Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer * to right, mintmark S to left, NGC MS 61. Cal-196. 3.21 grams. Well-detailed full shield and cross, some legend, nicely toned. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC AU 55. Cal-199. 3.36 grams. Good full shield and cross plus most of legend, a few minor spots of crude strike (assayer weak as a result), sediment in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer Gothic D to left, mintmark S to right, NGC AU 53. Cal-199. 3.26 grams. Bold full shield set off by dark sediment in crevices, good full cross and tressure, much legend and crown. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Toledo, Spain, gold 1 escudo, Charles-Joanna, assayer M to right, mintmark T to left, NGC MS 62. Cal-202. 3.36 grams. Better mint, broad flan with choice full legends and interior details, nice luster and light toning, begging a higher grade (in fact it would be tied for finest in the NGC census if properly attributed as Charles-Joanna, since NGC attributed it to Philip II in error). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip II, assayer Gothic D below mintmark S to left, NGC AU 55. Cal-887. 13.40 grams. Broad flan with choice full cross and shield, bold S-Gothic D and denomination o-IIII, some legend, slightly lustrous. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1591 date to right, assayer H below mintmark S and denomination II to left, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-836. 6.75 grams. Choice example with full S-II-H to left and most of 1591 to right of well-detailed full shield below sharp bottom half of crown, full cross with bold tressure except for one end, much luster for the assigned grade, fully worthy of its finest-known status. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1597 date to right, assayer B below mintmark S and denomination II to left. Cal-797. 6.60 grams. XF with dark sediment in crevices making for great contrast. Significantly, the Calico listing says "assayer not visible," whereas this coin clearly shows a bold full S-II-B in addition to the bold date.

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to right, mintmark S to left, NGC AU 55. Cal-784. 3.40 grams. Good full cross, nearly full (and well-detailed) crown and shield, parts of edge on both sides crude (as made). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip II, assayer Gothic D to right, mintmark S to left, NGC VF 35. Cal-784. 3.19 grams. Bold full cross, most of shield (flat spot near edge), contrasting sediment in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Phillip II, assayer B, NGC AU 58. Cal-Type 229. 3.38 grams. Well-centered full shield with full but slightly doubled S-B to left, bold full denomination to right, off-center cross, small area of flatness in periphery. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Toledo, Spain, cob 2 escudos, Philip II, assayer M below mintmark T to left. Cal-unl (cf 862). 6.72 grams. Rare variety with no o above mintmark (unlisted in Calico), typically well-detailed full shield and crown and cross, full T-M to left and bold full denomination II with two dots above to right, nice XF+ with faint red toning.

Granada, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1606/593 M, very rare, PCGS MS62, finest and only example in PCGS census (none at NGC). Cal-1033. 6.68 grams. Very bold full shield with most of crown above and full G-M to right inside a bold PHILIP(PVS), good full cross (slightly doubled) with much legend including bold full date (the overdate quite evident), light sediment in crevices, a premium coin in many ways. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1620 G, very rare, NGC AU 58, finest and only example in the NGC census. Cal-1041. 6.73 grams. Choice broad flan with 100% full crown and shield, full and clear date, mintmark and assayer, much legend, light toning and faint luster, another premium coin like the previous lot. It is interesting to note the similarity between this coin and the famous 1622 issues of Bogota, Colombia, with SF to left (ostensibly the first gold coins struck in the New World), hardly a coincidence since the Madrid engraver had made the dies for Bogota! Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Phillip III, assayer B, OMNIVM variety, NGC XF 45. Cal-1050. 6.75 grams. Crude strike with much flatness yet with clear O(M)NIVM in legend (not noted by NGC), hairline edge-split. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1617 D, PCGS MS62, finest known in both PCGS and NGC censuses. Cal-1075. Very bold date outside of choice full cross (also bold), also bold full S-D to left of full and bold shield (well deserving of its "finest known" status), hairline edge-split. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip III , assayer not visible, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 197. 6.69 grams. Most of shield and cross but some peripheral flatness and rusty-die strike, good contrast from sediment in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer B, OMNIVM variety, NGC AU details / cleaned. Cal-1017. 3.33 grams. Off-center shield with clear S-B and parts of OMNIVM (not noted by NGC), full cross struck from rusty die. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip III, assayer V, NGC XF 40. Cal-Type 186. 3.38 grams. Bold full cross and nice full shield, weak mintmark and assayer to left, light rose-colored sediment in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Madrid, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1627 V, rare, NGC MS 63, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-1775. 6.72 grams. Choice full shield with bold mintmark-assayer to left, crown above and denomination dot-II-dot to right inside PHI- of king's name, choice full cross with bottom of last digit of date visible (not noted by NGC), attractive toning and sediment, exceptional in grade and notably similar to the 1622 SF issues of Bogota (by the same engraver). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 4 escudos, 1634/3 R, very rare, NGC MS 61, finest and only example in NGC census. Cal-unl (cf 1831). 13.56 grams. Full date with clear overdate (missing in Calico, not noted by NGC), bold full shield and cross-and-tressure, lustrous and choice for the period despite an overall crudeness and natural edge-crack. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R, NGC AU details / cleaned. Cal-Type 388. 6.77 grams. Good but off-center full cross, nearly full shield with clear S-R to left inside king's ordinal IIII, a few minor marks here and there. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, 1690 (M), NGC MS 64, finest and only example in the NGC census. Cal-1043. 26.83 grams. Choice shield (nearly full) with bold full denomination VIII to right, good full cross and most of tressure, clear bottom half of 169 of date with weaker but certain final digit 0, choice color with hint of luster, tiny edge-split in flat area of periphery. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 8 escudos, Charles II, assayer not visible, NGC AU 55. Cal-Type 181. 26.83 grams. Most of cross and shield despite large areas of peripheral flatness. Curiously, the mintmark S appears in the legend at eleven o'clock, and beneath it is a G that could either be the assayer or the end of the legend (D.G.). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II, assayer M to right (vertical), NGC AU 53. Cal-Type 137. 3.36 grams. Off-center shield with bold assayer to right inside most of king's name CAROLVS, nice and nearly full cross-and-tressure, minor marks and flan-crack. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Seville, Spain, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II, assayer not visible (M), NGC AU 58. Cal-Type 137. 3.24 grams. Nice bold shield and cross (both nearly full and well centered), light contrasting sediment in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 8 escudos, 1713 J, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-2211; Tauler-390. 27.06 grams. Bold date and oXMJ and denomination VIII, most of shield and crown, good full cross (slightly doubled), typically beveled edge (as made), nice luster per the choice grade. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 8 escudos, 1713 J, NGC UNC details / reverse spot removed (1715 Fleet Label), with hand-signed certificate from 1977. S-M30; KM-57.1; Cal-2211; Tauler-390. 26.82 grams. Bold strike with nearly full shield and cross and date, 100% bold and full oXMJ, most of periphery flat and beveled as usual, small dig near edge on reverse, toned but a bit shiny. From the 1715 Fleet, with Fisher photo-certificate (small) from 1977 hand-signed by Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate (stated on the label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 8 escudos, (1714) J, "GRAT" variety (date on reverse not visible), NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-57.2; Cal-2212; Tauler-396. 26.75 grams. While the "GRAT" dies (so named for the placement of GRAT where the date normally appears, along with moving the date to the legend on the reverse) were clearly a refinement of the details, unfortunately the planchets were not so well prepared and you tend to see flat areas and doubling where multiple attempts were made to impart the die details onto the coin. This coin is a classic example, with some parts choice (like the all-important GRAT plus the crown and most of the cross) but much of the centers are weak or flat or slightly doubled, with luster throughout per the grade, also with clear denomination VIII over IIIV, one of several die-punching errors that characterize the "GRAT" dies. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) plastic and paper tags NCB-MOE4295 (1987). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 8 escudos, 1714 J, NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Label), ex-Anderson. S-M30; KM-57.2; Cal-2213; Tauler-393. 26.92 grams. Choice full shield with much legend including most of date and full king's ordinal V, also denomination VIII, the very bold cross and tressure also full with some legend on that side too, light luster, the obverse periphery partially beveled and flat (as made). From the 1715 Fleet, with original Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) photo-certificate 4298, pedigreed to the collection of Don Anderson (the investor originally responsible for computerization of the Treasure Salvors division records, mentioned several times in The Search for the Atocha [1979], by Eugene Lyon). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (style of 1702-10), very rare, NGC MS 62 (1715 Fleet Label), finest known in NGC census. KM-55.1. 13.63 grams. Lustrous and clearly high grade where details are showing (nearly full shield and cross, both slightly off-center, also full denomination IIII), but with much peripheral flatness and hammered-in points on edge (as made), very rare type with "box-end cross," for which the only dates currently known to exist are 1705 under assayer L and 1706 and 1707 under assayer J (the last-mentioned represented by a single AU 58 at NGC). From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate (stated on the label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 4 escudos, 1711 J, ornate-tressure cross, very rare, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-55.1; Cal-unl. 13.43 grams. Superb full shield with bold full oXMJ, clear bottom part of 1711 date, double-struck cross of the "ornate tressure" type (with odd "ears" between the arms of the cross), an unlisted type in Calico but listed in Tauler as 107, lustrous and lightly toned. Also, we note this coin was lot 165 in the Schulman auction of November 27, 1972 (one of the classic Real Eight Co auctions). Pedigreed to Schulman Nov 27, 1972 auction. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 4 escudos, 1713 J, NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-55.1; Cal-2028; Tauler-109. 13.50 grams. Superb grade (second highest at NGC) with luster and nice color, bold full oXMJ and clear date with x-shape ornaments characteristic of this year only, nearly full crown and shield and cross. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the R. Herbruger Collection, with original 1970s cardboard tag. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip V, assayer J, crosslet-end cross (1711-13), NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-55.1. 13.59 grams. Nearly full shield with bold full oXMJ above ornament (characteristic of the date 1713 only), also nearly full cross, flat around edge (as usual), nicely toned. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 4 escudos, Philip V, assayer J, crosslet-end cross (1711-13), NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-55.1. 13.60 grams. Nice full shield and cross (the latter slightly off-center), typically filed and beveled peripheries (as made), lightly toned. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 2 escudos, 1714 J, NGC MS 64 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-1887; Tauler-275. 6.75 grams. Choice and sharply detailed full crown, shield and cross with much luster and nice color, most of oMJ and trace of date, second highest grade in NGC census for visible-date examples. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate (stated on the label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 2 escudos, (1714) J, NGC MS 66 (1715 Fleet label), finest known in NGC census. S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-1887; Tauler-275. 6.80 grams. While a visible date would be more desirable (can only be 1714 by style), the extreme high grade of this piece sets it apart, with the crispest and fullest shield and cross imaginable, also with bold full oMJ and crown, highly lustrous all over, the lone MS 66 among the (currently) 30 entries for this date and type at NGC. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 2 escudos, (1714) J, NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-1887; Tauler-275. 6.74 grams. Sharp full shield and cross, flat peripheries with as-issued adjustment marks, second finest in the NGC census (not counting those with visible date) behind the previous lot at MS 66. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 2 escudos, (1714) J, NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-53.2; Cal-1887; Tauler-275. 6.69 grams. Sharply detailed full shield with full oMJ, clear denomination II and 171 of date (last digit not visible but attributed by NGC as being dated 1714, hence not a tie with prior lot in the census), nearly full cross-and-tressure, lustrous and lightly toned but with some peripheral flatness as usual. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the R. Herbruger Collection, with original 1970s cardboard tag. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 1 escudo, 1714 J, NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet Label). S-M30; KM-51.2; Cal-1739; Tauler-172. 3.40 grams. Lustrous and sharp, with crown and shield and cross all nearly full, also full and bold oMJ, bold bottom half of all four digits of date 1714, tied with eight others for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 66. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the R. Herbruger Collection, with original 1970s cardboard tag. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, gold cob 1 escudo, (1714) J, NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet Label, "top pop"). S-M30; KM-51.2; Cal-1739; Tauler-172. 3.34 grams. Oval flan with very choice full cross-and-tressure, sharp full crown and nearly full cross, full oMJ, much luster, tied with three others for finest in NGC census for examples without visible dates. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, large flan with RX in legend, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Label). S-CZ1; KM-28; Cal-855. 6.71 grams. At 25mm, this is probably the broadest flan we have ever seen for this type, a perfect example of the "Lima cut" style (characterized by the error RX for REX in legend), with full crown and nearly full legends (including clear C.II for Charles II), choice full cross-lions-castles, full but doubled pillars-and-waves, lustrous and very lightly toned. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cuzco, Peru, gold cob 2 escudos, 1698 M, small flan, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Label). S-CZ1; KM-28; Cal-855. 6.74 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves, full but doubled cross, nearly full crown and much legend (including C.II for Charles II), which is unusual for this "Bogota cut" style of smaller flan, nicely lustrous all over. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1704 H, rare, NGC AU details / removed from jewelry (1715 Fleet label). S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-2111. 26.81 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with much legend on both sides, no doubling, lightly toned, a bit shiny from former mounting. Curiously, despite its status as a rare date, Tauler lists four different varieties, depending on the spelling and truncation of HISPANIARVM, this being Tauler 223 with HISPAN ("muy rara"). From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1708 H, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Label), ex-Pullin. S-L25a; KM-38.1; Cal-2114. 26.95 grams. Broad flan with full crown and nearly full legends around choice full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles (both well centered and devoid of doubling), nice rich color with muted luster, variety with legend ending in HISPAN per Tauler 232a. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the John Pullin Collection (stated on label), with original Cobb Coin Co. (Mel Fisher) tag and photo-certificate NCB 3761 MO. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1711 M, rotated legend, NGC UNC details / edge filing (1715 Fleet Label). S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2119. 26.90 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, also choice full crown and much legend on cross side (starting at six o'clock, per Tauler 239), nice color with toned fields on cross side, just a small spot of modern filing to right of crown. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1712 M, NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet Label). S-L28; KM-38.2; Cal-2120. 26.84 grams. Choice color with luster on pillars side, great full cross-lions-castles and pillars-and-waves, well centered and not doubled, enough legend to identify as Tauler 240 with HISPANIAR and trace of second date 712. From the 1715 Fleet, pedigreed to the R. Herbruger Collection, with original collector's paper flip. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1729 N, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2142. 27.00 grams Exceptionally broad flan for the issue (33mm) with much legend including bold full second date 729 (per Tauler 291b) due to slightly off-center strike, the pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles nevertheless full, all with choice deep toning, tied with one other for finest known in the NGC census and certainly the best example we have seen. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1738 N, NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). S-L29; KM-38.2; Cal-2153. 27.14 grams. Small, thick flan with full but slightly off-center cross-lions-castles, full but slightly doubled pillars-and-waves, just enough legend to see it ends in HISPANIA (per Tauler 321, "rara"), tied for finest in NGC census. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1745 V, NGC AU details / cleaned. S-L30; KM-38.2; Cal-2164. 26.57 grams. Broad flan with clear second date and king's name and ordinal in legend, full pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles with trifle flatness in centers, bright yellow gold, Tauler 344 ("rara"). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, gold cob 8 escudos, 1748 R, NGC MS 63. S-L31; KM-47; Cal-758. 26.89 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles and (off-center) pillars-and-waves, with clear bottom half of second date 48 in legend (Tauler 560a), lustrous and very boldly struck, tied with one other for second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 65. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Cartagena, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer E below mintmark C to left, dots inside and outside tressure on reverse (1630-1), NGC MS 61, ex-Fisher, ex-Lasser. Restrepo-unl (M52 for type); S-C7; KM-4.6. 6.79 grams. Bold full C-E to left of nearly full shield below nearly full crown, just enough of the denomination to right to see that it is the "normal" version (II sideways, not upright), also part of king's ordinal II in legend, the cross-and-tressure complete and well struck, just no part of the date in the legend (but this variety with dots inside and outside the tressure only known for 1630 and 1631, strangely missing in Restrepo with the CE2 obverse), lustrous all over. Note that the Fisher tag and certificate call it "Lasser plated coin" based on what was probably a "fill-down" typographical error in the Ponterio catalog. Pedigreed to the Joseph R. Lasser Collection (Ponterio auction of January 2006, lot 403), with original Mel Fisher tag and photo-certificate PC6-30970. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, assayer S above denomination 4 to right, mintmark F-S to left (ca. 1750), NGC MS 62. Restrepo-M96.6; S-B27a; KM-27. 13.41 grams. Choice full cross and shield (lions and castles transposed as usual) with bold full F-dot-S-dot to left and S-4 (tilted) to right, nice luster and light toning, a few light marks and bits of encrustation but overall rather well preserved, in fact second finest in NGC census behind a single MS 64. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate (stated on the label). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left (ca. 1635), NGC MS 60, ex-Mesuno Treasure (designated on label). Restrepo-M50.13; S-B20; KM-4.1. Small flan with edge-crack, full NRA next to king's ordinal IIII, full but off-center shield, good full cross, some light toning. From the ca.-1636 "Mesuno Hoard." Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Phillip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left (ca. 1640), NGC AU 58. Restrepo-M50.17; S-B20; KM-4.1. 6.67 grams. Good full shield with clear (N)RA to left, full but slightly doubled cross-and-tressure, encrustation in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below denomination II to right (1642-51), mintmark NR to left, NGC AU 58. Restrepo-M50.25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.68 grams. Bold upper half of shield with clear dot-N-dot-R to left and denomination dot-II-dot to right above the upper-left part of assayer R (not noted by NGC), bold full cross, parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below domination II to right, mintmark NR to left, NGC MS 62 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue Label). Restrepo-M50.25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.77 grams. Well-detailed full shield with clear N-dot-R to left, also clear denomination II above the top of assayer R to right, bold full cross, faint traces of encrustation in crevices. From the Maravillas (1656). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip IV, assayer R below domination II to right, mintmark NR to left, NGC MS 61 / Maravillas (Shipwreck Blue Label). Restrepo-M50.25; S-B21; KM-4.1. 6.69 grams. Nearly full crown above full shield with bold full II-R to right, full cross with encrustation in crevices, fairly broad flan. From the Maravillas (1656). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, (1683 G), one-year type with distinctive fleurs, NGC AU 58. Restrepo-M66.12; S-B22a; KM-14.1; Cal-890. 6.66 grams. Choice full shield and cross with contrasting sediment in crevices, well centered, with left side of assayer G visible to right, quadrants of cross showing distinctive fleurs with ball tips separated from "leaves" (attributable to 1683 only, but NGC only notes Charles II). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, (1683 G), one-year type with distinctive fleurs, NGC XF details / cleaned. Restrepo-M66.12; S-B22a; KM-14.1; Cal-890. 6.71 grams. Small flan with full and well-centered cross and shield but no peripheries, contrasting toning and sediment in crevices, distinctive fleurs in quadrants of cross showing ball tips separated from the "leaves," which research has shown is only known for the date 1683 (NGC only notes Charles II). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, 1712/1, no assayer (Arce), unique, NGC MS 66 (1715 Fleet Shipwreck Label), finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-unl (M66.32 for type); S-B24; KM-unl (14.2 for type); Cal-unl (cf 1930 under Ph. V). 6.70 grams. Odd-shaped flan with nearly full shield and cross showing great depth of strike and complete lack of wear, but best numismatic feature is the bold 712 of the date with clear 2/1 for the last digit, an overdate that we have never encountered before, followed by two dots, the first of which also appears to be punched over a 1. It is worth noting that this coin is top grade for the entire colonial series at NGC, and a previously unknown overdate from such a prolific source as the 1715 Fleet is quite a rare occurrence! From the 1715 Fleet, with original Fisher photo-certificate 1715-0033. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Charles II posthumous, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 65 (1715 Fleet label, "top pop"). Restrepo-M66.32; S-B24; KM-14.2. 6.79 grams. Very broad flan with choice full shield and bottom part of king's ordinal II in legend, also good full cross (very slightly doubled), lustrous fields and sharp details commensurate with its assigned Gem Uncirculated grade (tied for finest in the NGC census and second highest grade for this entire type). From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip V, no assayer (Arce, 1716-22), NGC MS 62 ("top pop"). Restrepo-M80.4; S-B24a; KM-17.2. 6.76 grams. Broad flan with full shield and cross (the latter slightly crude, with distinctively dotted ringlets in tressure-dimples), full PHILIP of king's name and no space for any assayer or denomination between the shield and legend, somewhat lustrous, tied with one other for finest in NGC census for this scarce type. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, Philip V, assayer not visible (S) to right, mintmark F to left, NGC AU 53. Restrepo-M80.8; S-B25b; KM-17.2. 6.74 grams. Choice bold shield and cross, both full and deeply contrasted with dark fields, also full crown and bold mintmark F, the assayer to right off the flan but style of post-Louis I S (1726-29) with full ringlets in tressure-dimples around the cross. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, 1741 M, NGC AU 53. Restrepo-M80.12; S-B26; KM-17.2; Cal-1961. 6.75 grams. Very bold full cross with 100% full 41 of date, full but off-center shield with PHI- of king's name outside of full, horizontal assayer M (not noted by NGC), good contrast from heavy encrustation in crevices. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 2 escudos, 1745 (S), very rare, NGC AU 55, finest and only example in NGC census. Restrepo-M80.16; S-B27; KM-17.2; Cal-unl. 6.80 grams. Small, round, thick flan with choice full cross-and-tressure, clear and bold date, contrasting sediment on fields, assayer not visible by S by default (incorrectly attributed to assayer M by NGC). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Charles II posthumous, no assayer (Arce), NGC MS 63 (1715 Fleet label). Restrepo-M64.16; S-B24; KM-13. 3.26 grams. Choice full cross (bold and well centered), oversized shield, small spots of coral encrustation here and there. From the 1715 Fleet. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer M (vertical) to right, mintmark F to left not visible, NGC AU 55, Restrepo Plate Coin (stated on label). Restrepo-M78.12; S-B26; KM-22. 3.34 grams. Choice full shield with small die-break near center, clear assayer M to right, bold but off-center cross, richly red-toned all over. Plate Coin on page 97 of Restrepo's Coins of Colombia (4th ed., 2012). Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Philip V, assayer M (horizontal) to right, mintmark F to left, NGC XF 45. Restrepo-M78.12; S-B26; KM-22. 3.37 grams. Broad flan for the type, with clear king's name and ordinal outside full and bold shield (exhibiting a small die-break on upper half), full but weaker cross-and-tressure with indistinct legend that appears to end in a two-digit date (38? 40/39?), nicely contrasting toning all over. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, assayer S, NGC XF 40. Restrepo-M92.4; S-B27a; KM-28. 3.32 grams. Very bold assayer S to right of nearly full shield, the cross-and-tressure also nearly full and exhibiting late fleurs without ringlets. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Bogota, Colombia, gold cob 1 escudo, Ferdinand VI, assayer not visible (S), NGC XF 40. Restrepo-M92.2; S-B27a; KM-28. 3.34 grams. Bold full cross with distinctive "droplets between arcs" (per NGC) and most of HISPAN(IARVM) in legend, full shield with assayer and mintmark not visible but almost certainly F-S to left and S to right, nice yellow color. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Gold "finger" bar ingot #3126, 463 grams, marked with three partial tax stamps, tested at 21.25K fine gold, ex-Atocha (1622), with hand-signed certificate from 1979. 6-1/4" x 1" x 1/2". A complete ingot, like a fine cigar halved lengthwise as cast in a neat trough, the flat top with a deep, squarish cavity (extending laterally inside the ingot) where an air bubble was trapped as the metal cooled, also with three deep stamps showing only the dotted outer border of a Royal seal used to indicate that the quinto (20% tax) had been paid, one end naturally round but the other crudely chiseled where it was tested in its time for fineness, albeit without any markings for fineness or assayer/foundry or serial number, natural bright yellow in color and very tidy overall, significant as an early, pre-"Mother Lode" find. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 3126 from 1979, hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Don Kincaid, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.

Gold "finger" bar ingot #548, 455 grams, marked with three partial tax stamps, tested at 21.5K fine gold, ex-Atocha (1622), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. 6" x 1" x 1/2". Dark gold in color and neatly cast in a "half cigar" shape with relatively flat top bearing three light stamps that show only the outer dotted border of a Royal tax seal (typically minimally applied to conserve the seal itself), no markings of serial number, assayer/foundry or fineness but with typical removal at one end for testing in its time (the other end naturally round), desirable as not just a pre-"Mother Lode" find but also certified as found several years prior to the big yield of gold bars in 1980 when the site of the Santa Margarita was positively identified. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher photo-certificate 548 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles, Melvin (Mel) and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.

Gold bar ingot from Colombia, 915 grams, marked with fineness XXII (22K), circular tax stamp and foundry BARBACO(A)S, ex-1715 Fleet, ex-Anderson, Craig and Richards Plate. 5-1/4" x 1-1/2" x 1/2". A complete, wide, rectangular ingot with rounded bottom and relatively flat top with a wealth of markings interspersed with natural ripples from the metal-cooling process, including fineness XXII in a box at one end and a nearly full crowned-shield tax stamp in center, between which is a large and fairly clear rectangular assayer/foundry cartouche with dotted border containing the name (B)ARBACO(A)S, the same as seen on a very similar ingot we sold in 2015 but with a different part of the cartouche visible (which we mistakenly called BARBAROSA), both ingots in fact featured in the Craig and Richards book as being among five high-karat gold bars found "in one day by divers from John Brandon's M/V Endeavor working the 1715 site commonly called 'Corrigan's' at Vero Beach," the design of their markings leading us to conclude they were cast in Colombia, in which we now note there is an important gold-mining town in Narino Department called Barbacoas, no doubt where this bar was produced. From the 1715 Fleet, with original Cobb Coin Co. photo-certificate 255 from 1983 (748 points) and official re-issued photo-certificate (1000 points), plated on page 114 and back cover of Spanish Treasure Bars (2003), by Craig and Richards, a copy of which accompanies this lot, also pedigreed to the collection of Don Anderson (the investor originally responsible for computerization of the Treasure Salvors division records, mentioned several times in The Search for the Atocha [1979], by Eugene Lyon)

Gold disk ingot, 1340.88 grams, tested at 0.926 fine gold (22.224K), marked with script P, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's. 3-1/4" in diameter and up to 3/4" thick. A thick, heavy and very neatly cast disk with rounded bottom and flat top (all hammered smooth in its time) showing small barnacle "footprints" over the bright yellow gold, the surface bearing just one marking, an elegant script P, notably without any evidence of taxation via stamp or cutting, hence most likely contraband and/or possibly connected to the Jesuit missions (which were exempt from taxation), but with one small area of filing on the edge where the metal was tested contemporaneously. From the Luz (1752), pedigreed to Sotheby's Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate auction of March 1993, with original lot-tag 764 and Sotheby's catalog.

Gold oval ingot, 1126.09 grams, tested at 0.909 fine gold (21.816K), marked with V-over-upside-down-V monogram and XXXXVI, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's. 4" x 3-1/4" in diameter and up to 3/4" thick. Slightly irregular in shape but with very smooth top from hammering in its time (the bottom left in its natural, pitted state), possessing very deeply engraved markings that stand for a serial number 46 and an owner or consignor whose name or "call sign" looks like XX but is really a V over an upside-down V (if you follow the serifs in the corners), also with traces of barnacle "footprints" here and there, no tax stamps or cuts (as probably contraband and/or connected to Jesuit missions) but with light file marks where the metal was tested contemporaneously in a couple of areas on the edge, a very attractive ingot that contains much intrinsic value in a small and manageable size. From the Luz (1752), pedigreed to Sotheby's Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate auction of March 1993, with original lot-tag 245 and Sotheby's catalog.

Gold oval ingot, 645.26 grams, tested at 0.819 fine gold (19.656K), marked with V-over-upside-down-V monogram and XXIII, ex-Luz (1752), ex-Sotheby's. 3-1/2" x 1-3/4" in diameter and up to 3/4" thick. A cute little piece, deceivingly heavy, with all surfaces hammered smooth in its time, both on the rounded bottom and on the flat top, with markings on both sides including a serial number 23 (on bottom) and an owner/consignor whose name or "call sign" was a monogram that looks like A/V (on top), no tax stamps or cuts (as probably contraband and/or connected to Jesuit missions) but with some faint file marks on part of edge where the fineness was tested contemporaneously. From the Luz (1752), pedigreed to Sotheby's Uruguayan Treasure of the River Plate auction of March 1993, with original lot-tag 757 and Sotheby's catalog.

Silver "splash" ingot, 528 grams, marked with fineness IIU CCC L X (2360/2400, 98.3% fine) and circular crowned-C tax stamp (Charles I), ex-"Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550). 5" diameter, 1/4" thick. About the size and thickness of a pancake but with about seven little "drip blobs" on top surface, across the middle of which appears clear markings of fineness in five small boxes bookended with two clear and nearly full crowned-C tax stamps, the bottom with areas of peripheral coral encrustation and minor corrosion, bright silver in color overall, desirable as among the better-marked ingots from this early wreck. From the "Golden Fleece wreck" (ca. 1550).

Large silver ingot #699 made in Potosi, Bolivia, 78 lb 9.28 oz troy, Class Factor 1.0, marked with fineness IIUCCCLXXX (2380/2400, 99.16% fine), date 1622, manifest number IUCLXIII (1163), assayer MEXIA, tax stamps and owner/shipper marks, ex-Atocha (1622). 13-1/2" x 5" x 3". This is a choice Atocha ingot, with all the markings full and clear on top, including the rarely-seen cartouches for mine-date Po1622 and assayer Iov.ssE. / MEXIA (Juan Sanchez Mexia), the latter placed to right of the fineness in eight bold boxes, also with four partial coin-like tax seals (one with clear S to right, just inside the full king's name and ordinal PHYLYPVS IIII, as it was being spelled at Potosi then), bold manifest number IUCLXIII and owner/shippers' marks (siglas) A and diamond-topped T (which somehow corresponds to "Ucarraga by Munibe to Rodriguez" on the manifest), plus a V in one corner for silvermaster de Vreder. Also on top is the typical peanut-shaped double-scoop "assayer's bite" (bocado), characteristic of Potosi-mine ingots. With minimal surface corrosion and nice toning in the markings, this is a very attractive bar, one of the best we have had in a while. From the Atocha (1622), with original Fisher certificate 85A-S699.

Large silver ingot made in Oruro, Bolivia, 28.75 kg, tested at 98% fine, no markings, encrusted with large piece of coral (as found), ex-Maravillas (1656). 15" x 4-1/2" x 3". Large ingots like this one from the Maravillas are very similar in size and shape to Atocha ingots, but for whatever reason they were found in much smaller numbers, this one in fact being only the third we have offered. Unfortunately this ingot bears no visible markings due to corrosive pitting on the top surface, now toned in an even gray color; but it is unique in having a large section (about 6") of oystery coral encrustation in one corner, very thick and stable, making for a fabulous display, also with small spots of coral elsewhere on the bar, including in the cylindrical "assayer's bite" at one end indicative of the Oruro mine. From the Maravillas (1656), pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate. With Sedwick photo-certificate.

Small silver contraband "finger" bar ingot, 608 grams, mixed fineness (up to 98%), no markings, ex-Maravillas (1656). 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 3/4". Typical shape with rounded bottom and sides but flat top, most of the surfaces silvery but punctuated with significant areas of copper color, no markings of course and truly contraband in having a wide range of fineness across its volume (as tested by XRF), having clearly avoided official testing and taxation. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificate.

Small silver contraband "finger" bar ingot, 519 grams, mixed fineness (up to 98%), no markings, ex-Maravillas (1656). 5-1/4" x 1-1/4" x 3/4". Typical shape with rounded bottom and sides but flat top, dull-gray silver in color all over except for a few dark patches on top, characteristically unmarked and with a range of tested fineness as not being part of the official refining, testing and taxation at the mine. From the Maravillas (1656), with photo-certificate.

Neatly cast Dutch silver ingot, 1148 grams, about 98.5% fine, marked with the Zeeland/Middelburg VOC stamp and F-E assayer cartouche, ex-Bredenhof (1753), ex-Christie's. 6" x 1-1/2" x 1-1/2". For whatever reason, several of the ingots from this wreck were found with significant areas lost to oxidation and wear, like the present piece, but this one experienced a stroke of luck, as one of the unaffected areas happened to contain the chamber stamp and assayer cartouche, but fully and clearly represented here, the former consisting of a VOC monogram with Z above (the M below not visible) and the latter with fleur-de-lis above F-dot-E for assayer Francois Engelsen Jr, all nicely toned. From the Bredenhof (1753), with original (small) certificate from the salvors and lot-bag from the original Christie's (Amsterdam) auction of December 1986.

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer R to left, mintmark M to right (R-M), rare, NGC AU details / saltwater damage / Golden Fleece (Shipwreck Label). Nesmith-74; Cal-134; S-M7; KM-18. 12.38 grams. Nearly black in color but with full details as with only very light surface corrosion, the somewhat rare (for the Golden Fleece wreck) assayer R to left very clear, certainly a better specimen from this shipwreck. Recovered from: "Golden Fleece wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, 4 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer A to right, mintmark M to left (M-A). Nesmith-58 type; Cal-131, S-M6; KM-18. 12.47 grams. Full legends and inner details, just some light to moderate corrosion toward the edge, light-gray silver in color, lustrous AU with full, well-struck legends. Recovered from: "Golden Fleece wreck," sunk ca. 1550 in the northern Caribbean.

Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer L to right, mintmark M to left (M-L). Nesmith-85, Cal-101; S-M9; KM-12. 5.02 grams. Typically rusty brown in color (some sedimentation remains), with details a bit worn from oxidation but with clear interiors and crown and most of legends. Recovered from: Spanish 1554 Fleet off Padre Island, Texas.

Mexico City, Mexico, 2 reales, Charles-Joanna, "Late Series," assayer O to right, mintmark oM to left (oM-O). Nesmith-109; Cal-103; S-M10; KM-12. 6.51 grams. Bold full shield with O to right but peripherally flat on that side, full pillars-and-waves with some areas of pitting, scarce as from this wreck. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II assayer O below mintmark oM to left, denomination o-IIII to right. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 13.40 grams. Choice broad flan with very sharp and well-struck interior details and most of legends including a full PHILIPPVS:II:, attractively toned and virtually corrosion-free. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip II assayer O below mintmark oM to left, denomination not visible to right. S-M11; KM-36; Cal-505. 12.71 grams. Good full shield with full oMO, full but lightly pitted cross-lions-castles, nicely toned, edge-split. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Ferdinand-Isabel, assayer Gothic D on reverse. Lopez de la Fuente-H5.6; Cal-564. 11.38 grams. Full and clear inner details including bold mintmark S to left and denomination o-IIII to right, with contrasting toning in crevices, only light surface corrosion, the legends a bit truncated due to rounding of the edge by a modern jeweler, scarce early issue as from this wreck. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at four o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-720. 26.18 grams. Sharply detailed full shield and cross-lions-castles, king's ordinal II in legend, attractively toned and only corroded on part of edge, one neat edge-split. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Seville, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at four o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-573. 12.86 grams. Bold mintmark S to left of full shield, full cross-lions-castles, light surface corrosion, gunmetal toning. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Seville, Spain, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer Gothic D at four o'clock outside tressure on reverse. Cal-400. 6.49 grams. Excellent full shield and cross-lions-castles with contrasting toning and minimal corrosion, also much legend and with full mintmark S to left and denomination II to right. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Santiago, sunk in 1585 off Mozambique, east of Africa.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period). S-P14; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 21.04 grams. With bold full shield and lightly corroded full cross-lions-castles, all nicely toned, this is one of the best examples we have ever handled from this less-well-known shipwreck, most of whose finds were razor-thin. With Sedwick photo-certificate from 1997.Recovered from: San Martin ("Green Cabin Wreck"), sunk in 1618 off the east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1621 D, Grade 3 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-M18; KM-44.3; Cal-908. 23.64 grams. Nearly full shield with clear oMD to left inside a date that shows a full Z (2) and bottom of I (1) of date (not mentioned on the certificate), the cross side heavily corroded and darker, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher carboard holder and photo-certificate 2078 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D, Grade 1. S-M18; KM-44.3. 24.58 grams. Broad flan with good full cross inside a flat periphery, the shield side similar but with a little less detail yet including a clear oMD, lightly toned and with only very light surface corrosion. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-218888, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer D, Grade 2 (22 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1978. S-M18; KM-37.2. 10.18 grams. Full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion all over and with small edge-split, lightly toned, the oMD fairly clear, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 914 from 1977, hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Claudia Singer, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (3rd period), Grade 2. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 21.13 grams. Full shield and cross somewhat obscured by surface corrosion, toned all over, the mintmark-assayer P-B a bit weak but clear (tag and certificate say Philip III in error). With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-189984, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (style of 3rd-period B), Grade 2. S-P10; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 25.96 grams. Broad round flan with choice full cross-and-tressure (slightly doubled), full but weaker shield, minimal surface corrosion, silvery in color, overall choice for the stated Grade (note the tag and certificate state Philip III in error). With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-204523.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), Grade 1, with hand-signed certificate from 1982. S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 21.75 grams. Broad flan with choice full crown, also full shield and cross but lightly to moderately corroded all over, lightly toned, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate SR-1298 from 1982, hand-signed by Leah Miguel, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (4th period), Grade 3 (13 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-P12; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 24.11 grams. Bold mintmark P above fairly clear B (certificate says Philip III assayer T in error), full but slightly doubled shield and cross, lightly to moderately corroded but nicely toned all over, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 1987 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer RL, Grade 1. S-P13; KM-5.1; Cal-675. 24.61 grams. A very choice coin for this wreck, among the nicest we have seen, with practically no corrosion, full and bold shield and cross, nearly full crown, bold full P-RL (misattributed to Philip III "B over R" on the tag and certificate), even much legend, all with an elegant toning that makes the coin look non-salvage. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 85A-220126. Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), Grade 2. S-P14; KM-5.1; Cal-672. 14.87 grams. Thin from heavy corrosion (and bright from cleaning) but with good full shield and cross, fairly clear mintmark-assayer P-B (misattributed to Philip III on tag and certificate, also called a 4 reales in error). With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-206606, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), border of x's on reverse only, Grade 1. S-P14; KM-5.5; Cal-672. 26.28 grams. Choice full shield side with bold P-B and denomination o-VIII, full cross with bold border of x's, centers a bit weak but only minimally corroded, no toning. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-100433, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 23.67 grams. Darkly toned, with full P-R to left and denomination o-VIII to right of full shield, the nearly full cross slightly doubled and partially corroded, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 2097 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 2. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 25.53 grams. Broad and solid flan with clear P-R, full shield and cross, much crown and legend, a bit silvery but with practically no corrosion, very choice for the stated Grade. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-146337, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer R (curved leg), Grade 3. S-P15; KM-10; Cal-912. 18.52 grams. Moderately corroded but with clear P-R, full shield and cross, lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190353, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 26.45 grams. Choice and uncorroded, with bold full P-Q and denomination o-VIII, full shield and cross, hint of toning in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-19152, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1 (20 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 25.44 grams Very solid specimen with practically no corrosion and deep rich toning all over, bold full assayer (variety with tail emanating from left side), nice full shield and cross, overall choice for an early find with desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher photo-certificate 2896 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher (tag missing).Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 25.64 grams. Broad flan with good full shield and cross and nearly full crown, full P-Q and denomination o-VIII, slightly silvery but practically no corrosion except for a few small pits. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-197929, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 25.66 grams. Superb full shield (uncorroded) with bold P-Q to left, also good full cross with only very light surface corrosion, silvery in color all over. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190989, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 23.68 grams. Choice full shield and cross, also full denomination o-VIII above king's ordinal III, light surface corrosion only, toned in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191810, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 23.29 grams. Solid flan with bold full P-Q and denomination o-VIII flanking nice full shield (actually somewhat lustrous on this side), bold full cross with traces of toning in crevices plus dark spot of corrosion near center. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191121, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1, with hand-signed certificate from 1982. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 19.41 grams. Bold full cross, full but corroded shield with clear P-Q to left (in agreement with the tag, but certificate says assayer R), lightly toned all over with a few darker areas, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 80-208 from 1982 (425 Caroline Street), hand-signed by Bleth McHaley, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 24.41 grams. Broad round flan with full P-Q, full shield and cross, light to moderate corrosion but deeply toned all over, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 1111 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles, Melvin (Mel) and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2 (22 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 20.69 grams. Nicely round but heavily corroded, the P-Q bold nevertheless and with good full shield, darkly toned and encrusted all over, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 1897 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 22.15 grams. Bold full P-Q, full but partially flat shield and cross, minimal surface corrosion, nice toning, tiny edge-splits. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-104486.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 23.70 grams. Broad flan with bold full P-Q, good full shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, silvery overall but with area of rusty dark copper color on obverse. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-194270, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 24.75 grams. Bold full cross, full but weaker shield with bold assayer Q to left and denomination o-VIII to right, very light surface corrosion, typically silvery. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-107047, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 2. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 25.27 grams. Large, odd-shaped flan with thinning and corrosion on parts of edge (also hairline edge-split), full but partially flat shield and cross, mostly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-214149, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 3. S-P17; KM-10; Cal-916. 20.23 grams. Very silvery and moderately corroded, with most of shield and cross bold, weak but certain assayer, two dark spots near center of shield. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-133653, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, rare, Grade 2. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-918. 19.99 grams. Nice full shield with fairly clear P-dot-M to left, a rounded right side of under-letter Q protruding (not mentioned on tag or certificate), full but corroded cross, toned all over. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-189450, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 1. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 24.25 grams. Good full shield with clear left half of assayer M (not mentioned on tag or certificate) and most of crown, stress fractures from striking, good full cross with toning in crevices (otherwise silvery), light surface corrosion only. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-215127, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 2. S-P18; KM-10; Cal-919. 27.00 grams. Uncorroded and full weight, with full shield and cross and half of crown, silvery, edge-splits. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190960, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1618, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. KM-10. 24.83 grams. Full 618 of date outside full cross-and-tressure, nice full shield, minimal corrosion, lightly toned, small edge-split. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-167902, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620 T, retrograde mintmark "q", Grade 1 (75 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1975. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-929. 24.39 grams. Full and bold date 16ZO, full mintmark-assayer q+T (retrograde P) and king's name and ordinal qHYLYqVS III, bold full shield and full cross (both lightly corroded), deeply toned in crevices for good contrast, a premium coin with desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate to boot! With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 1188 from 1975 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles, Melvin (Mel) and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620 (T), Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-929. 24.66 grams. Unevenly thick flan (as made) with corrosion and thinning just on parts of edge, nice full shield and cross, clear date with the 20 in small letters (zo), lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-210055, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1620 T, retrograde mintmark "q", quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10; Cal-930. 25.16 grams. Unevenly thick flan with good full cross and shield, the former with bottom of date visible (mentioned on certificate as just 16##) and the latter with bold q+T (retrograde P) to left, only light corrosion near edge on both sides, silvery but with dark spot at top left on obverse. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191914, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 25.86 grams. Bold full shield with bold *T to left and nearly full crown above, 100% full cross-and-tressure with clear partial date _62_ in legend (not mentioned on certificate), minimal surface corrosion, spots of light toning. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-164460, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1, ex-Heber. S-P21; KM-10. 27.24 grams. Solid and uncorroded (full weight) but unevenly thick, with much legend including PHYL- of king's name, bold assayer, good full shield and cross, nicely toned all over. With Fisher/Miguel tag and photo-certificate H1391 (Heber Collection).Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 1 (10 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1977. S-P21; KM-10. 23.38 grams. Very darkly toned over corroded surfaces but with full shield and cross nonetheless, clear date 16Z (the Z tilted and the 6 doubled and missing the top, prompting Treasure Salvors to put a date of "1607" on the certificate) which may not have had a final digit in error, edge-split, assessed as "Grade I" on both certificate and holder despite a relatively low point value on the certificate (desirably pre-"Mother Lode"). With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 545 from 1977, hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Claudia Singer, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, error denomination IIII, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 25.37 grams. Superb full shield and cross-lions-castles with nicely toned fields, also full crown, tiny mintmark P and error denomination o-IIII inside most of king's name and ordinal PHYLYPVS III, only small parts of edge corroded. With Fisher photo-certificate 96A-20276 (tag missing).Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 24.83 grams. Nicely round flan with full shield and cross, some peripheral corrosion, lightly toned in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-117883, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-10. 25.87 grams. Solid flan (uncorroded) with nice full cross and shield and nearly full crown, full P+T and denomination o-VIII, lightly toned on fields. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-158355, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (19 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10. 21.11 grams. Very dark and corroded but with full shield and cross nevertheless, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 3595 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (19 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10. 22.66 grams. Bold full shield and full cross-and-tressure despite moderate corrosion all over, small P+T, dark brown encrustation on fields, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 4394 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles and Mel Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10. 22.42 grams. Good full cross and shield despite moderate surface corrosion, darkly toned all over, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 2797 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 24.22 grams. Brightly silvery from cleaning (typical for 1994), with mostly bold full shield and cross despite light to moderate corrosion, bold P+T. With original Fisher tag and certificate 94A-6430, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 24.86 grams. Choice full shield with bold P-x-T to left and denomination o-8 (flat top) to right, the cross also full but with light surface corrosion and very minor doubling, silvery all over. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-104021, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 25.51 grams. Silvery from cleaning, the cross and shield both full and bold despite light corrosion, solid overall. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-105933, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield transposed, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-10. 25.63 grams. Minimally corroded but flat in centers, bold full P+T, bottom of Z for penultimate digit of date in legend, toned all over. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-230763, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3 (13 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P21; KM-10. 24.72 grams. Thick but crudely toned and somewhat corroded, with full shield and (doubled) cross, clear P+T, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 208 (photo missing) from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, upper half of shield transposed, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-10. 17.35 grams. Darkly toned, full shield and cross despite moderate corrosion all over, bold assayer T. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-189807, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-10. 19.48 grams. Full but corroded cross, nearly full shield with bold P+T to left, lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-145704, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 25.03 grams. Thick round flan with some surface corrosion, the cross and shield full otherwise, lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-116234, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 26.53 grams. Full shield with bold full denomination O-VIII inside king's name and ordinal PHYLYPVS III, also full cross-lions-castles, minimal surface corrosion and nice toning. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-162447, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 27.25 grams. Good full shield with unusually full HYSPANYARVM in legend, also full cross, no corrosion, coppery toning in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-134359, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-10. 26.61 grams. Oddly rectangular flan with full shield and cross (both slightly doubled), silvery in color but practically no corrosion. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190745, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-10. 17.21 grams. Low-contrast example with dark toning and encrustation over corroded surfaces, the cross somewhat bold, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 3196 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-10. 19.73 grams. Full cross and most of shield despite moderate corrosion and dark toning all over, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate that says assayer Q, which may be correct, but the assayer is really not visible. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 3595 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 18.57 grams. Silvery and thin from corrosion but with most of shield and bold cross that is double-struck in such a way that it appears to have three lions. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-158762, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 24.58 grams. Oval flan with corrosion on edge but interiors nice, including full shield and cross, lightly toned over silvery surfaces. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-173914, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 22.66 grams. Round flan with much surface corrosion but still-sharp full shield and cross, hint of ANOD161 in legend (which would make it 1617 M). With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-183799, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. KM-10. 24.97 grams. Choice full shield, corroded cross, nice round flan, faintly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-189110, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 2. KM-10. 23.98 grams. Excellent full shield, the cross also full but slightly corroded (also some peripheral corrosion and edge-split), nicely toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-200039, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 22.13 grams. Round flan with full but moderately corroded shield and cross, lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-135269, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 21.25 grams. Broad flan with thinning from corrosion, good full shield and cross. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-139330, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 18.61 grams. Silvery and moderately to heavily corroded but with full shield and cross nonetheless. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-189259, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 18.82 grams. Broad flan that is somewhat thin from corrosion, with bold full cross, full but weaker shield. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-192292, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, quadrants of cross transposed, Grade 3. KM-10. 22.36 grams. Round flan with good full cross but corroded shield, toned in crevices only (note tag and certificate call it a 4 reales in error). With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191935, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 16.58 grams. Heavily corroded and silvery but with full shield and cross still in evidence. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190120, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, no Grade on certificate. KM-10. 25.36 grams. Full but crude cross and shield, full denomination o-VIII inside bold king's name (PHY)LYPVS, minimal corrosion except for a couple of long, thin, green-filled pits and some areas of dark oxidation, edge-crack. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 85A-119074.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip II, assayer not visible (style of 4th-period B), rotated lion, Grade 2. S-P12; KM-4.2; Cal-525. 11.06 grams. Round flan with superb full cross containing distinctive horse-like lions, the bottom-left of which is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from normal (first we have seen for this period in this denomination), the shield full but corroded, somewhat silvery. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-135589, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer RL (curved leg), Grade 2 (20 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. S-P15; KM-9; Cal-768. 10.06 grams. Bold full P-RL, full shield and cross (the latter bolder), moderately corroded and darkly toned, desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 204 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Claudia Singer, Austin Fowles, Mel and Dolores (Deo) Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer Q, Grade 1. S-P17; KM-9; Cal-770. 12.78 grams. Broad, odd-shaped flan with good full shield (the cross also full but weaker), clear P-Q, very light surface corrosion only, a bit silvery. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-159309, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M/Q, Grade 2. S-P18; KM-9; Cal-unl. 10.63 grams. Oblong flan with full cross and nearly full shield, the latter with full P-M/Q to left, silvery but toned in crevices. (Note: Tag and certificate do not mention M/Q.) With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-156111, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer M, Grade 2. S-P18; KM-9; Cal-771. 12.84 grams. Silvery but with only small areas of light corrosion, clear P-dot-M and REX (hence pre-dated type), also full denomination O-IIII, bold full cross, edge-split. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-188100, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1619 T, Grade 1. S-P21; KM-9; Cal-777. 13.29 grams. Deep cross with bold full 19 of date, full but doubled shield, minimal corrosion (on edge only), contrastingly toned in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-161224, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-9. 9.27 grams. Bold full shield despite moderate corrosion all over, somewhat silvery. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-136054, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 3. S-P21; KM-9. 7.57 grams. Bold full cross and shield despite moderate corrosion and some loss on edge, nicely toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-190042, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-9. 12.47 grams. Full but partially flat shield and cross, the latter with both lions nice, minimal corrosion, silvery with toning in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-156091, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2 (16 points), with hand-signed certificate from 1976. KM-9. 8.27 grams. Nice full shield and nearly full cross, toned in crevices over light to moderate corrosion, tag says "I+" for Grade, but no Grade is listed on the certificate (desirably pre-"Mother Lode"), just a point value that corresponds to Grade 2. With original Fisher cardboard holder and photo-certificate 2752 from 1976 (Cape Coral Bank), hand-signed by Eugene Lyon, Duncan Mathewson, Austin Fowles and Mel Fisher, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-9. 12.86 grams. Bold full shield and cross despite some light surface corrosion, very lightly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-156148, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-9. 13.51 grams. Good full cross-lions-castles, full but doubled shield with areas of corrosion, toned all over. With original Fisher tag and certificate 85A-161946, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-9. 5.12 grams. Thin and somewhat fragmentary but with choice full shield and toned in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-188778, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip II, assayer B (5th period), Grade 1. S-P12; KM-3.2; Cal-370. 5.88 grams. Choice full shield with bold P-B to left, weaker full cross with surface corrosion, toned in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191185, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer RL, Grade 1. S-P15; KM-8; Cal-unl. 8.22 grams. One hundred percent corrosion-free and actually overweight by about 20%, with full and bold shield and cross nicely contrasted with darkly toned fields, peripherally flat but with clear P-RL and denomination ii. With Fisher tag and photo-certificate 85A-117468.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer R (straight leg), Grade 1. S-P15; KM-8; Cal-626. 6.77 grams. Silvery but corrosion-free, with bold full cross and nearly full shield and crown, bold P-R with a curiously straight and pointed leg (a common variety in this denomination only). With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-132642, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer T, Grade 2. S-P21; KM-8. 5.95 grams. Silvery but with only minimal surface corrosion, full P-T and denomination Z flanking a full shield, full but slightly off-center cross. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-191221, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 1. KM-8. 6.29 grams. Bold full cross (slightly off-center) and well-detailed shield, some peripheral flatness but really no corrosion, silvery with dark toning in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-132799, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-8. 6.59 grams. Broad flan with choice full shield and cross but slightly crude peripheries, no corrosion, mostly darkly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-109013, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-8. 6.53 grams. Compact round flan with bold full shield and cross, minimal corrosion, silvery but with hint of toning in crevices. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-133199, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 2 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-8. 3.51 grams. Thin from corrosion but with good full shield, the cross slightly off-center and doubled, mostly toned. With original Fisher tag and certificate 86A-133418, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Seville, Spain, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2, with hand-signed certificate from 1982. KM-54; Cal-Type 171. 16.92 grams. Thin and out-of-round from corrosion (also silvery all over) but with well-detailed shield and enough cross-side detail to recognize Seville-style lions, also possible 2 of date (probably the penultimate digit), desirable pre-"Mother Lode" certificate. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate SR-1294 from 1982, hand-signed by Leah Miguel, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Atocha, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 2. KM-10. 19.68 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, nearly full shield despite corrosive edge-loss to left, mostly toned (note tag says "Grade III" in error). With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 8895 from 1982, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer not visible, Grade 3. KM-10. 22.36 grams. Full cross and shield (both a little doubled) and bold denomination o-VIII, lightly corroded and toned all over. With original Fisher tag and photo-certificate 2400 from 1982, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Santa Margarita, sunk in 1622 west of Key West, Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip III, assayer D, ex-Eidel. S-M18; KM-44.3. 21.66 grams. Good full cross, some shield and crown and oMD, much flatness but much less corroded than most from this wreck, silvery from cleaning and with artifact number stickered onto the shield side. Pedigreed to the Charles Eidel collection, with original Seahawk certificate 91-1A-2081.0050.Recovered from: "Dry Tortugas wreck," sunk ca. 1622 off the Dry Tortugas, west of Key West, Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1619/8 D, rare. S-M18; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 25.08 grams. Broad, solid, odd-shaped flan of uneven thickness with good full cross, nearly full shield with full oMD to left inside a clear bottom half of date (16)19 with bold 9/8, only very light surface corrosion, streak of toning on obverse. Pedigreed to Sedwick Auction 10 (lot 290).Recovered from: Sao Jose, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa..

Toledo, Spain, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer V, NGC shipwreck effect / Sao Jose label, Grade 1. KM-36.3; Cal-Type 156. Good full shield and cross despite light surface corrosion, full assayer V and king's ordinal III, a few rusty spots on obverse and black in crevices on reverse. Recovered from: Sao Jose, sunk in 1622 off Mozambique, east of Africa.. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Gelderland, United Netherlands, "lion" daalder, 1616. KM-15.1; Dav-4849. 25.87 grams. Choice specimen with full and bold legends including date, fully detailed lion, only light localized corrosion, no toning. Recovered from: Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, south of England.

Friesland, United Netherlands, "lion" half daalder, 1626, rare. Delm-883 (R2); KM-12.3. 13.14 grams. Much rarer than a full daalder, with choice full legends including date on reverse (which is actually somewhat lustrous), the interiors full but somewhat weakly struck as usual, practically no corrosion, minor edge-flaw (as made). Recovered from: Campen, sunk in 1627 off the Isle of Wight, south of England.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer D. S-M18a; KM-45. 27.10 grams. Solid and uncorroded flan with bold oMD and denomination 8 flanking a nearly full shield, the cross also nearly full with flat area at bottom left, flat peripheries on both sides, mostly deeply toned. Recovered from: "Lucayan Beach wreck," sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible. KM-45. 24.85 grams. Typical "barrel shape" with uneven thickness, peripheral flatness, choice full shield, full but pitted cross, toned in crevices. With original Spink clamshell box.Recovered from: "Lucayan Beach wreck," sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip III, assayer D/F (ca. 1618). S-M18; KM-37.2. 12.35 grams. Very bold full oMD/F to left of nearly full shield, good full cross on a nearly corrosion-free flan with typically flat peripheries, deeply toned. With photo-certificate.Recovered from: "Lucayan Beach wreck," sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible, NGC VF 30 / Lucayan Beach, ex-Spink (stated on label). KM-38. 13.40 grams. Rather rare as a straight-graded shipwreck silver coin (deservedly so, as there is no corrosion), with choice full cross and shield, bold denomination 4, richly toned all over. With original Spink clamshell box, small certificate and order form from the 1960s.Recovered from: "Lucayan Beach wreck," sunk ca. 1628 off Grand Bahama Island. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 164(?) P. S-M19; KM-45. 23.18 grams. Crude, odd-shaped flan with edge-split, uneven thickness and a couple blunted points (as made), also peripherally flat except for the full 64 of the date, bold cross and partial shield, deeply toned over lightly corroded surfaces. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 164(?) P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.75 grams. Broad flan with good full cross, clear oMP and 164 of date, minimal corrosion but mostly flat in the peripheries, well toned. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.78 grams. Choice full shield with full oMP and much crown, nearly full cross, minimal surface corrosion, contrastingly toned in crevices, parts of edge slightly crude (as made). Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). KM-45. 26.35 grams. Solid and roundish flan with varying thickness and much flatness but only very light surface corrosion, full cross and shield, deep but uneven toning all over. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). KM-45. 24.06 grams. Broad flan with much variation in thickness resulting in flat areas, the full denomination 8 and most of the shield and cross bold, minor surface corrosion, patchy light toning. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer not visible (P). KM-45. 26.25 grams. Crude flan with uneven thickness and flat areas but practically no corrosion, most of cross and shield, small spots of dark toning. Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 2 reales, 1632 D, very rare, ex-Christensen (Treasures of the Conception auction). S-M18a; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 5.86 grams. Dark and crude (some minor corrosion) but with 100% full 32 of date (possibly 2/1/0), also full oMD and shield, nearly full cross with "normal" fleurs (not exaggerated like we usually see for this period), darkly toned all over, so rare that it hammered for $265 in 1982. Pedigreed to the Christensen auction of May 1982, with original lot-envelope 91, and with tag from the salvors.Recovered from: Concepcion, sunk in 1641 off Hispaniola.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649) O/Z, with crowned-script-L countermark (very rare, and a unique subtype) on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1486. 21.40 grams. Thin around the edges from corrosion (note Mastalir's book gives incorrect weight) but with good full shield and cross, the former with full P-O/Z to left and the latter with nearly full countermark at bottom right, nicely toned, typical edge-split. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 50 of Part A and page 172 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with copy of Moro certificate countersigned by Daniel Frank Sedwick.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 (O/Z), king's name as PHELIPVS, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1486. 26.14 grams. Broad flan (slightly bent and uneven) with 100% full date and most of king's name in legends, full but weaker cross and shield, the latter with very bold full countermark, denomination 8 to right, minimal corrosion, patchy toning. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 48 of Part A and page 256 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021).Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649) O/Z, denomination as o above o, with crowned-dot-F-dot (two dots) countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1486. 23.37 grams. Oblong flan with edge-split, choice toning over smooth surfaces (slightly worn from corrosion), the full shield (with nearly full countermark in center) and cross particularly nice, also full assayer O/Z to left and most of denomination oo to right. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 49 of Part A and page 330 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with original (generic) Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O/sR (rare), king's name as PHILIPVS (with I instead of E), with crown-alone countermark (rare variety) on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-unl. 25.33 grams. Broad flan with edge-crack, minimal surface corrosion, full but weak shield with very clear O/sR to left and denomination 8 to right, good full cross with very bold and nearly full countermark near center, bottom of 6 and 9 of date, toned in crevices. The mysterious under-assayer sR is only known over-struck by O (and only in 8R except for a single-known 1R--see lot 451 of this auction) and was apparently concurrent with O/Z for the changeover from Zambrano to Rodas, who most likely realized an "sR" for his name was too similar to the plain R for the fraudster Ramirez de Arellano (who was eventually executed). Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 47 of Part A and page 308 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with original Herman Moro certificate LC01-351.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O/sR (rare), with crowned-dot-F-dot (two dots) countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-unl. 21.37 grams. Broad flan (slightly thin from corrosive wear) with good full shield bearing a nearly full countermark, full and clear O/sR, full but off-center cross with tail of 9 of date visible, richly toned all over. (See lot 205 for explanation of this over-assayer.) Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 43 of Part A and page 331 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with original (generic) Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O/sR (rare), with crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-unl. 19.68 grams. Thin from corrosion and with two edge-splits but nevertheless well detailed, with bold assayer O/sR to left of full shield, good full cross with nearly full countermark and full 64 plus partial 9 of date, toned in crevices. (See lot 205 for explanation of this over-assayer.) Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 44 of Part A and page 132 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with photo-certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O/sR (rare), with crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-unl. 27.64 grams. Hefty coin (overweight, uncorroded) in oblong shape with some weak strike but otherwise full shield and cross, the former with very bold full assayer O/sR and the latter with full countermark and bold date rendered as ANO9 from a rotated double-strike (Mastalir considers it a die error) corresponding with a rotated doubling of the shield on the other side, nicely toned in crevices. (See lot 205 for explanation of this over-assayer.) Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 44 of Part A and page 137 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with original (generic) Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649) O/sR (rare), early castles, rotated reverse legend, with crowned-O countermark on cross, ex-Hudson, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-unl. 23.30 grams. Broad round flan with some flatness and corrosion but technically full shield and cross, fairly clear O/sR assayer (misattributed to O/Z in the Hudson Collection), date not visible but with enough reverse legend to see the rotation, very weak countermark, toned in crevices. Note that the castles resemble much earlier issues, this coin being the only one of O/sR known with that feature, according to Mastalir. (See lot 205 for explanation of this over-assayer.) Pedigreed to the Louis Hudson Collection (Sedwick Auction 6, lot 294) and to the Robert Mastalir Collection, plated on page 46 of Part A and page 177 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021).Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, with three countermarks (very rare): crown alone on shield, crowned-O on cross, and arms on cross; ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 19.75 grams. Broad flan but thin from corrosion (toned in crevices), still with full shield and crown and cross, also bold full assayer and king's ordinal (the date also clear), but most important feature is the presence of THREE prominent countermarks, including a nearly full crown-alone countermark on the shield (common type), a partial crowned-O countermark on the cross and a partial arms countermark near the edge on the reverse, one of very few examples known to have visited three different cajas reales for validation in its brief time (no more than five years) in circulation. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on pages 59, 186 and 273 of Part B of his book The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with copy of Moro certificate countersigned by Daniel Frank Sedwick.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, with crown-alone countermark (very rare variety) on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 20.33 grams. Very broad flan (but thin from corrosion) with two edge-splits, much bold legend including king's name and ordinal and ANO 1649 date, also full and bold assayer, full shield and cross with bold and well-detailed countermark that is represented by only two known examples in 8R, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 58 of Part A and page 380 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021).Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 (O), with crowned-dot-PH-dot countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 23.05 grams. Solid flan with minimal surface corrosion, good full cross and shield, the former with right side of 9 of date visible and the latter with practically full countermark near center, attractively toned for good contrast. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 360 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with copy of Moro certificate countersigned by Daniel Frank Sedwick.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, early lions, with crown-alone (rare variety) countermark on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 21.16 grams. Round flan with some thinning from corrosion, parts of edge bent and split, with full 9 of fate and most of the countermark (bold) outside of full cross, nearly full shield and crown, toned on fields. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 176 of Part A and page 300 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with original (generic) Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, rotated 4 in date, with crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 24.64 grams. Roundish flan with much legend and full shield and cross (minimal surface corrosion), lightly toned, with bold denomination 8, half of countermark, full but weak date (the rotated 4 barely visible). Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 61 of Part A and page 122 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021).Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 17.96 grams. Very bold full countermark in center of shield, with some concavity and an edge-split as a result, full P-O and bold 9 of date, full shield and cross, thin from corrosion but nicely toned. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 176 of Part A and page 275 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1649 O, no countermark (very rare), ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1487. 26.61 grams. Broad flan with virtually no corrosion but worn and flat in places, still with full shield and cross and with much legend including PHELIPVS IIII and 9 of date, unevenly toned, parts of edge crude (as made), one of only two of this host type known without any countermarks. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 58 of Part A and page 399 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with copy of Moro certificate countersigned by Daniel Frank Sedwick.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (16)50 O, with crowned-dot-F-dot (two dots) countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 24.10 grams. Solid flan (only a few areas of surface corrosion) with choice full shield bearing nearly full countermark, bold 8-O to right, good full cross with most of 50 of date in legend, nicely toned. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650 O, date at top of cross with modern 5 and dots between digits, with crown-alone countermark on shield. S-P35; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 24.02 grams. Dark and corroded but with clear (albeit doubled) date .1.6.5.0. outside a full cross, also with choice full crown above full shield with half of countermark near center and bold assayer to right. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1651) E, with crowned-PH countermark on shield. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 25.14 grams. Very broad flan with edge-split and sharp point, much legend including king's ordinal IIII (but not the date), full but lightly corroded cross, good full shield with deep partial countermark in center and bold assayer E to right, nicely toned but also with large area of copper color on obverse. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1649 O, with crown-alone countermark on shield, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-17b; Cal-1105. 8.52 grams. Thin from corrosion but with about half of shield showing bold full countermark, bold P-O to left, good full cross displaying an interesting brockage of the countermark from the other side, bold full 49 of date, nicely toned, minor edge-split. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 68 of Part A and page 283 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), also pedigreed to the Ponterio auction of October 7, 2000, with original lot-tag 1303 and original (generic) Herman Moro certificate.Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E Transitional Type IV/A, NGC XF details / sea salvaged / Capitana (Shipwreck Blue Label). S-P37; KM-A20.4; Cal-1493. 21.65 grams. Choice full pillars-and-waves with bold F-8-IIII for top line and E-8-E across bottom, weak date (from corrosion) in legend, the full shield even choicer, with nearly full crown above, A-P-8 to left and O-E-52 to right above full king's ordinal IIII, beautifully toned. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E post-transitional (Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 25.76 grams. Bold 1-PH-6 above fat pillars with 52 (date) visible twice on that side, weaker cross (from corrosion) with third date below, lightly toned all over. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1653 E, dot-PH-dot at top, date in three digits below cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1503. 23.17 grams. Full pillars-and-waves with two full dates, good full cross with full third date below, all three mintmarks and assayers too, lightly corroded all over, some dark spots. Recovered from: Capitana, sunk in 1654 off Chanduy, Ecuador.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1648(?) (P). S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1343. 25.23 grams. Solid flan with varying thickness corresponding to peripheral flatness but not much corrosion, decent full cross, about half of shield with last two digits of date visible (last digit not 100% certain), patchy gunmetal toning. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1652 P. S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1354. 26.52 grams. Bold date, oMP and denomination 8, full shield and cross with tiny natural bubble-hole in center, much flatness but minimal corrosion, lightly toned. With original MAREX tag 91-8R-0278.Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1655 (P). S-M19; KM-45; Cal-1359. 22.76 grams. Choice centers (shield and cross) but peripheries corroded, nevertheless with full date, spots of light toning. With original MAREX photo-certificate 91-8R-801.Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-45. 25.41 grams. Impressively bold cross, full but weaker shield, broad flan with peripheral flatness but almost no corrosion, lightly toned. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip IV, assayer P, cocooned in coral (as found). S-M19; KM-45. 29.96 grams total. Neat urn-shaped flan with entire cross side coated in gray-white coral, as is most of the shield side except (by chance) the assayer and a flat area at top where you can see an old (pre-encrustation) gouge in the deeply toned metal. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Clump of three Mexico City, Mexico, cobs, two 8R and one 4R, probably Philip IV, assayers not visible, in coral concretion (as found). 83.03 grams total. A very solid clump with what appear to be well-preserved coins (rare for this wreck), with the 4R sandwiched between the two 8R, mostly covered in white-gray-brown coral except for about half the cross side on the "top" coin, a compact but impressive display. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1655 (P), cocooned in coral (as found). S-M19; KM-38; Cal-1073. 13.60 grams total. Round and apparently solid flan with the entire cross side covered in gray-white coral that extends to about a third of the obverse, outside of which is a clear mintmark oM and 655 of date, the exposed metal darkly toned. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip IV, assayer P. S-M19; KM-38. 12.83 grams. Broad, round flan with full but peripherally flat cross, lightly corroded full shield with full and clear denomination 4 to right, nearly full crown above, dark brown toning throughout. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, (1649) O/Z/T (unique), early castles, rotated reverse legend, with crowned-L countermark on shield (very rare thus), ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 26.06 grams. Bold full assayer O with clear diagonal of the Z and faint but certain vertical of the T inside (not mentioned by Mastalir in his books), somewhat confirmed by the early-style castles and dark brassy color indicative of debased silver, very bold full countermark near middle of full shield (one of only seventeen 8R known with this countermark on the obverse), full but somewhat flat cross, crude thick flan with much flatness but no corrosion, edge-split. Pedigreed to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 116 of Part B of his book The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021), with photo-certificate.Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650 O, with crowned-L countermark on cross. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 27.05 grams. Broad flan with no corrosion, choice full cross-and-tressure with bold full date, the countermark nearly full, also full but weaker shield with interesting five-dot ornaments above and below the mintmark-assayer to left and denomination-assayer to right (also with three horizontal dots between 8 and O) per Mastalir IIG muled with cross side "a" (date in normal position), which is rare, the obverse deeply toned but the reverse just toned on fields. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1650 O, with crowned-L countermark on cross, ex-MAREX. S-P35; KM-19b; Cal-1488. 22.80 grams. Good full shield with bold P-O to left and 8-O to right, off-center cross with nearly full countermark near edge (odd placement for this type), faint 0 of date visible, lightly corroded and brown-toned. With original MAREX tag 91-8R-1014.Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1651 E, with crown-alone (rare) countermark on cross. S-P36; KM-19b; Cal-1491. 21.77 grams. Thin from corrosion but with good full cross showing most of countermark (full crown, Mastalir K1a) and bold full 651 of date, the obverse moderately corroded but with full shield, mostly brown-toned. Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales, 1649 O/Z, with crowned-dot-F-dot (four dots) countermark on shield (very rare), ex-Harley, ex-Mastalir (Plate). S-P35; KM-17b; Cal-unl. 8.52 grams. Corroded and thin but with enough of the countermark to recognize it, also with full P-O/Z and tail of 9 of date, making it one of only three known with this combination, toned all over. Pedigreed to the Alan Harley Collection (Baldwin auction of September 2011, with original lot-card 1855 and collector's tag) and to the Robert Mastalir Collection and plated on page 67 of Part A and page 356 of Part B of his books The Great Transition at the Potosi Mint, 1649-1652: The 1649-1652 Crowned Shield Coinage and the Countermarks of 1652 (2021).Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1652 E post-transitional (Transitional Type VIII/B), 1-PH-6 at top. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1500. 22.00 grams. Choice full pillars (fat) with bold full 1-PH-6 at top, also choice full cross-lions-castles, two dates, three mintmarks and assayers, nicely toned but with edge-split (as made) and thin edge from corrosion. With original certificate signed by Goin "Jack" Haskins, pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Maravillas, sunk in 1656 off Grand Bahama Island.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1654 E, dot-PH-dot at top, pomegranate above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1506. 20.55 grams. Bold full pillars-and-waves and good full cross despite moderate surface corrosion, two dates and assayers, bold king's ordinal IIII, lightly brown-toned. Recovered from: "Jupiter Wreck" (San Miguel Arcangel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1655 E, dot-PH-dot at top, denomination 8 above cross. S-P37a; KM-21; Cal-1510. 21.95 grams. Bold full cross-lions-castles, one full pillar due to poor centering on that side (also corroded and about half dark), the date still clear as are the mintmarks and assayers (two each). Recovered from: "Jupiter Wreck" (San Miguel Arcangel), sunk in 1659 off the east coast of Florida.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1672 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-703. 20.35 grams. Choice full cross-lions-castles, nearly full pillars-and-waves despite thinning from typical corrosion, two bold assayers and parts of all three dates, toned in crevices, tiny edge-split. With original ROBCAR photo-certificate MO15001.Recovered from: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1678 E. S-P37b; KM-26; Cal-711. 21.07 grams. Bold full waves and nearly full cross (slightly doubled), parts of all three dates, typically corroded and lightly toned, edge-split. With ROBCAR tag and photo-certificate 2022129.Recovered from: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1679 C. S-P38; KM-26; Cal-714. 18.31 grams. Broad flan with smooth surfaces, thin from corrosion, three full dates, bold full waves, nearly full cross, deep brown toning, edge-split. Recovered from: Consolacion, sunk in 1681 off Santa Clara Island, Ecuador.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1681 L. S-M21; KM-46; Cal-642. 26.13 grams. Very bold and 100% full date and oML, much flatness but the flan unusually solid and uncorroded (albeit a bit abraded), with two sharp points blunted in its time, some small dark spots. With generic (small) certificate from the salvors.Recovered from: Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1681 L. S-M21; KM-46; Cal-642. 20.51 grams. Bold full date and full oML, typically mostly flat and thin from corrosion, silvery, rectangular flan. With generic (small) certificate from the salvors.Recovered from: Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1681 L, rare. S-M21; KM-unl; Cal-unl. 7.98 grams. Bold full oML and clear 1681 date, most of cross and shield, somewhat corroded but not as flat or thin as most, lightly toned. With generic (small) certificate from the salvors.Recovered from: Joanna, sunk in 1682 off South Africa.

Brabant, Spanish Netherlands (Antwerp Mint), portrait ducatoon, Philip IV, 1644. KM-72.1. 32.16 grams. Beautiful specimen with practically no corrosion and lovely toning (looks non-salvage), choice full inner details and bold legends, hairline edge-crack to right of date (as made). Recovered from: Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa.

Clump of four Dutch silver "rider" ducatoons (mints and dates not visible). 101.64 grams total. Very tight sandwich of coins with "top" coin showing full and well detailed knight on horse ("rider"), the "bottom" coin corroded, darkly toned all over. With generic (small) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Merestein, sunk in 1702 off South Africa.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1680 V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-717. 23.56 grams. Very broad flan (albeit thin from corrosion) with exceptional details including 100% full and bold pillars-and-waves and cross-lions-castles, three full dates and mintmarks and assayers, somewhat darkly gray-toned all over. Recovered from: Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1683 V. S-P39; KM-26; Cal-721. 26.79 grams. Virtually corrosion-free and deeply toned, with choice full pillars-and-waves and nearly full (slightly off-center) cross-lions-castles, three dates, two mintmarks and assayers, very choice for this wreck. Recovered from: Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1687 VR. S-P40; KM-26; Cal-729. 25.85 grams. Broad flan with full but partially weak pillars-and-waves (nice tops) and cross-lions-castles, both slightly doubled, two dates and mintmarks, three assayers, minimal surface corrosion, toned in crevices. Recovered from: Association, sunk in 1707 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

Utrecht, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1711. KM-83.1. 32.39 grams. Good full details with nice (albeit slightly uneven) toning, only a trace of surface oxidation. Recovered from: DeLiefde, sunk in 1711 off the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, ex-Jaggers. KM-47. 25.62 grams. Choice full shield and cross with 100% full details in both, full denomination 8, solid and nicely toned, with minimal surface corrosion, one of the better coins from this scarce and desirable wreck. Pedigreed to the Tony Jaggers collection, with his photo-certificate.Recovered from: Feversham, sunk in 1711 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1713 J. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1400. 25.57 grams. Very solid flan with two sharp points blunted in its time, with bold full date and oMJ, nearly full cross, uncorroded but peripherally flat, toned in crevices. With photo-certificate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1713 J. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1400. 26.74 grams. Thick and solid flan without corrosion but mostly flat, yet with full oMJ and bottom half of date, most of cross, toned in crevices. With Sedwick photo-certificate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714 J, new style obverse. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 23.94 grams. Bold 14 of date, some shield and cross but mostly worn or flat and lightly corroded, patchy dark toning. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate. Note: The printed catalog states incorrectly that this comes with an old Real Eight Certificate. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, 1714 J. S-M22; KM-47; Cal-1401. 25.82 grams. Full date and mintmark, most of crown and shield and cross despite some corrosion (especially on edge), mostly toned. With photo-certificate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer J. S-M22; KM-47. 24.64 grams. Solid but smallish flan with bold assayer J, most of shield and cross despite peripheral flatness, light surface corrosion, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible (small shield-style obverse of 1714 J). KM-47. 25.19 grams. Typically rectangular flan with rounded sides neatly aligned with the full and well-detailed shield and crown (distinctive small design), full but lightly corroded cross, darkly toned in crevices. With photo-certificate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 26.20 grams. Fascinating shape, like a fat bottle with wide long neck, nicely aligned with both the full shield and the partial cross, peripherally flat but virtually uncorroded, spots of dark "horn silver" here and there. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.79 grams. Choice shield (nearly full) and most of cross, peripherally flat but only lightly corroded on reverse, attractively toned, somewhat rectangular in shape. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 26.69 grams. Squarish flan aligned diagonally with the (approximately) 75% full shield, nice upper half of cross, flat in peripheries but minimal surface corrosion, lightly toned. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 26.30 grams. Very thick flan with well-centered (and nearly full) shield and cross, light surface corrosion with some gold color in addition to toning in crevices. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 26.60 grams. Solid, squarish flan with good cross (nearly full) and some shield and crown but otherwise largely flat (as made), nicely toned, no corrosion. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.61 grams. Broad flan with minimal corrosion but extensive flatness, most of shield and cross still in evidence, unevenly toned with very light surface corrosion. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.11 grams. Neatly rectangular with one diagonal corner (all sides appear to be straightly cut, which is unusual), practically no corrosion but one spot of dark oxidation on partial shield, the cross nearly full, peripherally flat but lightly toned. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.46 grams. Odd "anvil" shape with interesting golden-brown toning all over, minimal surface corrosion, nearly full cross, partial shield and crown. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.89 grams. Odd shape with natural indentation, bold cross but weak shield, solid but with area of pitting on reverse, unevenly toned. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible, partially encrusted (as found). KM-47. 29.83 grams. Very weird, curved shape accentuated by a large patch of thick encrustation at one end containing lots of small shell-bits in orange and gray, the coin itself deeply toned and fairly solid, with clear denomination 8 next to a well-detailed nearly full shield, a rare and attractive display. With photo-certificate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "greenie" (uncleaned, as found), Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-47. 25.36 grams. Solid flan with probably little or no corrosion but still coated in dark oxidation with small bits of orange and sea foam green, the cross apparently full. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1714 J. S-M22; KM-40; Cal-1084. 13.02 grams. Good full cross, nearly full shield with oMJ to left, trace of 4 of date in legend, a bit worn but not overly corroded, toned in crevices. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate. Note: This lot does NOT come with an old Real Eight certificate as stated in the printed catalog. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, 1714 (J), "new style." S-M22; KM-40; Cal-1084. 11.44 grams. Bold full 14 of date, most of shield with original salvor's or collector's "H" sticker in middle, flat and lightly corroded cross, lightly toned. Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 4 reales, Philip V, assayer not visible. KM-40. 12.86 grams. Solid flan of interesting shape, practically uncorroded, with bold full denomination 4 to right of most of shield, nearly full cross-lions-castles, darkly toned all over. Pedigreed to the J.P. Silberman Estate.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1699 R, with hand-signed Fisher certificate. S-L14; KM-24; Cal-606. 24.02 grams. Bold full date above full waves, good full cross-lions-castles, lightly toned over surface corrosion. With small, hand-signed Fisher certificate from the late 1960s or early 1970s.Recovered from: Spanish 1715 Fleet, east coast of Florida.

Madrid, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos, 1707/6 Y/F, unique and unlisted. KM-unl; Cal-unl. 6.74 grams. Very boldly struck, with choice full cross-and-tressure and clear bottom half of 07/6 of date at top, well-detailed full shield with very bold over-assayer Y/F below mintmark to left, bright yellow AU with spots of mercury damage here and there typifying this wreck (actually two ships sunk together, collectively nicknamed the "quicksilver galleons" for their cargo of mercury). This coin, while damaged, is numismatically very important in defining a link from assayer F (Fernando Vazquez?) to assayer Y (Ysidoro Parraga?) in the middle of the first decade of the 1700s, despite the apparent intervention of assayer BR (Bernardo Pedrera y Negrete) in 1703-4 and assayer J (Joseph Garcia Caballero) in 1704-6. Before the appearance of this 2 escudos, which is not yet recognized in the major Spanish publications, the only dates and denominations recorded for these two assayers (including as under-assayers) have been the following: 1R--1706(?) F, 1704 Y, 1707 Y; 8R--1706 Y, 1706 BR/Y; 1E--1706(?) F/BR; 4E--1707 F; 8E--1706/4/3 Y/BR, 1707 F. Also note that no other Madrid 2E are recorded for the entire period of 1703 to 1710. With Sedwick photo-certificate.Recovered from: Guadalupe-Tolosa, sunk in 1724 in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic.

Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1724, NGC MS 63 / Akerendam (Shipwreck Blue Label). KM-7.1. 3.48 grams. Much luster and satin-smooth surfaces, struck on an out-of-round flan with minor crudeness in peripheries (knight's head flat), slightly concave (as made). Recovered from: Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1724, NGC MS 62 / Akerendam (Shipwreck Certification Label). KM-7.1. Full details including knight's head, alternating luster and matte spots. Recovered from: Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1724, NGC MS 61. KM-7.1. Deep orange color with traces of luster on relatively smooth surfaces, knight's head typically flat. Recovered from: Akerendam, sunk in 1725 off Norway. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Bayonne mint), gold louis d'or mirliton, Louis XV, 1723-L, LL monogram with palm branches, rare, NGC UNC details / cleaned / Le Chameau (Shipwreck Blue Label). Gad-338; KM-468.9. Boldly struck obverse with adjustment marks on bust, center of reverse slightly weak, surfaces somewhat matte, rated R2 in Gadoury. Pedigreed to the Stack's Bowers auction of November 2015, with original lot-tag 23146.Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Grenoble mint), gold louis d'or mirliton, Louis XV, 1723-Z, LL monogram with palm branches, rare, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage / Le Chameau (Shipwreck Blue Label). Gad-338; KM-unl. Choice bold strike with muted luster, minor die-cracks but no adjustment marks, small spots of red toning, rare mint and date (none listed in the original 1971 Parke-Bernet auction and unlisted in KM, also rated R4 in Gadoury). Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Lyon mint), gold louis d'or mirliton, Louis XV, 1724-D, LL monogram with palm branches, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage / Le Chameau (Shipwreck Blue Label). Gad-339; KM-470.5. Bold strike and nice color with muted luster, light adjustment marks on both sides (chiefly at rims). Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (Tours mint), gold louis d'or mirliton, Louis XV, 1724-E, LL monogram with palm branches, NGC AU details / saltwater damage / Le Chameau (Shipwreck Blue Label). Gad-339; KM-470.6. Bold strike with muted luster and no adjustment marks, slight staining on obverse and peripheral patch of brown encrustation on reverse (interesting thus), scarce mint (rated R in Gadoury). Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (La Rochelle mint), gold louis d'or mirliton, Louis XV, 1725-H, large palms variety, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage / Le Chameau (Shipwreck Blue Label), ex-Ford, ex-Partrick (both stated on label). Gad-339; KM-470.8. Nice color, bold strike with muted luster, small natural notch in edge, desirable pedigrees. Pedigreed to the famous collections of John J. Ford, Jr. and Donald G. Partrick.Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada. Please use this link to verify the certification number

France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-H. Gad-320; KM-472.9; Dupl-1670. 22.12 grams. Exceptional quality for this wreck (most are slivers) with bold full details on both sides, minimal surface corrosion and nice toning all over. Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

France (La Rochelle mint), ecu, Louis XV, 1725-H. Gad-320; KM-472.9; Dupl-1670. 19.34 grams. Typically worn and corroded (especially the obverse, which is a bit shiny), but with bold reverse showing clear date, nice toning, typical adjustment marks, actually above average quality for this wreck that was salvaged in a high-energy ocean environment. Recovered from: Le Chameau, sunk in 1725 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

Holland, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, NGC MS 62 / Vliegenthart (Shipwreck Blue Label). KM-12.2. Choice luster and details per the mint, parts of edge slightly crude (as made) and with evidence of die-clashing on both sides. With original (generic) certificate from the salvors and ANACS photo-certificate TR2214.Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Utrecht, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729, NGC MS 64 / Vliegenthart (Shipwreck Blue Label). KM-7.1. Super-sharp strike with strong luster throughout, 100% full details including knight's head. With original (generic) certificate and booklet from the salvors.Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Westfriesland, United Netherlands, gold ducat, 1729. KM-93.2. 7" x 4" x 1-1/2" (box). Typically lustrous and choice, Mint State with just a few light marks, weakness near part of edge, attractive promotional display. Housed in a plastic promotional holder with information printed inside, with small certificate from the salvagers, all in a 6-1/2" X 3-1/2" clamshell case & box also printed with name of wreck.Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands.

Mexico City, Mexico, cob 8 reales "biscuit" (completely cocooned in thick oxidation with shells), probably Philip V, assayer not visible. 32.36 grams total. Hefty and thick rectangular chunk of black oxidation (following the contour of the coin itself) with lots of tiny white shell-bits, a neat display that could contain a choice coin (based on weight). With certificate.Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands.

Overijssel, United Netherlands, "rider" ducatoon, 1734, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage. KM-80; Dav-1829. Non-toned and lustrous, with choice full details and almost no corrosion except around edge. Recovered from: Vliegenthart, sunk in 1735 off Zeeland, Netherlands. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Mexico City, Mexico, klippe 4 reales, 1733 F. S-M27; KM-unl; Cal-1099. 13.16 grams. Very choice full details with virtually no corrosion (just some dark oxidation and minute pitting), off-center strike enabling a full date and oMF, attractively toned and scarce. With original (generic) certificate from the salvors.Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1737 MF. Yonaka-M8.37; KM-103; Cal-1446. 25.63 grams. Sharp AU details with faint luster despite light surface corrosion all over, very lightly toned with dark brassy spot above crown. With original (generic) certificate B 5117 from the salvors.Recovered from: Hollandia, sunk in 1743 off the Isles of Scilly, southwest of England.

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1727 M. S-L20b; KM-34a; Cal-1300. 23.29 grams. Odd shape (a broad oval) with some corrosion near edge on both sides but the cross and pillars clear, two dates and assayers, natural lamination near edge, toned in crevices. Recovered from: Princess Louisa, sunk in 1743 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1744 MF, very rare provenance, ex-McKee, ex-Eidel. Yonaka-M8.44; KM-103; Cal-1466. 25.47 grams. Near-AU details with minimal surface corrosion and deep, rich toning all over, first and only example we have ever seen from this obscure wreck that was found in 1950 but not identified until years later (despite the name of the adjoining island, Looe Key), yielding "a number of fine artifacts" (according to Marty Meylach). Pedigreed to the Charles Eidel collection, with original certificate hand-signed by Mrs. Arthur McKee, Jr. (Art's wife) stating origin as "found by Bob Cruz on the Tom Gurr expedition."Recovered from: HMS Looe, sunk in 1744 in the Florida Keys.

Guatemala, cob 4 reales, 1739 (J), ex-Katz. JP-4R7; S-G1; KM-5; Cal-1010. 12.97 grams. Sharply five-sided flan (thick and solid) with typically soft strike but minimal surface corrosion, clear full date, nicely toned. Pedigreed to the Estate of Wallace Katz.Recovered from: Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1739 MF. Yonaka-M8.39; KM-103; Cal-1453. 26.65 grams. AU details with traces of luster peeking through deep toning, minimally corroded but also a bit abraded on pillars side. With JCI promotional case (small) printed with wreck details.Recovered from: Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1740 MF. Yonaka-M8.40; KM-103; Cal-1456. 25.91 grams. AU details, bright white in color with traces of luster and with toning on pillars-side rim, minimal surface corrosion. With JCI promotional case (small) printed with wreck details.Recovered from: Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Philip V, 1742 MF. Yonaka-M8.42; KM-103; Cal-1461. 26.72 grams. Bold AU with practically no corrosion except for some minor pitting, lightly toned all over. Recovered from: Reijgersdaal, sunk in 1747 off South Africa.

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 8 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1751 J, NGC MS 62 / La Luz (Shipwreck Blue Label). Cal-824; KM-3. Nice luster, the strike typically weak in centers but the fields fairly smooth (just a few light marks and hairlines), incomplete rims as usual. Recovered from: Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Santiago, Chile, gold bust 4 escudos, Ferdinand VI, 1750/5 J, NGC UNC details / saltwater damage / La Luz (Shipwreck Blue Label). Cal-742; KM-2. Bold legends with traces of luster, the centers typically weak but relatively free of marks, traces of orange staining in bottom of shield. Recovered from: Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Lima, Peru, cob 8 reales, 1751 (R ), very rare. S-L23; KM-44; Cal-449. 24.94 grams. Solid flan (very thick) with minimal surface corrosion except for pit on cross side, deeply toned, with clear tops of the digits of the date despite peripheral flatness. Recovered from: Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay.

Potosi, Bolivia, cob 8 reales, 1731 M. S-P44; KM-31a; Cal-1564. 17.97 grams. Clear date and assayer above bold full waves, most of cross with bold mintmark to left and partial second date below, moderately corroded with contrasting burgundy toning throughout. With original tag and photo-certificate 970049 from Uruguay.Recovered from: Luz, sunk in 1752 off Montevideo, Uruguay.

Mexico City, Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1755 MM. KM-104.2; Cal-489. 25.67 grams. XF details with darkly oxidized surfaces (not overly corroded, however). With original (small) certificate 931 from the salvagers.Recovered from: Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1756 JM, dots over both mintmarks, ex-ANA "Treasures of the Deep." KM-55.1; Cal-unl. 23.84 grams. AU details despite light surface corrosion, lightly toned and with patches of dark "horn silver." Pedigreed to the Thomas Gray collection and formerly displayed at the ANA Money Museum's "Treasures of the Deep" exhibit (2014-15).Recovered from: Auguste, sunk in 1761 off Nova Scotia, Canada.

France (Caen Mint), 1/2 ecu, Louis XV, 1729-C. Gad-313; KM-484.5. 14.29 grams. No corrosion except for part of obverse rim, silvery surfaces (toned in crevices), VF details, very solid for this wreck, scarce mint (rated R in Gadoury). With photo-certificate.Recovered from: Le Dromadaire, sunk in 1762 off the Cape Verde Islands, west of Africa.

France (mint uncertain), ecu, Louis XV, 1771, rare provenance, ex-Eidel. 26.16 grams. Broad flan with mostly bold details despite areas of moderate corrosion and heavy pits, beautifully toned all over. We have sold a number of artifacts from this wreck in the past, but this remains the only coin we have ever seen or heard of, the wreck itself being important for its role in the American Revolutionary War. Pedigreed to the Charles Eidel collection, with hand-signed Frank Sedwick letter of provenance from 1992.Recovered from: Tounant, sunk in 1779 off Hispaniola.

Swedish copper "plate money" 2 dalers, Fredrik I, 1726. KM-PM71. 1193 grams; 7" x 7-1/2". All five stamps fairly clear (one corroded through) showing denomination, king's monogram and date 1726, which appears to be rare, as only one is mentioned in the original Ponterio auction for this wreck (January 1990), nice color and really quite solid except for two edges and parts of reverse. Recovered from: Nicobar, sunk in 1783 off South Africa.

Encrusted clump of three Spanish colonial 8 reales, probably all busts of Mexico City, Mexico, Charles III. 73.84 grams total. Three fairly solid coins, one offset from the other two sandwiched together, all darkly toned and encrusted (mostly orange but some traces of green), the "top" coin with barely visible date that looks like 1782 or 1783, a very stable display. With original certificate from the salvor (Whitey Keevan). Recovered from: Cazador, sunk in 1784 off New Orleans, Louisiana.

France (Paris mint), gold louis d'or a la tete nue, Louis XVI, 1788-A, very rare provenance, NGC VF details / obv graffiti. Gad-361; KM-591.1. 7.69 grams. Bold details with light toning around and traces of luster, a few minor marks including a small X (test mark) behind the head (also some light adjustment marks on bust), a generally rare date but particularly valuable for its provenance as among a group of thirteen gold coins wrapped inside a West Indies newspaper from 1809 (advertising a slave auction) and found inside an elegant gold snuff box (which we sold in Auction 7 in 2010), ostensibly an "arras" (Spanish dowry) and the key to pinpointing the date and possible trade of this mysterious shipwreck that was found and salvaged by robot in 2001 at a depth of about three miles (at the time, the deepest treasure salvage ever undertaken), following accidental discovery while searching for Gus Grissom's capsule, Liberty Bell 7 (which was lost in 1961 and recovered in 1999). Pedigreed to the Stack's auction of January 2008 (lot 7016).Recovered from: "Coconut Wreck," sunk ca. 1810 in deep water off Bermuda. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (Philadelphia Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1854, with arrows, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic. Only 338 Philadelphia-minted 1854 halves were found aboard the SS Republic, a small fraction when compared to the 3,434 New Orleans-minted halves that were salvaged. XF with light surface corrosion, some areas of original luster including most of the reverse. Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (Philadelphia mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1857, NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck Effect. A scarce date as just 257 Philadelphia-minted 1857 halves were salvaged from the wreck compared to the 747 New Orleans-minted 1857 halves recovered. Nice AU with plenty of luster, some areas of minor saltwater corrosion. Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (New Orleans Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1858-O, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic label (royal blue core). Sharply detailed AU with lustrous reverse, minor surface corrosion. With special NGC SS Republic label and blue holder.Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (New Orleans Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1858-O, 1 in border variety, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic label. Interesting variety with the 1 in date erroneously punched low and into the border at first, then corrected. AU with patches of surface corrosion yet other areas quite lustrous and untouched. With special NGC SS Republic label and blue holder.Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (New Orleans Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1858-O, doubled 8 variety, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic label. Nice example from this shipwreck of a die variety with a faint 8 in the rock above the corrected date. Full AU details with much luster and only minor surface corrosion. With special NGC SS Republic label and blue holder.Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (New Orleans Mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1858-O, 8 in rock variety, NGC Shipwreck Effect / SS Republic label. Scarce variety with the 18 from date punched into the rock at Liberty's feet. Lightly corroded AU with much retained luster and detail. With special NGC SS Republic label and blue holder.Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA (New Orleans mint), Seated Liberty half dollar, 1859-O, NGC SS Republic / Shipwreck Effect. Bright, about AU piece with very light surface corrosion. Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Clump of seven USA Seated Liberty half dollars, ex-S.S. Republic (1865), very rare. 80.69 grams; 2" x 1-1/2". Solid, encrusted leaning stack of seven halves as recovered from the SS Republic and quite scarce since most coins were cleaned up, slabbed, and sold individually. This is the first time we've offered a clump from this wreck. Although most of the coins are heavily encrusted, the top coin shows off its eagle plus UNITED in the legend. With certificate #7059.Recovered from: S.S. Republic, sunk in 1865 off Georgia.

Sydney, Australia (under Great Britain), gold 1/2 sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1872-S. Sp-3862A; KM-5. 4.00 grams. AU details with somewhat matte surfaces but no marks or other flaws. With original (generic) certificate from the salvor.Recovered from: Schiehallion, sunk in 1879 off the Isle of Wight, south of England.

Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria (young head), 1872, St. George type, NGC AU 58 / RMS Douro label. Sp-3856A; KM-752. Rather lustrous (especially the reverse) with minor bagmarks only. Recovered from: R.M.S. Douro, sunk in 1882 off Cape Finisterre, Spain. Please use this link to verify the certification number

Guanajuato, Mexico, cap-and-rays 8 reales, 1883 BR, with chopmarks from circulation in Asia, very rare provenance, ex-Mendel Peterson. DP-Go65; KM-377.8. 27.09 grams. Lustrous AU cap-and-rays side with five large, bold chopmarks, the eagle side more like XF with deep, rich toning and three weaker chops, an incredible yield from the wreck of a coaling schooner that was driven onto rocks at Point Reyes in rolling seas and heavy fog, dived on by the famous adventurer and Smithsonian curator Mendel Peterson sometime in the 1950s-70s. Pedigreed to the collection of the late Mendel Peterson (Curator of Underwater Archeology for the Smithsonian Institution), with small certificate from Gene Brandenburg.Recovered from: Annie E Smale, sunk in 1910 off California.

Great Britain (London, England), gold sovereign, Victoria (widow bust), 1890, very rare provenance. Sp-3866B; KM-767. 7.96 grams. XF details with bits of dark encrustation in crevices, slightly abraded surfaces, first and only coin we have ever offered from this World War I steamer torpedoed by the Germans off Bardsley Island, North Wales, and salvaged by divers in 1985-86. With certificate and hand-signed letter from the salvor.Recovered from: S.S. Oronsa, sunk in 1918 off Wales.

USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935E, serial G97960215H, Priest-Humphrey, PCGS Currency Grade B, with display box, COA, and DVD. Fr-755. Nice example of a Grade B note from this wreck with some pre-sinking circulation folds (VF in terms of grade) and some post-sinking edge degradation and staining from 25 years of oceanwater immersion yet still possessing bold ink colors and good paper quality due to being tightly bound in packs while in the purser's safe. Encased in a Lucite holder contained in a display box accompanied by a certificate from the salvors and a promotional DVD entitled "S.S. Andrea Doria: A Journey of Adventure."Recovered from: Andrea Doria, sunk in 1956 off Massachusetts. Please use this link to verify the certification number

USA, $1 silver certificate, series 1935E, serial T91960663H, Priest-Humphrey, PCGS Currency Grade B, with display box, COA, and DVD. Fr-755. Choice for the assigned B grade with very minor edge degradation and staining along with great paper quality and ink color due to being tightly bound in bundles when stored in the purser's safe. Encased in a Lucite holder contained in a display box accompanied by a certificate from the salvors and a promotional DVD entitled "S.S. Andrea Doria: A Journey of Adventure."Recovered from: Andrea Doria, sunk in 1956 off Massachusetts. Please use this link to verify the certification number