November Wonders: Western Americana Auction (November 2021)

Lot of 3 different denomination brass tokens for the Blue Diamond Corp.: 25c (28mm), 50c (31mm), and $1 (39mm). All good for money at the company stor

Extremely rare. Few known. The Bowers Mansion is located on Franktown Road near New Washoe City. It was built in 1863 by Lemuel "Sandy" Bo...

Lot of 3 different. Two of these are extremely rare. The Bowers Mansion is located on Franktown Road near New Washoe City. It was built in 1863 by Lem

Lot of 2 different. Buckhorn is a ghost town in Eureka County. Discovery of gold in 1908; associated with George Wingfield. 1) Elk Horn / Buckhorn / N

Lot of 2. 1) Merchants / 12.5c / Hotel // (bullfrog pictorial). Round, brass, 21mm. 2) Silver round. The Gold Bar Mine / (windlass pictorial) / 1987 /

Extra rare. This is the only merchant known for this town, which is located in Clark County. E. Bunker Jr. / Bunkerville / Nevada // GF / 5c / In / Me

Rare. Cosmopolitan / Saloon / Caliente, Nev. // GF / A / Drink / Or / Cigar. Brass, heart-shaped, 26 x 28mm. Caliente is located in Lincoln County. On

Rare. Old Crow Bar / Caliente, / Nev. // GF / 12.5c / Drink. Brass, rectangular, 32 x 25mm. Caliente is located in Lincoln County, Nevada. Date: Co

Rare. Gus Giglios / Candelarie [sic.] / Nev. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Aluminum, octagonal, 27mm. Candelaria is a ghost town in Mineral County, Nevada. Foun

Lot of 2 different. 1) Breslin Hotel / Carlin / Nevada // GF / 5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Lion Bar / Carlin, Nev. // GF / 5c / Drink or Cigar. Br

Extra rare. Bernard & Hill / Good For / 12.5 / Cents / At The Bar / Carlin, Nev. // Chas. Pick & Co. / Dealers In / (pictorial) / Chicago. B...

Extra rare. c.1890. Old Harve's / Place / Carlin, Nevada // GF / One / Drink Or Cigar. Brass, round, 25mm. Carlin is located in Elko County, Nev...

Extremely rare. Carrara Hotel / Nardini Bros / Patrick & Co. S.F. // GF / 10c / At Bar. Brass, round, 24mm. Town named after the marble that was...

J.H.T. / Carrara / Nev. / L.A. Rub. Stamp Co. // GF / 12.5 / Cents / At The Bar. Brass, round, 21mm. Carrara is a ghost town in Nye County, Nevada, ju

Lot of 3 different. 1) Carson / Hot /Springs // GF / 5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Carson / Hot /Springs // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 3)

Lot of 2 different. 1) Good For / 1 / Monarch Saloon / Carson City / Drink // The J.M. Brunswick & Balke Cos / Check / (pool table pictorial). B...

Lot of 2. Extremely rare. Chafey was originally called Dun Glen and was renamed in 1908. It is a ghost town located in Pershing County. 1) Token. Chaf

Lot of 2 different. Chafey was originally called Dun Glen and was renamed in 1908. It is a ghost town located in Pershing County. 1) Pioneer / Saloon

Lot of 2 different. Cherry Creek is located in White Pine County. It experienced mining rushes in the early 1870s and early 1880s, as well as post-190

Lot of 2 different. These are the two known token merchants for Cobre, which is now a ghost town located in Elko County. 1) Cobre / Hotel / GF / 12.5c

Lot of 3 different. Columbia, founded in 1904 as Stimler in Esmeralda County, had a population of 1500 by 1908. It declined with nearby Goldfield. 1)

Extremely rare. Only known merchant for this town located in Elko County which was named for a term from mining and geology. Oxford Bar / Contact, Nev

Copper Basin / Club House // GF /12.5 / Cts. / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Only known token merchant for this town. Copper Basin is located in Lander Coun

James Dahl / 101 (incuse) / Copper Canyon. // blank. Brass, round, 36mm. In his 1941 obituary, Dahl is described as the discover of gold placers at Co

Rare mining company token. American Borax Co. / Crystal / Nevada // GF / One / Meal. Aluminum, round, 30mm. Crystal is located in Clark County, Nevada

Lot of 2 different. 1) C.E. Perry / Currie, / Nevada. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Goshute Mer. Co. / Currie, Nev. // GF 5c IT. Brass, r

Lot of 2 different. 1) Quilici Mercantile Co. / Dayton, Nev. // GF / 1 / Loaf of Bread. Round, aluminum, 28mm. 2) Bert Barnoni / O'Deon / Saloon...

Lot of 3 different. Deeth was a ranching and mining town and is located in Elko County. It was founded along the Central Pacific Railroad line. In 191

Lot of 3 different. 1) Pete Giusti / Blue Label / Saloon / De Lamar, Nevada. // GF / 1 / Drink or Cigar. Brass, round, 24mm. 2) California / D.J. / Ma

W. Scholl, / Delamar / Nev. // Good For One / Drink / Or / Cigar. Aluminum, scalloped (8), 29mm. Delamar is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Nevada. Du

Lot of 2 different S.P.A. (Saloon Protective Association) tokens. 1) Max Schaefer / S.P.A. // GF / One /Drink. Aluminum, round, 23mm. 2) G. Petty / S.

Lot of 4. All different. 1) At the Office / Of / DeLamar's / Nevada / Gold Mining Co. // GF / 12.5c / In Exchange. Round, aluminum, 23mm, holed....

Lot of 2. WD Deming operated the Crystal Saloon in Diamondfield, NV. Verified in the 1906 Goldfield Directory (pg. 67). 1) Deming / Bros // GF / 1 / D

Rare. Only known token merchant for this town, located in Elko County. Glaser Model Dairy / Highest / Quality / Dairy / Products / Elburz Nevada // GF

Lot of 13 different. This is a premier group from a prominent Nevada token collection. Six different bawdy house businesses are represented. 1) Jessie

Lot of 2 different. 1) Owl Saloon / Elko // GF 5c IT. Brass, round, 21mm, hole cutout in center. 2) Depot Hotel Co. /Elko, Nev. / Patrick & Co. ...

Lot of 4 tokens, 3 different, that are all c.1896 for the Elko & White Pine Transportation Company, a stage line operating in White Pine County....

This is a 37mm, octagonal aluminum brothel token from Cloverleaf in Elko, Elko County, Nevada. The obverse reads CLOVERLEAF / (design) / RAYMOND and t

Lot of 5 different. 1) McGeary /Duckwater. // GF / 10c/ IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Apex Bar / (cutout) / Ely, Nev. // GF / 12.c IT. Brass, round 21mm.

Extremely rare. R.G. Dickson / Empire / Nev. // GF / 1 / Drink. Aluminum, scalloped (8), 28mm. Empire was an important location on the Carson River wh

Lot of 3 different. 1) Empire / Saloon / Eureka, Nev. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Lincoln Hotel / Eureka / Nev. // GF / 5c / IT. Alumin

Lot of 4 different. Fairview is a ghost town in Churchill County that is now off-limits. It boomed 1906-1912. 1) Denver / Club / Fair View, / Nev. //

Lot of 3 different. 1) Way Bro's / Alaska / Bar / Fallon, Nev. // GF /12.5 /cts. / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) New River / Saloon / W.W. Sanford ...

Ultra rare pictorial token from Farrell, NV. The Tin Cup / 50 / Farrell, Nev. // (donkey pictorial). Aluminum, round, 24mm. Farrell is a ghost town lo

Lot of 2. 1) St. Elmo Bar / L.W. Dittmann // GF / 12.5 / Cents / IT. Aluminum, scalloped (4), 29mm. This token has also been attributed to Goldfield,

Very rare. Social / Bar / S.L. / Stamp / Co. / Ferber, / Nev. // GF / 25c / IT. Aluminum, scalloped (8), 29mm. Ferber is a ghost town in Elko County,

Lot of 3 different. 1) W.H. Austin / Fernley, / Nev. // GF / 5c/ IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) The Oasis / Fernley, Nev. // GF / 12.5c /IT. Aluminum, sc

Lot of 6, 5 different. 1) Leo Detrich / Gardnerville, Nev. // GF / 25c / IT. Brass, round, 23mm. 2) East Fork Bar / Gardnerville, Nev. // GF / 5c/ IT.

One of the all-time great Nevada tokens! This is the only known token merchant from Genoa. H. Champagne / Bar / Genoa, Nev. // GF /10c / IT. Brass, oc

Gerlach, "Where the West begins." Central Supply / Gerlach / Nevada // GF / $1 / IT. Brass, round, 35mm. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Rare pre-1900 Tahoe token. Good For / 1 / F.S. / Jellerson / Drink // The J.M. Brunswick & Balke Cos Check / (pool table pictorial). Brass, roun...

Golconda / Hot / Spring /Hotel // GF /5c /IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Golconda is located in Humboldt County. It was founded in 1869, peaked in 1907-08, a

Lot of 3 different. 1) John E. Wade / Gold Hill, / Nev. // GF / 5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Rare. 2) Comstock Club / Bernard / & Mc Neil // GF ...

This is one of the great Nevada token rarities. S. Schweis / Prop. / Gold Hill / Brewery // Good For / One / Drink. Brass, round, 24mm. This is a pre-

Lot of 2 different. 1) Gold Dust / Saloon / Goldfield, Nev. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. What a great name for a Western mining camp saloon

Lot of 4 different. These have been long called brothel tokens, but FH says it has not been proven. 1 and 2) The Roost. 5c and 15c varieties. Same on

Lot of 2 different. Both rare. 1) Hotel / Good For / 1/ Drink / Goldfield / Moise S.F. // 12.5 / cts. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) Key tag. Goldfield / Hote

Lot of 3 different. 1) E.C.M.Co /98 //blank. Brass, octagonal, 24mm. Esmeralda Consolidated Mining Company. 2) Clermont /129 // Los Angeles Rubber Sta

Lot of 11 different. 1) Cobweb Saloon / Goldfield, / Nevada. / Moise & Co S.F. // GF /6.25c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. 2) S.A. McIntosh / Auto /...

Lot 4 different denominations for the Brown Palace Cafe. This has long been attributed to Armargosa, as a group of tokens were found there, but the ge

Lot of 4 different. Goodsprings is located in Clark County, Nevada. 1) O.F. Schwartz / Goodsprings, / Nevada / L.A. Rub. Stp. Co. // GF / 5c / IM. Bra

Rare. Charley Minoletti. / Hamilton, / Nevada. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Aluminum, scalloped (4), 30mm. Very nice example. Only known token from one of Neva

Company 3273 / C.C.C. // GF / 5c / IT. Aluminum, round, 25mm. The CCC Legacy website verifies that Company 3273 was located at Hawthorne, Nevada. Perh

Rare. Palace Hotel / Bar / Hazen / Nevada // GF / 5c/ IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Hazen is located in Churchill County and was founded in 1903 as a stati

Extra rare. Palace Hotel / Bar / Hazen, / Nevada. // GF / 1 / Drink. Brass, round, 24mm. Hazen is located in Churchill County and was founded in 1903

Key piece. Only 3 known. Only known merchant for this town. Hilltop is located in Lander County. It boomed in 1908. Hilltop / House // GF / 12.5c / IT

Very rare. Post Office / Store / Imlay, Nev. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Imlay is located in Pershing County, Nevada. It was a railroad to

Extra rare. This is for the Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company. They first had lumber operations at Incline, Nevada (Lake Tahoe) and then reloc...

Lot of 2 different. Jarbidge is located in Elko County. Gold was discovered in 1909. It boomed by 1911. The name comes from the Shoshone word for &q...

Lot of 2 different. Johnnie was essentially the south end of Bullfrog. 1) Johnnie Club / Good For / One / Drink/ M.R.W.R. // (blank). Aluminum, round,

Extremely rare. Johnnie Club // GF / 5c / In / Merchandise. Brass, octagonal, 21mm. Johnnie was located in Nye County and boomed in the 1890s. Named a

Jumbo Club / Jack J. Jakowatz // Good For One / 12.5c / Drink or Cigar. Aluminum, rectangular, 32 x 19mm. One corner clipped. This is for the town of

This token has been previously reported as being from the Jumbo near Goldfield. Our consignor (a big-time token collector) believes it is instead from

Lot of three: China Mint Club, Commercial Hotel, Moana Springs. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Reno Provenance: The F

Lot of three tokens. 1) Obv.: Good For / 50c / In Trade / Commercial / Hotel / Reno, Nev.; Rev.: same. stamped "7" on one side, "Z&qu...

Lot of four: 1) Club Bingo, Las Vegas; 2) Blue Diamond Corporation, Blue Diamond; 3) Nevada Saloon, Manhattan, Nev. (holed); 4) Slavonion Liquor Co.,

First is a 34 mm, round copper token from The Den in Goldfield, Nevada. Obv: REBATE CHECK / 2 1/2 c / The Den / W. A. SCHNABEL, PROP. / GOLDFIELD, NEV

Lot of two: 1) Owyhee Conf., Owyhee, GF 1c, Wm, Sq., 17 mm, NGC certified MS 62; 2) M & L, Elko, GF 12 1/2c In Trade, wm, 25 mm. Date: Countr...

Obv.: Riddle / Billiards / Riddle, / Oregon; Rev.: Good For / 25c / In Trade; Br., rd., 26 mm. Rare, Riddle Oregon was home to America's largest...

Three-inch diameter wood token is printed with a picture of Paul Bunyan and his ox in red and green ink. The obverse reads, "Paul Bunyan's ...

Undated. This token is NCS, White House Saloon 5C, Hoquiam, WA, Rim Damage. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Washington City: Hoquiam Provena

Tercentenary of the Armada Theatre Pass; Counterstamped French Centimes; Park Theatre Admission Token Date: Country (if not USA): United Kingdom

Los Angeles Unified School District Merit Award, Four Phase Systems to Lou Rodriguez, and Equitable Life Assurance Society to S. V. Maffey Date:

Administrative Support Unit / MWR / Bahrain / Southwest Asia // MWR Recreation Token. Br., rd., 22 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): Bahrain State

Lot of 1. 18mm token. Obverse: Two boxers facing each other. Reverse: Branches w/Spiel Marke center. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci

Four sets of five medals each, three Confederate sets and one Union set distributed by C & H Enterprises of Lookout Mountain Tennessee. Brass or...

F-233/312.a. Army & Navy/Capital Building; NGC MS 62 BN, R1. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

F-247/380.a.Constitution For Ever/Not One Cent; NGC MS 63 BN, R2. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

F- 26/418.a. Liberty/Peace Forever; NGC MS 63 BN, R2. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

F-259/455a.Ship,Trade,Commerce/Copper 20%; NGC MS 62 BN, R3. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

F-202/434.a.Tradesman Currency/U.S.Pure Copper.Mostly mint red. NGC MS 63 RB, R1. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of three: 1) F-220/322.a.The Federal Union/Army and Navy.; NGC MS 62 BN, R1; 2) F-231/352A.a.Our Country/Crossed Cannons; NGC AU 55 BN,R1; 3) F-25

Lot of three different obverses: 1) F- 221/324.a. The Federal Union/Army & Navy, NGC AU DETAILS Cleaned,R1; 2) F-225/327.a The Federal Union/Arm...

Expo 70 (Asian), 1882-1982 Pictorial of Telephone, 1934-1964 Anniversary of first immigrant, RIGA / RER-P33 Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of three: 1) 25. Rue St. Appolene; 2) Phillippe I with this pictorial. "Ditat et Ornot". Ship and harbor pictorial; 3) Ludwig Phillp I...

HT-18/L60. Ship, Webster/Ship Wreck, Glossy sharp mahogany brown. NGC AU 58 BN, R1. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Extremely rare. HT-73/L49,Eagle/Half Cent OF Pure Copper.Also part of Half Cent series,high demand. NGC XF 40 BN. Date: Country (if not USA): Sta

HT-153/L76. Seated Liberty/Robinson's Jones. Struck Off-Center. NGC AU DETAILS Cleaned. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven...

Lot of four different: 1) 1837, HT-51/L36. Liberty/Not One Cent-Tribute. F 15, R2. 2) 1837, HT-62/L38. Liberty/Mint Drop. F 15, R1. 3) 1837, HT-70/L51

Lot of five: 1) HT-164a/L265A. Wm.H.Milton/Fanuell Hall. AU 50, R1. 2) HT-181/L300. Boar/John J.Adams.Glossy dark Choco/brn. VF 30, R1. 3) HT-195/L124