Association, sunk in 1707 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England
154
Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1689V.
S-L8, KM-24
Very solid coin with two dates and assayers, no corrosion but some
flatness and patches of dark toning, hairline edge-split.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$200-$300
155
Exeter, England, half crown, 1697, mounted for wear as a pin.
Sp-3490, KM-491.10
Nearly totally uncorroded coin but somewhat worn (Fine) and with
silver pin soldered to the back, presumably done in the 1970s when
the wreck was first discovered.
$75-$100
DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 off the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland
156
Westfriesland, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1659.
KM-46
Full details (clear date), light corrosion only, toned all over.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$200
157
Westfriesland, United Nethelands, "rider" ducatoon, date not
visible.
KM-46
Good details but lightly corroded right where the date should
appear.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$110-$170
158
Zwolle, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, date not visible.
KM-65
Lots of legend, inner details a little muddled, minimal corrosion,
darkly toned all over.
With
full-color Sea Treasures (Wayne Duff) photo-certificate. From the
Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$250
159
Utrecht, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1711.
KM-83.1
Typically well detailed and dark, with no corrosion except for small
lacunae here and there, possible clip on edge (could have been done
at the mint).
With
generic Ponterio certificate from 1992. From the Bruce Prior
Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$250
1715 fleet, east coast of Florida
160
Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned
"greenie."
Loaded with green and white encrustation all over, just the way they
come from the beach, very solid coin underneath.
With
Sedwick certificate from 2003. From the Bruce Prior Collection of
Shipwreck Coins.
$100-$150
161
Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, uncleaned
"greenie."
All of cross side and most of shield side are covered with greenish
encrustation but about a third of the shield is exposed and shows a
solid coin underneath.
With
Sedwick certificate from 2001. From the Bruce Prior Collection of
Shipwreck Coins.
$100-$150
162
Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible.
This appears to be a typical Fleet 8R but it comes from the
collection of Mendel Peterson, who obtained coins from wrecks all
over the world in his travels for the Smithsonian Museum in the
1970s, so this coin could come from another wreck. There is also a
tiny drilled hole in edge. Nice cross, odd-shaped planchet,
practically no corrosion.
From
the collection of Mendel Peterson. From the Bruce Prior Collection
of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$250
Guadalupe-Tolosa, sunk in 1724 off the Dominican Republic
163
Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," 1722J.
CT-1027, KM-307
Popular type with jewelers and U.S. colonial collectors, who
appreciate that these coins were legal tender in the U.S. till 1857.
All crucial details visible despite light corrosion all over, very
rare provenance.
$50-$100
164
Seville, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," 1723J.
CT-1028, KM-307
Popular type with jewelers and U.S. colonial collectors, who
appreciate that these coins were legal tender in the U.S. till 1857.
Nice details (especially on the shield side), lightly corroded, very
rare provenance.
$50-$100
165
Lot of 11 small silver coins, some cobs (New World) and some milled
(Spain).
Four milled 2R "pistareens" and seven ˝R cobs, all heavily corroded,
some with identifiable details, great lot for resale, very rare
provenance.
$50-$100
Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway
166
Mexico, cob 8 reales, (1)719, oM(J).
S-M22, KM-47
Very rare date, with bold 71 and enough of the 9 to be certain,
rectangular planchet with much flatness (most of cross and shield)
but minimal corrosion.
$500-$700
Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia
167
France (mint uncertain), ecu, Louis XV, 1725.
Decent reverse with clear date and other details (darkly toned) but
practically all of the obverse worn and corroded away.
$70-$100
168
No Lot
1733 fleet, Florida Keys
169
Mexico, cob 8 reales, full-date 1724(D).
S-M23, KM-49
Very rare with full, four-digit date, possibly Louis I (legend not
visible), crude strike with only about 20% of the coin struck (the
rest flat) but very little corrosion.
With
Sedwick certificate from 2002. From the Bruce Prior Collection of
Shipwreck Coins.
$500-$700
170
Mexico, cob 8 reales, full-date 1732/1F.
S-M26, KM-47a
Choice bold date with clear overdate (scarce), bold full oMF,
full cross, thick and solid planchet, minimal corrosion, brightly
cleaned.
From the "Coffins Patch" site,
with certificate #51 signed by the salvager (Bill Wood).
$325-$475
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).
$300-$400
172
Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1732F.
S-M26, KM-47a
Square planchet with weak but certain
date and oMF, most of cross and shield, solid but pitted.
From the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #95 signed
by the salvager (Bill Wood).
$150-$200
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).
$300-$400
174
Mexico, cob 4 reales, (1730)R.
S-M24, KM-40a
Odd shape, with bold and full oMR, most of shield, king's ordinal V
in legend, pitted cross.
From
the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #69 signed by the
salvager (Bill Wood).
$150-$200
175
Mexico, cob 4 reales, (173)0G.
S-M25, KM-40a
Nice cross, clear final digit of date and oMG (which makes it odd
that the certificate calls it 1732F), square shape, pitted but
solid.
From
the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #82 signed by the
salvager (Bill Wood).
$150-$200
176
Mexico, cob ˝ 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).
$125-$150
177
Mexico, cob ˝ 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).
$150-$175
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).
$500-$750
179
Mexico, pillar 8 reales, 1733F, mintmark oM.
CT-693, KM-103
Scarce second year of issue, highly lustrous coin that was obviously
Mint State (or close to it) when it sank but now with small areas of
light to moderate corrosion, silvery from cleaning, still with
excellent bold details all over.
From
the "Coffins Patch" site, with certificate #16 signed by the
salvager (Bill Wood).
$750-$1,000
Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, the Netherlands
180
Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, oMF.
S-M26, KM-47a
Square-shaped planchet, heavily
corroded but with fairly clear oMF and most of cross, somewhat
toned.
With certificate in Blanchard brown-leatherette
promotional wallet.
$55-$75
181
Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, oM(F).
S-M26, KM-47a
Weakly dated in the 1730s, with clear oM mintmark and most of cross
on an elongated and heavily corroded and underweight planchet,
somewhat toned.
With
certificate in Blanchard brown-leatherette promotional wallet.
$55-$75
182
Overijssel, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1733.
Choice high-grade inner details but edges moderately pitted, nicely
toned.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$200
183
Overijssel, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1734.
Decent "rider" side but date side lightly corroded all over, nicely
toned.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$150-$200
Rooswijk, sunk in 1739 off southeast England
184
Mexico, cob 8 reales, full-date 1729R.
S-M24, KM-47a
Choice specimen with clear mintmark and assayer, practically no
corrosion but some dark spots from encrustation, typically crude
strike, the full 4-digit date more typical of post-1730 issues.
With
original color certificate from the salvagers.
$200-$300
DeVisch, sunk in 1740 off South Africa
184a
Gelderland, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1730.
KM-95.3
Choice details on "rider" side, date side a little corroded, nicely
toned all over, scarce provenance.
With
Sedwick certificate from 2003. From the Bruce Prior Collection of
Shipwreck Coins.
$250-$350
Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Scilly Isles, southwest of England
185
Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1736MF.
CT-699, KM-103
AU details all over, no corrosion, even gray toning throughout.
$150-$250
186
Mexico, pillar 4 reales, Philip V, 174/30MF.
CT-901a, KM-94
Scarce overdate, highly lustrous Mint State details but with a touch
of corrosion.
From
the Bruce Prior Collection of Shipwreck Coins.
$200-$400
Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa
187
Impressive clump of 5 well-preserved silver cobs in debris.
Great little stack containing a Potosí 4R, a Lima 2R, a Mexican 1R,
and two other unidentified cobs with lots of orange encrustation and
little pebbles in between, a very scarce mix of different types and
very attractive for a small clump.
$350-$500
188
Small clump of 3 worn silver cobs.
Really just a featureless stack but clearly containing three coins
and interesting to show how they fused together under the sea.
With
small card-type certificate from the promotional firm Coin Invest
Trust Vaduz (Liechtenstein).
$60-$90
MEXICO
189
2 reales, 1731, oM(F).
S-M26, KM-35a
Full 4-digit date (scarce), off-center shield, bold cross,
solid but lightly corroded.
With Pat Johnson Rare Coins
certificate and insert-card.
$110-$135
LIMA, PERU
190
8 reales, 1696H.
S-L13, KM-24
Big planchet, 2 dates, 3 mintmarks, clear assayer, well centered,
minimal corrosion but some flatness.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$225-$300
191
8 reales, 1708H.
S-L17, KM-34
Rare date, but also quite nice for this wreck, with full pillars and
cross (the latter slightly off-center), clear date and mintmark, 2
assayers, very light pitting, with contrasting toning.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$300-$400
192
8 reales, 1710H.
S-L19, KM-34
Scarce date (very boldly visible twice), nearly full pillars and
cross, good detail but edges corroded away.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$250-$325
193
8 reales, 1722(M).
S-L20, KM-34
Huge flan with bold cross and date between pillars, much peripheral
flatness but practically no corrosion, very curious.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$250-$325
194
8 reales, 1723M.
S-L20, KM-34
Good central detail, 2 clear dates, no corrosion but patchy toning
and peripheral flatness.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$250-$325
195
8 reales, 1725M.
S-20a, KM-39
Rare issue attributable to Louis I (not visible in legend) with
clear date, bold pillars and cross, light corrosion, small pieces of
edge missing.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$300-$400
196
8 reales, 1726M, very rare date.
S-L20b, KM-39
Rare date, probably Philip V and not Louis I (as listed in KM), with
bold date and mintmark and assayer on pillars side, most of cross,
minimal surface corrosion but pieces of edge missing.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$300-$400
197
4 reales, 1723M.
S-L20, KM-33
Scarce type, nice central detail with clear date, round planchet,
minimal corrosion but peripheral flatness (typical).
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$300-$400
198
4 reales, 1724M.
S-L20, KM-33
Scarce type, clear date and most of cross (well centered), light
corrosion and typical flatness, small edge-split.
With
Pat Johnson Rare Coins certificate and insert-card.
$225-$300
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.
$250-$325
200
2 reales, 1692V.
S-L10, KM-21