Treasure Auction Live

[divewrecks]

Sedwick's auction starts in five minutes (2PM EST)....

http://www.icollector.com/sedwick

First item is a really cool gold cob struck on a crude (for gold) non-round planchet....

Stan

[divewrecks]

1715 fleet gold coins....

Two that were in the collection of Dan's father (Frank):
1712 Lima 8 Escudos - $17,000
1711 Lima 4 Escudos - $16,000

Found by Marty Meylach (who wrote "Diving to a Flash of Gold"):
Beautiful 1698 Lima 2 Escudo - $12,500

1 Escudo Mexican that flew on Apollo 14 - $7,500

Stan

[divewrecks]

Fused together gold bars (auction highlight) went for $97,500....

Stan

[alpha105]

wish i could afford something like what they have...lol

[divewrecks]

Yeah, I have been getting blown out of the water so far with my bids....

Stan

[divewrecks]

Yeah, I have been getting blown out of the water so far with my bids....

Stan

The two I wanted (odd shaped 1715 fleet Mexican coins) both jumped out of my reach, over $1000 each. Bought one greenie. Paid too much, but good provenance (hand signed 1967 Mel Fisher cert and pedigreed to Mark Bir's collection).

The featured dated 1715 8 reale coin went for $4150.

Stan

[cuzcosquirrel]

Things got expensive fast. Don't want to overspend before taxes.

There is a Spanish sword in there from Florida at a really good price.

[divewrecks]

Things got expensive fast. Don't want to overspend before taxes.

There is a Spanish sword in there from Florida at a really good price.

I'll look at it in my catalog before bed. I assume it is in Friday's sale. You aren't talking about Art McKee's brass dive knife are you?

Stan