Million Dollar Auction

Beautifully engraved stock certificate, no. A7459 issued to Wm. Hasseltine for one share at ten dollars of Capital Stock. This was printed by the West

Five tickets to the World's Columbian Exposition; four are good for 1st May to 30th October 1893. One expressly for Chicago Day which was Octobe...

Bronze World's Fair medal with loop hole, engraved with "Devlin's Zouaves Jackson Mich. St Louis 1904." This is likely a medal fr...

Very rare! Subscription certificate for one share of capital stock of the Centennial Board of Finance, inc. by an Act of Congress approved June 1, 187

Souvenir desktop pen & ink well stand. Large, heavy metal construction. Measures 10.5" x 5" x 7" high (at the Buffalo). Front pan...

Coin paperweight "stack" of Buffalo head "coins" with the expo logo surround. Approx. 1" tall, weighs 9 oz. Gold color, ver...

White porcelain native American "tomahawk" complete with scroll work. There is a colored and embossed native chief on the "blade"...

Lot of 2: 1) Obv.: 1901 Indian Head encased penny: Pan American Exposition/ (buffalo pictorial)/ Rev.: Keep me and never go broke / I bring/ good luck

This rare stock certificate, no. 8853 was issued to Jack Schnell for one share in 1900 to raise money for the Pan-American World's Fair. Border ...

Lot of 3: Pan-Am miniature notebook, with calendar, population figures, postal rates and more. The pages are blank. Item 2 is a medal, which indicates

Die reads: PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION / U.S.A. 1901. (center is buffalo head cutout). Die is 2" diameter x 2" high. Very neat exposition coll...

Seven official souvenir mailing cards from the World's Exposition in Buffalo, 1901. City: Buffalo State: New York Date: 1901 HWAC#: : 29042

Three encased 1901 Indian Head pennies. Two are "Lucky Penny Pocket Pieces" from the Pan. American Pacific Exposition in Buffalo, New York...

CDV of the Centennial Exposition measures 2.5" x 4.25". 1876 Centennial Photographic Co. International Exhibition Philadelphia, PA. Cit...

Lot of 6: Centennial Memento Cards, imprinted front and back with the Tax Stamp Act image and history, from 1765. Produced by J.W. Scott & Co of...

Obverse: Independence Hall, JULY 4, 1876 above, INDEPENDENCE / HALL below. Glass, 55mm, Unc, chips. Likely made as a centennial souvenir. City: Phil

Bronze, reeded edge. Obverse: bust of Chief Seattle (top left), bust of William Seward (top right), prospector (bottom center)."Alaska Yukon Pa...

Souvenir pin from the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition held in Seattle in 1909. 2 inches long. City: Seattle State: Washington Date: 1909 HWAC#: : 284

3 very unique souvenir plates for different things. 1 plate is for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis and is completely clear glass with a weave...

Elegant, tiny ladies pendant watch with gold diamond shapes on the hours; gold rim and a beautiful blue enamel back with swirls of color. No identific

Small gold watch, roman numerals set in mother-of-pearl face with beautiful floral engraving sides and back. "Sovereign" on the face. Cit...

Beautiful, ornately engraved American Waltham Watch Company pocket watch, thin chain fob with diamond set in gold at the end. City: State: Date: H

An old antique stereoscope or stereo card viewing device made by Underwood and Underwood of New York, and patented in June of 1901. These were used t

Mechanical equatorial sundial made by Will Wyeth. Wyeth was a major compass, sundial made during the first half of the eighteenth century. This piece

An early mechanical equatorial sundial. This is the first of three beautiful, important antique time pieces. This piece is brass, 77mm in diameter. No

Early mechanical equatorial sundial from Paris on original velvet lined case. 46 x 55mm. Signed "George Paris". We were unable to find an...

A 1920s Dictaphone wax cylinder dictation machine made by The Dictaphone Corporation in New York. The user would push the button on the mouthpiece an

The Heliphone is an early pocket sized crystal set radio receiver that helped bring broadcast media into the hands of the average American. It went o

A mechanical calendar for the years 1941-1946 with adjustments for the day, month and year. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 28546

Counter top display case. 56" long, 24" wide, 33" high. The top part is an 8" high glass display area. Underneath in the back ar...

Counter top display case. 56" long, 24" wide, 33" high. The top part is an 8" high glass display area. Underneath in the back ar...

Counter top display case. 56" long, 24" wide, 33" high. The top part is an 8" high glass display area. Underneath in the back ar...

This glass case is meant to sit on top of a table or counter. It is 46" long, 27" wide, and 17" high. City: State: Date: HWAC#: :...

Large, custom made oak case with a counter top display. 62" long, 42" high, 25" deep. Top display case is 9" high (included in m...

Large, custom made oak case with a counter top display. 62" long, 42" high, 25" deep. Top display case is 9" high (included in m...

Large, custom made oak case with a counter top display. 62" long, 42" high, 25" deep. Top display case is 9" high (included in m...

Large, custom made oak case with a counter top display. 62" long, 42" high, 25" deep. Top display case is 9" high (included in m...

Large oak pedestal, custom, 2' square on top, 35" high. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32740

Glass case with oak frame. 12 x 14", curved top glass. City: State: Date: HWAC#: : 32732

We are not sure exactly what this was used for, but do know it was from the Cosmopolitan Card Company and Will & Finck. (Both names prominently ...

"Sirens Waltz played on a hand organ by a Franciscan Padre converted many Indians and built San Juan Batista." 18" x 41". City:...

Scene shows two miners panning for gold on a river. 19" x 32". These four mirrors all come from the Harolds Club Museum in Reno, Nevada...

"Thomas Cowey and George Fowler tortured by Mexicans under command of Juan Padilla." 18" x 47". A few days after the taking of S...

"Indians under Estanislao take to river and escape pursuers under General Vallejo." 18" x 47". Estanislao was a leader of the L...

Eight piece collection from the founder of the Nevada City Mint's personal collection. A) the obverse and reverse dies of the Sharkey's $1 g...

An uncirculated $25 chip from the New Cal-Vada Lodge in Crystal Bay, Nevada, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, blue with three yellow inserts. This ch

A rare offering of 46 $25 chips, blue with yellow inserts, from the New Cal-Vada Lodge on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. These chips date to 1951, whe

A group of 88 yellow $5 chips from the long-closed New Cal-Vada Lodge in Crystal Bay, Nevada, on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. These chips date to th

A previously unknown $5 chip from the Nevada Lodge on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Many chips from this casino are common, but this one is not. The

$100.00 gaming chip from the famous Tahoe Biltmore Casino on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Crystal Bay sits on the Nevada-California border, and the