The Luis R. Ponte Collection, a featured collection in Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Treasure, World, U.S. Coin and Paper Money Auction 35, features a vast array of 1500s-1600s Spanish colonial cob 8 reales. “We hope this unique offering of exquisite and well-studied material from one of the greatest cob collectors of all time will inspire other great collectors for the next few decades and more.” says company Founder and President Daniel Sedwick, a longtime expert in cobs. The collection consists of silver cobs from the two most prolific Spanish colonial mints in South America to produce silver ..read more

When the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha sank in 1622 off what is now Key West, Florida, she took down untold treasures in gold and silver. And now a particularly famous piece of treasure from the wreck is crossing the auction block. One of the largest gold bars ever recovered from a Spanish colonial shipwreck is up for sale on May 7th in an auction conducted by Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC in Winter Park, Florida. The gold bar, listed in the sale as lot 96, weighs over 5 pounds (2,274 grams), measures 8-3/4” x 1-1/2” x ¾”, and consists of 17-karat gold mined in the New World. T ..read more

Sedwick’s Treasure, World, U.S. Coin & Paper Money Auction 35 Live Online Auction May 7, 8, & 9, 2024 The variety of rare, historical, and even unique coins, currency, and artifacts within this auction offer a great opportunity to add valuable pieces to your collection!  Gold Cobs: Includes a number of 1715 Fleet shipwreck coins such as a Mexico City, Mexico, (1714) J gold cob 8 escudos struck with Royal dies graded NGC MS 64, pedigreed to Kip Wagner’s 1965 National Geographic article “Drowned Galleons Yield Spanish Gold” (Lot 40), as well as two beautiful Mint Sta ..read more

It is a great honor for us to offer this early Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Major General and later U.S. President William Henry Harrison for his role in safeguarding the territory that would later become six of our American Midwest states. This is the highest civilian award in the United States, a large display piece denoting “national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions” that has been awarded to individuals and organizations since the first one given to George Washington in 1776. Most of these medals have found homes in museums and other institutions over the ..read more

This catalog is packed with numerous rarities, unique pieces, and beautiful coinage designs that could possibly find a new home in your collection! Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s next major sale, Treasure Auction 34, will take place live in-person and online on November 2nd and 3rd, 2023. We’ll begin the auction with some truly impressive rarities in Gold Cobs. To highlight a few 1715 Fleet treasure coins: a boldy struck Mexico City, Mexico, 1714 J cob 8 escudos graded NGC MS 62 (lot 23); a Royal-like Lima, Peru, 1699 R cob 8 escudos with excellent strike and original as-found surfaces (lot 32 ..read more

Spanish colonial rarities in the form of coins and shipwreck treasure bars paved the way to $4.02 million in Sedwick’s May 3-5 Treasure, World, and U.S. Coin Auction 31. This is the firm’s third consecutive sale to break the $4 million level. The top coin lot in the sale was lot 651, a Potosi, Bolivia, cob 4 reales Heart dated 1720 Y and certified by NGC, which sold for $66,000 on a pre-sale estimate of $20,000 and up. The term Heart is apparent when viewing the coin: a sharply defined, medallic aligned design on a specially prepared heart-cut planchet. Prior to the auction, this date was unkn ..read more

From June 28 to July 2, the 4th International Convention of Historians and Numismatists held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic was a resounding success, attracting participants from over 30 countries and totaling 350 attendees. Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC is proud to be among the sponsors for this grand event. With a primary focus on Latin American and Spanish Colonial currencies, minting houses, history, and art, this convention marked the fourth in a biennial series of International Conventions of Historians and Numismatists (ICHN). The previous editions were Potosi 2016, Arequipa 2018, and ..read more

This is truly an amazing auction to behold as we host many rare pieces seeing their first—and possibly only—time on the market. Lot 27 – the gold experimental 4 escudos dated 1591 We’ll begin Gold Cobs in Session I with a substantial selection of high-grade Spain escudos. A particular highlight, in its own category, is the gold experimental 4 escudos dated 1591 with assayer initial C struck in Madrid by Miguel de la Cerda (lot 27). This incredible rarity, graded by NGC as Mint State 64, is the finest example among three known survivors. This coin represents the first ..read more

The continued strength of the numismatic market makes one thing clear: numismatic rarities and top collections belong in a Sedwick Treasure Auction. In 2022, our two Treasure Auctions plus our first exclusive paper money auction realized over $8.4 million – well above presale estimate totals – and we want you to be a part of our next sale! For our upcoming Treasure Auction 33, we are seeking consignments of: Shipwreck Gold and Silver Coins and Ingots (Atocha, 1715 Fleet, etc.) Rare Latin American and World Gold and Silver Coins US Coins and Bank Notes World Bank Notes Certified Shipwreck Arti ..read more

A unique American silver medal depicting the presentation of the Declaration of Independence set a new record during Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC’s Nov. 3 & 4 Treasure Auction 32. The live online and floor auction was itself a record sale for the firm with over $4.27 million sold across 1,622 lots. The large proof silver medal was created in 1851 by artist Charles Cushing Wright. It was the only example he struck in silver and has been called Wright’s masterpiece. On one side, the medal depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress on Ju ..read more