"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Pair of publications from the Panama-California International Exposition which took place from 1915 to 1917 in San Diego, California. Includes a daily

1878 Mechanics Fair Pavilion handbook. Illustrated by drawings and in handwritten form, this books describes the Mechanics Pavilion and its many disp

California Midwinter International Exposition tokens lot, (6) different pieces. Official 1894 SCD, gold-plated brass, XF cleaned: R-6 rarity. 1894 Mic

Lot of (4) SCD's, from multiple states. Units are as follows: 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition Official SCD, bright bronze, EF condi...

Two So Called Dollars from the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition San Francisco: 1) HK-400: Obv. Winged Mercury opens Canal locks, through w

Obv. Exposition buildings and grounds, in miniature, cover North America; below Pacific and the Ancon, first ship to pass through Canal; to r. Atlanti

Two black cases (5 x 4 1/2 inches) with purple lining. Gold printing inside top: Panama-Pacific / International Exposition / 1915 - San Francisco - U.

Four black cases (5 x 4 1/2 inches) with purple lining. Gold printing inside top: Panama-Pacific / International Exposition / 1915 - San Francisco - U

Group of 3 identical signed silhouettes by artist Beatrix Sherman, whose work was exhibited at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San

Lot of 3 rare Pan-Pac Expo items. 1) Official Handbook; The Sculpture & Murals of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, The Wahlgreen Co....

Spectacular matted and framed panoramic photograph showing a large group of firemen posing in front of fire engines on the grounds of the Pan Pacific

Lot of 2 different rare panoramas taken at the 1915 PPIE in San Francisco on "Fire Chiefs Day", Oct. 1, 1915. 1) Photo by P. Cardinell-Vin...

The Blue Book Pan-Pac Expo Souvenir Book, 1915, Hardbound, 328 pages, B/W photos. one in color. In good condition, front cover is beginning to separ

Multiple souvenir items from the Golden Gate International Exposition on San Francisco Bay. There are (2) official 25c Guidebooks, with both B&W...

Three So Called Dollars from the Golden State: 1) HK-245 California Mid Winter Fair 1894; EF-AU. 2) HK-415A California The Exposition State Panama Pac

The World's Columbian Exposition Stock, 1893, Chicago, Ill. Fantastic vignette "America" allegorical female w/ American flag and eagl...

World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, lot of (2) items. A Siegal, Cooper &Co's Portfolio, illustrated by Graham. Booklet lists (and s...

Two unusual World's Fair Exposition tokens: 1) 1933 Chicago A Century of Progress, good luck token; 31 mm. 2) 1939 New York World's Fair Th...

1904 St. Louis World's Fair Pitcher, "Palace of Electricity". 7" tall. Scarce size and scene. See Photo. ^ Date: Country (if n...

# 12610 World's Fair Fraternal Building Assoc. of St. Louis, Mo. membership certificate. Green border, gold embossed seal, Vignette of the &quo...

Gold Medal from the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair from 1904. This piece is really bronze, in a triangu...

Large hardcover book, titled "Louisiana and The Fair. An Exposition of the World its People and their Achievements." Author is J.W. Buel, ...

Rare so called dollar from the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. Official brass SCD, AU, 16.3 grams. Measures approx. 32mm. R-6 rar

Multiple items from the Buffalo Pan-Am Exposition of 1901. Item one is a set of (4) uncancelled 4c stamps, in a Souvenir envelope. The man on the stam

Lot of two items from the 1901 Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo: 1) HK-289; Obv. Standing heroic Indian figure, l. arm upraised, astride a soar

This beautiful medal was issued privately in anticipation of this exposition which never took place at all! So Called Dollar HK-459: Obv. Full female

Nevada Dollar -1876 -U.S. Centennial Exposition, HK 19. Engraved by William Barber, these were struck from Nevada ore at the US Mint in Philadelphia.

Stored many decades, this 1876 Centennial Nevada medal has acquired fabulously unique toning, with golden tones at the center surrounded by silver and

The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition by James D. McCabe (J.E. Jones, 1876) is an 874-page volume commemorating the 1876 Philadelphia f

Lot of 3. 1. Two expo souvenir pictorial pocket books, 1876. One has 48 views artists renditions by Inge. The second book has 12 views, also not p

13 mounted photographs 10" x 12" of buildings at the AYPE in Seattle by FH Nowell official AYPE photographer 1908. Most are labeled on bac...

HK-363A: Obv. Souvenir / * * * / Alaska-Yukon / Pacific Exposition / Seattle, Wash. / * 1909 *; below, in small letters The Progressive Makers / Seat

Lot of (8) SCD's. Portland and Seattle Expositions group, coins as follows: 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition official SCD, gold-plated bronze, ...

Group of five So Called Dollars: 1) HK-283 Trans Mississippi Exposition Omaha 1898; EF-AU. 2) HK -735 U. S. Express 50th Anniversary 1904; F-EF. 3) HK

Four So Called Dollars: 1) HK-204 Columbian Exposition "The Santa Maria"; EF-AU. 2) HK-470 Indian Head Dollars Chicago Century of Progress...

Three vintage souvenirs from Expositions: 1) 1893 Columbian Exposition: Official Catalogue of Exhibits on the Midway Plaisance; 22 pages, 6 x 9 inches

Dealer's lot !! A shoe box with World's Fair exonumia. 1893 Columbian Exposition aluminum souvenir medal; 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition bag o...

Lot of 7. Worlds Fair Souvenir Spoon Collection One 1926 Sesquicentennial Expo, 1898 Mississippi , two 1893 Chicago World's Fair, two 1901 P...

Large collection of San Francisco Mint ephemera collection: 1851: newspaper discusses need for a Mint in San Francisco; 1851: Philadelphia Mint gold b

Coin die used to make a dollar sized (38 mm) medal for the California State Numismatic Association 80th convention in 1977 with the Old Mint at San Fr

Rare 1937 silver plated San Francisco Mint medal. Old Granite Lady obverse; spread eagle with the continental U. S. map on the reverse. 37 mm. ^ Date:

Collection of 1862-1945 Denver Mint photos and documents. 1906 Sterling silver souvenir spoon. Letter opener. 1862 and 1876 branch reports. Three bul

Two page letter from Walter Forward, Secretary of the Treasury to M (Mark). A. Cooper, "Hse of Reps." Feb 4, 1843. Mr. Forward is telling...

Lot of 4 Memorandums of Silver Bullion, all the black form (instead of blue for silver, red for gold). Deposits by E. Niles, who was chief clerk for V

Lot of three. These are printed on black font forms, which is very scarce. We normally see these earlier forms printed in blue (for silver) and red (f

Lot of 2 rare items. 1) Rare blue form Memorandum of Silver Bullion, April 1888 by A. Cutts. No mine or mill listed (likely Comstock, as it is .931 fi

Lot of 3 different. 1) Memorandum of Silver Bullion Deposited in 1888 by A. Cutts. No notation of mine. Signed by WR Davis for supt. 3095 ounces of am

Letter list the accounting of 19,090 gold and 14,152 silver coin. Via Wells Fargo Express from Hale & Norcross Mining Co. Virginia City, NV. I...

Lot of 6. Includes five bullion memorandums: 1886 gold bullion; 1889 silver bullion for material from the Rock Point Mill for the Savage Mining Compan

Lot of 10. Includes: 1890s cashier's office note for payment to DB Lyman at the Nevada Bank of San Francisco in Virginia City, signed by TR Hofe...