
V, 1739MF and 1743M. KM-84 and 85. 12.14 grams total. Only light
surface corrosion on both with full design details. Estimate: $125$200.
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1567. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1783FF. Yonaka-M8-83; KM-106.2; Cal-1124. 47.61 grams total. Both corroded, one a bit less so than the other. One with original tag #6912 from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
“1810 wreck,” sunk in 1810 off the east coast of Florida
1576. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII 1568. Lot of 20 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles transitional (“armored” bust), 1809TH. Yonaka-M8-109; KM-110;
III. 415 grams total. Corroded and encrusted as found, all with at least some design elements showing including one dated 1783. Estimate: $250-$375.
Cal-1308. 22.02 grams. Corroded but with most details still visible, small
amount of edge loss, uneven black and red-brown color. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate #21903. Estimate: $150-$225.
Faithful Steward, sunk in 1785 off Cabalva, sunk in 1818 off Mauritius Delaware in the Indian Ocean 1569. Lot of over 135 miscellaneous copper pennies (Eng- 1577. Clump of two Spanish colonial bust 8 reales, one land and Ireland). 759 grams total. Generally poor condition, most
of the coins hardly more than slivers but some with bits of detail, still worthwhile for the provenance, great for resale. Estimate: $200-$300.
showing bust of Charles IV. 50.31 grams total. Heavily corroded
and encrusted with a few bust side details showing on both coins. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $125-$200.
Hartwell, sunk in 1787 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
1578. Lot of three Spanish colonial bust 8R: Mexico
evenly corroded, with all details clear, toned throughout. Estimate: $100-$150.
Sabina, sunk in 1842 off South Africa
1570. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1778FF. Yonaka-M8-78a; KM-106.2; Cal-1117. 24.84 grams. Lightly but 1571. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III,
1782FF. Yonaka-M8-82; KM-106.2; Cal-1122. 23.62 grams. Interesting cor-
rosion pattern of ripples across an otherwise higher grade coin, nicely toned. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lady Burgess, sunk in 1806 off the Cape Verde islands, west of Africa 1572. Seville, Spain, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802CN.
KM-432.2; Cal-1064. 26.03 grams. Solid piece with light surface corrosion and some original luster on the obverse, patchy dark toning all over. Estimate: $125-$200.
1804TH, Potosí 1804PJ, and Lima 1813JP. 68.39 grams total.
All corroded with weak but legible dates, typical condition from this wreck. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.
1579. Bogotá, Colombia, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1820JF. Restrepo-127.34; KM-66.1; Cal-1859. 26.86 grams. XF/AU with weak centers, amber toning in fields with
hints of original color and luster around legends, rare type to come from a wreck (also final date of type). With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1580. Mexico City, Mexico, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1818JJ. KM-161; Cal-1797. 27.02 grams. AU with very faint surface pitting on the obverse while the reverse remains very lustrous and original, traces of light red toning. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1581. No lot.
Unidentified 1600s-1800s wrecks in Admiral Gardner, sunk in 1809 the English Channel southeast of England 1582. Large lot of silver and copper coins and coin weights,
1573. Encrusted clump of eight English East India Company mostly English and French but also including one Potosí cob copper XX cash (1808). KM-322. 73.42 grams, 1/2” tall. Neatly stacked conglomeration of eight copper XX cash coins, top and bottom coins visible, light encrustation, attractive display. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1574. Large lot of 100 British East India Co. copper X cash,
1808. KM-319. 448 grams total. Generally nice condition with clear dates and designs, varying shades of toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
1575. Large lot of 100 British East India Co. copper X cash, 1808. KM-319. 446 grams total. All fully detailed with clear dates. Estimate: $250-$375.
1R 1661E. Eclectic mix from two different wrecks, mostly 15th and
16th century coins and coin weights (with one weight from the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella) including a large group of professionally attributed European billon and copper coins (mostly French liards) of the mid-1600s as well as a small group of 1800s English silver minors. Mostly corroded with some remaining details, a few nicer coins and weights in the group. Estimate: $200-$300.
Elingamite, sunk in 1902 off New Zealand
1583. Great Britain, half crown, 1900, Victoria (old head).
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Sp-3938; KM-782. 14.13 grams. AU details with spots of black encrustation, hairlines from cleaning, rare provenance. Estimate: $60-$90.
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Mexico Silver Cobs
1595. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
Charles-Joanna, “Late Series”
Torre, *-I to left, P-oD to right. S-L4; KM-7; Cal-212. 3.33 grams. Full inner details and some legend, most of crown, AXF with faint surface porosity, very lightly toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
Series,” assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L). Nesmith-
1596. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la
1584. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late 84e; Cal-72; S-M9; KM-9. 3.11 grams. Choice
full pillars and shield, some legend, AVF with contrasting toning. Estimate: $70-$100.
Shield Type
1585. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer
P. S-M19; KM-45. 26.23 grams. Broad, squarish flan with full but weak
shield and cross, oMP and denomination 8, darkly toned Fine with surface oxidation and sediment as from burial. Estimate: $75-$110.
1586. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer
Torre, *-I to left, P-oD to right.
S-L4; KM-7; Cal-212. 3.30 grams.
Choice, bold and well-detailed full shield and cross with contrasting toning, AU with surface porosity. Estimate: $100-$150.
1597. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-I to left, P-oD to right.
S-L4; KM-7; Cal-212. 2.95 grams.
Dark VF with patchy surface oxidation, full central details. Estimate: $80-$120.
1598. Lot of seven Lima, Peru, shield-type cob minors: five
castles, both well centered and well detailed, nicely toned VF+ with flat/crude peripheries and a few old scratches. Estimate: $75-$110.
1R, one 1/2R and one 1/4R. 17.12 grams total. AVF on average, mostly toned, a few with surface porosity and three with tiny holes but overall a well-detailed group, good for study and/or jewelry. Estimate: $250-$375.
1587. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (16)58P. S-M19; KM-
1599. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de
not visible. KM-37.2. 13.39 grams. Choice full shield and cross-lions-
Very darkly toned Fine+ with faint surface porosity, bold mintmark and bottom of 58 of date, good full cross. Estimate: $125-$200.
38; Cal-1076. 12.82 grams.
1588. Lot of two Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Charles II and Philip V, assayers not visible. 26.46 grams total. Both silvery Fine with only central details, the Philip V with long lacuna (natural) on shield side. Estimate: $100-$150.
1589. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-31; Cal-357. 6.71 grams. Choice full shield and cross-lions-castles (both well detailed), some legend, nicely toned VF+, very slightly bent, Estimate: $100-$150.
1590. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer
D.
Odd shape with four rounded edges, full oMD and shield and cross (some flatness), lightly toned AVF. Estimate: $75-$110. S-M18a; KM-33. 7.77 grams.
1591. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, Philip III, assayer
D below mintmark oM to left. S-M18; KM-21. 1.33 grams. Full oMD
next to bold full monogram, full cross, crudely worn (About Fine) and with puffy black oxidation on fields (good contrast). Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #1047. Estimate: $50-$75.
1592. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, Philip V, assayer R
(1729-30), ex-”Meseta Central.” S-M24; KM-24a. 2.04 grams. Square flan with full oMR and nearly full cross, Fine+ with light toning. From the “Meseta Central hoard,” with photo-certificate. Estimate: $60-$90.
Lima Silver Cobs
la Torre, oD to left, * to right of monogram. S-L4; KM-5 for type;
Broad flan with fascinating struck-over piece of folded-over metal at edge, choice full cross and nearly full monogram, XF with very light surface porosity. Estimate: $80-$120. Cal-120. 1.51 grams.
“Star of Lima” Type
1600. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (1659V), “Star of Lima” type, rare. S-L5; KM-unl; Cal-545. 1.47 grams. Small flan (slightly porous) with bold and nearly full cross and monogram with tiny bit of legend lettering, all of a distinctive style attributed to Lima’s unauthorized minting in 1659. Estimate: $100-$150.
Pillars and Waves
1601. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1735N. S-L21; KM-34a; Cal-1309.
26.90 grams. Bold full pillars, nearly full cross, toned Fine+ with clear
date, two assayers and mintmarks, holed at top of pillars. Estimate: $100-$150.
1602. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1741V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1320.
26.64 grams. Nearly full pillars with bold date and assayer, also nearly
full cross with particularly well-detailed castles, peripherally flat with large hole in protruding area, edge-split, VF with light contrasting toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
1603. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1744V. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-1323.
22.68 grams. Two partial dates (scarce), full mintmark and assayer, one bold pillar and most of cross, AVF with toning around edge and in crevices, neatly sliced clip on edge accounting for about 16% weight loss. Estimate: $125-$200.
1604. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1746V, rare. S-L22; KM-34a; Cal-
Early Pillars Type
1593. Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to
left. S-L1; KM-3; Cal-115. 1.49 grams. Full but corroded central details with minor edge loss, mostly toned. Estimate: $70-$100.
Shield Type
Thick and chunky flan with bold date (rare) to left of one full pillar, bold but incomplete cross, flat peripheries with hole at one end of cross, lightly toned VF. Estimate: $125-$200.
1327. 26.91 grams.
1605. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1717M. S-L20; KM-32; Cal-730. 5.40 grams. Full pillars with bold full date and two assayers, nice but
off-center cross with bold mintmark to left, Fine with darkly toned
1594. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la fields, tiny hole in flat part near edge. Estimate: $75-$110. Torre, P-I to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-7; Cal-215. 3.23 grams. 1606. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1726M. S-L20b; KM-32; Cal-738. Good full cross and shield (both slightly doubled), excellent full crown, AXF with very light surface porosity, lightly toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
6.28 grams. Somewhat worn (VG) but with clear date and decent cross, very lightly toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original lot-tag #662. Estimate: $60-$90.
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1607. Lot of six Lima, Peru, cob 1R: 1692V, 1695R, 1697H, 1709M, 1710H and 1729N. 15.25 grams total. VG to VF, mostly
toned, a couple with surface oxidation but all with clear dates and assayers, crosses and pillars, one holed. Estimate: $125-$200.
1608. Lot of five Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R: 1684, 1705, 1709, 1714/3 and 1715. 6.71 grams total. Toned AVF on average, three
with surface porosity and one holed, clear dates and generally good crosses and monograms. Estimate: $70-$100.
1619. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P/T (ca. 1622), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P23; KM-17. 13.31
grams. Choice full shield with clear P*P/T to left and denomination o-IIII to right, nice full cross-lions-castles (slightly doubled), VF with attractively toned fields. Estimate: $100-$150.
1620. Lot of six Potosí, Bolivia, shield-type cob minors of Philip II-IV (assayers not visible): three 4R, one 2R and two 1R. 52.49 grams total. Fine on average, all more or less toned, three
with holes, the 4R all a bit encrusted, all with clear shields and crosses. Estimate: $150-$225.
Potosí Silver Cobs
Shield Type
1621. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (2nd period). S-P6; KM-3.2. 6.28 grams. Very broad flan with much legend
period). S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 26.40 grams. Nicely detailed full shield and cross-and-tressure (the latter slightly doubled), full crown, VF with toning in crevices, hole to left of cross. Estimate: $100-$150.
deeply toned VF. Estimate: $80-$120.
1609. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd and crown, bold P-B and denomination ii, good full shield and cross, 1622. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17; KM-8; Cal-627. 6.26 grams.
Bold full assayer, good full cross, off-center
1610. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. shield, AVF with nice toning. Estimate: $75-$110. S-P11; KM-5.1; Cal-674. 27.10 grams. Round-flan XF with traces of luster 1623. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer Z. S-P34; (no toning), full P-A, full but double-struck crown and inner details. KM-14a. 6.99 grams. Bold
Estimate: $150-$225.
1611. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, er-
ror denomination as o-VIIII. S-P11; KM-5.1. 27.00 grams. Good full shield with bold P-A to left and denomination o-VIIII [sic] to right, full but darkly oxidized cross-lions-castles, AXF overall. Estimate: $150-$225.
1612. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q.
S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 23.07 grams. Bold full assayer, full cross and shield despite moderate corrosion all over, also polished (probably ex-Atocha). Estimate: $125-$200.
mintmark and most of assayer (very scarce), full cross and most of shield, crude/flat peripheries with edge-split, toned Fine+. Estimate: $100-$150.
1624. Lot of six Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II through Philip IV, various assayers (where visible). 36.56 grams
total. Two holed, one clipped and most salvaged but all with at least something worthwhile (broad flan, good cross, bold assayer, etc.), VGAVF, some toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #1399. Estimate: $200-$300.
1625. Lot of four Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II and
1613. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q. S-P17;
III, assayers B, Q and not visible. 26.36 grams total. VF on average, most nicely toned but one salvaged (all Atocha-period), the others with clear assayers and nice shields and crosses. Estimate: $175-$250.
1614. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)617M.
1626. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, mintmark P to right. S-P1; KM-1.1. 1.29 grams.
KM-10; Cal-916. 22.63 grams. Full cross and shield with areas of bright green oxidation, Fine with old shaving on edge. Estimate: $100-$150. S-P19; KM-10;
Cal-921. 25.54 grams. Broad flan with full but doubled cross and shield, most of date and crown, AXF with scratches. Estimate: $150-$225.
1615. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer T/P (1620s). S-P22a; KM-19. 24.84 grams. Barrel-shaped flan with nice full
shield and cross (both slightly doubled), AXF with light surface corrosion, patchy light toning, full and fairly clear assayer T/P. Estimate: $100-$150.
1616. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 162(8-9)T. S-P24; KM-19a. 26.64 grams. Bold full cross with clear 162 of date, good full shield
(slightly doubled), silvery XF with small black spots. Estimate: $125$200.
Broad, thin flan with lightly corroded surfaces, full inner details and crown, lightly toned, XF overall. Estimate: $75-$110.
1627. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R (Rincón) to left, mintmark P to right of castle. S-P1; KM-A0001;
Broad flan with much bold legend and crown, full but weaker interiors, toned Fine with light surface oxidation, small hole at edge. Estimate: $100-$150.
Cal-98 (under Lima). 0.80 gram.
1652 Transitionals
1628. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1652E transitional, McLean
Type II. S-P37; KM-B13.2; Cal-748. 2.24 grams. Pillars side with F-I-(IIII)
1617. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not at top and E-I-(E) at bottom, shield side with (IAP)5 to left and (I)
visible (1640s). KM-19a. 26.04 grams. Very broad flan with choice full shield and cross, full denomination 8, three deep edge-splits and drilled hole near edge, XF. Estimate: $100-$150.
1618. Lot of two Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayers TR and FR.
Both Fine or so, the FR holed (nicely toned) and the TR crusty (surface oxidation) but both assayers are clear, making this a good comparison for these two assayer-marks that are usually indistinct. Estimate: $150-$225. KM-19a. 53.78 grams total.
OE(2) to right, one full pillar and full waves, full shield, all a bit offcenter, silvery and corroded as from unspecified salvage. Pedigreed to our Summer Auction #2, with original lot-tag #172. Estimate: $50-$75.
Pillars and Waves
1629. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1660E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1524. 23.61 grams. Very heavily worn (Fair) yet with full pillars-and-waves
and cross, three dates and two assayers, richly toned. Possibly shaved around the edge to account for the light weight, but more likely this was simply one of those coins subjected to “slinging,” where they were whirled around in a canvas bag for a long time and then the bag was burned to yield bits of silver for the “slinger”! Estimate: $100-$150.
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1630. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1662E. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal1526. 27.48 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, full but off-center cross,
1643. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1708Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-
some flatness, two dates and three mintmarks and assayers, silvery VF with areas of corrosion (salvaged). Estimate: $125-$200.
1543. 26.25 grams. Full pillars but otherwise very crude as usual, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, toned About Fine. Estimate: $125-$200.
1631. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1673E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-
1644. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1717Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-
Off-center strike enabling two dates on pillars side and full CAROLVS II on cross side (the pillars-and-waves and crosslions-castles both full), VF+ with light surface oxidation and spotty toning. Estimate: $125-$200.
1553. 26.41 grams. Chunky VG with one full and bold pillar and most of bold waves. Estimate: $125-$200.
1632. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1673E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-
and denomination on pillars side, corroded cross side, lightly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.
704. 26.39 grams.
704. 26.22 grams. Bold
date over full waves, somewhat weak strike but also corroded (especially on edge) and silvery from salvage, otherwise AVF or so. Estimate: $125-$200.
1645. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1728M. S-P44; KM-31; Cal1561. 25.05 grams. Chunky AVF with bold date (the 2 somewhat tooled) 1646. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-31a; Cal1571. 26.84 grams. Very chunky flan with bold full pillars and date and
1633. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal- two assayers, cross side heavily oxidized and dark, technically no worse
711. 26.97 grams. Bold
full pillars-and-waves with very bold date, also full cross-lions-castles with clear second date, lightly toned Fine with drilled hole near edge, scarce as non-salvage. Estimate: $100-$150.
than VF, with green spots. Estimate: $125-$200.
1634. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 167(?)E S-P37b; KM-26. 27.78
Bold date inside bold full pillars-and-waves, welldetailed full cross-lions-castles, deeply toned XF with crude hole at one end of cross and attempted hole at other end. Estimate: $100-$150.
grams. Good full cross, bold full waves and most of pillars despite flat
spots, three assayers and two mintmarks but just one partial date, richly toned Fine. Estimate: $100-$150.
1635. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C, NGC VF details
/ cleaned. S-P38; KM-26; Cal-714. 25.76 grams. Broad flan with full but doubled pillars-and-waves and cross despite flat areas (especially the peripheries), toned around details, scarce as non-salvage. NGC #4836940-009. Estimate: $150-$225.
1636. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-
Full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves, full but off-center cross-lions-castles, two mintmarks and assayers, parts of all three dates, lightly toned AVF. Estimate: $175-$225. 717. 27.33 grams.
1637. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-
Very crude flan with piece of edge broken off, large edge-crack, three assayers, parts of all three dates, richly toned Fine. Estimate: $100-$150.
719. 23.92 grams.
1638. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-
729. 25.81 grams. Broad flan with almost Royal-like details including full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, richly toned AVF with tiny hole at top of pillars. Estimate: $150-$225.
1647. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-
1571. 26.58 grams.
1648. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-31a; Cal-
Full and well-centered pillars and cross, one bold date and parts of both the others, AVF with patchy dark oxidation and scratches. Estimate: $150-$225.
1573. 26.73 grams.
1649. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1743C. S-P49; KM-31a; Cal-
1584. 26.08 grams. Nice full pillars with bold date and mintmark, full but doubled cross with bold second date below, chunky Fine+ with deeply toned fields. Estimate: $175-$225.
1650. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1744q.
S-P50; KM-31a;
Bold date and one full pillar, nearly full and well-centered cross, contrastingly toned Fine+ with crude peripheries containing small drilled hole. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cal-1587. 26.41 grams.
1651. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1745q. S-P50; KM-31a; Cal-
1588. 27.28 grams. Very chunky and crude (especially the edge) with patchy toning but technically full pillars and cross (the latter bold) with two dates and three assayers. Estimate: $125-$200.
1652. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750q. S-P50a; KM-40; Cal-
Choice full pillars with very bold date, second bold date below good full cross, AVF with nice surfaces and mostly toned, holed at top of pillars. Estimate: $125-$200.
512. 26.12 grams.
1639. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal- 1653. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-518.
729. 27.08 grams. Broad flan with one full pillar and most of waves and cross, rest of coin flat and somewhat doubled, yet with at least parts of all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, Fine with crude hole near edge. Estimate: $125-$200.
26.40 grams. Bold full pillars with clear date, the cross also full with second date below and full assayer to right, Fine with toned fields, small drilled hole at top of pillars. Estimate: $100-$150.
1640. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1689VR.
518. 21.64 grams.
S-P40; KM-26;
Full pillars with bold date, nearly full (slightly off-center cross), nicely toned Fine with light clipping on edge. Estimate: $125-$200. Cal-731. 22.80 grams.
1641. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1698F. S-P42; KM-26; Cal-744.
27.51 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, crude cross, two dates and as-
sayers, deeply toned AVF with much flatness. Estimate: $125-$200.
1642. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1707Y. S-P43a; KM-31; Cal-
1542. 26.97 grams. Thick and chunky as usual, with full pillars-and-waves and nearly full cross, two dates and assayers, king’s ordinal V, VG with large drilled hole at edge. Estimate: $100-$150.
1654. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1751q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-
Very bold full pillars-and-waves with clear date, full cross with second date below, parts of all three mintmarks and assayers (possibly q/E), corroded from salvage with nice gunmetal toning all over. From Luz (1752). Estimate: $150-$225.
1655. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1752q. S-P52; KM-40; Cal-522. 26.11 grams. Tan-toned AVF with two bold dates, nearly full cross and
pillars-and-waves, peripherally flat. Estimate: $150-$225.
1656. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. S-P54; KM-40; Cal-536.
26.75 grams. Silvery from polishing, mount removed from top, but with bold full pillars and nearly full cross, 1-1/2 dates, AVF. Estimate: $125-$200.
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1657. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1759q. S-P54; KM-40; Cal-537. 1672. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1753C. S-P53; KM-39; Cal-408. 26.64 grams. Two bold dates, crude but nearly full pillars-and-waves and
13.05 grams. One full pillar with full date and assayer (possibly C/q),
1658. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45;
1673. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1770(V-Y). S-P57; KM-44;
cross, About Fine with patchy dark toning over scratches. Estimate: $125-$200.
Non-toned VF with much flatness, two bold dates and part of king’s ordinal (T)ERTIV(S). Estimate: $150-$225. Cal-1138. 26.97 grams.
1659. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1138. 27.08 grams. Bold full pillars with very bold date, second date
below nearly full cross-lions-castles, chunky AXF with some dark areas and verdigris. Estimate: $150-$225.
1660. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal1138. 27.11 grams. Very chunky flan with full but slightly off-center pillars, well-centered full cross with dark oxidation, two dates and assayers, AVF or so. Estimate: $125-$200.
1661. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1763(V-Y). S-P57; KM-45;
Cal-1139. 26.94 grams. Full but doubled pillars with clear date, full sec-
ond date below incomplete cross, dark and chunky AVF. Estimate: $125-$200.
1662. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1140. 26.57 grams. Round but chunky flan with nearly full pillars and
cross, Fine with dark areas over old scratches. Estimate: $125-$200.
1663. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1764V-Y.
S-P57; KM-45;
Cal-1140. 23.44 grams. Chunky and bold but sharply clipped twice on edge, one bold date and parts of both the others, very bold full V and Y assayers, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.
1664. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1765V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal-
1141. 26.63 grams. Full cross and pillars-and-waves (one pillar 100%), all three assayers, two dates and mintmarks, Fine with contrasting toning and some light encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $150-$225.
1665. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; Cal1142. 26.67 grams. Chunky VF with bold full cross, full pillars, clear date, parts of all three assayers. Estimate: $150-$225.
1666. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1767(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-45;
Cal-1143. 26.85 grams. Chunky but with nice surfaces and contrasting toning, bold cross and one pillar, AVF with typical roughness on opposing sides. Estimate: $125-$200.
1667. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; Cal-1145. 26.79 grams. Chunky but bold and nicely toned VF with two dates, crude peripheries. Estimate: $150-$225.
1668. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). S-P57; KM-45; Cal1145. 26.92 grams. Very bold full cross and one pillar, full date and assayer, high grade for the period (XF) with surface roughness on opposing sides as usual, lightly cleaned. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
1669. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y).
S-P57; KM-45;
second date below most of cross, bold Fine with toning on fields, small drilled hole at very edge above pillars. Estimate: $100-$150.
Cal-914. 12.76 grams. Full and bold date on pillars side and most of date below cross, VG with crusty toning here and there, a few old scratches. Estimate: $100-$150.
1674. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1772V-(Y). S-P59; KM-44;
Chunky flan with typical surface roughness on opposing sides but the rest smooth, with bold full date and nice toning, AVF. Estimate: $125-$200.
Cal-918. 13.48 grams.
1675. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1668E. S-P37b; KM-24; Cal-385.
5.68 grams. Broad flan with full four-digit date in legend, full pillars-
and-waves with second date and bold assayer, off-center cross, mostly dark with light to moderate surface corrosion (probably ex-Piedmont). Estimate: $100-$150.
1676. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1681V. S-P39; KM-24; CalLarge oval flan with nice full pillars-and-waves, also good full cross-lions-castles, XF with flatness. Estimate: $100-$150.
409. 6.08 grams.
1677. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1748/7q, rare. S-P50a; KM38 for type; Cal-unl. 6.23 grams. Good
full cross and pillars-and-waves in somewhat low grade (AVG) with clear date with certain 8/7 (missing in all references), three assayers, greenish all over but with darkly toned fields. With our photo-certificate from 2018. Estimate: $80-$120.
1678. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1757q. S-P54; KM-38; Cal-336.
6.84 grams. Bold AVF with sharply cut edges (as made), one full date and assayer. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $50-$75.
1679. Lot of nine Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV through Ferdinand VI: 1654E, 1658E, 1671E, 1678E, 1686VR, 1726Y, 1732M, 1733E and 1747q. 54.59 grams total. Fine on average, all more or less toned, one holed, one plugged, a few salvaged, but all with good cross and/or pillars and clear dates and assayers. Estimate: $500-$750.
1680. Lot of four Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales: 1717Y,
1750E/q, 1751q, and 177(?)V-Y. 22.80 grams total. VG to XF with generally nice toning and surfaces, one holed, full or nearly full crosses and pillars and generally clear dates and assayers. Estimate: $80-$120.
1681. Lot of nine Potosí, Bolivia, pillars-and-waves cob minors of Philip IV through Ferdinand VI, various dates and assayers (where visible): one 2R, four 1R and four 1/2R. 26.48
grams total. VG-F on average, one plugged, some toned and a few with encrustation, mostly decent crosses and pillars, a few with visible dates and/or assayers, one 1R 1660E particularly nice. Estimate: $175-$250.
1682. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1748q. S-P50a; KM-37; Cal-211.
Very chunky, with coast-to-coast flan crack on just the cross side, good full cross and pillars-and-waves with bold date and mintmark, Fine+ with toned fields, drilled hole at edge. Estimate: $100-$150.
3.43 grams. Oval flan with bold full cross (off-center) and tops of pillars, AXF with spots of dark orange toning, part of edge crude (as made). Estimate: $70-$100.
Cal-1154. 26.54 grams. Round but chunky, with full pillars with date and both assayers, crude and somewhat darkly oxidized cross, Fine overall. Estimate: $125-$200.
1677E, 1697F, 1732M, 1743C, 1749q and 1771(V-Y). 31.06
Cal-1145. 26.73 grams.
1683. Lot of eleven Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV 1670. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45; through Charles III: 1653E, 1655E (2), 1663E, 1670E,
1671. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1772V-(Y). S-P59; KM-45;
Cal-1156. 26.84 grams. Round
and chunky but with nice surfaces, bold date and assayer, very bold but off-center cross, AVF with toned fields. Estimate: $150-$225.
grams total. All nicely toned and ranging from VG to VF+ for wear, three holed, a couple salvaged, all with clear dates and assayers, generally good crosses and pillars. Estimate: $200-$300.
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Ancient Coins
1684. Lot of two Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R: 1736 and 1768.
S-P46, P57; KM-27a, 36. 3.35 grams total. First coin (1736) on oblong flan
with nearly full cross and monogram and date, AVF with some orange encrustation; second coin (1768) with bold date (rare thus) and most of monogram and cross despite typically crude planchet, Fine+. Both pedigreed to our Auction 5, with original lot-tags #847 and #849. Estimate: $70-$100.
Spain
Ancient Greek Ionia
1693. Ionia, Miletus, AR drachm, ca. early 3rd century BC, type of Alexander III (the Great), NGC AU. Well-centered strike
with full details on both sides and just the slightest amount of wear on the high points for the grade. NGC #4935054-151. Estimate: $100-$150.
Other Silver Cobs
Kingdom of Macedon
Ferdinand-Isabel
1685. Burgos, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark B be-
low yoke and arrows, ermine and Jerusalem cross at top. Cal-305. 3.27 grams. Typically well-detailed AVF with nearly full legends (Gothic)
and crown in addition to inner data, nicely toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
1686. Large lot of 25 Spanish 1R, Ferdinand-Isabel, various
1694. Lot of three Kingdom of Macedon, AR drachms, Alexander III (the Great), 336-323 BC, early posthumous issues, NGC XF, VF and Ch VF. All with good details and decent
centering. NGC #4373466-081, 4373487-079 and 4373467-128. Estimate: $300-$450.
mints. 73.27 grams total. Generally thin from corrosion and a few with
Kingdom of Thrace
1687. Seville, Spain, 1/2 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer *
Sharply struck, well centered and very lustrous. NGC #4684191-340. Estimate: $100-$150.
pieces of edge missing but all with clear details and mostly toned, full inner details and much legend, AVF on average, great for study or promotion. Estimate: $500-$750.
above mintmark S below yoke. Cal-253. 1.66 grams. Bold full yoke with * and S below, bold full arrows, some legend, XF with orange sediment around details, small chips in edge. Pedigreed to our Auction 6, with original lot-tag #1196. Estimate: $70-$100.
1695. Kingdom of Thrace, AR drachm, Lysimachus, 305-
2181 BC, in name of Alexander III (the Great), NGC AU.
World Coins (silver unless otherwise noted)
Philip II
Argentina (River Plate Provinces)
D below mintmark S to left. Cal-258. 3.19 grams. AU details with some luster but light surface corrosion, choice full shield and cross. Estimate: $50-$75.
Potosí mint. Janson-11.1.2; KM-3. 6.68 grams. VF with a nicely defined sunface, dark gray toning in fields, parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.
Philip IV
Argentina (Buenos Aires)
KM-93.2 for type. 6.79 grams. Good full shield and cross with full date showing clear overdate (rare, missing in all references), deeply toned AVF. Estimate: $100-$150.
O’Brien. Janson-2; KM-1. 6.66 grams. Red-Brown UNC with original
Various Spain and Spanish Colonial
1698. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 2 reales, 1856. Jan-
1688. Seville, Spain, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Gothic 1696. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), 2 reales, 1815F,
1689. Toledo, Spain, cob 2 reales, 1628/7P. Cal-unl (Type 257); 1697. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 décimo, 1823, ex-
1690. Large lot of 22 Spanish colonial cob 2R (two), 1R (eleven) and 1/2R (nine), various mints. 50.07 grams total. Useful wholesale lot with many nice crosses and no holes, a few encrusted and nearly all toned, Fine on average. Estimate: $250-$375.
1691. Lot of five Spanish colonial silver cobs: two Mexico 1/2R, one Lima 8R and two Potosí 1/2R. 24.97 grams total. All holed except for one of the Potosí 1/2R, a motley group, AVG on average, lightly toned, two of the Lima coins partially dated (8R 1720? and 1/2R 1724?). Estimate: $80-$120.
luster around design elements, just a few small carbon spots on reverse. Pedigreed to the John O’Brien collection. Estimate: $100-$150.
son-21.1; KM-9. 7.30 grams. XF/AU
with typical weak strike, some light scratches on reverse, brown color throughout with bright red luster around design elements. Estimate: $70-$100.
1699. Lot of three Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 2 reales: 1844, 1860, 1861. Janson-15, 23 and 24; KM-8, 11. 21.35 grams total.
Two different early Argentinean copper coinage types, all XF/AU with chocolate brown color and hints of red luster in recessed areas. Estimate: $80-$120.
Bolivia (colonial)
1692. Lot of three Spanish and Spanish colonial silver-cob 1700. Potosí, Bolivia, gold bust 8 escudos, Charles IV,
minors, various mints and periods: Spain (probably Madrid mint) 2R Philip IV; Potosí 1/2R Philip IV no assayer (PLVS VLTRA in legend); and Potosí 1/2R 1752. 10.71 grams total. The
2R is overweight and partially flat but nicely toned AVF; the first of the 1/2R has full and bold cross and monogram despite dark toning and light surface pitting (otherwise VF); and the 1/2R 1752 shows a nearly full monogram above half of date, most of cross, About Fine. Estimate: $150-$225.
1808PJ.
KM-81; Cal-1714. 29.96 grams. AXF with a couple of small surface marks, hints of luster. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.
Bolivia (Republic)
1701. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 real, 1829JM. KM-93.2. 1.62 grams. Sharply struck AU with spotty dark gray color. Estimate: $100-$150.
289
Bolivia (Republic) to Colombia (United States of Colombia) 1702. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 sol, 1841, National Independence
1707. Potosí, Bolivia, PIEFORT 1/5 boliviano, 1865, Mu-
/ sun-and-mountains, coin axis, PCGS AU50, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-21.1 var; Fonrobert-9797 var. Obverse with ra-
ñoz, PCGS AU details / filed rims, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-100B but piefort; Fonrobert-9700 but piefort. Obverse with
1703. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 sol, (1845), Ingavi fourth anni-
Chile (Republic)
diant sun over battlefield with mountains in back above EN 18 DE. N., all within legend GRATITUD DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI; reverse with flag-topped monument above DE 1841 within legend AL DEFENSOR DE LA INDEPENDENCIA NACIL; toothed rims and smooth edge. Dark purple toning with spots of emerald color on obverse, light wear evident on the high relief. The only difference between this piece and the Burnett and Fonrobert references appears to be the edge. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32915141 (label says Brn-21.2 in error). Estimate: $125-$200.
versary / native, PCGS AU details / cleaned, ex-Whittier (stated on label). Burnett-128; Fonrobert-9800. Obverse with sitting
native holding branch and cornucopia above LA ABUNDANCIA / EN LA PAZ within legend LA CAPITAL DE POTOSI; reverse with monument inside legend AL IV ANIVERSARIO DE INGAVI with 18 DE NOVIEMBRE / DE 1841 in exergue; reeded edge. Good luster, light surface hairlines, light toning in legends. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32905628. Estimate: $125-$200.
1704. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 sol, 1849, Belzu, NGC MS 64.
Obverse with clasped hands in front of Liberty-capped caduceus and crossed sword and palm branch within legend LIBERTAD * GLORIA / UNION * COMERCIO with fivepoint star in olive leaves at top; reverse with AL GENERAL BELZU between olive branches (above and below) within legend EL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI, small date at bottom; reeded edge. Bright mint luster with tiny spots of toning, slightly weak center on reverse due to high relief of clasped hands on other side. NGC #5846728-010. Estimate: $125-$200.
Burnett-28.1; Fonrobert-9549.
left-facing bust of Muñoz at center above laurel branches within legend D. M. D. MUNOZ SECRETARIO JRAL. DE ESTADO EN 1865 *; reverse with condor holding olive branch and cornucopia inside legend POTOSI AL ILUSTRE COLABORADOR DEL JRAL MELGAREJO *. High AU details with bright luster under light gray toning, filed rims as noted on label but also and a few faint tooling marks on obverse fields, struck in extra thickness (piefort). Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906206. Estimate: $125-$200.
1708. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1855. KM-129. 24.80 grams. VF
with small planchet flaw below condor, previously cleaned and then artificially retoned. Estimate: $60-$90.
1709. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1889, NGC MS 63. KM-142.1. Flashy with a couple small bagmarks for the grade, burnt orange toning with hues of purple, nice example of a popular type coin. NGC #4757553-002. Estimate: $175-$250.
1710. Santiago, Chile, copper-nickel 2 centavos, 1876, PCGS MS65. KM-147. Original surfaces with muted luster and faint toning, minor planchet flaws around the rims. PCGS #32502772. Estimate: $150-$225.
Colombia (colonial)
1711. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1784SF. Restrepo-54.26; KM-48.2; Cal-1429. 3.27 grams. VF/XF with some luster across reverse, red toning in legends, very slightly bent. Estimate: $250-$375.
1712. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1705. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 sol, 1849, Belzu, PCGS AU50, ex- 1793JF. Restrepo-85.4; KM-56.2; Cal-1149. 3.29 grams. Broad-flan AVF/
Whittier (stated on label).
Burnett-28.2; Fonrobert-9549 var. Obverse with clasped hands in front of Liberty-capped caduceus and crossed sword and palm branch within legend LIBERTAD * GLORIA / UNION * COMERCIO with five-point star in olive leaves at top; reverse with AL GENERAL BELZU between olive branches (above and below) within legend EL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI, small date at bottom; reeded edge. Light, patchy multicolored toning over subdued luster. The difference between this coin and Fonrobert-9549 is that this is medal axis. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32915148. Estimate: $125-$200.
XF with spots of sediment on reverse, light reddish toning. Estimate: $250-$375.
1713. Popayán, Colombia, gold bust 1 escudo, Charles IV,
1806JF. Restrepo-85.34; KM-56.2; Cal-1168. 3.36 grams. XF with scratch at bottom of bust, contrasting sediment around letters. Estimate: $250-$375.
Colombia (United States of Colombia)
1706. Lot of three Potosí, Bolivia, 1/4 melgarejos, 1865, 1714. Popayán, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1874, re-punched with three different reverses, PCGS AU53 (2) and XF40, all ex-Whittier (stated on labels). Burnett-97 vars; Fonrobert-9694-7 Obverse with left-facing busts of Melgarejo and Muñoz within legend A LOS PACIFICADORES DE BOLIVIA *; reverse with AL / VALOR / Y / AL / TALENTO at center above nine stars within legend CANTERIA DE POTOSI SETIEMBRE 5 DE 1865 * (some variation in placement of the reverse elements across the three different types); all reeded edge and medal axis. Two (one AU53 and the XF40) with dark toning, the other AU53 quite bright with light surface chatter. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection. PCGS #32906237, 32906198 and 32906199. Estimate: $250-$375.
vars.
18, fineness 0,835/0,900, rare, PCGS VG details / cleaned. Restrepo-295.6 var; KM-153.6. Typically
lightly struck in centers and low in contrast (the lack of toning the only reason to mention cleaning within this grade level, so far as we can tell) but otherwise not as crude as most, and with clear date showing a re-punching of the first two digits and parts of legend (noted on label, not listed in Restrepo or KM). Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39227540. Estimate: $350-$500.
290
Colombia (United States of Colombia) to Costa Rica (countermarks and counterstamps) 1715. Lot of three Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1880,
1882 and 1883, eight-point stars, all very rare, Restrepo Plate Coins. Restrepo-299.1, 299.2 and 299.3; KM-161.2. Three examples of
a non-legal issue unofficially struck in contemporary times and listed in Restrepo as such on page 195 (also see Notas Numismáticas #139). The 1880 (“two known” in KM) is a cleaned VF, the 1882 is closer to XF with light scratches, and the 1883 is AU with some planchet flaws, all toned. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection, and Plate Coins on page 195 of Restrepo’s Coins of Colombia (2012). Estimate: $300-$450.
1724. Lot of three Colombia 50 centavos: 1902 (Philadelphia), 1908 (Bogotá), 1923 (Bogotá). Restrepo-411.1, 413.5, 414.14;
KM-192, 186.2, 193.1. 37.60 grams total. AU/UNC, some wispy hairlines on the 1902 and 1908. Estimate: $70-$100.
1725. Lot of six Colombia minors: three 20 centavos 1933-B of each variety (mintmark on obverse, mintmark on reverse, and mintmark on both sides); copper-nickel 5 centavos, 1920; copper-nickel 1 centavo, 1920 (Denver), 1933 (Philadelphia). Restrepo-388, 368, 347; KM-197, 199, 275. 22.95 grams total. Most
1716. Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886, fineness AU to Mint State (the 1933-B mintmark-on-reverse 20 centavos is
0,500/0,835, décimos without accent, PCGS AU50. Restrepo-301.3. Smooth surfaces with light, even wear and faint yellow toning over subdued luster. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection (stated on label). PCGS #39228014. Estimate: $100-$150.
VF), some nicely toned. Estimate: $60-$90.
1726. Lot of four Colombia copper-nickel minors: two 5 centavos, 1935 (one Philadelphia, one Bogotá); two 2 centavos, 1933 (Philadelphia). Restrepo-368, 354; KM-199, 198. 14.09 grams total. All
1717. Lot of two Medellín, Colombia, 5 décimos, 1886/4, Gem UNC, some with beautiful rainbow toning. Estimate: $60-$90. fineness 0,500/0,835, sharp 6 and round 6, PCGS XF details / tooled and VF details / scratch. Restrepo-301.1 and 301.2; KM-161.2a.
One with light, even, golden toning and tooling around the date; the other with scratches on bust and spotty yellow toning. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection. PCGS #39228011, 39228012. Estimate: $150-$225.
1718. Lot of two Medellín, Colombia coins: 5 décimos,
1886, décimos with accent, PCGS XF details / scratch; 50 centavos, 1886, décimos without accent, PCGS AU details / cleaned. Restrepo-301.3a, 313.1. The 5 décimos with dull luster, ton-
ing around details, scratches on obverse; the 50 centavos with surface hairlines across bust, some original luster and spotty toning. Pedigreed to the Nueva Granada Collection. PCGS #39228015, 39228017. Estimate: $100-$150.
Colombia (modern Republic)
Costa Rica (countermarks and counterstamps) Type III
1727. Costa Rica, 2 reales, Liberty head / ceiba tree double
countermark (Type III, 1845) on a Madrid, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1808AJ. KM-37. 5.44 grams. Fine countermarks
on a VG host, lightly cleaned and now starting to tone over. Estimate: $125-$200.
Type VI
1728. Costa Rica, gold 1/2 escudo, “lion” double countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Costa Rica (Central American Republic) 1/2 escudo, 1847JB. KM-80. 1.42 grams. Previously cleaned VF with well-detailed countermarks and host. Estimate: $200-$300.
1719. Lot of three Colombian “half dollars”: Medellín, 5 1729. Costa Rica, 2 reales, “lion” countermark (Type VI, décimos, 1887; Bogotá, 50 centavos, 1889 (two). Restrepo-400.1,
407.1a; KM-unl, 186.1a. 36.78 grams total. Toned XF-AU, tooling near the
fineness on the 1887, some light streaks of corrosion on one of the 1889’s. Estimate: $100-$150.
1720. Colombia, copper-nickel papel moneda 2 pesos,
1910AM, NGC MS 64+.
Restrepo-353.2; KM-B279. Sharply struck details with streaks of rainbow toning over muted luster, very close to top grade and among an elite few. NGC #4770572-016. Estimate: $90-$135.
1849-57) on a Great Britain shilling, George IV, 1825. KM-95.
5.08 grams. Bold and deep XF countermark on an AG host with some small scratches above the lion, mostly non-toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
1730. Costa Rica, 2 reales, “lion” countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Great Britain shilling, Victoria (young head), 1844. KM-94. 5.51 grams. XF countermark on a Fine host, lightly cleaned and now toned over with vivid purple and orange toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
1910AM, NGC MS 64. Restrepo-353.2; KM-B279. Lustrous with faint
1731. Costa Rica, 1 real, “lion” countermark (Type VI, 184957) on a Great Britain sixpence, George III, 1817. KM-87. 2.41
1722. Colombia, copper-nickel papel moneda 1 peso,
1732. Costa Rica, 1 real, “lion” countermark (Type VI,
rainbow toning all over. NGC #4770572-017. Estimate: $80-$120.
dark (contrasting) sediment around details. Estimate: $100-$150.
1721. Colombia, copper-nickel papel moneda 2 pesos,
multicolored toning, nicely struck. NGC #4770572-015. Estimate: $80-$120.
1910AM, NGC MS 64, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-345.2; KM-A279. Obverse struck with a rusty die, bright
1723. Lot of four Colombia copper-nickel papel moneda
coins: 5 pesos, 1907AM and 1912-H; 2 pesos, 1910AM; 1 peso, 1910AM. Restrepo-366.1, 366.4, 353.2, 345.2; KM-279, B279, A279.
13.07 grams total. The 1912 5 pesos is AU while the other three grade
Mint State, faint hairlines on all but the 1910 peso. Estimate: $60-$90.
grams. Well-struck VF countermark on an AG host with past cleaning, dull gray toning in fields. Estimate: $100-$150.
1849-57) on a Great Britain sixpence, Victoria (young head), 1846. KM-90. 2.70 grams. Bold XF countermark on a VG host with
1733. Costa Rica, 1/2 real, “lion” countermark (Type VI, 1849-57) on a Costa Rica (Central American Republic) 1/2 real 1847JB. KM-68. 1.34 grams. Deep and full XF countermark on a VF host, concave due to countermarking pressure, vivid rainbow toning all over. Estimate: $50-$75.
291
Costa Rica (Republic) to Ecuador
Costa Rica (Republic)
1734. Costa Rica, gold 1 peso, 1866.
Dominican Republic
KM-107.3. 1.40 grams.
Cleaned VF, no big problems. Estimate: $100-$150.
1735. Costa Rica (struck in Philadelphia), gold 2 colones,
1900. KM-139. 1.55 grams. AU with small scratch to left of bust of Columbus. Estimate: $100-$150.
1736. Costa Rica, gold 2 colones, 1922, NGC MS 65. KM-139.
Bright fields with original mint luster and color. NGC #2810343-001. Estimate: $125-$200.
1748. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass 10 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC MS 64. Rulau-Dom-25. Bright surfaces with heavy lathe lines from dies, a few carbon spots (common for the type). NGC #4770986-004. Estimate: $150-$225.
1749. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic
(struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut),
1737. Costa Rica, 1 real, 1849JB, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Madonna and childâ&#x20AC;? brass 10 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC
proclamation issue. KM-66. 2.93 grams. Detailed and lustrous AU with full face on Madonna (sometimes missing on weaker strikes). Estimate: $70-$100.
1738. Costa Rica, 25 centavos, 1887GW, variety with 9DS
GW, NGC AU 53. KM-127.2. Sharp details with light wear on high points of design, light but pretty rainbow toning on fields. NGC #2784877-020. Estimate: $100-$150.
MS 64. Rulau-Dom-25. Flashy cartwheel luster with visible lathe lines from die production. NGC #4770986-005. Estimate: $150-$225.
1750. La Romana, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic (struck by Scovill Manufacturing, Waterbury, Connecticut), brass 5 centavos token, 1913, Carl Quentin & Co., NGC MS 64. Rulau-Dom-26. Choice piece with brilliant luster and sharp details. NGC #4770986-003. Estimate: $125-$200.
1739. Costa Rica, 5 centavos, 1875GW, NGC AU 55. KM- 1751. Dominican Republic, 5 centavos, 1944, NGC MS 64, 110. Very lustrous with light wear for the grade. NGC #2814369-005.
Estimate: $125-$200.
1740. Costa Rica (struck at the Santiago, Chile mint), brass
500 colones, 2003, thin numerals, NGC MS 63. KM-239.2. Rare type with thin numerals in the denomination. Flashy fields with nice original color (scuffs on the holder, not the coin). NGC #1877097011. Estimate: $100-$150.
Cuba (Republic)
1741. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 20 pesos,
1915, NGC AU 58. KM-21. Lustrous with some bagmarks for the
grade, popular issue minted in the U.S. using dies engraved by Charles Barber. NGC #4910917-001. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.
1742. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 10 pesos,
ex-P.H. Davis. KM-18a. Lustrous with faint gold toning throughout, nice example of this one-year type. Pedigreed to the P.H. Davis collection (bought in 1973). NGC #4770572-039. Estimate: $100-$150.
1752. Dominican Republic, 5 centavos, 1956, NGC MS 67,
finest known in NGC census. KM-18. Finest in NGC census above 20 other examples (no examples listed in the PCGS census). Beautiful rainbow toning across smooth, mark-free surfaces. NGC #4770572040. Estimate: $100-$150.
1753. Lot of twelve Dominican Republic minors: coppernickel 5 centavos, 1951, 1959, 1961; bronze 1 centavo, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961. KM-18; KM-
17. 42.08 grams total. All Mint State, some carbon spots on a few of the
copper coins. Estimate: $80-$120.
1754. Dominican Republic, 1 centavo, 1941, NGC MS 66 1916. KM-20. 16.71 grams. AU+ with bagmarks, light rose gold toning RD.
around design elements, lustrous. Estimate: $700-$1,000.
1743. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 5 pesos, 1916.
KM-19. 8.37 grams.
Estimate: $350-$500.
Lustrous AU/UNC with some bagmarks.
1744. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 4 pesos, 1916. KM-18. 6.69 grams. XF/AU with light surface marks. Estimate:
$300-$450.
KM-17. Well struck with crisp design elements, bright copper red color throughout. NGC #4770572-037. Estimate: $100-$150.
1755. Dominican Republic, 1 centavo, 1947, NGC MS 65
RD. KM-17. Lustrous with bright red color all over. NGC #4770572038. Estimate: $80-$120.
Ecuador
1756. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1842MV, NGC VF 25. KM-24. 1745. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 2 pesos, Evenly circulated with light sedimentation on fields. NGC #4770526-
1916, NGC MS 62. KM-17. Muted luster, light bagmarks for the grade. NGC #2711756-010. Estimate: $200-$300.
035. Estimate: $100-$150.
1916. KM-17. 3.33 grams. AU, polished surfaces. Estimate: $150-$225.
NGC #4770526-041. Estimate: $150-$225.
Cyprus
1758. Quito, Ecuador, 1 real, 1833GJ, NGC F12. KM-13. Worn
but with bold legends, gray color with hints of blue toning, first year
Russo-Turkish War; coins for the Cypriot pound series entered circulation the following year. Smooth, semi-lustrous surfaces, mostly brown toned with some areas of original mint red color. NGC #4687760-013. Estimate: $200-$300.
MS 65. KM-79. Frosty surfaces with light bagmarks for the grade. NGC
1757. Quito, Ecuador, 4 reales, 1857GJ, NGC VF 20. KM-37. 1746. Cuba (struck at the Philadelphia mint), gold 2 pesos, Dull gray toning around legends, fair amount of detail for the grade.
1747. Cyprus, bronze 1/2 piastre, Victoria, 1879, NGC MS of issue for this type. NGC #4770526-016. Estimate: $100-$150. 64 BN. KM-2. Cyprus went to British administration in 1878 after the 1759. Ecuador (struck in Mexico City), 5 sucres, 1944, NGC #4757553-003. Estimate: $175-$250.
292
France to Guatemala (Republic)
France
1766. Lot of two Hannover (German States) talers: Ernst
1760. France (Paris mint), gold 20 francs, 1910, “Rooster,”
NGC MS 64. KM-857. Actual gold weight of 0.1867 troy ounce. Lustrous and sharply struck. NGC #4837210-002. Estimate: $250-$375.
German States Frankfurt
1761. Lot of three Frankfurt (German States) talers: 1858, 1860, and 1864. Dav-648, 649, 652; KM-355, 360, 370. 55.40 grams total.
The 1860 is AU, the other two are XF, all with typical bagmarks (the 1858 is a tough date with a mintage of 12,000 coins). The 1858 and 1860 talers are pedigreed to the Schulman mail bid auction of June 24, 1953, lot #436; the 1864 taler is pedigreed to the Coin Galleries mail bid auction of July 13, 1954, lot #2886; all with collector’s envelopes. Estimate: $125-$200.
1762. Lot of two Frankfurt (German States) talers: 1859,
Centennial of the Birth of Schiller; 1862 Shooting Festival in Nordheim. Dav-650, 653; KM-359, 371. 36.94 grams total. The 1859
August, 1851-B; George V, 1866-B. Dav-677, 682; KM-209.2, 230.
40.57 grams total. The 1851 is AU with spotty rainbow toning; the
1866 is a darkly toned VF. The 1851 taler is pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of March 29-31, 1955, lot #1232; the 1866 taler was purchased from a Gerhard Hirsch price list of April 1956, lot #714; both with collector’s envelopes. Estimate: $100-$150.
Guadeloupe
1767. Lot of ten Guadeloupe 1 francs, 1921. KM-46. 55.01 grams total. Mint State or nearly so with faint surface corrosion. Estimate: $100-$150.
1768. Lot of ten Guadeloupe 1 francs, 1921. KM-46. 54.89 grams total. Lustrous AU-UNC pieces with light surface corrosion. Estimate: $100-$150.
Guatemala (Central American Republic) 1769. Lot of five Guatemala (Central American Republic)
taler is UNC with hairlines while the 1862 taler is AU with surface hairlines. The 1859 taler is pedigreed to the H. P. R. Frey auction of September 24-25, 1954, lot #389; the 1862 taler was purchased in a 1 kilogram coin lot from Felix Chruszcz on November 29, 1952; both with collector’s envelopes. Estimate: $100-$150.
1/4R: 1831, 1837/6, 1840/30, 1842/37, 1843.
Hamburg
1770. Guatemala (Central American Republic), silvered
1763. Lot of three Hamburg (German States) coins: 5 mark, 1876-J; 5 mark, 1903-J, 32 schillings, 1808. Dav-658, 659, 657;
KM-598, 293, 530. 73.46 grams total. Generally VF to XF, the 1876 5 marks
with old cleaning. The 1876 5 marks is pedigreed to the H. P. R. Frey auction of April 15, 1955, lot #300; the 1903 5 marks was purchased in a 1 kilogram coin lot from Felix Chruszcz on November 29, 1952; the 32 schillings was purchased from a Felix Chruszcz fixed price list on February 10, 1954, lot #6811; all with collector’s envelopes. Estimate: $125-$200.
Hannover
1764. Lot of three Hannover (German States) talers: William IV, 1836-A; Ernst August, 1840-A; Ernst August, 1841-S, exGibbs. Dav-664, 667, 672; KM-169, 182, 196. 55.45 grams total. The 1840 is
KM-1. 3.93 grams total. All more or less frosty UNC with varying degrees of luster
(one flashy), mostly non-toned but one with a black spot and a few with black edges. The 1831 is pedigreed to the Freeman Craig auction of November 14, 1984, lot #718. Estimate: $80-$120.
copper 1/4 real, 1844. KM-1. 1.01 grams. Perhaps a die trial or test
strike, but the possibility of it being a contemporary counterfeit can’t be ruled out and bears more study by the Guatemala specialist. Brilliant UNC with some flaking of silver wash on reverse. Estimate: $60-$90.
Guatemala (countermarks and counterstamps) 1771. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1758q. KM-100. 25.21 grams. Full VF countermark deeply punched
into one quadrant of chunky Fine host’s cross with hole at one end, one-and-a-half dates. Estimate: $100-$150.
XF with surface marks, the other two are VF with dark toning; desirable Gibbs provenance on the 1841 taler. Pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of November 17-18, 1955, lot #703; the 1840-A was purchased from the Seaby’s Coin and Medal Bulletin fixed price list of February 1957, lot #CE62, with original sales tag; the 1841-S taler is pedigreed to the Howard D. Gibbs collection and subsequent Hess/Leu auction of March 19, 1957, lot #1294; all with collector’s envelopes. Estimate: $125-$200.
1772. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark
August: 1838-A, 1845-A.
(date not visible). KM-101 or 102. 26.19 grams. Crude yet boldly struck VF countermark on waves of VG/F host with lots of detail enhanced by contrasting toning although date has been lost to wear and to the countermark itself. Estimate: $125-$200.
(Type II, 1839) on cross side of a Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768V-(Y). KM-100. 26.27 grams. Dark, deep but nebulous counter-
mark (probably a contemporary counterfeit) on center of Fine host’s cross, with full date between the pillars and partial date on cross side, crudely holed at edge, deeply toned on fields. Estimate: $125-$200.
1773. Guatemala, 8 reales, sun-over-mountains countermark 1765. Lot of two Hannover (German States) talers of Ernst (Type II, 1839) on pillars side of a Guatemala cob 8 reales
Dav-666, 673; KM-181, 197.1. 38.66 grams total. Both are Fine with typical bagmarks and light toning. The first
coin is pedigreed to the Gerhard Hirsch auction of November 17-18, 1955, lot #704, with collector’s envelope. The second coin was purchased in a 1 kilogram coin lot from Felix Chruszcz on November 29, 1952, with collector’s envelope. Estimate: $100-$150.
Guatemala (Republic)
1774. Guatemala, 2 reales, 1867R, NGC MS 64, KM Plate Coin. KM-142. Brilliant surfaces with very minor surface chatter for
the grade, mostly non-toned. Plate Coin in the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900. NGC #4770572-034. Estimate: $80-$120.
293
Guatemala (Republic) to Honduras (Republic) 1775. Lot of three Guatemala 2 reales: 1860R, 1861R,
1867R.
All AU+ with much luster, colorful toning, uncommon grade for these Carrera issues. Estimate: $70-$100. KM-134, 142. 18.44 grams total.
1776. Guatemala, 2 reales, 1873P, NGC MS 63.
KM-149.
Very lustrous and fully non-toned. NGC #4770572-021. Estimate: $80-$120.
1789. Lot of seventeen Guatemala 1/4R: 1875/3P (four), 1875P (nine), 1876P (four), 1878F. KM-146. 11.99 grams total. UNC with bright white surfaces. Estimate: $100-$150.
1790. Lot of eleven Guatemala 1/4R: 1878 small G (three), 1878 medium G (two), 1878 large G, 1878 with 0.835 fineness (four), 1879. KM-146a.2, 146a.3. 8.44 grams total. Choice BU with bright luster, mostly non-toned. Estimate: $80-$120.
1777. Lot of two Guatemala 2 reales: 1879D, 1897. KM-154, 1791. Lot of thirteen Guatemala 1/4R: 1879 (two), 1881, 1882 167. 12.36 grams total. Both AU with a good amount of remaining luster,
one quite vividly rainbow toned. Estimate: $50-$75.
1778. Lot of eight Guatemala 1R: 1860R (three), 1861,
1863R, 1864R, 1865R (two). KM-132, 137.1, 145. 24.20 grams total.
Most XF/AU with some original luster, two closer to VF, varying shades of toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
1779. Lot of four Guatemala 1R: 1862R, 1863R, 1864R,
1868R. KM-137.1. 12.26 grams total. The 1862 and 1864 grade UNC while the 1863 and 1868 are AU, little to no toning. Estimate: $100-$150.
1780. Lot of six Guatemala 1R: 1872P, 1874P, 1883, 1889, 1891, 1893. KM-148.1, 153a.1, 153a.2. 17.93 grams total. Mostly UNC, a few with light handling or faint hairlines. Estimate: $80-$120.
1781. Lot of eight Guatemala 1R: 1894 (two), 1894H, 1898,
1899 no fineness, 1899 0.500 (two), 1900 copper-nickel. KM166, 171, 174a, 177. 26.18 grams total. All lustrous UNC, a few with toning
including one beautifully rainbow-toned piece. Estimate: $80-$120.
1782. Guatemala, 1/2 real, 1863R, NGC AU 58, KM Plate Coin. KM-138. Very lustrous and non-toned with light surface marks
(three), 1884 (two), 1885 (two), 1886 (two), 1886/8. KM-151. 10.82 grams total. All high grade (a few AU but most UNC) with bright luster, two
heavily rainbow toned, the 1885 is a tougher date. Estimate: $80-$120.
1792. Lot of sixteen Guatemala 1/4R: 1887 (two), 1888 (three),
1889 (four), 1889G (two), 1890 (three), 1891 (two). KM-156, 157, 158. 11.30 grams total. Almost all UNC (a few with light handling), brilliant
luster. Estimate: $100-$150.
1793. Lot of twelve Guatemala 1/4R: 1893 small date (two),
1893 large date (seven), 1894 (three). KM-159. 9.42 grams total. Mostly UNC with a few AU pieces, all lustrous and some with faint gold toning. Estimate: $80-$120.
1794. Guatemala, 1/4 real, 1896, wreath reverse, NGC MS 67, finest known in NGC census.
KM-162. Choice example with bold details and white, lustrous surfaces. NGC #4770572-029. Estimate: $100-$150.
1795. Lot of twelve Guatemala 1/4R: 1894 (two), 1894-H, 1895 (two), 1896, 1897 (two), 1898, 1899, 1900-H, 1901-H. KM-162, 175. 9.98 grams total. All choice Mint State with bright luster, a few toned.
Estimate: $80-$120.
for the grade. Plate Coin in the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900. NGC #4770572-030. Estimate: $80-$120.
Honduras (Republic)
KM-131, 138. 4.56 grams total. All
AU with light surface marks, varying degrees of toning and luster. The 1862 is a tougher date. Estimate: $70-$100.
real, 1870-A. KM-33. 12.09 grams. AU/UNC with light cabinet friction
KM-143. 4.66 grams. Generally AU/UNC and very lustrous, one with purple and orange toning while the other two remain non-toned. Estimate: $70-$100.
than normally seen. Estimate: $80-$120.
1783. Lot of three Guatemala 1/2R: 1860R, 1862R, 1865R. 1796. Honduras (struck at the Paris mint), copper-nickel 1 on the high points, faint gold and blue toning all over. Estimate: $50-$75.
1797. Honduras, silver 50 centavos, 1884. KM-51. 12.37 grams. 1784. Lot of three Guatemala 1/2R: 1867R, 1868R, 1869. AU with deep purple and orange toning over muted luster, better strike
1785. Lot of six Guatemala 1/2R: 1878, small date, no fine-
ness; 1879, 0.835 fineness; 1879D, seated Justice; 1883/1; 1893, scroll; 1893, seated Justice. KM-147a.1, 147a.2; 152; 155.1; 163.
9.16 grams total. Lustrous AU to Mint State pieces, some with toning, the 1893 is a tougher date. Estimate: $80-$120.
1786. Lot of fourteen Guatemala 1/4R: 1860 (three), 1860/60 (two), 1861 (six), 1862 (three).
KM-130. 10.50 grams
1798. Honduras, silver 25 centavos, 1883. KM-50. 6.22 grams. AU with a couple of small marks on the reverse, patch of purple toning on the obverse. Estimate: $60-$90.
1799. Honduras, silver 25 centavos, 1884. KM-50. 6.23 grams.
Lustrous AU with some small surface marks, toned around the rims. Estimate: $60-$90.
1800. Lot of two Honduras, silver 25 centavos, 1899/88, fineness 0.835/0.900, one medal axis and the other coin axis. KM-50a. 12.32 grams. Both lustrous AU with typical crude strikes,
total. Almost all brilliant UNC with one or two having light wear, lustrous and a few showing light golden toning. Estimate: $80-$120.
faintly toned, somewhat rare combination of different axis alignments. Estimate: $80-$120.
1787. Lot of ten Guatemala 1/4R: 1863, 1864, 1866 (three),
1801. Honduras, copper 1 centavo, 1896. KM-46. 3.50 grams.
1867 (two), 1868, 1869 (six). KM-130. 7.64 grams total. Most UNC with a few showing light handling, lustrous and non-toned. Estimate: $80-$120.
1788. Lot of ten Guatemala 1/4R: 1872P, 1873P (six), 1874P
(three). KM-146. 7.51 grams total. Mostly UNC with one or two showing light handling, all bright and non-toned. Estimate: $80-$120.
Crudely struck XF/AU with dark brown toning, small clip error on edge, reported mintage of just 61,000 coins. Estimate: $60-$90.
1802. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1910, denomination 1 over 1/2. KM-65. 2.09 grams. XF+ with a high rim on the obverse and some areas of strike weakness but other details quite bold, large die cud on reverse over HONDURAS, chocolate brown color all over. Estimate: $60-$90.
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Honduras (Republic) to Peru (colonial) 1803. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1911, CENTAVO with S, ex-Dana Roberts. KM-65. 1.88 grams. Brown toned XF/AU with
usual weak strike, very tough type with S added to the end of CENTAVO (also with 1 over 1/2 at top). Pedigreed to the Dana Roberts collection and to the Heritage CICF sale of April 15-18, 2011, lot #26020. Estimate: $80-$120.
1804. Honduras, bronze 1 centavo, 1911, CENTAVO without S. KM-65. 1.96 grams. Like the prior lot but lacking the S at the
end of CENTAVO. XF with small rim bump, dark brown fields with lighter high points. Estimate: $60-$90.
Italy
1813. Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,
1821CG. KM-111.2; Cal-1199. 27.12 grams. AU+ with hairlines, mostly
non-toned. Estimate: $100-$150.
1814. Guadalajara, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821FS, one fleur over two in shield. KM-111.3; Cal-1211. 27.12
grams. Weakly struck AU with some original mint luster, yellow toning around obverse rim, better variety for the date. Estimate: $125-$200.
Mexico (Republic of Mexico)
1815. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1896AB.
1805. Rome, Italy, 50 centesimi, Umberto I, 1889-R, NGC
MS 61. KM-26. Two-year type (1889 and 1892) that is difficult to acquire in Mint State. Light surface marks for the grade, mottled colorful toning over subdued luster. NGC #4724750-004. Estimate: $200-$300.
Mexico (colonial)
DP-Mo83; KM-377.10. 27.01 grams. UNC with very lustrous fields and some scattered bagmarks, rainbow toned all over. Estimate: $100$150.
1816. Lot of four Mexico cap-and-rays 8 reales: Chihuahua,
1886MM; Durango, 1892JP; Guanajuato, 1895RS; Zacatecas, 1891FZ. DP-Ca69, Do82, Go78, Zs77; KM-377.2, 377.4, 377.8, 377.13.
107.86 grams. Mint State with minor bagmarks, some with surface
hairlines. Estimate: $125-$200.
Pillars
1806. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,
1771FM, NGC XF details / cleaned.
Mexico (War of Independence)
Nicely detailed with dark rainbow toning over surface hairlines, final year for Mexican pillar dollars. NGC #4763598-004. Estimate: $150-$225. KM-105; Cal-1103.
1817. Lot of three Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays coins:
8 reales, 1889MH and 1893AM; peso, 1908AM. KM-377.10, 409.2. 81.18 grams total. All lustrous Mint State pieces with light surface hairlines. Estimate: $100-$150.
1807. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1744M,
Mexico (United States of Mexico)
details with slight surface porosity, very light rainbow toning. From the Potomac collection of Mexican pillars. Estimate: $100-$150.
1991.
ex-Potomac. Yonaka-M2-44; Gilboy-M-2-16; KM-85; Cal-831. 6.52 grams. AU
Busts
1808. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1788FM. Yonaka-M8-88; KM-106.2a; Cal-1132. 26.89 grams. Cleaned XF+ with surface marks, red-gold toning around edges. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #823. Estimate: $100-$150.
1818. Mexico City, Mexico, aluminum 100 pesos pattern, KM-Pn246. 0.76 gram. Very rare pattern whose design was scrapped for circulation use due to rapidly changing currency demands; the Standard Catalog states six coins were minted but possibly more are known as NGC has graded seven coins and PCGS has seen one. UNC with a spot of solder at 12 o’clock on the obverse, some rim dings. Estimate: $125-$200.
Netherlands (United)
1809. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV tran- 1819. Lot of four Netherlands (United) “lion” daalders: sitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789FM. Yonaka-M8-
AU- with rainbow toning around obverse rim and in patches on reverse. Estimate: $125-$200. 89-IV; KM-108; Cal-950. 26.91 grams.
1810. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV,
1791FM, ex-Bevill. Yonaka-M8-91; KM-109; Cal-953. 26.57 grams. AU
with vivid rainbow toning all over, mostly lustrous, minor spots of light porosity and small scrape on king’s jaw. Pedigreed to the James Bevill collection. Estimate: $350-$500.
1811. Lot of six Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles
IV: 1795FM, 1796FM, 1797FM, 1799FM, 1803FT and 1804TH. KM-109. 134.08 grams total. All around Fine to VF, some
with hairlines from cleaning. The 1795FM is pedigreed to our Auction #10, with original lot-tag #1189. Estimate: $250-$375.
1812. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1776FM. Yonaka-M2-76; KM-88.2; Cal-662. 6.58 grams. AU with dark rainbow toning, a couple surface marks, popular date with US collectors. Estimate: $100-$150.
Zeeland, 1597; Holland, undated type (mid-1500s); Utrecht, 1615; and Westfriesland, 1629. Delm-838, 829, 843, 836. VF-XF, some
spots of encrustation on the 1604 and 1615. Estimate: $400-$600.
Peru (colonial) Busts
1820. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“imaginary” bust), 1810JP. KM-106.2; Cal-1241. 26.42 grams.
Cleaned XF+, off-center but well-detailed strike. Estimate: $125$200.
1821. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819JP. KM-
Cleaned AU with surface pitting, purple toning throughout. Estimate: $100-$150.
117.1; Cal-1252. 26.55 grams.
1822. Lima, Peru, bust 1/4 real, Charles IV, 1792IJ, ex-
Johnson, ex-Reinhart. KM-99; Cal-100. 0.72 grams. About Fine with dark toning in fields, first date of type, two desirable pedigrees. Pedigreed to the Ray Johnson and Philip Y. Reinhart collections as well as to the Superior sale of June 3-4, 1997, with original lot-tag #6738. Estimate: $100-$150.
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Peru (Republic) to Various Latin American
Peru (Republic)
1833. Lot of three Río Prieto (Lares Municipio), Puerto
1823. Lot of nine Peru minors: two brass 1 sol, 1949/8, 1950; Rico, german silver tokens, no date (late 1800s), Margarita one brass 1/2 sol 1944; two copper-nickel 20 centavos, 1942, 1944; one brass 10 centavos, 1946; two copper 2 centavos, 1941/38, 1941/39; one bronze 1 centavo, 1941. KM-222, 220.5,
215a.1, 224.1, 212.2, 211a. 66.15 grams. Generally
AU to UNC (the 1950 sol is closer to VF/XF, but the 1949/8 sol is a full AU and scarce thus), the two 20c with date spelled out in letters and the 1c with curved CENTAVO. The 1949/8 1 sol is pedigreed to the Horace P. Flatt collection. Estimate: $100-$150.
Philippines (under Spain)
1824. Philippines (under Spain), gold 4 pesos, Isabel II,
1862.
KM-144; Cal-854. 6.75 grams. Cleaned VF with light luster, no big problems. Estimate: $250-$375.
1825. Philippines (under Spain), gold 4 pesos, Isabel II, 1863. KM-144; Cal-856. 6.74 grams. VF+, previously cleaned with some surface marks. Estimate: $250-$375.
1826. Philippines (under Spain), gold 4 pesos, Isabel II, 1868. KM-144; Cal-865. 6.76 grams. VF, lightly cleaned, no big problems. Estimate: $250-$375.
de Magraner: 2 pesos, 10 almudes, 5 almudes. Rulau-Lrs-30, 31, 32. 23.53 grams total. Each with denomination on obverse within legend HACIENDA . DE . CAFE . MARGARITA . DE . MAGRANER, and reverse with small flower inside legend LARES RIO PRIETO / PUERTO RICO, six-point stars on sides. All choice UNC with very lustrous surfaces, faint gold toning, small bagmarks only. Estimate: $100-$150.
1834. Lot of two Puerto Rico tokens: Mayagüez, copper-
nickel 5 centavos, no date (1895), Adjuntas Ferretería el Cañon; Las Marías, brass 2 almudes, no date (late 1800s).
First with denomination inside legend HACIENDA / VEGA . REDONDA on both sides; second with denomination in burst of stars on one side and cannon on carriage on the other; both UNC with bright luster, the cannon issue with minor planchet flaws. Estimate: $80-$120.
Rulau-May-2; Lsm-15. 12.20 grams total.
Russia
1835. Russia, 1 rouble, Catherine II (the Great), 1773-(SPB)-
(YA)(CH), St. Petersburg mint, obverse enameled in royal blue.
KM-C67a.2. 22.46 grams. Nicely enameled obverse with original bust and leg-
1827. Lot of three Philippines (under Spain), gold 2 pesos, ends exposed, F/VF host coin details, deeply toned. Estimate: $300-$450.
Isabel II: 1862, 1863, 1864. KM-143; Cal-Type 216. 10.10 grams total. All VF or so with light surface marks. Estimate: $300-$450.
1828. Lot of two Philippines (under Spain), gold 1 pesos, Isabel II: 1861 and 1868.
KM-142; Cal-Type 215. 3.28 grams total.
Spain
1836. Lot of two Madrid, Spain, gold 1/2 escudos: Charles
III, 1775PJ; Ferdinand VII, 1817GJ. KM-415.2, 492. 3.47 grams.
One Fine with light scratches on the reverse, the other VF with light sedimentation. Estimate: $125-$200.
Both VF, the 1775 with light cleaning and the 1817 with a hole. Estimate: $150-$225.
1897SG-V. KM-154; Cal-122. 24.94 grams total. Cleaned XF+ (bright)
1823SR. KM-561; Cal-1283. 26.92 grams. VF with a few surface marks, light toning around details. Estimate: $125-$200.
Portugal
Spanish Colonial
V, 1722-L, ANACS F 12 details / mounts removed, damaged, cleaned. Gomes-41.01; KM-210. Decent amount of details remaining despite
III and IV (Bolivia: 1774JR; Mexico: 1775FM, 1792FM and 1797FM). 106.90 grams total. Generally VF/XF but the 1797FM closer
1829. Philippines (under Spain), 1 peso, Alfonso XIII, 1837. Madrid, Spain, 20 reales de vellon, Ferdinand VII, with faint orange toning around the rims. Estimate: $100-$150.
1830. Lisbon, Portugal, gold meio escudo (800 reis), João
1838. Lot of four Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles
issues as noted on the label, interesting first date of issue and one-year type with mintmark L below bust. ANACS #6178940. Estimate: $100-$150.
to Fine, some with cleaning. Estimate: $250-$375.
Puerto Rico (under Spain)
1831. Indiera (Lares Municipio), Puerto Rico, brass 1 almud
hacienda token, no date (late 1800s), Hacienda Engracia, Francisco Lluch Barrera. Rulau-Lrs-11. 27mm; 5.36 grams Obverse
with denomination 1 ALMUD inside legend HACIENDA . ENGRACIA / * INDIERA *; reverse with flower inside legend FRANCISCO LLUCH BARRERA *. Lustrous AU with spots of faint toning, very scarce. Estimate: $100-$150.
1832. Jahueca (Adjuntas Municipio), Puerto Rico, copper 1/2 almud token, no date (late 1800s), Antonio Benauzar Hacienda de Café. Rulau-Adj-9. 5.55 grams. Obverse with denomi-
nation 1/2 inside legend HACIENDA DE CAFÉ / * ANTONIO BEUNAZAR *; reverse with eagle with outstretched wings looking left inside legend ADJUNTAS / JAHUECA with .*. to each side. VF+, dark red-brown toning all over with light verdigris around elements. Estimate: $60-$90.
1839. Lot of seven Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles
IV and Ferdinand VII (Mexico: 1795FM, 1804TH, 1818JJ, 1821JJ; Bolivia: 1806PJ, 1814PJ; Peru: 1807JP). 186.98 grams total. All around VF, some with cleaning or surface marks. Estimate:
$250-$375.
1840. Lot of four Spanish colonial bust 8 reales of Charles
IV and Ferdinand VII (Bolivia: 1801PP; Mexico: 1810HJ, 1816JJ and 1821JJ). 106.60 grams total. All holed VF, some darkly
toned. Estimate: $150-$225.
Various Latin American
1841. Large lot of 73 miscellaneous Latin American (some
Spanish colonial) small minors from Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru (1700s-1900s). 61.38 grams total. Many different
1/4R including a group of salvaged Spanish colonial types, three 1840s republic issues, and an assortment of later 1800s Guatemala pieces in AU/UNC; the balance is made of circulated Colombian 2-1/2 and 10 centavos. Estimate: $150-$225.
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Various Latin American to Venezuela (United States of Venezuela) 1842. Lot of eleven miscellaneous Latin American coins in various metals, 1700s-1900s. 44.71 grams total. A varied group
representing several different countries and periods in Latin American history. Highlights include a Fine Río de la Plata 1815 1/2 real and four Mint State Bolivian minors of 1883. Estimate: $100-$150.
1843. Lot of four miscellaneous Caribbean/Mexican tokens: San Luis, Cuba (Oriente Province / Santiago de Cuba), copper-nickel 1 peso, 1895, Ingenio Sabanilla / Lino Salazar; Cidra, Cuba (Matanzas Province), brass 50 centavos, no date (late 1800s to early 1900s), Marqués de Montelo; Dominican Republic, square brass token, no date (late 1800s), Ingenio San Luís; Nogales, Mexico (Sonora), brass advertising piece, no date (1900s), Singapore Night Club. Rulau-Ori-88, Mat-34, DomVery interesting group from Mexico and the Caribbean: The 1895 Lina Salazar piece is AU; the Cidra piece in XF has a strong catalog value; the crude VF square token from Ingenio San Luís (Dominican Republic) has a paint-encrusted “DD” stamped over an earlier “18” stamping on the back (decidedly not a “100” countermark as mentioned in Rulau); and the Singapore Night Club token from Mexico is XF and boldly states OPEN DAY & NIGHT. Estimate: $70-$100.
77, unl. 27.42 grams total.
1847. Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), (5 bolívares),
1919. KM-Y24.2. 24.82 grams. Cleaned XF with faint orange toning around rims. Estimate: $50-$75.
Medals and Decorations
Chile
1848. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso proclamation medal, 1925,
new Constitution. 24.97 grams, the box 2-1/2”. Obverse with Chilean arms, just like for late-1800s pesos but with Santiago mintmark instead of date at bottom and with legend POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA; reverse with radiant star above PROMULGADA / EL / 18 DE SETIEMBRE / DE 1925 within legend CONSTITUCION POLITICA / DE LA REPUBLICA DE CHILE with dots to sides. Same weight and size as peso, struck to commemorate the new Constitution adopted on September 18, 1925. Choice UNC with original mint luster and gold toning, minting error on obverse with a slightly rotated second strike. Housed in original leather box of issue. Estimate: $200-$300.
Guatemala
1849. Guatemala, silver 2 reales-sized medal, 1837, trial by
jury. Fonrobert-7227. 6.70 grams. 26mm. Obverse with radiant all-seeing
1844. Lot of five miscellaneous Central American tokens: eye above swords on pedestal that says GUAT. / 1837. within legend
San José, Costa Rica, brass 1 cajuela coffee token, 1925, J.J. Benavides Hijos / Patio San Felipe; Santo Domingo, Guatemala, aluminum token, no date (late 1800s), Costa Cuca; Guatemala(?), copper-nickel 1 real token, no date (late 1800s), unknown issuer (large B); Boquete, Panama (Chiriquí Province), brass 1 lata coffee token, no date (early 1900s), La Esperanza / Nemesio Ledesma; Horqueta (Boquete), Panama (Chiriquí province), brass 1 lata coffee token, no date (early 1900s), La Berlina / Segundo Díaz. Rulauunl, Gma-316, Chq-5, Chq-28; Plowman-210.100, 400.100. 23.40 grams total. A nice grouping of Central American tokens including coffee tokens in brass from Costa Rica (lustrous AU) and Panama (both AU) plus a couple tokens from Guatemala (the aluminum Costa Cuca XF and the unidentified copper-nickel 1R AU), all worth a close and serious look. Estimate: $70-$100.
1845. Lot of five miscellaneous Guatemala tokens in various
metals, 1800s-1900s: copper-nickel $5 Jacinto Estrada; brass 2 reales, Club Guatemala; copper 1 centavo, 1871, with T countermark; brass 1/4 real, O. Blueler & Co. / San Diego; copper no-denomination uniface, Clubs Liberales / Viva / Estrada Cabrera, 1898. Rulau-unl, Gtm-22, unl, Gma-53 (but in brass), unl.
22.18 grams total. Varied group of several Guatemala merchant tokens in
various metals and denominations, the last one (holed as made) actually a political token (dated 1898) for Liberal Party president Manuel Estrada Cabrera (who presided over Guatemala from 1898 to 1920). All VF-XF. Estimate: $50-$75.
JUICIO POR JURADOS. (“trial by jury”); reverse with standing woman holding pomegranate and snakes next to two baskets under legend EL PUEBLO JUEZ (“the people judge”), thematic of legal reforms in 1837 after an indigenous revolt. Lustrous AXF with rainbow toning all over, hairline edge-crack and other minor flaws. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, lot #1394. Estimate: $125-$200.
1850. Guatemala, nickel 2 reales-sized merit medal, no date (1898), Colegio San José de los Infantes, rare. 6.70 grams, 24mm.
Obverse with radiant sun and legend COLLEGIUM D. JOSEPH INFANT. S. M ET. ECC. GUAT.; reverse with AL / MERITO / * / MEDALLA / INFERIOR. VF with light toning and minor marks, loop removed from top. See Almanzar auction of July 18, 1975, lot #1187, for an identical specimen. Estimate: $80-$120.
U.S. Paper Money
Colonial
1851. Pennsylvania, 50 shillings, Oct. 1, 1773, serial 7177. FR-PA-170. XF/AU
with stain along right side. Estimate: $80-$120.
Confederate
1852. Lot of three Confederate States notes, 1861-64. T-16, 67, 68. $50,
Sept. 2, 1861, serial 55508, plate xA, cancelled Fine with some pinholes and ink annotation on the reverse; $20, Feb. 17, 1864, series VI, serial 82436, plate D, AU with a gutter fold error at the lower left corner and a 1/2” tear at top; $10, Feb. 17, 1864, series 10, serial 12875, plate B, VF. Estimate: $60-$90.
Venezuela (United States of Venezuela)
1846. Venezuela (struck in Paris, France), gold 5 venezolanos, 1875-A, NGC AU 55. KM-Y17. Deep purple and amber toning,
especially on the reverse. NGC #4739431-006. Estimate: $300-$450.
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Obsoletes
1853. Lot of five obsolete notes and four checks, 1790-1914.
Newport, Rhode Island, New England Commercial Bank, $2 remainder, 18XX (mid-1800s), UNC with spurious serial and signatures; Newton, New Jersey, Sussex Bank, $50 remainder, 18XX (1850s), AU with water stains and wrinkling; Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Commercial Bank, $1, July 10, 1856, serial 2537, Fine with hole at center and ink annotations on reverse; Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bank of Washtenaw, $2, May 1, 1854, serial 2358, Fine with pinholes and ink annotations on reverse; Eagle Harbor, Michigan, Central Mining Company, $10, Oct. 31, 1886, serial 2090, Fine with pinholes and ink annotations; along with a Connecticut, Comptroller’s Office, 1 pound, Jan. 23, 1790, VF with hole cancellation at center and minor edge damage; Newton, Pennsylvania, First National Bank, $10 check, Sept. 1, 1878, XF with cross cut cancellation and pinhole; Newark, New Jersey, Ironbound Trust Company, $7.80 check, Oct. 1, 1914, VF though split in half; Newark, New Jersey, Ironbound Trust Company, $31.42 check, Oct. 10, 1914, VF with some edge splits. Estimate: $60-$90.
1854. Lot of five obsolete remainder notes, mid-1800s.
Argentina
1858. Paraná, Argentina, Banco Provincial de Entre Ríos, 1 peso, 1-5-1885, series B, serial 163756. SCWPM-S767. Colorful VF with pinhole at left, small ink annotation in margin. Estimate: $100-$150.
Colombia
1859. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco Nacional, 5 pesos front
proof, 1-3-1888. SCWPM-215p. Six POCs. UNC uniface proof with bright original colors, previously mounted with some pencil printer’s annotations on both sides. Estimate: $80-$120.
1860. Bogotá, Colombia, Banco Nacional, 1 peso specimen,
4-3-1895, series (Xi). SCWPM-234s. Three POCs. Colorful UNC with specimen overprint. Estimate: $80-$120.
1861. Lot of two Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República,
200 pesos oro specimens: 20-7-1978 and 1-1-1979. SCWPM-
Two POCs each. Both choice UNC with Thomas de la Rue specimen stamps and numbers 047 and 082 respectively. Estimate: $100-$150.
427s.
Sandusky, Ohio, Nes Silicon Steel Co., $5, 187X, serial 893, UNC; East Haddam, Connecticut, Bank of New England at Goodspeed’s Landing, $5, 18XX (1850s), UNC; East Haddam, Connecticut, Bank of New England at Goodspeed’s Landing, $1, 18XX (1850s), choice UNC; Lambertville, New Jersey, Delaware Bridge Company, $1, 18XX (1840s), AU+ with light handling at upper left corner; New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Bank, $20, 18XX (mid-1800s), UNC. Estimate: $80-$120.
1862. Lot of two Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República, specimen notes: 100 pesos oro, 1-1-1968, series Y; 50 pesos oro, 12-10-1970. SCWPM-410s, 412s. The 100 pesos is UNC while
1855. Lot of five Southern States obsolete notes and one check, 1854-1932. New Orleans, Louisiana, Canal Bank, $10
1863. Lot of two Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República,
remainder, 18XX (mid-1800s), AU with paper toning; Montgomery, Alabama, Central Bank of Alabama, $5, Sept. 1, 1855, serial 2007, Fine with inkstamp and pinholes; Raleigh, North Carolina, State of North Carolina, 50 cents, Jan. 1, 1870, serial 990, VF with stains and edge damage along left side; Savannah, Georgia, Merchants and Planters Bank, $10, Dec. 29, 1856, serial 201, Fine with pinholes; Milledgeville, Georgia, Bank of Milledgeville, $10, May 1, 1854, serial 498, VG with paper backing on reverse; along with a Charleston, South Carolina, $5 pay warrant, July 1, 1932, VF with tear at center. Estimate: $50-$75.
Silver Certificates
100 pesos oro specimens: 20-7-1973, series Y; 1-1-1980.
SCWPM-415s, 418s2. Both choice UNC with bold embossing and Thomas de la Rue specimen stamps and numbers 014 and 006 respectively, pen and pencil annotations in the obverse margins of the 1980 issue. Estimate: $100-$150.
1864. Lot of two Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la Repúbli-
ca, 100 pesos oro with matching very low serial number 00000022: 7-8-1989 and 1-1-1990. SCWPM-426d, 426e. Gem
UNC pair with vibrant ink colors, very rare with matching low serial numbers. Estimate: $125-$200.
1865. Lot of seventeen Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la
1856. USA (Washington, D.C., Silver Certificate, $2, series
of 1899, serial D5912250, Vernon-Treat. FR-251. F/VF with a
few pinholes at center, some light stains. Estimate: $100-$150.
Mixed Lots
República, 100 pesos oro, various serials, 1983-1991. SCWPM-
426a, 426b, 426c, 426d, 426e. Six low serial numbers represented along with eleven replacement notes, all choice UNC. Perfect for the modern Colombian collector or dealer. Estimate: $70-$100.
1866. Lot of two Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República,
1857. Lot of two USA (Washington, D.C. notes: United States Note, $5, series of 1907, serial M36246470, SpeelmanWhite, with PCBLIC error; Silver Certificate, $1, series of 1923, serial B22820610E, Mooney-White. FR-91, 238. The $5
is VF with soiling while the $1 is XF with no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.
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the 50 pesos is AU with some light handling and minor mounting remnants on the reverse, both with Thomas de la Rue specimen stamps and numbers 069 and 057 respectively. Estimate: $100-$150.
20 pesos oro, series DD notes: issued example, 1-1-1950, serial 7204208; specimen example, 1-1-1951. SCWPM-392s,
Both AU/UNC with minor handling along the margins, extra large selvage on the specimen example with printer’s guidelines and identification markers. Estimate: $100-$150.
392d.
1867. Lot of three Bogotá, Colombia, Banco de la República, 20 pesos oro notes with low serial numbers: 1-1-1981, serial 00000133; 1-1-1982, serial 00000821; 1-1-1983, serial 00000165. SCWPM-409d. All three UNC with very desirable low serial numbers. Estimate: $70-$100.
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1868. Lot of eight Popayán, Colombia, Banco del Estado notes of 1900. CHPM-8132, 8123, 8123.1, 8097.1, 8096.1, 8095; SCWPMS505, S504c, S504e, S503, S502a, S501. Generally
AU and UNC with light handling while the 5 pesos grades VF, some interesting varieties here including an uncut section of two 1 peso notes without the third printing. Estimate: $150-$225.
1876. Lot of two Haiti, Banque Nationale de la Republique, 2 gourdes front proofs: 1919 (1925-32), “POUR CONTROLE” signature title; 1919 (1946-50), “UN ADMINISTRATEUR” signature title. SCWPM-161p, 171p. Both UNC
front proofs mounted on cardstock with bright ink colors. Estimate: $125-$200.
Dominican Republic
Various Latin American
de la Compañía de Crédito, no date (1880-9) remainders: 10 pesos, series I, serial 02808; 5 pesos, series N, serial 19058.
Argentina, Banco de la Provincial de Corrientes, series 015, serial C079388, with black 20-9-1897 overprint; Lima, Peru, República del Perú, 20 soles, 30-6-1879, serial A244621; Lima, Peru, República del Perú, 5 soles, 30-6-1879, serial B141237. SCWPM-S1131c, 7a, 3. All three VF or so with pinholes noted
1869. Lot of two Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Banco 1877. Lot of three Latin American notes: Buenos Aires,
SCWPM-S106r, S105r. The 10 pesos is VF with a pinhole at lower left corner while the 5 pesos is also VF with a pinhole and tape repairs. Estimate: $80-$120.
Guatemala
on the 5 soles. Estimate: $100-$150.
1870. Lot of two Guatemala, Banco de Guatemala overprinted on Banco Central notes: 1 quetzal, 12-8-1946, serial J917985 / 6351142, PMG VF 30 EPQ; 50 centavos de quetzal, 12-8-1945, serial B1365293 / 3947432, PMG XF 40 EPQ. SCWPM-20, 19a. Both decently circulated examples of the
Banco de Guatemala overprint series with original paper quality and color. PMG #8067687-013, -010. Estimate: $125-$200.
1871. Guatemala, Banco de Guatemala, 5 pesos, 4-2-1915,
serial B985897, PMG VF 30. SCWPM-S143c. Bold ink colors and embossing, some rust stains and staple holes as noted on the label. PMG #8067687-002. Estimate: $80-$120.
Coin Jewelry
Shipwreck Coins
Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa
1878. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer L, ex-Joanna (1682), mounted in silver bezel. 27.49 grams total. Interesting harp-shaped flan with much flatness but rather solid for this wreck. From the Joanna (1682). Estimate: $100-$150.
1872. Guatemala, Banco de Occidente, 20 pesos, 2-6-1919,
Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
light soiling, beautiful original ink color on obverse. PMG #8067687005. Estimate: $100-$150.
NONO on edge, ex-Association (1707), mounted in round silver bezel. 18.59 grams total. Brightly polished coins with VF details
serial 1434412, PMG VF 20. SCWPM-S179a. Evenly circulated with
Haiti
1873. Lot of four Port au Prince, Haiti notes: Banque Nationale, 5 piastres remainder, 1875, serial 25522; Banque Nationale, 1 piastre remainder, 1875, serial 60842; Banque Nationale de la Republique, 1 gourde, 1916 overprint on Republique d’Haiti, 1 gourde remainder, 1914, series C, serial 435834; Banque Nationale, 25 centimes remainder, 1875, serial 10479. SCWPM-72, 70, 140a, 68. All Fine to VF, pinholes noted on the 1 piastre and 1 gourde. The 1 gourde is pedigreed to a Henry Christensen auction with a collector’s tag. Estimate: $150-$225.
1874. Lot of three Haiti, Banque Nationale de la Republique
proofs: 5 gourdes front and back proof, 1919 (1925-32), “POUR CONTROLE” signature title; 5 gourdes front proof, 1919 (1946-50), “UN ADMINISTRATEUR” signature title. SCWPM-162p, 172p. All three are colorful UNC proofs mounted
on cardstock, with tears in the cardstock on the first two proofs not affecting the notes themselves. Estimate: $150-$225.
1875. Lot of two Haiti, Banque Nationale de la Republique
back proofs of 2-5-1919 (1920-4): 5 and 2 gourdes. SCWPM-
Both choice UNC back proofs with excellent ink colors mounted on cardstock, the 5 gourdes with extra selvage while the 2 gourdes is trimmed to banknote size. Estimate: $125-$200. 152p, 151p.
1879. London, England, halfcrown, William III, 1697,
and only very light surface corrosion, simple round bezel with tiny loop and jump-ring at top. From the Association (1707). Estimate: $100-$150.
Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
1880. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 171(?)J, ex-1715
Fleet, with silver loop at top. 26.17 grams total. Solid coin with nearly full cross and shield, full oMJ, partial date, patchy toning, mounted off-axis. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
1881. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714J), new style, ex-1715 Fleet, with silver loop at top and silver chain (23”).
38.67 grams total. Cute urn-shaped flan with well-detailed shield and
cross (both nearly full), flat peripheries, no corrosion but some small orange spots. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
1882. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted onto a turquoise slide on a black-leather bolo tie. 40.50 grams total. Solid coin with about half the shield visible, unique mounting. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.
1883. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip V, assayer not
visible, ex-1715 Fleet, mounted in 14K gold-wire bezel with shackle bail. 4.54 grams total. Round wire bezel with additional pieces of gold wire holding in the thin coin (corroded) with most of cross visible, large bail. From the 1715 Fleet, with (generic) Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) #11858. Estimate: $70-$100.
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Shipwreck Artifacts
Mexico Silver Cobs Shield Type
1884. Pair of Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1R, Charles II, assayers not visible, mounted in 14K gold-wire earrings (shepherd’s crook type) with small emeralds. 7.87 grams total.
Both coins corroded (unspecified salvage, possibly 1715 Fleet) but with most of cross and shield visible on each, the mountings rather intricate and with long-hanging hooks. Estimate: $200-$300.
1885. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip V, assayer not
visible, mounted in twisted-wire silver bezel with 14K prongs and swivel bail. 5.54 grams total. Triangular flan, Fine with nearly full shield and cross. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
Lima Silver Cobs Pillars and Waves
1886. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1719, mounted cross-side out in 14K gold bezel. 2.78 grams total. Broad flan with nearly full
cross, right half of monogram bold above date, lightly toned AVF, simple custom mount. Estimate: $100-$150.
Ancient Coins
“Bramble Wreck,” sunk in the mid1600s off Norway
1892. Large lead cloth-bale seal with Maltese cross design, ex-”Bramble Wreck” (mid-1600s). 12.34 grams, 1-1/2” in diameter.
Well-encrusted disk of lead with design on one side showing a small Maltese cross in center surrounded by six flared dividers between which are various letters undoubtedly related to whatever wool or cloth merchant packed or produced the bale to which this seal was affixed prior to loading onto this unidentified ship that sank off Bamble (often bastardized to Bramble, as here) in southern Norway. From the “Bramble Wreck” (mid-1600s). Estimate: $100-$150.
Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England 1893. Brass buckle, ex-Association (1707).
7 grams, 1-3/4” x 1-1/4”. Rather ornate, well-preserved rectangular and curved brass
buckle (used for shoes and straps, not waist belts) with some pitting, polished to a rosy-gold color. From the Association (1707), with original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $50-$75.
Ancient Greek
1894. Lead musket barrel cap cover, ex-Association (1707).
BC, mounted Alexander-side out in 18K gold bezel with shackle bail. 9.87 grams total. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin
of maritime history. From the Association (1707), with original box, postcard and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $50-$75.
22 grams, 1-1/4” x 3/4”. Intact though pinched and pierced through the
1887. Kingdom of Macedon, AE unit, Kassander, 305-298 bottom, dull-gray color all over with light sedimentation, a small piece headdress / Rider on horseback to right, raising right hand. Unusual combination of metals with chocolatey VF coin wrapped in high-karat yellow gold bezel. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
World Coins
Eagle, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England 1895. Brass pipe tamper engraved with initials “WI”, ex-
Japan
Eagle (1707). 8 grams, 1-3/4” long. Lovely rosy-gold colored piece
1800s, mounted in 14K gold pendant. 2.69 grams total. Typical rectangular coin (XF) in low-fineness gold with Japanese characters on both sides in a simple custom mount. Estimate: $200-$300.
like shaft for holding, rare provenance from this shipwreck, possibly belonging to Jonathon West or John Wooding who were the captain’s servants. From the Eagle (1707), with original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
essentially intact (one side of shaft is cracked) with clear WI (reversed
1888. Japan, gold 2 shu (nishu gin, “samurai coin”), mid- when impressed) and stars above and below on bottom part, long nail-
1889. Japan, 1 shu (is-shu gin, “samurai coin”), mid-1800s, mounted in ladies’ 14K gold ring (size 6). 5.20 grams total. Typical rectangular coin (XF with nice toning) with Japanese characters on both sides in a simple custom mount. Estimate: $60-$90.
South Africa
1890. South Africa, gold 1/2 pond, 1894, mounted in 14K
pin with twisted-rope bezel, miner’s shovels and axes and nuggets. 6.51 grams total. XF+ coin with lots of little nicks, mounted
with bust of Kruger out, the various mining implements on either side. Estimate: $150-$225.
Spain
1891. Madrid, Spain, gold bust 4 escudos, Charles III,
1782JD, with soldered gold loop. 13.61 grams total. AVF coin with
polished surfaces but no major damage except the tiny loop soldered to its top (with small jump-ring). Estimate: $500-$750.
Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida
1896. Small iron cannonball, intact, ex-1715 Fleet. 594 grams,
2” diameter. Smooth with well-worn pitting, dull dark brown patina, solid and intact. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $75-$110.
Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys
1897. Iron cannon pin-ring from the San José site of the 1733 Fleet. 516 grams, 9’1/2 long pin, 3-3/4” diameter ring. Cannons
in carriages on board ships were tied to the bulkhead by means of pinrings like this one to prevent them from rolling all over the deck, this specimen somewhat rusty and unconserved but completely intact and serviceable. From the 1733 Fleet (San José site). Estimate: $100-$150.
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Unidentified early-1700s wreck in the Florida Keys 1898. Medium-sized (five-pounder) iron cannonball, intact,
ex-early 1700s wreck. 4.4 lbs, 3-1/2” diameter. Shiny black lacquered, well- preserved cannonball with much pitting, small hole. From an unidentified early-1700s wreck in the Florida Keys Estimate: $100-$150.
1899. Medium-sized (five-pounder) iron cannonball, intact, ex-
early 1700s wreck. 5 lbs, 3-1/2” diameter. Rather well-preserved, pitted
matte-black specimen with bits of rust peeking out in a few spots. From an unidentified early-1700s wreck in the Florida Keys Estimate: $100-$150.
1906. Lot of three copper ship’s spikes, ex-Colossus (1798).
192 grams, each approximately 6” long. Sharp, straight and complete,
brightly copper-colored all over with one spike showing green patination on head. From the Colossus (1798), with original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $50-$75.
1907. Lot of three copper washers, ex-Colossus (1798). 160
grams, 1-1/2” to 2” in diameter. Three different-sized washers in varying
degrees of coloring and corrosion, the largest with sand and green patination affixed to one side. From the Colossus (1798), with original photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $50-$75.
Lady Holland, sunk in 1830 off Colebrooke, sunk in 1778 off Cape South Africa 1908. Brass thimble, intact, ex-Lady Holland (1830). 3 grams, Town, South Africa 3/4” x 3/4”. Rare artifact from this wreck, intact and lightweight, a req1900. Small bronze button, cross within wreath border de- uisite tool for sailmakers and thus a small but important ship’s artifact.
sign, ex-Colebrooke (1778). 2 grams, 1/2” diameter. Scarce artifact
from this wreck, completely intact, rosy gold in appearance, with enwreathed large X for decoration. From the Colebrooke (1778), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $50-$75.
From the Lady Holland (1830), with original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $75-$110.
Royal Charter, sunk in 1859 off AnHMS Royal George, sunk in 1782 off glesey, Wales 1909. Small, ornate, rectangular photo frame, ex-Royal Spithead, England Charter (1859). 12 grams, 2-1/2” x 1-1/2”. Gilt brass, artistic frame 1901. Wooden snuff-box lid with round gold(?)-plated brass with oval center to carry the image of a loved one while onboard, rare plaque engraved with wreck information as made from wood recovered from the HMS Royal George (1782) in 1841. 18
provenance from this wreck. From the Royal Charter (1859), with photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
1902. Lot of two small items (engraved) made from copper
Serica, sunk in 1893 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
grams, 4” x 1-1/4” Round plaque mounted on rectangular wood piece with “Part of the Royal George Sunk on the 29th Aug 1782” inscribed within. From the HMS Royal George (1782). Estimate: $100-$150.
recovered from the HMS Royal George (1782) in 1841. cylinder
= 11 grams, 1-1/4” long; medal = 9 grams, 1-1/4” diameter. Copper cylindrical fitting engraved on top with “Foundered August 29, 1782” and “RG” center flanked by British and British Navy flags; medallic piece dislodged from wood it was attached to with inscription “Wood and Copper of the Royal George Sunk 1782 1841,” upright lion hoisting a long pike in the center. From the HMS Royal George (1782). Estimate: $50-$75.
1910. Intact wooden belaying pin, ex-Serica (1893). 177 grams, 15” long, 1-/2” diameter at thickest. Shaped like a billy club (or a
dagger with rod instead of blade), this well-preserved object was used to fasten ropes temporarily on board ships, its surface smooth and clean with bits of lacquer near the turned areas and a few small wormholes, a rare artifact from this wreck. From the Serica (1893), with certificate and printed history of the wreck. Estimate: $100-$150.
Non-Wreck Artifacts
1903. Wooden piece of the HMS Royal George (1782), with
gold-colored writing on it dating the recovery to 1841. 34 grams,
4-1/2” x 2-1/8”. Rough-cut piece of black-colored wood with inscription
on one side reading “Piece of the Rl George Sunk Aug 29th 1782 Recovd 1841.” From the HMS Royal George (1782). Estimate: $50-$75.
Colossus, sunk in 1798 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England
Natural History
1911. Lot of thirteen megalodon (giant shark) teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, mostly intact (1” to 1-1/2”), recovered from shipwreck sites off South Africa. 137 grams total. Fun assortment of small teeth with various types of coloration, for display or gifts. Estimate: $100-$150.
1912. Lot of about 60 megalodon (giant shark) and other 1904. Ornate silver buckle, ex-Colossus (1798). 10 grams, 1-3/8” shark teeth, approx. 2.6 million years old, some intact (1/2”
x 1-1/8”. Nicely detailed, polished curved silver rectangular buckle (for shoes and straps, not belts) with lovely swirl design all over. From the Colossus (1798), with original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
1905. Copper pipe tamper in the shape of a hand, ex-
Colossus (1798). 19 grams, 2” x 3/4”. Fascinating relic which stands upright on a cross-hatched flat bottom, some fingers of holder missing or broken off, but certainly recognizable as a miniature hand. From the Colossus (1798), with original box and photo-certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.
to 2”), recovered from shipwreck sites off South Africa. 255
grams total. Large assortment of sizes of intact and broken teeth, mostly dark gray in color, and smooth in appearance, Estimate: $100-$150.
Arms / Armor / Militaria
1913. Lot of nineteen lead shot for cannons (one) and muskets (eighteen), Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 520 grams,
1/2” to 1-1/2” diameter. Grouping of typically dusty and light-colored round musket shot, all small except one large one for a cannon (small crack in it but otherwise stable). Estimate: $80-$120.
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Nautical
Miscellaneous
5-1/2” long. Simple silver pipe with flat handle terminating in a hol-
and one smaller case plus chain pieces and small lead weights, used in the Spanish colonies (1500s-1700s). 788 grams total,
1914. U.S. Navy silver bosun’s whistle, 1800s-1900s. 26 grams,
low spherical cavity, a device used by the ship’s bosun for shipboard commands and alerts, “sterling” stamped on side, some cleaning and signs of wear. From a Virginia estate, with photo-certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.
Jewelry / Religious
1915. Lot of eleven small pieces of carved jet (black wood),
Spanish colonial (1500s-1600s). 6.78 grams, very small to 1”. Glossy
black miniatures of unknown purpose except for part of a ring, which shows an etched-in cross above an orb-shaped pit in an oval emblem. Other parts include a native head with long neck, a lion, two shells and an higa (talisman of good luck in the shape of a fist), all found in a Spanish colonial area of the southern Caribbean. Estimate: $150-$225.
1916. Lot of twelve crosses and religious medallions and
other items in base metals, various periods (1600s-1900s). 47.95 grams total, 1/2” to 2”. Cool little collection of objects, from a
three-masted ship to a functioning miniature spur to various medallions and simple crosses to two crosses (one ornate though incomplete) with inlaid cabochon emeralds. Great for further study. Estimate: $150-$225.
1917. Large lot of three incomplete brass nested weight sets
nested weights 1” x 1-3/4”, lead weights 3/8” in diameter. Assortment of well-patinated nested weights, all but one complete minus the cases together with a case minus weights, some chain pieces, and small, typically dusty lead weights with ring-shaped bails. Interesting for further research as remnants of a different era. Estimate: $200-$300.
1918. Bronze door knocker consisting of a cannon and crest of León/Castile, ca. 1950s. 702 grams, 5-1/2” x 4-1/2”. No home
should be without this bronze knocker ready to be affixed to a door, the knocker itself a miniature cannon and behind that the crest of León and Castile (castles and lions) encircled in a wreath, on top ST AUGUSTINE FLA and on back ADAMS BRONZE FLA, all well patinated and with sedimentation in crevices. Estimate: $100-$150.
1919. Lot of three official file photos regarding Atocha
(1622) salvage, dated 1973, 1987 and 1988. Lot of three 8 x 10
images from a 15-year spread of Atocha history: the Southwind “treasure ship” on the site of early detection of the Atocha in 1973; investor holding up a coin (“one of silver coins distributed in treasure division” written on back of photo) in 1987; 1988 photo by Don Kincaid of an underwater diver amongst coral holding up a long gold bar (notations on back showed that it was used in a BBC program entitled “Treasure is Trouble” to be aired on March 6). Estimate: $100-$150.
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