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SESSION I: Wednesday, April 7, 2:00 pm EDT
Gold cobs by mint #1-39
World gold coins by country #40-141
Shipwreck ingots and bullion #142-175
Shipwreck silver coins I (chronologically by wreck) #176-465
Shipwreck silver coins II (chronologically by wreck) #466-631
Shipwreck silver coins III (chronologically by wreck) #632-699
SESSION II: Thursday, April 8, 2:00 pm EDT
Silver cobs of Mexico #700-912
Silver cobs of Lima, Peru #913-983
Silver cobs of Potosν, Bolivia (shield type) #984-1058
Silver cobs of Potosν, Bolivia (pillars-and-waves type) #1059-1131
Other silver cobs by country #1132-1202
World silver coins by country (Argentina-Cuba) #1203-1400
World silver coins by country (Danish West Indies-Malta) #1401-1451
SESSION III: Friday, April 9, 2:00 p.m. EDT
World silver coins by country (Mexico) #1452-1614
World silver coins by country (Netherlands-USA) #1615-1705
World silver coins by country (Venezuela) #1706-1797
Medals and tokens, Paper Money & Stamps #1798-1844
Shipwreck artifacts #1845-1969
Non-shipwreck artifacts #1970-2015
Documents, Art, Books and Charity #2016-2160
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Argentina
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Lot# 1798 |
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, silver Constitution medal, 1854, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 2 reales, 1780MI, rare.
6.5 grams.
Somewhat common medal but rare as struck over a bust 2R, with the date, assayer, and king's name and ordinal of the under-coin still very clear, lustrous AU, attractively toned, but holed at the top.
Estimate: $250-$375. |
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Bolivia
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Lot# 1799 |
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Bolivia, gilt- and enameled-metal delegate's badge with original ribbon (decoration) for 1872 National Assembly, rare.
20.0 grams.
Beautifully enameled in center and on spokes of star design, with name of president Hilarion Daza around center, suspended from eagle at top (once free-swinging but then crudely repaired with solder), rare with original ribbon.
Estimate: $1,000-$1,500. |
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Bolivia/Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezuela
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Bolivia/Colombia/Ecuador/Peru/Venezuela, proof gold medal, 1995, Sucre Bicentennial (1 oz of .900 gold).
Bullion medal made for all the South American countries liberated by Bolivar, with each country's coat-of-arms displayed around a quote by Sucre, whose birth in 1795 this medal commemorates, problem-free Proof.
Estimate: $800-$1,000 . |
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Dominican Republic
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Lot# 1801 |
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Dominican Republic (French control, 1795-1808), copper HISPANNIOLA/ TVRCVPELLERIVS token struck by British(?) in imitation of an evasion half penny during forays against the French.
7.6 grams.
A well-known token listed in various references (Fonrobert-7621, Byrne-1156) with caricature bust on obverse and seated Britannia on reverse (hence the attribution) but with reference to Hispaniola on the reverse to tie it with that island, which was under French control at the time. Another theory holds that it was struck for Tortuga Island in the 1600s. Dark brown, VF for type.
Estimate: $100-$200. |
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Great Britain
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Lot# 1802 |
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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, choice condition.
Betts-67.
66.5 grams.
A popular medal made by G. Bower from silver recovered from the wreck of the Concepcion (1641) off Hispaniola by the New Englander William Phipps and presented to officers and promoters of the salvage, which was largely financed by the Duke of Albemarle (but not, despite the design, by the king), with busts of the king and queen on the obverse and salvage scene on the reverse. This specimen is choice grade (lightly cleaned XF+), with lovely old toning, with a few minor nicks and bumps in rim and small flaw in field in front of busts.
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000. |
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Lot# 1803 |
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Great Britain, silver Phipps medal, James II, 1687, damaged.
Betts-67.
65.5 grams.
A popular medal made by G. Bower from silver recovered from the wreck of the Concepcion (1641) off Hispaniola by the New Englander William Phipps and presented to officers and promoters of the salvage, which was largely financed by the Duke of Albemarle (but not, despite the design, by the king), with busts of the king and queen on the obverse and salvage scene on the reverse. This specimen has clearly seen much use over the years (AVF with lots of nicks and scratches), but not overly polished or with any loss of detail, a few nicks and bumps in the rim as well.
With Jacques Schulman (Holland) envelope.
Estimate: $600-$900. |
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Lot# 1804 |
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Great Britain, copper Admiral Vernon medal, Chagre/Porto Bello (1740).
Betts-unlisted (variant of 288, McCawley-Grellman #206).
11.2 grams.
Obverse legend reads THE BRITISH GLORY.REVIV D.BY.ADMIRAL.VERNON and the reverse legend reads WHO TOOK PORTO BELLO.WITH.SIX.SHIPS.ONLY, with Vernon and Fort Chagre on obverse and six ships attacking Port Bello on reverse (punctuation variation from Betts attribution), from a popular (and rather pompous) series of heroic medals struck in honor of Vernon's successes against the Spanish Main, dark Fine+, rare.
Estimate: $350-$500. |
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Lot# 1805 |
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Great Britain, copper Admiral Vernon medal, Havana/Porto Bello (1741).
Betts-unlisted (McCawley-Grellman #238).
12.9 grams.
Obverse legend reads ED.VERNON ESQ.VICE ADMIRAL OF THE BLUE and the reverse legend reads HE.TOOK.PORTO.BELLO.WITH.SIX.SHIPS.ONLY, with Vernon and Havana on obverse and six ships attacking Porto Bello on reverse, from a popular (and rather pompous) series of heroic medals struck in honor of Vernon's successes against the Spanish Main, a muling of Betts-313 obverse (with punctuation variety) with a different reverse, and in choice condition, AXF with light sediment around details.
Estimate: $200-$300. |
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Lot# 1806 |
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Great Britain, brass Admiral Vernon medal, (Cartagena)/Porto Bello (1741).
Betts-306.
14.0 grams.
Obverse legend reads THE.PRIDE.OF.SPAIN.HUMBLED.BY.AD.VERNON and the reverse legend reads HE.TOOK.PORTO.BELLO.WITH.SIX.SHIPS.ONLY, with Don Blas kneeling before Vernon on the obverse and six ships attacking Porto Bello on reverse, from a popular (and rather pompous) series of heroic medals struck in honor of Vernon's successes against the Spanish Main, AVF with minor rim-bumps.
Estimate: $150-$225. |
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Lot# 1807 |
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Great Britain, brass Admiral Vernon medal, Cartagena, 1747.
Betts-328.
11.0 grams.
Obverse legend reads THE SPANISH .PRIDE.PULLD.DOWN.BY.ADMIRAL.VERNON and the reverse legend reads TRUE BRITISH HEROES TOOK CARTHAGENA, with Vernon and Don Blas on obverse and two ships attacking Cartagena on reverse, choice condition, XF with lovely original brass color.
Estimate: $250-$375. |
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Lot# 1808 |
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Great Britain, steel restrike of a German propaganda medal commemorating the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915.
76.1 grams.
Common but popular medal made by the British in near-exact replication of a prior German medal originally meant to scold the British for sailing the Lusitania with innocent passengers under German warnings that she would be sunk, yet turned into anti-German propaganda by the British restrike, this example typically rusty on high points but otherwise perfect.
Estimate: $125-$200. |
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Great Britain, silver Hollandia medallion (ca. 1987), made from silver from the ship.
30.1 grams.
From a design engraved by Ron Dutton and marketed by Simmons Gallery, struck in a pillar dollar design with the legend HOLLANDIA FOUNDERED ISLES OF SCILLY 1743 on the obverse and a picture of the ship with the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) monogram on the reverse, with official hallmarks on edge, lightly polished Mint State, beautifully toned.
With blue clamshell presentation case, booklet and certificate.
Estimate: $50-$75. |
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Lot# 1810 |
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Great Britain, silver Hollandia medallion (ca. 1987), made from silver from the ship.
30.1 grams.
From a design engraved by Ron Dutton and marketed by Simmons Gallery, struck in a pillar dollar design with the legend HOLLANDIA FOUNDERED ISLES OF SCILLY 1743 on the obverse and a picture of the ship with the VOC (Dutch East India Co.) monogram on the reverse, with official hallmarks on edge, lightly polished Mint State, beautifully toned.
With blue clamshell presentation case, booklet and certificate.
Estimate: $50-$75. |
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Guatemala
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Lot# 1811 |
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Guatemala, silver 2 reales-sized proclamation medal, Ferdinand VII, 1812, Constitution.
Grove-F67a.
7.2 grams.
Once lightly cleaned but now colorfully toned, XF+ with some old digs and scratches, edge and rim like a bust 2R.
Estimate: $100-$150. |
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Mexico
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San Luis Potosi, Mexico, silver 2 reales-sized proclamation medal, Charles IV, 1790.
Medina-246.
4.7 grams.
XF with attractive light toning all over, small hole at top.
Estimate: $100-$150. |
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Lot# 1813 |
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Mexico, brass tequila token, Los Camichines Distillery (Lazaro J. Gallardo), founded 1857.
11.7 grams.
Curious old token with agave plant on one side and bottles/jars on other side, countermarked with incuse Germanic eagle on bottles side and Mexican eagle on agave side, crude AVF with old luster and toning.
Estimate: $80-$120. |
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Mexico, gilt- and enameled-metal honor prize medal with cord for hanging, probably 1900s, with legend ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE LAS BELLAS ARTES and LEGION DE HONOR NACIONAL.
54 grams.
Twentieth-century academic honor medal with green-enameled wreath surrounding inner circles (also enameled) around a central eagle superimposed over the Mexican colors, blank reverse, 8-point design suspended from simple, twisted cord in red and white.
Estimate: $100-$150. |
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Mexico City, Mexico, silver medal made from Atocha (1622) silver in custom Lucite holder and clamshell case, with certificates.
27.27 grams.
This is basically a Mexican Royal 8R 1621D restrike, as the design is completely accurate, yet it is clearly not intended to deceive and comes housed in a special holder embossed with GENUINE LOST SILVER TREASURE OF THE ATOCHA (the coin resting inside a picture of a treasure chest), officially struck at the Mexico City mint from silver recovered from the ship (melted down from one of the big loaf-shaped bars, specifically #193, if the accompanying certificate is accurate), with official mint-official certificate, undated but probably done in the late 1980s, the medal itself lustrous, frosty and of course Mint State, with toning around rims. Note a similar specimen in our Treasure Auction #6 (October, 2009) sold for $240.
Estimate: $125-$200. |
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Panama
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Lot# 1816 |
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Panama, silver medal "GIBRALTAR DE AMERICA", early 1800s, extremely rare.
21.5 grams.
Large, uniface oval medal with eagle perched on cannon in wreath with GIBRALTAR at top and DE AMERICA below the cannon, plain edge (as opposed to an oval-and-star design on the only other one we have seen, lot #782 of the Renaissance auction of December 6, 2000, sold for $1,840), choice grade (at least XF+) and lightly toned all over, with desirable pedigree.
Pedigreed to the ANS collection (Morton and Eden auction of April 16, 2007).
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250. |
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Peru
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Lot# 1817 |
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Peru, silver "10 reales"-sized proclamation medal, 1839 (Constitution).
Fonrobert-9062.
38.2 grams.
Large medal proclaiming the Peruvian Republic Constitution in 1839, engraved by A. Davalos G., showing Lady Liberty standing on a crowned, 3-tailed serpent (representing Spain) on the obverse and proclamation on the reverse, choice AU, lightly cleaned, lustrous, starting to tone, with minor rim-bruise, desirable pedigree.
Pedigreed to the Coco Derman collection.
Estimate: $600-$900. |
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Lot# 1818 |
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Peru, silver 4 reales-sized proclamation medal, 1856 (National Convention).
13.8 grams.
This medal has the most breathtakingly beautiful peacock toning we have ever seen, fully Mint State and lustrous, showing the Peruvian arms on one side and the open-book Constitution on the other, dated 1856 and with legends related to the National Convention of that year, which is when the post of Prime Minister was created.
Estimate: $250-$375. |
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Spain
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Lot# 1819 |
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Spain, pewter medal of Ferdinand VII (1808-33), holed as made, with legends VIVA LARGO TIEMPO LA RAZA DE LOS BOURBONES on obverse and EL PATIOTA VERDADERO and NOS ARMAMOS PARA ASSEGURAR NUESTRA LIBERTAD, rare.
18.3 grams.
Reportedly one of only 3 specimens known, with bust of king on obverse and coat-of-arms and cannon and other armament on reverse, of unknown date and origin but clearly an example of Bourbon propaganda, possibly from the Napoleonic era, XF with much silver color and luster around the usual gray.
Estimate: $350-$500. |
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Uruguay
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Lot# 1820 |
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Uruguay, silver token (early 1800s?) with reverse made to look like a Mexican bust-type 4 reales of the late 1700s.
12.6 grams.
Uruguayan arms with ESTADO ORIENTAL DEL URUGUAY (its early name) on obverse, the reverse an imitation of a Mexican 4 reales of assayer MF, lustrous AU, no flaws.
Estimate: $125-$200. |
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Lot# 1821 |
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Uruguay, silver 1846 Medal of Honor for General Garibaldi for his participation in the Battle of San Antonio, struck on a Montevideo siege peso of 1844 (the date erased).
28.5 grams.
Unique medal with raised center showing legend INVINCIBLES COMBATIERON around EL 8 DE FEBRERO 1846 in the center, struck on the reverse of a Uruguayan peso of 1844 (KM-5, a rarity in itself) but with that date effaced on the coin, looped for suspension, toned XF overall. In the Battle of San Antonio, 200 members of the Italian Legion took part and suffered 30 dead and 53 injured men. While the usual silver oval medal awarded to the soldiers on that occasion is already quite scarce, the present specimen is naturally of another magnitude in importance due to its uniqueness and the historical figure it was awarded to. A copy of the corresponding decree can be found on pages 187-188 in the scarce work Boletin Historico Estado Mayor del Ejercito, No 21 of 1941.
Pedigreed to the Superior auction of June 7-10, 1987, and originally acquired by a Mr. Giusseppe Tagliafico in Tunis.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,250. |
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Venezuela
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Lot# 1822 |
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Venezuela, gold decoration (medal) with bust of Bolivar, early 1800s?
1.5 grams.
Gold oval with blue enamel around portrait of Bolivar inside beaded border, outside of which is a gilt-metal starburst with suspension loop at top, the reverse of it showing the Venezuelan coat of arms, VF condition (we suppose) and wearable.
Estimate: $150-$225. |
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Cayman Islands (British West Indies)
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Lot# 1823 |
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Cayman Islands Currency Board, ten dollars, 1996 experimental paper (X/1 note), rare.
KM-18b. Just a $10 bill from 1996, with Queen Elizabeth on obverse and beach scene with open treasure chest on reverse, but printed (by de la Rue) on special, experimental paper (as designated by the X/1 in front of the serial number) and then recalled for analysis and subsequently destroyed, making escapees like this one rare, in fact the rarest of all Cayman notes, recently selling for 4 figures at auction, this example in AU+ condition.
Estimate: $1,500-$2,000. |
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United States colonial
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Lot# 1824 |
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Connecticut, 10 shillings, 1775.
2-3/4" x 3-1/2".
Dated January 2, 1775, printed by T. Green, with black printing and signatures in red, creased in middle with tape repairs on reverse, otherwise Fine.
Estimate: $40-$60. |
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Lot# 1825 |
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Maryland (Baltimore), 30 dollars, 1777, PMG Choice About Unc-58 Exceptional Paper Quality.
3-5/8" x 2-3/4".
Continental Currency denominated in "Thirty Spanish milled Dollars" and dated February 26, 1777, printed by Hall and Sellers, with black printing and signatures in red and brown, choice grade.
Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.
Estimate: $500-$750. |
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Lot# 1826 |
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Massachusetts, 168 pounds 3 shillings, 1777.
9" x 9".
Large note, essentially an interest-bearing bond, with interest at 6% per annum and to be repaid by March 1, 1781, with black printing and signatures in various shades of brown, a few small holes where creased and folded but no repairs and generally VF.
Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.
Estimate: $300-$450. |
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Massachusetts, 104 pounds 7 shillings, 1777.
8-3/4" x 9".
Large note, essentially an interest-bearing bond, with interest at 6% per annum and to be repaid by March 1, 1781, with black printing and signatures in various shades of brown, also signed on the back and with the treasurer's signature boldly X'ed out, only one or two tiny holes where creased and folded but no repairs and generally VF.
Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.
Estimate: $300-$450. |
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Massachusetts, 20 dollars, 1780, PMG Choice Uncirculated-64 Exceptional Paper Quality.
3-1/2" x 2-7/8".
Small colonial note denominated in "Twenty Spanish milled Dollars" but essentially an interest-bearing bond, with interest at 6% per annum and to be repaid by December 31, 1786, printed by Hall and Sellers, with black and red printing and signatures in brown and red, also stamped in red with "interest paid one year" and with diamond-shaped hole cut in center, choice grade.
Pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.
Estimate: $150-$275. |
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Massachusetts, 1 dollar, 1780.
3-1/2" x 2-7/8".
Small colonial note denominated in "One Spanish Milled Dollar" but essentially an interest-bearing bond, with interest at 5% per annum and to be repaid by December 31, 1786, printed by Hall and Sellers, with black and red printing and signatures in brown and black, also boldly stamped in red with "interest paid one year" and with circular hole cut in center, VF or so.
Estimate: $60-$90. |
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New Jersey (under Great Britain), 15 shillings, 1776.
4" x 2-1/4".
Small colonial note dated March 25, 1776, in the name of George III, printed by Isaac Collins in Burlington, with black and red printing and signatures in brown, a bit worn (VG+) and creased and brown from age but intact and of course desirable as the year of US independence (July was just around the corner!), with ominous phrase on back "to counterfeit is death".
Estimate: $60-$90. |
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New York, 1 dollar, 1776.
4-1/4" x 2-5/8".
Small colonial note denominated in "One Spanish milled Dollar or the Value thereof in Gold or Silver," printed by Samuel Loudon in black ink and signed in dark purple, worn and creased (G) and with many tiny pinholes but no repairs, desirable as the year of US Independence.
Estimate: $50-$75. |
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North Carolina, 40 shillings, 1768, PMG Choice Fine 15 Restoration.
3-3/8" x 2-3/4".
Small colonial note denominated in "Forty Shillings, Proclamation Money," to be repaid after June 10, 1772, printed in black on one side, with signatures in shades of black on both sides, with tiny pinholes and repaired creases but otherwise nice, with ominous phrase "Death to counterfeit" printed in margins.
Estimate: $200-$300. |
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Pennsylvania, 12 shillings, 1777.
4" x 2-1/2".
Small colonial note dated April 10, 1777, printed by John Dunlap in black (both sides), with signatures in faded brown, no creases but brown from age, Fine or so.
Estimate: $50-$75. |
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Australia
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Lot# 1834 |
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Australia, 1985 set of 4 stamps (33c, 50c, 90c and $1, all depicting artifacts from the wrecks) on one special FDC envelope printed with information about the top 5 shipwrecks off the coast of Western Australia: Trial (1622), Batavia (1629), Vergulde Draeck (1656), Zuytdorp (1712) and Zeewijk (1727).
8-5/8" x 4-5/16".
Great souvenir for the Australian shipwreck collector, the envelope printed with wreck scene in red and black on the front and wreck data and credits on back, the 4 stamps showing an astrolabe, a Bellarmine jug, scissors and a buckle, Near Mint condition.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Lot# 1835 |
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Australia, 1985 $1 stamp on special FDC postcard showing a silver buckle from the wreck of the Zeewijk (as printed on the card and stamp), sunk in 1727 off Western Australia.
6" x 4".
With wreck and salvage history printed on back, Mint condition.
Estimate: $20-$30. |
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Bermuda
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Lot# 1836 |
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Bermuda, 1969 corner plate block (4 stamps) of 2 shillings 6 pence per stamp (red), showing Teddy Tucker's famous emerald cross from the San Pedro (1594), recovered in 1955.
4-1/8" x 2-7/8".
Mint condition, with "1594 TREASURE FROM THE SEA" to right of full-color picture of the famous emerald cross found by Tucker in 1955, which he sold to the government of Bermuda in 1963, later stolen from the museum and never recovered.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Bermuda, 1969 corner plate block (4 stamps) of 2 shillings per stamp (black), showing Teddy Tucker's famous emerald cross from the San Pedro (1594), recovered in 1955.
4-1/8" x 2-7/8".
Mint condition, with "1594 TREASURE FROM THE SEA" to right of full-color picture of the famous emerald cross found by Tucker in 1955, which he sold to the government of Bermuda in 1963, later stolen from the museum and never recovered.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Bermuda, 1969 corner plate block (4 stamps) of 1 shilling 3 pence per stamp (green), showing Teddy Tucker's famous emerald cross from the San Pedro (1594), recovered in 1955.
4-1/8" x 2-7/8".
Mint condition, with "1594 TREASURE FROM THE SEA" to right of full-color picture of the famous emerald cross found by Tucker in 1955, which he sold to the government of Bermuda in 1963, later stolen from the museum and never recovered.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Bermuda, 1969 corner plate block (4 stamps) of 4 pence per stamp (purple), showing Teddy Tucker's famous emerald cross from the San Pedro (1594), recovered in 1955.
4-1/8" x 2-7/8".
Mint condition, with "1594 TREASURE FROM THE SEA" to right of full-color picture of the famous emerald cross found by Tucker in 1955, which he sold to the government of Bermuda in 1963, later stolen from the museum and never recovered.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Ecuador
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Lot# 1840 |
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Ecuador, 2006 set of 3 stamps (40c, 40c and $1) on a glossy FDC envelope (limited edition number 140) themed for "Pirates of the Gulf and Galapagos," showing Thomas Cavendish on the envelope and Francis Drake and William Dampier on the stamps, no doubt inspired by the discovery of the pirate-chased Consolacion sunk off Ecuador in 1681.
6-1/4" x 4".
Very Disney-esque envelope with lots of graphics but no information about wrecks, near Mint condition.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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South Africa
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South Africa (Transkei), 1988 set of 4 stamps (16c, 30c, 40c and 50c, all depicting scenes of and artifacts from the wreck) on an FDC envelope printed with a picture of the Grosvenor, sunk off the Transkei coast in 1782, with full history of the wreck printed on a card inside the envelope.
7-1/2" x 4".
Mint condition, beautifully printed with a full-color picture of the ship under sail on the front, the card inside written by John H. Marsh and covering the wreck and salvage history, a perfect companion for the coin lots in this auction from the same wreck!
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Lot# 1842 |
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South Africa (Transkei), 1988 set of 4 stamps (16c, 30c, 40c and 50c, all depicting scenes of and artifacts from the wreck) on an FDC envelope commemorating the Grosvenor, sunk off the Transkei coast in 1782, the envelope itself a special, numbered limited-edition (#76/600) version in silk with pictured applied.
8-5/8" x 4-3/8".
Mint condition, with no wreck history but with depiction of artifacts on special silkscreen affixed to front, the card inside blank, a perfect companion for the coin lots in this auction from the same wreck!
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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St. Helena
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St. Helena, 1978 set of 4 stamps (5p, 8p, 9p and 15p, all depicting artifacts from the wreck) commemorating the Witte Leeuw, sunk off St. Helena in 1613.
Each stamp 1-3/4" x 1-1/16".
Beautiful stamps (all Mint condition) depicting a cannon, porcelains and other utensils from the wreck.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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Turks & Caicos
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Turks & Caicos, 1973 set of 4 stamps (3c, 5c, 10c and 30c) showing treasure hunting and the famous 1687 Phipps medal that those islands reproduced in silver to help their claim on the Concepcion wreck of 1641 off Hispaniola.
Each stamp 1-1/8" x 1-3/4".
Colorful stamps in Mint condition, perfect companion for the original Phipps medals in this auction.
Estimate: $25-$40. |
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