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GOLD COBS

PERU

14

Lima, 8 escudos, 1712M.

S-L28, KM-38.2, CT-93

Scarce variant with obverse legend rotated 180 degrees (bold king's ordinal V), nicely centered full cross, full but slightly doubled pillars, attractively round planchet, with very minor contact marks on edge from former mounting in jewelry. XF.

From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick certificate.

$6,000

17

Cuzco, 2 escudos, 1698M.

S-CZ1, KM-28, CT-104

A very lustrous and crisply detailed coin, both sides well centered, but the pillars side a bit crude, on a small and thick "Bogotá cut" planchet, generally a scarce issue. Mint State.

From the 1715 Fleet, with Sedwick certificate.

$7,000

18

Lima, 1 escudo, 1698H.

S-CZ1, KM-A27, CT-146

Gorgeous little piece with full castle and cross, bold full •L• and •H• and clear upper half of date 698, some sediment in crevices, hence possibly from the 1715 Fleet, although its Eliasberg pedigree probably pre-dates the Fleet finds, but do note that the State of Florida does not have a specimen so it must be rare. AU.

Pedigreed to the Eliasberg collection and accompanied by an NGC photo-certificate (XF-40, which is too low in our opinion).

$5,700

OTHER GOLD COINS

GREAT BRITAIN

23

London, England, guinea, 1785.

Sp-3728, KM-604

High grade coin (XF+) with overly shiny obverse, either from polishing or light gilding, still quite showy and well detailed.

SHIPWRECK INGOTS

"Golden Fleece wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the Northern Caribbean

28

Gold "finger" bar #47, 572 grams, 20½K.

Nearly full bar, almost 7½" long and cut at one end (the other end rounded), 7/8" wide and 5/8" tall, with fineness marked four times in the form of "X•X" in one box and "•" in another (each X being ten and each • being ¼, hence 20½K), the X's of a curved type that matches those on the two bars found on the 1554-fleet wrecks off Padre Island, TX. About one-third of the surface of the bar is covered in white coral encrustation (very attractive and desirable to show provenance), with coral also covering the cut end, some red and and black staining but not distracting.

With Sedwick certificate.

$15,000

29

Gold "finger" bar #23, 537 grams, 20¼K.

Long, cut bar, just over 6" in length, 7/8" wide and ½" tall, with one end cut (chiseled slightly but mostly broken off, with coral all in the crevices, the other end rounded), marked three times with fineness as "XX" in one box and "•" in a separate box, same curved X's as above that match the 1554-fleet bars, only small bits of coral here and there but enough to show the origin, very neat and attractive.

With Sedwick certificate.

$14,000

"Fort San Sebastian shipwreck," sunk ca. 1560 off Ilha da Moçambique, east of Africa

31

Gold disc #919, 494 grams.

Perfectly round, 2" in diameter and 5/8" thick, with bits of dark encrustation all over and one cavity with a hard calcium deposit, a very solid and substantial "plug" that had significant value even in its own time.

$16,500

32

Gold disc #906, 406 grams.

Another thick and substantial slug like the above, but curiously nine-sided, just under 2" in diameter and varying between ½" and 5/8" thick, with a strangely ear-shaped depression on one side (from a bubble in the metal) and very little encrustation.

$13,500

50

Half-cut disk, 749.5 grams, estimated fineness 20K.

A heavy (over 2 troy pounds!) hunk of gold with no markings (hence probably contraband) but of high-grade color, an exact semi-circle cut of a 1¾"-radius disk, ¾" thick in center, lightly scored on the rounded side and broken from there (lots of coral and ocean sediment inside the crevices of the break), with a stress crack on the flat top, the bottom smooth, and high intrinsic value (about $13,665 with gold at $680/oz.).

From the "Corrigans" site.

$16,000

SHIPWRECK SILVER COINS, FEATURING SELECTIONS FROM THE BRUCE PRIOR COLLECTION OF SHIPWRECK COINS

"Rill Cove wreck," sunk ca. 1618 off the southwest coast of England

66

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

S-P15, KM-10

Heavily corroded coin but with full shield and discernible assayer.

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

141

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, (1660)V, "Star of Lima" type.

S-L5, KM-18.2

Very rare issue with L-8-V flanking pillars and PLVS / * / VLTRA above date (not visible) in center, particularly nice full crown and cross (off-center), lightly corroded but judiciously cleaned and retoned.

With West Bay Trading Co. certificate #200673.

$2,000

148

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1679C, retrograde denomination 4.

S-P38, KM-25

Bold date below cross with C to right, thin and lightly corroded (especially on the pillars side), rare denomination-variant.

With Atlantic Treasure Coins photo-certificate.

151

Potosí, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, 1679C.

S-P38, KM-24

Nice full pillars-and-waves, good but off-center cross, two dates, three mintmarks, light corrosion.

With Atlantic Treasure Coins photo-certificate.

$110

1733 fleet, Florida Keys

171

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F.

S-M26, KM-47a

Full date and oMF, thick planchet but lightly corroded, silvery from cleaning.

From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #50 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).

$240

173

Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1733F.

S-M26, KM-47a

Scarce final date of Mexican (weakly visible), bold oMF, good cross, lightly pitted all over.

From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #64 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).

$240

176

Mexico, cob ½ real, Philip V, assayer not visible.

Off-center strike with most of crown in center, PH of king's name in legend, good cross, pitting near edge, scarce denomination from a shipwreck.

From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #99 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).

$100

177

Mexico, cob ½ real, Philip V, assayer not visible.

Full monogram, nearly full cross, pitting near edge, scarce denomination from a shipwreck.

From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #105 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).

$120

178

Mexico, klippe 8 reales, 1733F.

S-M27, KM-48

Scarce single-letter assayer, full date and oMF, full shield, off-center cross, solid but pitted all over.

From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #59 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).

$400

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

LIMA, PERU

199

4 reales, 1726(M).

S-L20b, KM-33

Scarce type, clear date plus half of another, decent full cross, all well centered, but with some significant pitting.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$240

201

2 reales, 1698H.

S-L13, KM-21

Good but slightly off-center full cross,, full pillars, light to moderate corrosion all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$125

205

2 reales, 1714M.

S-L20, KM-32

Small, heart-shaped planchet (corroded), nice detail, 2 dates, full cross.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$80

208

2 reales, 1725M.

S-L20a, KM-32a

Rare date attributable to Louis I (not visible in legend), the date between the pillars very bold and full, nearly full cross, light to moderate corrosion all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

223

1 real, 1691(R).

S-L9, KM-20

Two bold dates, good pillars, moderate corrosion (crude edge).

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$85

225

1 real, 1697H.

S-L13, KM-20

Bold pillars-side detail (slightly off-center), flat/corroded cross.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

237

½ real, 1727.

S-L20b, KM-30

Bold date near middle of flan (off-center strike), good cross and monogram, light corrosion all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

POTOSI, BOLIVIA

237a

2 reales, Philip III, P-R (Ramos).

S-P15, KM-8

Rare early type from this wreck, full shield and cross but some flatness and corrosion (especially around the edge).

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$125

244

8 reales, 1725Y.

S-P43b, KM-35

Rare Louis I (not visible in legend), 2 full dates, good full pillars, well-centered strike, light corrosion only.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

249

4 reales, 1724(Y).

S-P43a, KM-30

Scarce date, bold full pillars, some heavy corrosion and crude edge.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$205

250

4 reales, 1725(Y).

S-P43b, KM-A35

Small flan from wear and corrosion (pieces of edge missing) but with clear date, attributable to Louis I (not visible in legend), rare.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$175

257

2 reales, 1694VR.

S-P40, KM-24

Two dates, big flan, nice detail but double-struck on both sides and lightly to moderately corroded.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$115

258

2 reales, 1697VR.

S-P40, KM-24

Broad planchet with nice detail, 2 dates and assayers, no corrosion but some peripheral flatness.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$175

262

2 reales, 1712Y.

S-P43a, KM-29

Two dates, some good detail despite doubling and pitting on both sides.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

266

2 reales, 1719Y.

S-P43a, KM-29

Scarce date (clearly visible twice), moderately corroded but sold.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

271

2 reales, 1727Y.

S-P43b, KM-34

Scarce as attributable to Louis I (not visible in legend), 2 dates, good cross and pillars but crude around edge, some corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$160

273

2 reales, 1729M.

S-P44, KM-29a

Big flan with 2 clear dates, bold but off-center cross, good pillars and waves, king's ordinal V in legend, crude from corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$110

276

2 reales, 1732M.

S-P44, KM-29a

Good pillars, 2 dates, moderate to heavy corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$120

277

2 reales, 1732YA.

S-P45, KM-29a

Scarce 2-year assayer (clearly visible twice), good pillars, off-center cross, moderate corrosion all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$125

281

2 reales, 1734E.

S-P46, KM-29a

Good pillars, 2 clear assayers, moderately to heavily corroded all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$80

284

2 reales, 1737M.

S-P47, KM-29a

Nice and well-centered pillars, off-center cross, pitted all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

286

2 reales, 1739M.

S-P47, KM-29a

Off-center strike, 2 dates, broad planchet with -PPVS of king's name in legend, crude edge, some corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$100

288

1 real, 1694VR.

S-P40, KM-23

Two dates, 3 assayers, good pillars but weak cross from flatness and light corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$100

290

1 real, 1722Y.

S-P43a, KM-28

Clear date and assayer, good cross, thin from corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

292

1 real, 1726Y.

S-P43b, KM-33

Scarce as Louis I (not visible in legend), 2 dates, bold assayer, come corrosion and flatness.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$115

293

1 real, 1729M.

S-P44, KM-28a

Clear date and 2 assayers, moderately corroded all over.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$85

296

1 real, 1732YA.

S-P45, KM-28a

Scarce 2-year assayer, nice pillars and waves with bold date and assayer, cross heavily corroded.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$90

297

1 real, 1733YA.

S-P45, KM-28a

Scarce 2-year assayer (missing in Karon), small planchet, good but off-center and moderately corroded cross, bold full assayer.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$100

298

1 real, 1734E.

S-P46, KM-28a

Small planchet, full pillars-side date, moderate corrosion especially near edge.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$95

299

1 real, 1735(E).

S-P46, KM-28a

Bold pillars and date, good but off-center cross, moderate corrosion.

With Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.

$80

Tilbury, sunk in 1757 off Nova Scotia, Canada