May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Auction Details

Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.

Highlights include:

*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.

*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.

*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.

*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.

*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.

*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.

*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.

*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.

*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

Full Auction Schedule

Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)


Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)

Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana

Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal


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55 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-19764629 - 55 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-1976
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 55 Israeli mint coin sets-11 x 1965 proof like, 2 x 1966, 2x 1967-1 holder in poor condition, 3 x 1968 Jerusalem specimens, 1 holdrer in poor c
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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68 Israeli Mint Coin Sets, 1965 and 19724630 - 68 Israeli Mint Coin Sets, 1965 and 1972
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68 mint sets each of 1965 proof like and 1972. HWAC# 61861 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN4631 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-19724632 - 80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-1972
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80 Israeli mint coin sets, 20 of each-1965 proof like, 1971 Jerusalem Specimens, 1971, 1972 HWAC# 61865 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-19744633 - 80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-1974
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80 Israeli mint coin sets. 10 x 1965 proof like, 10 x 1968, 10 x 1971 Jerusalem specimens, 20 x 1971, 20 x 1972, 20 x 1974 HWAC# 61870 Date:
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1968-19744634 - 80 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1968-1974
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80 Israeli mint coins sets. 20 sets each of 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974 HWAC# 61875 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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92 Israeli Mint Coin Sets, 1965-19744635 - 92 Israeli Mint Coin Sets, 1965-1974
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8 x 1965 proof like, 10 x 1968, 22 x 1971, 30 x 1972, 12 x 1973, 10 x 1974 HWAC# 61857 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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99 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-19744636 - 99 Israeli Mint Coin Sets 1965-1974
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99 Israeli mint coin sets-11 x 1965 prooflike, 11 x 1968, 22 x 1971, 33 x 1972, 11 x 1973, 11 x 1974 HWAC# 62109 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Israeli Numismatics (approx. 100)4637 - Israeli Numismatics (approx. 100)
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5 Shekel coins with lion, Hebrew writing & Menorah in back ground. HWAC# 57562 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Israeli Numismatics (approx. 100)4638 - Israeli Numismatics (approx. 100)
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5 Shekel coins with lion, Hebrew writing & Menorah in back ground. HWAC# 57563 Date: Location: Israel
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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African Currency4639 - African Currency
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Thirty eight pieces of currency from African countries: Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania and others. HWAC# 61942 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Asian Currency4640 - Asian Currency
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Nine pieces from Korea, China, Hong Kong, India and unknown places. HWAC# 61076 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to a********n.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Asian Currency4641 - Asian Currency
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Over a hundred pieces of currency from Indonesia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Korea and others. HWAC# 61960 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6*******d for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Asian Currency Collection4642 - Asian Currency Collection
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Over 50 pieces of currency from Hong Kong, China, Taiwan. Some older and circulated, some new and crisp. HWAC# 61956 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*******m for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Canadian Currency Collection4643 - Canadian Currency Collection
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Canadian $1 and $2 bills. Eighteen dollars face value CAN$. HWAC# 61957 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to 6*******d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Central and South American Currency4644 - Central and South American Currency
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Lot of eighteen pieces of mostly new currency from Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay and Honduras. HWAC# 61940 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6*******d for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Cuban Currency Collection4645 - Cuban Currency Collection
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Twelve one, five and ten peso notes. Some back to 1896. HWAC# 61953 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to m*****1 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Foreign Currency4646 - Foreign Currency
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Lot of nine pieces of currency: Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Argentina. HWAC# 61901 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to a********n.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Funny Money4647 - Funny Money
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A collection: a couple of million dollar bills, some $3 bills with President Clinton, some Hell Money, a Saddam Hussein $50,000 bill, origamy: a $5 bi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to q******s for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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German Currency4648 - German Currency
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Twenty three pieces of German currency. HWAC# 61955 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6*******d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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German Inflationary Currency4649 - German Inflationary Currency
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Over 50 notes including 100,000,000 mark notes and other large denominations. Also lesser value paper currency. HWAC# 61075 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*******d for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Western European Currency4650 - Western European Currency
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Many different countries, over a hundred pieces of currency. HWAC# 61943 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*******m for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Island Country Currencies4651 - Island Country Currencies
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Over 40 pieces of currency from mostly Island Countries: Philippines, Bermuda, Barbados, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Fiji and others. HWAC# 61961
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Japanese Occupation Currency4652 - Japanese Occupation Currency
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About a hundred pieces of currency issued by the Japanese during their occupation of the Phillipines and other territories. Pesos, rupees and centavos
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a********o for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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German/Russian Military Payment Currency4653 - German/Russian Military Payment Currency
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Large lot of over 30 notes. HWAC# 61074 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Mexican Currency4654 - Mexican Currency
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Large collection of over 50 pieces of currency from Mexico. HWAC# 61959 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to q******s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Middle Eastern Currency4655 - Middle Eastern Currency
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Forty pieces of currency from Iran, Iraq, Israel and other countries around the Mediterranean. HWAC# 61941 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to q******s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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North Africa and Island Currencies4656 - North Africa and Island Currencies
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Seventeen pieces of currency. Morocco,Bahrain, Lebanon, Egypt, Cuba, Curacao, Haiti, New Caledonia. HWAC# 61077 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to a********n.. for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Russian Currency4657 - Russian Currency
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Thirty eight pieces of Russian currency. HWAC# 61958 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 6*******d for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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South American Currency4658 - South American Currency
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Over 50 pieces of paper money from Brazil, Peru, Chile, Argentina and others. HWAC# 61962 Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to q******s for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Tirolian Currency4659 - Tirolian Currency
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Thirty nine pieces of small sized notes, many dated 1920. HWAC# 61643 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Disney Dollar, Wooden Nickels and 1917 Token4660 - Disney Dollar, Wooden Nickels and 1917 Token
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Disney Dollar c. 1988 with Mickey Mouse. Bimetal token, Puget Sound Mill and Timber co, Port Angeles, WA, 1917, rarity B in Schenkman. Approx 35 woode
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to q******s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Edward VII Medals4661 - Edward VII Medals
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Lot of seven medals. Six holed, two with pins and ribbons. White metal, bronze and copper. Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) wa
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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King George V & Queen Mary Medals4662 - King George V & Queen Mary Medals
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Lot of nine English medals, eight from King George V and Queen Mary celebrations. White medal, bronze, copper. One 1914 medal to a man named Chisholm
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f********c.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Queen Victoria Medals4663 - Queen Victoria Medals
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Lot of six: all holed for wearing, copper, bronze and white metal. HWAC# 61673 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Three Western Medals4664 - Three Western Medals
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Three bronze medals: Two commemorating the California Bicentennial (1769-1969) with a golden bear on the obverse, and "The Golden Land" wi...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to q******s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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U.S. Mint & Indian Peace Medals4665 - U.S. Mint & Indian Peace Medals
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Two bronze medals, each 3 inches in diameter. 1) United States Mint / Philadelphia / August 14, 1969 / Department of the Treasury; rev.: map of the U.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to k*******2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Masonic Pennys4666 - Masonic Pennys
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Lot of five: two Chicago; Titusville, PA; Woodland, CA, and a metal from Montreal (not Masonic.) HWAC# 61674 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*******m for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Miscellaneous U.S. Medals4667 - Miscellaneous U.S. Medals
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Lot of 14 medals, three with ribbons. World War II, GAR, replica of the plaque placed on the moon, Diamond Head Hawaii and others. HWAC# 61907 Da
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to q******s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Numismatic Miscellany4668 - Numismatic Miscellany
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Box of things: King Tut whiskey decanter; Morgan Dollar bank with a hole in the back where the thieves made off with the loot; Morgan Dollar bookends;
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Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to r*****5 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Products of the U.S. Mint4669 - Products of the U.S. Mint
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Four proof sets: 1976, 1978, 1982 1983.United States Bicentennial Silver Uncirculated Set 1776-1976. 1999 United States Mint 50 State Quarters Proof S
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Souvenir Coin Gold Tag4670 - Souvenir Coin Gold Tag
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Early Americana Days of '49 $50 Gold Slug gold souvenir tag. 1.25" x 2". HWAC# 50037 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to r******7 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Huge Hoard of AYP Pin Badges4671 - Huge Hoard of AYP Pin Badges
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Lot of 84 pins from the Alaskan Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1908. Only 1/2 inch tall, these are bright brass historical lapel pins. The Alaska–Yuk
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9***6 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Tokens (200+) Includes 8 $50. Gold Slugs Replicas4672 - Tokens (200+) Includes 8 $50. Gold Slugs Replicas
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Many different tokens, Pike Peak Replicas (10), $50 Gold Slugs Replicas (8) ; Pastime Club Wendover Utah Tokens (10); please inspect. There is so much
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Tokens from Arizona/Utah (approx. 300)4673 - Tokens from Arizona/Utah (approx. 300)
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Grab bag of Tokens from .25" to 2". Many different values (parking tokens, some for 5 Cents in trade) & many more. HWAC# 57549 Da...
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Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
 
 
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4 California Tokens and a San Francisco Driver Badge4674 - 4 California Tokens and a San Francisco Driver Badge
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2" white metal San Francisco Passenger vehicle driver 39894 Series E badge. 3 JP Ryan / Fresno / Calif //GF / 10c / In Trade, with punched P. S...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Gold Slug Replicas (20)4675 - Gold Slug Replicas (20)
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Imitation of famous California $50 Gold Slug Used by the Pioneers. HWAC# 57566 Date: Location: California
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***5 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Gold Slug Replicas (30)4676 - Gold Slug Replicas (30)
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Imitation of famous California $50 Gold Slug Used by the Pioneers. HWAC# 57567 Date: Location: California
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***5 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Gold Slug Replicas (30)4677 - Gold Slug Replicas (30)
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Imitation of famous California $50 Gold Slug Used by the Pioneers. HWAC# 57559 Date: Location: United States
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Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 9***5 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Transport Tokens (50) Misc. Tokens4678 - Transport Tokens (50) Misc. Tokens
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Grab bag of miscellaneous tokens from transportation & various places in the U.S. including Miami Beach, Ida Grove Iowa, Valencia, California &a...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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