Treasure, World and U.S Coin Auction #18

Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #18 LIVE FLOOR AND INTERNET AUCTION DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Orlando - Lake Buena Vista 2305 Hotel Plaza Blvd, Orlando, FL 32830 Phone (407) 934-1000

Thursday, October 29, 2015 Session I: 9:00 am edt Session II: Noon edt Session III: 3:30 pm edt Session IV: 7:30 pm edt Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC

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TA BLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION LOTS PAGES Shipwreck Histories .......................................................................................................... 8-17 SESSION I: October 29, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT Gold Cobs (by mint) .................................................................................. 1-86................ 19-38 World Gold Coins (by country) ................................................................. 87-207............ 39-60 U.S. Coins .................................................................................................. 208-227.......... 61-64 SESSION II: October 29, 2015, Noon EDT Shipwreck Ingots ....................................................................................... 228-248.......... 65-73 Shipwreck Silver Coins (chronologically by wreck) ...................................249-496.......... 74-111 SESSION III: October 29, 2015, 3:30 PM EDT Silver cobs of Mexico City, Mexico ............................................................. 497-537.......... 113-119 Silver cobs of Lima, Peru ............................................................................ 538-593.......... 120-130 Silver cobs of Potosí, Bolivia....................................................................... 594-801.......... 131-180 Feature Article: “The Sacred Heart Cobs of Potosí”............................................ 152-163 Other Silver Cobs (by country) .................................................................. 802-830.......... 181-188 SESSION IV: October 29, 2015, 7:30 PM EDT Ancient Coins............................................................................................. 831-849.......... 189-192 World Silver Coins (by country)................................................................. 850-1108........ 192-237 Medals ....................................................................................................... 1109-1157...... 238-248 Documents................................................................................................. 1158-1162...... 249-250 Shipwreck Artifacts..................................................................................... 1163-1207...... 251-262 Non-Wreck Artifacts................................................................................... 1208-1250...... 262-274

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

REFERENCES CITED Where possible, in the description for each lot we supply one or more numbers in reference to acknowledged publications in the field.

References used in this catalog include the following: CT = Calicó’s Numismática española (2008), formerly by Calicó and Trigo (nine previous editions).

KM = Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins, various editions, including Spain, Portugal and the New World.

Restrepo = Restrepo’s Monedas de Colombia, 1619-2006, second edition (2006).

S = Sedwick’s The Practical Book of Cobs, fourth edition (2007).

Spink = Spink’s (formerly Seaby’s) Coins of England and the United Kingdom, forty-first edition (2006).

A list of other, more specialized references used in our catalogs is provided upon request.

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

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

We encourage bidders to examine lots in person, either at the coin shows we attend or at our premises in Winter Park, Florida (by appointment only).

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Treasure, World & U.S. Coin Auction #18

Live Floor and Internet auction, Thursday, October 29, 2015

The cover says it all: This sale will go down in history as the “Hearts and Royals” auction. Never before have so many Hearts (14) and Royals (46) been offered at the same time. These are very special cob coins—made in tiny numbers for presentation, not circulation. Many dates are represented by single-known specimens. Sophisticated cob buyers know that an opportunity like this is unique, with enough specimens to satisfy the casual trophy hunters as well. To be able to offer a total of 60 of these treasures is a privilege we will hold dear for years to come!

In addition to the Hearts and Royals, in this auction you will find prizes in virtually every area, as it is probably our most balanced auction to date. Here is a quick run-down: In Gold Cobs we feature a date collection of Lima 8 escudos among selections from nearly all the New World mints and even several Spanish mints, including a few rarely seen Cartagena 2 escudos. Be sure to check out the usual offerings of 1715-Fleet gold cobs, still in their prime with the 300th anniversary celebration this year.

In World Gold Coins you will find a healthy mix of Latin American material (including several “finest knowns” recently encapsulated by NGC) with a smattering of worldwide pieces.

For this auction we are also offering a section of U.S. Coins, including some branch-mint gold and some early silver dollars.

Next up is our section of Shipwreck Ingots (and related precious metals), featuring several gold bars from the 1622 Fleet (Atocha and Santa Margarita), one of which is over 2.3 kilograms!

Then we come to our ever-popular Shipwreck Silver Coins section, this time brimming with sizable selections from the Atocha and Santa Margarita (1622), the Capitana (1654), the Consolación (1681) and, of course, the 1715 Fleet, featuring a unique contraband clump of Mexican cobs neatly stacked to fit in the false bottom of a chest (with Real Eight pedigree to boot!).

The silver-cob sections, as mentioned at the beginning, are loaded with Hearts and Royals, but you will also find a small collection of Charles-Joanna ½ reales in Mexican Silver Cobs, some choice Early Pillars and shield-type cobs of assayers Rincón and Xinés Martínez in Lima Silver Cobs, and a fully dated 1647 8 reales of assayer Ramírez (who was executed for debasement) in Potosí Silver Cobs, the latter two sections also stocked with a reference collection of cob ¼ reales (cuartillas). You will also find a superb 1651 8 reales from Bogotá and even some silver cobs from Santo Domingo and Panama in the Other Silver Cobs section.

After a small but varied section on Ancient Coins comes World Silver Coins, dominated (as usual) by Latin American material, including many trophies (rarities and top grades), with emphasis this time on Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela, the last-mentioned featuring another reference collection of ¼ reales. Following that is an important offering of (mostly) Latin American Medals.

Our Shipwreck Artifacts and Non-Wreck Artifacts sections are typically loaded with goodies, this time featuring several 1715-Fleet gold items (snuffboxes, chain, cross and rings), a shipwreck astrolabe, lots of shipwreck emeralds, a choice Dutch cannon, many flintlock pistols and treasure chests, and even a couple lots of pre-Columbian gold.

So even if Hearts and Royals aren’t your fancy, we know you will have a good time perusing the lots and choosing your next treasure. Happy hunting, everyone!

Daniel Sedwick

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

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Michelle B. Heidt

SHIPWRECK (AND HOARD) HISTORIES Throughout this catalog we offer coins, ingots and artifacts from many dozens of different shipwrecks and hoards—”treasure” in the truest sense. So as not to break up the flow of the catalog in the listings, we offer the history behind each wreck here in chronological order.

Some lots in the catalog do not have histories here either because we have no further information or what we do know is brief enough to include with the lots. Please feel free to contact us for more information about any of these wrecks or about shipwrecks or treasure in general. Also be sure to check out our Virtual Shipwreck and Hoard Map on the web at http://www.sedwickcoins.com/map/map.html.

show a fineness marking, but no tax stamps or other markings, in parts per 24, with a dot being a quarter karat. Many of the silver and gold ingots from this wreck were cut into two or more parts, presumably to divide into separate accounts.

“Tumbaga wreck,” sunk ca. 1528 off Grand Bahama Island

Before there were coins and Spanish Treasure Fleets, Hernán Cortés and his men acquired treasure in the form of NativeAmerican gold and silver artifacts that were melted down in Mexico for easier transportation. The variable-fineness ingots thus created were known to archeologists but were not thought to exist until the discovery of a wreck full of them off Grand Bahama Island in 1992.

After the salvage of what ultimately was determined to be a ca.-1528 wreck, the ingots came to be known as “tumbaga” bars and were subsequently distributed to the collecting community by Frank and Daniel Sedwick. Like most official Spanish colonial bullion, each bar was marked with the fineness (the gold in parts per 24, the silver in parts per 2400) and assayer, and especially with tax stamps to show that the king got his cut. On these particular bars the tax stamps show a legend that reads CAROLVS QVINTVS IMPERATOR for Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire (who was also Charles I of Spain, son of Queen Joanna).

The “Tumbaga” Saga: Treasure of the Conquistadors, by Agustín García-Barneche (2010), gives the story behind these bars, particularly their history and manufacture, with complete data and analysis and photos of many of the ingots. Each bar is also described in detail in Tumbaga Silver for Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire, by Douglas Armstrong (1993), a professional conservator hired by the salvage company to clean and preserve all the silver “tumbaga” bars.

Spanish 1554 Fleet sunk off Padre Island, Texas

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

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

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

This wreck was nicknamed for a royal stamping (“Golden Fleece”) on several of the gold “finger” bars (ingots) it yielded.

Practically all the coins from this wreck were Mexican CharlesJoanna silver coins (all assayers prior to S), including several rarities, the most important being three specimens of the Rincón “Early Series” 8 reales of 1538, the very first 8 reales ever struck in the New World. To date the finders of the wreck have not identified the wreck or disclosed its exact location, but they affirm it was in international waters in the northern Caribbean. Though it was a relatively small find of a few thousand coins at most, it has been the primary source for Mexican Carlos-Juana coins on the market since the mid-1990s.

Perhaps more impressive than the coins from this wreck are the few dozen gold and silver ingots it has yielded, all of which have entered the market exclusively through Daniel Frank Sedwick. The varying purities of these bars are reminiscent of the “tumbaga” bars (see above), although the later gold ingots were cast in somewhat standard shapes (“fingers”) and sizes. The silver ingots from this wreck, popularly known as “splashes,” were simply poured onto the ground, leaving a round, flat mound of silver that was subsequently stamped with a tax stamp in the form of a crowned C for King Charles I and/or a fineness in the usual block Roman numerals in parts per 2400, much like the karat system we use today. The gold ingots also

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

Unidentified (presumably Spanish) wreck sunk ca. 1590 off the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico

Salvaged surreptitiously by Florida divers, this wreck yielded Philip II cobs of Mexico, Lima and Potosí, some in remarkably good condition. Many of this wreck’s coins are recognizable by their jagged, truncated edges (from corrosion) with pristine interior details.

Without consideration of that characteristic pattern of corrosion, the coins from this wreck can pass for Atocha (1622) coins, which is how many of them were successfully sold with fraudulent Atocha certificates in the 1990s.

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a database system at the Fisher operation in Key West. With some exceptions each certificate also specifies the coin’s Grade, from 1 (highest) to 4 (lowest), a highly subjective evaluation of corrosive damage and overall quality. Most Atocha silver coins are also recognizable by their shiny brightness, the result of a somewhat controversial cleaning and polishing process catering more to noncollectors than to serious numismatists.

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

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

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

From the same hurricane-stricken 1622 Fleet as the Atocha (above), the Santa Margarita sank on a reef within sight of the Atocha and was found in 1626 by Spanish salvagers, who recovered only roughly half its treasure. The other half was found by Mel Fisher and company in 1980. Margarita’s treasures were similar to those found on the Atocha, with fewer coins in comparatively worse condition overall (yet not as harshly cleaned afterward). As with Atocha coins, original Fisher certificates are critical to the premium value for these coins, which is on par with Atocha coins. In 2008 divers with the subcontractor company Blue Water Recovery found more gold on the Santa Margarita and also a lead box stuffed full of pearls.

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

Presumably a sister-ship to the Atocha and Santa Margarita of the 1622 Fleet (above), the “Dry Tortugas wreck” was discovered in 1989 and reworked in 1991 by Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology.

Among the finds were numerous gold bars (but no silver bars) and about 1,200 heavily eroded silver cobs similar in composition to the Atocha finds, all picked from the ocean floor by a robot. Cannons and other artifacts expected on a typical galleon were notably absent.

The bulk of the treasure was eventually sold to a store/museum in Key West that later went bankrupt. Years later it all turned up at a bankruptcy auction, where the bulk of the treasure was repurchased by some of the former principals of Seahawk for a new museum.

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

Arguably the most famous of all Spanish galleons salvaged in our time, the Atocha was the almiranta of the 1622 Fleet, which left Havana several weeks late and ran afoul of a hurricane. Eight of the 28-ship fleet were lost, wrecked on the reefs between the Dry Tortugas and the Florida Keys or sunk in deeper water. Five people survived the sinking of the Atocha and were rescued by another vessel, but the wreck itself was scattered after another hurricane hit the site exactly one month later. The Spanish were never able to salvage what was one of the richest galleons ever to sail.

The cargo of the Atocha did not see light again until 1971, when the first coins were found by the now-famous salvager Mel Fisher and his divers, who recovered the bulk of the treasure in 1985 and thereby unleashed the largest supply of silver cobs and ingots the market has ever seen. Well over 100,000 shield-type cobs were found in all denominations above the half real, the great majority of them from Potosí, as were also the approximately 1,000 silver ingots (most the size of bread loaves). A handful of gold 1- and 2-escudos cobs were also recovered, mostly from mainland Spanish mints, but also a few from Colombia, officially the first gold coins ever struck in the New World. The Atocha was also the source for most or all of the first silver cobs struck in Colombia, as well as a few early coins from Mexico, Lima, Spain and even Panama. Even more significant were the many gold ingots, jewelry items, emeralds and other artifacts.

Because of Mel Fisher’s huge publicity and because much of the treasure was distributed to investors at high ratios compared to their investment amounts, the coins from the Atocha have always sold for much more—anywhere from 2 times to 10 times—than their non-salvage counterparts, even in the numismatic market. (The “glamour market” in tourist areas elevates these coins to as much as twenty times their base numismatic value!) Individually numbered certificates with photos of each coin are critical to the retention of an Atocha coin’s enhanced value. Accompanying barcode tags with the coins also make it possible to replace lost certificates through

São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique

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

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

Since the accidental discovery in 1964 of around 10,000 silver cobs dating up to and including 1628 in 10 feet of water just 1,300 yards from the Lucayan Beach Hotel, the mystery of identifying the lost vessel has never been solved. Because of the date, popular opinion associates the wreck with the taking of the Spanish 1628 Fleet in Matanzas Bay, Cuba, by the Dutch pirate and national hero Piet Heyn, who reported losing two of the vessels on the way back to

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Europe. Three names proposed for the ship(s) by various sellers over the years were the Van Lynden, the Santa Gertrude (or Gertrudis) and the Romario, with scant evidence to support any of the attributions.

Spanish archival research suggested a new name, Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, which sank in that general area in 1624. Since dates on the recovered coins extend past 1624, this attribution must be incorrect. A more recent recovery in the 1990s off Lucayan Beach turned up similar material, but no further clues as to the ship’s (or ships’) identity. Practically all of the coins have been Mexican 8 and 4 reales of the assayer-D period, some in quite nice condition and a few with clear dates, which are rare. Expect to pay a modest premium for specimens in white clamshell boxes produced by Spink & Son (London) in the 1960s for a promotion that capped off years of disagreements between the salvagers, their backers and the Bahamian government.

Capitana (Jesús María de la Limpia Concepción), sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

This wreck was the largest loss ever experienced by the Spanish South Seas (Pacific) Fleet, of which the Jesus María de la Limpia Concepción was the capitana (“captain’s ship” or lead vessel) in 1654. Official records reported the loss of 3 million pesos of silver (2,212 ingots, 216 chests of coins, and 22 boxes of wrought silver), augmented to a total of as much as 10 million pesos when contraband and private consignments were taken into account. By comparison, the entire annual silver production in Peru at that time was only about 6-7 million pesos!

Obviously overloaded, the Capitana sank technically due to pilot error, which drove the ship onto the reefs south of the peninsula known as Punta Santa Elena, a geographic feature the pilot thought he had cleared. Twenty people died in the disaster. For eight years afterward, Spanish salvagers officially recovered over 3 million pesos of coins and bullion (with probably much more recovered off the record), leaving only an unreachable lower section for divers to find in our time. Ironically, the main salvager of the Capitana in the 1650s and early 1660s was none other than the ship’s silvermaster, Bernardo de Campos, who was responsible for the ship’s being overloaded with contraband in the first place.

The wreck was rediscovered in the mid-1990s and salvaged (completely, according to some) in 1997. After a 50-50 split with the Ecuadorian government in 1998, investors sold most of their half of the more than 5,000 coins recovered at auction in 1999. Almost exclusively Potosí 8 and 4 reales, the coins were a healthy mix of countermarked issues of 1649-1652, transitional issues of 1652, and post-transitional pillars-and-waves cobs of 1653-1654, many in excellent condition and expertly conserved.

As an interesting footnote, the very coins salvaged from the Capitana by the Spanish in 1654 were lost again on the Maravillas wreck of 1656 (see next), and some of those coins salvaged from the Maravillas were lost again in the wreck of the salvage vessel Madama do Brasil off Gorda Cay (Bahamas) in 1657. Furthering Spain’s woes was the destruction of another treasure fleet in 1657 by English marauders fresh from a victory in the Bay of Cádiz off Santa Cruz on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

Concepción, sunk in 1641 off the northeast coast of Hispaniola

The Concepción was one of the most significant Spanish wrecks of all time, serving the Spanish with a loss of over 100 tons of silver and gold treasure. The almiranta of a 21-ship fleet, the Concepción was already in poor repair when the Europe-bound fleet encountered a storm in September of 1641, leaving her disabled and navigating under makeshift sails amid disagreement among its pilots about their location. Weeks later, she grounded on a reef in an area now named the Silver Shoals, just east of another shoal known as the Abrojos, which the pilots were trying to avoid. After another storm hit the wrecked ship and the admiral and officers left in the ship’s only longboat, the remaining crew resorted to building rafts from the ship’s timbers. Survivors’ accounts pointed to drowning, starvation and even sharks for the approximately 300 casualties. In the fallout that ensued, none of the survivors could report the wreck’s location with accuracy, so it sat undisturbed until New England’s William Phipps found it in 1687 and brought home tons of silver and some gold, to the delight of his English backers.

The Concepción was found again in 1978 by Burt Webber, Jr., whose divers recovered some 60,000 silver cobs, mostly Mexican 8 and 4 reales, and also some Potosí and rare Colombian cobs, including more from the Cartagena mint than had been found on any other shipwreck. Unlike the Maravillas 15 years later, the Concepción did not yield any gold cobs in our time, and any significant artifacts found were retained by the government of the Dominican Republic who oversaw the salvage. The bulk of the silver cobs found on the Concepción were heavily promoted, even in department stores. The site is still worked from time to time with limited success.

Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

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As the almiranta of the homebound Spanish fleet in January of 1656, the Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas was officially filled with over five million pesos of treasure (and probably much more in contraband, as was usually the case). That treasure included much of the silver salvaged from the South Seas Fleet’s Capitana of 1654 that wrecked on Chanduy Reef off Ecuador (see above). The ill-fated treasure sank once again when the Maravillas unexpectedly ran into shallow water and was subsequently rammed by one of the other ships of its fleet, forcing the captain to try to ground the Maravillas on a nearby reef on Little Bahama Bank off Grand Bahama Island.

In the ensuing chaos, exacerbated by strong winds, most of the 650 people on board died in the night, and the wreckage scattered.

Spanish salvagers soon recovered almost half a million pesos of treasure, followed by more recoveries over the next several decades, yet with over half of the official cargo still unfound.

The first rediscovery of the Maravillas in the twentieth century was by Robert Marx and his company, Seafinders, in 1972, whose finds were featured in an auction by Schulman in New York in 1974. Included among the coins in this sale were some previously unknown Cartagena silver cobs of 1655 and countermarked Potosí

coinage of 1649-1651 and 1652 transitionals, in addition to many Mexican silver cobs and a few Bogotá cob 2 escudos. The second big salvage effort on the Maravillas was achieved by Herbert Humphreys and his company, Marex, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, resulting in two big sales by Christie’s (London) in 1992 and 1993, which featured many Bogotá cob 2 escudos, more Mexico and Potosí silver cobs, and several important artifacts. The most recent big sale of Maravillas finds, presumably from one of the many salvage efforts from the 1970s and 1980s, took place in California in 2005, again with a good quantity of Bogotá cob 2 escudos. The wreck area is still being searched today, but officially the Bahamian government has not granted any leases on the site since the early 1990s. It is possible the bulk of the treasure is still to be found.

Consolación (“Isla de Muerto shipwreck”), sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador

When salvage first began on this wreck in 1997, it was initially believed to be the Santa Cruz and later called El Salvador y San José, sunk in August of 1680; however, research by Robert Marx after the main find in subsequent years confirmed its proper name and illuminated its fascinating history.

Intended to be part of the Spanish “South Seas Fleet” of 1681, which left Lima’s port of Callao in April, the Consolación apparently was delayed and ended up traveling alone. At the Gulf of Guayaquil, off modern-day Ecuador, the Consolación encountered English pirates, led by Bartholomew Sharpe, who forced the Spanish galleon to sink on a reef off Santa Clara Island (later nicknamed “Isla de Muerto,” or Dead Man’s Island). Before the pirates could get to the ship, the crew set fire to her and tried to escape to the nearby island without success. Angered by their inability to seize the valuable cargo of the Consolación, Sharpe’s men killed the Spaniards and tried in vain to recover the treasure through the efforts of local fishermen.

Spanish attempts after that were also fruitless, so the treasure of the Consolación sat undisturbed until our time.

When vast amounts of silver coins were found in the area starting in the 1990s, by local entrepreneurs Roberto Aguirre and Carlos Saavedra (“ROBCAR”) and the government of Ecuador in 1997 under mutual agreement, the exact name and history of the wreck were unknown, and about 8,000 of the coins (all Potosí silver cobs) were subsequently sold at auction by Spink New York in December 2001 as simply “Treasures from the ‘Isla de Muerto.’” Most of the coins offered were of low quality and poorly preserved but came with individually numbered photo-certificates. Later, after the provenance had been properly researched and better conservation methods were used, a Florida syndicate arranged to have ongoing finds from this wreck permanently encapsulated in hard-plastic holders by the authentication and grading firm ANACS, with the wreck provenance clearly stated inside the “slab”; more recent offerings have bypassed this encapsulation. Ongoing salvage efforts have good reason to be hopeful, as the manifest of the Consolación stated the value of her registered cargo as 146,000 pesos in silver coins in addition to silver and gold ingots, plus an even higher sum in contraband, according to custom.

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

As well known as this wreck has become among the Florida treasure community and shipwreck collectors around the world, surprisingly little has been written about it, and not one major auction has been dedicated to its finds.

The San Miguel was not a big treasure galleon in a huge convoy; rather, she was a lone aviso, a smaller ship for carrying letters and other communications quickly back to Spain. But unlike most avisos, the San Miguel was carrying some important treasure, as it was in the right time and place to take on samples of the unauthorized “Star of Lima” coinage of 1659 for the King to see. In October the San Miguel encountered a hurricane off the southeast coast of Florida, grounded on a sandbar, and broke apart rapidly, leaving only 34 survivors among the 121 people on board. Those survivors were all quickly captured by natives (Ais) and therefore had no opportunity to salvage the scattered wreck.

Today only parts of the wreck of the San Miguel have been found, discovered by lifeguard Peter Leo in 1987, in about 10 to 20 feet of water and under as much as 20 feet of sand. Salvage is ongoing.

Besides a couple of gold ingots and one large silver ingot, the yield to date has been modest, mostly low-end silver cobs of Mexico and Potosí, a good amount of the rare 1659 “Star of Lima” silver coinage, a couple Bogotá gold cobs, and some rare Cartagena silver cobs. All were sold through various dealers and private transactions. If the hull of the ship is ever found, as the salvagers think it will be, the market may finally see some of the gold cobs of the “Star of Lima” issue of 1659.

Unidentified wreck sunk ca. 1671 in Seville Harbor, Spain

The city of Seville is situated on the Guadalquivir River, about 50 miles inland from the ocean port of Cádiz, where treasure from the New World arrived on sea-going galleons. From there the treasure sailed upriver by boat to Seville. Sometime in 1671 it is believed one of these boats sank outside Seville, or at least its treasure was lost there somehow in the river, for in the mid-1990s a large hoard of obviously salvaged silver cob 8 and 4 reales of Potosí, none dated later than 1671, and mostly in decent condition, began to emerge from markets in Spain without provenance but reportedly found in Seville Harbor during the installation of a fiber-optic cable across the river.

It should be noted that the same type of coins (with characteristics identical to those from the Seville wreck) have been sold in recent years as having come from the so-called “Señorita de Santa Cristina” of 1672 off Cádiz, but we can find no record of this ship or its salvage.

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1681 Fleet (“Portobelo wreck”), sunk in 1681 off Portobelo, Panama

The 1681 “Tierra Firme” Fleet, commanded by Juan Antonio Vicentelo de Leca y Herrara, better known as the Marqués de Brenes, left Cádiz, Spain, on January 28, 1681, and reached Cartagena, Colombia, on April 2. From there a small armada of 12 ships was sent out to assess the danger of pirates in the area, as this was the age of Henry Morgan and other privateers on the Spanish Main.

Bad weather also intervened, and it was not till November that the 1681 Fleet finally left Cartagena bound for Portobelo, Panama.

As the Fleet approached Portobelo, strong winds and hard rain prevented the pilots from recognizing the land until nighttime, by which time they had passed their destination and found themselves near dangerous reefs off the Islas Naranjos. The Capitana (lead vessel), Santo Cristo de San Agustín y Nuestra Señora del Rosario, immediately anchored and signaled the rest of the fleet to anchor as well. It was too late for the merchant nao Boticaria, which struck a reef there at midnight on November 29, but gently enough that almost everyone on board was saved.

Rescue boats soon arrived. As the Boticaria stayed on the reef for three days before sinking, salvagers were able save almost everything. Meanwhile, news came in that another ship in the fleet, the galleon Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, had wrecked on another reef near even farther along, off a point near a western entrance to the Chagres River known as Punta de Brujas (not to be confused with Brujas on the Pacific coast). Unlike the Boticaria, however, the 22-gun Soledad hit the reef with such force that 50 people died, including its owner, Captain Antonio de Lima.

The rest of the 1681 Fleet finally reached Portobelo on December 3, still under adverse weather conditions. More casualties arose when the ship Chaperón found herself stranded at the mouth of the Chagres River and in danger of sinking due to lack of anchoring equipment and personnel. In the process of delivering assistance, a small ship known as a tartana was lost, and by the time the other rescue ships made it to the Chaperón they found that its crew had all escaped and only three boatloads of goods could be saved before the ship sank.

After taking care of business in Portobelo, the ill-fated fleet returned to Cartagena on March 27, 1682, and on May 8 set sail for Havana, Cuba. That night yet another merchant ship, the Santa Teresa, captained by Don Manuel de Galarza, was lost, and several other vessels had to return to Cartagena. Then, while en route to Havana, the galleon Nuestra Señora de la Concepción y San Ignacio de Loyola hit a reef just past Cape San Antonio, Cuba, and was set afire after its cargo was salvaged. Reaching Havana on June 1, the ragtag 1681 Fleet finally made it back to Spain on September 2.

The various lost ships of the 1681 Fleet have been salvaged off and on in modern times. While it would seem that the location of each wreck would indicate its identity, the fact is that most sources have not been well documented, and the wrecks of pirate ships with loot from the same fleet are possible as well.

Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa

An English East Indiaman on her way to Surat on the west coast of India, the Joanna separated from her convoy and sank in rough seas on a reef off the southernmost tip of South Africa on June 8, 1682, sending 10 people to their death. Eventually 104 survivors reached the Dutch colony of Cape Town, from which a salvage party was soon dispatched. The Joanna’s cargo consisted of 70 chests of silver coins, of which the salvage party reported having

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recovered only about 28,000 guilders’ worth. In 1982 the wreck was rediscovered by a group of South African divers led by Gavin Clackworthy, who brought up silver ingots (discs) and more than 23,000 silver cobs, most of them Mexican 4 and 8 reales of Charles II in generally low grade, but a few showing bold, formerly very rare dates 1679-1681. Over the past two decades, these cobs have entered the market from both private dealers and auctions, but always in relatively small quantities at a time. Almost all the coins are in very worn condition, usually thin and nearly featureless, but without the heavy encrustation and pitting that characterize Caribbean finds.

“Taj Mahal treasure,” sunk ca. 1702 off Sri Lanka

The story of the so-called “Taj Mahal treasure” is more about modern romance than historical events, for it was famously salvaged by the author Arthur C. Clarke in 1961-3, while he was living in Sri Lanka and scouting for film sites. Childhood polio had left Clarke wheelchair-bound, but he could dive, and that is just what he did when some boys told him and his associate Mike Wilson about the find on the Great Basses Reef. The adventure that ensued is well documented in Clarke’s 1964-5 books The Treasure of the Great Reef and Indian Ocean Treasure.

Ten coin-clumps were recovered from this unidentified wreck, each coin a silver rupee dated AH1113 (1702 AD) from the time of Shah Aurangzeb Alamgir, the sixth and last great mogul emperor of India, and the son of Shah Jahan, who had built the Taj Mahal in mid-1600s. Two of the coin-clumps are permanently ensconced in museums—one in the Smithsonian and one in the Arthur C. Clarke archives (“Clarkives”) in Taunton, England. A third clump was recently featured on the TV show Pawn Stars.

All the rest of the clumps were broken up and the coins have been marketed since 1992, when they were acquired by famous treasure hunter Carl Fismer, who then teamed up with video producer Robert Lewis Knecht to travel to Sri Lanka and record the story again from Clarke himself. Arthur C. Clarke died in 2008, but not before diving one more time with Fismer and Knecht.

Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa

This Dutch East Indiaman was outbound when she tried to put into Saldanha Bay to alleviate rampant scurvy on board the ship. On April 3, 1702, she hit reefs on the southwest point of Jutten Island and within hours was smashed to pieces. Only 99 of the 200 people aboard the Merestein survived.

On board the Merestein were several chests of silver coins for trade in the East Indies and for which immediate salvage plans were undertaken. But Jutten Island is no easy dive, and all attempts were abandoned until modern times.

The wreck was rediscovered and salvaged in the early 1970s, yielding almost exclusively Dutch silver ducatoons from the 1600s. The number of coins found in the 1970s was around 15,000 and is believed to be nowhere near all of the treasure that was lost.

Thousands more coins and artifacts were recovered by the salvage company Sealit in the 1990s.

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

The sinking of this ship and four others in a fleet of 21 returning from the Mediterranean was one of the worst British naval disasters of all time. The Association sank on October 22 under stormy conditions after what can only be described as guesswork navigation that led the ships straight onto the rocks of the Scilly Isles, where as

many as 2,000 sailors lost their lives as a result. The admiral of the fleet, Sir Cloudisley Shovell, whose ten chests of personal wealth (in addition to several others) were rumored to be aboard the Association, was one of the casualties of the sinking, although legend has it he reached shore alive, only to be murdered there by a local woman for a ring on his finger.

The wrecksite was located in 1967 by British Navy divers, touching off a frenzy of activity on the site for years to come. Cannons and a few coins were raised in the 1960s, but it was not till 1973 that a significant amount of coins were found (8,000 in that year alone).

These coins, mostly British silver and gold but also many Spanish and Spanish-American silver cobs, were sold at auction beginning in 1969 and into the early 1970s. The cobs presented an eclectic mix, mostly 8 reales from the 1650s forward (even a “Royal” presentation issue from 1676), but from nearly all mints (especially Lima and Potosí), some even left in as-found conglomerate form combined with British coins. It is interesting to note that parts of this wreck, like others in the area, were flattened hard to the muddy sea floor by huge boulders that still roll around with the currents, making for dangerous and difficult salvage.

Salvage commenced soon afterward and lasted for several years. Nearly half of the vast treasure (at least the registered part) was recovered and kept in a nearby storehouse. In 1716, a flotilla of British freebooters under Henry Jennings raided the storehouse and carried off some 350,000 pesos of the treasure to Jamaica. The Spaniards, however, resumed operations until they could salvage no more and quit in 1719. The rest of the treasure remained on the ocean floor until our time.

Modern salvage on the 1715 Fleet began in the late 1950s, when local resident Kip Wagner found a piece of eight on the beach after a hurricane and decided to pursue the source. With the help of a 1774 chart and an army-surplus metal detector, he located the original Spanish salvage camp and unearthed coins and artifacts.

Then, using a rented airplane to spot the underwater wrecksite from the air and check the location again by boat, Kip found the source of the coins and soon formed a team of divers and associates backed by a salvage permit from the State of Florida. All of this took place over a period of years before it evolved into the Real Eight Company, whose ranks later included such luminaries as Robert Marx and the flamboyant Mel Fisher. The Fisher family still sub-leases the sites to hopeful salvagers today.

The vast treasures yielded by the 1715 Fleet in our time fall into nearly every category, from coins to jewelry, precious stones to cannons, religious artifacts to Chinese porcelains. The 1715 Fleet remains the world’s largest source for New World gold cobs, while the silver cobs recovered number in the hundreds of thousands.

Promotions of the coins by Real Eight and others have spanned the decades, in addition to significant auctions by Henry Christensen (1964); Parke-Bernet Galleries (1967) and Sotheby Parke Bernet (1973); the Schulman Coin and Mint (1972 and 1974); Bowers and Ruddy Galleries (1977); and even the U.S. Customs Service (2003).

Despite a wealth of publications pertaining to the 1715 Fleet with names of the ships and the known locations of some of the wrecks, there is no universal agreement as to the identity of the vessel at each wrecksite. In many cases, in fact, it is possible that separate wrecksites represent different parts of the same ship. As a result, salvagers over the decades have resorted to nicknames for the sites based on landmarks, local individuals, and even features from the wrecks themselves, such as (from north to south): “Pines” (Sebastian), “Cabin” (Wabasso), “Cannon” (Wabasso), “Corrigans” (Vero Beach), “Rio Mar” (Vero Beach), “Sandy Point” (Vero Beach), “Wedge” (Fort Pierce), and “Colored Beach” (Fort Pierce). Regardless of the exact site of origin, a great majority of the coins and artifacts are sold simply as “1715 Fleet.”

Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada

The Feversham was on its way north with three other ships from New York to Quebec with provisions and cash to assist a British campaign against the French when all four ships sank on and around Scatarie Island off Cape Breton in a storm on October 7, 1711. About 100 people died in the disaster, while the remaining 49 survivors were able to bribe a passing French fisherman to take them to New York for 200 pounds. Apparently no one—British or French—was able to salvage anything from the wreck in its time.

In 1968 the wrecksite of the Feversham was rediscovered by a group of divers led by famous Canadian salvager, Alex Storm, whose recoveries were sold privately to a “highly-reputable Canadian institution” in 1972. In the mid-1980s the Feversham was salvaged again by a new group of divers. The Feversham’s numismatic yield was small in comparison with Spanish galleon treasures, but quite important as a cross-section of coinage in circulation in New York at the time. Mostly it was Spanish American silver cobs and Massachusetts Bay Colony shillings, many of the former with rare, weightadjustment plugs to bring them up to standard. A small group of gold cobs—almost entirely Bogotá 2 escudos, virtually identical to those from the Spanish 1715 Fleet—was found in later salvage efforts. An abundance of auctions offered these coins from 1989 through 1999.

1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

The Spanish 1715-Fleet disaster was probably the greatest to befall any of the Spanish treasure fleets in terms of casualties and money, with reports of a loss of 14 million pesos (plus an equal or greater amount in contraband) and as many as 1,000 or more lives.

It was a typical case of overloaded Spanish galleons foundering in a hurricane after delayed departure. In effect the 1715 Fleet was a combination of two fleets: the Nueva España (New Spain, i.e., Mexico) Fleet from Mexico and the Tierra Firme (Mainland) Fleet from South America, some 12 or 13 ships in all. Encountering a hurricane on July 30, all the ships were driven shoreward and destroyed except for a lone vessel, the tag-along French ship Grifón, which sailed onward without incident. Hundreds of the crew and passengers lost their lives while other hundreds of survivors improvised a camp on shore to await aid from the Spanish fort at St. Augustine, to which a party was sent.

Whydah, sunk in 1717 off Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Flagship of the notorious pirate Sam Bellamy, the Whydah sank in a storm on April 26 with the loss of all hands (including Bellamy himself) except for two. Found in 1984 and subsequently salvaged by Barry Clifford, the Whydah is widely recognized as the first identifiable pirate ship ever to be salvaged. There is now a museum dedicated to the ship on Cape Cod that houses all the salvaged finds from the Whydah, but before that opened, various cobs (silver and gold) and other coins from the Whydah would enter the market via local dealers, who presumably got them from lucky beachcombers and from the families of people who obtained the coins long ago.

Today it is nearly impossible to acquire a coin from the Whydah.

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The first and arguably most famous of the wrecks of the 1733 Fleet to be located in modern times was the capitana El Rubí, which was discovered in 1948 and salvaged principally in the 1950s

by Art McKee, whose Sunken Treasure Museum on Plantation Key housed his finds for all to see. Unfortunately throughout the next several decades the wrecksites in the Keys became a virtual free-forall, with many disputes and confrontations, until the government created the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary in 1990. The removal of artifacts from any of the sites is prohibited today.

In contrast to the 1715 Fleet, and because of the extensive Spanish salvage in the 1730s, the finds by modern divers have been modest, especially in gold coins, of which there are far more fakes on the market than genuine specimens. Nevertheless, the 1733 Fleet has been a significant source for some of the rare Mexican milled “pillar dollars” of 1732-1733 as well as the transitional “klippe”-type coins of 1733.

“Ca Mau wreck,” sunk ca. 1723-35 off Ca Mau Island, Vietnam

This unidentified Chinese wreck in the South China Sea yielded thousands of Ch’ing Dynasty export porcelain manufactured under the Emperor K’ang Hsi. The finds were first offered at auction

by Christie’s in 1998, but anonymously; more recently the government of Vietnam has auctioned off a major portion of the porcelains.

These porcelains are quite popular among collectors of Spanish Fleet items because they are identical to the K’ang Hsi material from the Florida wrecks of 1715 and 1733.

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

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

Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands

The East Indiaman Vliegenthart (“Flying Hart” in Dutch) had just departed Rammekens for the East Indies when the deadly combination of a northeast gale, a spring tide and pilot error sent her into a sand bank behind her sister-ship Anna Catharina. The latter ship broke apart in the storm while the Vliegenthart, damaged and firing her cannons in distress, slipped off the bank and sank in 10 fathoms of water. All hands on both ships were lost.

Contemporaneous salvage under contract with the Dutch East India Company was unsuccessful, but it provided a piece of evidence, a secret map, that emerged from obscurity in 1977.

Stemming from that, divers employed by the former London attorney Rex Cowan discovered the wreck in 1981, and in 1983 they found their first coins, one of three chests of Mexican silver and Dutch gold coins (totaling 67,000 guilders or dollar-sized units) for the East India trade aboard the Vliegenthart. The second chest was smashed on the seabed and its contents partially salvaged, while the third chest, intact like the first, came up in 1992. The divers also recovered several smaller boxes of large Dutch silver coins known as “ducatoons,” illegally exported and therefore contraband. Among the silver coins found were thousands of Mexican cobs, predominantly 8 reales, many with clear dates in the early 1730s and in excellent condition.

Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada

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

1733 Fleet, Florida Keys

Much like the 1715-Fleet disaster, the 1733 Fleet was an entire Spanish convoy lost in a hurricane off Florida. However, due to the lesser severity of the 1733 hurricane, which struck the fleet on July 15, and the shallowness of the wrecksites in the Keys, there were many survivors, and four ships remained in good enough condition to be refloated and sent back to Havana. A highly successful salvage effort by the Spanish yielded even more than the 12 million pesos of precious cargo listed on the Fleet’s manifest (thanks to the usual contraband).

The wrecks themselves are spread across 80 miles, from north of Key Largo down to south of Duck Key, and include the following galleons (note there is not universal agreement as to which wrecksite pertains to each galleon, and each name is a contemporaneous abbreviation or nickname): El Pópulo, El Infante, San José, El Rubí (the capitana), Chávez, Herrera, Tres Puentes, San Pedro, El Terri (also spelled Lerri or Herri), San Francisco, El Gallo Indiano (the almiranta), Las Angustias, El Sueco de Arizón, San Fernando, and San Ignacio. This last ship, San Ignacio, is believed to be the source of many silver coins (and even some gold coins) found in a reef area off Deer Key known as “Coffins Patch,” the south-westernmost of all the 1733-Fleet wrecksites. In addition, many other related sites are known, mostly the wrecks of tag-along ships that accompanied the fleet proper.

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 off southeast England

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Off the southeastern tip of England, just north of the Straits of Dover, the sea hides a m o s t u nu s u a l feature known as the Goodwin Sands, where sandbanks appear and disappear unpredictably and move with the tides.

Many ships over the centuries have sunk here and silted over, and occasionally one of the wrecks will surface and be discovered. Such is the case with the Rooswijk, a Dutch East Indiaman that foundered on the Goodwin Sands in a storm on December 19, 1739 (by the calendar in use by the British at the time), with all hands and 30 chests of treasure, virtually gone without a trace.

By chance in December 2004, the sands that had swallowed the wreck of the Rooswijk parted and allowed diver Ken Welling to retrieve two complete chests and hundreds of silver bars. Operating in secrecy, salvage continued in 2005 under the direction of Rex Cowan (in agreement with the Dutch and British governments) and is ongoing today. So far, several hundred Mexican silver cobs of the 1720s and early 1730s and transitional “klippes” of 1733-1734, as well as many more hundreds of “pillar dollars” and a smattering of cobs from other mints, have hit the market from this wreck, mostly through auction.

various auctions and private offerings ever since. A great majority of the coins from this wreck are Mexican pillar dollars in excellent condition, but there were also a few hundred New World silver cobs, including Guatemala cobs, which are rarely seen from shipwrecks.

Nuestra Señora de la Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay

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

In April 1992, divers working under Rubén Collado began to recover gold coins on a wrecksite in the Río de la Plata, and soon it became clear the wreck in question had to be from 1751 or 1752, as none of the coins was dated later than 1751. The finds, which were split with the Uruguayan government and then sold at auction in New York and Montevideo, consisted of mostly milled (bust-type) 8 escudos from the new mint at Santiago, Chile. Also in these auctions were 95 gold cobs and 353 silver cobs, the former mostly Lima 8 and 4 escudos (but also some Bogotá 2 escudos), and the latter mostly 8 and 4 reales from Potosí (with several more gold and silver cob sold privately). The gold is pristine, but the silver coins all show at least moderate corrosion.

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

Blown off course on her way to the East Indies, the Hollandia struck Gunner Rock and sank in about 110 feet of water about 1½ miles east of it on July 13, 1743. There were no survivors.

The first sign of the wreck came in 1971, when divers under Rex Cowan located the wrecksite and within a couple years salvaged more than 35,000 silver coins among the nearly 130,000 guilders (dollar-sized units) recorded to be on board the Hollandia.

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

Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa

Laden with 20 chests (69,760 ounces) of Spanish silver, the East Indiaman Princess Louisa fell victim to surprise currents and inaccurate charts and struck a reef and sank off Isla de Maio in the early morning hours of April 18. Forty-two of the 116 people aboard floated to safety on the nearby island, but nothing on the ship could be saved. Contemporaneous salvage never came to fruition.

In 1998 and 1999 the wrecksite was located and salvaged by the Arqueonautas firm, whose finds from this wreck have been largely marketed by a Houston coin and jewelry dealer ever since, although some coins were also sold at auction in 2000-2001. Most of the coins were New World silver cobs from all the mints that were operating in the early 1700s (including rare Bogotá cobs), predominantly minors (smaller than 8 reales), in average condition, with quite a few preserved in as-found multiple-coin clusters.

Geldermalsen (“Nanking Cargo”), sunk in 1752 in the South China Sea

The Geldermalsen was a Dutch East India Company ship returning to Amsterdam with a cargo of over 160,000 porcelains and 145 gold ingots (in addition to tea and textiles) when she hit a reef and sank on January 3, 1752. In 1985 the wreck was found by Michael Hatcher, and the salvaged material was sold at auction by Christie’s Amsterdam in 1986 as the famous “Nanking Cargo.”

Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique

The Bredenhof was a Dutch East Indiaman headed to India with 14 barrels of copper “duits” (penny-like coins), 29 chests of silver bars, and one chest of gold ducats. On June 6, 1753, about 13 miles from the eastern coast of Africa and 120 miles south of the Portuguese settlement of Mozambique, the Bredenhof found herself in difficult currents and struck a reef. Amazingly, among the first items jettisoned to try to raise the ship off the reef were some of the chests of silver bars! The gold was taken by the ship’s officers, some of whom survived the trip to Mozambique, but the silver bars and copper coins were lost until modern times, despite salvage attempts in the 1750s.

In 1986 divers with the salvage company Sealit found the wreck and recovered hundreds of silver ingots and hundreds of thousands of copper coins, all sold at auction by Christie’s Amsterdam that same year.

Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa

More popularly known in the U.S. as Reygersdahl, this typical East Indiaman was carrying eight chests of silver coins (nearly 30,000 coins) when she sank on October 25, 1747, between Robben and Dassen Islands. After four-and-a-half months at sea, the crew had anchored there to fetch rock rabbits (“dassies,” for which Dassen Island was named) and other fresh food to relieve massive illness on board the ship, on which some 125 had died and 83 were incapacitated out of 297 people; but in the face of a gale, the anchorline snapped and the ship foundered on the rocks. Only 20 survived the sinking, and only one incomplete chest of coins was recovered.

The area was deemed too dangerous to attempt further salvage.

Beginning in 1979, modern salvage on the wreck by the salvage company Sealit yielded thousands of coins (as many as 15,000 by the early 1980s, when protective legislation was enacted in South Africa), mostly in near pristine condition, which have been sold in

Tilbury, sunk in 1757 off Nova Scotia, Canada

In an expedition against the French fortress at Louisbourg, the Tilbury was one of four ships (in a fleet of twenty) that were carrying a total of 34 chests of silver coins when the fleet encountered a hurricane off the southeast coast of Cape Breton. The Tilbury and

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one of the non-coin-bearing ships, the smaller sloop Ferret, sank in the middle of the night on September 25, 1757. Two hundred eighty of the 400 men on board the Tilbury survived to become French prisoners; the other ship and its crew were lost without a trace.

Famous diver and author Alex Storm (with Adrian Richards) located the bow section of the Tilbury in 1969 on a stretch of coastline known, appropriately enough, as “Tilbury Rocks,” where until the 1980s there was even a cannon from the wreck lying on shore for all to see. In 1986 divers Pierre LeClerc and Gilles Brisebois found what is believed to be the midsection of the ship farther offshore, and these divers recovered several hundred coins, many of which were auctioned in 1989. Most of the coins were silver pillar dollars, but there were also several silver cobs and even at least one gold cob among the finds. The missing stern section of the ship, where the bulk of the treasure was stored, is still to be found.

Halsewell, sunk in 1786 off Dorset, England

A British East Indiaman outbound to India, the Halsewell hit bad weather in the English Channel and was blown onto the cliffs on the Dorset coast. She was battered to pieces as minority survivors scrambled into caves and up the cliffs.

Local dive teams have salvaged coins and small artifacts from the Halsewell in recent years, but not in any significant quantities.

Hartwell, sunk in 1787 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa

On her maiden voyage to China, the British East Indiaman Hartwell was heavily laden with silver when the crew mutinied. After quelling the fight, the captain headed to the Cape Verde Islands to offload the mutineers. Exhausted from the mutiny, the weary sailors ran the ship into a reef off the Island of Boavista, losing the ship entirely. Fortunately all hands were saved.

Salvage by the British East India Company 1788-1791 yielded nearly half of the approximately 200,000 ounces of silver cargo on board the Hartwell. Pirates at the time recovered another 40,000 coins.

The wrecksite was found again and salvaged by Afrimar in 1994-1996 and by Arqueonautas in 1996-1999, providing the market with Spanish colonial bust-type 8 reales in generally poor condition.

Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Piedmont (“Lyme Bay wreck”), sunk in 1795 in Lyme Bay, south of England

Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa

One of a huge fleet of 300 ships on their way to the West Indies to suppress a French uprising, the Piedmont was forced into Lyme Bay during a hurricane on November 18, 1795, that scattered and sank the ships of the fleet all along the Dorset coast.

The Piedmont and five other ships (Aeolus, Catherine, Golden Grove, Thomas and Venus) broke apart on Chesil Beach and came to be known collectively as the “Lyme Bay wrecks.” An estimated 1,000 men lost their lives in the disaster, including well over a hundred from the Piedmont alone.

In the early 1980s, the wrecks were salvaged by divers Selwyn Williams and Les and Julia C. Kent, who discovered many silver cobs of the late 1600s on the wrecksite of the Piedmont. It is presumed that the coins had been captured or recovered from a seventeenth-century wreck and stored in the vaults of the Bank of England for about a century before being transported and subsequently lost again. These coins are usually recognizable by their uniformly dark-gray color, a bit sea-worn but not overly corroded.

A significant group of extremely rare Colombian silver cobs from the Piedmont (but not identified as such) was offered at auction in 1995.

One of very few famous shipwrecks of the Danish East India Company, the Nicobar was outbound to India with a load of copper plates from Sweden that were actually a form of coins, inasmuch as each one bore a date, denomination and mintmark, along with the monogram of the king or queen. Demonetized in 1771, the copper “plate money” became more like ingots, with trade value at the current rate for pure copper. But the Nicobar never reached its destination: After stopping at False Bay to replenish supplies and offload sick crew, the ship left again on July 10, 1783, and ran aground in a storm that night. The wreck was rediscovered in 1987 by local fishermen, who salvaged some 3,000 copper plates, the bulk of which were sold by Ponterio & Associates in California.

Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans, Louisiana

The Cazador was a Spanish brig of war headed from Vera Cruz, Mexico, to New Orleans under the direction of Captain Gabriel de Campos y Piñeda. Her cargo of some 450,000 pesos of newly minted silver coins was meant to stabilize the fragile economy in the Spanish possession of Louisiana, which had suffered from the use of French paper currency. The fact that the coins never arrived probably hastened the decision to cede the colony to Napoleon in 1800, soon after which Louisiana was sold to the fledgling United States of America for $15 million.

Nobody knows how the Cazador was lost, and no evidence of the ship was found until 1993, when a fishing crew led by Captain Jerry Murphy snagged their net on something about 50 miles south of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico. When the net was brought up, it spilled out hundreds of silver coins onto the deck of Jerry’s boat, aptly named Mistake. Shortly thereafter, the fishermen obtained the rights to the find and began recoveries under the name of Grumpy Inc.

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

An outbound British East Indiaman with a cargo of general merchandise, the Lady Burgess found herself separated from her fleet and hit a reef in the Cape Verde Islands on April 20, 1806. In the ensuing chaos, 52 of the 180 people on board the ship perished.

Inasmuch as she was not a treasure ship, the Lady Burgess was not salvaged in her own time and was therefore untouched when the salvage company Arqueonautas located her remains in 1999 and recovered a modicum of Spanish silver bust-type 8 reales and British gold guineas that had been among private specie on board the ship.

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S.S. Central America, sunk in 1857 in deep water off North Carolina

HMS Athenienne, sunk in 1806 off Sicily

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

Sunk in a hurricane on September 12, 1857, the mail steamer Central America took with her more than 400 lives and over three tons of gold. The wreck lay undisturbed until 1986, when Tommy Thompson and his Columbus-America Discovery Group located the ship in 8500 feet of water. After 10 years of legal struggles, the salvagers were awarded about 92 percent of the treasure, with most of the rest going to insurance companies who had paid the claim when the ship sank. Widely touted as the greatest treasure ever found, the gold from the Central America has been very heavily promoted and cleverly marketed.

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

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

“Fort Capron treasure” (Gordy-Ashley gold), sunk in 1857 off Ft. Pierce, Florida

See article by John Kleeberg in our Auction #9.

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

Originally christened the Tennessee (which is how she was identified in our time), the sidewheel steamer Republic was carrying some $400,000 in specie from New York to New Orleans when she sank in a hurricane about 100 miles offshore on October 25, 1865.

One of many deep targets located by the salvage company Odyssey, the site of the Republic was salvaged by submersible craft beginning in 2003. In addition to gold and silver coins of the Civil War-era United States, Odyssey found the ship’s bell with part of the name Tennessee, confirming the ship’s identity and launching a massive, ongoing promotional campaign for coins and artifacts from the wreck.

“1810 wreck,” sunk off Ft. Pierce, Florida

A hurricane in 1810 sank several ships along the east coast of Florida, particularly in the vicinity of Ft. Pierce. Several ship names have been proposed for the site in question here including a Roberts, not to be confused with a ship of similar name (without the s) sunk off Vero Beach 11 years later.

S.S. New York, sunk in 1846 off New Orleans

The S.S. New York was a side-wheel steamer on a weekly shuttle from Galveston, Texas, to New Orleans, Louisiana, when on September 7, 1846, she found herself in the midst of a hurricane and was unable to stay afloat and sank with 17 souls, the remaining 36 on board being rescued by the S.S. Galveston. According to reports, some $30,000-$40,000 worth of US gold and silver coins and banknotes were lost in the wreck, many of the US coins being early products of the southern branch mints of Charlotte (NC), Dahlonega (GA) and New Orleans (LA). At the time, however, reports of the war against Mexico over Texas statehood took precedence, and the wreck of the New York was all but forgotten.

In the 1990s, however, an astute oil field worker was able to find the shipwreck based on fishermen’s reports of a known “snag” in a certain area of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2007 the wreck was salvaged in a full-scale operation that yielded thousands of gold and silver coins in excellent condition. Many of the finds were first offered at auction by Stack’s in 2008.

Douro, sunk in 1882 off Cape Finisterre, Spain

The British Royal Mail Steamer Douro was en route to England from Portugal when she collided with the Spanish steamship Yrurac Bat and sank in the early morning hours of April 2, 1882, in deep water off the northwest coast of Spain. All but six people on board survived, but the ship and its cargo of tens of thousands of gold coins were a total loss. The wreck was found and salvaged in 1995

by Sverker Hallstrom and Nigel Pickford using a remote-operated vehicle (ROV) at a depth of 1,500 feet. The cargo of gold coins, mostly British sovereigns was sold at auction by Spink (London) in 1996.

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Schedule of Events

Wednesday, October 28

10:00 AM-6:30 PM EDT

12:45-1:30 PM EDT

2:00-3:00 PM EDT

3:30-4:30 PM EDT

Lot viewing and educational presentations Lot viewing (note: lot viewing will also be

Evergreen

available during the auction)

Room The Evolution of Mexican

Ricardo De León Tallavas (Mexico)

Ballroom

Numismatics Mexican Assayers under

Jorge Proctor (Panama)

Glenn Stephen Murray Fantom (Spain)

Buena Vista

(English) Buena Vista Ballroom

Philip V

(Spanish)

Colonial Mintage Statistics

Buena Vista

for Lima & Potosí: Historical

Ballroom

Context and Analysis

(English) Buena Vista

4:45-5:30 PM EDT

Herman Blanton (USA)

Mysteries of Colombian Cobs

Ballroom (English) Buena Vista

6:00-7:00 PM EDT

Luis Roberto Ponte (Venezuela)

Venezuelan Numismatics

Ballroom (English)

Pre-Auction dinner (The Knife - Lake Buena

7:30 PM EDT

Vista) for registered bidders and consignors staying at the DoubleTree Hotel

Thursday, October 29

Floor auction with simultaneous Internet bidding starting 9:00 AM EDT (Buena Vista Ballroom)

9:00 AM EDT

Lot viewing

9:00 AM EDT

Floor Auction Session I

Gold Cobs and World Gold Coins

Noon EDT

Floor Auction Session II

Shipwreck Ingots and Shipwreck Silver Coins

3:30 PM EDT

Floor Auction Session III

Mexico, Lima, Potosi and Other Silver Cobs

7:30 PM EDT

Floor Auction Session IV

World Coins, Medals, Documents and Artifacts

Friday, October 30 9:00 AM EDT

Evergreen Room

Lot pick-up 9:00 AM to noon EDT (Evergreen Room) Numismatic forum breakfast hosted by Jorge Ortiz Murias: Collecting Spanish Colonial Coins (reservation required)

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Gold Cobs Mexico City, Mexico 1. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escu-

dos, 1700L, encapsulated NGC AU 50, from the 1715 Fleet, extremely rare. S-M29a; KM-unl.; CT-31. 27.04 grams.

Bold penultimate 0 of date but the rest of date certain too, also with bold full oXML, nearly full shield and cross, somewhat odd shape (typical for the period), some flat areas and blunted points on edge. By our records only one other specimen has hit the public market within the past 35 years or more.

From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab.

Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.

2. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 escudos, 1711J, encapsulated NGC XF 45, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30; KM-57.1; CT-103. 26.8

grams. Nearly full (and very clear)

date, full and bold oXMJ, nice full shield and cross (both off-center), flat peripheries and slightly sandwashed as usual, faintly toned. From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab.

Estimate: $8,000-$12,000.

3. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 es-

cudos, Philip V, assayer J (1714/ GRAT variety), from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 58. S-M30; KM-

57.2. Choice full shield, well centered and

crisply detailed, with bold full oMJ and denomination VIII/IIIV (a diagnostic for the “GRAT� die), full but off-center cross with some legend (enough to see there is no date on that side, hence this is the 1714/GRAT variety, albeit not visible), interesting beveling on obverse rim (as made). From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

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4. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 es-

cudos, (1714)J, with GRAT in date position on obverse, date above cross, from the 1715 Fleet. S-M30;

KM-57.2; CT-107. 26.77 grams. Bold GRAT

and oMJ, full shield and (off-center) cross with central flatness, otherwise lustrous Mint State, with spots of dark encrustation on obverse. From the 1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) plastic and paper tags #NCB-4295MOE from 1987. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

6. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, Philip V, 5. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 escudos, 1714J, from the 1715 Fleet,

encapsulated NGC MS 64. S-M30; KM-55.2; CT-234. 13.5 grams. Superbly lustrous specimen (tied for second-highest grade in NGC census) with choice full inner details (shield and cross) and crown, bold 4 of date and most of denomination, the obverse off-center but the reverse perfectly centered and beautiful. From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

7. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, (1711-13)(J), from

the 1715 Fleet, mounted cross-side up in 14K gold ring (size 9). S-M29a; KM-51.1. 15.59 grams total. Nice full cross (slightly

off-center), XF+ with light toning, the reverse completely covered by the mounting (simple but solid). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

assayer not visible (style of 1702-10), mounted in 14K pendant-bezel, from the 1715 Fleet.

Choice full shield and cross, AU details, unique mounting, axes nearly aligned. From the 1715 Fleet, with Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

S-M29a; KM-51.1. 7.04 grams total.

8. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 escudo, 1712J, full date, from

the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 62, finest known in NGC census (only example in Mint State). S-M30; KM-51.2; CT508. 3.4 grams. Boldest

full date imaginable, the oMJ bold too (a oneyear variety), the shield and cross choice and full too but off-center, finest known for this date and denomination (by four grades). From the 1715 Fleet, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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Lima, Peru 9. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1702H, rare, from the 1715 Fleet.

S-L25a; KM-

Choice cross side with nearly full legends, the pillars side slightly doubled but lustrous and also with much legend and full crown, Mint State with small spots of dark encrustation (as found). From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to our Auction #16, lot #26. Estimate: $10,000$15,000.

38.1; CT-12. 26.99 grams.

10. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1709M, from the 1715 Fleet. S-L28;

Bold full cross and pillars-and-waves and crown, also bold full date and mintmark and assayer, well centered and with a minimum of doubling, AU with light toning all over. From the 1715 Fleet, with photocertificate. Estimate: $9,000-$13,500.

KM-38.1; CT-20. 26.97 grams.

11. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escu-

dos, 1711M, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC AU 58. S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-22. 27 grams.

Bold strike with full central details on both sides (the cross slightly doubled) and bold ANO in legend, also full crown, just lacking the luster usually required for a Mint State slab grade. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $9,000-$13,500.

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12. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1717M, ex-

Loosdrecht (1719). S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-29. 26.90 grams. Perfectly round flan, with good full cross

and pillars (very bold waves), lightly sandwashed XF+ with bits of encrustation in crevices, rare and desirable provenance. From the Loosdrecht (1719), and pedigreed to our Auction #13, lot #30. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

13. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1723M.

S-L28; KM-38.2; CT-37. 26.82 grams. Red-toned XF with bold full cross, full but doubled pillars, black encrustation in crevices. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

14. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1724/3M, rare, Tauler Plate Coin.

Bold full pillars and cross, XF+ with lustrous orange fields, two dates, parts of king’s name visible in legend. Plate Coin #283 in Oro Macuquino, by Rafael Tauler Fesser (2011). Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

S-L28; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 27.04 grams.

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15. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1727M, encapsulated NGC XF 45. S-L28b; KM-38.2; CT-40. 26.9 grams. Two dates, bold full pillars (doubled at bottom) and cross, deep red toning all over. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

16. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1731N, from the 1733 Fleet. S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-46. 26.79 grams. AU details with

slightly sandwashed surfaces, good bold cross and king’s name in legend, full pillarsand-waves but last digit of date mostly off the flan due to poor centering. From the 1733 Fleet. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

17. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1731/0N, rare. S-L29; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 26.93 grams. Small

flan with bold full cross and full pillars, two dates (the 1/0 clear in the legend, an unlisted overdate), XF with tiny edge-split. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

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18. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1732N. S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-47. 26.89 grams. Deep blood-red toning, well-

struck full cross and pillars, nearly full king’s name in legend, XF. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

19. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1733N, possibly from the 1733 Fleet, Tauler Plate Coin. S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-48. 27.00 grams. Small,

thick and round flan with full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, two dates (the 733 in the legend impressively full), bright lemon-yellow color, AU with luster. Our previous listings for this piece note it once had a Sedwick certificate stating “This coin has the appearance of a sea-salvage specimen, and though I cannot confirm its origin, the 1733 fleet in the Florida Keys is a logical possibility as a source.” Plate Coin #300 in Oro Macuquino, by Rafael Tauler Fesser (2011) and pedigreed to the Numismática Ars Classica auction of November, 2000 (lot #2019), and to our Auction #12 (lot #40), and to our Auction #14 (lot #21). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

20. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1735N, encapsulated NGC VF details / mount removed, ex-Newman. S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-51.

26.8 grams. Well-centered strike with

most of king’s name in legend, strong striking-stress lines in fields, last digit of date weak, desirable pedigree.

Pedigreed to the Eric P. Newman collection, as stated inside the slab.

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

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21. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1736N.

S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-52. 27.10 grams. Blood-red toning all over, small flan with full central details, XF. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

22. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1738N. Good full pillars with two dates, full cross, toned fields, VF. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

S-L29; KM-38.2; CT-54. 26.82 grams.

23. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1739V, Tauler Plate Coin. S-L30; KM-unl.; CT-56.

26.66 grams. Choice full pillars and cross with reddish toning on fields, well-centered, bold XF, minor marks on edge. Plate Coin #324a in Oro Macuquino, by Rafael Tauler Fesser (2011). Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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24. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1741V. S-L30;

Small flan (lightly smoothed on edge as removed from mount), nice full cross, bold pillars side too but with repaired flan-crack on that side, AVF. Estimate: $2,500$3,750.

KM-38.2; CT-59. 25.05 grams.

25. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1744V.

S-L30; KM-38.2; CT-62. 26.78 grams. VF with red toning around details, bold full pillars-and-waves and (off-center) cross-lions-castles, bold date and king’s ordinal, light file marks at top as removed from a mount. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

26. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1745V. S-L30; KM-38.2; CT-63. 26.97 grams. Small flan but

with two partial dates, full pillars, full but offcenter cross with bold king’s name in legend, AXF with toning around details. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

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27. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos,

1746V, dots instead of stars. S-L30; KM-

VF with bold full pillars and (off-center) cross, some doubling (last digit of date lowered) and crude strike.

This date normally comes with stars instead of dots around the details, reason unknown, but in any case this dots variety missing in CT. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

38.2; CT-unl. 26.94 grams.

28. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1748R.

S-L31; KM-47; CT-11. 26.05 grams. VF with beautiful rainbow-red toning, full but off-center pillars with full crown and ANNO in legend, traces of second date below cross, with extra metal on bottom castle and parts of king’s name in legend.

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

29. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1749R, encapsulated NGC XF 40. S-L31; KM-47; CT-13. 26.9 grams.

Bold full pillars-and-waves, off-center cross, deeply toned all over. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

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30. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1750R, from the Luz (1752). S-L31; KM-47; CT-17.

27.04 grams. Low-relief AU with hint of luster, full pillars and cross, spots of red toning, parts of all three dates visible, neat 6-point star at top on pillars side. From the Luz (1752), and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1996, with original lot-tag #813, and to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #33. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

31. Lima, Peru, cob 8 escudos, 1750R. S-L31;

KM-47; CT-17. 26.23 grams. Two dates, non-salvage AVF with toning around details, full cross and pillars. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

32. Lima, Peru, cob 4 escudos, 1750R, denomination

“8� (rare), from the Luz (1752). S-L31; KM-A47; CT-93. 13.55 grams. Typically round and boldly struck, Mint State with attrac-

tive encrustation in crevices, full and well-centered pillars-andwaves and cross-lions-castles, with two dates and clear bottom of denomination 8 (error) above cross. From the Luz (1752), with certificate, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of January 2001, with original lot-tag #912. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

33. Lima, Peru, cob 2 escudos, 1705H, from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 62, tied for finest known in NGC census.

Nice full cross and pillars (both well centered), much legend, muted luster, choice grade for this rare date. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate #70349. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

S-L25a; KM-36; CT-300. 6.7 grams.

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Cartagena, Colombia

34. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1628E, rare.

Very bold full date, choice full cross and shield, bold denomination to left, weak mintmark-assayer to right, AU- with toning, small spot of extra metal above shield. Variety with + ornaments inside and • ornaments outside of tressure around cross. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

S-C7; KM-4.5; CT-130; Restrepo-M52.10. 6.67 grams.

35. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (163)2E, assayer in retrograde, rare. S-C7; KM-4.6; CT-135; Restrepo-M52.21b. 6.88 grams. Broad

flan with full C-E (retrograde) to right, full shield and nearly full cross, most of 2 of date, yellow-gold AXF with luster, some crude strike. Variety with + ornaments inside and outside of tressure around cross. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

36. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1632E, assayer in retrograde, rare. S-C7; KM-4.6; CT-135; Restrepo-M52.21b. 5.41 grams.

Small flan due to clipping, still with bold mintmark and choice full shield and cross, full 16 and weak 32 of date, clear assayer E (retrograde), variety with C-E to right and + ornaments inside and outside tressure around cross. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

37. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1633)E, encapsulated NGC AU 58. S-C7; KM-4.6; CT-136; Restrepo-M52.21. Choice full cross with + ornaments inside and outside the tressure, full C-E to right of full shield, a combination seen only for the date 1633 (despite attribution to 1630 in the slab). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Bogotá, Colombia 38. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 4 escudos, 1752S, encapsulated NGC AU 50. S-B27a; KM-27; CT-122; Restrepo-M96.6. 13.5 grams. Bold full cross with most of date in legend, off-center

shield with bold assayer-denomination S-4 to right, part of king’s name in legend, hint of toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #42. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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39. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (16)35A, ex-

”Mesuno hoard.” S-B20; KM-4.1; CT-157; Restrepo-M50.13. 6.84

grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan, with choice full shield, full but

doubled cross, half of 3 and tail of 5 of date, AU with hint of luster. From the ca.-1636 “Mesuno hoard.” Estimate: $1,750$2,500.

40. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1648R, rare, encapsulated NGC AU 58, ex-Eliasberg. S-B21; KM-4.1; Restrepo-M50.25. Choice full cross with bold date (all 4 digits), nice and full but off-center shield with bold king’s ordinal IIII in legend, beautifully toned, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Eliasberg collection, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

41. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 164(?), assayer R to left. S-B21; KM-4.1; Restrepo-M50.23. 6.67 grams. Choice full shield with clear NR to right and II-R to left, full but doubled cross with bold date 164 and what looks like final digit 1 but assayer R did not start till 1642, XF with toning around details. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

42. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R to right (ca. 1654), from the Maravillas (1656). S-B21; KM-4.1;

Restrepo-M50.25. 6.76 grams. UNC with choice full cross and shield and crown, clear NR to left and II-R to right, parts of edge slightly crude (as made). From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

43. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R, ca. 1654), from the Maravillas (1656). S-B21; KM-4.1; Restrepo-M50.25. 6.40 grams. Small flan with full but slightly doubled shield with denomination to right, bold full cross, UNC with sediment in

crevices. From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

44. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible (R, ca. 1654), from the Maravillas (1656). S-B21; KM-4.1; Restrepo-M50.25. 6.69 grams. AU with grainy surfaces, good full shield with bold full mintmark NR to left, choice full cross. From the Maravillas (1656).

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

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45. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1667R, first date of Charles II, ex-Santa Fe Collection. S-B21a; KM-14.1; CT-142; RestrepoM66.4. 6.74 grams. Bold date outside nice cross, well-detailed full shield with NR to left, II-R to right, and clear C of king’s name at beginning

of legend, nicely toned AU. Pedigreed to the Santa Fe collection (our Auction #10, lot #37). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

46. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1676RG, very rare. S-B21b; KM-14.1; Restrepo-M66.14. 6.66 grams. Good full shield with NR to left and weak but certain II-RG to right, very bold full cross with distinctive extensions to tressure and clear 167 of date plus bottom loop of final 6, XF/AU with reddish toning on fields. Restrepo puts this issue under assayer Pedro Garcia (1678-92) and lists two dates (1679 and 1689/8) but does not show a photo of either date, just a photo of an undated specimen from the same dies as this lot. By mint records the assayer for 1676 is Gaspar de los Reyes, a good candidate for this two-initial assayer-mark, especially with the clear date. This period is very indistinct, however, and until we have more evidence we cannot be sure of the exact assayers or dates. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

47. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (168)7, assayer sM, very rare. S-B22b; KM-14.1; CT-150; Restrepo-M66.8. 6.53 grams. Full shield

with clear II-sM to right (1687 only), nearly full cross, lacking x’s in dimples of tressure but with clear tail of 7 of date, lustrous AU- with crude peripheries (as made). Restrepo attributes this mark to assayer Soto Maldonado of 1677-78, but our Practical Book of Cobs (4th edition) shows a clear example of a 2 escudos with assayer sM and date 1687, which happens to coincide with a recently discovered 8 reales of the same date showing assayer IeMs, which we believe standards for José Martí(nes). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

48. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer G to right (1680s-90s), from the 1715 Fleet. S-B23; KM-14.1; Restrepo-

Full and crisp but double-struck shield and cross, nice AU. From the 1715 Fleet, with Spanish Colonial Coin Co. photocertificate #9208. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

M66.12. 6.77 grams.

49. Bogotá, Colombia, 2 escudos cob, Charles II, assayer

not visible (Arce, 1690s), from the 1715 Fleet. S-B23; KM-14.1; Restrepo-M66.16. 6.71 grams. Nearly full shield and cross, AU- with some peripheral flatness. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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50. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (16)99, no assayer (Arce), from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2; Restrepo-unl. (cf. M66.40). 6.66

grams. Full 99 of date (the two digits pressed together), full but crude shield and cross, lustrous AU with bits of red toning. The shield die for this piece is Restrepo’s ARC3, but Restrepo does not list this date with that shield. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

51. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible (Arce, 1690s), from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated PCGS

MS62. S-B24; KM-14.2; Restrepo-M66.16. Full but very crude (due to rusty dies) shield and cross, parts of king’s name in legend but the rest of the peripheries flat, misattributed to (1701-48) in slab. From the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

52. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, 1711, no assayer, choice specimen from the 1715 Fleet, encapsulated NGC MS 61,

finest known in NGC census. S-B24; KM-14.2; CT-14; Restrepo-M66.40. 6.8 grams. Superb full cross and clear date, nice full shield too, hint of luster, highest grade on record for this date. From the 1715 Fleet (as stated inside the slab), pedigreed to our Auction #8, lot 41. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

53. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II, no assayer, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2; Restrepo-M66.40.

6.70 grams. Mint State, with most of shield and cross but the latter off-center, with some encrustation in crevices. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate #9908. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

54. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, posthumous Charles II,

no assayer, from the 1715 Fleet. S-B24; KM-14.2; Restrepo-M66.40. 6.75

grams. Mint State but very crude as doubled and struck with rusty dies,

the cross and shield full nonetheless. From the 1715 Fleet, with Sinclair photo-certificate #GC88-327. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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55. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)726S. S-B25b; KM- 57. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)731(S). S-B25b; KMFull shield with bold assayer •S• to right, choice full cross with bottoms of digits of date 728 (the first digit 1 not in the die), XF+ with toning in crevices. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

17.2; CT-381; Restrepo-M80.8. 6.68 grams.

17.2; CT-386; Restrepo-M80.8. 6.75 grams. Small, thick flan with choice full cross, full but doubled shield, clear bottom half of 731 date (the first digit 1 not in the die), lustrous AU+. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

58. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer M 56. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 2 escudos, (1)730S, from the

1733 Fleet (very rare provenance). S-B25b; KM-17.2; CT-385; RestrepoM80.8. 6.75 grams. Very bold full date (the first digit 1 not in the die), full but partially flat cross and shield, nearly full crown, XF with sediment on fields. From the 1733 Fleet, with 1986 certificate from Artifacts, Ltd. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Segovia, Spain 59. Segovia, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, mintmark

aqueduct to left, assayer oD to right, rare. CT-49. 3.37 grams.

Typically thin and well detailed but this specimen with minor doubling and less legend than some, although the crown is full and the assayer is bold, butter-yellow VF+. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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to right (1732-42), encapsulated NGC XF 40, ex-Eliasberg.

S-B26; KM-17.2; Restrepo-M80.12. Good full cross and shield, bold assayer

M, nicely red-toned all over, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Eliasberg collection, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Seville, Spain Charles-Joanna

60. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left. CT-57. 3.38 grams. Crisp Mint State with lots of legend, choice shield, light sediment around details. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

61. Seville, Spain, 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic-D to left, mintmark S to right. CT-55. 3.34 grams. Nice XF with

contrasting sediment in crevices, full details but minor flat spot on shield. Estimate: $600-$900.

Philip II 62. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, 1590 date to right (vertical), assayer Gothic D to left below mintmark S and denomination oIIII. CT-15. 11.00 grams. Full shield and cross but no legend due to shaving

on edge, clear 90 of date and mintmark-denominationassayer, XF. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

63. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left. CT-11. 13.44 grams. Choice full shield

and cross, full crown and some legend, XF+ with contrasting sediment in crevices. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

64. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1595 date to right (vertical), assayer not visible (B). CT-79. 5.50 grams. Nice shield and cross but with tangential

piece of edge shaved away long ago, full and clear date, XF details with light red toning. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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65. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1596/5 vertical date to right, assayer B below denomination and mintmark to left. CT-unl. (cf. 80). 6.78 grams. Good full

shield and cross and date, XF+ with some luster. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

66. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left. CT-60. 6.72 grams.

AU with choice full shield and cross, bold mintmark-assayer, couple minor marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

67. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1592 date to right (vertical), assayer not visible (B), rare. CT-119. 3.34

grams. Bold full date, nice full shield and cross, XF+ with

contrasting sediment in crevices. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Philip III

68. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1611V/D, very rare over-assayer (unlisted). KM-unl. (48.3 for type); CT-unl. (cf. 41).

4.72 grams. Clear date and bold over-assayer V/D (first we have seen), good full shield and cross (the latter off-center), AXF with parts of edge filed down long ago. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

69. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, (16)17/5D, very rare overdate (unlisted).

KM-unl. (48.3 for type); CT-unl. (cf. 40). 6.78 grams. AU with choice full cross and shield, bold 7/5 of date and

clear mintmark-assayer, lightly toned. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

70. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1619(G). KM-48.3; CT-48.

5.03 grams. Full but crude cross and shield, bold denomination

and clear bottom half of date, VF with lightly shaved edge. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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71. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, 1621(G). KM-48.3; CT-50. 6.74

grams. Bold full date outside excellent full tressure, choice full shield with nice crown and bold denomination, lustrous AU. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

72. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer B. KM-48.3. 6.73 grams. Lustrous AU with choice full cross and shield, bold mintmark-assayer and denomination, well-detailed crown. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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

KM-48.3. 6.70 grams. Most of cross and shield despite flatness, bold denomination and mintmark, VF+ with black sediment around details. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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

Technically AU but crude strike, with flat peripheries around full cross and shield, sediment in crevices.

Estimate: $700-$1,000.

KM-48.3. 6.76 grams.

75. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer V, mounted in 18K pendantbezel with 40 diamonds (made by Smith’s International). KM-48.3. 25.30 grams total. AU

coin with choice full shield and cross, mintmarkassayer and denomination, all well centered and beautiful, the diamond-encrusted mounting (with shield side out) even more spectacular, as is expected from this jeweler. Estimate: $2,000$3,000.

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79. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1614(V), rare. KM-42.2; CT-64.

3.33 grams. Crude XF with flat peripheries (and off-center cross) but with choice bold and full date. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

76. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip III, assayer not visible, rare as from the Atocha (1622). KM-48.3. 6.69 grams. Crude UNC with luster but flat peripheries, full shield and cross, very popular provenance. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #85AGC63 and tag #1696. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

80. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer G(?). KM-

42.2. 3.34 grams. Superb full cross and shield, no peripheral detail except the assayer, which is uncertain, XF/AU with sediment in crevices.

Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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

ible. KM-48.3. 6.60 grams. Good full cross in shield in XF grade with contrasting sediment, flat peripheries. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

81. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible. KM-42.2. 3.30 grams. Full shield and cross but somewhat crude strike, no peripheral detail, AVF with sediment in crevices. Estimate: $600-$900.

78. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, 1610V, rare (unlisted assayer for date). KM-unl. (42.2 for type); CT-unl. (cf. 62). 3.32 grams. Full date and certain assayer (unlisted for this date) below mintmark, bold denomination I, full but crude shield and cross, AVF. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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

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ible. KM-42.2. 3.32 grams. Off-center shield with bold denomination

I and part of king’s name in legend, weak cross, AVF, slightly bent.

Estimate: $500-$750.

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83. Seville, Spain, cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer not visible, cut down to 1/2E size. KM-42.2. 1.80 grams. Choice full shield and cross, lustrous AU, clipped on edge to the extent that this coin probably circulated as a 1/2E (equivalent to an 8R in silver). Estimate: $500-$750.

Philip IV 84. Seville, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-51.3. 6.60 grams. Slightly crude XF with full cross and shield, edge very lightly trimmed long

ago. Estimate: $400-$600.

Charles II

85. Seville, Spain, cob 8 escudos, 1670(M), rare. KM61.2; CT-44. 26.83 grams. Large,

oval flan with typically crude but bold strike, full shield and cross, clear bottom half of all four digits of date, bold denomination •VIII• vertically, lightly toned XF+. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

86. Seville, Spain, cob 4 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible. KM-61.2. 13.54 grams. XF+ with choice full cross, incomplete

shield, small thick flan. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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World Gold Coins Argentina (La Rioja) 87. La Rioja, Argentina, 2 escudos, 1843-B, encap-

sulated PCGS AU55. KM-17. Bold strike, problem-free, with hint of luster and light rose toning, rare grade. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

Bolivia (colonial)

88. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1780PR. 90. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1799PP. KM-

KM-59; CT-146. 26.90 grams. Lustrous AU- with faint surface hairlines, minor flaw in neck, flashy and attractive. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

XF with lustrous reverse, minor rim-bumps.

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

81; CT-106. 26.93 grams.

89. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1784PR. 91. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1800PP. KM-81;

KM-59; CT-151. 26.99 grams. Lightly toned AU- with surface hairlines, very long old scratch on reverse (probably from time of striking).

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

CT-107. 26.97 grams. Lustrous AU- with weak centers, surface hairlines.

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

92. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1807PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55, tied for finest known in NGC census. KM-

Highly lustrous (especially on the reverse), with a few minor marks and flaws to keep it from MS grade (still should be at least AU 58 in our opinion), one of only two at this top grade from NGC. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

81; CT-114.

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93. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 4 es-

cudos, Charles III, 1778PR, encapsulated NGC AU 58 (only specimen in NGC census), very rare first date. KM-58; CT-362. Light

orange toning with muted underlying luster, nice strike, so rare that this is the only specimen slabbed by NGC (therefore finest on record), very popular as the first date of Potosí gold, with low mintage of 944 pieces only. Estimate: $12,500-up.

94. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 4 escudos, Charles IV, 1803PJ, rare, encapsulated NGC AU 53 (only specimen in NGC census).

KM-80; CT-254. Bold strike and lustrous, faintly toned, looks MS or at least AU 58 but with a couple tiny marks restricting its grade, still remarkable as the only specimen slabbed by NGC (finest specimen on record). Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

95. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (laureate bust), 1823PJ, rare. KM-92; CT-322. 3.37 grams. Lustrous, bold XF with minor abrasion on bust, rarely seen type, valued at $1,650 in KM for this grade. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Bolivia (Republic) 96. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 scudos, 1835LM, encapsulated PCGS

MS62 (top grade). KM-99. Very lustrous and unusually high grade (top grade at PCGS and NGC), with only minor (natural) flaws here and there. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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97. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 scudos, 1841LR, large bust, rare oneyear type. KM-108.1.

27.04 grams. Lustrous XF+ with minor rimbruise and surface hairlines. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

98. Potosí, Bo-

livia, 8 escudos, 1 8 5 2 F P, l a r g e laureate bust facing left, very rare one-year type. KM-

115. 27.00 grams. Bold AXF with toning around details but tiny marks in fields and minor rim damage, still a rather acceptable example of this classic rarity with just 6-7 specimens known, the rarest of the Bolivian portrait onzas and interesting for the fact that the denomination was temporarily changed to “8E” for just this type and the less-rare 1851 with smaller bust. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

99. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 scudos, 1855MJ, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-116. Very

lustrous and bold, with faint toning but minor bagmarks all over, still exceptional grade (tied for second finest in NGC census). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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100. Potosí, Bolivia, 4 scudos

1841LR, rare one-year type. KM-107.

13.44 grams. Bold AU- with tiny marks all

over, overall a rather nice example of this hard-to-find issue. Estimate: $3,500$5,000.

101. Potosí, Bolivia, silver trial strike for a 4 escudos, 1852MF, struck over a La Paz 4 soles (1853), unique and very interesting. 12.90 grams. This strange piece, clearly circulated in its time as a 4 soles (and therefore not a modern fantasy), shows an apparent reverse

of a Potosí 4 escudos, with denomination “4E”, date 1852, assayer MF, over the reverse of a La Paz 4 soles, which is most interesting because La Paz did not begin striking till 1853 (nor did either mint make 4 escudos in this period)! The obverse shows the overstrike as well, the bust clearly of the style and orientation used on silver and not gold (and certainly not the “bare head” La Paz bust of 1853, under assayer J), with some undercoin visible, the new strike doubled and about 10 percent off-center on the obverse, AVF with toning, crude but reeded edge. The Potosí mint struck a small amount of 4 scudos (same size and weight as a 4 escudos) in 1834 and 1841 only, using two different, right-facing bust styles; both indicated the denomination as 4S, while the larger coins in the same series showed 8S for 8 scudos. In 1851-2 only, the larger gold coin shifted to 8E (8 escudos), with left-facing bust, and thus the half-crown size would have logically become 4E, as is the case on this “trial strike”. The bust on this trial-die 4E, ostensibly dated 1852, shows the style of bust and assayers MF commensurate with the Potosí 4 soles (silver) of 1853 (while MF was also the assayer for the Potosí 8E of 1851)! We can only surmise that the mint made trial dies for the half doubloon, with the new designation of 4E, but did not have the facility to actually produce the coins. Apparently, rather than prepare a new planchet to test the dies, they simply took a circulating coin of approximately correct size and slammed the trial dies down upon it. The “host coin” just happened to be a La Paz coin and not Potosí. In any case, this period of Bolivian coinage is known to be chaotic, but this particular Potosí reverse die has not been seen before, making this coin a one-of-a-kind and virtually impossible to evaluate. Estimate: $500-up.

102. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 scudo, 1835LM. KM-98. 3.38 grams. Nice AU with lightly hairlined fields, good strike. Estimate: $200-$300.

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103. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 scudo, 1842LR, “BOLIAR” error (very rare), encapsulated NGC MS 64, WINGS approved (gold

sticker), finest known in NGC census by several grades, ex-Lissner. KM-104. 1.69 grams. Very bold strike, with lustrous satin fields and not even a hint of wear or marks, clearly the finest known (the WINGS sticker indicating premium quality for the grade, despite its already lofty MS number), the next highest in the NGC census being just AU 58. Pedigreed to the Lissner collection (as stated inside the slab), St. James’s / CNG / Teller auction of August 2014, lot #1206. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

104. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 scudo, 1855FP, encapsulated NGC MS 65 (finest known in NGC census). KM-113. Bold strike, neat fields with nice luster and virtually no marks, top grade (the lone 65 among 10 NGC-graded specimens) and clearly the finest known. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

105. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 escudo, 1855FP, encapsulated ICG AU58. KM-113. Bold strike with neat fields, nice red toning over muted luster, good candidate for reslabbing with NGC in our opinion (looks fully MS). Estimate: $600-$900.

Brazil (colonial) 106. Brazil (Bahia mint), 6400 reis, José I, 1758-B, encapsulated NGC MS 66 (top grade). Russo-388; KM-172.1.

Choice strike and brilliant luster all over, tied for highest grade in NGC census, very flashy and impressive.

Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

107. Brazil (Rio mint), 6400 reis, Maria I and Pedro III, 1786-R. Russo-468; KM-199.2. 14.26 grams. XF details and with luster on reverse but obverse polished and grainy from use in jewelry. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

108. Brazil (struck in Lisbon), 4000 reis,

José I, 1753, IOSEPHUS and DOMINVS, encapsulated NGC AU 58. Russo-295;

KM-171.1. Nice red toning, lustrous and totally unmarked fields that indicate a higher grade, yet graded lower due to almost imperceptible smoothing of high points (should be MS in our opinion). Pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #108. Estimate: $1,000$1,500.

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Canada (Newfoundland)

109. Newfoundland under Great Britain (struck in London),

Canada, $2, Victoria, 1865, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KMMuted luster, very minor bagmarks only, tied for top-five graded in NGC census (some of which could be re-submissions), first date of type, popular as the first gold coin series of what is now Canada, struck in rather small quantities (10,000 pieces for this year). Estimate: $500-$750.

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Chile (colonial)

110. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750J, from the Luz (1752), encapsulated PCGS MS61. KM-3; CT-70.

Bold strike with mirrorlike luster and practically none of the usual central weakness (could grade higher, in our opinion), slightly crude rims (as made). From the Luz (1752). Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

111. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751J, encapsulated NGC AU 58, from the Luz (1752). KM-3; CT-72.

Choice strike (no central weakness), matte fields with muted (underlying) luster, parts of rims weak due to centering issues. From the Luz (1752), as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

112. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles III (large young bust), 1769A. KM-25; CT-215. 26.85 grams. XF or better but with crude obverse due to natural flaws and some marks, toning in crevices, tough early type. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

113. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1785DA.

KM-27; CT-244. 26.96 grams. XF+ with surface hairlines, lustrous in legends. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

114. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789DA. KM-42; CT-146. 27.01 grams. Lustrous AU+ with light toning in legends, very flashy and at-

tractive. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

115. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1794DA. KM-54; CT-153. 26.96 grams.

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

VF/XF with rim flaws, lustrous reverse.

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116. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1795DA. 117. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional (“admiral” bust), 1809FJ.

Lightly red-toned AXF with four-circle banker’s mark behind shoulder. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-54; CT-154. 26.93 grams.

KM-72; CT-113. 27.00 grams.

AU with nice luster on reverse, red toning on obverse, popular type.

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

118. Santiago, Chile, bust 4 escudos,

Ferdinand VI, 1750/5J, from the Luz (1752). KM-2; CT-134. 13.53 grams. Mint

State with luster toward rims but fields somewhat matte, typical central weakness on reverse due to relief of bust, nicer-thanusual rims. From the Luz (1752). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

119. Santiago, Chile, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles

IV), 1816FJ, very rare, encapsulated NGC VF 35, finest known in NGC census. KM-76; CT-347. 3.3 grams. With beautiful red toning all over and

rather neat fields, in our estimation this coin is XF all day long, yet even at VF 35 it is the finest known by NGC standards, a testament to its great rarity as among very few survivors of a tiny mintage of just 408 coins. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #129. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Colombia (colonial) 120. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1784JJ. Re-

strepo-72.28; CT-193; KM-50.1. 26.96 grams. Non-toned XF, well struck, no more than minor marks (in line with its grade). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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121. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1786JJ.

124. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1792JJ,

Restrepo-72.32; CT-196; KM-50.1a. 26.95 grams. Lightly orange-toned VF+

no • between J’s. Restrepo-97.6a; CT-121; KM-62.1. 26.95 grams. Nontoned XF with hint of luster, scratches on obverse. Estimate: $1,250$2,000.

with curious natural flaw (looks like abrasion, but it’s not) in front of face. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

122. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1787SF, 8/8 in date.

125. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1797JF,

Restrepo-73.40a; CT-140; KM-50.2a. 26.74 grams.

encapsulated NGC AU 53. Restrepo-98.14; CT-76; KM-62.2. Choice bold strike, nice red toning with underlying luster in legends, minor natural flaws (lamination on cheek, flan bulges). Estimate: $1,750$2,500.

AU details but with heavy scuff marks on forehead and to right of shield, good strike and luster and toning nonetheless. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

123. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV tran- 126. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV,

1801SF, contemporary counterfeit struck in gold-plated platinum (rare). 26.69 grams. AU- with lighter-than-normal color

sitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790JJ, • before AUSPICE. Restrepo-unl. (Type 95); CT-118; KM-53.1. 27.00 grams. XF+ with

(no toning) due to underlying metal, all details correct, parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

nice strike and rims, faint toning and luster, but with lots of surface marks. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

127. Popayán, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1808JF, no overstrikes. Restrepo-unl. (Type XF with weak centers, toned in legends and with luster near rim on reverse. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

127); CT-63; KM-66.2. 26.92 grams.

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128. Bogotรก, Colombia, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1811/0JF, no โ ข before AUSPICE. Restrepo-127.9a;

CT-96; KM-66.2. 27.00 grams. Bold overdate, AU- details but lots of tiny

marks, hint of toning, crude rims (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

129. Popayรกn, Colombia, bust 4 escudos, Charles III, 1779SF, encapsulated NGC AU 50. Restrepo-68.9;

CT-356; KM-44. Scarce type and choice grade (tied for second finest known in NGC census), the bust a bit weak but the rims and reverse lustrous and nice.

Pedigreed to the Cayรณn auction of May 2012, with original lot-tag #1295. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

130. Popayรกn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles III (bust of Ferdinand VI), 1771J, encapsulated NGC AU 50. Restrepo-58.18; CT-501; KM-36.2. Bold and problem-free, with hint of luster, scarce type, and technically finest known in NGC census because no others are listed.

Pedigreed to the Vico auction of June 2012, with original lottag #475. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

131. Popayรกn, Colombia, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1787SF, encapsulated NGC AU details / surface hairlines.

Restrepo-62.32; CT-517; KM-49.2a. 6.8 grams. Highly lustrous UNC with just a few light marks in obverse fields (NOT cleaned, as the slab grade might infer), very flashy and attractive. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #144. Estimate: $500-$750.

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132. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1772JS, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Restrepo-54.2; CT-671; KM-48.2. Top grade

(tied with seven others for finest known in NGC census), lustrous and well struck and devoid of any marks or wear but with slight surface porosity from rusty dies. Estimate: $600-$900.

133. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles III, 1786SF, encapsulated NGC VF 30. Restrepo-54.30; CT-685; KM-48.2a. Lustrous

and probably uncirculated but crudely struck (weak bust), second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $200-$300.

134. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1804JF,

encapsulated NGC AU 58. Restrepo-85.26; CT-535; KM-56.2. Highly lustrous and boldly struck, just some weakness in crown and flan-bulge in fields. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

135. Popayán, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1805JT, encapsulated NGC AU 53. Restrepo-85.32; CT-538; KM-56.2. Highly lustrous, just a few marks and the rims crude from off-center strike, second finest known in NGC census. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #149. Estimate: $600-$900.

136. Bogotá, Colombia, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1806JJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census.

Restrepo-84.30; CT-581; KM-56.1. Bold strike, muted luster, lightly toned,

only specimen graded by NGC. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #150. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Colombia (Republic)

137. Popayán, Colombia, 8 escudos, 1830UR, encapsulated NGC AU 55, ex-Dr. Frank Sedwick collection. Sedwick-7; Restrepo-166; KM-82.2. Nicely struck and lustrous, just a hint of wear on the

high points and a few very minor natural flaws, light old scratches at bottom of reverse, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Dr. Frank Sedwick collection (our Auction #9, lot #248), as stated inside the slab, and to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #155. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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138. Popayán, Colombia, 8 escudos, 1833UR. Sedwick-7; ReLustrous AU with rim-bump and small laminations in temple. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

strepo-166.35; KM-82.2. 26.97 grams.

139. Contemporary counterfeit (made to look like a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII but with bust of Charles IV, 1819JJ) struck over a Bogotá, Colombia, 16 pesos, 1849RS. 26.41 grams. Fascinating coin struck from what at first

appear to be official dies but the details don’t match (wrong bust for the date and mint), and closer inspection reveals elements of the later-date under-coin, particularly on the edge (reeded) and reverse, where the under-coin’s 1849 date is visible at the bottom. Clearly circulated (XF with weak bust) and almost certainly created to cater to locals in Colombia who were giving preference to higher-fineness colonial gold coins over then-current Republican-mint products that were plagued with debasement. Pedigreed to our Auction #14, lot #210. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

140. Popayán, Colombia, 1 escudo, 1825FM. Sedwick-3; Restrepo-162.6; KM-81.2. 3.44 grams. Bold XF with light toning and luster near rims, each side with one old scratch. Estimate: $350-$500.

141. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1825JF, encapsulated NGC AU 58, ex-Dr. Frank Sedwick collection. Sedwick-1; Restrepo-160;

KM-84. Lustrous

and boldly struck, minor bagmarks only, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Dr. Frank Sedwick collection (our Auction #9, lot #200), as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

142. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1842RS, encapsulated NGC MS 64, tied for finest known in NGC census, ex-Lissner.

Sedwick-8; Restrepo-200.10; KM-93. 1.70 grams. Beautifully rainbow toned, well struck and totally devoid of any marks or wear, just as its lofty grade

would indicate (none better), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Lissner collection (as stated inside the slab), St. James’s / CNG / Teller auction of August 2014, lot 1454. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Colombia (Republic of New Granada) 143. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1844RS. Sedwick-8; Restrepo-200.12; KM-93. 1.67 grams. XF with deep rainbow toning in legends, old scratch on shield and newer scrape in front of face. Estimate: $250-$375.

Colombia (Granadine Confederation) 144. Popayán, Colombia, 10 pesos, 1860, encapsulated NGC UNC details / surface hairlines. Sedwick-26; Restrepo-235.4; KM-129.1. . 16.0 grams.

Sharp and lustrous but typically crude (as made), especially the rims. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #159. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Colombia (United States of Colombia) 145. Medellín, Colombia, 2 pesos, 1863-M, encapsulated NGC MS 63. Sedwick-33; Restrepo-325; KM-147. 3.1 grams. Highly lustrous and lightly toned,

with blatant die-clashing near rims, rare one-year type, tied for second finest known in NGC census (superior to the Dr. Frank Sedwick specimen). Pedigreed to our Auction #11, lot #123. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Costa Rica (Central American Republic) 146. Costa Rica (Central Ameri-

can Republic), 4 escudos, 1837E, rare, encapsulated NGC XF details / surface hairlines. KM-16.

13.3 gams. Lustrous and technically better than XF but with central flanbulge that caused faster wear on high points and attracted bagmarks, parts of rims crude (as made). Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #164. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

147. Costa Rica, Central American Republic, 2 es-

cudos, 1850JB, encapsulated NGC AU 58, ex-Mayer collection. KM-15. Lustrous and choice but with wear on very

highest points (leaves and mountains), slightly crude rims (as made). Pedigreed to the Mayer collection, as stated inside the slab.

Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

148. Costa Rica (Central American Republic), 1 escudo, 1833E, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census. KM-14. 3.1 grams. Lustrous and choice but with slight crudeness due to rusty dies, leaves a bit weak (as usual). Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #165. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

149. Costa Rica, Central American Republic, 1/2 escudo,

1846JB, “CREZCA” variety, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-

Well struck (full leaves), toned and lustrous, just the rims a bit crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1995, with original lot-tag #95. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

13.1. 1.59 grams.

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Costa Rica (Republic) 150. Costa Rica, 1/2 onza (4 escudos), 1850JB. KM-100. 12.38 grams. Polished VF with

central weakness, desirable one-year type. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Cuba 151. Gold denomination set (6

coins) of Cuba 1-2-4-5-10-20 pesos, 1915-16, all but the 2p 1916 encapsulated by NGC, as follows: 20p 1915 AU 58; 10p 1916 MS 64; 5p 1915 MS 63; 4p 1916 AU 58; and 1p 1916 MS 62. KM-16 through 21. Nicely matched

set of MS or near-MS specimens, the 10p tied for finest known in NGC census, several with bagmarks but none with other marks or damage except for glue residue (removable) on the 2p. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

152. Cuba, 1 peso, 1915, encapsulated NGC MS 63, ex-Brand. KM-16. Lightly toned and lustrous, with faint bagmarks only. Pedigreed to the Virgil Brand collection (as stated inside the slab). Estimate: $400-$600.

Danish West Indies 153. Danish West Indies, 4 daler (20 francs), Christian IX, 1905, rare. KM-72. 3” x 3-1/2”. UNC details but light hairlines on

obverse, better date of a two-year issue. Housed in custom 3-1/2” x 3” hard-plastic holder printed with coin information, pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #192. Estimate: $600-$900.

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Ecuador 154. Quito, Ecuador, 4 escudos, 1837FP. Nice VF with rim-ding, scarce and popular type that is very much underpriced in KM. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

KM-19. 13.44 grams.

155. Quito, Ecuador, 1 escudo, 1833GJ, encapsulated AU 58. KM-15. Very rare grade (tied for finest known in NGC

census), choice strike except for rims (as made), hint of luster and toning, beautiful specimen of a desirable type. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

France 156. France, ecu d’or a la couronne, Charles VI (1380-1422). Fr-291. 3.93 grams. Fully detailed XF+, no problems. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Great Britain

157. Great Britain (London, England), guinea, George II, 1750, reportedly from the Royal Savage (Benedict Arnold’s ship), sunk in 1776 on Lake Champlain during the American Revolutionary War. Sp-3680; KM-588.

8.17 grams. AVF with weak rims and sediment in crevices attesting to its incredibly

important (but unprovable) origin. Accompanied by an old, handwritten ticket that says “Picked up on shore in Ferrisburg [sic] near where Royal Savage was sunk.” (Ferrisburgh, Vermont, is on Lake Champlain.) Estimate: $1,000-up.

158. Great Britain (London, England), 1/4 guinea, George I, 1718, encapsulated NGC AU 55. Sp-3638; KM-555. Highly lustrous and fully Mint State in our opinion but with light rubs on high points of high-relief bust, one-year type.

Estimate: $600-$900.

159. Great Britain (London, England), 1/4 guinea, George III, 1762,

encapsulated NGC AU 53.

Sp-3741; KM-592. Bold strike, contrasting sediment around details, one-year type. Estimate: $600-$900.

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160. Great Britain (London, England), sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1855, with WW incuse, from the SS Pewabic (1865), encapsulated NGC XF 45. Sp-3852D; KM-736.1. Lustrous all over but very finely pockmarked on obverse due to its near-unique

origin, a Great Lakes steamship that sank just after the Civil War under mysterious circumstances. From the SS Pewabic (1865), as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $600-$900.

161. Great Britain (London, England), sovereign, Victoria (widow bust), 1896, from the Egypt (1922). Sp-3874; KM-785. 7.93

grams. Toned XF with underlying luster, several small marks from salvage. From the Egypt (1922). Estimate: $300-$450.

162. Great Britain (London, England), 1/2 sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1859, from the SS Pewabic (1865), encapsu-

lated NGC AU 53. Sp-3859A; KM-735.1. Lustrous all over but very finely pockmarked on obverse due to its near-unique origin, a Great Lakes steamship that sank just after the Civil War under mysterious circumstances. From the SS Pewabic (1865), as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $500-$750.

Guatemala (Central American Republic) 163. Guatemala, Central American Republic, 1/2 escudo, 1826M, encap-

sulated NGC AU 58. KM-5. Lustrous and well struck, fully Mint State in our opinion but nevertheless tied for second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Guatemala (Republic / Carrera) 164. Guatemala, 20 pesos, 1869R, Carrera. KM-194. 32.27 grams. Bagmarked AU, no big problems, popular one-year type. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Indonesia 165. Lot of 3 Indonesian gold coins, Srivijaya Kingdom (680-1250 AD), flat-type 1 massa, 1/2 massa and 1/4 massa. 3.19 grams total. Each with

sandalwood flower on obverse, Sanskrit letter “MA” on reverse, generally toned and high grade (XF or better).

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

166. Lot of 4 Indone-

sian gold coins, Srivijaya Kingdom (680-1250 AD), cupped-type 1 massa, 1/2 massa and 1/4 massa (2). 3.26 grams total.

Each with sandalwood flower on obverse, Sanskrit letter “MA” on reverse, XF or better, some with light toning.

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

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167. Indonesia, 1/2 tael (tahil), Srivijaya Kingdom (680-1250 AD). 17.61 grams. Makara Fish on obverse, reverse with seal containing central letter inside running script in Devanagari, crude AXF, very thick and chunky as usual. Estimate: $3,000-up.

Mexico (colonial)

168. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Philip V, 1743MF. CT-139; KM-148. 26.97 grams. Choice,

lustrous UNC with light surface hairlines on obverse only, very flashy and bright yellow in color. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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

1792FM. CT-40; KM-159. 26.89 grams. Polished VF+ with weak centers.

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

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

1794FM. CT-43; KM-159. 26.99 grams. Lustrous XF+ with weak centers, minor light marks. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

171. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1795FM. CT-44; KM-159. 27.00 grams. AU with highly lustrous reverse, weakness in very center only. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

172. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1801FM. CT-53; KM-159. 26.85 grams. Red-toned XF with weak centers as usual, no problems. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

173. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 escudos, Charles IV, 1802FT. CT-56; KM-159. 26.91 grams. XF with light toning all over,

weak centers as usual. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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174. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 escudos, Charles III

(young bust), 1760MM, very rare, ex-Huntington. CT-460;

Beautifully toned AU- with original luster in legends, possibly the finest known (superior to the Eliasberg and Rudman specimens) since the highest in NGC census is XF 45, in any case a very nice specimen of an attractive transitional type that almost never graces the market, with desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington collection (Hispanic Society of America), with original tag #804. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

KM-128. 6.76 grams.

175. Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Charles III (young bust), 1761MM, very rare, ex-H.S.A. (Huntington), with tag #806. CT-633; KM-116. 3.35 grams.

Decent AXF with clear details, slightly off-center strike, attractive transitional type that is very difficult to find, with desirable pedigree to boot. Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington collection (Hispanic Society of America), with original tag #806. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

176. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII transitional (armored bust), 1809HJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. CT-293; KM-121. 3.4 grams. Highly lustrous and devoid of marks

or wear except for the very highest points of the high-relief bust, rare type. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, lot #140. Estimate: $600-$900.

Mexico (Republic)

177. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 escudo, 1825/4JM, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-378.5. Brightly lustrous in places, the inner details typically slightly crude under magnification, but no problems, tied for second-highest grade in NGC census. Estimate: $350-$500.

178. Culiacan, Mexico, 1/2 escudo, 1867CE, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-378. Bold, even strike, no wear, nice luster, just a few

minor spots of die-rust (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.

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Mexico (United States of Mexico)

179. Gold denomination set (7 coins) of Mexico City, Mexico, 1, 2, 2-1/2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pesos, 1902-1959, in custom holder. KM-410.5, 461, 463, 464, 473, 478 and 481. 7-1/2” x 2”. All lustrous Mint State (or close to it) with minor bagmarks only, dates as follows: 1 peso, 1902M; 2 pesos, 1945; 2-1/2 pesos, 1945; 5 pesos, 1920; 10 pesos, 1959; 20 pesos, 1959; 50 pesos, 1947. Housed in a custom-printed hard-plastic holder. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. PHOTO REDUCED

180. Mexico City, Mexico, 50 pesos, 1946. KM-481. 2-3/4”. BU with minor bagmarks, very flashy. Housed in custom 3” x 3” hard-plastic holder printed with coin information, pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #239. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000. PHOTO REDUCED

181. Complete date set (6 coins) of Mexican 20 pesos, 1917-1959, in custom holder. KM-478. 4” x 5”. UNC with bagmarks and luster, the 1920 lightly polished, some toned. Housed in a custom-printed hard-plastic holder. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500. PHOTO REDUCED

182. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 pesos, 1947, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-461.

Bold strike, muted luster, very faint bagmarks preventing a higher grade (highest in NGC census is MS 68). Estimate: $150-$225.

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Netherlands (United) 183. Utrecht, United Netherlands, ducat, 1724, from

the Akerendam (1725). KM-7.4. 3.51 grams. Mint State with

muted luster, full detail on knight’s head. From the Akerendam (1725), with Frank Sedwick tag from the early 1990s. Estimate: $300-$450.

184. Holland, United Netherlands, gold 6-stuivers “ship schelling,” 1729. KM-45a.

6.85 grams. Bold strike, choice details, AU or better but with hairlines in fields, slightly crude rims (as made), very popular, attractive and highly sought type. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Peru (colonial)

187. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VII transitional (“imaginary” bust), 1811JP. CT-15; KM-107. 26.78 grams. XF with

185. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1784MI. CT-41; attractive toning and underlying luster in legends, large (natural) lamination flaw on reverse, light adjustment marks on bust, slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-82.1. 27.00 grams. XF+ with traces of luster on reverse, tiny rim-ding.

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

186. Lima, Peru, bust 8 escudos, Charles III, 1788IJ. CT-48; 188. Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1759JM, rare, Bold XF+, with script graffiti in obverse fields crudely erased. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

KM-82.1a. 26.91 grams.

encapsulated NGC XF 45. CT-210; KM-56.2. Nice strike with luster in legends, marks in field but no more than indicated by the grade, which is actually second finest in NGC census. Pedigreed to the Cayón auction of May 2012, with original lot-tag #1032. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

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190. Lima, Peru, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1821JP, encapsulated NGC AU 58, finest known in NGC census.

189. Lima, Peru, bust 1 escudo, Ferdinand VII, 1819JP. CT-

type, lustrous AU with minor damage from mounting. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Bold strike with lustrous fields, parts of rims crude (as made), choice example of a scarce type, also final date. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

CT-358; KM-125.

289; KM-126. 3.34 grams. Scarce

Peru (Republic)

191. Lima, Peru, 2 escudos, 1855MB. KM-149.2. 4.00 grams. AU- with some luster and toning, some

details slightly weak (as usual). Estimate: $600-$900.

192. Cuzco, Peru, 1 escudo, 1840A, encapsulated NGC AU 53. KM-147.3. Bold strike with nice red toning, good luster, minor laminations on Liberty side as usual. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #267. Estimate: $350-$500.

193. Peru, 1 libra, 1916. KM-207. 8.00 grams. BU with minor bagmarks only. Estimate: $250-$375.

Philippines (under Spain) 194. Philippines (under Spain), 2 pesos, Isabel II, 1868. KM-143. 3.42 grams. AXF with traces of luster. Estimate: $300-$450.

Spain

Ferdinand-Isabel 195. Seville, Spain, double excelente, Ferdi-

nand-Isabel, 6-petal flower at top and S at bottom between busts. CT-69. 6.9 grams. Well-detailed

AU (choice strike) with full legends and portraits, slightly wrinkled flan. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1993, with original lot-tag #115, and to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #276. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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196. Toledo, Spain, double excelente, Ferdinand-Isabel, cross above T at top between busts.

CT-98. 6.74 grams. Polished VF, broad flans with full details, much scarcer than the usual Seville. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Philip V

197. Seville, Spain, milled 8 escudos, Philip V, 1712M, encapsulated NCS VF details / polished, corroded, from the Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724), very rare provenance. CT-172; KM-260. XF with spots of encrustation

and a few minor marks, looks lower grade and polished, however, due to interaction with the mercury known to be on these wrecks. From the Guadalupe and Tolosa (1724). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

Ferdinand VI

198. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Ferdinand VI, 1749JB, encapsulated NGC XF 45. CT-245; KM-378. Nice strike, contrasting sediment around details. Estimate: $200-$300.

Charles III

199. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Charles III, 1780PJ. CT-453; Bold and lustrous AU with light surface hairlines on obverse only. Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-417.1. 6.76 grams.

200. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1773PJ. CT-767; KM-415.1. 1.76 grams.

$150-$225.

Attractively red-toned VF+, no problems. Estimate:

201. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1774PJ. CT-768; KM-415.1. 1.72 grams.

$150-$225.

Problem-free AXF with light red toning. Estimate:

202. Madrid, Spain, bust 1/2 escudo, Charles III, 1786DV. CT-778;

KM-425.1. 1.72 grams. AXF with light surface hairlines. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Charles IV

203. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1798MF. CT-497; KM-434. 3.35 grams. Decent AXF, traces of toning and luster. Estimate: $175-$250.

204. Madrid, Spain, bust 1 escudo, Charles IV, 1807FA. CT-501; KM-434. 3.34 grams. Problem-free AXF with toning in crevices. Es-

timate: $150-$225.

Ferdinand VII

205. Madrid, Spain, bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1820M, encapsulated NGC AU 58. CT-150; KM-484. More like MS-62 with

blazing luster all over, netted to AU-58 by NGC because of faint hairlines, really an eye-catching gem. Pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #241. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

206. Madrid, Spain, bust 2 escudos, Ferdinand VII, 1825AJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. CT-222; KM-483.1. 6.8 grams. Choice strike and eye-catching luster, prooflike BU to our eyes but netted to AU 58 by NGC due to faint hairlines on obverse only, still among the finest known. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #298. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Venezuela (United States of Venezuela) 207. Venezuela, (20 bolĂ­vares), 1912, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-Y32. Lustrous but too many small bagmarks to make MS. Estimate: $300-$450.

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US Coins Gold

Double Eagles

208. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1876, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-74.2. Nicely lustrous but bagmarked all over. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

209. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 coronet Liberty, 1907.

KM-74.3. 33.45 grams. Problem-free

Mint State (should slab MS 62 or better), with minimal bagmarks and faint rainbow toning over natural luster. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

210. USA (Philadelphia mint), $20 St. Gaudens, 1922, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-131. Nice color and luster, minor bagmarks only. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Eagles 211. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian,

1916 KM-130. 16.69 grams. Nice AU with minimal bagmarks, good luster, traces of rainbow toning, should slab AU 50 or better. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

212. USA (Philadelphia mint), $10 Indian, 1926, encapsulated NGC MS 63+.

KM-130.

Beautiful satiny luster, minimal bagmarks. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

Half Eagles 213. USA (Charlotte mint), $5 coronet Liberty, 1856-

C, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-69. Choice strike with minimal marks in fields only, nice luster, rather attractive and desirable for this scarce branch mint. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

214. USA (Charlotte mint), $5 coronet Liberty, 1857-C. KM-69. 8.22 grams. VF with faint traces of luster and toning around details, no problems. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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Gold Dollars

215. USA (Charlotte mint), $1 coronet Liberty, 1849-C, encapsulated NGC AU

58. KM-73. Beautifully lustrous and bold, with hints of toning near rims, a little weakly struck on the bust (as usual) but still quite nice for this scarce branch mint (first date of type, closedwreath variety). Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Silver

Dollars

216. USA (Philadelphia mint), $1 draped bust Liberty, 1798, large eagle. KM-32. 26.79 grams. VF with old punchmarks at bottom

of shield and old scratches under chin, beautiful bluish toning all over.

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

219. USA (Carson City mint), $1 Morgan, 1885. KM-110. 26.70 grams. Choice BU, very bright and flashy, with nice satin surfaces and only a few faint bagmarks. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

217. USA (Philadelphia mint), $1 draped bust Liberty, 1801.

220. USA (Carson City mint), $1 Morgan, 1889.

KM-32. 26.88 grams. VF with spots of original luster peeking out of gray

KM-110.

26.28 grams. Fine with nice, even, dark toning on fields, no problems.

toning, light adjustment marks on shield. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Estimate: $700-$1,000.

218. USA (Philadelphia mint), $1 seated Liberty, 1873. KM-

100. 26.72 grams. Choice AU, bright with luster but lightly hairlined on

obverse, impressively flashy. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

221. USA (San Francisco mint), $1 Morgan, 1895. KM-110.

26.51 grams. VF+ with nice luster on fields, toning around details, no problems. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

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Half Dollars 222. USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar Capped Bust, 1828, with incuse merchant countermarks “H.Whitcomb” and “1831,” rare. KM-37. 13.27 grams.

Nice VF with evenly toned fields, bold countermarks. Henry Whitcomb was a jeweler, watchmaker and inventor in New York in the early 1800s. In 1827 he was granted a patent for an improvement in the method of discharging cannon and ship-guns. Estimate: $600-$900.

223. USA (New Orleans mint), half dollar seated Liberty,

224. USA (Philadelphia mint), half dollar seated Liberty,

1856-O, encapsulated NGC SS Republic Shipwreck Effect.

1872.

KM-99. 12.38 grams. Bold XF+ with minor bagmarks, surface hairlines and tiny rim-nicks, very light rainbow toning and luster.

Estimate: $100-$150.

KM-A68. UNC

details with mostly granular surfaces but one smooth (toned) spot on obverse. From the S.S. Republic (1865), with certificate.

Estimate: $500-$750.

Colonials

225. Massachusetts Bay Colony, pine tree shilling, 1652, from the Feversham (1711) Noe-10. 1.87 grams. Nearly full details

despite heavy corrosion (very thin flan), nicely toned and very popular.

From the Feversham (1711). Estimate: $400-$600.

226. US colonial, brass “ROSA AMERICANA” twopence, George I, 1723. 13.71 grams. AVF with scratches in field to right of

rose, rim-flaw on obverse, nice brassy color with toning around details, struck in London using a type of metal known as “Bath metal,” composed of 75% brass, 20% zinc and 5% silver. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Medals

227. USA, “Libertas Americana” medal (1783), 1976 Paris Mint restrike in silver, ex-LaRiviere. Betts-615 (for original). 238 grams, 75mm, the case 4-3/4”. No American medal is more famous than the “Libertas Americana” medal, conceptualized by Benjamin Franklin himself

and struck on the eve of the cease-fire proclaimed by the US Congress on April 11, 1783, with a flowing-hair head of Liberty and Phrygian cap below LIBERTAS AMERICANA on obverse and Minerva and infant Hercules strangling snakes and fending off a lion below legend NON SINE DIIS ANIMOSUS INFANS (“the child is not courageous without divine aid”) on reverse. Genuine specimens fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars today. For those who cannot afford a real one there are several restrikes and copies, like this one made at the Paris Mint in 1976 to celebrate American-French relations on the occasion of the US Bicentennial. The edge of this piece states COPY OF DESIGN

BY BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: ORIGINAL STRUCK IN 1783: S.I.C.M.M. PARIS - FRANCE - GO No 0160, as it was #160 of 500 made (most of which were probably melted down in subsequent years). Mint State with matte surfaces, as made, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Lucien M. LaRiviere collection (Bowers & Merena May 2001), lot 1115, with original tag and packaging. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Shipwreck Ingots Gold Unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean 228. Gold “oro corriente” cut piece with tax stamps and

partial letter-stamp, 82.57 grams, from an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean. 1-3/4” x 1” x 1/4”. Somewhat crude,

with several knobs and rough surface on side with markings, which include a rectangular incuse showing an indecipherable letter and a pair of circular tax stamps with dotted borders, both ends smooth but probably cut and re-melted to eliminate sharp edges, the bottom more or less flat. From an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean.

Estimate: $7,500-$11,000.

229. Gold “oro corriente” cut piece with two “C” stamps for Charles I of Spain, 66.95 grams, from an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean. 1-1/2” x 1” x 1/4”. Irregular, flat

lump with two clear “C’ stamps and one clear tax stamp with unreadable letters, dark encrustation in crevices, part of edge broken off but decidedly not cut from a longer bar like most. From an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

230. Gold “oro corriente” cut piece with choice full “f ” stamp for Ferdinand V of Spain, 29.46 grams, from an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean. 1-1/4” x 1” x

3/16”. Very clear “f ” stamp in incuse box with what appear to be parts

of other stamps (unreadable) around it (including a possible “C” stamp for Charles I), with dark encrustation in crevices, the edges mostly crude and sharply cut in two places, very interesting and compact (about the weight of an 8 escudos). From an unidentified early 1500s wreck in the Caribbean. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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Non-wreck (early 1500s) 231. Gold “oro corriente” cut piece of an ingot, 27.90 grams, marked with Charles I tax stamp. 1” x 1/2” x 7/16”. Neatly cut chunk of a “finger” bar, with three very sharp, sloping cuts, the narrow top with faint crowned-C mark (the bottom smooth), probably meant to approximate an 8 escudos. From a Spanish colonial site in the southern Caribbean. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

232. Complete gold “finger” bar #1575, 726 grams, marked with fineness XXIII: (23.5K) and serial number 158, from the

Atocha (1622). 5-1/4” x 1” x 1/2”. Typical specimen with boldly engraved fineness but lightly inscribed serial number next to a depression from shrinkage at the time of casting that now bears gray encrustation from the sea, the rounded bottom with light encrustation at one end and stamps “84” (for 1984) and an old-English “A” (for Atocha) applied by the salvagers. Interestingly, the bars of this type never show any assayer’s “bite,” which leads researchers to conclude they were either contraband (unlikely because of the markings) or belonged to the church or the crown. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #A84-1575. Estimate: $30,000-up.

233. Flat, cut, gold bar #32, 342 grams, marked with fineness XXII (22K) and foundry/assayer SARGOSA / PECARTA, from the Atocha (1622). 4-1/2” x 1” x 5/16”. Two bold fineness stamps and one full but weaker foundry/assayer plus three circular tax stamps

(partial), with cylindrical assayer’s “bite” at rounded end and the other end sharply sliced, the bottom hand-inscribed “A85-32” by the salvagers, an attractive size and shape with lots of markings. From the Atocha (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #85A-GB0032. Estimate: $17,500-up.

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Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida 234. Long, complete gold bar #2, 2307 grams, marked with fineness XXI (21K) and foundry/ assayer SARGOSA / PECARTA, from the Santa Margarita (1622). 11-1/2” x 1” x 3/4”. Impressively complete and neatly cast ingot with lots of markings, including four finenesses, seven circular tax stamps and one foundry/assayer, central depression from casting shrinkage, small cylindrical assayer’s “bite” at one end, “2” stamped on bottom by salvagers. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #2-M-80.

Estimate: $75,000-up.

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235. Complete gold “finger” bar #38, 478 grams, marked with fineness XXIII: (23.5K) and serial number 104, from the Santa Margarita (1622). 6-3/4” x 7/8” x 3/8”. Boldly engraved fineness, slightly lighter inscribed serial number, stamp “38” applied by sal-

vagers on bottom, a bit longer and flatter than most of this type, which all lack assayer’s “bites” and therefore were either contraband (unlikely because of the markings) or belonged to the church or the crown. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with Fisher photo-certificate #38-M-80 and hand-signed bill of sale from Kane Fisher dated April 7, 1983. Estimate: $20,000-up.

Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida

236. Gold disk, 179 grams, marked with small crowned-C tax stamp and X:: fineness, from the 1715 Fleet. 2” in diameter and 5/16” thick. Smooth top (just a few pits from casting shrinkage) but rough bottom, the latter with bold markings that match the Charles

I ingots from 1500s sources (like the ca.-1528 “Tumbaga wreck,” but also see lot 231 in this auction), yet not unprecedented from the 1715 Fleet (perhaps an old consignment on the Fleet?), this piece a very nice size and weight for display without huge expense. Certified by Conch Coin Co. (Bill Pearson) as from the San Román of the 1715 Fleet. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

237. Natural (smooth) gold nugget or small ingot, 21 grams, from the 1715 Fleet. 7/8” x 5/8” x 1/8”. Plain piece of smooth-surface gold with irregular but mostly rounded edges (hence not cut from an ingot, but possibly cast as a single unit, and therefore probably contraband), some black staining from the sea. Found on the beach in a 1715-Fleet area, and pedigreed to the Frank Sedwick, Ph.D., Price List of February-March, 1995, with original invoice. Estimate: $600-$900.

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Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay

238. Square gold ingot (broken in two), marked with fleur-de-lis (three times) and V-over-upside-down-V monogram and

number XXV, 684 grams total, approx. 90% fine, from the Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby’s. 3” x 3” x 3/8”. Fascinating item that was

advertised as an intact unit in the original 1993 auction yet its crack is complete and shows encrustation throughout, with the monogram on the smaller half (328 grams) and the XXV number on the other half (356 grams), also with three large fleur-de-lis stamps (possibly tax stamps, but lacking any fineness marking or assayer’s “bite,” so possibly contraband), spots of red toning and whitish encrustation here and there (especially on bottom, which also has a few stress cracks on the smaller half ). From the Luz (1752) and pedigreed to the original Sotheby’s (New York) auction of March 1993, lot #239. Estimate: $25,000-up.

S.S. Central America, sunk in 1857 in deep water off North Carolina

239. Lot of 10 PCGS slabs, each containing 1.5 grams of gold dust and flakes from the S.S. Central America (1857). This

wreck was famous for its yield of gold coins and large gold bars, but just as interesting was the massive amount of dust and flakes and small nuggets, which not only were “mined twice” (because the modern salvagers had to sluice the gold from the sand just like the original miners did) but also represent the miners’ personal fortunes as they were coming back to the East. This lot presents a very marketable grouping of pre-packaged dust and flakes with official “gold tags” from PCGS. From the S.S. Central America (1857). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Silver

“Tumbaga wreck,” sunk ca. 1528 off Grand Bahama Island

240. Silver “tumbaga” bar #M-80, 4595 grams, fineness 1370/2400, marked with serial number RC, assayer B~Vo and

fineness iVcccLxx, from the “Tumbaga wreck” (ca. 1528). 12-1/2” x 4” x 3/4”. Attractive bar, wide and flat, with fairly smooth top surface showing bold fineness and serial number and assayer plus two small circular tax stamps, all with contrasting toning, large square-shaped assayer’s “bite” in one corner, no corrosion. From the “Tumbaga wreck” (ca. 1528). Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

241. Silver “tumbaga” disk, 4989 grams, fineness 1750/2400, marked with serial number RLxxx, assayer B~Vo and fineness iV9CC L, uncleaned, from the “Tumbaga wreck” (ca. 1528), ex-Christie’s. About 8” in diameter and 1” thick. Nearly round,

with 1” sprue or gate on side from casting, pitted (as made) but flat topside with clear markings of assayer, serial number and fineness all in a small area in the middle and at least three partial tax stamps closer to the edge, rough bottom loaded with whitish-greenish encrustation, dark all over and with inked number from salvagers on top as among a select few ingots that were sold off before official (Armstrong) conservation. From the “Tumbaga wreck” (ca. 1528), and pedigreed to the original Christie’s (London) auction of April 1993, with original lot-tag #282.

Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

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Non-wreck (mid- to late 1500s)

242. Silver “plata corriente” cut piece of an ingot, 28.58 243. Silver “plata corriente” cut piece of an ingot, 11.81 grams, marked with Philip II tax stamp Approx. 1” x 3/4” x 3/8”.

Edge piece broken from a “splash” ingot, with tax stamp showing HISPAN(IARVM) on one side, the other side flat, lightly encrusted and noticeably circulated, unlike the pieces found on shipwrecks. From a Spanish colonial site in the southern Caribbean Estimate: $500-$750.

grams, marked with Philip II tax stamp Approx. 1-1/4” x 1/2” x 3/16”. Thin edge piece broken from a “splash” ingot, with bold tax

stamp showing (HIS)PANI(ARVM), much contrasting encrustation and noticeably circulated, unlike shipwreck ingots. From a Spanish colonial site in the southern Caribbean Estimate: $350-$500.

Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

244. Silver “barreton” ingot, 6015 grams, marked with fineness IIU CCC L XXX (2380/2400), from the Atocha (1622).

13-3/4” x 2-1/2” x 1-1/4”. Very solid and heavy but with surface corrosion, the fineness still clear as well as a partial tax stamp, nicely toned, no

modern stamp on back as among a known group of Atocha ingots legally pawned in Key West before certification and conservation. From the Atocha (1622). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador

245. Oval silver ingot, 1637 grams, marked with oP monogram and fineness VII-V-I, from the Capitana (1654).

7” x 3” x 3/4”. This bar is reminiscent of a few oval-shaped contraband bars known from this wreck except that it is slightly larger and has bold markings (which generally indicate official channels), consisting of a diamond-topped P or PT monogram (very similar to the marking of P. Quintero on Atocha ingots, or possibly a crude Potosí monogram) and a fineness in dineros-granos-milésimos (7 dineros, 5 granos, 1 milésimo, equating to about 60% fine if our math is correct), a unique and very interesting ingot from this popular wreck. From the Capitana (1654), with original certificate from the salvagers.

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

Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England 246. Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1964 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. 6” x 1-1/2” x

1-1/4”. Very neatly cast and well preserved as usual, with very clear markings and no corrosion, the cut end with very sharply sliced sides atypically sloping UP to the usual shallow depression. From the Rooswijk (1739), with original certificate #RK04A0560 from the salvagers. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

247. Neatly formed silver ingot from the Rooswijk (1739), 1933 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. 6-1/4” x 1-1/2”

x 1-1/4”. Very neatly cast and well preserved as usual (minimal surface corrosion), with very clear markings, the cut end a bit worn and with light encrustation in the usual shallow depression. From the Rooswijk (1739), with original certificate #RK04A0574 from the salvagers. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Copper Non-wreck

248. Natural copper nugget from Michigan, 3.6 kg. Approx. 5” x 4” x 4”. A massive natural chunk of smooth-surface copper with some white matrix remaining, very dense and worn but with some lustrous areas visible inside deep pits, an impressive conversation piece and mineral specimen that fits here among “ingots” due to its size and character. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Shipwreck Silver Coins “Golden Fleece wreck,” sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean 249. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left, king’s name as CHAROLVS. Nesmith-50; S-M5; KM18; CT-81. 12.96 grams. Full details in XF quality, no corrosion except at very edge, silvery color. Estimate: $200-$300.

Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas 250. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left, lions and castles transposed in shield (very rare, 4 known).

Nesmith-26b type; S-M4; KM-10; CT-74 type. 3.45 grams. Latin oMo-oPo, lozenges in legend, left-leaning

rhomboid panel with PLVS behind pillars, single annulet in left and right side of rhomboid, annulets in corners, lozenges in legend. Bold legends but somewhat weaker inner details (still full), toned but moderately corroded all over. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, with original lot-tag #313.

Estimate: $250-$375.

251. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” M to left, L to

right. Nesmith-85; S-M9; KM-12; CT-116. 2.47 grams. Darkly rusty (uncleaned) as is typical for this wreck, thin from corrosion and small part of edge missing but with clear inner details. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original lot-tag #226. Estimate: $200-$300.

Unidentified ca.-1554 wreck off Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 252. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R between pillars. Nesmith-6; S-M1; KM-16; CT-71. 5.43 grams. Thin and heavily corroded but with

just enough details to recognize the variety (PLVS in oval panel, etc.), with good full shield and crown, weaker pillars, assayer not visible but determined by style, good toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original lot-tag #227. Estimate: $200-$300.

“Rill Cove wreck,” sunk ca. 1618 off Cornwall, England 253. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer B. KM-33.4. 8.84 grams. Choice full crown, nearly full cross, some shield despite flatness, bold mintmark, toned, thin on edge but not much interior corrosion. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag #937 and generic certificate. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida Mexico

254. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3 (12 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank). KM-44.3. 17.37 grams. Most of shield and cross despite moderate (interior) to heavy (edge) corrosion, darkly toned as not fully conserved, rare early certification. With original cardboard holder and hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate #2180 from 1975.

Estimate: $200-$300.

255. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, pre-1607, Grade-1 quality, original certificate miss-

ing. KM-32.2. 6.78 grams. Choice details in nearly full crown and shield and cross, no corrosion at all, small edge-split. With Fisher tag #86A132021. Estimate: $300-$450.

256. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-27.2. 3.25 grams. Full cross and shield, no corrosion at all, rare denomination for this wreck. With Fisher certificate #95A-0481. Estimate: $500-$750.

Potosí 8R

257. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A, Grade 1, certificate and tag missing. S-P11; KM-5.1; CT-157.

26.57 grams. Broad flan with choice full inner details and lots of

legend, minimal surface corrosion, good toning, really a premium piece but lacking the all-important Fisher number. Estimate: $500-$750.

258. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg), Grade 1, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel.

S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 43.73 grams total. Large

flan with full shield and cross, no corrosion but deep edge-crack, hefty rustic mounting that oddly does not line up with either side being up. With Fisher certificate #152241 (tag missing). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

259. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel.

CT-124. 34.33 grams total. Choice

S-P17; KM-10;

full shield and cross, bold P-Q, small edge-crack, mounted cross side up. With Fisher certificate #107046 (tag missing). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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260. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

1. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 25.48 grams. Good full shield and cross with

very light surface corrosion, minor doubling, bold assayer. With Fisher certificate #205253. Estimate: $400-$600.

263. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, Grade 2+. S-P19;

KM-10; CT-129. 26.30 grams. Broad flan with bold full shield and cross, full P•M (doubled) and denomination o-VIII, bold full 7 of date, no corrosion and nearly full weight, so should be Grade 1. With Fisher certificate #201478, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1994, with original lot-tag #1390. Estimate: $400-$600.

261. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

2+. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 26.50 grams. Bold full shield and cross, small edge-split, minimal surface corrosion, more like Grade-1 quality. With Fisher certificate #264378. Estimate: $300-$450.

264. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)617M, Grade 2. S-P19;

KM-10; CT-129. 23.50 grams. Nice full cross (slightly doubled) with clear date, full but corroded shield, parts of edge thin. With Fisher certificate #104919. Estimate: $350-$500.

262. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

3 (12 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank). S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 17.00 grams. Full assayer, nearly full

265. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)617M, Grade 2. S-P19;

Choice full cross with clear date, full and bold shield with light surface corrosion, small parts of edge lost to corrosion, typically silvery. With Fisher certificate #155526. Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-10; CT-129. 21.43 grams.

cross and shield despite moderate (interior) to heavy (edge) corrosion, darkly toned as not completely conserved, rare early certification. With original cardboard holder and hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate #2596 from 1975. Estimate: $200-$300.

266. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618PAL, Grade 3, rare.

S-P20; KM-10; CT-130. 18.74 grams. Very bold full P-PAL and date, most

of shield and some of cross despite moderate surface corrosion and heavy loss on part of edge. With Fisher certificate #176257. Estimate: $350-$500.

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267. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)18, assayer not visible, 270. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, Grade-1 quality Grade 1. KM-10. 25.81 grams. Good full shield (doubled at top) and cross, full but weak 18 of date, fairly solid but with two edge-splits, typically silvery. With Fisher certificate #157737. Estimate: $500-$750.

268. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618T, Grade 3+.

but Grade 3 on tag, original certificate missing. S-P21; KM-10;

CT-133. 26.66 grams. Choice

full and bold date, full but weakly struck cross and shield, nice toning, no corrosion at all. With Fisher tag #94A6130. Estimate: $400-$600.

S-P21;

Good full cross with bold date, full shield with doubling at top, nice centers but small pieces of edge corroded away.

With Fisher/Miguel certificate #TM1346, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of June 1995, with original lot-tag #968. Estimate: $300-$450.

KM-10. 24.60 grams.

269. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1.

Nice full shield and cross, full date and P+T, solid coin with minimal surface corrosion only. With Fisher certificate #152692. Estimate: $500-$750.

S-P21; KM-10; CT-134. 26.04 grams.

271. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-

10; CT-133. 25.31 grams. Full date and king’s name PHYLYPVVS [sic], good full cross and shield, the latter with corrosion to left but no corrosion anywhere else, lightly toned. With Fisher certificate #231187.

Estimate: $400-$600.

272. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; CT-133. 26.42 grams. Choice full shield (doubled at bottom), off-center cross with full date, nicely toned, no corrosion. With Fisher certificate #180533. Estimate: $400-$600.

273. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)619T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; CT-133. 26.40 grams. Bold 19 of date, choice full shield and cross,

with light surface corrosion on shield side only, nicely toned. With Fisher certificate #203816. Estimate: $400-$600.

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274. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)19T, Grade 2+. S-P21; 277. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1622T, quadrants of cross

KM-10; CT-133. 26.84 grams. Curiously non-round shape (no corrosion), choice full shield and cross, bottom half of date and full P+T visible.

With Fisher certificate #207759, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1772. Estimate: $400-$600.

transposed, backwards P punched over normal P for mintmark, Grade 2+, rare. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 26.01 grams. Full but

doubled cross, good full shield with bold assayer and much legend, minor surface corrosion, hairline edge-split, nice toning. With Fisher certificate #158024, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1776. Estimate: $500-$750.

275. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (162)0T, upper half of shield transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10; CT-137. 26.65 grams. Bold

278. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

full 0 of date outside full but doubled and centrally weak cross, bold full denomination to right of full shield with light surface corrosion there only, nicely toned. With Fisher certificate #106686. Estimate: $500-$750.

276. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)20T, Grade 3. S-P21;

Bold 0 of date, good full shield and cross but with moderate surface corrosion and edge loss, toned all over.

With Fisher certificate #169622, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1994, with original lot-tag #1393. Estimate: $300-$450.

KM-10; CT-137. 20.17 grams.

(curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 26.34 grams. Good full shield and cross but the latter somewhat doubled and both centrally weak, bold P-R and denomination, no corrosion. With Fisher certificate #263255. Estimate: $400-$600.

279. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 24.48 grams. Excellent full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), good

toning, edge corrosion only. With original Fisher certificate #153407.

Estimate: $300-$450.

280. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade

2. S-P21; KM-10. 24.45 grams. Nice full cross, good but doubled full shield, bold assayer, nicely toned, light surface corrosion only. With Fisher certificate #105453. Estimate: $300-$450.

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281. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield transposed, Grade 3 (9 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank). S-P21; Nice full shield with bold full assayer, corroded cross, darkly toned as not full conserved, rare early certification. With original cardboard holder and hand-signed Fisher photo-certificate #2208 from 1975. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-10. 21.36 grams.

282. Promotional 375th anniversary presentation set consisting of one Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, plus a 2-oz gold-plated silver plaque (rectangular) and 8-oz silver (proof ) medal, all housed in a large, black leatherette case (limited edition #237 of 375 made). S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. Coin: 26.27 grams; case: 11” x 9” x 2”. From a 1997 promotion

and now somewhat scarce since the gold and silver value went up, this complete set contains a choice coin (nice full cross, full but off-center shield, good toning, edge-split) in an attractive display with items made from the silver of an original ingot from the wreck. With Fisher photocertificate #TM-444. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

Potosí 8R Group Lots

283. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers B, R (curved leg), M and T (all visible), all Grade 1, with

original tags but certificates missing. KM-10. 277.49 grams total. Goof full shields and crosses, some with partial dates, no corrosion, the B coin with king’s ordinal III visible (which is rare). With Fisher/Miguel tags #H-117, 121, 164, 168, 170, 187, 813, 823, 824 and 833. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

284. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers R (curved leg) and M (2), all Grade 2. KM-10. 64.75 grams total.

Good full shields and crosses despite some moderate surface corrosion, one coin oddly squarish. With Fisher certificates #138093, 147710 and 198072. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

285. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, both Grade 3 (9 and 8 points), with hand-signed

certificates from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank) and 1978 (Front Street). KM-10. 21.10 and 15.60 grams. Heavily corroded but with full crosses (one better than the other), neither fully conserved (stained), desirable for their early certificates. With original tags and hand-signed Fisher photo-certificates #4745 (1976) and 3837 (1978). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

286. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, both Grade 3. KM-10. 20.42 and 20.23 grams. Full shields and crosses but moderately corroded, bright silver color. With Fisher certificates #147750 and 148924. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

Potosí 4R

287. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 12.66 grams. Good full shield and cross despite doubling, full P-Q, nice toning, minimal surface corrosion. With original Fisher certificate #214688. Estimate: $300-$450.

288. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1)617M, Grade 1, with original tag but

certificate missing. S-P19; KM-9; CT-245. 12.69 grams. Bold full 17 of date, choice full shield and cross, full P-M, nicely toned, no corrosion. With Fisher/Miguel tag #H-38.

Estimate: $350-$500.

Potosí 4R Group Lots

289. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4

reales, Philip III, assayers RL (curved leg) and Q, Grade 1, with original tags but certificates missing. KM-9. 25.92 grams. Both with full shields and crosses and

minimal or no corrosion, full assayers, nicely toned. With Fisher/Miguel tags #H-44 and 114. Estimate: $600-$900.

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290. Lot of 4 cob 4R (three Potosí and one Mexico), Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 2 (estimated), with original tags

but certificates missing. 45.74 grams total. Some interesting shapes, just the Mexican coin with any appreciable corrosion, full shields and crosses, two slightly toned. With Fisher tags #162638, 171037, 203875 and 214095. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

291. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grades 3 and 4 (5 to 13 points each), all with

hand-signed certificates from 1975-79. KM-9. 70.24 grams total. Good full shields and crosses despite moderate to heavy corrosion, all nicely toned, desirable for their early certificates. With hand-signed Fisher photo-certificates #555, 575, 596, 1145, 2235, 2317, 2369 and 3536, some with original cardboard holders as well. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

292. Lot of 6 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 3 (estimated), with original tags but

certificates missing. KM-9. 55.03 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, some moderately corroded, early original tags. With Fisher tags #SR-1040, 1041, 1043, 1070, 1071 and 1072. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

Potosí 2R 293. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II,

assayer L (first period, “Lima style”), Grade 1. S-P3; KM-3.2; CT-491 (under Lima). 6.48 grams. Ex-

cellent full shield and crown and cross with bold denomination and P-L/L, nicely toned, with touch of surface corrosion near part of edge on obverse only. With Fisher certificate #94A-10002. Estimate: $600-$900.

294. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1618PAL, Grade 1, rare. S-P20; KM-8. 6.39 grams. Incredibly choice full shield

and cross and date and assayer, nicely toned, no corrosion, really as good as you can get for this rare issue. With Fisher certificate #177265. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

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

295. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D, Grade 1, very low serial number (second coin to be certified).

S-M18; KM-44.3. 25.40 grams. Crude

but solid flan with good full cross and shield, bold denomination 8, peripherally flat and uneven with edge-split, nicely toned, minimal surface corrosion, should be highly desirable as the second coin of thousands to be certified from this wreck. With original Fisher photo-certificate #2. Estimate: $600-$900.

296. Lot of 6 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D or not visible, Grades 2 (1) and 3 (4). KM-44.3. 97.48 grams total. Moderately corroded (some edge loss) but with recognizable

shields and crosses, some toning. With original Fisher photo-certificates #350, 920, 1645, 3402, 3863 and 6498. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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297. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1610/09D, Grade 1, rare. S-M17; KM-unl.

11.11 grams. Somewhat odd-shaped flan but with superb full cross and shield and oMD,

weak but certain date, excellent toning, slight edge corrosion only. With original Fisher photo-certificate #3321. Estimate: $500-$750.

298. Lot of 5 Mexico City, Mexico, cob minors (three 4R and two 2R), Philip

III, assayers not visible, Grades 2 (3), 3 (1) and unknown (1). 31.63 grams total.

Some moderate to heavy corrosion and edge loss but all recognizable and some attractively toned. With four original Fisher photo-certificates #3184, 5200, 5859 and 6388, plus one without certificate but original cardboard holder #3752. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

Potosí 8R

299. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

301. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade

1. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 21.64 grams. Choice full shield and P-Q, nearly

2, low serial number. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 22.75 grams. Bold full P-Q, nearly full shield and cross, weak and corroded peripheries, uneven toning, desirable as among the first 49 coins to be certified from this wreck. With original Fisher photo-certificate #49. Estimate: $400-$600.

full cross with surface corrosion, toned in crevices for good contrast.

With original Fisher photo-certificate #1759. Estimate: $400-$600.

300. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q,

Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; CT-124. 24.69 grams. Large flan with very bold

details due to contrasting toning, full shield and cross and P-Q, light corrosion on edge only. With original Fisher photo-certificate #3380.

Estimate: $400-$600.

302. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C? (very

rare, if so), Grade 3. 19.00 grams. Choice full cross but corroded

shield (the edge also affected), full king’s name, nicely toned. With original Fisher photo-certificate #2723. Estimate: $250-$375.

303. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (161)9T, Grade 2. S-P21;

KM-10; CT-133. 25.25 grams. Bold full assayer, good full shield and cross, corrosion on very edge only. With original Fisher photo-certificate #8521.

Estimate: $250-$375.

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304. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade

1. S-P21; KM-10. 26.25 grams. Good full cross and shield (the latter doubled), full P+T, solid and uncorroded. With original Fisher photocertificate #8515. Estimate: $400-$600.

306. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not

visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3, low serial number. KM-10. 23.24 grams. Good full cross and shield despite moderate corrosion (some big pits), nicely toned, desirable as among the first 99 coins to be certified from this wreck. With original Fisher photo-certificate #99. Estimate: $300-$450.

305. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not vis-

ible, backwards mintmark, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. KM-10. 26.14 grams. Large, squarish flan with very choice

full shield and cross, clear 162 of date, nice toning, minimal localized surface corrosion. With original Fisher photo-certificate #8668.

Estimate: $400-$600.

307. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3, very low serial number. KM-10. 21.52 grams.

Good full cross (partially doubled), full but corroded and off-center shield, nice toning, crude edge, desirable as among the first 15 coins to be certified from this wreck. With original Fisher photo-certificate #15. Estimate: $350-$500.

Potosí 8R Group Lots

308. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 1. KM-10. 123.60 grams total.

Little or no corrosion, good full shields and crosses, some toned, some bold assayers (R, Q and M). With original Fisher photo-certificates #1725, 7371, 7505, 7580 and 7666. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

309. Lot of 12 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II and III, assayers not visible, all Grade 2. 234.82 grams total. Solid coins but most with light to moderate corrosion, most toned, full shields and crosses. With original Fisher photo-certificates #1248, 1790, 3164, 3236, 4233, 7489, 7713, 7545, 8505, 8613, 8699 and 8918. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

310. Lot of 15 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales (one is actually Spain), Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 3. 242.57 grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion but shields and crosses still clear, some toned. With original Fisher photo-certificates #440, 457, 670, 971, 1263, 1387, 2672, 4492, 4568, 4583, 4665, 4673, 7566, 8062 and 8359. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

311. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T and not visible, Grade 3 (one with Grade 2 on certificate).

KM-10. 23.54 grams total. Good full shields, one good cross despite moderate to heavy corrosion, nicely toned. With original Fisher photo-certificates

#6310 and 7675 (both mis-attributed as 4R). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

312. Lot of 19 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 4 (some Grade-3 quality). KM-10. 236.74

grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion (some coins still rather solid, others misshapen) but all identifiable, some attributed as 4R on tags.

With original Fisher photo-certificates #164, 746, 1512, 1663, 2610, 2992, 4903, 6300, 6792, 7064, 7127, 7968, 8201, 9137, 9533, 9596, 9707 and 9777 and 137242. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Potosí 4R

313. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-9; CT-244. 11.58 grams. Good full shield and

314. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q,

cross with light corrosion in places and on edge, typically silvery. With original Fisher photo-certificate #137308. Estimate: $350-$500.

Grade 1. S-P17; KM-9; CT-243. 11.33 grams. Good full cross and shield, bold full P-Q, attractively toned, part of edge lost to corrosion but otherwise nice. With original Fisher photo-certificate #8353. Estimate: $350-$500.

Potosí 4R Group Lots

315. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, various assayers (where visible), all Grade 2. KM-9. 56.71 grams total. Some

moderate corrosion but mostly solid, with good shields and crosses, mostly toned. With original Fisher photo-certificates #115, 1408, 1428, 7783 and 8815. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

316. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II and III, assayers B and not visible, all Grade 3. 30.65 grams total. Two solid but two heavily corroded, all more or less toned. With original Fisher photo-certificates #1488, 3188, 7792 and 7802. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

317. Lot of 14 cob 4 reales (13 Potosí and 1 Mexico), Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 4. 83.18 grams total. Moderate to heavy corrosion but with recognizable shields and crosses, mostly toned, some attributed as 2R on tags. With original Fisher photo-certificates #105, 546, 2386, 2851, 3607, 3092, 5557, 5601, 6628, 7148, 8118, 9310, 9611 and 9979. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Potosí 2R

318. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-8. 6.28 grams. Choice full shield and

cross enhanced by contrasting toning, bold full P-M, light corrosion only on edge. With original Fisher photo-certificate #7005. Estimate: $500-$750.

319. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)6(1)7(M), Grade 1. S-P19; KM-8; CT-356. 6.36 grams. Choice full shield and cross,

bold denomination Z, attractively toned, minimal surface corrosion. With original Fisher photo-certificate #5924. Estimate: $500-$750.

Potosí 2R Group Lots

320. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayers R and not visible, all Grade 1. KM-8. 17.17 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, some corrosion on edges,

variable toning (one with red patches), popular for jewelry.

With original Fisher photo-certificates #4905, 5192 and 5899.

SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

321. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II and III, assayers B, M and not visible, Grades 1 (one), 2 (two) and 3 (one). 21.13 grams total. Mostly nice crosses

and shields, only one with appreciable corrosion (edge loss), mostly toned, popular for jewelry. With original Fisher photocertificates #223, 1038, 4950 and 4987. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

322. Lot of 14 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayers not visible, all Grade 4. KM-8. 49.30 grams total. Moderately to

heavily corroded (some misshaped) but recognizable, some toning. With original Fisher photo-certificates #5277, 5282, 5286, 5332, 5438, 5468, 5510, 5521, 5527, 5638, 6749, 6755, 6762 and 9962. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Potosí 1R

323. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip III, assayers not visible, Grade 4, rare denomination for this wreck. KM-7. 4.59 grams total. Thin from heavy corrosion but with recognizable details, one silvery but one toned. With original Fisher photo-certificates #962,

9397 and 9404. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

Spain

324. Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, (16)22, assayer not visible (D), Grade-2

quality but Grade 4 on certificate, rare. CT-594; KM-39.6. 21.15 grams. Excellent full cross with deeply toned fields for contrast, clear date at top, nearly full but lightly corroded shield, flat peripheries, popular as dated the same year as the sinking. With original Fisher photo-certificate #2465. Estimate: $250-$375.

São José, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa 325. Valladolid, Spain, cob 4 reales, (1)611(H), rare. CT-311; KM-33.6. 12.60 grams. Choice full shield with bold denomination IIII (vertically) to right and mintmark

(four horizontal waves) at upper-left, clear 611 of date above nearly full but lightly corroded cross, nicely contrasting toning all over. (Note: CT gives this rare issue a value of 1,000 Euros!) With NGC tag and pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #413. Estimate: $200-$300.

Concepción, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola 326. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P), fused to a piece of coral (as found).

KM-45. 110 grams. Choice coin with full shield

facing out, nicely toned and with minor edge-loss (only) to corrosion, perched atop a bright white hunk of wormy coral, very nice for display. Estimate: $500-$750.

327. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 26.27 grams. Typical barrel-shaped flan with full and bold oMP, good full shield and cross, flat peripheries, no corrosion, beautifully toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador Shield-type

328. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)49(Z or O), with 331. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-

crowned-L countermark on cross.

KM-19b. 24.86 grams. Broad flan with much legend including most of king’s name and bold ordinal IIII, bold 49 of date, nice full shield with bold denomination 8, full but slightly corroded and partially flat cross with most of countermark, nicely toned all over. With original certificate from the salvagers.

Estimate: $200-$300.

L countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b. Full and well-detailed cross and

shield, full countermark and assayer, much legend, corrosion-free but with usual edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.

329. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)49(Z or O), with crowned-L countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. KM-19b. Full but pitted cross and shield and countermark, full but weak 49 of date, solid with edge split, lightly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

332. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, •1•6•5•0•, assayer O, with crowned-L countermark on cross, rare.

S-P35; KM-unl.; CT-unl.

27.88 grams. Bold but doubled date (rare and interesting variety) around

full cross with full countermark, good full shield and crown, no corrosion but few old scrapes, toned in crevices. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$375.

330. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649(Z or O), with 333. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)650O, with crowned-

crowned-L countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. KM-19b. Broad, solid flan (minimal

•F• countermark on shield, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. Bold full shield and

surface corrosion only) with full shield and cross and countermark, nearly full crown, bottom half of date, not much contrast. Estimate: $200-$300.

cross enhanced by toning, full P-O to left and nearly full countermark, clear date, otherwise peripherally flat but no corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.

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337. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 165(0-1)O, with pentago-

334. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-•F• countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 17.82 grams. Choice

full details (including some legend, but date weak and doubled) despite thinning from corrosion, large edge-split, nice toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

nal crowned-1652 countermark on cross (very rare). S-P35; KM-19b. 21.19 grams. Small flan due to thinning from corrosion but with

bold full details including 165 of date and king’s ordinal IIII, the countermark a bit light but clear, nicely toned. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

338. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crown-

335. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-•F• countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. 24.00 grams. Broad

flan with 100% full king’s name and clear ordinal and date in legend, two assayers, full shield and cross and crown, nice toning, slightly thin from corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

alone (common) countermark on shield, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b. Choice full counter-

mark on full shield (slightly doubled) below full crown, full but partially flat cross, no visible corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

336. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651O, with crowned-(?) countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-510. Good full cross and shield,

clear date and assayer, also clear countermark except for the letter below the crown, no corrosion but with usual edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.

339. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with

crowned-(?) countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b. Very broad flan

with part of edge bent up (hence slabbed in an extra-thick holder), choice full shield and cross with nice toning, no visible corrosion, top of countermark only. Estimate: $200-$300.

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343. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651E, with crowned-•F•

340. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crowned-

L countermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b. Thick and solid but with much

flatness, the crown full and well detailed but the shield and cross somewhat flat, silvery all over (no toning). Estimate: $200-$300.

countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; CT-511. 20.88 grams. Full and bold date outside good full cross, choice and well-detailed full shield and two assayers, the countermark nearly off the flan (unusual for this countermark), attractively toned all over but a bit thin from corrosion.

Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

341. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with arms 344. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with crowncountermark on cross, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P35; KM-19b. Nice full shield and cross, most of

alone (common) countermark on shield, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P36; KM-19b. Nice full cross,

crown, clear assayer, the countermark almost off the flan, part of edge bent and cracked, toned all over. Estimate: $200-$300.

full shield with bold countermark and assayer, good toning, solid and uncorroded but somewhat flat. Estimate: $200-$300.

342. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crown- 345. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)5(1-2)E, with crownedalone (common) countermark on shield.

S-P35; KM-19b. 26.00 grams. Broad flan with deep rainbow toning all over, no corrosion,

full shield and cross and countermark, much legend, a bit bent from deep dent where the date should be. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $175-$250.

•F• countermark on shield, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P36; KM-19b. Broad flan with full cross and

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shield, some legend despite peripheral flatness, bold P-E and countermark, no corrosion, toned in crevices. Estimate: $200-$300.

348. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1651E, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-17b. 13.71 grams. Broad flan with

346. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651-2)E, with crown-

much bold legend but interior design weak, no corrosion except at very edge, with edge-split, dark toning on fields. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $250-$375.

alone (common) countermark on shield, encapsulated NGC Genuine / Capitana shipwreck. S-P36; KM-19b. Bold full counter-

mark, full but weak shield and cross, no corrosion but somewhat flat and lacking contrast. Estimate: $200-$300.

347. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, (1649-51)O, with crowned•F• (4 dots variety) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-17b. 9.91

grams. Choice full countermark, full shield and cross despite flatness and light surface corrosion, nicely toned. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $150-$225.

349. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip IV, assayer

T and not visible. KM-17b. 11.84 grams total. All with clear shields and crosses, one with bold assayer T, moderate to no corrosion, varying degrees of toning. With original certificates from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

1652 Transitionals

350. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV/A. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 21.06 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves

with light surface corrosion but clear F-8-IIII and (E)-8-E, choice full (and uncorroded) shield and crown, with full A/F-P-8 to left and clear 52 date to right, a bit thin but nicely toned. Mastalir #IV.1-A. ad1. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $600-$900.

351. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type IV/A. S-P37; KM-A20.4; CT-432. 25.01 grams. Full but weak central detail

due to flatness and wear (not much corrosion), date in pillars-side legend. Mastalir #IV.1-A.bb1. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection.

Estimate: $350-$500.

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352. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type

VII/A.

S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 19.72 grams. Choice full pillars side with two bold dates, HP at top, P-8-E and E-52-P, the shield side heavily corroded but with bold A-P-8 to left, patchy dark toning.

Mastalir #VII.1-A.da. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

353. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type

VII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 22.49 grams. Full but corroded pillars

with well-detailed full crown, bold full shield with bold O-E-52 to right, much legend, toned on fields. Mastalir #VII.1-A.aa. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

354. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type VII/A. S-P37; KM-A20.7; CT-unl. 13.92 grams. Thin from corrosion but

with choice full crown and waves, toned all over. Mastalir #VII.1-A. aa. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $250-$275.

Pillars-and-waves

355. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top.

S-P37a; KM-21; CT-

Choice full cross and pillars-and-waves, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, much legend, nice toning, minimal surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

434. 27.25 grams.

356. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, 1-PH-6 at top, rare.

S-P37a; KM-21; CT-435. 26.53 grams. Broad, solid flan (no corrosion) with full pillars-and-waves and cross but peripherally flat, clear 1-PH-6 and three partial dates (usually seen with •PH• instead), toned in crevices.

Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

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

KM-21; CT-437. 25.46 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross, full crown, bold •PH•, two dates and mintmarks and assayers, minimal corrosive wear, toned, edge-split. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

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358. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; 361. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E, small •PH• at

KM-21; CT-437. 20.70 grams. Choice full cross, full pillars-and-waves with very bold •PH•, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, a bit worn from corrosion but with dark, contrasting toning on fields. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438. 26.25 grams. Bold, fat pillars with unusually small PH but large mintmarks and assayers (two of each on that side), off-center cross, solid with minimal surface corrosion, mostly toned.

Estimate: $250-$375.

362. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652-4E. KM-21.

72.45 grams total. Corroded but with clear pillars and crosses, two

matte and dark (low contrast) as uncleaned but the other two cleaned and retoned nicely. With original certificates from the salvagers. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

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

KM-21; CT-437. 21.00 grams. Small flan with deep, dark toning all over, bold •PH•, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, full cross, all three mintmarks and assayers and dates at least partially visible, some corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.

363. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, PH at top, rotated

denomination 4. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-741. 13.79 grams. Full pillars with bold PH, full but off-center cross, somewhat odd-shaped flan with uneven thickness and crude near edge (as made), lightly toned, no corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

360. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-437. 22.48 grams. Full but double cross and pillars-and-waves,

two dates, corroded surfaces but mostly toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

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364. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1653E, PH at top. S-P37a; KMAttractive turnip shape, full pillars with clear date, full cross, surface corrosion, darkly toned. Pedigreed to the Rob McClung collection. Estimate: $100-$150.

13; CT-1053. 3.74 grams.

365. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1054.

2.30 grams. Bold pillars-and-waves with clear date, most of cross (offcenter), toned fields, lightly corroded. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island

366. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649O/sR, with crowned-

•F• countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-unl. 26.06 grams. Very

solid specimen with good full shield (also full countermark) and cross, weak date but fairly clear assayer (including the strange sR underassayer, presumably Rodas’ ill-advised initial use of an R), bold king’s ordinal IIII, toned all over, with minor corrosion near edge on reverse and typical edge-split. With original Humphreys certificate #91-8R-0219, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1109. Estimate: $350-$500.

367. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8reales, 1650O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 23.11 grams. Oval-

shaped flan due to edge-corrosion, nice full shield and crown with bold P-O to left, bold date outside full cross with full countermark, nicely toned all over, typical edge-split. With original Humphreys certificate #91-8R-0090, and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1114. Estimate: $300-$450.

368. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650O, with crowned-(?) countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; CT-509. 19.54 grams. Good full cross and shield and

bold date despite moderate corrosion all over, nicely toned. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $150-$225.

San Miguel el Arcángel (“Jupiter Wreck”), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida 369. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1655E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-21;

Silvery and corroded but with full cross and pillars-andwaves, bold assayer, weak date. With Florida Division of Historical Resources yellow-plastic tag and photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

CT-439. 20.80 grams.

370. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1657E, pomegranate at top. S-P37a;

Full cross and pillars-and-waves despite moderate surface corrosion, silvery all over. With Florida Division of Historical Resources yellow-plastic tag and Jupiter Wreck pink-plastic tag. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-21; CT-442. 21.84 grams.

371. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1658E. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-750. 8.70 grams. Thin from

corrosion but with full pillars and (off-center) cross, bold date, no toning. With Florida Division of Historical Resources yellow-plastic tag. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor, Spain

372. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E, Philip IV (rare).

S-P37a; KM-21; CT-unl. 26.59 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross, clear date, three mintmarks and assayers, some flatness but no corrosion, toned around details, king’s ordinal IIII visible in legend. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

373. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1670E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-345.

26.29 grams. Full pillars with bold 0 of date, nearly full cross, no cor-

rosion but much flatness, lightly toned all over. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $200-$300.

374. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1671E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-346.

25.00 grams. Somewhat flat but with good full cross-lions-castles, bold

but doubled full pillars-and-waves two dates and mintmarks, minimal surface corrosion, toned around details. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

375. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1671E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-346.

24.27 grams. Solid and well detailed and nicely toned all over, with

bold full pillars-and-waves and cross (both doubled, however), two dates, three mintmarks and assayers. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

376. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1671E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-346.

25.06 grams. Good full cross, full but doubled pillars, two dates, three bold mintmarks, minimal surface corrosion but some flatness, toned around details. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

Consolación, sunk in 1681 off Isla Santa Clara, Ecuador 377. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional

(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

19.26 grams. Thin from corrosion but with full pillars-and-waves topped

with bold 1-PH-6, most of cross, much flatness. Estimate: $200-$300.

378. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1655E, PH at top. S-P37a;

Very thin and worn from corrosion yet with bold details, including full pillars and off-center cross, date and two assayers and mintmarks, toned on fields. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-21; CT-439. 13.22 grams.

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379. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-342. 382. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E, unique error with

18.20 grams. Good full pillars and well-detailed crown, good full cross

assayer on both sides of cross. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 19.52 grams.

with corroded-through pit on lower lion, thin from corrosion but nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

Full pillars and cross despite moderate corrosion, clear assayer E on both sides of cross, toned around details. Estimate: $250-$375.

380. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1673E, upside-down A for

V in motto. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-348. 20.43 grams. Choice bold date above

full (off-center) waves, the cross incomplete and off-center too, making for more legend than usual, thin from corrosion and with several small edge-splits, lightly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

383. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C. S-P38; KM-26; CT-357.

23.85 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves (doubled at top) with full assayer and date and two mintmarks, bold but off-center cross flanked

by P and C, minimal corrosion, nice toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

384. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679C.

S-P38; KM-26; CT-

Full pillars and cross peeking out of darkness as not completely conserved, date and assayer clear, thin from corrosion, edge-split. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.

357. 20.48 grams.

381. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1675E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-350.

25.88 grams. Bold full E-75-P on pillars side, good but off-center cross, light surface corrosion with dark toning, two edge-splits. Estimate: $150-$225.

385. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V/C. S-P39; KM-26; CT-358.

17.93 grams. Solid despite corrosion, with full but doubled cross and

pillars, three dates (full 679 in legend), two assayers (the V/C only on the pillars side), toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

386. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-359.

24.34 grams. Good full pillars-and-waves and cross despite thinning from corrosion, part of king’s name, nice toning. Estimate: $200$300.

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387. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679V, both with assayer at upper left. S-P39; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 40.65 grams total. Dates not

visible but known as a variety of 1679 only, with upper-left assayer very clear on both, also full pillars-and-waves and crosses despite surface corrosion, toned in crevices. Estimate: $250-$375.

388. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-361. 24.92 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold date and 16 in legend (also two full mintmarks and assayers), full and nice but doubled cross, no visible corrosion but thinner than it should be, with small edge-split, nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

389. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1678E, rotated denomination 4. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 11.51 grams. Full pillars with choice tops and bold denomination, corroded cross, nicely toned. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M110243. Estimate: $200-$300.

390. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1654E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-899. 4.29 grams. Two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, one

full pillar and full PH, nearly full cross, thin from corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

391. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1672E. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-599. 3.96 grams. Bold pillars-and-waves and one lion (incomplete cross), three dates, thin from corrosion, no toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

392. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1677+76E, rare. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.38 grams. Three FULL dates (bold 77 and 77 on pillars side, full 776 below cross), doubled cross and pillars and thin from corrosion but nicely toned. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M110257.

Estimate: $175-$250.

393. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1677E. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-605. 6.36 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross, nicely toned, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $150-$225.

394. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (16)46, assayer

not visible, very rare. KM-12a. 2.65 grams. Crudely flat and corroded but with full and clear 46 of date, toned in crevices. Estimate: $100-$150.

395. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, assay-

ers T, FR and O. 8.22 grams total. Good crosses and shields despite corrosive wear, nicely toned. Estimate: $150-$225.

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396. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1651E, rare. S-P36; KM-12b; CT-1048. 2.24 grams. Oblong shape (thin from corrosion), with 100% full date and clear assayer, toned all over. Estimate: $100-$150.

397. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 real, 1652E Transitional, McLean Type IV or VI, rare. S-P37. 2.28 grams. Very thin from corrosion but with bold 2 between pillars and mintmark P to right above waves, nice full cross, toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

398. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1652E post-transitional, 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1052. 2.05 grams. Small flan (due to corrosion) with full and well-detailed pillars-and-waves and cross, low contrast. Estimate: $100-$150.

399. Study lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, 1652E Transitional (several different Types). S-P37. 14.82 grams total. Despite thinning

from corrosion on most, almost all of these show enough details to identify the McLean Type (II, III, V and possibly others), probably with some rare varieties, mostly toned. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

400. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1653E, •PH• at top. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1053. 4.00 grams. Nice full cross, full pillars with bold •PH•, clear date and mintmark, two assayers, minimal corrosion, low contrast. Estimate: $125-$200.

401. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1656E. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1056. 2.48 grams. Broad flan with nearly full pillars and cross, three dates (including a full 4-digit date in legend, minimal corrosion, darkly toned all over. Estimate: $150-$225.

402. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1656E. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1056. 3.08 grams. Choice full cross, good full pillars-and-waves, deeply toned, minimal corrosion but part of edge crude. Estimate: $125-$200.

403. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1059. 2.74 grams. Excellent full cross, full but slightly doubled pillars-and-

waves, NO corrosion, toned on fields. Estimate: $125-$200.

404. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1672/1E, rare. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-unl. 2.72 grams. Weird shape with two (nearly) straight (parallel) edges, bold full pillars with choice date showing a very clear 2/1, doubled cross, nicely toned, edge-split, looks corrosion-free. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M110252. Estimate: $100-$150.

405. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, 1672/1E. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-unl. 4.52 grams total. Both with full pillars and clear central dates with 2/1, also both with nearly full crosses and slightly crude edges, toned, light corrosion. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

406. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1675+65E, rare. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.25 grams. Three dates, including full 4-digit date in legend and 75 between pillars, 65 below full cross, light surface corrosion only, toned, edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.

407. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1675+65E, rare. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 2.66 grams. Full pillars with clear 75, off-center cross with clear 65, nicely toned and corrosion-free but flat in peripheries. Estimate: $125-$200.

408. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1675+65E, rare. S-P37b; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.67 grams. Good full pillars with bold date 75, nice full cross with 65 below, well centered but no peripheries, thin from corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

409. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1675E. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-711. 2.92 grams. Crude strike with much flatness but most of pillars and cross still bold, light corrosion only, much toning. Estimate: $100-$150.

410. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, 1677/6E. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-unl. 3.97 grams total. Both with full pillars showing bold full dates and overdates but crudely corroded crosses, one nicely toned. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

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411. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1677E. S-P37b; KM-23; CT-713. 1.65 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and most of cross but thin from corrosion, nicely toned. With ROBCAR photo-certificate #M003125. Estimate: $150-$225.

412. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Charles II, various dates (where visible). KM-22. 5.24 grams total. Thin from corrosion but with clear monograms and crosses and several with visible dates (1668,

1671, 1679). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa 413. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer not visible,

very large bubble-hole. KM-46. 25.25 grams. Thick and solid coin but with huge

hole, full but weak shield, off-center cross, darkly toned. With generic certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $100-$150.

414. Lot of 13 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayers G

and L (where visible). KM-46. 271.43 grams total. Solid coins but with lots of weak strike and corrosive wear, crosses and shields still recognizable. With generic certificates from the salvagers. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

“Standing Cannon wreck,” sunk ca. 1690 off Bay of All Saints, Brazil 415. Lisbon, Portugal, 200 reis, João IV, rare provenance. KM-49. 6.73 grams. Thin

from corrosion but with bold full shield and cross and much legend on obverse due to poor centering, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the Frank Sedwick, Ph.D., Price List of April-May, 1992, with original tag. Estimate: $125-$200.

“Taj Mahal treasure,” sunk ca. 1702 off Sri Lanka 416. Lot of 4 Surat, India (Mughal Empire), rupees, Aurangzeb (1658-1707), AH1113 (1702), all encapsulated ICG VF20. All well preserved and

with nice toning, some light encrustation and only one with a touch of corrosion, neat salvage story linked with sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England 417. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1699R.

S-L14; KM-24; CT-245.

24.76 grams. Solid coin with minimal corrosion, nice full cross, bold

date between pillars, three partial assayers, spotty toning. Estimate: $300-$450.

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418. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1675E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-350.

25.81 grams. Broad flan with minimal surface corrosion but strange

gray hue and texture, full pillars-and-waves and cross, two dates, three mintmarks. Estimate: $200-$300.

419. Clump of 4 silver coins (Mexican 8R cob and English halfcrown, shilling and sixpence) and lead musket-ball with

other debris. 211 grams, roughly 3” x 2” x 1-1/2”. Excellent shape and composition for a little display, the coins sticking out at all angles and

darkly toned as uncleaned and the musket-ball quite prominent among small bits of detritus compacted together with hardened mud, which (the divers tell us) is the result of large boulders that roll along the sea-floor like a steamroller. With certificate #11091 from salvager and pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #411. Estimate: $350-$500.

Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada 420. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1692VR, ex-Christie’s. S-P40;

KM-26; CT-378. 26.30 grams. Solid flan with minimal surface corrosion and spotty toning, full pillars and cross, two pillars-side dates and assayers, much nicer than most from this important wreck linked to colonial New York. Pedigreed to the original Christie’s auction of February 1989, with original lot-tag #985. Estimate: $500-$750.

421. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1668E, ex-Christie’s.

SP37b; KM-24; CT-595. 4.72 grams. Broad flan with full pillars-and-waves,

corroded cross, three dates, dark all over, typical quality from this important wreck linked to colonial New York. Pedigreed to the Christie’s (New York) auction of February 1989, with original lot-tag #965.

Estimate: $150-$225.

422. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1688VR, ex-Christie’s. S-P40; KM-24; CT-619. 2.53 grams. Small flan (probably clipped, not corroded), with full cross and pillars and bold date,

patchy dark toning, popular wreck tied to colonial New York. Pedigreed to the Christie’s Feversham auction of February 1989, with original lot-tag #954. Estimate: $150-$225.

423. West Friesland, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1640, ex-Christie’s.

KM-14.2. 25.93 grams. Solid and uncorroded specimen with full details despite very dark toning all over (Fine details), very rare as from this important wreck tied to colonial New York. Pedigreed to the Christie’s (New York) auction of February 1989, with original lot-tag #866. Estimate: $300-$450.

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Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida Mexico

424. Large clump of 54+/- Mexican cob 8 reales in 11 stacks of 4-5 coins each, probably contraband from the false bottom

of a box, ex-Bob Johnson (Real Eight Co.). 5 lb, 9 oz., 9” x 3-1/2” x 3-1/2”. This is one of the most impressive clumps we have ever seen from any wreck, not just the 1715 Fleet, which is probably the most popular shipwreck right now due to its 300th anniversary this summer.

Unlike practically every coin clump we have seen, this is not a part of a “mint bag” from inside a standard chest; instead, it appears to be the contents of small wooden box, perhaps the false bottom of a proper chest or other container (and therefore contraband), for all the coins are neatly and deliberately stacked with shapes (typically rectangles and squares) aligned to save space, all completely encrusted (no details visible, mostly grayish white in color), but from an x-ray it is clear they are stacks of four or five 8 reales in two parallel rows, the rest of the clump being a thick, rectangular chunk of impacted debris and coquina rock with piece of iron at one end, with lots of shells (some big ones, not just bits) all over. It is fascinating to think about how and why this clump came to exist, but equally interesting is its modern history, as it was salvaged by the Real Eight Company long ago and retained by original member Bob Johnson and given to his grandson, Jason, who grew up using it as the doorstop for his bedroom. Like all clumps, which were typically torn apart to yield possibly choice coins with clear dates, this piece is rare, but it is easy to see why Bob recognized its special shape and spared it from the usual deconstruction for its coins. There will never be another piece like this one. Pedigreed to Bob Johnson, with original Real Eight certificate personally inscribed by his grandson (Jason R. Johnson), calling it “My doorstop!” on the front of the certificate and giving a more detailed modern history of the piece on the back. Estimate: $25,000-up.

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425. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Charles II, assayer 428. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)12(J), rare. S-M22;

KM-47; CT-741. 25.37 grams. Choice, nearly uncorroded specimen with

not visible, mounted in 14K pendant-bezel, ex-Weller. KM-46.

bold full 2 of date (rare thus), full cross, most of shield and crown, nicely toned on fields. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, with original lottag #691. Estimate: $500-$750.

32.03 grams total. Very curious mounting with bail near one point in

order to balance it and make it cross-side up, solid coin with no corrosion, good full cross and shield but peripherally flat, nicely toned.

With Bob “Frogfoot� Weller certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

429. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)713(J). S-M22; KM-

Bold date and mintmark and most of shield despite surface corrosion on that side, full cross with central weakness, toned all over. Estimate: $350-$500.

47; CT-742. 24.08 grams.

426. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1708(J), rare, ex-

Ullian (Real Eight Co.). S-M22; KM-47; CT-737. 25.74 grams. Clear date but not much else due to mostly flat strike, no corrosion, some toning, curiously blunted points on edge. With original Real Eight Co. certificate hand-signed by Lou Ullian. Estimate: $500-$750.

430. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1713J. S-M22; KM-47;

CT-742. 25.62 grams. Full oM and 171 of date, good but off-center cross, solid but with dark area of encrustation and corrosion. With Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) photo-certificate #LLCC216. Estimate: $250-$375.

427. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1711J, rare. S-M22;

Interesting elongated shape with bulge in middle, clear date and bold full oMJ, nearly full shield and cross, solid and uncorroded. Estimate: $500-$750.

KM-47; CT-739. 25.34 grams.

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431. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J. S-M22; KM-47;

CT-743. 25.74 grams. Full

date and mintmark, full but slightly crude shield and crown and cross (partially encrusted), patchy toning, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $500-$750.

432. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)714(J), ex-Real

Eight Co. (Wagner). S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 25.34 grams. Bold 14 of

date, good cross, crude shield, no corrosion but much flatness and one dark area, highly desirable certificate. With original Real Eight Co. certificate hand-signed by Kip Wagner. Estimate: $350-$500.

433. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 26.44 grams. Leaning barrel-shaped flan, clear date (off-center),

most of cross, no corrosion but much flatness. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $350-$500.

434. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)714J. S-M22; KM-

47; CT-743. 22.20 grams. Small

flan (doesn’t look corroded) with very bold date, full oM, most of shield and crown and cross, toned on fields. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.

435. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J, encapsu-

lated NGC VF 20 / 1715 Fleet. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. Interest-

ing shape, clear date and mintmark, most of shield and cross but otherwise quite flat, dark as not completely conserved (odd that it was slabbed with a grade), solid and uncorroded. With Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) photo-certificate #LLCC228. Estimate: $350-$500.

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436. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J, new style, ex-Real Eight Co. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 26.10 grams. Superb full shield (small and fine) and cross, clear date, full oMJ, solid flan with no corrosion and nice toning but three edge-splits. With Real Eight Co. stock certificate (200 shares) from 1976. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

437. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J, new style,

ex-Weller.

S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 18.47 grams. Choice full date and oMJ, most of shield and crown and cross, nicely toned, a bit thin from corrosion. From the “Regla” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photocertificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

438. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)714J, new style,

ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.01 grams. Neat shape, bold date and mintmark, nice full shield and cross, toned, light surface corrosion.

From the “Capitana” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate.

Estimate: $350-$500.

439. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714J, new style, encapsulated NGC VG details / surface hairlines, ex-Goodpaster. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. Bold full date and mintmark, solid and

uncorroded but mostly flat, nicely toned all over. Pedigreed to the Karl Goodpaster collection, with certificate. Estimate: $350-$500.

440. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)714(J), new style.

S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.79 grams. Bold date and part of crown and cross but all the rest totally flat (as made), with minimal surface corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $350-$500.

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444. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 17(14)J, new style,

441. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (171)4(J), new style.

Full cross and crown, nearly full shield, weak date, patchy dark toning, light corrosion. With Sedwick photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.90 grams.

ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 20.99 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with full oMJ and bold 17 of date, large edge-split and surface corrosion. From the “Capitana” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photocertificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

442. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714(J), new style, 445. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714)(J), new style,

ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.68 grams. Good full cross, doubled and off-center obverse with clear oM but weak date, light toning, minimal corrosion. From the “Regla” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 22.92 grams. Interesting shape, nice

443. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (17)14(J), new style, ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.18 grams. Full 4 of date, nearly full

446. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1714)(J), new style, ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47; CT-743. 24.44 grams. Much flatness but

shield and cross, light surface corrosion, patchy toning. From the “Regla” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $250-$375.

shield and cross (nearly full), minimal corrosion, toned fields. From the “Capitana” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

minimal corrosion, right part of shield only with full denomination 8, most of cross. From the “Capitana” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

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447. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer

J, ex-Weller. S-M22; KM-47. 23.94 grams. Good full shield and cross, bold oM and denomination 8, interesting rhomboid shape with light surface corrosion only, toned in crevices. With Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

450. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 21.71 grams. Thin and worn from corrosion but with

most of shield and cross still in evidence, uneven toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

448. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-Weller. KM-47. 23.70 grams. Bold and nearly full shield

and cross, clear denomination 8, patchy toning and surface corrosion.

From the “Nieves” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate from 1998. Estimate: $200-$300.

451. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales (uncleaned “greenie”), Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-Weller. KM-47. 22.48 grams. Lots of

green and brown encrustation on top of dark surfaces, minimal details visible, probably corroded. From the “Nieves” site, with Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate from 1999. Estimate: $200-$300.

452. Lot of 10 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV through Philip V, various assayers (where visible). 218.36

grams total. Some solid but a few with light to moderate corrosion, mostly toned, most with weak details. With generic certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

453. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V,

assayers not visible. KM-47. 47.91 grams total. Moderate surface corrosion but with decent (nearly full) shields and crosses. With original Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) photo-certificates #NC84-411 and 447. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

449. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not

visible, with hand-signed Fisher certificate. KM-47. 19.99 grams.

Most of shield and cross, toned but lightly corroded all over. With small Treasure Salvors certificate hand-signed by Mel Fisher (ca. 1970).

Estimate: $150-$225.

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454. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1714(J).

S-M22; KM-40; CT-1019.

12.65 grams. Full date and oM, most of

shield and cross, nice detail (uncorroded) with contrastingly toned fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

455. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1)714J.

S-M22; KM-40; CT-1019. 13.08 grams.

Interesting rectangular shape, full oMJ, clear date, most of shield and cross, deeply toned, no corrosion. With Sedwick certificate from 2000.

Estimate: $300-$450.

456. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1715(J). S-M22; KM-40; CT-1020. 11.93 grams. Clear date (rare), somewhat odd-shaped flan with light surface corrosion and toning. Pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #494. Estimate: $300-$450.

457. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, encapsulated NGC VF 35. KM-40. Deeply rainbow toned and 100% corrosion-free, with nearly full shield and cross but no peripheral detail. Estimate: $150-$225.

458. Large lot of 100 Mexico City,

Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayers not visible. KM-40. 1106 grams total. Mostly

solid coins with decent shields and crosses (a few worn and/or corroded), lightly toned, great wholesale lot with popular promotional potential. With generic certificates. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000. PHOTO REDUCED

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459. Lot of 5 cob minors (one 4R Mexico “blackie,” two 2R Mexico and two 1R Potosí). 24.81 grams total. The 4R is very puffy and dark; one of the 2R is solid and uncorroded; the other three coins are thin from wear or corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.

460. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1 real, (16)98(L), very rare. S-M21; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.80 grams. Very bold full 98 of date, most of crown (off-center) and cross, thin and corroded, lightly toned all over. With Sedwick certificate from 2010. Estimate: $200-$300.

Potosí

461. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1694VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-380. 463. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389.

24.13 grams. Superb full pillars-side details and excellent full cross, all

enhanced by contrasting toning on fields, minimal corrosion, truly one of the most beautiful Fleet 8R you could hope to see. Estimate: $500-$750.

24.14 grams. Barrel-shaped flan with corroded surfaces all over yet just enough detail to attribute, patchy golden toning. Estimate: $150$225.

464. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, various dates (1695VR, 1700F and not visible), all with original Fisher certificates (one hand-signed). KM-26. 53.46 grams total. All cor-

roded but two with full pillars and cross (the 1695 with two dates on the pillars side and the 1700 with full waves), lightly toned. One with ca.-1970 Treasure Salvors certificate hand-signed by Mel Fisher plus two Cobb Coin Co. (Fisher) certificates #117 and 1400. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

462. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1695VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-

381. 23.07 grams. Broad but crude flan with large edge-split and much flatness, full waves and one pillar, bold date and two mintmarks, light surface corrosion and uneven toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

465. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1705Y, encapsulated NGC

Fine details / sea salvaged. S-P43a; KM-29; CT-1327. Chunky flan with corroded surfaces but full cross and pillars nonetheless, clear date and assayer, uneven toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys 466. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1730, assayer not visible. KM-47a. 21.21 grams. Full date and mintmark, most of shield and cross despite moderate corrosion, patchy toning. With original cardboard holder from the 1970s. Estimate: $125-$200.

467. Lot of 11 Mexico City, Mexico, cobs (all 8 reales but one), uncleaned and encrusted, one with clear date 1732. 134.14 grams total. All dark and heavily corroded, one with interior pieces missing, but the coin with visible date very solid and with clear mintmark-assayer oMF as well. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands 468. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Louis I or Philip V, assayer D. 24.31

grams. Bold oMD, otherwise crude and flat, some edge loss to corrosion but surfaces fairly smooth, toned all over. With generic certificate, pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag #955. Estimate: $100-$150.

469. Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 1733F, cob-style flan with single-letter assayer (rare). S-M27; KM-48; CT-767. 25.79 grams. Thick and solid flan (no corrosion) with choice full date and oMF, partially flat shield and cross, some nice toning. Pedigreed to the

Ponterio auction of October 1995, with original lot-tag #885. Estimate: $600-$900.

470. Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1665. KM-72.1. 28.33 grams. Darkly toned (not

fully conserved), good obverse with full details (even legends), reverse a bit weaker, minimal corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 southeast of England

471. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF. 473. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737MF. KM-103; CT-780. 26.77 grams. AU details with original luster, weakly struck in center of shield, minor marks only, no corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.

472. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.

KM-103; CT-780. 26.62 grams. Deeply rainbow toned over hairlined surfaces, AU details, no corrosion. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-103; CT-781. 26.62 grams. Bold strike and 100% corrosion-free and

attractively toned over hairlined surfaces, AU+ details, off-center strike.

Estimate: $200-$300.

474. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1738MF.

Bold strike, deep toning over polished surfaces, practically no corrosion, AU details. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-103; CT-783. 26.66 grams.

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

475. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 476. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 174/30MF.

174/30MF. KM-94; CT-1056. 13.19 grams. UNC details with original

KM-94; CT-1056. 13.17 grams. UNC details, darkly toned all over, with light surface corrosion and encrustation. Estimate: $150-$225.

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luster but light surface corrosion and encrustation, incipient toning.

Estimate: $200-$300.

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477. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 174/30MF.

UNC details with original luster, minor surface corrosion, small patch of toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

KM-94; CT-1056. 13.26 grams.

478. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1741MF.

KM-94; CT-1058. 25.21 grams. AU details but with light corrosion all over,

patchy toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa 479. Small, dense clump of 13 Spanish colonial cob minors. 69.66 grams total. Very tightly packed

cluster with a single coin sticking up at a right angle, just a small amount of encrustation and debris (pebbles and shells) at one end and in between the coins, which are all toned and mostly worn from corrosion but with clear date 1728 on a Lima 2R on the exterior, great little display. Pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #557 and photo-certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa

480. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1737J. S-G1; KM-6. 24.94 grams. 481. Guatemala, cob 8 reales, 1743J. S-G1; KM-6. 25.71 grams.

Rectangular flan with depression in side, bold date, off-center shield side, lightly corroded and encrusted, toned all over. Estimate: $150$225.

Multi-pointed flan, bold 174 of date, good globes and waves, corroded and encrusted shield side, toned all over. Estimate: $125-$200.

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482. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, rare. KM-103; CT-776. 24.91 grams. Bold AU details with deep toning on fields (nice contrast), localized corrosion only (both surfaces and rim). Estimate: $750-$1,100.

483. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742MF. KM-103;

CT-793. 26.50 grams. Choice

AU details with lovely toning, practically no corrosion. With original (generic) certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

Bredenhof, sunk in 1753 off Mozambique, east of Africa 484. Clump of dozens of Dutch East India Company copper duits (Zeeland mint, dated 1752). KM-81. 226 grams,

roughly 3” x 2-1/2” x 1-1/2”. Dense, somewhat pyramidal mass of coins and dark crud, several of the exterior coins with clear details (minimal corrosion), great size and shape for display. Estimate: $200-$300.

Dodington, sunk in 1755 off South Africa

485. Lot of 10 Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip V and Ferdinand VI, various dates (where visible). 48.96 grams total. Silvery and with surface pitting but most details clear (pillars and crosses). With generic certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

486. Large lot of 25 Potosí, Bolivia, cob minors (two 4R, twenty-one 2R and two 1R), Philip V through Ferdinand VI,

dates not visible. 110.01 grams total. Silvery and with surface pitting but most details clear (pillars and crosses). With generic certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

487. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, as follows: 1700F, 1730M, 1733E and 1747q (2). 23.84 grams total. Generally bold full pillars and crosses with clear dates, light to moderate surface corrosion, minimal toning. With generic certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans 488. Clump of 2 Spanish colonial 8 reales in a “biscuit” cocoon of shells and encrustation

(as found). 51.86 grams. Like an oreo cookie with dark-gray “wafers” (the coins puffed up with oxidation) and white “cream” (encrustation), solid and stable, nice display. Estimate: $125-$200.

Piedmont, sunk in 1795 off Cornwall, England 489. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-354. 25.80

grams. Bold full pillars and (off-center) cross, full crown, two dates, some flatness and wear but no visible corrosion, nicely toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

490. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1669E, en-

capsulated NGC Genuine / Piedmont. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-596. Broad flan with full pillars-and-waves,

weak cross, two dates, darkly toned and encrusted.

With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

491. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1671E, en-

capsulated NGC Genuine / Piedmont. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-598. Broad flan with good pillars-and-waves

featuring a bold date, the cross quite off-center, darkly toned as uncleaned. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

Athenienne, sunk in 1806 off Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea 492. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1795FM.

KM-109; CT-689. 26.84 grams. AU details with minimal surface corrosion,

silvery (starting to tone). Estimate: $150-$225.

Spring of Whitby, sunk in 1824 off Wabasso, Florida

493. Clump of 2 Mexico City, bust 8 reales, one a Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1809, the other showing

assayer TH, uncleaned as found, ex-Weller. 49.37 grams. Solid coins with good details peeking through dark brown toning and emerald green encrustation, not much corrosion. With Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photo-certificate. Estimate: $125-$200.

494. Clump of 3 Spanish colonial bust 8 reales (ca. 1809), uncleaned as found, ex-Weller. 68.79 grams. Corroded coins with minimal visible details peeking through dark toning and white-and-green encrustation (shelly), nice display. With Bob “Frogfoot” Weller photocertificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Miscellaneous Wrecks 495. Lot of 4 crown-sized silver coins from various wrecks, as follows: France, ecu, 1725, from the Chameau (1725); Mexico,

pillar 8 reales, 1740MF, from the Reijgersdaal (1747); Mexico, bust 8 reales, 1806TH, from the “Coconut wreck” (ca.1810); and Lima, bust 8 reales, 1815JP, from the Cabalva (1818). Ex-Sebring. 82.29 grams total. The Chameau coin is dark (uncleaned)

and worn but with more details than average; the Reijgersdaal coin is dark and heavily corroded but with clear date; the “Coconut wreck” coin is bold despite moderate surface corrosion; and the Cabalva coin is silvery but with clear details despite moderate surface corrosion. All four coins have tags with handwriting from Tom Sebring giving details about each coin and wreck. All pedigreed to the Tom Sebring collection, the 1740 also pedigreed to our Auction #1, with original lot-tag #303, the 1806 pedigreed to our Auction #3, with original lot-tag #319, and the 1815 pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #1115. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

496. Lot of 6 British-wreck numismatic items, as follows: British bullion silver 50 pence, 2013, made from silver salvaged

from the S.S. Gairsoppa (1941); British copper halfpenny, 1778, from the Faithful Steward (1785); British copper halfpenny, 1806, from the S.S. Folcon (1851); British copper halfpenny, 1807, from an unidentified wreck in the English Channel; Canadian brass medal, 1892, made from copper salvaged from the S.S. Beaver (1888); and British copper penny, 1902, from the Elingamite (1911). Ex-Sebring. 48.19 grams total. The copper coins lightly worn and/or corroded but with clear details; the brass medal VF with nice toning; and the silver bullion piece BU, some with handwritten tags from Tom Sebring giving details about the pieces and wrecks. The Gairsoppa piece is Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring collection, the 1806 coin also pedigreed to our Auction #4, with original lot-tag #620, and the 1807 halfpenny pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #1120. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Mexico Silver Cobs Charles-Joanna, “Early Series” 497. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer R at bottom between pillars, oval banner with motto as LVSV, encapsulated NGC XF 45. Nesmith-6c; S-M1; KM-

16; CT-71 type. 13.4 grams. Full inner details (just slightly doubled at the bottom of the shield) and nearly full legends that feature ornamental stops that some believe is the Hebrew letter “aleph,” richly toned all over. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

498. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer P to right, mintmark M to left, ex-Besalu. Nesmith-26a type; S-M4; KM-17; CT-75. 13.65 grams. Nice AU with luster peeking through dark toning all over, choice full details (legends and inner data), well struck and problem-free.

Pedigreed to the Besalu collection (Heritage, May 2008), lot #52197, and to the Ponterio auction of November 2006, lot #257. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

499. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer Gothic R at bottom between pillars, very rare.

Worn VG+ with full inner details but only small bits of legend visible, nice full crown, tiny hole at very edge, lightly toned. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Nesmith-2; S-M1; KM-6; CT-168. 1.29 grams.

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500. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Early Series,” assayer P between o’s to right, mintmark M between o’s to left (oMooPo), rare. Nesmith-23a; S-M4; KM-6; CT-187 type. 1.52 grams. AVF with large hole

at edge, full inner details and some legends, showing interesting diamond-shaped ornaments (among others), nicely toned. Estimate: $350-$500.

Charles-Joanna, “Late Series” 501. Mexico City, Mexico, 4

reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” M to left, G to right, ex-Pullin. Nesmith-50 for type; S-M2;

KM-18; CT-81. 13.54 grams. Very broad, round flan with choice XF+ details, pillars side slightly off-center, lightly toned all over.

Pedigreed to the John Pullin collection and to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #706. Estimate: $600-$900.

502. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to left, mintmark M to right. Nesmith 82; S-M9; KM-18; CT-86. 13.20 grams. Beautifully

old-toned XF+ with full inner details and mostly bold legends, nice old pedigree. Pedigreed to the Christensen auction of December 1970, with original lot-envelope #870. Estimate: $350-$500.

503. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” L/O to left, oM to right, ex-Pittman, ex-Bir. Nesmith-94a; S-M9a; KM-18; CT-87. 13.42 grams.

Richly toned AVF with spot of orange encrustation, good details (no doubling or flatness).

Pedigreed to the Pittman collection and the Mark Bir collection, and pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #715. Estimate: $250-$375.

504. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer

O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110b; S-M10; KM-18; CT-88. 12.71 grams. XF

details but lightly corroded (and darkly toned) all over as from unspecified salvage, bold full inner details and nearly full legends, with slight doubling that makes the assayer look a little like an S (belied by style). Estimate: $250-$375.

505. Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O

to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110b; S-M10; KM-18; CT-88. 12.66 grams. Broad flan with choice full legends and inner details (for this assayer), bold XF+ details with dark toning and light surface corrosion as from unspecified salvage. Estimate: $250-$375.

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506. Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-110;

Bold XF with full inner details and nearly full legends, darkly toned with very light surface corrosion (unspecified salvage), small edge-split. Estimate: $150-$225.

S-M10; KM-12; CT-121. 6.29 grams.

507. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late

Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark M to left. Nesmith-48e type; S-M5; KM-9; CT-140. 2.87 grams. Broad flan with choice full legends, full inner details, toned XF with very light surface corrosion as from unspecified salvage. Estimate: $100-$150.

508. Lot of 3 Mexico City, Mexico, 1R, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series”: assayer oG to right with mintmark oM to left, assayer G to left with mintmark M to right, and assayer L to right with mintmark oM to left. Nesmith-36 type, 44 for type, 88a;

S-M5, M9; KM-9; CT-140 and 146. 9.57 grams total. Problem-free VF-XF with full details including legends, mostly nicely toned, the oM-oG rather scarce and particularly well struck. Estimate: $300-$450.

509. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to left, mintmark M between o’s below monogram (G-oMo-). Nesmith-unlisted; S-M5; KM-6.5; CT-174. 1.62

grams. Broad-flan VF+ with flat areas, much bold legend and inner

details, scarce this nice, rare variety. Estimate: $500-$750.

510. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, mintmark oM to left of monogram (oM-G), king’s name as CHAROLVS. Nesmith-51 type; S-M5; KM-

6.5; CT-178. 1.53 grams. Very broad flan with 100% full legends, full but weaker inner details, Fine with lightly toned fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

511. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late 512. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer G to right, o in middle and mintmark M to left of monogram (M-o-G), king’s name as CHAROLVS.

Nesmith-47; S-M5; KM-6.5; CT-175. 1.43 grams. About Fine with full inner details and most of legends, toned on fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

Series,” assayer A to left, mintmark M between o’s below and o to right of monogram (A-oMo-o). Nesmith-59b; S-M6; KM-6.5;

About Fine with flat areas but clear assayer (very scarce) and most of legends, toned on fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

CT-170. 1.30 grams.

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513. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late 516. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” assayer L to right, o in middle, mintmark M to left of monogram (M-o-L), encapsulated NGC MS 62. Nesmith-83;

S-M9; KM-6.5; CT-180. Lustrous and lightly rainbow toned, with all details

full and bold, probably the finest known and very rare at anywhere near this exceptional grade. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Series,” assayer L to right, o to left and mintmark M between o’s below monogram (o-oMo-L). Nesmith-87b; S-M9; KM-6.5; CT-

unlisted. 1.52 grams. Bold legends but weaker inner details, lightly toned Fine. Estimate: $200-$300.

517. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late 514. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late

Series,” assayer L to right, o to left and mintmark M below monogram (o-M-L). Nesmith-87d type; S-M9; KM-6.5; CT-unlisted. 1.64

Series,” assayer O to right, o in middle and mintmark oM to left of monogram (oM-o-O). Nesmith-107; S-M10; KM-6.5; CT-185.

1.45 grams. Choice bold strike with full inner details and some legends,

nicely toned VF with minor surface porosity. Estimate: $250-$375.

grams. Broad flan with choice bold legends and weaker inner details

(doubled on the K-I side), central scratches, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $350-$500.

518. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late 515. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late

Series,” assayer o to left, o in middle of monogram, no mintmark (o-o-). Nesmith-107k type; S-M10; KM-6.5; CT-unlisted. 1.48 grams.

Series,” assayer L to right, o in middle and mintmark oM to left of monogram (oM-o-L). Nesmith-87f; S-M9, KM-6.5; CT-unlisted.

Broad flan with mostly bold legends, full but weaker inner details, richly old-toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

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1.48 grams. Bold AVF with old scratches all over, off-center pillars side, toned fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

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519. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,”

assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left of monogram (oM-O).

Nesmith-107g; S-M10; KM-6.5; CT-unlisted. 1.43 grams. Broad flan with lots of bold

legend but weaker inner details, toned fields, Fine with old scratches all over.

Estimate: $150-$225.

520. Mexico City, Mexico, copper

4 maravedís, Charles-Joanna, “Late Series,” no assayer, o-o-M at bottom on obverse, 4 at bottom on reverse.

Typically broad flan with bold full legends, weaker inner details, AVF with hints of original luster and color, much less corroded than most.

Estimate: $500-$750.

CT-202. 6.10 grams.

Shield-type

521. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, (161)1F. S-M17; KM-

Choice specimen with superb full cross and shield, bold 1 of date, full oMF and denomination 8, nice XF for issue, very thick and imposing flan. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #399.

Estimate: $500-$750.

44.3; CT-103. 27.41 grams.

522. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1656P, with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient. S-M19; KM-45; CT-363.

27.62 grams. Full and bold date and mintmark, nearly full and very

well-detailed shield and cross, peripheries flat (except for date), XF with light toning in places, tiny chops on reverse. Pedigreed to the Gorny auction of March 1998, lot #3498. Estimate: $300-$450.

523. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer

O below mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-36; CT-335. 13.48 grams.

Broad-flan AXF with choice full inner details despite old scratches and minor doubling on shield, much bold legend, nice toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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524. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-36; CT-336. 12.80 grams.

AU details in excellent full shield and cross (some legend) but darkly toned and with light surface corrosion all over as from unspecified salvage. Estimate: $150-$225.

527. Lot of 2 Mexico City, Mexico, cob minors of Philip V: 4R, 1732F, from the Vliegenthart (1735); and 2R, (17)30G, from the “Meseta Central hoard.� 11.36 and 6.73 grams. The 4R

with light surface corrosion (otherwise Fine) but full date and oMF, darkly toned; the 2R with full oMG and nicely toned, VF. The 2R accompanied by a small certificate. Estimate: $150-$225.

525. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer O

to right, mintmark oM to left. S-M11; KM-36; CT-336. 12.42 grams.

Broad flan with choice full legends and crown, nice full inner data, AU details but with light surface corrosion (unspecified salvage), uneven toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

528. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real, Philip III, assayer

A/F, rare. S-M16. 1.66 grams. Choice specimen, deeply toned AU, with full cross and monogram and clear mintmark and assayer, legend off flan. Pedigreed to the Christensen auction of April 1978, with original lot-tag #1167. Estimate: $125-$200.

526. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer F. S-M12a; KM-37.1; CT-223. 13.70 grams. Choice full shield and cross, clear

oMF but peripheries flat and edge crude (as made), lightly rainbowtoned XF. Estimate: $125-$200.

529. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1715J, rare.

Full details all over, per the type, and no worse than VF for wear but surfaces gilded and plagued with a solder-mark to left of cross and crudely plugged hole at top. Estimate: $500-$750.

S-M22; KM-R24; CT-1806. 1.38 grams.

530. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1716J, rare.

S-M22; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-unl. 1.67 grams. Fully detailed AVF with some contrasting toning, two tiny holes at edge (above and below cross).

Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the John Pullin collection (our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #896). Estimate: $500-$750.

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531. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1717J, rare.

S-M22; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-1807. 1.65 grams. Lightly rainbow-toned VF+

with crude hole in center of crown, multiple pedigrees. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the John Pullin collection (our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #897) and to the Richard Long auction of December 1999 (lot #255). Estimate: $500-$750.

532. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1719/8J, very

rare. S-M22; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-unl. (cf. 1808). 1.74 grams. Well-detailed

XF with attractive toning, holed at top as usual. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #13, with original lot-tag #1051. Estimate: $600-$900.

533. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1723J, very rare. S-M22; KM-unl. (cf. R24); CT-1811. 1.73 grams. Choice XF with nicely

even toning all over, great details, expertly plugged at top. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

534. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1724D, Louis I, very rare. S-M23; KM-R25; CT-54. 1.62 grams. This coin is very rare on two fronts: Both as Louis I and as unholed, unlike maybe 90+ percent of Royals. It is also very boldly struck, with just a little irregularity on the edge (as made), slightly off-center, but attractively toned. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

535. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1725D, Louis I, very rare. S-M23; KM-unl. (cf. R25); CT-55. 1.69 grams. Beautifully toned

AU- with typical hole at top, very bold strike showing so much detail that you can see traces of a Philip V monogram under Louis I (strange because the 1724 in the previous lot did not show Louis/Philip). Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

536. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1726D, rare.

S-M23a; KM-R24; CT-unl. 1.65 grams. Nice strike, beautifully toned VF+ with tiny hole at very top-edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the John Pullin collection (our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #907). Estimate: $500-$750.

537. Mexico City, Mexico, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1727D, rare.

S-M23a; KM-24; CT-1838. 1.71 grams. Bold XF with usual hole at topedge, nicely toned, with small die-break on 7 of date, making it look a little like 7/5. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Lima Silver Cobs Early Pillars Type

538. Lima, Peru, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), denomination o-IIII to right, motto PL-VSVL-TR, legends HISPA- and -NIARVM, Plate Coin in Heiss and Sellschopp, unique. S-L1; KM-10.2; CT-308. 13.33 grams. Bold VF with solid rim all

the way around (no thinning), nearly full legends and full inner details, the pillars side slightly off-center and the assayer slightly weak, but all nicely toned. The presence of a superfluous secondary denomination in Roman numerals to the right of the shield is unique and begs for an explanation but for now simply marks its desirable pedigree, for Sellschopp could offer no reason for it either, and Heiss thought it was an M! Pedigreed to the Sellschopp collection (Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1988, lot 5, where it sold for about $7,236), and plated as #3 in his book Las acuñaciones de las cecas de Lima, La Plata y Potosí (1971), also plated as #13 in Alois Heiss’ Descripción General de las Monedas Hispano-Cristianas (1865). Estimate: $10,000-up.

539. Lima, Peru, 4 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), motto as PL-VSV-TR, legends HISPA/N- and -NIARVM. Broad flan with nearly full legends and choice full inner details, XF+ with nice toning and light encrustation and very light surface porosity. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

S-L1; KM-10.1. 13.11 grams.

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540. Lima, Peru, 4 reales,

Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), motto as PL-VSVL-T, legends HISPA/Nand -NIARVM. S-L1; KM-10.1.

12.37 grams. Exceptionally broad flan with nearly full and bold legends, choice full inner details, AU- details with small spots of encrustation, mostly toned, very light surface porosity. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

541. Lima, Peru, 4 reales,

Philip II, assayer R (tiny) to left (Rincón), motto as PL-VSV-LT, legends ISPAand -N/NIARVM. S-L1; KM-

10.1; CT-309. 12.42 grams. Choice inner details (AU-) and much bold legend, nicely toned but with traces of encrustation and very slight surface porosity. Interestingly there is no H at the beginning of (H)ISPA- (which also shows a serif-less A, unlike the other A’s on the coin), and the small-R assayer-mark appears to be a punch for a 1-real die, all of which may be evidence of initial punches wearing out. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

542. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R (large) to left (Rincón), motto as PL-VSVL-TR(?), legends HISPANand -NIARVM. S-L1; KM-8; CT-482. 5.79

grams. Broad-flan XF with nearly full and bold

legends, full but partially weak inner details, toned fields, minor surface porosity. The large-R assayer-mark appears to be a punch for a 4-reales die. Estimate: $400-$600.

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543. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R to right (Rincón), motto as PL-VSV-TR, legends HISPA- and -NIARVM. S-L1; KM-8;

Darkly toned all over, with much bold legend and full inner details (the R a bit weak, but very scarce as to the right instead of left, which is unlisted in Sellschopp), XF for wear but with very minor surface porosity. Curiously, the A in INDIARVM is upside-down. Estimate: $400-$600.

CT-484. 6.07 grams.

544. Lima, Peru, 2 reales, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), motto as PL-VSV-LT, legends HISPA- and -D(?)NIARVM. S-L1; KM-8; CT-481. 6.01 grams. Bold but lightly corroded XF with good full inner data, patchy toning and encrustation. Estimate: $350-$500.

545. Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), legends HISPANI- and -IARVM. S-L1; KM-3; CT-702.

1.66 grams. Exceptionally broad flan with full legends and (weaker) inner details, doubled on pillars side, VF+ with minor surface porosity and encrustation. Estimate: $175-$250.

546. Lima, Peru, 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), legends HISPA(N)- and -IARVM. S-L1; KM-3; CT-702.

1.56 grams. Lightly corroded VF with some bold legend (king’s name and ordinal) and inner detail (mintmark and assayer) despite flat areas, lightly toned. Estimate: $125-$200.

547. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rincón), legend begin-

ning on crowned-I side, other side with HISPANIARVM, rare. S-L1; KM-1; CT-761.

0.70 gram. Very bold VF with nearly full legends (doubled on crowned-R side) and choice

inner details, very lightly toned, particularly rare as completely intact (from a European collection). Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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548. Lima, Peru, 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R to left (Rinc贸n), legend begin-

ning on crowned-R side, breaking as HI- and -SPANI, rare. S-L1; KM-1; CT-761.

0.67 gram. Choice specimen with 100% full legends and inner details, typically thin but

NOT chipped or bent or corroded like most, nicely toned, AVF overall, one of the best we have seen. Pedigreed to our Auction #10, lot #630. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Shield-type

549. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P-8 to left, *-oD to right. S-L4; KM-14; CT-146. 27.09 grams.

Well-detailed AXF with choice full shield (slightly doubled to the left) and cross and full and bold legends and crown, attractively toned.

Estimate: $800-$1,200.

550. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer X, very rare.

S-L3;

KM-11; CT-327. 12.20 grams. Very broad flan with 100% full legends and fine full

inner details (slightly doubled), nicely toned but with light surface corrosion (XF details), bold full P-X, probably less than 10 known and different dies from the only other one we sold (Auction #17, lot #722) in that HISPANIARVM includes the first letter H. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

551. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer X, very rare. S-L3; KM-9; CT-495. 6.21 grams.

Bold full cross and shield and nearly full crown, full denomination ii and mintmark-assayer P-X, some legend but mostly flat in the peripheries, toned VF with light pitting. Interestingly, in this denomination plain X is much rarer than over-assayer oD/X. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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553. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, as-

sayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD/X to right, rare. S-L4; KM-9; CT-unl. 4.04 grams. Good

full shield and crown with full P-oD/X and *-ii

552. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, and much legend (XF details), the cross and parts

P-oD/X to right, rare. S-L4; KM-9; CT-unl. 6.74 grams. Broad flan with choice full shield of edge heavily corroded as from unspecified saland cross and crown, bold full P-oD/X to right and mintmark * over the denomination to vage, no toning. Estimate: $250-$375. left, some legend, attractively toned XF. Estimate: $350-$500.

554. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-9; CT-487. 6.63 grams.

Good full shield and cross, some bold legend, lightly toned VF+ with very minor surface porosity. Estimate: $150-$225.

556. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer X, extremely rare. S-L3; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 2.10 grams. Corroded from unspecified sal-

vage but with full and clear P-X and bold denomination I, good full shield (off-center) and cross, lightly toned, XF details. First specimen we have ever offered in our auctions and only the second we have ever handled. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

555. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, *-ii to left, P-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-9; CT-487. 6.81 grams.

Very well-detailed full shield and cross (AU details), not much legend, lightly toned with spots of encrustation. Estimate: $125-$200.

557. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, *-I to left, P-oD to right.

S-L4; KM-7; CT-634. 3.21 grams.

Choice full shield and cross and clear *-I and P-oD, VF with contrastingly toned fields, possibly lightly shaved on edge long ago. Estimate: $125-$200.

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558. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la

Torre, *-P to left, oD-I to right, rare. S-L4; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.18

grams. Broad flan with choice full shield and cross (AU details), lightly toned, much legend, light surface porosity, least-seen of all the Diego 1R varieties. Estimate: $125-$200.

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559. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayer Diego de la Torre, P to left, •D to right, */X below monogram, very rare. S-L4; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.51 grams. Choice

full monogram with bold P to left and •D to right, deeply toned AXF with light surface porosity, but best feature is the bold mintmark * clearly punched over a full-sized X, the first specimen we have ever offered. Estimate: $200-up.

“Star of Lima” type

560. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1659V, “Star of Lima,” mintmark L-star-M (Series II), rare. S-L5; KM-18.1; CT-unl. 24.10 grams.

Nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross (especially well-detailed castles), full date below L-star-M between pillars and clear 8-V to right, minor doubling, VF with flat areas and corrosion outside left-hand pillar as probably from the unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor (based on corrosion and toning pattern), first specimen we have seen from that wreck. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

561. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1660V, “Star of Lima” type (Series III), with crowned-600 countermark of Brazil (600 reis, Alfonso VI, 1663), extremely rare, encapsulated NGC VF 20, Cayón Plate Coin. S-L5; KM-18.2; CT-266. 26.5 grams. Broad flan with full and well-centered cross, off-center pillars with full crown and date, mostly toned, some flat areas, the countermark deep and bold. Plate Coin #6539 in Monedas españolas, Vol. I, by Adolfo, Clemente and Juan Cayón (2005). Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

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562. Lot of 2 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, (1659)V, “Star of Lima” type (Series II). S-L5; KM-15; CT-989.

5.39 grams total. One large, the other small (and deeply

toned), both with clear left side showing assayer V to left and part of date below L*M mintmark, also full waves and (boldly on the larger one) king’s ordinal IIII, nearly full crosses, AVF. Estimate: $200-$300.

563. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, (1659), “Star of Lima” type, very rare. S-L5; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.41 grams. Bold full monogram with king’s ordinal IIII below, off-center cross, VF with light surface corrosion. Estimate: $125-$200.

Pillars-and-waves

564. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1684V.

S-L6; KM-24; CT-227.

26.69 grams. Scarce first date of type, with bold full pillars-and-waves

showing two clear dates and mintmarks, good full cross and crown and CARO(LVS) in legend, nicely toned VF with a few old marks.

Estimate: $500-$750.

565. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1697H.

S-L13; KM-24; CT-241.

27.29 grams. AXF with flat areas, full but slightly doubled pillars and

cross, two dates, nicely toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #5, lot #662.

Estimate: $400-$600.

566. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1700H. S-L15; KM-24; CT-246. 26.41 grams. Good pillars with bold date and clear mintmark and assayer,

off-center cross, deeply toned VF on a smallish flan. Pedigreed to our Auction #15 (where it sold for $1,300 plus buyer’s fee), with original lottag #861 and photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

567. Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1719M.

S-L20; KM-34; CT-641.

27.20 grams. Two full dates, full pillars, off-center cross, Fine with flat

peripheries, toned fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

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568. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales Royal, 1731N, very rare. S-L21; KM-R33a; CT-964. 13.34 grams. Beautiful

full inner details but no legends (as made, on a thick, round flan), XF with lovely toning all over, remarkable as unholed and without doubling, really a superb beauty overall. Lima Royals are among the rarest cobs (especially the 4R) and present a great contrast to the regular issues of this mint, for the Royals like this piece show full details on the pillars (typically fat and with huge flame-like crowns at top) and the cross with castles and lions (which look like hunched over monkeys with bulbous tails), data that is typically weak in places on non-Royals as struck over uneven surfaces (chunky flans). PPedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Christensen auction of June 1977 (lot #827), the Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1991 (lot #132) and the Swiss Bank Corp. auction of September 1997 (lot 2394). Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

569. Lima, Peru, cob 4 reales Royal, 1739V,

extremely rare (possibly unique). S-L22; KM-

Choice full pillars and cross, small parts of legends visible, attractively toned XF+, three dates and mintmarks (one of each tooled and re-engraved), very well-detailed lions and castles (in contrast to non-Royals), with expertly plugged hole to left of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Turner collection (Glendining, May 1987, lot #129). Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

unl. (R33a); CT-965. 13.00 grams.

570. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1703H, very rare. S-L15a; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 5.86 grams. Choice full detail, oriented so that the hole at

the top of the pillars side lines up perfectly with one end of the cross, two dates, three mintmarks and assayers, VF+ with attractively toned fields, but lightly shaved around edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

571. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1705H. S-L15a; KM-32; CT-1194. 6.47 grams. Bold full pillars (the crowns at top especially well detailed) with bold date, nice but off-center cross with second date below, AXF with peripheral flatness, lightly toned. Pedigreed to our Auction #11, with original lot-tag #709.

Estimate: $200-$300.

572. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1709/8M, very rare. S-L18; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-1178. 6.64

grams. Full inner details on both sides (axes not aligned), some legend (especially on the cross side, which is off-center), two dates (clear 9/8 below cross), three assayers, nicely toned VF, expertly repaired hole to left of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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573. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1714/3M, very rare.

Choice full inner details on both sides, off-center cross with some legend, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, nicely toned VF with tiny hole at very edge but lightly shaved around edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

S-L20; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-unl. (cf. 1181). 4.67 grams.

574. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1718M,

very rare. S-L20; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-1183. 6.33 grams.

Very broad flan with choice full inner details and some legend, bold AXF with attractively toned fields, two holes on either side of the cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000$3,000.

575. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1718M. S-L20;

KM-32; CT-1209. 7.10 grams. Good full cross and pillars, two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, bold AVF with contrasting sediment on fields, just a little weakly struck here and there to distinguish it from Royals. Estimate: $125-$200.

576. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1722M, very rare. S-L20; KM-unl. (cf. R32);

Choice bold detail all over on a broad, round flan, with nearly full legends showing backwards N’s, 3 bold dates, great full pillars and cross, deeply toned fields, XF, crude hole at edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #10, lot #661. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

CT-unl. 7.04 grams.

577. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales quasi-Royal, 1722M.

S-L20; KM-32; CT-1213. 5.89 grams. Choice full cross, full pillars with doubling at bottom, three dates, nicely toned VF, probably lightly shaved (underweight), with small hole at edge to left of cross, not fully round and evenly struck but clearly better than the business issue for this date. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $400-$600.

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578. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1727M, very rare. S-

L20b; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-unl. 5.53 grams. Good full inner details but no legends (lightly shaved), toned AVF with crude hole near top of cross, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

579. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1730N, very

rare. S-L21; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-unl. 6.40 grams. Beautiful full

inner details and small parts of legend visible, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers in evidence, richly old-toned VF with tiny hole at bottom of cross, very attractive overall.

Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

580. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1732N, very rare. S-L21; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-unl. 6.54 grams. Choice full inner details, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers, bold VF+ with contrasting toning over lightly gilt fields, holed to left of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

581. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1732N, cut into

Heart shape, very rare. S-L21; KM-unl. (cf. R32); CT-unl. 5.28 grams.

Choice full pillars and cross in true medallic alignment, rather accurately Heart-shaped but cut that way post-minting (note the low weight), with holes at top and bottom of cross, beautifully toned AXF, interesting pedigree to a small collection of (genuine) Hearts sold together in 1985. Pedigreed to the Coin Galleries (Stack’s) auction of July 1985 (lot #1123). Estimate: $250-$375.

582. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales Royal, 1739N, flipover

double-strike, very rare. S-L21; KM-R32a; CT-unl. 6.26 grams.

Not only rare as a Royal but also unique as showing both designs on both sides of the coin, with most of the (full inner) details still clear and set off by darkly toned fields, VF with minor scratches, typical hole at edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #13 (with original lot-tag #1094), in which we erroneously described it as a 1730.

Estimate: $1,500-$2,750.

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583. Lima, Peru, cob 2 reales, 1752R, rare final year of Lima cobs. S-L23; KM-A43; CT-unl.

7.06 grams. Interesting lemon shape and typically crude and chunky but with bold date and pillars,

most of cross with full mintmark, VF with flat sides, nicely toned, oddly overweight. Pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #831. Estimate: $250-$375.

584. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, cob minors: 2R 1742V; 2R 1743V; and 1R 1687R. 6.26, 6.78 and 2.46 grams. Toned F-VF with bold dates (two on each) and good crosses and pillars, the 1R

inexplicably underweight. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

585. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates: 1694M, 1697H and 1704H. 4.34, 2.61 and 3.03 grams. Choice specimens with multiple dates (the 1704 has THREE), good crosses

and pillars, toned VF-XF, the 1697 salvaged and the 1694 overweight. The 1694 is pedigreed to the Mastalir collection. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $175-$250.

586. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real Royal, 1707H, very rare. S-L17; KM-unl.; CT-unl.

3.17 grams. Choice full inner details and some bold legend by virtue of poorly cen-

tered pillars, two bold dates and assayers, AXF with deeply toned fields, very light porosity. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Paul Karon collection.

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

587. Lot of 3 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates: 1694M, 1699R and 1715M. 3.36, 3.24 and 3.19 grams. Choice specimens with multiple dates, good

crosses and pillars, VF or better with colorful rainbow toning. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $175-$250.

588. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real Royal, 1732N, very rare. S-L21; KM-

unl.; CT-unl. 2.85 grams. Choice full inner details, two bold dates, attractively

toned AXF with one hole on each side of the cross and either a notch or a stripped hole on the edge, still very pretty overall. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

589. Lima, Peru, cob 1 real Royal, 1743V, very rare. S-L22; KM-unl.; CT-unl.

2.61 grams. Choice full inner details but peripheries shaved off, AVF with toned fields, hairline edge-split, holed on one castle (strange that it is not at one of the ends of the cross). Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #976. Estimate: $500-$750.

590. Lot of 18 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates: 1685R, 1686R (2), 1687R (3), 1688R, 1689V, 1699R, 1704H (2), 1705M, 1706M, 1732N (2), 1734N, 1742V and 1745V. 50.46 grams total. About Fine to AVF on average, mostly nicely toned and only one holed, decent pillars and crosses, all dates readable. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

591. Lot of 7 Lima, Peru, cob 1R, various dates: 1684V, 1689R, 1694M, 1697H, 1709M, 1719M and 1739(V). 18.99 grams total. F-VF with toning on fields, generally full pillars and cross, some choice, one plugged and one salvaged. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

592. Lima, Peru, cob 1/2 real, 1752R, rare final date of Lima cobs. S-L23; KM-41;

Choice full monogram and date, crude full cross, AVF with encrustation on fields, oddly rectangular flan. Estimate: $100-$150.

CT-unl. 1.56 grams.

593. Lot of 25 Lima, Peru, cob 1/2R, Charles II through Ferdinand VI, all with visible dates. 32.23 grams total. Mostly choice specimens with clear dates, F-VF, some toned, only one holed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

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Potosí Silver Cobs Shield-type

594. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer C below erasure, very rare. S-P5; KM-5.1; CT-136 (under La Plata). 27.32 grams. Bold

full shield and cross, full denomination o-VIII, much bold legend and crown, full but weaker P-erasure-C that nevertheless shows elements of the erasure you don’t see on other examples (and there aren’t many), AXF with only light toning in crevices. Note this issue was once thought to be La Plata. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

595. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (1st period). S-P4; KM-5.1; CT-139 (under Lima). 27.20 grams. Full inner details

and much bold legend (including full PHILIPPVS, D, G, HISP-) and crown, fine-dot borders to define this scarce 1st period of B (although the lions are rampant, more normally seen with the “no-H” variety of this period), VF with old scratches in flat areas, old hole near edge at bottom of cross. Estimate: $200-$300.

596. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), tiny assayer-mark.

S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 26.62 grams.

Choice full cross and shield, nearly full crown despite peripheral flatness, nicely toned AXF. Estimate: $175-$250.

597. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (late

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3rd period). S-P10; KM-5.1; CT-158. 27.22 grams. Perfectly round and somewhat concave flan with choice full shield and cross (all slightly doubled), much legend and crown, AVF with natural interior flancrack. Note the box-like borders of this style make some believe it is variety of 5th-period B, but commas in the legend and other details point to late 3rd period to us. Estimate: $200-$300.

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598. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer A. S-P11;

KM-5.1; CT-157. 27.00 grams. Broad and slightly odd-shaped flan but high grade (XF+), attractively toned, and with choice full shield and cross (both very slightly doubled), much bold legend and bold assayer A. Estimate: $250-$375.

599. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13;

KM-5.1; CT-159. 26.82 grams. Bold,

broad-flan XF with exceptional full cross, full but slightly crude shield and crown, patchy dark toning.

Estimate: $250-$375.

600. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL. S-P13;

KM-5.1; CT-159. 27.26 grams. Very

bold full shield and cross, full P-RL, nearly full crown, VF+ with toning on fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

601. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th

period). S-P14. 27.16 grams. Richly old-toned VF+ with good full shield and cross (the latter slightly doubled), full P-B and denomination oVIII, full crown, minimal legend but well centered and overall rather nice for this period. Estimate: $200-$300.

602. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th

period), borders of x’s. S-P14; KM-5.5. 27.15 grams. Large flan with full borders of x’s on both sides, full but doubled shield and cross, bold full P-B and denomination o-VIII, AVF with sediment on fields.

Estimate: $200-$300.

603. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R

(curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 26.90 grams. Very choice full shield and cross and P-R, not much legend (smaller flan than usual) but nicely toned, VF+. Estimate: $250-$375.

604. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer

R (curved leg). S-P15; KM-10; CT-126. 26.69 and 26.93 grams. AVF with full shields and crosses, spots of green and black encrustation and toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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

KM-10; CT-124. 26.79 grams. Exceptionally broad, crude flan with full shield and cross despite flat areas, much legend, nicely toned AXF. Estimate: $300-$450.

606. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, quadrants of cross transposed, rare. S-P18; KM-10; CT-unl. 27.29 grams. Bold P•M with under-assayer Q farther below the M than usual, full shield and cross, toned VF. Estimate: $200-$300.

607. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, quadrants of cross transposed. S-P18; KM-10; CT-123. 26.88 grams.

Full P•M, full but slightly doubled shield and cross, interesting king’s name PHYLYP(PVS) in legend, Fine with spotty toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

608. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II and III, assayers B, R (curved leg) and Q (where visible), from the Atocha and Santa Margarita (1622). 87.51 grams total. Full shields and crosses but lightly corroded, with nice toning over polished surfaces typical of these wrecks. All from the Atocha and Santa Margarita (1622) but missing their Fisher tags and certificates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

609. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia cob 8 reales, Philip II and III, assayers B (4th period), RL, R (curved leg) and M. 102.86 grams

total. Decent F-VF with nice toning and full shields and crosses (some with central flatness), the B coin plugged but the RL and R coins choice

and the M coin with interesting error legend GDYHYS (instead of DG HIS) and with quadrants of cross transposed. The RL piece is pedigreed to the Jess Peters auction of May 1969, lot #815. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

610. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1617M, very choice full 611. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (161)7M, possible contem-

date. S-P19; KM-10; CT-129. 27.08 grams. Attractively old-toned XF with choice full shield and cross, but best feature is the 100% full and bold date in oversized digits, apparently engraved in the die IN LIEU OF the usual dotted border, which ends right before and begins right after the date, so perhaps one of the earliest versions of this first dated issue.

Estimate: $600-$900.

porary counterfeit.

S-P19; KM-10; CT-129. 22.73 grams. Exceptional full shield and cross with much legend (full king’s ordinal III and bold [A]NO D [161]7 of date), AVF with flat areas and green spots, very broad flan with unmolested edge and clearly circulated but so low in weight that we have to offer up the possibility that it is a contemporary counterfeit. Estimate: $150-$225.

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612. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618T, quadrants of cross trans-

posed, bottom part of shield transposed. S-P21; KM-10. 26.80 grams. Choice

full cross and shield, bold T below ornament +, clear bottom half of date, nontoned VF with tiny natural notch in edge. The transposition of Old Burgundy and Brabant in the bottom of the shield is rare but often overlooked (so could be more common than we think). Scarce as non-salvage. Estimate: $200-$300.

613. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T mule with P•T (1622),

unique. S-P21; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 27.07 grams. Choice strike with excellent full shield and cross and very bold full P•T (which did not occur before 1622), clear bottom half of date, AVF with dark sediment on fields. Estimate: $250-up.

614. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1619T. S-P21; KM-10; CT-133. 26.91 grams. Bold date and assayer, good full shield and cross despite some doubling, VF+ with minor weak areas, part of edge crude (as made), scarce as non-salvage.

Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2010, with original lot-tag #7107.

Estimate: $200-$300.

615. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)619T, quadrants of cross transposed. S-P21; KM-10; CT-134. 27.28 grams. Bold full P+T, clear tail of 9 of date, full and well-detailed but double-struck shield and cross, AXF with patchy toning on fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

616. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1621(T), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P21; KM-10. 27.18 grams. Good full shield, full but partially flat cross,

much bold legend including date and (P)HYLYPVS III (the ordinal important see because there is lots of room after the last digit of the date for extra I’s to make it 1623 or even 1624, but those dates would be Philip IV), VF with toned fields, flan-crack from edge to center. Estimate: $200-$300.

617. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)622T, quadrants of cross transposed. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 27.01 grams. Good full shield and cross with clear

ZZ of date and P+T and denomination, AXF with uneven toning and very slight surface porosity. Estimate: $200-$300.

618. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)622T, quadrants of cross trans-

posed. S-P21a; KM-19; CT-456. 26.73 grams. Compact flan with choice full shield

and cross, bold full ZZ of date with weaker third Z to right from doubling (looks like “ZZZ”), bold king’s ordinal IIII, toned AXF. Estimate: $200-$300.

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619. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers Q, M and T (all visible). 270.51 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, one with upper half of shield transposed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

620. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers Q, M and T (all visible). 269.32 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, one with upper half of shield transposed and three with quadrants of cross transposed.

SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

621. Lot of 5 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers not visible. 135.74 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, one with quadrants of cross transposed and one with piece of edge missing. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

622. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1623T, date as “(1)6(Z)III,” lions and castles transposed in cross and shield, very rare.

S-P22a; KM-19; CT-459. 27.00 grams. Oddly squarish flan with very bold full III of date, P+T, shield and cross (showing old-style lions), AXF with

tiny edge-split. Pedigreed to the Gorny & Mosch auction of March 2014, with original lot-tag #3508. Estimate: $600-$900.

623. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)24T, date as “ZIIII” (extremely rare), quadrants of cross transposed. S-P22a; KM-19;

CT-461. 27.45 grams. Bold

bottom half of IIII of date (much rarer than the 1623), full P+T, full but partially flat shield and (slightly doubled) cross, the latter with new “flattened” lions that began in 1623, VF+ with partially toned fields and edge-crack. Estimate: $400-$600.

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624. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)27T, rare, ex-”Panama hoard.”

S-P24; KM-19a; CT-466. 26.49 grams. Very full and clear 7 of date outside bold full cross, full and well-detailed but doubled shield with full •P•T• to left, XF with minor flat spots and orange sediment on fields. From the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.”

Estimate: $250-$375.

625. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 16(29)T, denomination 8, large-dot

borders. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.49 grams. This coin is fun: Flanking the full but

partially flat shield are a clear P-T with large T inexplicably overpunched with a small z to left and a full Arabic numeral 8 to right (which began in 1629) inside a border of large dots (which ended in 1629). The reverse shows a full but partially flat cross inside large-dot border with traces of the 16 of the date (only) visible.

VF overall, non-toned, with small natural notch in edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

626. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)29T, denomination 8, fine-dot

borders. S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.61 grams. Broad flan with bold full 9 of date preceded a clear sideways N for the 2, also bold king’s ordinal IIII, nice full shield and cross but some peripheral flatness, non-toned XF with hairline edge-split.

Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1994, with original lot-tag #870. Estimate: $350-$500.

627. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)29T, denomination 8, fine-dot

borders, ex-”Panama hoard.” S-P26; KM-19a; CT-470. 26.64 grams. Well-detailed full crown and shield (some central flatness) with full •P•T•, full but slightly doubled (and also centrally flat) cross with clear 29 in legend, AXF with lots of orange sediment on fields. From the ca.-1629 “Panama hoard.” Estimate: $200-$300.

628. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 163(?)TR. S-P27; KM-19a. 25.68 grams. Typically small, thick flan, with good full shield (slightly doubled) and cross (slightly off-center), bold 63 of date, Fine with dark spots. Based on the assayer (which is clear), the date must be 1636-9. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1996, with original lot-tag #568. Estimate: $350-$500.

629. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)633T, rare, ex-Karon. S-P26; KM-

Well-detailed full shield and good full cross (both with traces of doubling), bold bottom half of date and clear (•)P•T•, lightly toned VF+, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Paul Karon collection (Ponterio, March 1990), lot #69. Estimate: $250-$375.

19a; CT-475. 27.16 grams.

630. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)635(T). S-P26; KM-19a; CT-477. 27.20 grams. Very small, thick and odd-shaped flan with bold date (full 5) outside choice full cross, good full shield on other side, VF with light rainbow toning all over. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1996, with original lot-tag #1130.

Estimate: $200-$300.

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631. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)42TR, rare. S-P28; KM- 632. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1642, assayer not visible,

19a; CT-487. 25.47 grams. Full shield and cross with big, furry lions, full

4 and clear bottom of 2 of date, toned Fine+ with spots of green and copper. Estimate: $250-$375.

rare. KM-19a. 26.45 grams. Clear date but rest of coin crude, with much

flatness and some surface corrosion and even a few spots of bright brassy color (debased silver), VG or so for wear. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1994, with original lot-tag #874. Estimate: $200-$300.

633. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1)643, assayer not visible, rare. KM-19a. 27.19 grams. Full 43 of date (the 3 somewhat oddly

shaped), full shield and cross despite flat areas, small edge-split, low-contrast XF with traces of original luster. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 1994, with original lot-tag #875. Estimate: $500-$750.

634. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)44, assayer not visible, rare.

Full 44 of date, full but mostly flat shield and cross, bold denomination 8, Fine+ with toned fields. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March 1996, with original lot-tag #1131. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-19a. 26.41 grams.

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635. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1647R (Ramírez), debased silver, extremely rare, ex-Faistauer. S-P31; KM-19a; CT-unl. 26.00 grams. This is probably the most exciting Potosí shield-type 8R we have ever handled, as it is virtually the “smoking gun” of the debasement

scandal that resulted in a global crisis and the eventual execution of its perpetrators, most notably the assayer Ramírez, whose initial R stands out so clearly and boldly on this coin. In fact, almost everything on this coin is visible, particularly the full and bold date in the nearly full legend, in addition to the full shield and cross that are much more evenly struck than usual. Overall, the coin seems almost like a failed “Royal” striking, with no other Royals of this assayer known to compare it to. Perhaps most interesting of all, confirmed by its dull color and slightly low weight, is this coin’s measured specific gravity of 9.49, which is closer to nickel (8.90) than to silver (10.50). Broad-flan VF, nicely toned, with desirable pedigree as well, and by our records a unique combination of date and assayer (as the only other 1647 8R known are T, TR or Z, with an additional specimen with clear Z/R dated 1648, the year Ramírez was officially replaced with Zambrano as assayer). Pedigreed to the Faistauer collection (Jess Peters, April 1976, lot #301). Estimate: $5,000-up.

636. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (164)9Z (possible 9/7), no countermark, rare, ex-Faistauer. S-P34; KM-19a; CT-508. 28.40 grams.

Choice full shield with full P-Z to left and denomination 8 to right, full but off-center cross with full but crude 9 or possibly 9/7 of date in legend, richly old-toned Fine with scratched area near hairline crack in edge, two tiny attempted holes near edge. Pedigreed to the Faistauer collection (Jess Peters, April 1976, lot #303). Estimate: $400-$600.

637. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1650-1)O, with crown-alone (rare) countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b. 27.36 grams. Broad flan with flat peripheries but nice full shield, bold P-O, nearly full cross (slightly doubled) with countermark showing a fleur-de-lis-like crown inside a dotted border, VF+ with patchy toning, large edge-split. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1996, with original lot-tag #570.

Estimate: $200-$300.

638. Lot of 2 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales of Philip II, assayers M (rare) and B (3rd period). KM-4.2. 23.55 grams total. The M coin is rather worn (VG), particularly around the edge, but typically well detailed; the B coin is solid around the edge and near XF for grade but rather polished, yet also well detailed. Note the B on this coin is somewhat broken at top right, giving it the appearance of an S punched over another letter. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

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639. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (early 3rd period). S-P10; KM-4.2. 13.61 grams. Superb full shield with full P-B to left and denomination o-IIII to right, most of crown, full but doubled cross, XF with nice toning in crevices. Estimate: $200-$300.

643. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1631T, rare. S-P26; KM-17a; CT-722. 13.50 grams. Full shield and cross but typically crude and flat in

peripheries with the exception of the bold full 63 of date, VF (for era) with spots of black toning. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of January 2009, with original lot-tag #1163. Estimate: $150-$225.

644. Lot of 10 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III and

IV, assayers Q, M and T (all visible). 136.06 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, six with quadrants of cross transposed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

645. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III and IV, 640. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd

period). S-P10; KM-4.2. 13.73 grams. Full shield and (slightly doubled) cross, some legend, low-contrast AVF on a perfectly round flan. Estimate: $175-$225.

assayers not visible. 107.97 grams. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, half with quadrants of cross transposed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

646. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers not visible. 108.42 grams total. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned (a couple encrusted), two with quadrants of cross transposed. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $600-$900.

647. Lot of 7 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III and IV,

assayers not visible. 95.56 grams. Good full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly nicely toned, one with edge-crack. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

648. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assay-

ers B, A (2) and RL. KM-3.2. 26.45 grams total. Well-detailed F-VF

641. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), border of x’s on reverse only. S-P14; KM-4.3. 13.76 grams.

with full shields and crosses, the B coin an early “Great Module” and one of the A coins clearly A/B. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

Bold full shield and cross, full P-B, VF with contrasting sediment around details. Estimate: $150-$225.

642. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M,

unique variant with mintmark-assayer as P-O-M. S-P18; KM-9; CT-242. 13.21 grams. Full

but partially encrusted shield and cross, very clear P-O-M (no explanation), Fine+ with uneven toning. Estimate: $200-up.

649. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q,

from the Atocha (1622), no tag or certificate. S-P18; KM-8; CT-unl.

6.90 grams. Full but somewhat flat shield and cross, bold P-M/Q, oddshaped flan, AVF but polished and very typical for its stated shipwreck origin. Estimate: $100-$150.

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650. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (161)7M. S-P19;

KM-8; CT-356. 6.72 grams. Bold full P-M, nearly full but mostly weak shield and crown and cross, most of 7 of date, AVF with bluish toning here and there. Estimate: $125-$200.

651. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1)6(1)7M. S-P19; KM-8; CT-356. 6.64 grams. Bold P-M, good full shield (flat at

top) and cross, clear bottom half of date, AVF with rainbow toning on fields. Estimate: $125-$200.

652. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (16)23, date rendered as

“(16)ZIII,” assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, very rare. KM-14a. 4.45 grams. Bold III of date outside of full but doubled cross, most of shield with odd “IAII” from legend (part of HISPANIARVM, somehow) shifted inward from doubling, lightly toned XF with edge loss from corrosion as from unspecified salvage.

Estimate: $250-$375.

653. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales,

1645TR, very rare. S-P29a; KM-14a; CT-unl.

6.54 grams. Very bold full date (best we’ve

seen) outside choice full cross-and-tressure, full and well-detailed but double-struck shield with bold full assayer TR to left, nicely toned VF+. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

654. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1647TR, extremely rare. S-P29; KM-14a; CT-unl. 5.85 grams.

Full date and P-TR (first specimen we’ve seen), nearly full shield and crown and cross, toned VF with light surface corrosion as from unspecified salvage. Estimate: $100-$150.

655. Large lot of 28 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III and IV, various assayers (all visible). 187.25 grams total. Choice

specimens with full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly lightly toned, nothing dated or rare but great for study or mounting, no holes or corrosion, each one tantamount to an Atocha Grade 1. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

656. Large lot of 28 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III and IV, assayers not visible. 188.38 grams total. Choice specimens with full shields and crosses, AVF on average, mostly lightly toned (a few with encrustation), nothing dated or rare but great for study or mounting, no holes or corrosion, each one tantamount to an Atocha Grade 1. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

657. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II, assayer B (where visible).

KM-2.2. 9.60 grams total. Choice full shields and crosses, VF, all holed but nicely toned, one with large B punched over small B. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

658. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, (16)18T, mintmark and assayer to right, rare. S-P21; KM-7. 3.14 grams. Bold 8 of date and P-T to right, nearly full but some-

what weak shield and cross, About Fine with toned fields. Estimate: $125-$200.

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659. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1620T, rare. S-P21; KM-7. 3.48 grams. Choice full shield and cross, very bold date but with bottom of

2 redone over a plugged hole, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $100-$150.

665. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R

(Rincón) to left, mintmark P to right, rare. S-P1; Janson-6.1.1.; KM-A1; CT-763 (under Lima). 0.80 gram. Full inner details and much legend, including full king’s name, nicely toned VF, rarer R-P variety (missing in Sellschopp). Estimate: $1,000-up.

660. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1650/49O, extremely rare.

S-P35; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.50 grams. Broad flan with nice full shield and cross, full P-O, most of date with overdate certain under magnification (first example we’ve seen), Fine+ with uneven toning and areas of dark-green encrustation near edge. Estimate: $125-$200.

661. Large lot of 25 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip II through IV, various assayers (where visible). 78.63 grams total. Good full

shields and crosses, F-VF on average, some holed, most toned, a few corroded. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

666. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer M to right and mintmark P to left of castle, extremely rare (probably unique), Paoletti Plate Coin. S-P2; Janson-6.2.1.; KM-A1; CT-unl. 0.94

gram. As stated in our Auction #13, in which this small but exciting

662. Lot of 14 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip III and IV, coin fetched a price of $12,925, this coin was miscataloged as a 1/2R by

various assayers (where visible). 41.69 grams total. Decent shields and crosses, F-VF on average, some corroded and/or encrusted, the rest nicely toned on fields. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $400-$600.

663. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip II through IV, various assayers (where visible). 9.36 grams total. Most sal-

vaged and one holed but all with at least some detail to distinguish one from another, Fine overall, good lot for study. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

Almanzar and remained unknown and unappreciated until a footnote in Kurt Dym’s 1988 COAC article. It remains the only known specimen to this day, and is a choice example for any 1/4R, with full and details, including crowns and legends on both sides, beautifully toned VF. Pedigreed to our Auction #13, lot #1224, and to the Almanzar auction of April 1974, lot #327, and Plate Coin in Cuartillos Macuquinos de Lima y Potosí (2007), by Emilio Paoletti. Estimate: $10,000-up.

664. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer R 667. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer L to right, (Rincón) to right, mintmark P to left, rare, finest known.

Broadest flan we have ever seen on a 1/4R, with 100% full legends and crown and choice inner details, attractively toned XF, a lovely gem that is not only the finest known for this assayer (first issue of the mint) but probably also the finest of all Potosí cob 1/4R. Pedigreed to our Auction #16, lot #597. Estimate: $7,500-up.

S-P1; KM-A1; CT-764 (under Lima); Janson-6.1.2. 0.84 gram.

mintmark P to left, ex-Bir, very rare. S-P9; Janson-6.4.2.; KM-unl.;

Very broad flan with complete crowns and legends (including bold full king’s name), nice full inner details (clear P and L), beautifully toned VF with a few old scratches and tiny chip in edge, still among the finest known. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection and our Auction #6, lot #965. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

CT-unl. 0.78 gram.

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668. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to left

(2nd period), mintmark P to right, rare.

Janson-6.3.1. 0.83 gram. Full

S-P6; KM-B1; CT-770;

castle and lion and much bold legend, full B-P (the B broken on the bottom, making it look a little like an R), VF with contrasting toning, among the finest known. Pedigreed to our Auction #16, lot #598. Estimate: $500-$750.

671. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip III, no assayer or mintmark, large lion, very rare. Janson-12.1. 0.66 gram. Large lion

with no shield around it, small castle inside shield below crown, bold borders, AVF with nice toning. This type was totally unknown to Sellschopp. Pedigreed to our Auction #15, lot #944. Estimate: $500$750.

672. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip III, no assayer or

669. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to left (2nd period), mintmark P to right, M-style lion, rare. S-P6;

Janson-unl. (cf. 6.3.1); KM-unl.; CT-unl. 0.80 gram. Broad flan with bold full castle and lion, the latter of the “flat” style (technically passant) of earlier assayer M (but turned upright to fit the space), full B-P and much legend despite some flatness, nicely toned Fine with crude hole.

Estimate: $500-$750.

mintmark, small lion, no crown, very rare. Janson-12.2. 0.66 gram. Bold full castle and lion (small) inside large-dot borders (bold)

with no crown on either side, just a few letters of legend visible, possibly parts of PLVS VLTRA like we see on 1/2R of the period, bold VF with toned fields. This type was totally unknown to Sellschopp.

Estimate: $500-$750.

673. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip IV, no assayer or mintmark, small lion, late castle, extremely rare. Janson-unl.

670. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/4 real, Philip II, assayer B to

left (5th period), mintmark P to right, border of boxes on obverse, rare. S-P14; KM-B1; CT-770; Janson-unl. (cf. 6.9.1). 0.87 gram. Full

but slightly doubled castle and lion, clear B-P and distinctive border, two crowns of a distinctly Philip III style (as most of 5th-period B is probably post-Philip II but is attributed to the earlier king because of a lack of the ordinal III in the legend), lightly toned VF and among the finest known. It is interesting to note that Sellschopp considered this the final 1/4 real of Potosí and he was practically breathless in describing it, saying: “the present piece is exceptional, since the opinion prevails that in Potosí no coins worth 1/4 Real (cuartillos) were made until the reign of Charles IV” and “If ‘cuartillos’ were minted in the Potosí Mint throughout the 75 years which our study encompasses [1575-1651], we would have found at least a few representative examples. But we have no knowledge of their existence.” Pedigreed to our Auction #10, lot #772. Estimate: $500-$750.

0.56 gram. The key to this coin is the checkerboard-like castle (inside a shield), which matches the style of post-1629 assayer T and is therefore decidedly Philip IV, one whole reign past what Sellschopp thought should not exist in the first place. Interestingly, traces of a crown can be seen above it, whereas the small lion on the reverse is inside a border of large dots without any crown. Thin from salvage but with VF details and nicely toned. Possibly unique. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, lot #714. Estimate: $500-$750.

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1652 Transitionals

674. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E Transitional Type V/A, ex-Capitana, ex-Ullian, Mastalir Plate Coin. S-P37; Janson-18.5.1; KM-A20.5; CT-unl. 26.83 grams. Choice and uncorroded VF+ with lovely toning, well centered, effectively no doubling, three dates and assayers. Mastalir #V.1-A.aa (3) 1 (Plate Coin). From the Capitana (1654) and pedigreed to the Lou Ullian collection. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

675. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, (1652)E

Transitional, McLean Type I, rare, Janson Plate Coin. S-P37; Janson-20.1.2; KM-A16.2; CT-894. 5.49 grams.

Royal-like specimen with perfectly aligned axes, broad flan with full inner details, full POTOSÍ and king’s name and ordinal, AVF with toning around details (just a couple weak spots), holed four times around the edge (cross pattern). Plate Coin in La Moneda Circulante en el Territorio Argentino (2011), by Hector Carlos Janson and pedigreed to the UBS auction of March 2007 (lot 82). Estimate: $400-$600.

676. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1652E Transitional, McLean 677. Lot of 3 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, 1652E transitionals,

Type II. S-P37. 2.51 grams. Nice turnip shape with full and bold pillars-

and-waves, most of shield with bold O-E-2 to right, nicely toned VF. Estimate: $100-$150.

McLean Types II (two) and V (one). S-P37. 7.45 grams total. F-VF

with nice details (good for study), toned fields, one of the Type II’s with hole at edge. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Pillars-and-waves

678. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652E post-transitional

(Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-434.

28.35 grams. Full pillars-and-waves and cross, two dates and assayers,

AVF with flat areas and some crude strike, light rainbow toning all over. Estimate: $400-$600.

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

KM-21; CT-437. 24.68 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, good but offcenter cross, two assayers and mintmarks, bold PH, king’s ordinal IIII in legend, nicely toned VF with inexplicably low weight since edges and surfaces are intact. Estimate: $200-$300.

680. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-438.

27.07 grams. Full but crudely doubled pillars-and-waves, good full cross marred by big (old) dents, three dates including clear 4-digit date in legend, toned AVF. Estimate: $200-$300.

681. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1657E, pomegranate at

top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-445. 27.92 grams. Oblong flan with full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves, full cross, much legend, toned AVF with minor weak spots. Estimate: $250-$375.

682. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate at

top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-446. 27.03 grams. Choice full cross and pillarsand-waves (slightly doubled) with lots of legend, nicely toned VF, all three dates and assayers and mintmarks visible. Estimate: $400-$600.

683. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1658E, pomegranate at

top. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-446. 27.00 grams. Good full cross with crown above, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, three dates, AVF with patchy toning. Estimate: $250-$375.

684. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-447.

23.75 grams. Broad flan with good full cross and (slightly doubled)

pillars-and-waves, lots of bold legend, all three dates and mintmarks and assayers visible, VF with toning around details, inexplicably underweight. Estimate: $200-$300.

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685. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1660E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-448.

26.56 grams. Nice full cross, full pillars-and-waves, all three dates and

mintmarks and assayers, some bold detail but also some weak spots, richly toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

686. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1661E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-450.

28.19 grams. Lemon-shaped flan with one point bent, full but doubled

pillars-and-waves and cross, three dates, two mintmarks and assayers, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $300-$450.

687. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1661E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-450.

27.76 grams. Somewhat crude flan with full but off-center pillars-and-

waves, good full cross, three dates, toned Fine with flat areas. Estimate: $200-$300.

688. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1662E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-451.

26.07 grams. Nice full (and well-centered) pillars-and-waves with bold

date and mintmark and assayer, crudely doubled cross, Fine+ with dark fields, small edge-split. Estimate: $200-$300.

689. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1663E, rare. S-P37a; KM-R21; CT-427. 24.65 grams. Richly toned Fine with crudely plugged hole at top of pillars side, slightly shaved on edge, still nearly full legends, minor doubling. Die-match with Lázaro #169. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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690. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1663E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-452.

27.72 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross, all three dates and

mintmarks and assayers, richly toned VF+, one of the best known of this generally scarce date. Estimate: $250-$375.

693. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1667E, Charles II. S-P37b;

KM-26; CT-342. 26.57 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with interesting “TOSIOSI” in legend due to doubling, full but partially flat cross with part of king’s name in legend on that side (Philip IV is rumored to exist for this date, but I have not seen it), two dates and mintmarks, AVF with toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

691. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1664E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-453.

27.07 grams. Very broad flan with edge-split, good but slightly doubled full pillars-and-waves and cross, much legend, two dates and three assayers, richly toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

694. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1668E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-343.

25.48 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross but with flatness and corrosion (probably from the unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor), two dates, three assayers, patchy toning, Fine overall.

Estimate: $200-$300.

692. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1665E. S-P37a; KM-21; CT-454.

27.30 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves, well-detailed full cross-lions-

castles, two dates and assayers and mintmarks, VF with toning and some encrustation. Estimate: $250-$375.

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

26.69 grams. Nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross, some bold detail

despite flatness, three dates, Fine+, mostly darkly toned. Estimate: $200-$300.

696. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1670E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-345.

26.74 grams. Small, crude flan with full waves and one full pillar, good full cross with bold date, parts of two others on pillars side, some bold legend, uneven Fine with toning and spots of green. Estimate: $200-$300.

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697. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1671/0E, rare. S-P37b; KM- 700. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1674E. Full but doubled pillars-and-waves and cross, well-detailed crown, AVF with flat spots an uneven edge (as made), two dates (only the one in the pillars showing a faint 1/0). Estimate: $200-$300.

26; CT-unl. 27.41 grams.

S-P37b; KM-26; CT-

Good full cross, bold full pillars-and-waves, all well centered, with parts of all three dates, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

349. 28.38 grams.

701. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1675E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-350.

27.93 grams. Bold date and two mintmarks among full but doubled

698. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1672E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-347. pillars-and-waves, good full cross, peripheral flatness on both sides, 26.26 grams. Good full pillars and cross, two dates, three mintmarks

richly toned Fine+. Estimate: $200-$300.

and assayers, Fine+ with patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

699. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1673E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-348. 702. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1676E. 27.07 grams. Bold date and assayer among full but partially flat pillars

(chunky flan), full cross, lightly toned AVF for actual wear. Estimate: $200-$300.

S-P37b; KM-26; CT-

Solid coin but with much flatness and light toning on very slightly porous fields (probably from the Piedmont of 1795), nearly full pillars-and-waves and cross, three dates and assayers, Fine for actual wear. Estimate: $150-$225.

351. 26.95 grams.

703. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-26; CT-354.

26.52 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross but peripherally flat,

patchy toning on very slightly porous surfaces (probably from the Piedmont [1795]), otherwise Fine, with edge-crack. Estimate: $200-$300.

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704. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-364.

707. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-365.

lions-castles, two mintmarks and assayers, AXF with lightly toned fields. (Photo by Mora Garcia-Barneche). Estimate: $250-$375.

nicely toned VF with parts of edge crude (as made). Estimate: $200$300.

27.07 grams. Broad flan with choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-

27.62 grams. Good full cross, bold but off-center pillars-and-waves,

705. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-364.

708. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1684V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-366.

cross, three dates and assayers, nice crown, AXF with patchy toning, hairline edge-crack. Estimate: $200-$300.

V’s (two each), full but partially flat cross with bold date below, toned AVF with flat areas. Estimate: $150-$225.

27.11 grams. Broad flan with full but doubled pillars-and-waves and

706. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683V. S-P39; KM-26; CT-365.

25.52 grams. Fat, barrel-shaped flan with choice and 100% full pillars-

and-waves, full cross with flat periphery on that side, lightly toned VF with surface porosity and old scratches. Estimate: $250-$375.

27.16 grams. Full pillars and crown with very bold date and P’s and

709. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1684VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT367. 26.44 grams. Good full cross, full but off-center pillars-and-waves,

broad flan with flat areas and minor edge-splits, bold (C )ARO(LVS), attractively toned AVF, two dates and mintmarks and assayers. Estimate: $250-$375.

710. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687/5VR, rare overdate.

S-P40; KM-26; CT-370. 26.97 grams. Full but crudely doubled pillars-andwaves and cross, both crowns full, three assayers and two dates (only the pillars-side date showing 7/5), full CAROLVS II in legend, Fine+ with uneven toning. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag #851. Estimate: $200-$300.

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711. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1688VR. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-326. 25.78 grams. Broad, round flan with all details (legends and

inner) full and bold, with only trivial doubling (rendering the edge date as 168888!), attractive toning (and contrasting surface encrustation), AXF, but most importantly: NO HOLE (very rare thus). Die-match with Lázaro #223. Estimate: $5,000-$7,500.

712. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1689VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-374. 28.00 grams. Small but oddly overweight flan with choice full cross-lions-castles, full

pillars-and-waves with minimal doubling, three dates and assayers, king’s ordinal II in legend, nicely toned XF. Estimate: $200-$300.

713. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1691VR. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-329. 26.68 grams. Choice bold strike all over, with full details (legends and inner), minimal doubling, AXF, attractively toned, with usual hole at bottom of cross / pillars (aligned axes). Die-match with Lázaro #229. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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714. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1692VR. S-P40; KM-R26; CT-330. 26.70 grams. Full and bold details all over (legends and inner), perfectly centered, practically no doubling, VF with toning around details, holed to left of crown to hang with the cross as an “X”. Die-match with Lázaro #230. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

715. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1697VR. S-P40; KM-26; CT-383. 25.99 grams.

Chunky flan with full but doubled pillars, two clear dates on that side, nearly full cross with bold mintmark, sloping peripheries, VF+ with patchy toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

716. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1698F. S-P42; KM-R26; CT-336. 25.21 grams. Nice grade (XF) and strike (full inner details and much legend, minimal doubling), holed at top (axes nearly aligned), possibly lightly shaved long ago. Die-match with Lázaro #237. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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717. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1699F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-388.

25.26 grams. Choice full pillars and cross, well centered on a chunky

flan, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, nicely toned AVF with parts of edge crude (as made). Estimate: $250-$375.

718. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1700F. S-P42; KM-26; CT-389.

26.75 grams. Full and bold pillars-and-waves and cross (off-center) with two bold dates, three assayers, chunky flan, nicely toned AVF. Estimate: $250-$375.

719. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1702Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-862.

26.61 grams. Very chunky flan with good full cross but crudely doubled

pillars, two dates and three full assayers, nicely toned VF with spots of green encrustation. Estimate: $200-$300.

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The Sacred Heart Cobs of Potosí: History and Census

by Daniel Frank Sedwick In the 1690s, under the reign of Charles II of Spain, the Potosí mint began a special, limited striking that resulted in some of the most intriguingly beautiful silver cobs ever made: the so-called Hearts of Potosí.1 The meaning and purpose of these Heart (corazón in Spanish) coins was lost over time—even mint records do not specify their production. The only thing we can be sure of is that the design is identical to the Catholic symbol for the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Spanish). Here, on the occasion of our unprecedented offering of fourteen Hearts in our Auction #18, you will learn why this connection to the Sacred Heart in the 1690s was no fluke or coincidence and resulted from the popular revelations of a French nun named Saint Margaret Mary.

The Sacred Heart Symbol and Saint Gertrude In 2013 we offered a magnificent 8 reales Heart in our Auction #15, at which time we proposed a theory that these special coins were probably part of a Catholic tradition of votive offerings known as “ex-votos,” a shortened version of the Latin phrase ex voto suscepto meaning (more or less) “from the vow made.” This theory was based on the fact that many Catholic ex-votos are in the form of the Sacred Heart, shaped just like a Valentine-style heart except asymmetrical and usually with flames coming out of the top (see illustrations). Also, many of the ancient ex-votos on display in Catholic churches around the world are silver and even coin-sized. But they are not coins. So far as we know, no Potosí Heart cob has ever been discovered in a church archive.2 The connection between these Heart coins and the symbol for the Sacred Heart of Jesus is undeniable; but we cannot say for sure that they were made to be ex-votos. Understanding what the Sacred Heart of Jesus was and why it became important in the 1690s gives us a better theory for the purpose of these Heart-shaped cobs.

Typical ex-voto

The actual shape of the Sacred Heart is symbolic of Jesus’ physical heart as a representation of His divine love for humanity. The devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus began in the eleventh and twelfth centuries and developed through the revelations of Saint Gertrude (born 1256, died ca. 1302): Saint Gertrude on the feast of Saint John the Evangelist laid her head near the wound in the Saviour’s side and heard the beating of the Divine Heart. She asked John if he had felt these pulsations on the night of the Last Supper and why he had never spoken of this experience. John replied that this revelation had been reserved for subsequent ages when the world, having grown cold, would have need of it to rekindle its love.3 Saint Margaret Mary Ex-votos on display in a church It is no coincidence that the Sacred Heart of Jesus became popular again in the late 1600s, and that its symbol was utilized by the Potosí mint starting in the 1690s, for it was at that time that a in Tuscany, Italy passionate movement spread from France following the revelations of a Visitandine4 nun named Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Margaret Alacoque, born in Burgundy in 1647, was the fifth of seven children whose father died of pneumonia when she was only eight years old. Her Catholic religion gave her consolation, which she embraced by entering convent life while still very young.

Margaret pronounced her final vows at the monastery at Paray-le-Monial at age twenty-five in 1672 and took the name Mary.

1 A few Heart-shaped cobs are known from the mints of Mexico City, Mexico, and Lima, Peru, but in every case the coin was not genuinely cut at the mint or at least not part of the same tradition at Potosí. It is unknown why this tradition was so strong at the Potosí mint and not at the others.

2 Theft is a possibility, of course, but Heart cobs are not even mentioned in church documents.

3 “Legatus divinae pietatis”, IV, 305; Revelationes Gertrudianae, ed. Poitiers and Paris, 1877 4 “Visitandine” is a term referring to someone who has been visited by an apparition of the Virgin Mary. At age 11 Margaret fell ill with rheumatic fever and was bedridden for four years, during which time her piety intensified. Her fever was healed by a vision of the Virgin Mary, who prompted Margaret to give her life to God.

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For the next several years Margaret Mary Alacoque reported having significant visions of Jesus, who presented her with a series of promises to anyone who would honor his Sacred Heart. Among these promises were “I will bless the homes where an image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored” and “My Heart shall be their assured refuge at the hour of their death.” Despite the efforts of her confessor, Father Claude de Colombière (who died in 1682), Margaret Mary was unable to convince her superiors and community of the validity of her visions until 1683, when a new Mother Superior was elected and Margaret Mary was named her assistant. The feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated at her convent for the first time in 1686, and in 1688 a chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart was erected at Paray-le-Monial. As the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus spread throughout France and England, Margaret Mary Alacoque died suddenly in 1690, further popularizing the devotion throughout Europe and into the New World.

Jesus revealing his Sacred Heart to

It stands to reason that the creation of Sacred Heart-shaped silver cobs at the Potosí mint stemmed Saint Margaret Mary from this popular devotion, and it is compelling to think that they were made specifically for followers seeking blessings and favors from Jesus by displaying them in their homes or by wearing them on their death beds, rather than for use as ex-votos.5 At first, Heart cobs were made only in smaller denominations and the harder-to-make 8 reales were not minted until the 1700s. A likely impetus for making 8 reales at that time was the fact that one of the biggest followers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was the new King of Spain himself, Philip V. King Philip V As the first Bourbon king of Spain, Philip V came from the French royal family as the second son of the Grand Dauphin Louis, who was heir apparent to his father, Louis XIV, but died before his father did. Philip, therefore, was never expected to rule, but at age sixteen he was named successor to the childless King Charles II of Spain, who died in 1700. The French Royal Council agreed, so long as Philip renounced any claim to the throne of France by himself or any of his descendants.

Philip became King of Spain without understanding a word of Spanish.

As a Frenchman, Philip V was well aware of Margaret Mary’s visions and brought his strong devotion to the Sacred Heart with him to Spain. Most famously, in 1727 he petitioned Pope Benedict XIII to create a day for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, with Mass and Office. The petition was rejected, but eventually the Feast was granted in 1765 and extended to the universal Church in 1856 by Pope Pius IX. With the ascension of Philip V to the Spanish throne, the Potosí mint saw fit to issue massive Hearts in the 8-reales denomination throughout his reign, with some fifteen different dates known to numismatists today (see Table 1). The big question is: Why these particular dates? Although the 1690s Hearts (all minors) may not have been struck with special “Royal” presentation dies,6 the ones in the 1700s definitely were, which means that they were specially commissioned issues and not simply made at the whim of the blank-cutter at the mint. While some scholars believe these dates honor specific tragic or momentous events in the area of Potosí, it is also possible these dates refer to years of special occurrences within the Church.7 Without any documentation authorizing the minting of the Heart coins we will never know for sure why they were made, or for whom.

Letter from Philip V to Pope Benedict XIII in 1727 requesting the Feast of the Sacred Heart

5 It is known, for example, that the Sacred Heart symbol was used in Marseilles in 1720 to ward off the plague, and during the French Revolution (1789-99), Catholics sought protection by stitching the symbol into their clothing, a practice that can still be observed in Andean cultures today.

6 “Royals” are presentation pieces that are usually perfectly struck on round flans. Their purpose is similarly unknown but believed to be made for wearing around the neck as opposed to circulating. The name “royal,” implying special production for the king himself, was a marketing term fabricated by a dealer in the 1960s. “Royal” cobs were made at the mints of Mexico City and Lima as well.

7 For example, it is known that the Templo del Sagrado Corazón (Sacred Heart Temple) church in Potosí was built starting in 1728 and finishing in 1731, and that whole range of dates is represented by Hearts of different denominations.

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Values of Heart Cobs A quick glance ahead at the tables of known Hearts will show that these are not coins for the casual collector. Simply assembling a denomination set of ½-1-2-4-8 reales requires extreme patience (years between purchases), vigilance (because you never know where one will turn up), restraint (to avoid contrivances) and, above all, wherewithal (at least $100,000 for a set, much more for nice examples). Often collectors will settle for the easiest denominations (1 and 2 reales) and hope to obtain one of each king (Charles II, Philip V, Louis I and Ferdinand VI), but even that is a decades-long venture requiring at least tens of thousands of dollars. Price-moderating factors include grade (wear), holing (most are holed at top but some also have side holes), tooling (to artificially enhance features), double-striking and overall eye-appeal. For typical specimens (neither the best nor the worst, rarest nor commonest), here are some general price ranges by denomination: 8 reales: $35,000-$70,000+ 4 reales: $25,000-$60,000 2 reales: $2,500-$15,000 1 real: $1,500-$7,000 ½ real: $5,000-$15,000+

8 reales 1716Y (26.56 grams), sold in Sedwick Auction #15 (May 2014) for $51,112.50

8 reales 1704Y (27.11 grams), sold in Sedwick Auction #14 (October 2013) for $56,400

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2 reales 1759q (4.9 grams), sold in Sedwick Auction #10 (October 2011) sold for $12,937.50

2 reales 1712Y (6.1 grams), sold in Sedwick Auction #9 (April 2011) for $7,475

Identifying Genuine Heart Cobs It is important to note that in addition to the mint-produced Hearts there are many specimens that I call “contrived hearts� that were cut down after minting. Such mutilation is usually obvious, with edges clearly cut away, resulting in usually underweight specimens of improper shape and often without aligned axes. But some pieces are close calls, especially when the contrivance is done on an initially overweight coin with aligned axes. In those cases usually the quality of strike and evenness of flan tell the story, because genuine Hearts were produced with special dies and planchets. Here are our guidelines for determining whether a heart-shaped cob is a genuine Heart or just a contrivance:

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Tables of Known Heart Cobs by Denomination and Date The following tables represent well over 100 years of references to Hearts of all denominations and to our knowledge are the firstever compilations of this data. We are sure there are omissions, as we cannot record something we have not seen or heard of, and many collectors are very secretive about what they own. We hope that owners of Hearts not represented in these tables will let us know what they have for future revisions. It should be noted that in the process of assembling these tables we have necessarily excluded a number of Heart candidates that we feel are not true Hearts, and to avoid the inference that we simply missed these coins, we list these exclusions at the end of each table. Absent from these exclusions are any heart-shaped coins (or even outright fakes) that the presenting reference acknowledged was not a true Heart. At the risk of emphasizing the obvious, I would like to point out that we have seen all of the coins listed in these tables either in person or via a good photo. Also note that each numbered line is A SINGLE COIN, which gives you an idea of the extreme rarity of these pieces overall.

Table 1: Known Potosí 8 reales Hearts by date Date

References (oldest to newest)

1702Y

1

Museo Histórico Nacional (Santiago, Chile)

1704Y

#9820, Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón, Catálogo de la colección de monedas y medallas, 1892; #569, Tomás Dasí, Estudio de

2

los reales de a ocho, 1951; No. 1040, José de Yriarte Oliva, Catálogo de los reales de a ocho, 1965; No. 1132, Gabriel Calbetó de Grau, Compendium VIII reales, 1970

3 4 5 6

Lot 676, Renaissance Auctions (von Schuckmannn Collection), December 2000 #611, Humberto F. Burzio, Diccionario de la moneda hispanoamericana, 1956; Plate Coin, p. 88, Frank Sedwick, Practical Book of Cobs, 2nd ed., 1990; No. 320, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a ocho, 1996 Plated in color on dust jacket of X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008; Lot 706, Sedwick Treasure Auction #14, October 2013 Enrique Peña Collection; Freeman Craig, Sr. Collection; Paul Karon Collection; Lot 720, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

1706Y

7

Real Academia de la Historia (Madrid, Spain) Lot 1119, Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, July 1975; Lot 583, Henry Christensen Auction, October 1981; Lot 677, Renaissance

8

Auctions (von Schuckmannn Collection), December 2000; Lot 171, Aureo Auction, March 2004; Lot 4418, Cayón Auction, December 2005; Lot 345, José A. Herrero Auction, May 2012

9

No. 321, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a ocho, 1996

10

No. 322, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a ocho, 1996 Lot 887, Hans M.F. Schulman Coin Auction, November 1965 (with hole and loop); Lot 483, Asociación Numismática Española

11

Auction, June 1968 (still with hole but no loop); No. 1136, Gabriel Calbetó de Grau, Compendium VIII reales, 1970 (still with hole but no loop); Lot 600, Cayón Auction, February 2012 (hole plugged)

1708Y 12

#572, Tomás Dasí, Estudio de los reales de a ocho, 1951; No. 1044, José de Yriarte Oliva, Catálogo de los reales de a ocho, 1965; No. 1139, Gabriel Calbetó de Grau, Compendium VIII reales, 1970

13

Lot 1236, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983; No. 323, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

14

Lot 3476, Almanzar’s Coins of the World Auction, July 1975; No. 323a, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

1709Y

15

Private collection

16

No. 324, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

17

Lot 678, Renaissance Auctions (von Schuckmann Collection), December 2000

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1710Y

18

Lot 193, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

19

Lot 237, Stack’s Bowers and Ponterio Auction, Sale #182, January 2014

1711Y

20

Private collection

1715Y

21

Lot 250, Casa Numismática “International,” October 1984; No. 325, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996; Lot 738, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #62, June 1993

1716Y

22

Lot 609, Cayón Auction, February 2012; Lot 974, Sedwick Treasure Auction #15, May 2014

23

No. 1052, José de Yriarte Oliva, Catálogo de los reales de a ocho, 1965; No. 326, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

24

Private collection

1721Y

25

No. 327, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

26

Lot 680, Renaissance Auctions (von Schuckmann Collection), December 2000

1722Y

27

No. 327a, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

1726Y

28

No. 331, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

29

Lot 1255, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983; cover of Sedwick 4th ed. Practical Book of Cobs, 2007

30

Num. 23, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

1729M

31

No. 329, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

32 33 34 35

#971, Adolfo Herrera, El Duro, 1914; #585, Tomás Dasí, Estudio de los reales de a ocho, 1951; No. 1065, José de Yriarte Oliva, Catálogo de los reales de a ocho, 1965; Lot 150, Cayón Auction, December 2003 Lot 843, Henry Christensen Auction #63, June 1977; Lot 587, Henry Christensen Auction #78, October 1981; Lot 682, Renaissance Auctions (von Schuckmann Collection), December 2000 Lot 724, Almanzar’s Coins of the World Auction, November 1981 (with Guatemala countermark) Lot 1428, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #117, January 2002; Lot 1494, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #129, January 2004; Lot 3014, Ira & Larry Goldberg Auction #41, May 2007; Lot 596, Aureo & Calicó Auction #260, May 2014

1734E

36

No. 330, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

37

Lot 4421, Cayón Auction, December 2005; No. 859, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

38

Enrique Peña Collection; Lot 4, Freeman Craig & Co. Catalogue No. 40, December 1977; Lot 348, José A. Herrero Auction, May 2012

39

Lot 226, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990; Lot 632, Cayón Auction, February 2012

1737E

40

No. 331A, Jose Luis Lázaro, Reales de a Ocho, 1996

8 reales exclusions: Calicó lists 8 reales of 1669E and 1686VR, but the 1669E is a counterfeit and there is no photo of the 1686VR to prove its existence (which would be anomalous anyway). Also, Yriarte lists an 8 reales 1730M with no photo, a coin we have not seen listed anywhere else and therefore discard as an error.

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Table 2: Known Potosí 4 reales Hearts by date Date 1696VR 1 1697CH 2 1699F 3 1701Y 4 1705Y 5 1707Y 6 1709Y 7 1710Y 8 1712Y 9 1721Y 10 1728M 11 1734E 12 1738M 13

References (oldest to newest)

Lot 802, Ponterio & Associates Sale #54, March 1992; Lot 1996, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #43, September 1997

Lot 50296, Heritage Auction #458, January 2008; Lot 1466, Classical Numismatic Group Triton XIV Auction, January 2011

Lot 113, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 491, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 386, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

Type 181, p. 484, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008 (photo shown but date not listed)

Lot 1844, UBS Auction #46, January 1999

#1410, J. Pellicer I Bru, El Medio Duro, 1971

Lot 679, Renaissance Auctions (von Schuckmann Collection), December 2000, Lot 4413, Cayón Auction, December 2005; Lot 20259, Heritage Auctions, January 2009

Lot 1208, Sedwick Treasure Auction #9, April 2011; Private collection in Buenos Aires (listed by Hector Carlos Janson, La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 2016)

Plate Coin, p. 88, Frank Sedwick, Practical Book of Cobs, 2nd ed. 1990; Lot 809, Ponterio & Associates Sale #54, March 1992; Lot 2026, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #43, September 1997

#1430a, J. Pellicer I Bru, El Medio Duro, 1971; Lot 1646, Cayón Auction, December 2008

Lot 419, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990; Num. 1079, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 169, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; No. 9114, Cayón, Las monedas españolas, Vol. 1, 2005; Lot 4414, Cayón Auctions, December 2005; Num. 1080, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

4 reales exclusions: Janson lists a 4 reales 1685VR from the “Americas” sale (Kagin’s auction of August 1983), but that coin appears to have been cut down from a regular issue. An often-cited 4 reales Heart 1725Y from the Paul Karon collection (Ponterio auction of April 1990) is an outright counterfeit (as advertised in the catalog). Lastly, in their auction of January 2007 Ponterio sold a 15-gram 4 reales 1751q that shows 8R-sized details and possible alterations that we are excluding accordingly.

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Table 3: Known Potosí 2 reales Hearts by date Date 1693VR 1 1706Y 2 3

References (oldest to newest)

Lot 586, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990; Lot 12450, Heritage Auction #339, January 2004; Num. 593, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

No. 8628, Cayón, Las monedas españolas, Vol. 1, 2005 Lot 1121, Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, July 1975; Lot 842, Henry Christensen, Inc. Auction #63, June 1977; Lot 173, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; No. 8628, Cayón, Las monedas españolas, Vol. 1, 2005

4

Lot 605, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

5

Lot 1034, Sedwick Treasure Auction #15, May 2014

1709Y

6

Private collection

7

Lot 610, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

1710Y 8 1712Y

Lot 250, Casa Numismática “International” Auction, October 1984

9

Lot 4391, Cayón Auction, December 2005

10

Lot 1227, Sedwick Treasure Auction #9, April 2011

1714Y 11 1716Y 12 1717Y 13 1719Y

No. 8665, Cayón, Las monedas españolas, Vol. 1, 2005

Lot 174, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; No. 8674, Cayón, Las monedas españolas, Vol. 1, 2005; Lot 4392, Cayón Auction, December 2005; Num. 1315, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 621, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

14

Lot 1122, Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, July 1975; Lot 1244, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983

15

Lot 331, José A. Herrero Auction, May 2012

1720Y 16 1722Y 17 1725Y 18 1728M 19

Lot 4394, Cayón Auction, December 2005

Lot 681, Renaissance Auctions, December 2000; Lot 770, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

Lot 190, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 37, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 2337, Ponterio & Associates Auction #125, April 2003; Lot 907, Sedwick Treasure Auction #10, October 2011; Lot 23067, Heritage Auction, January 2014

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Lot 771, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

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Type 218, p. 493, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008 (photo shown but date not listed)

22

Lot V-626, Almanzar Auction, Vol XII, Issue III, June 1972

23

Lot 1753, Almanzar’s Coins of the World Auction, August 1972

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1730M 24 1731M 25 1733E

Lot 683, Renaissance Auctions, December 2000

Hector Carlos Janson Collection

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Lot 1124, Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, July 1975

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Lot 196, UBS Auction #70, March 2007

1734E 28 1738M 29 1739M

Num. 1320, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 1758, Almanzar’s Coins of the World Auction, August 1972

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Plate Coin, p. 88, Frank Sedwick, Practical Book of Cobs, 2nd ed. 1990

31

Hector Carlos Janson Collection (possibly same coin as above)

1746q 32 1759q 33

Lot 162, Aureo Auction, March 2004; Num. 1322, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 913, Sedwick Treasure Auction #10, October 2011

2 reales exclusions: A 2 reales 1679V reported by Calicó is unconfirmed and assumed to be erroneous (no photo).

An often-reported 2 reales 1680V is a cut-down regular issue, with wrong shape but aligned axes by happenstance. A 2 reales 1692VR in the UBS auction of March 2007 (in a group lot and called “unusual pie shape”) appears to be a cut-down regular issue (weight not given).

Table 4: Known Potosí 1 real Hearts by date Date 1698F 1 2 1701Y

References (oldest to newest)

Lot 50288, Heritage Auction #458, January 2008 Lot 1159, Ponterio & Associates Sale #148, January 2009; Lot 336, Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction, January 2015; Lot 783, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

3

Lot 509, Jess Peters Inc. Auction #114, The I.N.S. Sale, January 1984

4

Lot 784, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

1703Y 5 1707Y 6 1709Y 7 8 1711Y 9

Lot 874, Freeman Craig & Co. Mail Bid Auction, May 1984

Lot 167, UBS Auction #70, March 2007

Lot 1237, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983; Lot 177, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 1619, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008 Lot 1700, Ponterio & Associates Sale #138, April 2006; Lot 785, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

Lot 50308, Heritage Auction #458, January 2008

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1712Y

10

Lot 1914, Cayón Auction, June 2009

11

Lot 1255, Sedwick Treasure Auction #9, April 2011; Lot 786, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

1717Y 12 13 1718Y 14

Lot 1250, Henry Christensen, Inc. Auction #73 of the Thomas Faistauer Collection, December 1979; Plate Coin, p. 88, Frank Sedwick, Practical Book of Cobs, 2nd ed. 1990 Lot 383, Central Carolina Exchange (Cora and Louis Hudson) List #32, May 1985; Lot 866, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

Lot 1241, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983, described as 1718/7 overdate but that is not confirmed and the photo is unclear

15

Lot 868, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

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Lot 30363, Heritage Auction #3029, January 2014

1722Y 17 18 1727Y 19 1729M 20 1731M 21 1734E 22 23 1736E 24 25 1737E 26 1738M 27 1739M

Lot 861, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #20, September 1988; Lot 178, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991 Lot 787, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

Lot 386, Freeman Craig & Co. Mail Bid Auction, November 1983; Lot 192, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 47, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 250, Casa Numismática “International,” October 1984

Lot 788, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

Lot 1265, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983; Lot 893, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990 Num. 1623, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

Lot 390, Freeman Craig & Co. Mail Bid Auction, November 1983 #624, Humberto F. Burzio, Diccionario de la moneda hispanoamericana, 1956; Lot 897, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

Lot 899, Ponterio & Associates Auction, Sale #42 (Paul Karon Collection), March 1990

Collection of Henry M. Taylor, III; Lot 790, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

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Lot 708, Ponterio & Associates, Inc. Sale #37, August 1989

29

Lot 791, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

1741P 30

Lot 180, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 1626, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

161

1743C

31

Lot 181, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 1627, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008

32

Lot 793, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

1744C 33 1745q

Lot 1126, Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale, July 1975; Lot 1276, Kagin’s “Americas Collection,” ANA Auction, August 1983

34

Lot 391, Freeman Craig & Co. Mail Bid Auction, November 1983

35

Lot 50310, Heritage Auction #458, January 2008

1750E 36

Private collection

1 real exclusions: A 1 real 1687VR in Cayón’s March 2014 auction (also in the Aureo auction of December 2004) is underweight and probably a cut-down regular issue. A 1 real 1692VR in the Aureo auction of December 2004 looks contrived (improper weight, unaligned axes, atypical shape). A 1 real 1719 in Christensen’s July 1969 auction looks contrived (probably cut down, atypical shape), same for a 1 real 1733YA in Christensen’s October 1981 auction (5.45 grams). A 1 real 1735E in Christensen’s auction of October 1981 is a cut-down regular issue (2.99 grams). A 1 real 1749q listed in Janson is actually 1745q.

Table 5: Known Potosí 1/2 real Hearts by date Date

References (oldest to newest)

1716

1 1727 2 1737 3 1748 4

Lot 20282, Heritage Auction #3009, April 2010

Lot 50305, Heritage Auction #458, January 2008

Lot 798, Sedwick Treasure Auction #18, October 2015

Lot 223, Swiss Bank Corporation Auction #27, September 1991; Num. 676, X. Calicó, Numismática española, 2008; Lot 389, José A. Herrero Auction, May 2012

1/2 real exclusions: A reported 1657 1/2R Heart (which is too early anyway) was simply a choice coin cut down to heart shape post-minting (see Sedwick Auction #8 of October 2010, lot #1543). A ½ real 1690 in Paul Karon’s collection (Ponterio, March 1990, lot #1115) is contrived in our opinion, with unaligned axes and weak peripheries (note the cataloger said “it is impossible to firmly assert that this is an original”). Also, Sedwick Auction #12 of October 2012 offered a “possible” 1702 1/2R Heart with its stem missing in a group-lot with other 1/2R cobs. In each of these cases, the low hammer prices indicate they were not accepted by the collecting community as true Hearts. Because of the extreme rarity of genuine ½ real Hearts, every candidate should be judged with the utmost discrimination.

Acknowledgements: Research for this article was conducted by Cori Downing and Augi Garcia, with incidental assistance from Carlos Jara, Kent Ponterio and Stephanie Hudson. Many thanks to all!

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Book references cited: Burzio, Humberto. La ceca de la Villa Imperial de Potosí y la moneda colonial (1945) Burzio, Humberto. Diccionario de la moneda hispanoamericana (1956) Calicó, Xavier. Numismática española (2008) Cayón, Adolfo, Clemente and Juan. Las monedas españolas (2005) Calbetó de Grau, Gabriel. Compendium VIII reales (1970) Dasí, Tomas. Estudio de los reales de a ocho, 5 volumes (1950-1) Herrera, Adolfo. El duro (1914) Janson, Hector Carlos. La moneda circulante en el territorio argentino, 1574-2015 (2016) Jovel, Roberto. Las monedas de necesidad de Guatemala, siglos XVII a XIX (2001) Lázaro, José Luis. Los redondos de Lima, Méjico y Potosí y otras acuñaciones especiales (1996) Medina, José Toribio. Las monedas coloniales hispano-Americanas (1909) Pellicer i Bru. Josep. El medio duro (1971) Sedwick, Daniel and Frank. The Practical Book of Cobs, 4th ed (2007) Sedwick, Frank. The Practical Book of Cobs, 2nd ed (1990) Vidal-Quadras y Ramón, Manuel. Catálogo de la colección de monedas y medallas de Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramón de Barcelona, 4 volumes (1892) Yriarte Oliva, José de and Leopoldo López-Chaves Sánchez. Catálogo de los reales de a ocho españoles, (2nd ed, 1965)

Sacred Heart symbols in an illumination from late 1600s

Auction houses cited:

Illumination by Fray Miguel de Herrera (Puebla de los Ángeles y ciudad de México, 1728-1780)

Almanzar: Almanzar’s (San Antonio, Texas) ANE: Asociación Numismática Española (Barcelona, Spain) Aureo: Aureo y Calicó (Barcelona, Spain) Cayón: Cayón Subastas (Madrid, Spain) Christensen: Henry Christensen & Son (Hoboken / Madison, New Jersey) Coin Galleries: Stack’s Coin Galleries (New York City) Craig: Freeman Craig & Co. (Mill Valley, California) Goldberg: Ira & Larry Goldberg (Beverly Hill, California) Heritage: Heritage Auctions (Dallas, Texas) Herrero: José A Herrero s.a. (Madrid, Spain) Kagin’s: Kagin’s Inc. (Tiburon, California) Peters: Jess Peters (Decatur, Illinos) Ponterio: Ponterio / Stack’s-Bowers-Ponterio (San Diego / Irvine, California) Renaissance: Renaissance Auctions / Cayón Subastas (Madrid, Spain) Schulman: Hans M.F. Schulman (New York City) Sedwick: Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC (Winter Park, Florida) Swiss Bank Corporation / UBS (Switzerland)

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720. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Heart, 1704Y, unholed and arguably finest known, very rare, ex-Peña, Craig, Karon. S-

P43a; KM-unl.; CT-848. 27.00 grams. Seldom do we encounter a cob so astoundingly lovely and rare that it takes us days to come up with a proper

description: This is just such a coin. To start with, one simply cannot convey the visible difference between minor Hearts and 8R Hearts, which are more like hefty hand-held relics than small jewels and are far rarer than the 2R and 1R, with a known population of only about 40 specimens across all dates, starting with 1702 (based on a single specimen of cruder and less artistic style that we have not examined in person) and ending with 1737. We believe our 1704 is the best of the five known for this date (all struck from two known sets of dies, also used to make the Royals of the same year), for the others are either holed like most Hearts (von Schuckmann specimen [Renaissance auction of December 2000, lot #676] and Calicó cover specimen [our Auction #14, lot #706]) or oddly shaped (Vidal Quadras specimen #9820, published in 1892) or with unaligned axes (Lázaro specimen #320). With only black-and-white photos or even just rubbings it is impossible to compare other aspects like grade and toning, but it is hard to imagine a richer, lovelier toning than this specimen possesses: a deep, dark, iridescent ochre that reveals new nuances with every tilt of the coin. Like the Vidal Quadras piece, this one can be traced back to the 1800s, and its whereabouts since then are all known (albeit via private transactions). The only possible negative aspect of this specimen is a slight doubling of strike, which actually imparts a more rustic and authentic look, but this was intentionally done to fill the entire huge flan with details in just the right places. The shape of the planchet is artistically perfect and balanced, with its bottom point tapering to one side and top stem neatly containing both crowns without too much cut to either side. For grade we would call this piece AU, its minimal wear not from circulation, of course, but from gentle handling over the centuries, which no doubt also facilitated its natural and unparalleled toning. As for value, we feel any comparison would only prejudice this piece, but we do note that only the two HOLED specimens have passed the auction block in our time, realizing $30,000 (von Schuckmann specimen in 2000) and $48,000 (Calicó cover specimen in 2013), plus buyer’s fees.

Considering that Potosí never made gold cobs, this jewel has no upper limit in value to the many collectors of Potosí cobs or to the even more numerous collectors of world crowns in general: How high it goes now—its first appearance in any public sale—depends solely on how much money the most serious bidders have to spend for what can be considered not only the most beautiful Heart 8 reales but also the most highly regarded coin of the entire 200+ years of Potosí cobs. Pedigreed to the Enrique Peña collection and to the Freeman Craig Sr. Collection (via Derman and Hudson) and to the Paul Karon collection (via Craig). Estimate: $70,000-up.

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721. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1706Y, rare. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-807. 27.09 grams. Broad flan for this period, with full details

(legends and inner) but weaker in centers, slightly doubled, AVF with light tan toning on fields, plugged hole in crown above cross. Die-match with Lázaro #246. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

722. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1708Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-868.

26.00 grams. Well-centered full cross and pillars with bold date but

peripheries flat as struck on a chunky flan, VF for actual wear, patchy toning. Estimate: $150-$225.

723. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1714Y.

S-P43a; KM-31; CT-

Chunky flan with mostly flat strike (nothing in the peripheries) but clear date and mintmark and assayer on pillars side, the cross double-struck, Fine with toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

874. 25.75 grams.

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724. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1715/4Y (unique), variety with clover shapes around denomination and in legend.

Perfectly round flan with full inner details and nearly full legends (three full dates), Fine+ with toned fields, holed at bottom of cross / pillars (aligned axes), remarkable in that the cross side is a die-match with Lázaro #258 (1714) but with date amended to 1715, whereas the pillars side is a die-match with Lázaro #259 (1715). Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

S-P43a; KM-unl. (cf. R31); CT-unl. (cf. 816). 27.10 grams.

725. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1717Y, rare, ex-Sellschopp, ex-Karon, Lázaro Plate Coin. S-P43a; KM-R31; CT-818. 26.96

grams. Doubling and surface roughness aside, this is an exemplary coin, with NO HOLE, bold details, good toning, and excellent multiple

pedigrees, AVF for wear, also interesting in displaying sideways-pomegranate-shaped stops in the legends. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection, the Sellschopp collection, the Paul Karon collection (Ponterio, March 1990, lot #204), and to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #719, and Plate Coin #262 in Los Redondos de Lima, Mejico y Potosí (1996), by José Luis Lázaro. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

726. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1721Y. S-P43a; KM-31; CT-881. 27.49 grams.

Chunky flan with crudely doubled cross and pillars but technically high grade (lowcontrast XF+) and remarkably with three dates and two assayers and king’s ordinal V all visible. Estimate: $200-$300.

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727. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1722Y.

S-P43a; KM-31; CT-882. 27.15 grams.

Chunky flan with lots of flatness but bold full date below cross and full waves below weaker date on other side, lightly toned Fine+ for actual wear. Estimate: $150-$225.

728. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1726Y, (Louis I), rare. S-P43b; KM-35; CT-25. 27.60 grams. Royal-like strike with bold details all over, full but doubled interior data and much legend (full POTOSÍ), all three dates and assayers and mintmarks, AXF with contrasting toning on fields, surely one of the best if not the finest known, even better than some Royals! Estimate: $1,000-up.

729. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1726Y, (Louis I), rare. S-P43b; KM-35; CT-25.

24.74 grams. Small flan with edges intact (inexplicably low weight), full but crude pillars

and cross, two dates, Fine+ with toned fields. Estimate: $350-$500.

730. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales Royal, 1727Y, Louis I, very rare, encapsulated NGC XF details / holed. S-P43b; KM-

Bold and attractive strike with full inner details and nearly full legends all set off with lovely deep-rainbow toning, slight doubling on pillars side, holed at top of pillars. Die-match with Lázaro #309. Pedigreed to the Cayón auction of December 2006, lot #1457. Estimate: $7,000$10,000.

R35; CT-22. 26.7 grams.

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731. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1728M. S-P44; KM-31; CT-885.

27.19 grams. Chunky flan with sharp points on edge (hence high grade,

XF or better), full and well-centered pillars and cross but the latter weakly struck, two full dates and assayers, lightly toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

732. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1733YA, rare. S-P45; KM-31a;

CT-891. 24.44 grams. Choice full pillars with well-detailed crown above

and clear date and assayer, good full cross with some bold legend on that side, very darkly toned all over and with corrosion on parts of edge (only) as from an unidentified wreck off Spain, otherwise near AU. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

733. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-31a; CT-897. 27.48 grams. Choice full cross, nearly full pillars-and-waves on a typically chunky flan, very darkly toned all over, three assayers, XF+ or better. Estimate: $350-$500.

734. Complete denomination set of Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2-1-2-48 reales, 1738M. S-P47. 50.81 grams

total. Chunky coins (as expected) but all with clear dates and assayers (except the 1/2R, which was made without assayer): the 8R VF, dark but well centered, with very crude edge (as made); the 4R AVF with bold full pillars and toned fields; the 2R XF with choice pillars and offcenter cross; the 1R AVF with nice cross and toned fields; and the 1/2R VF with bold date and good cross but flat peripheries. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

735. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1739M. S-P47; KM-31a; CT-

Superb full cross and pillars-and-waves, with three dates and two bold mintmarks, XF, toned around details. Estimate: $250-$375.

900. 26.23 grams.

736. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1742C. S-P49; KM-31a; CT-905.

26.24 grams Two very bold full dates, one inside the full pillars-andwaves and the other below the full but partially weak cross, squarish flan with sloping sides, toned VF+. Estimate: $250-$375.

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737. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1750E/q, rare. S-P51; KM40; CT-unl. 26.13 grams. Choice

full cross with FER- of king’s name in legend, bold full pillars with bold 750 date and assayer E/q, toned XF with flat peripheries. Estimate: $250-$375.

740. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1762V-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-

Choice full waves and cross with two full dates and both assayers, lightly rainbow-toned XF, but with tangential piece of edge sliced off long ago (over-aggressive test-cut in China would be our guess). Estimate: $150-$225.

949. 23.64 grams.

738. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1753q, encapsulated NGC AU 50. S-P52; KM-40; CT-365. 27.1 grams. Full but off-center pillars-andwaves, good full cross, two full dates and full king’s ordinal VI, very darkly toned but essentially uncirculated, housed in an extra thick NGC slab. Estimate: $300-$450.

741. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1766(V)-Y. S-P57; KM-45; CT-953. 26.60 grams Three bold dates (very rare thus), nearly full pillarsand-waves and cross, bold full assayers (Y at bottom-left and V to right of cross), lightly toned AVF, less chunky than usual. Estimate: $200-$300.

739. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1760Y-q-V, unique (unlisted). 26.67 grams In his seminal 1985 monograph for Cuadernos

de Numismática y Ciencias Históricas (Buenos Aires), Carlos Janson detailed the 1760 transition of assayers from q and q-Y under Ferdinand VI to Y-V and V-Y under Charles III at the Potosí mint; but apparently there was a deeper level to this transition that we are seeing for the first time with this coin, which shows a fairly clear Y at top right, q at bottom left, and V to right of cross (king’s name or ordinal not visible). The cross and pillars-and-waves are full, with parts of all three dates visible, typically chunky Fine with edge-crack, toned around details. Estimate: $500-up.

742. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768Y-V-Y, rare (unlisted).

26.11 grams. Good full cross and pillars (the latter doubled) with two dates, fairly clear Y at top-right and to right of cross (first example we’ve seen), VF with toning around details. Estimate: $400-$600.

743. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1768(V-Y).

S-P57; KM-45;

Very chunky flan with sharp, narrow “tail” on edge, high grade (XF+) but with all peripheral detail off the planchet except for a partial second date in the legend, interesting as bearing a characteristic surface “sweat” on opposite sides of the coin, lightly toned around details. Estimate: $150-$225.

CT-955. 26.96 grams.

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744. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1769(V-Y). S-P57; KM-45; CT-

957. 26.85 grams. Chunky but bold, with nearly full pillars and cross, attractively toned, VF for era. Estimate: $200-$300.

745. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1771/0(V-Y). S-P59; KM-45;

CT-961. 26.97 grams Very bold date with clear 1/0 between full pillars, nearly full cross with second date below (clean 1), AVF with toned fields, characteristic surface “sweat” on opposite sides of the coin.

Estimate: $250-$375.

746. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1773(V)-Y, rare final year

of cobs. S-P59; KM-45; CT-964. 26.80 grams. Typically chunky and crude but with clear date and assayer within off-center pillars, bold oversized cross, toned AXF with some surface “sweat.” Estimate: $300-$450.

747. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1653E, PH at top, rotated denomination

4, ex-Capitana. S-P37a; KM-18; CT-740. 13.58 grams. Choice for salvage (no corrosion, VF+ details), excellent full cross, nearly full but off-center pillars, two dates, bold backwards denomination, full POTOSÍ in legend, toned on fields. From the Capitana (1654) and pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 1999, lot #286. Estimate: $300-$450.

748. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal, 1654E, •PH• at top, extremely rare (unlisted). S-P37a; Janson-unl.; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 13.41 grams. Choice full inner details and bottom half of legend all around (no doubling or weak spots), VF with toning around details, expertly plugged hole to left of cross, first specimen we have ever seen or heard of. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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749. Potosí, Bolivia, cob

4 reales Royal, 1677E, extremely rare, ex”Americas” collection. S-

P37b; KM-R25; CT-484. 13.23

grams. Broad flan with full legends and full but weaker inner details, two crowns, practically no doubling, attractively toned AVF with usual hole at edge (near left end of cross), desirable pedigree, only specimen known to us. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the “Americas” collection (Kagin’s auction of August 1983, lot #1201) and to the Ponterio auction of March 1992, lot #793. Estimate: $3,000$4,500.

750. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales,

1679/8C/E, encapsulated NGC VF 20, extremely rare. S-P38; KM-

Crudely struck (flatness and slight doubling) but with bold and clear 79/8 overdate and fairly clear C/E assayer at upper right (neither mentioned on the slab tag), full waves, good full cross, toned, edge-split. Estimate: $500-up.

unl.; CT-unl. 13.4 grams.

751. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Royal, 1687VR, extremely rare. S-P40; KM-unl. (cf.

R25); CT-unl. 13.45 grams. Slightly oblong VF, nicely toned, with bold full inner details but not much legend due to shaving (yet weight is OK), unusually unholed, only specimen known to us. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Ponterio auction of March 1995, with original lot-tag #1102. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

752. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1701Y, rare. S-P43; KM-25; CT-unl. 12.82 grams. Good

full pillars with clear date and assayer and mintmark, most of cross (a bit weaker), nicely toned Fine with large natural flan-crack and modern scrape. Estimate: $250-$375.

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753. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Heart,

1707Y, extremely rare. S-P43a; KM-unl.; CT-1074.

13.93 grams. A beautiful work of numismatic

art, perfectly shaped and balanced with both crowns in top stem and with legend date and king’s ordinal V in bottom tail, all inner details bold and centered and well struck (no doubling), beautifully toned XF with contrastingly toned fields, small neat hole at top. This denomination is particularly elusive in Hearts, with only 13 pieces confirmed by us (despite several pseudocandidates that were probably just cut-down Royals) across all the known dates. Estimate: $25,000-up.

754. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1736E. S-P46; KM-30a; CT-1118. 13.54 grams. Chunky flan with full but off-center pillars, nearly full cross, three dates, VF+ for actual wear, mostly deeply toned. Estimate: $175-$250.

755. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1737E. S-P46; KM-30a; CT-1119. 13.78 grams. Very darkly toned XF with bold date inside full pillarsand-waves, second date below full cross with flat upper-left quadrant, thick and chunky flan. Estimate: $275-$400.

756. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1739M, KM Plate Coin. S-P47; KM-30a; CT-1122. 13.69 grams. Chunky as usual, with nearly full cross, one full pillar, two dates and assayers, VF with attractively contrasting toning (probably why it was chosen to be Plate Coin). Plate Coin in Krause-Mishler’s Standard Catalog of World Coins (various editions).

Estimate: $175-$250.

757. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1773V-(Y), rare final year of cobs. S-P59; KM-44; CT-1166. 13.27 grams. Very thick and chunky flan (small diameter), with most of (oversized) pillars and cross, full date and

assayer, nicely toned Fine. Estimate: $250-$375.

758. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales quasiRoyal, 1656E, • at top. S-P37a; Janson-R25.4

Very broad, nearly round flan with full inner details and some bold legend (including full 4-digit date and king’s ordinal IIII) but with areas of flatness and crudeness on edge that belie this coin’s Royal status (especially since the Royal 8R of this period are particularly choice), even though the Karon specimen (cited in Janson) is no better. It is still an exceptional coin with three dates, Fine+ with toning around details, no hole. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $400-$600.

(for Royal); KM-16; CT-904. 6.67 grams.

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759. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1656E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-900. 6.88 grams. Broad-flan specimen with choice full pillarsand-waves and cross but flat peripheries, three dates, nicely toned AXF. Estimate: $175-$250.

760. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1658E, encapsulated AU 53. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-906. 6.8 grams. Exceptionally large flan with full but

off-center pillars-and-waves and cross, flat peripheries with minor edge-splits, three dates, lustrous and very high grade for a cob, no toning.

Estimate: $200-$300.

761. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1659E. S-P37a; KM-16; CT-907. 6.56 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross, two dates on pillars side, three assayers, AXF with lovely toning all over. Estimate: $150-$225.

762. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1678E. S-P37b; KM-24; CT-606. 6.77 grams. Good full cross and pillars-and-waves, three dates and assayers, lustrous and high grade (XF+) with some toning here and there. Estimate: $150-$225.

763. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1680V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-609. 8.17 grams. Nearly full but off-center pillars and cross, flat peripheries, XF+ with spots of toning, oddly overweight. Estimate: $150-$225.

764. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1682V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-611. 5.12 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves and cross (both well centered), two dates and assayers and mintmarks, XF with small edge-split, intact edge (no shaving to account for low weight). Estimate: $150-$225.

765. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1684V. S-P39; KM-24; CT-613. 6.16 grams. Broad, squarish flan with choice full cross and pillars-andwaves, three dates and mintmarks, high grade (AU-), with sediment in crevices but no toning to speak of. Estimate: $150-$225.

766. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1690VR. S-P40; KM-24; CT-621. 7.25 grams. Bold full pillars, full but slightly doubled cross, bold date and two assayers, XF with flat areas, sediment in crevices, oddly overweight. Estimate: $150-$225.

767. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1701Y, Charles II (posthumous). S-P43; KM-24; CT-unl. 7.04 grams. High-grade and well-struck pieces, with very bold full pillars-and-waves and exceptionally choice bold cross, two bold dates, three mintmarks, king’s ordinal II in legend, nice AU with light sediment on fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

768. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1716Y, rare.

S-P43a; KM-R29; CT-1306. 5.24 grams. Full

interior data but no legends, the pillars-and-waves side choice but lightly tooled, the cross doubled, nicely toned VF overall with neat hole at bottom of pillars / left end of cross, probably lightly shaved at one point since it is underweight. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Superior auction of December 1997, with original lot-tag #2067. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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769. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1721Y. S-P43a; KM-29; CT-1343. 6.93 grams. Bold full pillars-andwaves and cross, interesting shape (round with point at top), two dates and assayers, three mintmarks, VF with deeply toned fields. Estimate: $100-$150.

770. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Heart, 1722Y, very rare, ex-von Schuckmann. S-P43a; KM-unl.; CT-1318. 7.68 grams. Huge flan

with nearly complete details, coin alignment with date below cross inside top stem (holed there as usual), natural flan separation at about 8 o’clock, attractively toned VF+. While nowhere near as rare as the 8R and 4R Hearts (or the 1/2R), the 2R Heart is still an impressive size and display and was clearly a special piece even in its time of creation. This specimen is much larger than most and particularly eye-catching as a result, with desirable pedigree as well. Pedigreed to the von Schuckmann collection (Renaissance, December 2000), with original lot-tag #681.

Estimate: $5,000-up.

771. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Heart, 1728M, very rare. S-P44; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 5.26 grams. Practically no legends but full inner details, very bold and perfectly aligned with the shape, the date below the cross nicely ensconced in the tail, holed in top stem as usual (with slight discoloration at top where a loop was removed), beautifully toned XF, clearly superior to another example we sold in Auction #9 (lot #907) for about $7500. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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772. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1728M, very rare.

S-P44; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 6.29 grams. Full inner details but no legend, Fine with nice toning, expertly repaired hole at top (axes aligned).

Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

773. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1729M, rare.

S-P44; KM-R29a; CT-unl. 6.65 grams. Boldly

struck AU- with nearly aligned axes, nice toning on fields, full inner details but practically no legends, expertly repaired hole at top. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

774. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1736E, encapsulated NGC VF details / environmental damage / Puno hoard. S-P46; KM-29a; CT-1359. Good full pillars-and-waves, full but off-center cross with edge-crack in center, spotty dark toning, two dates, three assayers. From the ca.-1743 “Puno hoard” in Peru, with small Sedwick certificate from 2003. Estimate: $125-$200.

775. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1746q, very rare.

Bold full cross, full but doubled pillars, no legends, VF+ with deep toning and sediment on fields, particularly rare as unholed. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

S-P50; KM-R29a; CT-1311. 6.03 grams.

776. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1749q, rare. S-P50a; KM-R38; CT-502. 6.75 grams. Bold AU- with choice full inner details on

both sides (legends off flan), lightly rainbow toned, no hole (very rare thus), quite lovely for the Ferdinand VI type. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Ponterio auction of January 2005, with original lot-tag #1749. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

777. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales Royal, 1756q, very rare.

S-P54; KM-R38; CT-unl. 6.29 grams. Very bold VF with full inner details but no peripheries, darkly toned on fields (good contrast), holed to right of pillars (making it hang with the cross as an X), two bold dates and all three mintmarks and assayers visible. One of the latest Royals known and the only specimen of this date known to us. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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778. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1773(V-Y), rare final date. S-P59; KM-43; CT-1375. 6.58 grams. Bold full date between oversized pillars, good but oversized cross on other side, chunky VF/XF with attractively toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

779. Lot of 11 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Charles II through Charles III, various dates and assayers (all visible). 68.53 grams total. Toned About Fine to AVF on average, good pillars and crosses, dates as follows: 1675E, 1683V, 1694VR, 1730M, 1735E, 1745q, 1750E, 1754C, 1757q, 1761V-Y and 1771V-(Y). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

780. Lot of 4 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip V and Charles III, various dates (all visible). 26.40 grams total. Nice VF on

average, two coins toned but the others white, generally good pillars and crosses, dates as follows: 1716Y, 1740M, 1767V-(Y) and 1770(V-Y).

SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

781. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real quasi-Royal, 1654E, PH at top. S-P37a; KM-13; CT-1054. 4.26 grams. Round and well detailed but

underweight (so probably slightly trimmed), full pillars and cross and parts of legends (including a full PERV), three dates, bold PH, AVF with some weak areas, light toning on fields. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #1464. Estimate: $400-$600.

782. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1697F/CH, rare. S-P42; KM-23; CT-unl. 3.38 grams. Crude strike with streak of flatness on both sides yet still with two clear dates and all three assayers, the rare F/CH on cross side only, VF for actual wear (slightly porous surfaces), lightly toned. Estimate: $100-$150.

783. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1698F, very rare. S-P42; Janson-C31.32; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.58 grams. Cute little Heart with full inner details (legends off flan), nice shape with aligned axes, AVF with usual hole in top stem (NOT the Plate Coin in Janson). Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Ponterio auctions of January 2015 (lot #336) and January 2009 (lot #1159). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

784. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1701Y, Charles II (posthumous), very rare. S-P43; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.77 grams.

Unaligned axes and a departure from the “usual” shape but full weight and clearly less crude than the regular issues, with full king’s name in legend, full but partially flat cross and pillars, AVF with toned fields, holed in top stem and at one right end of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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785. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1709Y, very rare.

S-P43a; KM-unl.; CT-1619. 4.11 grams. Full inner details on a broad flan with nearly aligned axes, three dates, nicely toned VF with minor doubling, tiny hole in top stem. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Ponterio auction of April 2006, with original lot-tag #1700. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

786. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1712Y, very rare. S-P43a;

KM-unl.; CT-unl.; Janson-C36.12. 2.95 grams. Classically shaped but with thinner stem, nearly aligned axes, good pillars-and-waves, double-struck cross with four-digit date below, VF+ with light toning, the usual hole at the top of the stem stripped, with second hole to right of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #1255. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

787. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1722Y, very rare, Sedwick Plate Coin. S-P43a; KM-unl.; CT-1622. 3.81 grams. Choice strike

with bold full pillars, full but doubled cross, XF with lovely toning all over, nice shape with aligned axes, usual hole in top stem, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and pictured on page 88 of the 2nd ed. of The Practical Book of Cobs (1990). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

788. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1731M, extremely rare (unlisted).

Small flan (probably lightly trimmed) but accurate in shape and with nearly aligned axes, also evenly struck on a non-chunky flan, a bit worn (Fine+) but with nicely contrasting toning, holed in top stem as usual, only specimen we know of. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection.

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

S-P44; Janson-unl.; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 2.69 grams.

789. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real, 1733YA. S-P45; KM-28a; CT-1665.

3.34 grams. Full pillars and cross (the latter with odd patch of extra

metal in center), two full dates and clear assayer, VF+ with toned fields.

Estimate: $100-$150.

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790. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1738M, extremely rare (unlisted), ex-Henry M. Taylor III. S-P47; Janson-unl.; KM-unl.; CTunl. 4.05 grams. Choice bold strike with full and beautiful inner details

(no doubling or weakness), aligned axes, deeply toned, and no worse than XF (with usual hole in top stem), one of the best-looking Heart 1R we’ve seen, this being its first public appearance at auction. With certificates and personal letter from collector / researcher Henry M. Taylor III. Estimate: $3,500-up.

793. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1743C, very rare. S-P49; Janson-C46.16; KM-unl.; CT-1627. 3.59 grams. Elongated flan (almost like a pineapple), the choice full cross and pillars in near-perfect alignment, bold XF+, with traces of old gilding, holed in top stem as usual. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

794. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1747q, very rare. S-P50; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 2.82 grams. Choice full inner details, evenly struck but a

bit worn (Fine+) yet with attractively contrasting toning, holed twice at one end of cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #1537. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

791. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Heart, 1739M, very rare.

Another lovely Heart with choice full pillars and cross in close alignment, VF+ with very slight doubling, contrasting toning on fields, three dates, holed in top stem as usual. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

S-P47; Janson-C46.12; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 3.45 grams.

795. Large lot of 82 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV to

Charles III, various dates (all visible). 238.99 grams total. About Fine to AVF on average, mostly nicely toned and only a few with holes or corrosion, practically all different dates, effectively a “starter collection” but also desirable for jewelry. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

796. Large lot of 30 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1R, Philip IV

through Charles III, various dates (all visible). 89.23 grams

total. F-VF on average, many nicely toned and only two with holes, practically all different dates. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

792. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1 real Royal, 1741P, very rare. S-P48;

KM-unl; CT-unl. 3.75 grams. Exceptional grade (AU) but with plugged hole outside the right end of the cross, choice full pillars-and-waves and cross, two dates, all three mintmarks and assayers, minimal toning, same dies as one we sold in our Auction #12 as “possibly unique.” Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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797. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real Royal, 1686, very rare. 798. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real Heart, 1737, extremely

S-P40; Janson-R32.20; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.57 grams. Broad, round flan with full inner details (monogram, cross and two dates), some legend (including 16 of third date) despite peripheral truncation and flatness, darkly toned AXF with hole near edge. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection and to the Ponterio auction of April 1997, with original lot-tag #2430. Estimate: $350-$500.

rare. Janson-C47.10; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 1.55 grams. The rarest denomination of Hearts, by far, is the 1/2 real, of which only four specimens across all dates are known to us. The present lot is arguably the boldest of the five, an attractively toned XF+ with incredibly full and well-detailed cross-lions-castles, choice full monogram above full date, even two choice full crowns neatly placed just inside the top stem (holed there as usual, but the hole very small), the axes in perfect alignment and well centered. In short it is one of the best-executed Hearts of all time (not just for this denomination), its unlimited value restricted only by its diminutive size. Estimate: $7,500-up.

799. Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2 real Royal, Ferdinand VI (1747-60), date not visible, very rare. KM-unl.; CT-Type 129. 1.47 grams.

Round and evenly struck like a Royal should be (and very different from the regular issue for this period), but the planchet too small to show enough of the date (just the top of the 7 visible, plus the rounded top of the middle digit 5 or 6) below the bold monogram (just the FRDv part, missing the I on the right side), nearly full cross on the other side, toned Fine with old scratches, inevitable hole outside one arm of the cross. Pedigreed to the Santa Rosa de Lima collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

800. Large lot of 64 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Philip IV to Charles III, a few with dates visible. 85.10 grams total. Generally good monograms and crosses (some full), F-VF on average, a few corroded but only one holed, great for jewelry but some appealing to date collectors. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

801. Lot of 8 Potosí, Bolivia, cob 1/2R, Charles II through III, various dates: 1670, 1739, 1745, 1746 (2), 1757, 1760 and 1765. 12.71 grams. Choice specimens with full monograms and crosses, almost all with full dates, one Fine but the rest VF or better (one close to AU), mostly toned in fields, no holes or major damage. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Other Silver Cobs Colombia 802. Cartagena, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1622(A), very rare, Grade 1,

ex-Santa Margarita (1622). S-C2; KM-3.2; CT-251. 23.46 grams. Superb and finely detailed full cross (very slightly doubled) and shield in AU grade but with light to moderate corrosion around the edge, full but weak date and mintmark (RN to left), beautifully toned all over. From the Santa Margarita (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate #6993. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

803. Bogotá, Colombia, cob

8 reales, (16)28P, date at bottom, lions and castles transposed in shield and cross, very rare, ex-von Schuckmann. Restrepo-M44.6a; S-B4; KM-

Welldetailed full cross and shield, the latter with full •N•R•P• to left and •VIII• to right, also good full crown, the reverse with legend rotated 180 degrees, showing the bottom of the 2 and full 8 of the date at about 5 o’clock as a result, VF+ with crude edge (cracks and possible broken-off pieces), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Siegfried von Schuckmann collection (Renaissance December 2001, lot 3108). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

3.3; CT-518. 22.31 grams.

804. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, (16)32A, lions and castles transposed in shield and cross, rare, ex-Lasser, ex-Concepción.

Restrepo-M44.12 (date not listed); S-B5; KM-unl.; CT-unl. 22.33

grams. Good full shield and

cross (moderate surface corrosion), clear date, dark toning, desirable pedigree. From the Concepción (1641), with original tag from the salvagers, and pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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805. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1651, assayer PoRMOS, lions and castles transposed, rare, finest known example for the date and type. Restrepo-M46.6; S-B7; KM-7.1; CT-527. 27.48 grams. Truly one of the most gorgeous cob 8 reales of any mint, with iridescent

rainbow toning (lots of blue-green and orange-red) around details, perfectly centered strike on a broad flan showing full inner data and lots of legend including PHILIPPVS IIII, also full crown but tilted to the left due to localized doubling, very full and clear PLVS / VL / TRA / o / NR inside pillars above complete waves and 1651 date to right, the assayer to left clear but partially weak, nearly AU and way above normal quality for this rare mint. Also this is the first date of the new pillars-and-waves type, necessitated by the Potosí mint scandal but actually predating Potosí’s transition to pillars-and-waves by one year, this specimen possibly some type of presentation to show the new type, yet with interesting throwback to Bogotá’s old habit of transposing the lions and castles (previously unknown for this type). Estimate: $20,000-$30,000.

806. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 8 reales, 1652, assayer PoRAS,

rare. Restrepo-M46.10; S-B7; KM-7.1; CT-528. 20.71 grams. Bold full pillars with full date and assayer, full but doubled and off-center shield below well-detailed crown, moderate surface corrosion, darkly toned all over.

From the Maravillas (1656). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

807. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 4 reales, 1622A, Grade 1, very rare, ex-Atocha (1622). Restrepo-M33.1; S-B1; KM-2.1; CT-759. 13.58 grams.

Lustrous and uncorroded, with choice full shield and cross (both finely detailed), full king’s name and ordinal in legend, full 16 and weak but certain 22 of date, full mintmark S to left and assayer A to right. Note Restrepo lists this type as Cartagena. From the Atocha (1622), with Sinclair/Fisher photo-certificate #CH9-41-92444. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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808. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 4 reales,

1669, assayer PoR, extremely rare (unlisted), ex-Seville harbor (ca. 1671).

Restrepo-M60.1 (date not listed); S-B7a; KM-unl. (cf.

11); CT-unl. 13.17 grams. Bold full 166 of date

with weak but certain 9, bold Po of assayer but very weak R, good but partially flat pillars and shield, the latter with full •IIII• denomination to left, vertical ••• to right, parts of king’s name in legend, minimal corrosion, typically lightly toned with black around some details, first specimen we have heard of and unprecedented as from this wreck.

From an unidentified ca.-1671 wreck in Seville harbor. Estimate: $3,500-up.

809. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 real, 1627, assayer not vis-

ible, rare. Restrepo-M20; KM-5; CT-1067. 3.06 grams. Very worn (AVG) but with good full shield, the cross nearly full and slightly doubled and off-center enough to show a bold full 27 of date, the peripheries otherwise flat, toned around details. Estimate: $500-$750.

811. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Philip IV (probably

1660s), ex-Lasser. Restrepo-M16; KM-8. 1.56 grams. Choice full mono-

gram and cross with lions and castles in random orientations relative to each other, no peripheral detail, richly toned XF, desirable pedigree.

Pedigreed to the Joseph Lasser collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

810. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1 real, Charles II or Philip V,

no assayer (ca. 1690-1715), encapsulated NGC VG details / holed, rare, Calicó Plate Coin. Restrepo-M56; CT-1686 (under Philip

V). Bold

full pillars and nearly full shield, both slightly doubled, with chaotic jumbling of PLVS VLTRA and mintmark NoR in between the pillars, dots in cross-shapes outside the pillars, large hole near top edge, nice toning. Plate Coin in Calicó’s Numismática española (2008).

Estimate: $600-$900.

812. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, 163(?), quadrants

of cross transposed, rare. Restrepo-M16; KM-8. 1.59 grams. Oddly rectangular flan with bold cross and most of monogram, full 16 and clear 3 of date at 2 o’clock (rotated legend), VF with slightly porous monogram side, darkly toned fields. Estimate: $125-$200.

813. Bogotá, Colombia, cob 1/2 real, Charles II (monogram of Philip IV), quadrants of cross transposed. Restrepo-M54; KM-

A8. 1.16 grams. Small flan with good full monogram and cross, enough

legend on cross side to see that it is rotated 180 degrees, the style of lions and castles matching known examples with Charles’ name in legend even though the Philip monogram stayed constant, nicely toned Fine with green sediment in crevices. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Dominican Republic 814. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 1/2 real, Charles-Joanna, assayer oF, with “C” countermark for circulation in Panama(?), extremely rare host (unique with countermark). S-SD1; KM-24; CT-189. 1.45 grams. It is hard to imagine

a rarer piece than this for early Spanish colonial numismatics, as the coin itself is among only about ten known, and it is the first and only known specimen to bear a clear “C” countermark in center (believed to stand for Castilla de Oro, the original name for the region now called Panama), which heretofore has only been seen on Spanish coins of Ferdinand-Isabel. Somewhat thin and wrinkled, with piece of edge missing, it is nevertheless a very illustrative example for the legends are nearly full (broad flan) and the inner details are complete save for minor weak spots, lightly toned all over, no worse than VF overall. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

815. Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-

lic, copper 4 maravedís, Philip II, assayer X, very rare. S-SD2; KM-52; CT-846. 5.66 grams.

Solid and relatively well-detailed specimen of a rarely seen series (the silver coins from which are nearly non-existent), with good full castle and full but weaker lion (variety with taller central turret in castle, windows as cross-topped orbs, tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o’clock), full mintmark to left, assayer to right and fleur-dellis below the castle, some legend, tiny edge-split, XF for actual wear, mostly darkly toned but some original copper color peeking through. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

816. Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-

lic, copper 4 maravedís, Philip II, assayer X, very rare. S-SD2; KM-52; CT-846. 5.91 grams.

Solid flan but with a few pits and weak centers, the castle and lion otherwise full (variety with even-height turrets and rectangular windows in castle and tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o’clock), bold assayer to right and fleur-de-lis at bottom (the mintmark to left also full but corroded), much legend, small edge-splits, Fine overall. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

817. Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub-

lic, copper 4 maravedís, Philip II, assayer X, very rare. S-SD2; KM-52; CT-846. 5.23 grams.

Fine details but encrusted all over, the lion and castle still full (variety with even-height turrets and rectangular windows in castle and tressure dimples at 1-3-5-7-9-11 o’clock), some legend, large edge-split. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

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Guatemala

818. Guatemala, 2 reales, crown countermark (1662) on a Potosí, Bolivia,

cob 2 reales of Philip III or IV. KM-A1.2. 5.35 grams. Bold countermark with nice toning on cross, the host coin worn (AVG) and clipped, full shield with clear mintmark (but assayer uncertain) to left and denomination Z to right, scarce issue in high demand.

Estimate: $125-$200.

819. Guatemala, cob 4 reales, (1)752J. S-G1a; KM-11; CT-393. 12.43 grams. Bold date, full globes and waves, full mintmark and assayer, nicely toned Fine, scarce as unholed.

Estimate: $175-$250.

820. Guatemala, cob 1 real, (1)733(J), rare first date. S-G1; KM-3; CT-1455. 3.03 grams. Choice crown within full but off-center pillarsglobes-waves, top part of date only but the 33 very clear, full mintmark and denomination, Fine with deep dark toning, scarce as unholed.

Estimate: $100-$150.

821. Guatemala, cob 1/2 real, 1748J. S-G1a; KM-8; CT-617. 1.44 grams. Bold full date and king’s ordinal VI, full assayer, weak shield, richly toned VG with no hole (scarce). Estimate: $100-$150.

822. Large lot of 18 Guatemala cob minors (eight 2R and ten 1R), various dates (all visible), assayer J. 85.11 grams total. VG-F on average, mostly nicely toned, only two with holes, worth a serious look by collectors of Guatemala cobs by date. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

Panama

823. Lot of 3 Panama(?) “C” and “P” countermarks on Spanish Ferdinand-Isabel 1R (one) and 1/2R (2), rare. 5.28 grams total. Toned F-VF on average, the 1R corroded and crude but all with bold countermarks that are believed to stand for Castilla de Oro (the

original name of the area) and Panama, as most specimens are found there. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $500-$750.

824. Panama, cob 1 real, Philip II, assayer oX to right, very rare. S-AP1; KM-2; CT-646. 2.91 grams. Choice full shield and cross, bold AP mintmark to left and denomination-assayer I-oX to left, nearly full king’s name in legend, nicely toned VF+ with very light old shaving around edge. Die-match with Proctor-1R.1X. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

825. Panama, cob 1/2 real, Philip II, assayers P and M, very rare. S-AP2; KM-1; CT-720. 1.61 grams. Broad flan with lots of legend and well-detailed full crown, bold full monogram with mintmark AP to left, weak but certain assayer M below and left side of assayer P to right, good full cross-lions-castles, XF with toning on fields. Die-match with Proctor-HR.1PM. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Spain (for use in New World) 826. Seville, Spain (special issue for use in the New

World), 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, mintmark S flanking shield, very rare. CT-388. 3.12 grams. Rare special coin-

age struck for New World use only, with characteristic large crowned F (particularly bold on this example) in center of reverse between full yoke and arrows, the slightly off-center obverse with full shield flanked by mintmark-assayer •S-*• on both sides, much legend (Gothic), AVF details with contrasting toning but surfaces very lightly corroded. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #1167. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Spain

Ferdinand-Isabel

827. Seville, Spain, 8 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse, mintmark to left, assayer to right of shield. CT-185.

26.59 grams. Choice full shield and yoke-and-arrows (very well detailed), clear mintmark and denomination and assayer, much legend including full and bold ARAG at end, nicely toned XF with minor surface corrosion, rare and popular “first crown” of Spain. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

828. Toledo, Spain, 1 real, Ferdinand-Isabel, struck prior to the Pragmática of 1497 (1475-97), rare, ex-Huntington. CT-unl. (Type 226); Cayón-2728. 3.33 grams.

Totally different style from the series struck after 1497, with crowned arms of Castile-León (only, with eagle behind) on obverse and Aragon-Naples-Sicily (only) on reverse, full legends on both sides (Gothic letters), attractively old-toned XF, desirable pedigree. Specialists should note that the ornaments flanking the arms on reverse are different from any listed in CT (sort of a 3 next to a backwards 3). Pedigreed to the A.M. Huntington collection (Hispanic Society of America) and to the Jesus Vico auction of June 2012, with original lot-tag #521. Estimate: $600-$900.

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Philip II 829. Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at 4 o’clock outside tressure. CT-391. 12.53 grams. Choice full shield

and cross (nice details), bold mintmark and denomination, nearly full crown, XF with steel-gray toning but light surface corrosion all over.

Estimate: $150-$225.

Various mints 830. Mixed lot of 7 silver-cob 2R (3) and 1R (4) of Mexico and Potosí, 1500s to 1700s. 29.94 grams total. Mix of types (one Charles-Joanna “Late Series,” three shield-type and three pillars-and-waves) and time periods, with clear details and mostly toned, VG-VF on average, a nice little cross-section of colonial cob coinage. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $250-$375.

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Ancient Coins Ancient Greek Attica

831. Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, “owl,” 440-404

BC, encapsulated NGC Ch AU, strike 5/5, surface 4/5.

17.15 grams. Helmeted head of Athena right, with frontal eye /

Owl standing right, head facing; olive sprig and crescent behind; all within incuse square. Deep rainbow toning all over, perfectly centered strike with all details visible. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Ionia

832. Ionia, Ephesus, AR cistophoric tetradrachm, dated CY45 (90/89BC).

SNG

Cista mystica with serpent, all within ivy wreath / Two serpents entwined around bowcase, serpent-entwined staff above, ME (date) to left, torch to right. Lustrous AU with off-center obverse, nicely centered reverse, bold strike, minor edgesplits. Estimate: $200-$300.

Copenhagen 326; DCA 325. 12.30 grams.

Islands off Attica

833. Islands off Attica, Aegina, AR stater, “land tortoise,”

ca. 430-370 BC. 12.37 grams. Land tortoise with segmented shell / “Large skew” incuse pattern. Choice strike with 100% full and perfectly detailed tortoise, also high grade (XF+), no toning, some luster.

Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Kings of Macedon

834. Kings of Macedon, AR tetradrachm, Alexander III, 336-323 BC, early post-

humous issue struck under Kassander, Philip IV, or Alexander (son of Kassander), circa 315-294 BC, encapsulated NGC XF, strike 5/5, surface 3/5. Price 453. 17.10 grams. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Zeus seated left; in left field, control mark

above torch; bee below throne. Lustrous and lightly toned, perfectly centered and fully detailed.

Estimate: $400-$600.

Lucania

835. Lucania, Poseidonia, AR stater, 410-350 BC.

8.05 grams. Poseidon advancing right, wielding trident, chlamys draped over both arms / Bull standing right, retrograde E+MO above. VF with full details. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Macedon under Rome

836. Macedon under Roman Protectorate, AR tetradrachm, First Meris, ca.

167-148 BC, Amphipolis mint, encapsulated NGC XF, strike 5/5, surface 4/5.

Bust of Artemis right, wearing stephane, quiver and bow over shoulder, all within tondo of Macedonian shield / Horizontal club, monograms above and below, all within oak wreath. Lightly toned, bold strike, well centered, full details.

Estimate: $350-$500.

SNG Copenhagen 1315. 16.96 grams.

Macedonian Kingdom

837. Macedonian Kingdom, AR drachm, Perseus, 179-168 BC, Third Mace-

donian War issue, uncertain mint in Thessaly, Gorgos, “magistrate,” Greek mercenaries issue, encapsulated NGC MS. Head of Helios facing slightly right / Rose, with bud to right; lettering above. Bold and well-detailed strike and nice original luster, slightly off-center, with minor flan-crack. Estimate: $400-$600.

Pamphylia

838. Pamphylia, Aspendus, AR stater, 4th-3rd centuries BC, encapsulated NGC VF, strike 3/5, surface 4/5. SNG Paris 99. 10.49 grams. Two nude wrestlers grappling, Fh between / Slinger in short hitched tunic advancing right, drawing sling taut overhead, triskeles before, all within dotted square.

Grade seems higher than indicated but netted due to rough texture (rusty dies), the wrestlers side well centered but the slinger side off-center, much original luster. Estimate: $300-$450.

Ptolemaic Kings of Egypt

839. Lot of 15 Egyptian Ptolemaic AR tetradrachms, various rulers and mints, 4th to 1st centuries BC. 202.62 grams total.

Generally Fine (except for a single anomalous XF specimen) with fairly clear details and no big problems, all with tags showing rubbings and bare-bones attributions from the former collector. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1993, with original lot-tags #338 and 350. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

Sicily

840. Sicily, Syracuse, AE litra, 344-336

BC. BMC 287, ANS 454-469. 29.40 grams. Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet left, circular border / Star flanked by two dolphins. Dark XF with well-centered obverse, reverse slightly offcenter, nice details and bold strike. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 1994, with original lot-tag #320. Estimate: $250-$375.

Syria

841. Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, AR tet-

radrachm, Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt, struck 36 BC, rare and popular. RPC I 4094; McAlee

174; Prieur 27. . 13.23 grams. Diademed and draped bust

of Cleopatra right / Bare head of Mark Antony right.

Only VG and very crude as usual, but with clear portraits of Antony on one side and Cleopatra on the other, seldom seen in silver (and usually very high in price). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Thessaly

842. Thessaly, Larissa, AR drachm, ca. 365-356 BC. Lorber, Hoard, Phase L-II,

Head of the nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx / Horse standing right, preparing to lie down. Lustrous and well-detailed XF+, the reverse slightly off-center. Estimate: $500-$750.

27–37; BCD Thessaly II 316; HGC 4, 453. 6.00 grams.

Zeugitana

843. Zeugitana, Carthage, electrum stater, 320-270 BC, encapsulated NGC XF, strike 5/5, surface 3/5.

Jenkins & Lewis, Group VI, 332. 7.59 grams.

Wreathed head of Tanit facing left, wearing a triple-pendant earring and a necklace / Horse standing right on exergual line. Bold strike, with lustrous and nicely redtoned fields, well centered and quite nice for the grade. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Ancient Roman Roman Republic

844. Roman Republic, AR denarius, Julius Caesar, military mint (49

BC). Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49. 3.78 grams. Elephant advancing right,

trampling on horned serpent / Emblems of the pontificate: simpulum, aspergillum, securis, and apex. VF+ with full details, the elephant side perfectly centered but the other side slightly off-center, lightly toned, very popular. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Roman Empire

845. Roman Empire, AR denarius, Severus Alexander, AD 222-235, encapsulated NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 3/5, fine style. RIC 250; RSC 501b. 3.14 grams. IMP ALEXANDER PIVS

AVG, laureate draped bust right / PROVIDENTIA AVG, Providentia standing left, holding corn ears over modius and anchor. Perfect full details, lustrous and choice. Estimate: $200-$300.

846. Roman Empire, AR denarius, Maximinus I, AD 235238, encapsulated NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 4/5. RIC 23; C.

105, 106, 107. 2.59 grams. MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG GERM, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right / VICTORIA GERM, Victory standing left, holding wreath and palm; captive seated left. Perfect full details, lustrous and choice. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Roman and Byzantine Empires

847. Huge lot of 250 ancient bronze coins of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, 3rd to 7th century AD. This is a collection,

each coin neatly tagged (with rubbing and attribution) and stored in plastic pages for display, most of the coins toned Fine but a few better, all with original patina except for a handful that were cleaned and polished, the Roman coins mostly small but the Byzantine coins large, with a page at the end of other coins of the same period plus a couple older pieces (fourree tetradrachm of Nero [60 AD] and AE20 of Alexander III [336-323 BC]), all pretty common stuff but fun for a collector or for resale at shows. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $200-$300.

Byzantine Empire

848. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Maurice Tiberius, AD 849. Byzantine Empire, AV solidus, Phocas, AD 602-610,

582-602, encapsulated NGC MS, strike 5/5, surface 4/5.

Helmeted, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger. Highly lustrous and with perfect full details and much extra metal past design (broad flan). Estimate: $500-$750.

DOC 5a; MIBE 6; SB 478. 4.40 grams.

encapsulated NGC MS, strike 4/5, surface 5/5. DOC 10j.1-5; MIBE 9; SB 620. 4.49 grams. Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by staurogram and globus cruciger; I//CONOB. Highly lustrous, with choice full details, both sides slightly off-center. Estimate: $500-$750.

World Silver Coins Argentina (River Plate Provinces)

850. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosí mint, 8 reales, 1813J.

KM-5. 26.80 grams. Near AU with lots of luster, slightly offcenter strike, spots of toning, popular first date struck at the captured Potosí mint. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

851. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosí mint, 8 re-

ales, 1815F, PROVICIAS error (rare). KM-14. 26.66 grams. Nice VF+ with original luster on fields, light toning, rim-bump but no big problems, popular error. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

852. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosí mint, 8

reales, 1815F.

KM-14. 26.57 grams. XF/AU with original luster but a few scratches and other marks, spots of toning on rims. Estimate: $600-$900.

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853. Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosí mint, 8 reales, 1815F, encapsulated NGC XF 45. KM-14. Beautiful rainbow toning all over, bold strike except for parts near rims, quite attractive overall. Estimate: $600-$900.

854. Lot of 2 Argentina (River Plate Provinces), Potosí mint, 8 soles and 1/2 sol of 1815FL. KM-15 and 10. 28.03 grams total. The 8S is XF+ with light staple-scratches, and the 1/2S is VF with hole at top, both nicely toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

Argentina (Buenos Aires)

855. Buenos Aires, Argentina, copper 1 décimo, 1823, encapsulated NGC MS 63 RB. KM-1. Perfect

strike save for some tiny spots of extra metal in center of reverse, lots of original color and luster, starting to tone nicely, one of only two specimens in NGC census. Estimate: $300-$450.

Argentina (Córdoba)

856. Córdoba, Argentina, 8 reales, 1852. KM-32. 26.76 grams. UNC with light surface hairlines (rare and impressive grade for this type), no toning, coast-to-coast die-crack on castle side. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Argentina (Republic) 857. Argentina, copper essai 2 centavos, 1878, encapsulated NGC MS 65 RB. KM-E2. Somewhat prooflike,

with fully lustrous fields and matte, darker details, with subtle colors ranging from bluish to purplish, very choice and attractive, top grade in NGC census. Estimate: $200-$300.

858. Argentina, copper essai 1 centavo, 1878, encapsulated NGC MS 63 RB. KM-E1. Vividly toned in

rainbow hues (from turquoise to magenta), full mint luster, just a small mark on rim keeping it from a higher grade.

Estimate: $200-$300.

859. Argentina, copper pattern 1 centavo, 1880, encapsulated NGC MS 63 RB. KM-Pn17. Prooflike obverse with full

mint luster, more muted reverse with toning, some underlying luster. Estimate: $200-$300.

Azores (under Portugal)

860. Azores, 600 reis, crowned “G.P.� countermark (1887) on a Santiago, Chile, bust 4 reales of 1804FJ, very rare combi-

nation (unlisted). KM-unl. 13.34 grams. Countermark and host XF with nice toning (some dark spots), scratches and rim damage near top

on obverse. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Bolivia (colonial)

Pillars

861. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 4 reales, Charles

III, 1769JR, fancy 9. KM-49; CT-1170. 13.07 grams.

VF with nice contrast due to darkly toned fields, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

862. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 2 reales, Charles III, 1770JR, no dot over mint-

mark (rare). KM-48; CT-1380. 6.56 grams. Nice AXF with contrasting toning and sediment around details, minor marks near top rim on both sides. Estimate: $200-$300.

863. Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1770JR. KM-47;

CT-1594. 3.31 grams. XF+ with attractive toning all over, no problems, slightly off-center pillars side. Estimate: $175-$250.

Busts

864. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1791PR. KM-

73; CT-712. 26.99 grams. AU- with nice rainbow toning and luster, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

865. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813PJ, king’s ordinal as IIV (rare). KM-84; CT-601. 26.60 grams. Bold Fine with no toning, slightly crude rims (as made), strange error. Estimate: $250-$375.

866. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-84; CT-607. Highly lustrous and nice strike, very flashy, slightly crude near parts of rims. Estimate: $200-$300.

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867. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1825JL,

medal axis, no pomegranate or fleurs in shield, rare. KM-84; CT-619. 27.00 grams. Nicely toned VF+, no problems, interesting error with omissions in arms that always brings a premium. Estimate: $600-$900.

868. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1825J, encapsulated NGC AU 55, ex-Whittier. KM-84; CT-616. Rare single-letter assayer, lightly rainbow toned all over, no problems, desirable pedigree, second finest known in NGC census. Pedigreed to the Whittier collection, as stated inside the slab. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

869. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1825J. AVF with light marks, weak rims, toned around details, rare single-letter assayer. Estimate: $200-$300.

KM-84; CT-616. 26.79 grams.

870. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-83; CT-987. Lustrous, with incipient rainbow toning at reverse rim, slightly off-center strike, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $125-$200.

871. Potosí, Bolivia, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV, 1809PJ, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-69; CT-1326. Bold centers with lustrous fields, somewhat crudely struck near obverse rim (only), rare final date of Charles IV, second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $200-$300.

872. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/4 real, 1808. KM-82; CT-1425. 0.82 grams. Mint State with gorgeous rainbow toning (both rims a bright blue color), the obverse slightly off-center. Estimate: $150-$225.

Bolivia (Republic)

873. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1833L. KM-97. 27.12 grams. Lustrous

UNC with light surface hairlines, no toning, rare single-letter assayer.

Estimate: $250-$375.

874. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1859FJ, Bolívar facing left, “Po

400 Gs” in legend.

KM 138.1. 19.82 grams. The rarest of the 1859 types, nicely toned VF with adjustment marks on tree, scratches on bust, minor rim-bruise at top, bold incuse date 1824 on edge with traces of AYACUCHO SUCRE. Estimate: $400-$600.

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879. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1827JM, “CONSTITUCI” error, encapsulated NGC MS 63, rare first year. KM-93.1. Perfect

875. Potosí, Bolivia, 8 soles, 1863FP, error with “BOLIVA- bold strike (full details), gorgeous rainbow toning with underlying NA” in legend, rare. KM-138.6. 19.93 grams. Lustrous AU- with light scratches, bold incuse AYACUCHO SUCRE 1824 on edge. Estimate: $600-$900.

luster, a lovely gem with interesting error, undergraded in our opinion (hard to imagine what the single MS 65 and MS 67 on record look like when this coin is so choice!). Estimate: $600-$900.

876. La Paz, Bolivia, 4 soles, 1853J, rare. KM-124.1. 13.47 grams.

880. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1857FJ, encapsulated PCGS MS64, rare grade. KM-118.2. Nice strike, light toning over luster, top

Deeply toned Fine with minor (old) scratches, off-center strike. Estimate: $300-$450.

877. La Paz, Bolivia, 4 soles, 1854/3F. KM-125. 13.54 grams. Lustrous AU, no problems, full incuse AYACUCHO and (other direction) SUCRE 1824 on edge. Estimate: $300-$450.

grade, exceptional quality all around. Estimate: $300-$450.

881. La Paz, Bolivia, 1/2 sol, 1858P, encapsulated NGC MS 63, very rare. KM-132. Nice luster, starting to tone, tied for second finest in NGC census. Estimate: $600-$900.

878. La Paz, Bolivia, 1 sol, 1856P, encapsulated ANACS VF 882. La Paz, Bolivia, silver-plated copper proof pattern 1

20, very rare. KM-128. Lightly rainbow toned with underlying luster, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $125-$200.

boliviano, 1868CT, plain edge, encapsulated NGC PF 65, very rare, finest and only specimen in NGC census. KM-Pn23.

Lustrous fields with incipient colorful toning, perfect strike. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Brazil (colonial) João Prince Regent

883. Brazil (Minas Gerais), 960 reis, João Prince Regent,

crowned-arms counterstamp (1808-10) on a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1803PJ. KM-242; Russo-450. 26.75 grams.

Counterstamp choice XF+, host VF, nicely toned, light marks and graffiti near top rim on reverse. Estimate: $300-$450.

884. Brazil (Minas Gerais), 960-reis, João Prince Regent,

crowned-arms counterstamp (1808-10) on a Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805PJ. KM-242; Russo-450. 26.86 grams.

Host and counterstamp both VF+ (the latter weakly struck on one side), slightly off-center strike, lightly rainbow toned all over. Estimate: $275-$400.

885. Brazil (Minas Gerais), 960 reis, João Prince Regent, crowned-arms counterstamp (1808-10) on a Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1807FJ, rare host. KM-243; Russo-452. 26.19 grams. AXF (both host and counterstamp, the latter weakly struck on one side), lustrous in crown, parts of rims crude (as made). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

João VI

886. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1819-R, scarce

variety with 9 “fruits” on left branch, struck over a Spanish colonial 8 reales. KM-326.1; Russo-477C. 27.12 grams. Iridescent rainbow toning all over (lots of bright greens and pinks) with underlying luster, problem-free Mint State, traces of undercoin detail but not enough to attribute mint and date. Estimate: $300-$450.

887. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1820-R, struck over a Spanish colonial 8 reales of Ferdinand VII, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-326.1; Russo-478. Light rainbow toning all over, traces

of undercoin detail, including king’s name, but not the mint or date.

Estimate: $300-$450.

888. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, João VI, 1822-R, struck over a Spanish colonial 8 reales, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM326.1; Russo-480. Nicely

toned with underlying luster, traces of undercoin detail but not mint or date, tied for finest known in NGC census, better date (final year of type). Estimate: $350-$500.

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Brazil (Empire) Pedro I

889. Brazil (Rio mint), 960 reis, Pedro I, 1824-R, struck over a

Santiago, Chile, “volcano� peso, rare host. KM-368.1; Russo-505. 26.33 grams. Lustrous from light whizzing, AU details, slightly off-center strike with

lots of undercoin data but not the date (KM-82.2). Estimate: $600-$900.

Brazil (Republic)

890. Brazil, 400 reis, 1900, 400th Anniversary of Discovery of Brazil, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-499; Russo-677.

Richly rainbow toned all over with blue-green in centers and redpurple near rims, choice strike and grade. Estimate: $350-$500.

Chile (colonial) Busts

891. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV (non-transitional), 1791DA, encapsulated NGC AU 58, very rare, finest

known in NGC census. KM-51; CT-736. Richly and beautifully toned all over, with subtle but original underlying luster, adjustment marks in

centers but otherwise as close to perfect as you can get, even well centered and with full rims, rarest date of type (second only to the CRAROLVS and CROLVS errors of 1796 and 1800 respectively). Estimate: $5,000-up.

892. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1794DA. KM-51; Attractively toned VF+ with slightly weak rims at top (as made), no problems. Estimate: $400-$600.

CT-739. 26.86 grams.

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893. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1797DA. KM-

Richly toned AXF with traces of underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $400-$600.

51; CT-745. 26.76 grams.

894. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1802JJ. KM51; CT-752. 26.71 grams. Richly

rainbow-toned AVF with slightly weak rims at top (as made), no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

895. Santiago, Chile, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1803/2FJ, no over-assayer. KM-unl. (cf. 51); CT-753. 26.78 grams. AVF with subtle rainbow toning all over, slightly crude rims (as made), bold overdate.

Estimate: $500-$750.

896. Santiago, Chile, bust 4 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (bust of Charles IV), 1812FJ, rare. KM-67; CT-806. 13.32 grams. AXF with lustrous fields

and deep toning near rims (partially crude due to inexact centering), very pretty overall, just a few minor marks on high points. Estimate: $500-$750.

897. Santiago, Chile, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1816FJ, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-64; CT-1395. Bold strike, very

lightly toned with underlying luster. Estimate: $250-$375.

Chile (Republic)

898. Copiapo, Chile, 1 peso, 1865. KM-4. 19.05 grams. Interest- 899. Santiago, Chile, 1 peso, 1884, encapsulated NGC MS ing siege coinage issued for the blockade of Puerto de Caldera during the war with Spain, incuse design, probably XF details but with light surface porosity and scratches on obverse and large patch of oxidation / encrustation on reverse. Estimate: $150-$225.

62. KM-142.1. Muted luster and traces of incipient toning, just a few tiny bagmarks. Estimate: $200-$300.

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China (Yunnan)

900. China, Yunnan, 1 tael, struck in 1943-44 for the French Indo-Chinese opium trade, rare.

KM-A3; L&M-435. 37.32 grams.

Deeply rainbow-toned XF with minor (natural) flaw near reverse rim, the vast open fields truly vivid with color, faint surface hairlines.

Estimate: $300-$450.

901. China, Yunnan, 1 tael, struck in 1943-44 for the French

Indo-Chinese opium trade, rare. KM-A2a; L&M-434. 37.35 grams.

Deeply rainbow-toned XF with weak upper rim on reverse, faint surface hairlines, very colorful. Estimate: $300-$450.

Colombia (colonial) Busts

904. Bogotรก, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1819FJ, inverted J. Restrepo-111.18; KM-68.1; CT-1215.

902. Bogotรก, Colombia, bust 1 real, Charles IV, 1801JJ. Scarce date in a rare grade (XF), superior to the Ortiz Murias specimen, with deep rich toning on obverse only, partially weak rims (as made). Estimate: $350-$500.

Restrepo-78.34; KM-58; CT-1192. 3.82 grams.

3.31 grams. AXF with deep rich toning all over, no problems. Estimate:

$125-$200.

905. Popayรกn, Colombia, bust 1/2 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of Charles IV), 1810JF. Restrepo-107.1; KM-69.2; CT-1367. 1.73 grams.

Bold AXF with spotty rich toning, no problems. Estimate: $150-$225.

903. Bogotรก, Colombia, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII (bust of

Charles IV), 1812JF, two dots after mintmark. Restrepo-111.5b;

KM-68.1; CT-1210. 3.44 grams. Bold XF with light rainbow toning, mostly strong rims (reverse slightly off-center). Estimate: $125-$200.

906. Bogotรก, Colombia,

1/4 real, Charles III, anepigraphic issue, bust-style castle and lion. Restrepo-2.2;

CT-1477 (under La Rioja, Argentina).

0.88 gram. AXF with nice toning, parts of edge very crude (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

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907. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1808, encapsulated NGC MS 62, rare grade. Restrepo-75.27; KM-63; CT-1444. Choice

strike, subtly lustrous under very light toning, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $350-$500.

908. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/4 real, 1817. Restrepo-100.17; KM67.1; CT-1488. 0.86 gram. Attractively rainbow-toned XF+, slightly

off-center strike, scarce date. Estimate: $175-$250.

Colombia (Cartagena Royalist)

909. Cartagena, Colombia, copper “imitation cob” 2 reales, fantasy date “800” (ca. 1815), rare. Restrepo-118.1. 3.00 grams. This strange, ephemeral Royalist issue was struck

from dies made to look like a Lima 2 reales over provisional independent Cartagena 2 reales of 1813-14 (Restrepo-136), the present specimen with traces of the undercoin visible through full details on both sides (pillars and cross, the latter with lions and castles transposed as usual), dark VF with slight (and typical) corrosion. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Colombia (Republic / Cundinamarca) 910. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 real, 1821JF, BA with • below A.

Restrepo-152.1; KM-B9. 2.77 grams. Lustrous AU (very rare grade) with lamination flaws on head, nice rims, incipient toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

Colombia (Republic of New Granada) 911. Bogotá, Colombia, 1/2 real, 1844RS, encapsulated NGC AU details / surface hairlines. Restrepo-177.11; KM-96.1. Lustrous and high grade, with toning around details, slightly rough fields (as made) but no visible hairlines. Estimate: $200-$300.

Colombia (Granadine Confederation) 912. Bogotá, Colombia, 1 peso, 1859. Restrepo-226.2; KM-126. 24.86 grams.

Lustrous UNC with bagmarks, light surface hairlines all over, nicer strike than most. Estimate: $275-$400.

Colombia (United States of Colombia) 913. Medellín, Colombia, 1 peso, 1871. Restrepo-318.5; KM-154.2. 24.97 grams.

Choice AU with deep rainbow toning, tiny rim-flaw at top, faint surface hairlines in obverse fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

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914. Bogotá, Colombia, 5 centavos,

1878.

Restrepo-263.4; KM-174a.1. 1.33 grams.

Lustrous Mint State with light golden toning on reverse, very crude rims (as made).

Estimate: $125-$200.

915. Medellín, Colombia, 1/2 décimo, 1871. Restrepo-259.2; KM-150.2a. 1.24 grams.

AU with luster, toning around rims, which are crude (as made). Estimate: $125-$200.

Cuba

916. Cuba (Trinidad / Santiago / Principe), 2 reales, lattice countermark (1841) on a Seville, Spain, bust 2 reales, Charles III, 1776CF. KM-1.2. 5.26 grams. Nearly full and well-detailed countermark with deep toning in crevices, host coin worn (VG) but with full details, the 1776 date (popular with US collectors) very clear and bold. Estimate: $100-$150.

917. Cuba, 4 reales, short-and-thick “key” countermark (1872-77) on a Zacatecas, Mexico, cap-and-rays 4 reales of 1861VL. KM-R2. 12.59 grams. Full

countermark, host coin About Fine with nice toning, holed at top of eagle side. Estimate: $250-$375.

918. Cuba, 50 centavos, short-and-thick “key” countermark (1872-77) on a Guanajuato, Mexico, balance-scale 50 centavos

of 1872S. KM-R5.1. 13.42 grams. Nearly full countermark with deep scarlet toning inside, host coin VF with deep dark toning, rim-bump and light old graffiti in fields (cursive script, only partially legible). Estimate: $125-$200.

919. Cuba, 2 reales, long-and-thin “key” countermark (1872-77) on a Mexico

City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 2 reales of 1867CH. KM-R1. 6.65 grams. Bold full countermark, Fine host with nicely toned fields. Estimate: $200-$300.

920. Cuba, 2 reales, short-and-thick “key” countermark (1872-77) on a San

Luis Potosí, Mexico, cap-and-rays 2 reales of 1868PS.

KM-R1. 6.46 grams. Very bold full countermark, Fine host with nice toning on fields, very weak date. Estimate: $200-$300.

921. Cuba, “souvenir” peso, 1897, wide date, “PAT 97” variety, ex-von Schuck-

mann. KM-XM1. 22.47 grams. Very lightly cleaned XF, struck in high relief but the highest points now smooth, interesting low-mintage issue (828 pieces) struck by the Republican government in exile in New York while Cuba itself was still under Spanish rule, first issue with PAT.97. on truncation of bust, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the von Schuckmann collection (Renaissance, December 2000), with original lot-tag #971. Estimate: $400-$600.

922. Cuba, 1 peso, 1915, high relief star, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-15.1.

Very lustrous, tiny bagmarks here and there. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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923. Cuba, 1 peso, 1934, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-15.2. Lustrous and very faintly toned, tiny bagmarks here and there. Estimate: $150-$225.

924. Cuba, 1 peso, 1939, “ABC peso,” encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-22. Lots of luster and minor bagmarks, near top grade (only

seven at 65 and one at 66 in NGC census). Estimate: $350-$500.

925. Lot of 3 Cuban silver coins encapsulated by NGC: 1 peso “ABC peso” 1938 Type I, AU 50; 40c 1916, VF 25; and 40c

1920 high relief, AU details / excessive surface hairlines. KM-22 and 14.3. Decent specimens of each type, the 1916 nicely toned and the 1920 lustrous and sharp. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $150-$225.

926. Cuba, 40 centavos, 1915, high relief, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-14.3. Lustrous and choice, no noticeable bagmarks but a

trifle weak on very highest points. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

927. Cuba, 20 centavos, 1916, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-13.2. Highly lustrous, minor bagmarks, very flashy and choice. Esti-

mate: $250-$375.

928. Cuba, 20 centavos, 1920, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-13.2. Nice luster, minimal bagmarks, near top grade. Estimate: $125-$200.

929. Lot of 2 Cuba minors encapsulated by NGC: 20 centavos 1948 MS 63; and 10 centavos 1948 MS 62. KM-13.2 and A12.

The 20c highly lustrous and only minimally bagmarked, the 10c toned with black spot on T of CENTAVOS, both nice specimens for someone who wants to complete a date or denomination set. Estimate: $125-$200.

930. Lot of 2 Cuba minors encapsulated by NGC: 20 centavos 1949 MS 64; and 10 centavos 1952 MS 65. KM-13.2 and 23.

Both highly lustrous and near top grade, the 20c slightly bagmarked and the 10c with tiny scrape on flag. Estimate: $150-$225.

931. Cuba, 10 centavos, 1915, encapsulated NGC MS 64. KM-A12.

Muted luster, minimal bagmarks, near top grade (only nine at 65 and two at 66 in NGC census). Estimate: $200-$300.

932. Cuba, 10 centavos, 1916, encapsulated ANACS MS 62. KM-

A12. Nice luster and rainbow toning in legends, minimal bagmarks. Estimate:

$200-$300.

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933. Lot of 3 Cuban brass and copper-nickel 5 centavos encapsulated by NGC: 1943 MS 64; 1946 MS 65; and 1960 MS 62. KM-11.3a

All lustrous and choice, the 1943 with red toning in center and near top grade (only six at 65 and four at 66 in NGC census), the 1946 with minimal bagmarks and tied for second finest known (only one higher at 66), and the 1960 with faint surface hairlines on reverse. The two earlier coins are ex-Lissner. The 1943 and 1946 are pedigreed to the Lissner collection (St. James’s / CNG / Teller, August 2014). Estimate: $175-$250.

and 11.3.

934. Cuba, copper-nickel 1 centavo, 1915, en-

capsulated NGC MS 65. KM-9.1. Lustrous and choice,

no bagmarks, near top grade (only three at 66 and one at 67 in NGC census). Estimate: $200-$300.

935. Cuba, copper-nickel 1 centavo, 1916, en-

capsulated NGC MS 65.

KM-9.1. Highly lustrous and choice (no bagmarks), with streaks of red toning on reverse, tied for second highest grade (behind two at 66 in NGC census). Estimate: $250-$375.

936. Cuba, brass 1 centavo, 1943, encapsulated NGC MS 65. KM-9.2a. Highly lustrous for brass, and devoid of bagmarks, near top grade (eight at 66 and one at 67 in NGC census). Estimate: $200-$300.

937. Lot of 3 Cuban copper-nickel 1 centavos encapsulated by NGC: 1920 MS 62; 1946 MS 63; and 1953 MS 64. KM-9.1

and 9.2. All choice pieces, the 1920 and 1953 with lovely rainbow toning and the 1946 lustrous, the 1953 one away from top grade in NGC census (twelve at 65). Estimate: $175-$250.

Cyprus

938. Cyprus, 18 piastres, 1940, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-26. Minor bagmarks

and tiny marks on high points but with beautiful rainbow toning and underlying luster in legends, low-mintage issue of only 100,000 pieces. Estimate: $125-$200.

Dominica

939. Dominica, 1-1/2 bitts (moco), center cut of a Spanish colonial bust 8R stamped with script-D in sunburst (1798). KM-1. 2.90 grams. Bold VF with nice toning, oxidation in crevices.

Estimate: $150-$225.

Ecuador 940. Quito, Ecuador, 2 reales, 1835GJ. KM-14. 6.29 grams. Nicely toned Fine+, no problems.

Estimate: $100-$150.

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941. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1842MV-S, coin alignment,

encapsulated NGC VF Details / environmental damage, extremely rare. KM-26. Bold strike with nice details but lots of

copper-colored oxidation all over due to low-grade silver (as made), still superior to the Janson specimen (our Auction #9, lot #1516).

One of the rarest coins in the world for this popular (if diminutive) denomination, and from a highly collected country and time period, this date represented by no more than 6-7 specimens. The decree to start making 1/4R in Ecuador was dated in September of 1842, so they were not struck with this date for very long, and a decreed fineness of only 0.333 silver probably drove the coins out of circulation pretty quickly anyway. Estimate: $7,000-$10,000.

944. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1843MV-A, rare. KM-26. 1.36

grams. AXF with old scratches on reverse, off-center strike with crude rims as a result, deeply toned. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of November 2010, lot #7207. Estimate: $500-$750.

945. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1843MV. KM-26. 0.91 gram. UNC details with luster and toning but slightly corroded surfaces, parts of rims crude (as made), scarce. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March/ April 2011, lot #10353. Estimate: $350-$525.

942. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1843/2MV, encapsulated NGC MS 62, very rare, finest known in NGC census, exLissner. KM-26. Very deeply rainbow toned, bold strike but rims crude

(as made), desirable grade (highest by four grades among only six in NGC census) and pedigree. Pedigreed to the Lissner collection (St. James’s / CNG / Teller, August 2014). Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

946. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1843MV, ex-Bir. KM-26. 0.90 gram. Very crude Fine with dark toning, dark patch of oxidation on

reverse, non-existent rims (as made), scarce. Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection (our Auction #8, lot #1991), with his tag. Estimate: $100$150.

943. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1843/2MV, very rare. KM-26.

1.31 grams. Lightly toned AU with subtle, muted luster, parts of rims slightly crude (as made). Pedigreed to the Aureo auction of October 2013, lot #1371. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

947. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1850GJ, rare. KM-36. 0.91 gram.

AU details with luster but lots of tiny marks, hints of rainbow toning, choice for the issue. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

948. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1851GJ. KM-36. 0.81 gram. Mint State with deep toning and

underlying luster. Estimate: $200-$300.

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949. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1851GJ. KM-36. 0.81 gram. Bold 952. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ. KM-36. 0.71 gram. Mint XF with deep toning and underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $100-$150.

State with beautiful light rainbow toning and lovely luster, complete but slightly crude rims (as made). Estimate: $300-$450.

950. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ. KM-36. 0.73 gram. Choice BU, very lustrous and with pretty rainbow toning, slightly rough surfaces (as made, rusty dies), formerly encapsulated ICG MS-64.

Pedigreed to our Auction #5, lot #1011. Estimate: $400-$600.

953. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ.

951. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1852GJ, encapsulated NGC

AU 58. KM-36. Pretty rainbow toning and subtle luster, minor lamina-

tion flaws on reverse. Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-36. 0.85 gram.

Choice AU with deep rainbow toning all over, nice strike. Estimate: $175-$250.

954. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1856GJ. KM-36. 0.68 gram. Bold

Mint State with lovely rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, the rims complete but crude (as made), minor die-cracks all over. Estimate: $300-$450.

955. Quito, Ecuador, 1/4 real, 1862GJ, encapsulated NGC AU 58, extremely rare,

finest known in NGC census, ex-Janson. KM-36. Boldly struck Mint State in our opinion (still finest known in NGC census), with deep rainbow toning over lustrous surfaces, good rims. Technically the same type as the 1849-56 issues, but the 1862 minors were actually emergency issues in deliberately debased fineness (0.666 fine, by decree dated June 11, 1861), for local circulation only (see The Strange Concurrence of Coinage in Francos and Reales in Ecuador from 1858 to 1862 by Jara and Seppa [2004]). Pedigreed to the Carlos Janson collection of Ecuadorian cuartillos (our Auction #9, lot #1526). Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

956. Lot of 8 Quito, Ecuador, 1/4R, various dates: 1849GJ, 1851GJ (3), 1852GJ (2) and 1855GJ (2). KM-36. 6.01 grams total.

Fine to XF, all richly toned, no problems, great little “starter collection” for this brief and challenging series. One of the 1851s is pedigreed to our Auction #5 (lot 1013), and one of the 1852s is pedigreed to the Bill Rosenblum auction of May 2000 (lot 432). SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $350-$500.

El Salvador

957. El Salvador, 2 reales, “R” in beaded-circle countermark (Type IV, 1862-63) on

a Guatemala 2 reales 1861R. KM-93. 5.76 grams. Countermark AXF with very darkly toned fields, host VG with some weak areas but contrasting toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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French Indo-China

958. French Indo-China, 1 piastre, 1931, encapsulated NGC AU 58.

Lustrous and starting to tone at rims, with several small bagmarks, scarce one-year type. Estimate: $150-$225.

KM-19.

German States Nurnberg

959. Nurnberg, German States, klippe 1/2 thaler, 1617, Reformation centennial. KM-30. 12.00 grams. Richly old-toned AXF, no problems, attractive design, scarce issue listed without values in KM. Estimate: $200-$300.

Great Britain

960. Lot of 2 British shillings: 1697, from the Association (1707); and 1745, with LIMA below bust of George II as struck from captured Spanish silver. Sp-3497 and 3703. 5.81 and 5.89 grams. Lustrous (cleaned) but corrosion-free VF and toned AVF, a very competent and interesting pair. SEE INTERNET FOR PHOTO. Estimate: $125-$200.

961. Great Britain, one dollar, oval George III countermark (1797-99) on a Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales of 1795IJ. Sp-3765A. 26.76 grams. Countermark bold XF, host VF+ with traces of luster, mostly toned,

parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $500-$750.

Guatemala (colonial) Pillars

962. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760P, rare. 963. Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769P. KM-27.1;

KM-27.1; CT-809. 26.92 grams. Very bold strike and deeply rainbow toned, choice grade for issue (XF+ with hints of luster), parts of rims weak due to slightly off-center strike, key first date of type. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

CT-818. 26.90 grams. Lightly cleaned AXF, good strike but on a small flan with nearly no rims (as made). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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Busts 964. Guatemala, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816M.

KM-69;

Highly lustrous AU- with light surface hairlines all over, starting to tone nicely around the prominent rims (the oversized flan extending past the rim design at top). Estimate: $175-$250.

CT-464. 26.94 grams.

965. Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1790M. KM-51; CT-913. 6.78 grams. Hairlined AXF (very scarce grade) with traces of luster and incipient toning. Estimate: $400-$600.

966. Guatemala, bust 2 reales, Charles IV, 1801M, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-51;

CT-924. Highly lustrous and boldly struck, fully Mint

State in our opinion. Estimate: $150-$225.

967. Guatemala, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII, 1821M, encapsu-

lated NGC MS 64. KM-66; CT-1124. Superb strike and condition, beauti-

fully lustrous and lightly toned, tied for second highest grade in NGC census among dozens of choice hoard specimens. Estimate: $200-$300.

Guatemala (Central American Republic) 968. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, 1825M.

Attractive VF with deeply toned fields, minor marks. Estimate: $150-$225.

KM-4. 26.70 grams.

969. Guatemala (Central American Republic), 8 reales, 1826M, encapsulated NGC AU 58. KM-4. Beautiful rainbow toning all over, muted luster, nice strike. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Guatemala (Republic)

970. Guatemala, 1 peso, 1859, Carrera. KM-178. 24.47 grams. VF with

light toning at rims, no big problems, very scarce one-year type. Estimate: $200-$300.

Hungary

971. Hungary, harom (3) krajczar, 1849-NB, War of Independence coinage, encapsulated NGC MS 62 BN. KM-434. Nicely toned with traces of original color and luster, minor planchet flaws (cracks and laminations). Estimate: $200-$300.

Iran

972. Iran, 5000 dinars, AH1320 (1902), encapsulated AU 58.

976. Lustrous

$125-$200.

KM-

and lightly toned, with minor wear on high points only. Estimate:

Italian States Papal States

973. Papal States, Italy, copper quattrino, Gregory XVI, 1841-R, anno XI, encapsulated NGC MS 62 BN.

KM-1318. Deep chocolatebrown color with hints of original red and luster, parts of reverse rim slightly crude (as made), only two specimens in NGC census (the other one MS 63).

Estimate: $150-$225.

Roman Republic

974. Roman Republic, Italy, copper 1 baiocco, 1849-R, encapsulated NGC MS

64 BN. KM-22. Hints of luster and original red color peeking through, minor bagmarks but otherwise perfect, tied for second finest known in NGC census. Estimate: $300-$450.

Sicily

975. Sicily, Italy, 12 tari, Ferdinand III, 1810-VB, encapsulated

NGC XF 45. KM-245. Attractively toned all over, with old (non-parallel) lines to right of bust (and in same area on other side) that have to be some kind of adjustment marks, parts of rims weak (as made), one of only two coins in NGC census (both at this grade). Estimate: $250-$375.

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Jamaica (under Great Britain)

976. Jamaica, 10 pence, “GR” counterstamp on a Lima, Peru, pillar 1 real of 1757JM. KM-3.

2.99 grams. VF counterstamp, Fine host with flat areas from the counterstamp, the fields deeply toned but with tiny punchmarks, popular issue. Note that technically this issue a double-countermark as opposed to a counterstamp (which is a two-sided stamp impressed on both sides at the same time), apparent on this coin in that the axes for the two countermarks are unaligned. Estimate: $300-$450.

Mexico (colonial) Pillars

977. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, mintmark M.X, small crown, no dot above assayers, encapsu-

lated NGC AU details / saltwater damage / Rooswijk, extremely rare variety (possibly unique), ex-Gray. KM-103; CT-773. Broad flan with bold and sharp details (more like UNC details), the fields clean and even slightly lustrous but with corrosion in areas near the rims, some light toning around details. The first two years of this issue (1732-33) are heavily studied for varieties, as there appears to have been much muling in the transitions between assayers (F to MF) and mintmarks (oM to M.X and back to oM) and the crown above the globes (small [12.5 mm] to large [13.5 mm]), and so far as we can tell the present variety has not been recorded before (missing in Gilboy) and is possibly unique (the Stack’s-Bowers and Ponterio pedigrees both misattributed this piece as the large-crown variety). For price comparison, a different (known) variety of the 8R 1733MF M.X in cleaned XF grade sold in Spink (London) in March 2015 for about $15,000 plus buyer’s fee. From the Rooswijk of 1739 (Ponterio auction of March 2006, lot #172) and to the David Gray collection (Stack’s-Bowers auction of October 2014, lot #483). Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

978. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1744MF.

Bold XF with rich toning all over, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

KM-103; CT-797. 26.88 grams.

979. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1745MF.

KM-103; CT-798. 26.87 grams. Nice VF+ with light toning all over, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

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980. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1748MF. KM-104.1; CT-323. 26.94 grams. Bold XF with rainbow toning around details, bagmarks in fields. Estimate: $250-$375.

981. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI,

1750MF. KM-104.1; CT-325. 27.00 grams. Non-toned XF+ with parts of rims crude (as made), no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

982. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III,

1769MF. KM-105; CT-909. 26.68 grams. Lightly struck VF with toning around details, no big problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

983. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1732, no assayer or denomination, extremely rare. KM-94;

CT-1039. 5.67 grams. Very thin from heavy corrosion but with all details still clear (Fine details), and nicely toned around elements for good contrast, this variety of the first year of issue considered by some to be a pattern and mentioned in Gilboy (#M-4-1 var.) as “trial pieces, struck directly from the matrix sent from Madrid” and so rare that it is unpriced in KM (even the normal variety is listed at $2,000 in VG grade), but for comparison a salvaged VF from the David Gray collection sold in October 2014 (Ponterio) for $4,750 plus buyer’s fee. From the Hollandia (1743), pedigreed to our Auction #8, with original lot-tag #1005. Estimate: $400-$600.

984. Mexico City, Mexico, pil-

lar 4 reales, Philip V, 1733MF, mintmark MX/XM, extremely rare. KM-94; CT-1041. 12.74 grams.

AU details with dark toning (great contrast) but light surface porosity as from unspecified salvage, the MX/XM mintmark to right of date very clear (Gilboy M-4-5a, rated at R5), also with clear MF/MF for assayer. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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985. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 1746MF. KM-94; CT-1064.

13.16 grams. VF with nice toning all over, no problems. Estimate: $350-$500.

986. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, 1732F, very

rare.

KM-84; CT-1274. 6.07 grams. Fine with crude old hole near edge at top, irregular rims (as made), but nicely toned, overall a decent specimen of a very hard-to-get first date, rated in Gilboy (#M-2-1) as R4. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of August 1996, with original lot-tag #996, and to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #959, also with old, handwritten lot-tag from long ago (auction unknown). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

987. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 2 reales, 1733MF, dot above and below MF, rare. KM-

Beautifully toned VF with crude old hole at top, rated in Gilboy (#M-2-5a) as R3. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of February 1997, with original lot-tag #456. Estimate: $800$1,200.

84; CT-1276. 6.33 grams.

988. Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 1 real, 1732, no assayer or denomination, very rare.

KM-75.1; CT-1592. 3.06 grams.

About Fine with weak centers (uneven strike), dark encrustation around details (nice contrast), rated in Gilboy (#M-1-1 var.) as R5, an ephemeral variety of the first year of issue (probably) using the original matrices from Spain. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of August 1996, with original lot-tag #994, and pedigreed to our Auction #14, with original lot-tag #960. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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Busts

989. Contemporary counterfeit of a Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1781FF. 23.48 grams. People often ask us how to tell a contemporary counterfeit (meaning made in the same time as the originals) from something modern-made, and our answer invariably is that the only way to know for sure is if the coin is published in a contemporary reference OR if it is found with originals in a wreck or hoard... but that is a very rare occurrence. The present coin, with incorrect weight and fanciful face on the bust, is just such an example, from a well-known hoard found in Haiti a few years ago, this piece in lustrous Mint State grade with tiny bagmarks but no wear, clearly unique and highly instructional for the specialized colonial counterfeit collectors out there (and we know there are a few!). Estimate: $1,000-up.

990. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1782FF. KM-106.2; CT-932. 26.88 grams. Bold XF+ with minor marks and hairlines,

nice strike. Estimate: $125-$200.

991. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles III,

1787FM. KM-106.2a; CT-941. 26.83 grams. AU- with luster on fields but hairlines from cleaning, weak rims at top (as made). Estimate: $150-$225.

992. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IIII), 1790FM. KM-108;

Highly lustrous AU with hairlines, parts of rims weak (as made). Estimate: $150-$225.

CT-683. 26.88 grams.

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993. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust), 1809TH. KM-110; CT-539. 26.88 grams. Non-toned AU- with weak centers, the open field in front of face hairlined from cleaning. Estimate: $125-$200.

994. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 1 real, Ferdinand VII transitional (“armored” bust),

1809TH, encapsulated PCGS MS62. KM-82; CT-1161. Perfectly struck and beautifully rainbow toned, muted luster but really as nice as you can get. Estimate: $150-$225.

995. Mexico City, Mexico, 1/4 real, 1796, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM-62; CT-1393.

Highly lustrous and devoid of wear or marks or any problems, even the rims nice as struck on an oversized flan. Estimate: $250-$375.

Mexico (War of Independence) Chihuahua

996. Chihuahua, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816RP, struck over an earlier (cast) 8 reales countermarked with MVA / 1812 (Monclova), very rare. KM-201; CT-394. 26.57 grams. AVF overall, with lovely rich toning, crude details as usual, with bold

two-piece countermark with MVA• in one box over 1812• in another box applied by Royalist forces in the town of Monclova in the (now) State of Coahuila in northern Mexico. Interestingly, the countermark was applied to an earlier, cast coin (Chihuahua, 1810-13) and then the countermarked coin was overstruck with a new design in 1816 by the Chihuahua mint. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

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Durango

997. Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1819CG, encapsulated NGC XF 45. KM-111.2; CT-420. Lustrous and well detailed despite uneven strike, no toning. Estimate: $200$300.

998. Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1822CG. KM-111.2; CT-424. 26.92 grams. Choice specimen, AU with traces of luster and very highly detailed for the issue, with very minor surface porosity and parts of rims weak (as made), minimal toning.

Estimate: $800-$1,200.

999. Durango, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1822CG, encapsulated NGC XF 45. KM-111.2; CT-424. Bold full bust (well detailed) and date, central details on reverse also nice (albeit off-center) and with lustrous fields, but peripheries typically crude and weak, no toning. Estimate: $350-$500.

Guadalajara

1000. Guadalajara, Mexico, bust 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1815/4MR, rare. KM-93.2; CT-873. 6.41 grams. With only about five specimens known, this is considered the rarest of all the issues from this mint, with all peripheral details (date and legends) bold and clear but central details weak (especially the bust), nicely toned About Fine overall, with tiny test-cut in rim. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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Oaxaca / Morelos

1001. Oaxaca/SUD (Morelos), 8 reales, 1812, with Morelos monogram countermark, very rare issue in struck silver. KM-

234a (host only, unlisted with countermark); CT-569. 28.42 grams. Perhaps the best known of the insurgent coinage during the War of Independence, the

so-called “SUD� issue is rarely seen in struck silver (cast copper is the norm), rarer still with the stars-type Morelos monogram countermark (KM Type A) as we see here, both countermark and host no worse than XF (also lustrous) but unevenly struck, with crude old test-marks (to make sure the coin was not silver over copper) and/or adjustment marks all over, date weak but denomination bold. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Sombrerete de Vargas

1002. Sombrerete de Vargas, Mexico, 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1811, rare. KM-177; CT-650. 26.67 grams. Struck silver issue with bold and well-detailed (but slightly doubled) obverse with nice toning, crude reverse with test-scratches near edge, the obverse with two test-cuts in rim too, XF overall. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

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Tlalpujahua (Supreme National Congress)

1003. Tlalpujahua (Supreme National Congress), Mexico, 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1813, struck silver, encapsulated NGC XF 45, extremely rare. KM-215.2; CT-657. With deep toning and traces of luster, albeit (typically) crudely struck with some details weak, this

is a choice specimen of an extremely rare and important War of Independence issue struck for the insurgent Supreme National Congress of Mexico in the town of Tlalpujahua (mintmark T) in Michoacan, with assayer(?) SoMo (alternately interpreted by DasĂ­ as Suriano Mexicano), slightly off-center strike. Note that KM (which misleadingly calls this issue simply National Congress) does not give values above VF. Estimate: $10,000-up.

1004. Tlalpujahua (Supreme National Congress), Mexico, 1 real, Ferdinand VII, 1813, struck silver, rare. KM-211; CT-1234. 3.25 grams.

Well-detailed XF (choice for issue) with attractive toning all over, parts of rims crude (as made), unpriced in KM above VF because they rarely come this nice. Estimate: $500-$750.

Zacatecas 1005. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales provisional, Ferdinand VII (laureate bust), 1811 (no assayer), rare. KM-191;

CT-680. 26.36 grams. Bold details with contrasting toning but with flat spots and off-center strike (typically crude), VF or better for actual wear. Estimate: $500-$750.

1006. Zacatecas, Mexico, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1817AG. KM-111.5; CT-688. 25.91 grams. Choice AU with light toning and underlying luster (rare grade), weak spots at top but otherwise well struck. Estimate: $500-$750.

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Unidentified

1007. Mexico, oval “YRNO”(?) countermark on a Potosí, Bolivia,

bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1823PJ, very rare. 26.95 grams. The bold, full and very well-detailed countermark on this coin is believed to stand for Ignacio López Rayón, the leader of the insurgent Mexican government after Hidalgo, but why his countermark would appear on a South American coin from several years AFTER the Mexican War of Independence is a big mystery, yet this is the second one we have seen (same host date too), the other being lot #1311 of our Auction #11, which sold for $700 plus buyer›s fee. This second specimen is a solid VF host with XF countermark, nicely toned but with crude old hole at top.

With only slight stylistic differences, the countermark monogram is essentially the same as the one pictured in Elizondo (MX-179), which he simply calls «Very Rare» without prices or attribution. Estimate: $250-$375.

Mexico (Empire of Iturbide) 1008. Mexico City, Mexico, 8 reales, 1822JM, Iturbide.

KM-304.

26.84 grams. Lustrous but lightly cleaned XF+ with slightly weak centers and

rims, popular brief issue. Estimate: $250-$375.

1009. Mexico City, Mexico, 8 reales, 1823JM, Iturbide. KM-310. 27.12 grams. Highly lustrous UNC with hairlines (rare grade), parts of rims weak (as made), choice specimen of a popular brief issue. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

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Mexico (Republic)

1010. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1824JM, “hookneck.” KM-A376.2. 27.10 grams. AU with weak centers as usual but lustrous fields and bold rims (rare grade), incipient toning, lovely example of a very popular brief issue. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

1011. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1824JM, upright eagle. KM-377.10. 26.97 grams. AU- with weak spot on eagle, pretty rainbow toning with underlying luster, minor planchet flaw to left of eagle, important as the first year of this design (same eagle punch as for the 8E of this year) and actually scarcer than the famous “hookneck” of the same date but less popular. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1012. Mexico City, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1825JM

KM-377.10. 26.80 grams. Lustrous but lightly cleaned XF with parts of rims crude (as made). Estimate: $150-$225.

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1013. Estado de Mexico, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1829LF. KM-377.5. 26.97 grams. AU- with beautifully deep rainbow toning

with underlying luster, good strike, rare mint described by Dunigan and Parker in their book Resplandores (1997) as “undoubtedly the most ill conceived (and short lived) of all the Mexican mints… authorized by decree to be established at an unnamed location prior to the state having even established a capital!” Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

1014. Guadalajara, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1845JG, rare

(key date). KM-377.6. 26.54 grams. Lightly toned XF+ with muted luster, slightly weak centers, small rim-nick on eagle side, early die-style, first date of new assayer. Estimate: $600-$900.

1015. Guadalupe y Calvo, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1846MP. KM-377.7. 27.44 grams. Lustrous AU- with light surface hairlines, starting to tone at cap-side rim, second die-style, normal legends. Commonest of the dates from this mint, but the whole mint generally rare.

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

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1017. Catorce, Mexico, cap-and-rays 4 reales, 1863ML, large

1016. Durango, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1850JMR.

AU- with light toning and underlying luster, minor marks, weak rims (as made). Estimate: $500-$750.

KM-377.4. 27.04 grams.

C. KM-375. 13.48 grams. AXF with lustrous fields, lightly toned all over, old scratches on eagle. Generally a rare mint whose products are all dated 1863 despite mintage through the year 1869, the frozen date due to Imperial occupation from 1863 to 1866. Estimate: $400-$600.

Mexico (Empire of Maximilian) 1018. Mexico City,

Mexico, 1 peso, 1 8 6 6 , Ma x i m i lian, encapsulated PCGS MS63. KM-

Beautifully lustrous and starting to tone, just a few minor bagmarks only, very rare grade, nicest we’ve seen, even better than the few that are certified in higher grades.

Estimate: $2,500$3,750.

388.1.

1019. Mexico City, Mexico, 1 peso, 1866, Maximilian, with chopmark

as circulated in the Orient. KM-388.1. 26.94 grams. Nice XF, no toning, the single tiny chopmark (rarely seen on this issue) near 3 o’clock rim on reverse.

Estimate: $350-$500.

Mexico (United States of Mexico) 1020. Mexico, 1 peso, 1913, “caballito,” encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-453. Lustrous, non-toned, with light bagmarks only.

Estimate: $350-$500.

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Netherlands (United)

1021. Holland, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1576. 1022. Campen, United Netherlands, “lion” daalder, 1647, Bold full legends (including 15-76 at bottom of knight side), full but weaker centers, AXF overall, toned on fields.

Estimate: $125-$200.

Dav-8837. 27.36 grams.

encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-42.2. Lustrous and with very clean

fields (hence the high grade, which is rare for this type) but with typically crude centers, the legends full and bold, no toning, tied with two others for finest known in NGC census (next highest grade being VF).

Estimate: $400-$600.

Peru (colonial) Pillars

1023. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1760JM, dot

over both mintmarks. KM-A64.1; CT-835. 26.91 grams. Richly toned XF+ with underlying luster, slightly off-center strike, very attractive overall, scarce first date of Charles III. Estimate: $350-$500.

1024. Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1768JM, dot over left mintmark only, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM-A64.2;

CT-844. Vividly rainbow toned and choice, with lots of purplish-red and greenish-blue color, muted luster but clearly uncirculated and slabbed under tighter standards in 2004-8. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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Busts

1028. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1808JP, encap-

1025. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1772JM. KM-78;

CT-851. 26.89 grams. Bold XF with slightly porous surfaces, no toning, overall a nice example of the scarce first date of type. Estimate: $200-$300.

sulated NGC AU 58. KM-97; CT-665. Highly lustrous and devoid of wear, slightly out-of-round flan. Estimate: $150-$225.

1029. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional

(“imaginary” bust), 1811JP. KM-106.2; CT-476. 27.38 grams. Proof-

1026. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1772JM. KM-78;

CT-851. 26.67 grams. Bold VF+ with toning around details, part of edge crude (as made), scarce first date. Estimate: $175-$250.

1027. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805JP. KM-97; CT-662. 26.37 grams. UNC with partial luster on both sides, the obverse

faintly hairlined, weak rims (as made). Estimate: $250-$375.

like BU but somewhat crudely struck, with light adjustment marks, partially weak centers and parts of rims crude (as made), minor surface porosity, still impressively flashy and a rare grade for this type.

Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1030. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII transitional (“imaginary” bust), 1811JP. KM-106.2; CT-476. 25.87 grams. UNC-

ish with nice luster on reverse, light hairlines on obverse, the reverse slightly off-center and the obverse rims weak (as made). Estimate: $200-$300.

1031. Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1819JP.

KM-117.1; CT-487. 27.01 grams. Lightly cleaned UNC with flashy luster, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1032. Cuzco, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1824T, 1033. Cuzco, Peru, bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1824G. rare.

Fine with weak bust, toning around details, slightly off-center strike, popular final colonial issue.

Estimate: $350-$500.

KM-117.2; CT-385. 26.54 grams.

KM-117.2; CT-386. 26.81 grams. AVF with light old scratches, slightly off-

center strike, popular type that some believe is actually a Republican issue. Estimate: $125-$200.

1034. Lima, Peru, bust 4 re-

ales, Ferdinand VII, 1820JP. KM-116; CT-749. 13.24 grams. Lus-

trous AU with light surface hairlines on obverse, very light rainbow toning, quite attractive overall. Estimate: $250-$375.

Peru (Republic provisional)

1035. Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1823, “Peru Libre.� KM-136. 26.52 grams.

Cleaned, non-toned AU, lustrous, struck slightly off-center, scarce and popular first issue of independent Peru. Estimate: $200-$300.

Peru (Republic)

1036. Lima, Peru, 8 reales, 1855MB, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM142.10a. Nice strike (no central weakness), lightly rainbow toned with underlying luster, minor marks on fields, one-year type. Estimate: $300-$450.

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1037. Lima, Peru, 1 real, 1835/3MM, extremely rare. KM-

About Fine with old scratches, darkly toned fields (good contrast) with spots of green, date side struck off-center, the overdate quite clear and so rare that KM calls it “reported, not confirmed.� Estimate: $300-up.

145.1. 3.47 grams.

1038. Arequipa, Peru, 1/4 real, 1839, encapsulated NGC MS 62, rare.

KM-143.2. Muted luster and faint rainbow toning, parts of rims crude (as made), one of only five coins at MS in NGC census, one-year type with value of $8000 for UNC in KM. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Peru (Republic / peseta series)

1039. Ayacucho, Peru, 1/2 real, 1882LM, rare. KM-202. 1.25 grams. UNC with no toning or luster but clearly no wear, exceptional grade for this rare type that usually is found ex-jewelry. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Portugal

1040. Portugal, 2-1/2 escudos, 1933, encapsulated MS 62. KM-580. Lustrous and starting to

tone, just a couple small bagmarks. Estimate: $125-$200.

Puerto Rico (under Spain)

1041. Puerto Rico (under Spain), 1/4 dollar, fleur-de- 1042. Puerto Rico (under Spain), 20 centavos, Alfonso XIII, lis countermark (1884) on a USA (Philadelphia mint) 1895PGV, encapsulated NGC UNC details / surface hairlines. seated Liberty 1/4 dollar of 1857. KM-6.3. 5.84 grams. Full KM-22. Lustrous and with streaks of rainbow toning, no visible evidence

but crude countermark, typically heavily worn host (VG) with of hairlines (despite what the slab says), no wear or marks. Estimate: crude hole at rim, darkly encrusted fields, popular issue. Esti- $350-$500. mate: $300-$450.

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Southeast Asia

1043. Collection of 12 pieces of silver primitive money from southeast Asia (1200s to 1800s), consisting of: one “hang money” ingot, 377 grams; one “canoe money” ingot, 26 grams; one “leech money” ingot, 76.4 grams; two “tiger tongue” ingots, 122 and 94 grams; one “sycee” ingot, 65 grams; three “pig mouth money” ingots, 64-65 grams each; one “packsaddle” or “tamlung” money, 62 grams; and two “bullet money” pieces, 14.5 and 4 grams. Fascinating lot with a wide variety of

shapes and sizes, all nicely toned and only the “pig mouth money” with encrustation (orange), great for an exhibit but also a good wholesale opportunity for the knowledgeable specialist. Estimate: $500-up.

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Spain Philip V 1044. Cuenca, Spain, milled 2 reales “pis-

tareen,” Philip V, 1718JJ.

CT-1161; KM-308. 5.41 grams. Lustrous AU with beautiful peacock toning

(the reverse almost totally blue, the obverse mostly red), one of the loveliest “pistareens” we have ever seen. Estimate: $125-$200.

Charles III 1045. Die matrix for Spanish-American bust 2 reales reverse-die punches (crown, letters and numbers), engraved in Madrid

by Tomás Prieto, dated 1770, very rare. 1441

grams, 2-1/4” tall and 2” in diameter. With the heft and feel of an actual die, this octagonal block of steel has one end polished smooth and impressed with tests of all the number- and letter-punches and other details for the reverse of a bust 2 reales, all in retrograde as expected except for the engraver’s name at bottom and date and Madrid mintmark at top, a bit rusty but still smooth and clear, unique and important mint artifact. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

Countermarked (1900s)

1046. Mexico City, Mexico, bust 2 reales,

Charles III, 1777FM, with V-D and “helmeted soldier” countermarks. KM-88.2 (host);

Rather worn host coin (Good), with deep rainbow toning all over, but main attraction is the assortment of bold (XF+) countermarks, consisting of letter V to left, D to right, and helmeted soldier with rifle in middle, the reverse with same countermarks but soldier at top, meaning unknown but believed to have something to do with 20th-century warfare in Spanish territories. Estimate: $100-up.

CT-1344 (host). 5.96 grams.

Majorca (Balearic Islands)

1047. Majorca, Spain (Balearic Islands), 5 pesetas, Ferdinand VII, 1823.

KM-L9.2. 26.91 grams. Bold VF with full details, light toning, no problems. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Uruguay

1048. Montevideo, Uruguay, 1 peso fuerte, 1844, coin rotation, encapsulated NGC AU 55. KM-5. Lustrous and lightly toned,

trifling wear on high points and tiny marks in reverse field, rare one-year issue. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

1049. Uruguay (struck in Buenos Aires), 1 peso, 1893, encapsulated NGC MS 63. KM-17a. Somewhat prooflike, with lustrous fields splashed with coppery rainbow

toning, minor bagmarks. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1050. Uruguay (struck in Santiago), 1 peso, 1917, encapsulated NGC MS 62. KM 23. Very deep and even rainbow toning, with orange-red near rims and bluegreen near centers, underlying luster, some bagmarks but no wear at all, scarce issue.

Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1051. Uruguay (struck in Santiago), 50 centavos, 1916, encapsulated NGC MS 61. KM 24. Deeply rainbow toned and lustrous, devoid of wear but hairlined on

obverse, rare issue (only three in NGC census). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1052. Uruguay, copper 20 centésimos, 1840, encapsulated NGC MS 62 BN. KM-2.2. Choice strike with full details, chocolate brown color all over (no luster or red), rare grade with only three coins higher (two 63 and one 64) in NGC census. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1053. Uruguay, copper 5 centésimos, 1844/0, en-

capsulated NGC XF 40 BN, rare.

KM-1. Better strike than usual, just the rims crude in places, very darkly toned, one of only two specimens in NGC census (the other 55).

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

1054. Lot of 3 Uruguay (struck at Heaton in Birmingham) copper minors: 1, 2 and 4 centésimos, 1869-H, encapsulated NGC MS 65 RB, 64 RB and 63 RB respectively. KM-11,

12 and 13. One of the nicest sets of these coins in existence, the 1c finest known in NGC census and the 2c tied for second finest, all three with original luster and color, the 4c with only a small patch of brown. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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Venezuela (Barinas imitation cobs) 1055. Lot of 2 Barinas (Caujaral), Venezuela, “imitation cob” 1R (“chipichipi”), dates “161” and “176” (early 1800s). KM-2. 1.54 and 0.65 grams. The “161” is toned VF with encrusted surfaces; the “176” is AU with minor encrustation and clipped edge; popular and interesting issue. Note the “176” is not listed in KM. Estimate: $500-$750.

Venezuela (Caracas “imitation cobs”)

1056. Caracas, Venezuela, “imitation cob” 2 reales, “184” date (early 1800s), encapsulated NGC XF 45. KM-C13.1. Lightly toned all over, well

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

1057. Caracas, Venezuela, “imitation cob” 2 reales,

“817” date (1817). KM-C13.2. 5.05 grams. Perfectly round and deeply toned, the cross side slightly off-center but all details clear, VF. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Venezuela (Caracas Royalist)

1058. Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1818BS, lions at top left and bottom right, F-7 flanking cross, encapsulated NGC AU 50. KM-C6.1. Choice grade

and nice strike, very lightly toned. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1059. Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1819/8BS, castles at top left and bottom right, F-7 flanking cross, encapsulated NGC AU 50. KM-C6.1;

Stohr-11-C6 (var. b). Choice grade, lustrous and lightly toned, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1060. Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII,

1820BS, lions at top left and bottom right, F-7 flanking cross, encapsulated NGC VF 25. KM-C6.1;

Stohr-11-C6 (var. a). Bold but off-center strike, lightly toned all

over. Estimate: $500-$750.

1061. Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand

VII, 1820BS, lions at top left and bottom right, F-7 flanking cross, encapsulated NGC VF details / damaged. KM-C6.1; Stohr-11-C6 (var. a). Attractively toned and nicely struck but with light tooling and old dents on cross side. Estimate: $200-$300.

1062. Caracas, Venezuela, 2 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1821BS, castles at top left and bottom right, F-7 flanking cross, encapsulated NGC F 15. KM-C6.2 var.;

Stohr-11-C6 (var. c). Deeply

toned with small dark spots too, much nicer than grade indicates. Estimate: $500-$750.

1063. Caracas, Venezuela, 1 real, 1820BS, Ferdinand VII, F-7 flanking cross, castles at top right and bottom left, rare. KM-unl. (cf. C5.2). 2.30 grams. Toned VF

with flan-bulge to right of waves and hole at bottom, much scarcer than the 2R of this popular series. Note KM lists this issue with castles at top left and bottom right (only).

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

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1064. Caracas, Venezuela, copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand VII, 1813, rare. KM-C2. 3.34 grams. AVF with dark toning, uneven strike (bold CARACAS and denomination but last digit of date very weak). Pedigreed to our Auction #7, with original lot-tag #1727. Estimate: $250-$375.

Venezuela (first Republic) 1065. Caracas, Venezuela, copper 1/8 real (ochava), 1812, encapsulated NGC VF 30 BN, very rare. KM-C21.

Even chocolate-brown color all over (no luster or red), good but slightly off-center strike, probably from a hoard of 23 pieces found in Colombia, of which 20 were from a previously known set of dies (one of which recently sold in Heritage for $7800) and the remaining three (including this coin) from a different and previously unknown set of dies (one of which sold in our Auction #13 for $5520) with rimless borders of dots, “19� (for 19 April, 1810, the date of Independence) within a seven-point star on the obverse, and the reverse with 1/8 above DE REAL above 1812 within a wreath of tulips. Underpriced in KM. Estimate: $4,000-$6,000.

Venezuela (under Gran Colombia)

1066. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1821, variety with 1*9 in center, 8 large rays and

16 medium rays, very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.57 gram. About Fine with light toning, off-center obverse, undervalued in KM. Pedigreed to our Auction #6 (lot #1602). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1067. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1821, variety with 8 medium rays and 24 small

rays (all neat), very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.53 gram. Nicely toned VF with tiny hole at edge, oversized flan. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of April 2005 (lot #2554). Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1068. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1821, variety with 8 fat rays and 24 small rays

(all crude), very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.43 gram. Toned VF with crude hole near edge. Pedigreed to the Heritage auction of September 2011 (lot #28135). Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1069. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1821, variety with 8 fat rays and 24 small rays

(all neat), very rare.

$700-$1,000.

KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.56 gram.

Off-center Fine, deeply toned. Estimate:

1070. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with no crossbar in denomination, 8 fat rays and 16 medium rays (short-pointed), Z/?, very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13.

0.45 gram. Deeply rainbow-toned VF+, very slightly off-center. Pedigreed to our Auction #11 (lot

#1387). Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

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1071. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with 8 long, fat rays and 16 short rays, very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.51 gram.

Lustrous AU with very light toning. Pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of March/April 2011 (lot #10657). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1072. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with 8 long, fat rays and 16 short rays, very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.48 gram.

Beautifully rainbow-toned AU with lots of pink and blue color, small edge-flaw that is decidedly not a clip because it is arc-shaped and the coin is full weight. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1073. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with 27 medium rays (neat), very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.40 gram. Toned VF, struck a bit off-center. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1074. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with 8 long, fat rays and 16 short rays, very rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.47 gram.

Deeply toned VF+, no problems. Estimate: $900-$1,350.

1075. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with 1*9 in center, 8 fat rays and 16 small rays (all crude), rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.53 gram. Unevenly

struck VF with patchy toning. Estimate: $600-$900.

1076. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822/2, variety with no crossbar in denomination, 12 large rays and 12 medium rays (all short-pointed), rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.42 gram. Small-flan Fine, very slightly bent, toned all over. Estimate: $600-$900.

1077. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with no V, no crossbar in denomination, 12 large rays and 12 medium rays (all short-pointed), rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.46 gram. Crude XF with traces of luster, nice toning, off-center strike, tiny hole near edge.

Estimate: $500-$750.

1078. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1822, variety with no crossbar in denomination, 8 fat rays and 16 medium rays (shortpointed), rare. KM-C31; Stohr-13. 0.54 gram. Bold VF+ with small clip in edge, lightly toned all over. Estimate: $500-$750.

1079. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.56 gram. Lustrous AU, starting to tone. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1080. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tip of cornucopia between 8 and 2. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.48 gram. XF with

traces of luster, very lightly toned. Estimate: $350-$500.

1081. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.46 gram. XF+ with traces of luster, toned around details, small edge-clip. Estimate: $350-$500.

1082. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.39 gram. Unevenly struck AXF. Estimate: $275-$400.

1083. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2, ex-Stohr. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.36 gram. Very crude VF with light toning, possible light clips on edge, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Tomรกs Stohr collection (Subasta Especial Caracas, June 2008). Estimate: $175-$250.

1084. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.63 gram. Nicely struck VF with at-

tractive toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

1085. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.51 gram. Toned VF, slightly off-center strike. Estimate: $175-$250.

1086. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.44 gram. VF, crudely uneven strike.

Estimate: $175-$250.

1087. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.60 gram. Bold VF+ with nice toning all over. Estimate: $175-$250.

1088. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.59 gram. VF+ with

weak centers, not much toning. Estimate: $175-$250.

1089. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.50 gram. Crude AVF with toning

around details. Estimate: $175-$250.

1090. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2, no period after S. $125-$200.

KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.34 gram.

Deeply toned VF, very slightly bent. Estimate:

1091. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.61 gram. AVF with light toning, off-center strike. Estimate: $125-$200.

1092. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1829, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 2. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.65 gram. Problem-free AVF with toning around details. Pedigreed to the Heritage

auction of September 2011 (lot 28135). Estimate: $90-$135.

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1093. Lot of 5 Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4R, 1829, all different die-varieties. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 2.53 grams total. Balance of 1829 die-

variety collection (duplicates of previous lots), all problem-free Fine or better, all nicely toned. Estimate: $300-$450.

1094. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1830, variety with cornucopia pointing to top

of rounded 3, ex-Stohr. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.42 gram. Lightly toned VF, slightly uneven strike.

Pedigreed to the Tomás Stohr collection (Subasta Especial Caracas, June 2008). Estimate: $300-$450.

1095. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1830, variety with cornucopia above 8. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.65 gram. Deeply

toned AVF, no problems. Estimate: $300-$450.

1096. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1830, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 3. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.43 gram. Deeply toned AVF with parts of rims crude (as made), slightly uneven strike. Estimate: $300-$450.

1097. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1830, variety with cornucopia pointing to top of

rounded 3. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.40 gram. Slightly crude AVF, deeply toned. Estimate: $250-$375.

1098. Caracas, Venezuela, 1/4 real, 1830, variety with tail of cornucopia between 8 and 3. KM-C34; Stohr-14. 0.51 gram. Bold details but rims crude, deeply toned VF with small edgeclip. Pedigreed to our Auction #7, lot #1751. Estimate: $200-$300.

Venezuela (United States of Venezuela) 1099. Venezuela (struck in Paris), (5 bolívares), 1901, encapsu-

lated ICG EF40, key date. KM-Y24.2. Toned around details, moderate wear and marks per the grade but overall a rather acceptable example of this low-mintage rarity. Estimate: $150-$225.

1100. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1894-A. KM-

Y20. 1.27 grams. UNC with splashes of red toning and underlying luster, no problems.

Estimate: $350-$500.

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1101. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1894-A. KM-Y20. 1.29 grams. Lustrous

AU with very minor bagmarks and trifling wear on high points. Estimate: $125-$200.

1102. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1900. KM-Y20. 1.28 grams. Rainbow-

toned AU+ with underlying luster, no problems. Estimate: $250-$375.

1103. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1901. KM-Y20. 1.24 grams. AU- with

light toning and faint luster, minor wear on high points. Estimate: $175$250.

1104. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1911. KM-Y20. 1.23 grams. Mint State

with vivid rainbow toning and underlying luster. Estimate: $250-$375.

1105. Venezuela (struck in Paris), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1912. KM-Y20. 1.28 grams. UNC with

deep, dark toning, underlying luster.

Estimate: $175-$250.

1106. Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1921, low 2. KM-Y20. 1.24

grams. BU with faint bagmarks only, no toning. Estimate: $125-$200.

1107. Venezuela (struck in Philadelphia), 25 céntimos (1/4 bolívar), 1924. KM-Y20. 1.27 grams. Non-toned BU

with spot of bright luster on reverse only.

Estimate: $90-$135.

Venezuela (modern Republic)

1108. Venezuela, copper-clad steel 5 céntimos, 1974, encapsulated NGC MS 64 RB, tied for

second-finest known in NGC census. KM-Y49. Vividly rainbow toned and lustrous, the pink and blue colors very eye-catching and beautiful. Estimate: $100-$150.

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Medals Argentine-Chilean Union

1109. Argentine-Chilean Union against Spain, silver

medal, 1820, by J. de Dios Espejo, very rare. Medina-5. 43.89

grams. Obverse with UNION E LIBERI above arms of Chile and Argentina among flags, cannons and cannonballs, exergue POR J DE DIOS ESPEJO. / AN. DE / MDCCCXX.; reverse with LI / BERTAS / POPULO DILECTA / FUNESTA TIRAN / NIS• inside wreath. Struck at the mint in Santiago, Chile, by order of General Bernardo O’Higgins to commemorate the assistance of Argentina (particularly by General José de San Martín) in the famous “crossing of the Andes” in 1817 to defeat the Spanish and confirm Chile’s independence. These medals, of which only three or four are known to still exist, were rumored to have circulated as coins during bad economy, this one attractively toned AU with tiny spots of die-rust.

Estimate: $3,000-up.

Bolivia (colonial)

1110. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 8R-sized proclamation medal, 1111. Potosí, Bolivia, large copper medal, Ferdinand VII,

Ferdinand VII, 1808. Medina-346. 26.99 grams. Obverse with POTOSÍ / PRO / FERDINANDO VII / ANNO / 1808 above flower within wreath; reverse with mountain between pillars inside legend OPTIMO PRINC PUBLICE FIDELIT JURAT. Lightly toned XF, slightly off-center, tiny rim-bruise. Estimate: $350-$500.

1811, Goyeneche. Fonrobert-9395. 40.42 grams. Obverse with bust of Ferdinand VII inside legend D. D. JOSEPHUS EMANUEL A GOYENECHE AREQUIPENSIS ORIGINE; reverse with long inscription inside legend MUNICIPIUM POTOSÍ IN GRATULATIONEM ASSERTORIS LIBERTATIS PATRIAE A 1811. Beautiful peacock toning all over, the obverse lightly polished, choice XF otherwise.

Commemorative of Goyeneche’s victory over the Argentines under Juan José Castelli at the Battle of Huaqui, re-establishing Spanish control over Upper Peru (now Bolivia). Estimate: $200-$300.

1112. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 8R-sized award medal, Ferdi-

nand VII, 1812, BALOR error in legend, rare. Fonrobert-9396.

26.56 grams. Obverse with bust of Ferdinand VII inside legend FERNANDO VII. REY DE ESP.Y DE LAS YNDS.AN.1812.; reverse with palm and laurel branches inside wreath inside legend VIRTUD Y BALOR PREMIADO EN POTOSÍ. Nicely toned AXF with old scratches on obverse, particularly rare without hole at top, an award for “virtue and valor” but with the latter word egregiously misspelled.

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

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1113. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 8R-sized award medal, Ferdinand VII,

1816, rare. Medina-85; cf. Fonrobert-9401 (4R size). 26.61 grams. Obverse with bust

of Ferdinand VII inside legend EL REY EN PREMIO DE LA FIDELIDAD Y DE LA VIRTUD.ANO 1816; reverse with palm and laurel branches inside wreath inside legend APRECIENSE LOS SERVICIOS DE ESTE MI BENEMERITO VASSALO. Lustrous AU- with minor marks and hairlines from cleaning, traces of toning in legends. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

Bolivia (Republic)

1114. Potosí, Bolivia, large silver medal, 1825, Bolívar, sun under T.

Obverse with bust of Bolívar inside legend SIMON BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA Y DEL PERU; reverse with sun-topped mountain of Potosí inside legend POTOSÍ MANIFESTA SU GRATITUDAL GENIO DE LA LIBERTAD with date 1825 at bottom. Attractively toned AU with light surface hairlines. Estimate: $400-$600.

Fonrobert-9466. 34.70 grams.

1115. Potosí, Bolivia, large copper medal, 1825, Bolívar,

rare.

Obverse with bust of Bolívar inside legend SIMON BOLÍVAR LIBERTADOR DE COLOMBIA Y DEL PERU; reverse with sun-topped mountain of Potosí inside legend POTOSÍ MANIFESTA SU GRATITUDAL GENIO DE LA LIBERTAD with date 1825 at bottom. Light brown AUwith muted luster, toning around details, flan-crack to bottom-left of bust, same as last lot but in copper (rare and unlisted thus). Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Fonrobert-9466 (unl. In copper). 29.53 grams.

1116. Chuquisaca (Sucre), Bolivia, large silver medal, 1825, Bolívar. Fonrobert-9740. 35.09 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolívar inside

legend PADRE DE LA PATRIA SIMON BOLÍVAR; reverse with soldier and woman flanking globe inside legend LA GRATITUD DE CHUQUISACA A SU LIBERTADOR. Lightly rainbow-toned XF+ with muted luster. Estimate: $500-$750.

1117. Chuquisaca (Sucre), Bolivia, large copper medal, 1825, Bolívar, encapsulated NGC MS 62, rare. Fonrobert-9740.

Obverse with bust of Bolívar inside legend PADRE DE LA PATRIA SIMON BOLÍVAR; reverse with soldier and woman flanking globe inside legend LA GRATITUD DE CHUQUISACA A SU LIBERTADOR. Rare metal and grade, chocolate brown color all over with trifling wear on highest points, no marks. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1118. Potosí, Bolivia, 1/2 sol-sized silver “marriage” medal,

1835, Santa Cruz and Francisca Cernadas, encapsulated NGC MS 63. Fonrobert-9507. Obverse with heart inside wreath inside legend LOS

EMPLEADOS ANO DE 1835; reverse with Cupid and dog under wreath A LAS VIRTUDES DE LA SRA.FCA.CERNADAS. Struck in honor of President Santa Cruz’s marriage with Francisco Cernadas. Deeply toned with underlying luster, rare grade. Estimate: $250-$375.

1119. Potosí, Bolivia, 2 soles-sized silver medal (coin alignment), 1838, Socabaya, palm under S, encapsulated NGC MS 63. Fonrobert-9517. Obverse with native woman holding palm branch and cornucopia inside legend NOS DAS LA GLORIA, Y LA PAZ, 1838; reverse with fort between mountains under sun above AL VENCEDOR DE YANA / COCHA SOCOBAYA Y / PASIFICADOR EN / PAUCARPATA inside legend NOSOTROS EL CORAZON at top and DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSÍ at bottom. Attractively toned with much underlying luster, rare grade. Estimate: $250-$375.

1120. Potosí, Bolivia, 1 sol-sized silver medal, 1841, plain- 1121. Potosí, Bolivia, silver sol-sized medal, 1851, Constitu-

edge piedfort, dedication to the President from the Department of Potosí. Fonrobert-9797; Burnett-21.1. 5.15 grams. Obverse with

sun over mountains above EN 18.D.N. inside legend GRATITUD DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSÍ; reverse with flag on pillar on pedestal inside legend AL DEFENSOR DE LA INDEPENDENCIA NACI.L. Deeply toned AU with traces of luster, extra-thick flan with unfinished edge (scarce). Estimate: $150-$225.

tion, plain-edge piedfort (rare), ex-Derman. Burnett-obv. B53, rev.

B37.1. 6.28 grams. Obverse with sun-and-rays inside legend AL PRESIDENTE DE LA REPÚBLICA; reverse with CONSTITUCION / BOLIVIANA on pages of book inside legend JURADA EN 28 DE OCTUBRE DE 1851. Lustrous and lightly toned Mint State with sunface slightly blurred, rare double thickness, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. Estimate: $200-$300.

1122. Potosí, Bolivia, silver sol-sized medal, 1852, Belzu,

oversized plain-edge piedfort (rare), ex-Derman. Burnett-51A1.

8.26 grams. Obverse with bust of Belzu inside legend EL PRESIDEN-

TE BELZU with date 1852 at bottom; reverse with scene of plaza of Potosí above EL PUEBLO POTOSINO. Lustrous Mint State, starting to tone, struck on a double-thick flan that is also oversized in diameter (extending well beyond the rims), desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. Estimate: $300-$450.

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1123. Potosí, Bolivia, oval gold-plated silver

medal, 1853, Effective Labor, rare. Fonrobert-9581 (reverse only). 20.55 grams. Obverse with Paid-

ella crowning an infant inside legend BOLIVIA AL TRABAJO INTELIJENTE; reverse with PATRIA / VIRTUD / TRABAJO inside wreath above ribbon that says POTOSÍ ANO 1853. AXF with loop at top, light gold color, zigzag test mark at bottom of obverse (showing gold inside too, but weight and size are same as silver issues). Estimate: $400-$600.

1124. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 2 soles-sized medal, 1855, Belzu, reeded-edge piedfort (rare), ex-Derman. Burnett-73A. 8.50 grams.

Obverse with arms and flags under bust of Córdoba inside legend AL GENERAL DE DIVN. JORJE CORDOVA PRESIDTE. CONSTI. DE LA REPUA; reverse with Republic personified seated under sun next to condor-topped pillar with Potosí mintmark above ANO DE 1855 inside legend PRIMER SUCESOR DEL CAPITAN GENERAL MANUEL YSIDORO BELZU. Deeply rainbow-toned Mint State with underlying luster, minor bumps in extra-thick rims, desirable pedigree. Pedigreed to the Alberto “Coco” Derman collection. Estimate: $350-$500.

1125. Potosí, Bolivia, large silver medal, 1865, Talent of the People / Muñoz, rare, ex-Brand. 68.41 grams. Obverse with bust of Liberty above POTOSÍ 1865 inside legend GRATITUD DE LOS PUEBLOS / AL TALENTO.; reverse with MARIANO / DONATO / MUNOZ inside wreath. Lightly rainbow-toned AU- with underlying luster, desirable pedigree (including original envelope). Pedigreed to the Schulman auction of November 1964 (Virgil Brand collection), with original lot-tag #3524, and to the Ponterio auction of January 2014 (lot #242). Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1126. Potosí, Bolivia, silver 1/4 melgarejo-sized medal, (no date, struck 1868), navigation on the Amazon (Province of Mejillones), plain-edge piedfort (rare). Burnett-133.1. 9.76 grams. Obverse with bust of

Melgarejo inside legend MELGAREJO AL PUEBLO; reverse with MEJILLONES / NAVEGACION / DEL/ AMAZONAS inside legend UNION AMERICANA at top and COMUNIDAD DE CIUDADANIA at bottom.

Mint State with faint toning and muted luster. Estimate: $200-$300.

1127. Bolivia, large and thick silver medal, 1869, Melgarejo. Burnett-116. 127 grams.

Obverse with bust of Melgarejo inside legend MARIANO MELGAREJO / PRESIDENTE DE BOLIVIA with PAQUET. F. below bust; reverse with Y SUS MINISTROS DE ESTADO / MARIANO D. MUñOZ / MANUEL DE LA LASTRA / NICOLAS ROJAS / MANUEL JOSE RIBERA / PREFECTO DEL DEPART. CORSINO BALSA / INAUGURAN LA MONEDA A VAPOR / EN / POTOSÍ / DICIEMBRE 28 DE 1869. Hefty piece with highrelief bust and rims, AU with patchy toning and some luster but also light surface corrosion in front of face. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1128. Bolivia, silver cliché (trial) medal, 1883, Bolívar / First

Vice President, very rare (possibly unique). 17.20 grams Obverse

with bust of Bolívar above LIBERTADOR / SIMON BOLÍVAR inside legend INSIGNIA DEL PRIMER-VICE-PRESIDENTE; reverse with arms of Bolivia between REPÚBLICA and BOLIVIANA above nine stars and date 1883 at bottom. XF in bright silver color, thin and hollow as made from uniface trials sandwiched together, very important as a trial of the gold badge of office for the new office of first-vicepresident, as specified in a May 10, 1883, decree: Los vice-presidentes de la república llevarán como insignia de su carácter oficial, una medalla de oro, pendiente de una cinta tricolor teniendo estampado en el anverso el busto del Libertador Simón Bolívar, para el primer vice-presidente, y el del jeneral Antonio José de Sucre para el segundo vice-presidente. En el reverso de ámbas medallas se grabará el escudo nacional, con el exergo y milésimo que serán determinados conforme a disposición especial. Estas medallas serán trasmitidas en cada período constitucional a los ciudadanos que fueren proclamados para desempeñar las funciones de la primera y segunda vice-presidencia. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

Chile (colonial)

1130. Santiago, Chile, large silver medal, Ferdinand VII, 1814,

reconquest of Santiago, rare. Fonrobert-9825. 42.69 grams. Obverse with

1129. Santiago, Chile, 8R-sized silver proclamation medal, bust of king inside legend FERNANDO VII REY DE LAS ESPAÑAS.;

Charles IV, 1789. Fonrobert-9805. 26.49 grams. Obverse with bust reverse with long inscription SANTIAGO / RECONQUISTADA EN of king inside legend CAROLUS IV. HISPANIARUM. ET. IND. IMPERAT. AUGUST, with NAZAUAL F. in truncation of bust and date 1789 in exergue; reverse with natives in field inside legend HIGINIUS PREAFECT. CHIL. PROCLAMIVIT IMPERIUM. ET OBTULIT HOMAG. POPUL. AUST., with OMNIBUS CLEMENS / NAZAUAL INCIDIT in exergue. Attractively toned VF+. Estimate: $400-$600.

5. DE / OCTUBRE DE 1814. POR LOS / CUERPOS DE CHILLAN , VALDIVIA, / VOLUNTARIOS Y AUXILIARES DE / CHILOE, VOLUNTARIOS DE CASTRO, / CONCEPCION, TALAVERA, REAL DE / LIMA, ESQUADRONES DE CARAVINE- / ROS DE ABASCAL, Y, USARES DE LA / CONCORDIA, DRAGONES DE LA / FRONTERA, Y ARTILLERIA / DE CHILOE, VALDIVIA, / CHILE, LIMA, / Y EUROPA. Beautifully rainbow-toned AU with several light rim-bruises, impressive and important issue. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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Great Britain 1131. Great Britain, large silver medal, James II, salvage of the Concepción by William Phips in 1687, ex-Brand and ex-Sebring. Betts-67; Eimer-285; MI-619/33. 66.84 grams, the holder 3” x 4-1/2”.

Popular original medal, famously struck from silver recovered in 1687 by New Englander Phips, who was knighted for his deed, and designed by engraver Bower, with portraits of James II and Mary on the obverse and a salvage scene on the reverse, beautifully toned AU with traces of luster, minor marks in fields, small (natural) edge-flaws, desirable pedigree.

Pedigreed to the Tom Sebring collection (ANR, January 2004, lot 1559) and the estate of Virgil Brand. Housed in custom Capital Plastic holder printed with information. Estimate: $1,500-$2,250.

Guatemala (colonial)

1132. Guatemala (under Mexico), 1R-sized silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, rare legend variety, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Grove-F59; Herrera-15. Obverse with bust of king above date

between stars inside legend FERNANDO•VII•REY•DE•ESP•E•IN•; reverse with crowned local arms (knight on horse above three mountains inside border with scallop shells) between •1 and R• (1 real) inside legend *INTER*SUSPIRIA*FIDES*. Lustrous and lightly blue-toned, very attractive and choice, rare first type without GUAT in legend.

Estimate: $250-$375.

Mexico (colonial)

1133. Real de Catorce, Mexico, silver proclamation medal, 1134. Mexico City, Mexico, copper 8R-sized proclamation

Charles IV, (1789), rare. Grove-C166. 21.74 grams. Obverse with crowned arms inside legend A CARLOS IV • REY DE ESPAÑA • Y DE LAS INDIAS • within fleur-de-lis border; reverse with star and rays at above SIC / EXULTAT / EL REAL / DEL CATORCE • / CUM / D•GEORGE / PARRODI• inside legend SED NOS CEDAMUS AMORI within fleur-de-lis border. Lustrous and attractively toned Mint State with light adjustment marks in centers, prominent rims.

Estimate: $500-$750.

medal, Charles IV, 1789, rare. Grove-C9a. 23.88 grams. Obverse with crown arms between pillars inside legend A * CARLOS * IV * REY * DE * ESPAÑA * Y * DE * LAS * YNDIAS *; reverse with PROCLAMA- / DO * EN * MEXI- / CO * ANO * DE. / 1789. / * 8R *. XF details with surface striations (stress fractures) and minor pitting, light brown color all over. Estimate: $300-$450.

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1135. Mexico City, Mexico, large copper proclama-

tion medal, 1790, Charles IV and Queen Maria Luisa, University of Mexico City. Grove-C36c. 50.94 grams. Obverse

with busts of king and queen above G*A*GIL* inside legend * REGI * MAX * CAROLO * IIII * OPT * QUE * REGINAE * ALOISIAE *; reverse with seated Minerva holding lance and shield inside legend IN * SOLEM * INAUG * MEX * ACAD * EXC * CUR * AN • 1790 •, with GIL in exergue. AU details with light marks in obverse fields, spots of original luster and red color. Estimate: $350-$500.

1136. Mexico City, Mexico, large silver medal, 1793, Queen Maria Luisa / Royal Order of Noble Ladies. Grove-C265. 81.65 grams. Ob-

verse with bust of queen above *G*A*GIL*A*1793 inside legend (with fleur-de-lis separators) MARIA LUISA REINA AUGUSTA; reverse with scene of noble ladies doting on the queen inside legend DISTINGUE * PREMIA * LA * VIRTUD * Y * NOBLEZA * DE * SU * SEXO, with exergue RL * ORDEN * ESPAÑOLA * DE * DAMAS * NOBLES * DE * LA / REINA * MARIA * LUISA * FUNDADA * PR * S * M * A / CONSEQUENCIA * DE * RL* DECRETO * DE / * 21 * DE * ABRIL * DE * 1792 *; raised edge lettering DONA GUADALUPE + DE + MONCADA. Y + BERRIO + LA + HIZO + ACUNAR + EN + MEXICO + ANO 1793. AU details with large scratch in front of face, lustrous and starting to tone nicely. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1137. Mexico, 8R-sized silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808. Grove-F13. 26.78 grams. Obverse with crowned arms inside legend FERNANDO VII • REY DE ESPAÑA • Y DE LAS YNDIAS •; reverse with PROCLAMA / DO EN MEXICO / A 13•DE AGOST• / DEL ANO DE / *1808*. XF with nicely contrasting toning, hints of luster, minor scratched near top on obverse. Estimate: $200-$300.

1138. Mexico, large oval silver medal, 1809, Fer-

dinand VII, Seminario de Antequera, very rare.

Fonrobert-6482; Rosa-1295. 60.66 grams. Obverse with bust of king with F.GORDILLO.F and oM mintmark in truncation inside legend FERDINAND • VII • REDEAS DIUQUE LAETUS INTERSIS POPULO FIDELI • ANN • MDCCCIX•, with PROREGE ARCH / LIZANA in exergue; reverse with goddess with crown and chain inside legend SANCTAE + ANTEQUERENSE COLLEG • UTRIQ • FIDEI SUAE OFFERT MONIM, with VINCULA DISRUMPIT, GALLOS / CONCORDIA / PELLIT• in exergue. Near AU with light toning and luster, minor rim-bumps, one of only 60 produced in silver (with only 6 in gold, also known in gilt bronze and copper). Estimate: $2,500-$3,750.

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Peru (colonial)

1142. Tarma, Peru, 4R-sized silver proclamation medal, Fer-

1139. Lima, Peru, peso-sized silver proclamation medal, Charles III, 1760. Fonrobert-8920; Medina-79. 22.85 grams. Obverse with bust of king inside legend (with flower-like separators) CAROLUS III HISPAN ET IND REX LM 1760; reverse with crowned two-headed eagle between pillars-and-waves inside legend (same separators) OPTIMO PRINC PUBL FIDELIT JURAM. Nice XF with beautiful rainbow toning and traces of luster. Estimate: $250-$375.

1140. Tarma, Peru, silver proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1789, Gálvez. Medina-269. 14.11 grams. Obverse with crowned arms

inside Order of the Golden Fleece within legend •CAROLUS • IV • D • G • / HISP • ET IND • REX •; reverse with T-diagram with + / VIVA / EL REY • at top, GAL / UEZ• above flower at bottom left and TAR/ MA* above flower at bottom right, inside legend PUBLIC * FIDELIT * JURAM * D * 25 * DECEMBRIS * 1789 *. Lustrous (lightly cleaned) AU with small black spots near rims. Don Juan Maria Gálvez was effectively the founder of Tarma in 1784. Estimate: $350-$500.

dinand VII, 1808, Urrutia. Fonrobert-9259. 13.10 grams. Obverse with bust of king below three flowers inside legend FERDINANDUS • VII • D • G • HISP • ET IND • REX •; reverse with lion above and flower below URRUTIA / NOVIEMBRE 18• / DE 1808• inside legend PUBLICAE FIDELITATIS JURAMENTUM TARMAE with three flowers at top. XF with beautiful toning and traces of luster. Ramon de Urrutia y Las Casas was Governor-Intendant of Tarma from 1795 to 1809. Estimate: $350-$500.

1143. Puno, Peru, 8R-sized silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, rare. cf. Fonrobert-9251 (2R size and different edge).

27.06 grams. Obverse with crowned-arms-flags-cannons inside legend

FERDINANDO • VII • D • G OPTATO • PRINC • JURAT •, with flower at top and bottom; reverse with PUNO / HISPANIARVM / REGI / SEMPER FIDELIS / 1808• inside wreath; laurel edge with words POTOSÍ and MONCAYO (engraver). Problem-free AU- with beautiful toning around details. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

1144. Puno, Peru, 1R-sized silver proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1808, rare. cf. Fonrobert-9251 (2R size). 3.37 grams. Obverse

1141. Lima, Peru, 4R-sized silver proclamation medal,

Charles IV, 1789. Fonrobert-8942; Medina-180. 13.80 grams. Obverse with crowned arms inside Order of the Golden Fleece within legend •CAROLUS • IV • D • G • / HISP • ET IND • REX •; reverse crowned two-headed eagle between pillars-and-waves inside legend PUBLIC * FIDELIT * JURAM * D * 10 * OCTOBRIS * 1789 *. AU/XF with small lamination on lustrous obverse, toned reverse with scrape to left of left-hand pillar. Estimate: $350-$500.

with crowned-arms-flags-cannons inside legend FERDINANDO • VII • D • G OPTATO • PRINC • JURAT •, with flower at top and bottom; reverse with PUNO / HISPANIARVM / REGI / SEMPER FIDELIS / 1808 inside wreath; normal edge (rectangles and circles). Bold XF, lightly toned, with slightly grainy surfaces. Estimate: $350-$500.

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1145. Callao, Peru, 8R-sized silver medal, 1819, Defense of Callao, rare. Fonrobert-9188. 26.59 grams. Obverse with ship battle above DAVALOS

F• inside legend PREMIO A LA FIDELIDAD Y AL VALOR; reverse with DEFENSA / DEL CALLAO / EN MARZO Y / OCTUBRE / DE 1819• inside wreath. Nicely toned XF with fancy loop at top. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

Peru (Republic)

1146. Lima, Peru, half peso-sized silver medal, 1821, Independence / San Martín. Fonrobert-8998. 10.58 grams. Obverse with

sunface and rays inside legend LIMA LIBRE JURO SU INDEPENDENCIA EN 28 DE JULIO DE 1821•; reverse with BAJO LA / PROTECCION / DEL EGERCITO / LIBERTADOR / DEL PERU / MANDADO / POR SAN / MARTIN inside wreath; plain edge. AU with luster and rainbow toning at rims, minor rim-nicks, die-crack to left of sunface. Estimate: $100-$150.

1147. Ayacucho, Peru, oval gold medal, 1824 (struck 1825),

Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolívar, rare. Fonrobert-9179

(but smaller and in gold). 14.32 grams. Obverse

with bust of Bolívar above A.D. (for engraver A. Davalos) inside legend A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLÍVAR•; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824•. Polished AXF with hairlines, loop removed at top. Rare and important officer’s medal, instituted by law in 1825 and given to officers for their roles in the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru.

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

1148. Ayacucho, Peru, silver medal, 1824 (struck 1825),

Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolívar. Fonrobert-9178. 15.04 grams. Obverse with bust of Bolívar above A•DAVALOS G• (engraver)

inside legend •A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLÍVAR•; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824•. Choice AU with light rainbow toning and underlying luster. Popular medal instituted by law in 1825 to commemorate the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru.

Estimate: $200-$300.

1149. Ayacucho, Peru, copper medal, 1824 (struck 1825), Restoration of Peru in Ayacucho by Bolívar, very rare planchet for the issue. Fonrobert-9178 (but in copper). 16.66 grams. Obverse

with bust of Bolívar above A•DAVALOS G• (engraver) inside legend •A SU LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLÍVAR•; reverse with arms inside legend EL PERU RESTAURADO EN AYACUCHO ANO DE 1824•.

Mint State with some red toning, minor natural rim-flaws. Rare version of a popular medal instituted by law in 1825 to commemorate the Battle of Ayacucho (1824), which finally ended Spanish rule in Peru. Note this copper striking (unlisted in Fonrobert) is thicker (and heavier) than the normal silver. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

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1150. Lima, Peru, silver medal, 1826, lifetime presidency of Bolívar and invocation of Constitution, encapsulated NGC MS 62. Fonrobert-9018. 15.83 grams. Obverse with arms inside

legend PRECIDENCIA VITALICIA DEL LIBERTADOR SIMON BOLÍVAR; reverse with CONST / TI / TU / CION on pages of book inside wreath above flower with legend SOLEMNEM.TE JURADA EN 9. DE DIC.BRE DE 1826. Beautiful (light) rainbow toning and underlying luster, choice grade. Estimate: $350-$500.

1151. Cuzco, Peru, 8R-sized silver medal, 1834, invocation

of the new Constitution. Fonrobert-9219. 26.17 grams. Obverse with

CONST / TI / TU / CION on pages of book on burst of rays above flower inside legend REFORMADA POR LA CONVENCION NACIONAL DEL PERU; reverse with SOLEMNE- / MENTE PROMUL- / GADA Y JURADA / EN EL CUZCO A / 20. DE JULIO / DE 1834 inside wreath. Nice XF+ with toning around details.

Estimate: $250-$375.

1152. Callao, Peru, silver medal, 1834, General and President Luis Orbegoso. Fonrobert-9191. 17.15 grams. Obverse with flag-

topped fortress under legend EL PERU A ORBEGOSO; reverse with POR EL 3 / DE ENERO / DE 1834 inside wreath. Lustrous AU with hairlines. Estimate: $175-$250.

1153. Cuzco, Peru, 8 pesos-sized gold medal, 1839, victory

by General and President Agustín Gamarra over the PeruBolivian Confederation at the battle of Yungay in Ancach province, extremely rare metal. Fonrobert-9168. 14.87 grams. Obverse

with trumpeting cherub on hill above battle scene inside legend LA LEY RESTAURADA POR EL VALOR DEL EJERCITO UNIDO EN ANCACH; reverse with LOS / EMPLEADOS / DE LA MONEDA / AL RESTAURADOR / DE SU PATRIA / GRAN MARISCAL / GAMARRA / CUZCO 1839 / * within chain and wreath. XF with slightly weak centers, tiny hole at top, one of only four specimens known in gold. Estimate: $2,000-up.

1154. Lima, Peru, 8R-sized proclamation medal, 1852, new Constitution introduced by President José Rufino Echenique.

Fonrobert-9096. 27.35 grams. Obverse with standing Justice inside legend

SIENDO PRESID.TE EL GRAL. D. JOSE RUF.O ECHENIQUE; reverse with open book with words EN JUI- / CIA / MIEN- / TOS inside legend CODIGOS DEL PERU PROMULGADOS EL 28 DE JULIO DE 1852. Lustrous and lightly toned AU with light hairlines.

Estimate: $200-$300.

1155. Lima, Peru, 8R-sized proclamation medal, 1852, new

Constitution introduced by President José Rufino Echenique.

Fonrobert-9096. 27.59 grams. Obverse with standing Justice inside legend

SIENDO PRESID.TE EL GRAL. D. JOSE RUF.O ECHENIQUE; reverse with open book with words EN JUI- / CIA / MIEN- / TOS inside legend CODIGOS DEL PERU PROMULGADOS EL 28 DE JULIO DE 1852. Cleaned AU, no toning. Estimate: $200-$300.

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1156. Lima, Peru, silver medal piedfort, 1863, forty-third anniversary of

Peruvian Declaration of Independence. Fonrobert-9135. 25.23 grams. Obverse with sunface over rays inside legend LIMA LIBRE JURO SU INDEPENDENCIA EN 28 DE JULIO DE 1821; reverse with BAJO LA / PROTECCION / DEL EJERCITO / LIBERTADOR / DEL PERU / MANDADO POR / SAN MARTIN. / 1863 inside wreath above engraver’s name BRITTEN. High-relief AU with minor dings in prominent rims, lustrous and starting to tone. Estimate: $150-$225.

Venezuela

1157. Venezuela, large silver medal, deliverance of Simón Bolívar from assassination in 1828 (struck 1829), very rare and important. Urdaneta Braschi-I.A.12. 43.15 grams, the box 2-1/2”. This famous medal was struck to honor Bolívar’s aide, L.D. Palacios, for his hero-

ism in delaying a would-be assassin long enough for Bolívar to escape on September 25, 1828, although the act is more properly attributed to Bolívar’s mistress, Manuela Sáenz, whom he later called “Libertadora del Libertador.” The design consists of Bolívar’s bust on a pedestal on the obverse and the all-seeing eye in a radiant pyramid on the reverse above the words L. D. P. / SALVO LA VIDA / DEL LIBERTADOR / SIMON BOLÍVAR / LA NOCHE DEL 25. DE SEP. / DE 1825. While it is generally accepted that L. D. P. stands for the initials of Bolívar’s aide, this medal is sometimes referred to as “La Divina Providencia,” and only a small amount were struck (about 12-20 known). Rainbowtoned XF with minor rim-bumps and nicks, old dig to right of NOCHE, characteristic flan-bulge in obverse fields, coin alignment. Housed in an antique red velvet-lined box. Estimate: $3,500-$5,000.

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Documents

1158. English copperplate engraving entitled “Callao

de Lima” from America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World, by John Ogilby (London, 1671), hand colored. 14” x 11-1/2” image (in 20”

x 18” mat). Intricately detailed view of the port under attack

by Dutch ships, with specific buildings and ships notated in a legend at top left, nice color, well preserved, center fold only with minor foxing in margins only, Fine overall. Estimate: $150-$225.

1159. Small, French, copperplate-engraved map of the southern Caribbean entitled “Castille Neuve ov Castille d’Or” from the book L’Amerique, by Alain Manneson Mallet (Paris, 1683), hand colored.

4-1/8” x 6” image (5” x 7-3/4” overall). Small but detailed map of the northwestern

part of South America (Panama and Colombia) originally known as Castilla de Oro, showing names of rivers and cities, nicely colored and well preserved (VF) without tears or folds of any kind, printed text on back. Estimate: $100-$150.

1160. English copperplate engraving entitled “A Plan of Lima” / “Po-

tosí” by John Harris from Navigantium atque Itinerantum Bibliotheca; Or, a Compleat Collection of Voyages and Travels (London, 1764). 8-1/2”

x 15” image (in 12-1/2” x 18-3/4” mat). Copied from a popular ca.-1680 Dutch engraving, this is an oft-repeated and somewhat fanciful scene of the silver mountain of Potosí with palm tree and large windmill in the foreground and others in the distance (neither of which had anything to do with Potosí), with fortress at the top of the mountain, POTOSÍ in banner at top, with additional city plan of Lima added above, choice condition (no tears or folds and only one small foxing spot below banner and extra paper stuck on above page number to right), nicely matted for framing. Estimate: $125-$200.

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1161. Lot of 2 framed UPI black-and-white photographs from 1975 showing the Treasure Salvors vessel North Wind before it capsized while searching for the Atocha. 10” x 13” each in frames. Each one stamped “UPI FILE PHOTO” at top left, with captions

at top left giving dates and description of scenes, one showing divers “lifting some bronze cannons from the wreckage” and the other showing the North Wind with personnel on board, including “Dirk Fisher, his wife Angela [sic] and another crew member” who “died when trapped below decks when the ship capsized,” the photos clearly aged (faded and starting to crack a little) but still sharp and obviously very important to fans of Atocha and Fisher history. Estimate: $150-$225.

1162. Lot of 3 artifact location charts for the 1715-Fleet sites of “Cabin wreck” and “Rio Mar,” 1998. 36” x 47”, 36” x 47”

and 30” x 35”, all rolled. Computer-generated grids of each wrecksite with color-coded circles for each spot where certain types of artifacts were recovered (anchor, cannon, gold coin, silver coin, etc.), of utmost usefulness to salvagers to know where (and where not) to look, the two Cabin wreck charts in good condition but the Rio Mar wreck chart somewhat water-damaged. Estimate: $150-$225.

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Shipwreck Artifacts Unidentified late-1500s wreck off Crocker Reef in the Florida Keys

1163. Bronze mariner’s astrolabe in coral matrix (as found), probably Spanish, ca. 1580. 3660 grams, 7” in diameter (10” x 8” x 3” overall). The mariner’s astrolabe was an early navigational device for determining latitude based on astronomical observation, specifically in

replacement of the more cumbersome quadrant (which was impossible to use accurately on a rocking ship), and very few astrolabes are known to exist, generally named and documented by experts. The overall shape of the device is round with open quarters, with a suspension ring at top and a rotating alidade in the center for measurement, but most salvaged specimens from shipwrecks (which, incidentally, is where most of the known specimens originated) lack the ring and alidade, as is the case here. The surfaces of this piece are very worn and corroded (no markings visible), even a bit rusty and patinated, but what is unique about this piece is the fact that a large head of coral has grown around its various open spaces, holding it in place (albeit loosely) and creating an interesting natural display-stand for the astrolabe. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #937. Estimate: $20,000-up.

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Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida

1164. High-quality natural emerald, 3.18 carats. 3/8”. Very 1165. Lot of 2 natural emeralds (8.09 carats and 2.78 cardark green color (opaque) and nice size for mounting, far better quality than the normal pale-green chips from this wreck. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate #4312, and pedigreed to our Auction #9, with original lot-tag #1957. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

ats). 1/2” and 1/4”. Good-size crystals with attractive pale-green color, opaque and with traces of encrustation. With original Fisher tags and photo-certificates #3619LT and 3688LT. Estimate: $500-$750.

1166. Lot of 123 small, natural emeralds, each with its own Fisher

certificate. Tiny chips of pale green (some translucent) rated as “2B” in

quality by the Fisher organization, ranging in size from only 0.03 carat to 0.77 carat each and therefore too small for normal jewelry use but still great for gifts and promotions, as each one is numbered and officially certified, the total retail value here in the six-figure range. With original Motivation, Inc. (Mel Fisher) certificates, sealed and numbered. Estimate: $6,000-$9,000.

1167. Encrusted but intact silver plate. 622 grams, 9-1/4” in di-

ameter. Solid and heavy but uncleaned, with whitish encrustation over sooty black surfaces, nice display from a popular wreck. With Fisher photo-certificate #1159. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1168. Iron barrel-hoop section encrusted with two silver cob 8 reales. 334 grams, 7-1/2” long. It is very unusual for the Fishers

to have left two coins uncleaned, and these appear to be solid and probably uncorroded (cocooned in oxidation, however, so no details visible), but we surmise they kept the piece intact due to its value as a unique and impressive display, the two coins perched atop a slightly curved section of solid white encrustation with small shells and other debris also embedded. With Fisher photo-certificate #85A-A275. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

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1169. Large copper cooking pot, encrusted inside, with 1171. Small iron key, professionally conserved. 25.36 grams, 3” display sign. 6 lb 10 oz, 8-1/2” tall and 8-1/2” in diameter. Very impressive artifact, the spherical body all intact (brown in color) but thin and cracked, held together by a thick, white crust of shells and sand on the interior, visible through a 6”-wide opening at top, three small posts on sides (one missing) where handles used to be, accompanied by a small, printed foam-board sign from when the pot was on display in a museum or traveling exhibit. With original Fisher photo-certificate #A-601, and pedigreed to our Auction #6, with original lot-tag #1689.

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

x 1-1/4”. Even though this has had some corrosive loss, the basic shape

is intact and stable, with protecting black coating, very recognizable in shape and desirable as from this famous wreck. Housed in clear-plastic case, with Fisher photo-certificate #88A-0051. Estimate: $200-$300.

1172. Iron padlock (two pieces), professionally conserved.

480 grams, about 4”. A ball-shaped lock with shackle at top, keyhole in front, the back with central bar separated from main piece, essentially intact in appearance but obviously oxidized and stabilized in black coating, very recognizable in shape and desirable as from this famous wreck. Housed in glass-top “Riker” case, with Fisher photo-certificate #90A-0093. Estimate: $200-$300.

1170. Large iron shears, professionally conserved. 659 grams, 9”, the case 12” x 8-1/4”. Remarkably intact despite corrosive loss, just

the central pin and bits of the exterior missing, now sealed in black coating, very recognizable in shape and desirable as from this famous wreck. Housed in glass-top “Riker” case, with Fisher photo-certificate #86A-4956. Estimate: $400-$600.

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Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador 1173. Silver candlestick holder, intact. 246

grams, 4” x 1-5/8”. Very well-preserved piece of solid silver, even the threads at bottom (for screwing into a large base) mostly intact, with minimal surface corrosion and nice toning, no markings, a remarkable artifact, rather scarce as from this wreck.

With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $350-$500.

1174. Copper cannonball, very rare (unique

from this wreck). 7390 grams, 4-1/2” in diameter.

Among a group of rare bronze cannonballs from this wreck was this single pure-copper ball, distinguished from the rest by darker, smoother surfaces (with some copper color peeking through), by size a 12- or 18-pounder, sure to be of interest to serious cannonball collectors but also important for shipwreck collectors who recognize the general scarcity of available artifacts from this wreck. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $750-$1,100.

1175. Bronze cannonball, rare. 9780 grams, 5”

in diameter. Very solid and heavy (either an 18- or

24-pounder in size), with nice brown (matte) surfaces flecked with green encrustation, from a small group of bronze balls found on this wreck that always fetch good prices from collectors. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $600-$900.

1176. Complete majolica plate and

4 shards. 694 grams total, the plate 8-1/2” in diameter. Unusually intact plate (a few chips

repaired) with brown and blue design over white background with bits of tan earthenware peeking out through the glaze, the other shards of different colors and designs but all of the same type of material, very rare as from this wreck, whose artifacts are mostly unavailable to collectors. With original certificate from the salvagers. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island 1177. Lot of 5 small, natural emeralds of about 1 carat each

(+/- .5 carat). About 1/4” to 1/2” each. Olive-green color, a couple dark but the rest light, all opaque but of useful size for mounting. With Frank Sedwick certificates from 1990. Estimate: $500-$750.

1681 Fleet off Panama (Boticaria site)

1178. Large lot of hundreds of natural emeralds (43.5 carats total), found in 1986. From tiny chips to big 1/2” crystals, in a wide range of color and opacity, these emeralds are precisely what you see individually tagged from the Atocha but from a much smaller and less organized salvage effort on a relatively obscure wreck, this lot intended to be promoted by the (now deceased) finder but now a great opportunity for the high bidder. With certificate and booklet about the salvage of this wreck in 1986 (also a photo of the salvage vessel). Estimate: $600-$900.

Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England 1179. Copper pocket sundial (ring dial), rare.

20.93 grams, 2” diameter. Fully intact outer ring (missing inner components) with

numbers and scales visible on interior and exterior, flanking a central channel where a pointer once moved, dark copper color all over, very well preserved and interesting. With original certificate from the salvager.

Estimate: $250-$375.

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Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida 1180. Bottom half of a small, ornate, gold snuff box with embossed

hunting-scene pattern. 47.88 grams, 2-1/4” x 1-3/4” x 1”. This fabulous artifact is one of the most ornate and eye-catching small artifacts we have ever handled, clearly a piece of work in its own time (along the lines of a Faberge egg) and still beautifully preserved. The top half (lid) permanently resides in the collection of the State of Florida, as it was found earlier and divided to the State in 1994. The whole artifact was basically an oval box with hinged, flat lid and pedestal-like base, all in 1 mm-thick cast gold, with artwork all over (even on the top of the lid and inside the bottom of the base) depicting men on horses and standing with dogs hunting what appear to be fat bears with long, narrow snouts, the deeply embossed pattern now home to small bits of encrustation but the gold still gleaming as brightly as the day it was made.

We encourage the high bidder to take this invaluable treasure to the Museum of Florida History in Tallahassee and rejoin it with its lid—even if just for a moment—and bask in the importance of owning a truly museum-worthy artifact. Estimate: $25,000-up.

1181. Gold “money” chain, 118 twisted links, 226.5 grams. 28”

long, each link about 3/8” in diameter. An imposing necklace of thick, oval links in twisted, solid (heavy) gold (unknown fineness, probably 22K or better), the same design as was found in substantial numbers on the 1622 Fleet (Atocha and Santa Margarita) but with one difference: These links are fused shut, not open as on the earlier pieces, which were called “money chains” for their ability to be pried open and separated to make payment and thus avoid taxation. The manufacture, however, is essentially the same, as each link is different, and slight wear and traces of sediment and encrustation here and there attest to its shipwreck origin, while notably the length happens to be perfect for slipping over the head and wearing today (albeit without an original clasp to complete the circuit, just a small piece of copper wire holding it in place currently).

Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #987, found on the beach. Estimate: $7,500-up.

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1182. Thick gold cross with engraved pattern on front, one smooth link at top. 45.46 grams, 2-1/2” x 1-1/2”. Very solid and bright, cast in 1/8”-thick high-grade gold (probably 22K or better) with fleur-de-lis-like

ends and small loop at top containing a single smooth link to thread onto a chain, the front surface of the cross ornately engraved but the sides and back smooth and shiny, clearly a very important and valuable artifact even in its own time considering that the gold alone was almost two 8 escudos in weight. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #989, found on the beach. Estimate: $7,500-up.

1183. Bottom half of a small, ornate, gold reliquary locket or snuffbox. 22.62 grams, 1-3/4” x 1-1/4” x 1/2”. Oval in shape, with smooth, flat bottom and ornately engraved sides, and with small loop or handle at

each end of bottom (one broken off), missing its cover or lid (which probably connected to the bottom loops somehow) but otherwise intact, the gold very rich in color with coppery red stains here and there. This piece begs comparison with lot 1180 above and investigation to see whether the State of Florida owns the other half!

With Sedwick photo-certificate from 2007. Estimate: $3,000-$4,500.

1184. Gold manicure set (toothpick and earspoon). 8.77 grams, 2-1/4” long. Plain flat strips of gold, one terminating in a point and the other in a small scoop, held together at the other end by a ring, no markings but clearly the property of a wealthy individual in its time because it was worth more than a 2E in gold value alone, one of several manicure sets found over the years from the 1715 Fleet but this one nicely pedigreed. From the “Cabin wreck” site, with Fisher photo-certificate #41198, featured on the cover of Treasure Quest magazine of November-December 1998. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1185. Ornate gold ring in high-grade gold, size 4-1/4. 4.18 grams. Thick and sturdy finger-ring with seven-sided design of diamond-shaped panels engraved with a flower pattern, very well preserved and ready to wear… if you have very small fingers. From the 1715 Fleet, with certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1186. Gold ring, low grade, size 4-1/2. 1.86 grams. Thin, pale gold with same seven-sided design as lot #1186 above but with no engraving. With Fisher photo-certificate NCB050. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1187. Lot of 2 natural emeralds (18.8 carats and 1.8 carats),

with certificates. 1” and 3/8”. Pale-green rocks, fully opaque and far

from gem quality but with light encrustation to bespeak their shipwreck origin. Pedigreed to our Auctions #4 (with original lot-tag #931) and #5 (with original lot-tag #1366). Estimate: $250-$375.

1188. Chinese blue-on-white porcelain teacup, Kangxi, intact, pedigreed to the estate of Kip Wagner. 47.63 grams, 2-3/4” in

diameter. Simple design of three Chinese characters on exterior and one in center, the base with rays like a sun and the top and interior with bands of blue, traces of glaze remaining, remarkably intact and with very desirable pedigree. With small stand and pedigreed to the Frank Sedwick, Ph.D., Price List of June-July 1990, with original invoice. Estimate: $600-$900.

1189. Iron “four-pounder” barshot. 3167 grams, 11-3/4”

long, with 3”-diameter ends. Basically two four-pound cannonballs with cross-sectionally square bar between them, the iron treated and stable but not black, with small bits of encrustation, long out of water as recovered in the 1970s. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1190. Lot of 5 iron cannonballs of various sizes, pro-

fessionally conserved. 2896 grams total, from 1-1/2” to 3” in diameter. Mostly intact (some heavily pitted and one significantly

misshapen) but fully conserved and stable balls coated in black (some matte, some glossy), the smallest ones possibly hollow as very light for their size. Pedigreed to our Auction #5, with original lot-tag #1378 and photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.

Spanish 1733 Fleet, Florida Keys 1191. Pre-Columbian clay head, perfectly intact, ex-McKee Museum. 25.7 grams, 2” x 1-1/2” x 1”. A complete (albeit small) native head, with the ears and hair and eyes/nose/mouth all fully detailed

and artfully done, mostly tan in color with minute encrustation in crevices, rare as from a shipwreck. From the Capitana El Rubí and pedigreed to Art McKee’s Sunken Treasure Museum, with certificate, and pedigreed to our Auction #5 (lot #1415). Estimate: $125-$200.

1192. Lot of 2 small “tonalaware” clay figurines encased in Lucite. 41.77 grams, 2-3/4” x 1-1/2”; 60.25 grams, 2-1/2” x 1-3/4”. These little clay figurines are famous from the 1733 Fleet (see our Auction #9), but they can be fragile, so the consignor decided to encase these two in hard plastic, which has turned dark over the years and one has developed some cracks, but the figurines themselves are in good shape, one a small urn and the other a greyhound missing its legs. Estimate: $150-$225.

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1193. English pewter plate (intact) with maker’s mark on bottom. 415 grams, 9-1/4” in diameter. Dark gray all over

and with somewhat pitted surface but otherwise very solid and intact, the large oval mark on the bottom with some letters visible (looks like HENR…TON, possibly Henry Plumbton, a known pewterer in the early 1700s). Estimate: $100-$150.

1194. Iron barshot, conserved. 3950 grams, 12” long, the ends 2” thick and 3” in diameter. Stable and sturdy but with parts of the

bar (cross-sectionally square) corroded away, the cylindrical ends intact, all treated and coated and long out of water. Estimate: $250-$375.

1195. Small bronze cannonball (rare). 1160 grams, 2-3/4” in diameter. Four-pounder size but atypically bronze instead of iron (first we have seen from the 1733 Fleet), with minor surface pitting and prominent casting seam, nice dark patina (fully cleaned and preserved). Estimate: $150-$225.

1196. Large lot of iron (axe head, nail, ring-pin), brass (hull-pin and buckle), pewter and lead (musketballs) artifacts, unconserved (some encrusted). 3237 grams total.

The main piece here is a 16”-long hull-pin with about 2/3 of the surface encrusted, the axe-head and ring-pin and buckle also impressively intact for shipwreck iron, the rest of the items consisting of bare lead and puffy white cocoons of encrustation.

Estimate: $150-$225.

Unidentified 1700s merchant wreck off Sussex, England 1197. Bronze ship’s bell. 8440 grams, 10” tall and 10” in diameter.

Nice size (not too big or too small), with attractive green-and-white encrustation all over (as found), the clapper missing but otherwise intact and impressive. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $500-$750.

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San Gerónimo, sunk in 1751 off the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico 1198. Huge natural emerald, 108.3 carats, ex-Bobby Allison’s Sunken Treasure museum. Massive rock of light green color in typical crystal shape with whitish ends, not gem quality (fully opaque) but large enough to make a neat display.

With Allison certificate (unsigned) and photos from his museum and of the cover of the April 1991 issue of Treasure magazine, which featured Allison and Carl Fismer and their finds.

Estimate: $500-up.

1199. Lot of 10 natural emeralds, 66.6 carats total, ex-Bobby Allison’s

Sunken Treasure museum. 1/2” to 3/4” each. Light green chips, translucent in places but mostly opaque, some with tiny spots of encrustation, not gems by any means but good size for mounting anyway. With Allison certificate (unsigned) and photos from his museum and of the cover of the April 1991 issue of Treasure magazine, which featured Allison and Carl Fismer and their finds. Estimate: $500-up.

1200. Large pewter plate, intact but encrusted.

1435 grams, 13-1/2” in diameter. Complete and undamaged but thoroughly coated with whitish debris and encrustation (some of it fragile), no markings visible but reportedly made by Burford & Greene (London, 1740s), based on accompanying finds, an impressive display. Estimate: $500-$750.

1201. Small pewter plate, intact but

encrusted. 565 grams, 8-3/4” in diameter.

Complete and undamaged but thoroughly coated with whitish debris and encrustation (solid), no markings visible but reportedly made by Burford & Greene (London, 1740s), based on accompanying finds, an impressive display. Estimate: $250-$375.

1202. Brass cross with Jesus figure

(complete) encrusted into piece of impacted debris. 137 grams, 2-1/2” x 2” x 2”.

Intact cross with applied Jesus figure, cherubs at ends, dark color with spots of green at top (uncleaned) where it is embedded into a solid brown mass, a unique and interesting display. With Daniel and Frank Sedwick certificate from 1995. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Geldermalsen (“Nanking Cargo”), sunk in 1752 in the South China Sea 1203. Lot of 4 Chinese blue-on-white porcelains (2 saucers and 2 teacups), “Imari pavilion” pattern, intact. 192 grams total, the cups

3” and the plates 4-1/2” in diameter. Typical cup-and-

saucer sets from this wreck, with pavilion landscape scene in blue overglazed with gray and traces of red, 100% intact (no chips or cracks) and still lustrous.

With Frank Sedwick certificates from 1990 and 1991 plus his flyer offering the saucers for $375 and the teacups for $420 (each). Estimate: $350-$500.

Rosario, sunk in 1753 off Montevideo, Uruguay 1204. Small but intact cuprous cross. 5.93 grams, 2” x 1-1/8”. Complete and well detailed, with Jesus on one side below INRI and above skull-and-crossbones (Golgotha), the other side with the Virgin Mary below VIR / GO / IMM and above PV / RA / M, with VITAM to left and PRAEST to right (Latin for “Immaculate Virgin, grant us a pure life”), intact loop at top, toned brass color. Estimate: $125-$200.

Tounant, sunk in 1779 off Haiti 1205. Intact porcelain toilet set:

chamber pot and pitcher, partially encrusted. 1674 grams, 6” tall and 8-3/4” in

diameter; and 946 grams, 9” tall and 5-1/2” in diameter. Two amazingly intact pieces with

lots of original cream-colored surfaces despite wormy coral encrustation (mostly on the pot), both with intact handles, the pot with rolled lip, small chips in base of pitcher, great display and important provenance, as this ship was known to have participated in the American Revolutionary War. Estimate: $500-$750.

1206. Small, two-handled earthenware bowl, encrusted and intact. 590 grams, 7” to 9” in diameter and 2-3/4” tall. A type of bowl

known as a “porringer,” with two small handles at top and flat bottom, this one marvelously intact and thoroughly encrusted with wormy coral, gray and tan in color, important provenance as this ship was known to have participated in the American Revolutionary War. With Sedwick certificate from 2008. Estimate: $200-$300.

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Adgillus, sunk in 1874 in the Irish Sea

1207. Very long (intact) clay “church warden” smoking pipe in custom wood-and-glass case. 26 grams, 15” long, the case 20” x 5” x 2”. If you think you have seen how long an intact clay pipe is, look at this piece and marvel at its extreme length, with slight curvature at

the mouth end, very thin and delicate throughout and therefore amazing to have survived the wreck, a British wooden sailing ship bound for present-day Nigeria from Liverpool with a cargo of pipes (among other necessities) that encountered a storm and sank off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, its wreckage lost to history until salvaged in 1992 With original certificate (hand signed) from the salvager and housed in a custom box with plaque on top showing name and date of wreck. Estimate: $200-$300.

Non-Wreck Artifacts Natural History Fossils

1208. Huge mastodon tooth, 30,000(+/-) years old,

found in the Aucilla River (north Florida). 1346 grams,

6-1/2” x 3-1/2” x 5” This massive molar is the one of the largest and best-preserved specimens we know of, glossy dark brown in color (not black), intact except for one root, truly museum quality. Estimate: $200-$300.

1209. Fossil fish from Brazil, probably Santana formation (approx. 100 million years old). 808 grams, 7” x 5” x 1-1/2”. Nearcomplete fossil, with scales and bones and all, on a smooth gray matrix, curiously curved, great for display. Pedigreed to our Auction #12, lot #1878. Estimate: $125-$200.

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Pre-Columbian

1210. Lot of 10 pieces of pre-Columbian (Tairona or Sinu) “tumbaga” gold, including 9 nose rings and 1 frog figurine,

rare and important, with collection pedigree. 118.27 grams total, roughly 1” to 1-1/2” in size. Anyone who has recently visited the Met-

ropolitan Museum of Art in New York City surely remembers the rooms full of pre-Columbian gold artifacts on display there, case after case of nose-rings and frogs just like we have here, each item of inestimable artistic and archeological value. The collection in this lot was its own little museum, each piece slightly different in terms of size, shape and curvature but fundamentally the same in having two flat, flared ends, except for the frog of course, which is hollow and thin and formed into a round body with head topped with dots for eyes and nose. The gold used to make these pieces is mostly high grade but several show discoloration and/or green corrosion from admixture with copper (“tumbaga” gold). We considered offering each piece in separate lots, as each one is valuable on its own, but decided to honor the former owner’s collecting efforts in assembling this exhibit over the course of almost 30 years. Accompanied by import paperwork from Europe. Pedigreed to the collection of “H.S.” (Germany), who assembled the collection from 1971 to 1998 and purchased most from a Dorotheum auction of 1984. Estimate: $5,000-up.

1211. Pre-Columbian (Inca?) gold disk. 50.80 grams, 3” in diameter. Slightly cupped disk with hole in center, no markings except for the blows of a hammer, purpose and time period unknown but undoubtedly of significant value even in its own time, probably also of high archeological interest for Mesoamerican culture. Originally sold by Frank Sedwick.

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

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Arms / Armor / Militaria Armor

1212. English steel breastplate, late 1600s. 2680 grams, 14” tall

and 14-1/2” wide. Scarce original armor piece with no attachments or rivets except for two round posts protruding from the breast, matte black finish all over to arrest rust, very sturdy and intact. Pedigreed to our Auction #4, lot #1013. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

Cannons / Cannonballs / Artillery

1213. Dutch bronze one-pounder cannon, dated 1784, made by brothers Christiaan and Jan Seest, sons of Pieter Seest, master founders of the Amsterdam foundry, very rare. 47-1/2” long, with 7” breech, 10-1/2” across trunnions, 2” bore. This beautiful gun

of useful size (made for shipboard use) clearly shows the Amsterdam mark (tower of three X’s) above the mark of the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) above the breech and also shows a very clear makers’ mark and date C: EN I: SEEST. Ao 1784 on the top between the trunnions, almost an exact match with one in the famous H.L. Visser collection as well as another example in the Legermuseum in Delft, Holland, with no others traceable by us. The touchhole bears evidence of a small iron spike, hammered in to prevent the gun from being fired further in its time, a practice known as “spiking,” typically done when a piece was captured and/or scrapped, or when an enemy simply wanted to disable the gun. In this case, the bore has also been obstructed for the same reason, and the previous collector who owned this piece believed this was done by British forces during the Battle of Texel in 1799, as the cannon was found on that island. With lovely green patina and clear markings, we count this piece among the nicest cannons we have offered. With photo-certificate, diagram of the Visser collection specimen and brief history of the Battle of Texel. Estimate: $15,000-up.

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1214. Collection of 11 cannonballs and other small shot, made of iron (some lead-coated), bronze and stone, some rare, Spanish colonial, 1500s. 5728 grams, from 1” to 3” in diameter. Sundry assortment of small shot (excluding the very common lead musketballs) in various materials, fundamentally intact but the iron (and lead-coated iron) ones rusty, one stonepiece curiously oblong in shape, the bronze one with deep-green patina. Estimate: $300-$450.

1215. Early American wooden powder keg dated “1816” found in eastern Pennsylvania. 956 grams, 9-3/4” tall and 6-1/2” in

diameter. Small barrel for musket-size amount of powder, finely crafted with interlocking wooden bands, nice undamaged condition. With

photo-certificate. Estimate: $400-$600.

1216. British naval artillery ammunition passbox, leather, 1800s. 2300 grams, 13” tall and 11-1/2” in diameter. Brown leather construction with single leather carrying strap and canvas liner, British coat-of-arms on side, base marked “number 75, PHNG Limited,” used to carry cannon powder bags from magazine to gun but a very large size as for larger deck cannon (probably a 42- or 68-pounder), nice surfaces and in rather good condition for its age, with slight signs of service like small nicks and scuffs. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1217. French naval “smoking lamp” or cannon igniter, circa 1800. 707 grams, 18” long. Scarce early iron oil lamp used on

wooden warships as a light below deck and an ignition source for cannon-firing linstocks, also called a smoking lamp by sailors who lit their clay pipes with the small flame. With rooster ornament on top of tank, original hanging hook, all in original unconserved condition. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

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Edged Weapons 1218. Spanish colonial machete, 1700s. 692 grams, 30” long. Classic-form

Spanish cutlass used by naval and military personnel and settlers, serving as both a weapon and a cutting tool, this one with long (23-1/2”) blade, hollow ground, and beautiful horn grips with carved decorations secured to tang by rivets, complete and clean but showing some age with toning and fine pitting on the blade and wear and lamination on the grips. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1219. Spanish colonial side knife with “D” guard, late 1700s. 324 grams, 15” long. Hand-forged knife (with forge

marks clearly visible) typical of the Spanish frontier (found in Mexico) in a simple design with D-guard secured to blade by forged rivet, decoration on end, simple wood grips with file decoration on tang, the metal bright with some age toning, very few pitted areas, still very sharp. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

1220. Early American naval officer’s fighting dirk, ca. 1800-1820. 257 grams, 15-1/2” overall, with 11” blade. Small, slightly curved, blunt-tip, single-edge blade with carved bone grip in

brass handle with S-shaped cross-guard and rounded pommel and back strap (small decorative chain from pommel to guard now missing), the handle slightly loose and with minor cracking in the bone grip, the blade also lightly pitted but nice as all original and uncleaned, reportedly from the Baltimore area. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1221. British Naval surgeon’s sword, ca. 1820. 436 grams, 38” long. All original, with shagreen (sharkskin) grip and wire wrap with fouled anchor inset, folding brass guard to allow sword to lay flat against the waist, hollow-ground triangular blade, all in excellent condition save for wear on grip. Estimate: $200-$300.

1222. Spanish colonial halberd, mid-1600s, rare early form.

750 grams, 18” long, 6-1/2” wide. Shaped like a fleur-de-lis with one side

C-shaped, all hand-forged (the forge marks clearly visible), with tapered tang for inserting into a long pole, solid and stable but with heavy brown patina as uncleaned (as found), from an old New York collection with old collection tag stamped “SB,” said to have come from Morro Castle in Cuba in 1898. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $300-$450.

1223. Lot of 2 matched British military pikes, mid-1800s.

1424 and 1582 grams, each 91” long. Very long and finely crafted wooden poles with still-sharp iron triangular points in excellent condition, the wood and metal both nicely patinated but undamaged and uncleaned, each piece stamped on the metal strap with broad arrow, EFD, N, crowned 75 over E, and ‘97, presumably the marks of foundry, maker, regiment, etc. Estimate: $350-$500.

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1224. Danish Naval boarding axe, ca. 1805. 1221 grams, 33” long, with 10” head. Small, narrow axe-blade with pick at other end, indecipherable proofmark, fitted with steel braces onto a fancy and long but very light wooden handle, the steel cleaned and devoid of rust, all original and intact, a type typically used during the War of 1812 in America by the British after being captured from the Danish in the Battle of Copenhagen in 1807, this piece then captured from the British by Perry’s squadron at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813. Estimate: $300-$450.

1225. English naval boarding axe / fire axe, 1800s, signed by maker Merryweather (London).

693 grams, 15” long, with 5-1/2” blade. Government-issue

hand-forged blade (cleaned and sharpened) with bold MERRYWEATHER on one side and LONDON on the other, ash-wood handle with broad-arrow stamp on both sides, nice small size and in great condition save for the usual nicks and pits. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $200-$300.

Firearms

1226. Spanish miquelet-lock pistol, 1700s. 1120 grams, 17” long. Ornately decorated pistol with carved stock, silver wire inlay, cast brass mounts with profile busts, the barrel heavily engraved with floral decorations and retaining the original ramrod, all original, the lock working but the trigger very loose. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1227. European flintlock officer’s pistol, 1700s. 1108 grams, 19” long. Attractively red-

dish walnut stock with ornately engraved heavy silver mounts, intricately engraved lock, the barrel decorated with what looks like a native warrior with spear, replacement brasstip ramrod, fine condition overall with functioning lock but loose trigger. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1228. European flintlock officer’s pistol, 1700s. 1193 grams, 20” long. Dark, glossy, heavily carved stock with silver inlay, ornate cast mounts including thumb piece with double-headed eagle motif, the barrel and lock also finely engraved barrel and lock, the lock very tight but functioning (needs adjusting) and with flint in place, nice original piece. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

1229. European flintlock officer’s pistol, 1700s. 895 grams, 15” long. Attractively reddish walnut stock with ornate, inlaid brass trigger,

butt and thumbplate, slightly flaring octagon-to-round barrel with engraving, essentially functional lock with engraved (cursive) name on plate, good condition overall, southern European manufacture but found in an estate collection in Virginia. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,000-$1,500.

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1230. French flintlock gentleman’s traveling pistol, 1700s. 311 grams, 8” long. Fine, small-size pocket pistol with

engraved lockplate and barrel (octagonal-to-round) with gold inlays, carved wooden stock, steep butt cap and trigger guard, original steel ramrod. Nice original condition with light agetoning, the lock and trigger functional but the frizzen loose. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $700-$1,000.

1231. Eastern European flintlock blunderbuss pistol, late 1700s. 1110 grams, 16” long, 2” muzzle. Ornately carved stock (light color wood) with silver wire inlay (some of it missing), bell-shaped barrel heavily inlaid with silver decorations including several sets of initials (perhaps the owner’s), nice condition overall, the lock and trigger complete but tight and in need of adjustment. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

1232. European flint-

lock sea service pistol made in Liege, Belgium, early 1800s. 1191

grams, 15-1/2” long. Dark and glossy walnut stock with brass mounts and complete and essentially functional lock, loose screw in flat butt (with ring for lanyard), all original but well used, a common type of pistol used by numerous navies and commercial vessels around the world. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

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1233. Spanish ripolistyle percussion pistol, mid- to late 1800s. 966 grams, 15-1/4” long. Rus-

tic, heavily carved walnut stock, octagon-to-round barrel with flared muzzle and inlaid lettering of maker FA. DE TRIFON BASCARAN EIBAR, engraved iron mounts, original belt hook, functional lock, nice condition with brightly cleaned iron. Trifon Bascaran was a known firearms maker in Eibar, Spain, in the mid- to late 1800s.

With photo-certificate. Estimate: $800-$1,200.

Chests and Locks and Keys

1234. Very large, wooden chest, French privateer, 1700s, with original padlock, ex-Peabody Essex Museum collection.

45-1/2” x 25” x 26”. A massive container in dark, non-glossy aged oak (stable but split in places) with highly decorated iron straps (bright silver color), huge iron side-handles and Old World hand-hammered rivets, with tacks nailed into front spelling out PLS (owner’s initials?) and 1301, complete and intact and nicely pedigreed, with museum number 14026 inked on back. De-accessed from the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Estimate: $2,000-$3,000.

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1235. Iron “armada” (Nuremburg) chest, 1600s-1700s. Approx. 79 lb, 25-1/2” x 16” x 14”. Display piece lacking the entire locking mechanism under the lid (also no key) but with keyhole and cover intact, typically with ornate false-lock decoration on front, bolt-holes and straps on front (with original 1700s padlock for presentation) and lift-handles on side, coated in black on exterior with dark orange interior (no inside box), four holes in bottom but otherwise intact and well preserved, reportedly found in County Sussex, England, in the 1970s.

With photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,750-$2,500.

1236. German-Dutch iron-bound wooden money chest,

1700s. 2013 grams, 11” x 7-1/2” x 6”. Ornate dome-top chest with hand-forged iron mounts all over (including small handles on sides), original working lock with key, nice dark patina, with splits in wood but otherwise excellent condition overall. With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

1237. Spanish colonial wooden money chest, 1700s. 2748 grams, 16-1/4” x 8-1/2” x

8-1/2”. Dome-top chest carved from a single

piece of solid walnut, with original handforged iron lock and mounts (including small hook at top), the key missing but overall in excellent condition with nice dark patina.

With photo-certificate. Estimate: $600-$900.

1238. Lot of 7 iron skeleton keys on original ring, Spanish colonial (1700s), found

in Peru. 220 grams, each key about 4” long and the ring about 5” in diameter. A matched set of keys, more or less permanently grouped on a closed ring, all intact and lightly patinated, great for a dungeon- or prison-themed display! Estimate: $200-$300.

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1239. Lot of 3 iron padlocks (1 large and 2 medium), keys missing, Spanish colonial (1700s), found in Peru.

100 grams, 4-1/2”; 414 grams, 4” x 5-1/2”; and 626 grams, 4-1/2” x 7-1/2”. Box-like designs with long, C-shaped shackles and

hinged latches, solid and nicely patinated but functionality limited without the original keys, good for display. Estimate: $200-$300.

1240. Lot of 2 small iron padlocks (one with original key, the other key missing), Spanish colonial (1700s), found in Peru. 450 grams, 3-1/2” x 6-1/2”; and 590 grams, 4” x 6-1/2”. Box-like designs with long, C-shaped shackles, one with key and latch intact but the other missing those pieces, solid dark surfaces with minimal rust. Estimate: $150-$225.

1241. Lot of 3 large iron locks (2 with original keys), ca. 1890s. 837 grams, 4” x 6”; 989 grams, 3-1/2” x 5-1/2”; and

1125 grams, 4-1/2” x 10”. Three different designs, one a typical

box-type with slide shackle above (like the two previous lots from the 1700s), one a traditional oval padlock design and the third a rectangular and ornate case-type deadbolt with hook-like protrusion, the first two with keys and functioning, all great for display, just the first two with small spots of rust and patina.

Estimate: $200-$300.

Jewelry / Religious 1242. Peruvian silver crucifix with half-real coins (one Lima pillar 1765JM and one Potosí bust 1821PJ), hanging from ends, late Spanish colonial (early 1800s), with Sacred Heart symbol at bottom. 66.77 grams, 5-1/4” x 3-3/4”. Very rustic but highly

adorned with symbolism, made from a single flat piece of solid silver with applied Jesus figure showing native features and oversized extremities, nicely toned all over, the two coins (VG-F) dating the piece, but most important feature (for this auction, at least) is the Sacred Heart symbol at bottom (see article about Potosí Hearts in this auction), within which is a skull (representing Golgotha) above a void in the shape of a more traditional (Valentine-style) heart. Estimate: $500-up.

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1243. Ornate, long gold toothpick / earspoon, Spanish colonial (1600s-1700s). 14.40 grams, 6-1/4” long. While “manicure sets”

of multiple tools (see lot 1184 in this auction) were generally the rage, this piece incorporates two of the tools in one long piece, with small scoop at one end and pointed pick at the other end, crafted from a single piece of thin, flat gold, tapering to the pick end with wavy sides, one side ornately engraved toward the spoon end, first of its kind we have seen but characteristically correct for its time. From a Spanish colonial site in the southern Caribbean, with Forecastle Treasures photo-certificate. Estimate: $1,250-$2,000.

1244. Long strand of French blue-and-white trade beads,

ca. 1750, found at a Creek Indian site in Alabama. 97 grams, 27” long, the case 6-1/4” x 8-1/4”. Tiny beads, strung in pairs of colors

(two blue then two white, etc.), all the beads intact, interesting old provenance. Found in 1934 in Elmore City, Alabama, at a Creek Indian site by Peter Brannon (later the director of the Archives in Montgomery), and housed in a glass-top “Riker” case. Estimate: $200-$300.

1245. Collection of 26 colonial glass beads, 1500s-1700s. 790 grams, up to 1-3/4”, the case 9” x 6” x 2”. Nice assortment of beads, from

tiny spheres to long tubes, in a wide range of colors, all intact and some probably rare (mostly designs we have not seen before), potentially important lot to serious bead collectors. Housed in a hinged, glass-top wooden case with foam-pad interior. Estimate: $200-up.

Miscellaneous 1246. Small lead sounding weight, Spanish colonial, 1500s. 477 grams, 3” long. Somewhat teardropshaped plumb with prominent hole in top, tan color all over, no markings but with three small test-cuts.

Estimate: $100-$150.

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1247. Spanish earthenware “olive jar,” 1600s, intact, en- 1248. Pair of silvered brass and steel spurs (espuelas), intact,

crusted as from the Bay of Campeche, Mexico. 3550 grams, 12” Spanish colonial (1700s), found in Peru. 792 grams, roughly 7” tall and 9” in diameter. Complete piece with no cracks or chips or repairs, x 3-1/2” each. Matched set, the heel part in silvered brass (the silver

encrusted all over with a variety of different corals, barnacles and debris mostly rubbed off) and the rowels in steel (minimally rusty), intact and (including a small piece of iron), great for display. Found in the early functional, with scrollwork design on exteriors. Estimate: $300-$450.

1960s. Estimate: $350-$500.

1249. Lot of 3 intact glass bottles, European, 1800s: one green “onion,” one green “case gin” and one cobalt-blue apothecary bottle. 738 grams, 7-1/2” tall and 5” in diameter; 785

grams, 9-3/4” tall and 3-1/2” to a side; and 129 grams, 7-1/2” tall and 1-1/2” in diameter. Attractive set of old bottles of popular designs,

no chips or cracks or stars but the surfaces with interesting striations or encrustation, the apothecary bottle with original cork remaining. Estimate: $200-$300.

1250. Silver-plated brass hinged box for personal effects

from the U.S. Civil War (mid-1800s, Union side). 191 grams, 5” x 2-1/2” x 1”. Oval box with brass federal eagle emblem

attached to top, the silver surfaces brightly polished with patches of underlying brass peeking through, solid and intact, small hallmarks in front (at top) that look like DUBLIN and GALW•.

Estimate: $125-$200.

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