May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

Large lot of around 100 bank bags. Includes eastern bank bags with at least 6 Texas bags. America Trust Company 2; Sunray State Bank Sunray, Texas;

1) Pictorial Third of Exchange issued in 1851 for $52.90. Railroad and sea port vignettes. Right side heavily stained and missing lower right corner.

Under a Gold Seal: "The Director of the Mint / and / The Superintendent of the Mint at San Francisco / cordially invite you to be present at t...

San Francisco Mint Gold Bullion Deposit Slip, March 15, 1876. Net value $651.39 HWAC# 61845 Date: 1876 Location: San Francisco, California

Obv.: San Francisco Mint / 1874-1937; Rev.: Treasury Department / United States of America. Br., rd., 38 mm. The Mint began striking these small bronz

Historic vignette of the Page Bacon & Co. building on this light blue check from January, 1855. Endorsed on reverse. We hope he cashed this che...

Carson City Mint Memorandum of Silver Deposit, 1889, $541.54. 1388.09 fine silver. Made on the Bullion & Exchange Bank account. The B & E ha...

James Gore King was born in 1791 in New York City and died 1853 in New Jersey. A Congressman from 1849 to 1851, he founded King & Gracie, a bank...

Lot of ten Certificates of Destruction from the National Bank of Germantown, Philadelphia Pennsylvania. From the Treasury Department, Office of Comptr

Mormon Money, and Sutlers and Their Tokens 1861-1866 by James Curto. HWAC# 50526 Date: Location:

Brown covered edition, possibly 1987. Also includes 3 letters to collectors from 1986 and 1987. HWAC# 50338 Date: Location:

Nineteen high quality proofs of vigenttes used by the American Bank Note Co, probably all mid to late fourth quarter nineteenth century. The group inc

Edgar Holmes Adams published this volume on territorial and private gold at the beginning of the 20th century. Private gold coins were issued in Geor

13 assorted old bank books from Drovers & Mechanics National Bank of York PA, Centropolis Bank of Kansas City, Defiance National Bank of Defianc...

Lot of 4. 1) Striking Gold in Alaska: Making tokens from placer gold, by Dick Hanscom, 2010. 2) Report of the Secretary of the Treasury "Respec...

By Edgar H. Adams and William H. Woodin. Published by the American Numismatic Society. Paperback, 196 pages. Many photographs, rare edition. HWAC#

A rare and important guide. Softcover, Standard Catalof of Depression Scrip of the United States, the 1930s including canada and mexico. 318pp (Pott

Auctioned by Messrs. Geo. A. Leavitt & co. at Clinton Hall, Astor Place, New York on Dec. 12, 13 & 14, 1872, were items from Hon. Charles M....

Sold at the auction rooms of Bangs & Co. 739 & 741 Broadway, New York during March of 1880. 5 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches, 72 pages. Numbers written ...

Scott Stamp & Coin Company, Ltd. 102nd auction sale was held February 16 & 17, 1891. Prices dutifully scribed next to the lot number in eleg...

Bowers and Ruddy catalog from the Henry J. Clifford Collection, Coins of the American West auction, March 18-20, 1982. 2575 lots with photos and price

Sold by The Messrs. Leavitt, at Clinton Hall, New York, on the afternoon of June 12th, 1876. Prices written by each lot in elegant penmanship. Lor

B. Max Mehl of Fort Worth Texas, hand led the February 8th, 1944 auction. Prices realized included. Catalog is 7 x 10 1/2 inches, 231 pages. HWAC#

Used by long time coin dealer Ron Gillio in 1968 to turn in silver certificates to the United States Mint in San Francisco for silver. On June 6, 1968

Paper banded bundle of approx 100 $100 brown currency adverts for this liquer. HWAC# 61375 Date: Location:

An extremely rare printer's proof, possibly used as a salesman sample, of checks made on limestone engraved litho stone. 1870's. In 45 years...

1) Indian Head Mills, Inc. Issued 1961 for one share, punch cancelled. 2) Indian Head, Inc. Issued in 1972 for 100 shares. Punch cancelled. 3) Interna

The Mint hotel/casino in downtown Las Vegas made these advertising pieces. One side is a replica of a Confederate $500 bill, the other says "ge...

Lot of 7, three different denominations. Admission Coupon for Participation in Amusement Entertainment, The Stamp Mill. Gold Gulch, the Days of '...

Complimentary season pass for Boone's Wild Animal Arena issued to the editor of the Reno Gazette. Signed by H.F. McGarvie, manager. Vignette on ...

Large copper souvenir: Obv. Lucky Penny / 1915; Rev.: Souvenir of Panama Pacific & Panama California Exposition / 1915. 51 mm, 59.5 grams. Needs...

Rare! Special Admit One ticket for Yellowstone National Park Exhibit by the Union Pacific System, "Reproducing Educational and Natural Feature...

Ilustrated in color, approx 50 pages of scenes at the Expo. (Potter Collection) HWAC# 63140 Date: Location: San Francisco, California

Metal advertising tray, 6 x 4 inches; featuring King's Puremalt with a young lady serving from a tray of her own. Excellent condition. HWAC# ...

An "official souvenir" (on watch faceplate) of the exposition held in San Francisco. Brass. Fine condition. Embossed standing figure of w...

Lot of 40. Most are for either the Panama-Pacific International Expo. in SF, 1915, or the Golden Gate Expo. in SF, 1939. Plus one advertising card f

Lot of 4. 1) Two official exposition mounted photographs by C.D. Arnold, Chief of the Dept. of Photography. One shows the exterior to the Florida Buil

HK 154, type 1. Almost uncirculated, gold plated? 37 mm, R-2. Obv.: edifice; on ribbon above, aroud U.S. Govt. Building; below edifice, on ribbon, Wi

HK 155. Type 2. Brass, 37 mm. Obv.: Edifice; on ribbon above, around U.S. govt. Building, below edifice, on ribbon Width 351 ft / Length 421 ft. / Ar

Six different tickets for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. All different: with vignettes of Columbus, Washington, Lincoln, and an Indian Chief....

Made for the Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-34. About uncirculated. HWAC# 53815 Date: 1933 Location: Chicago, Illinois

Silver example of HK 299. Obv.: Conjoined busts of Napoleon & Jefferson; Louisians / Purchas / Exposition / Official / Souvenir. Rev.: relief ma...

Tin cup commemorating World's Fair-St. Louis - 1904 - Louisiana Purchase. Pictures of Napoleon & Jefferson. Has chipping in lip of cup &...

Glass 4.25" x 8.25" tomahawk from 1901 Buffalo NY Expo. Buffalo and 1901 on blade. Frosted glass head. Small chips on blade edge. HWAC# ...

5 ruby cut glass glasses including one each inscribed to mother and father, ruby salt shaker. HWAC# 571578 Date: 1901 Location: Buffalo, New

Glass paperweight, 3 1/4 inches in diameter with image of North and South America united by lovely ladies holding hands. HWAC# 61602 Date: 1901

Two tickets to the Buffalo New York Pan American Exposition of 1901. One sold on Buffalo Day (October 16) and the other marked in pencil "First...

Lot of 5. From the 1965 World's Fair in New York: illustrated 1964 cover, two copies of a booklet containing 14 official views (in color), and a...