Objects of Our Affection - February 2020

Auction Details

Welcome to our February 2020 Auction! This sale features over 2,500 lots over 4 days, covering numerous collecting categories incl. Art, General Americana, Numismatics, Mining, Railroad, Military, Sports, Cowboy & Native Americana, Bottles, & More!

HIGHLIGHTS:

*The John Reynolds Collection, Part One (Exonumia & Americana)

*The Benj. Fauver Collection of Counter Tokens

*The Potosi Mine Gold-Silver Ingot (Bliss Collection)

*Numismatics incl. Masonic Pennies, Coins, Medals, So-Called Dollars, Tokens, Shell Cards, Wooden Money, & Dies

*Original James Marshall California Gold Rush Collectibles

*Mining Equipment, Maps, Ephemera, USGS Folios, & Rare Stock Certificates

*Art incl. Franz Trevors, William Forrest Martin, and Japanese Netsuke

*Whiskey & Beer Shot Glass Collection

*Vintage Baseball and Boxing Collectibles

*Stocks & Bonds from the Ken Prag Collection & Others

and Much More!

Full Auction Schedule

Day 1, Friday, February 14th, 2020 (Lots 1000-1646)
Art (1000-1074)
General Americana (1075-1434)
-Jewelry (1075-1104)
-Pocket Watches (1105-1119)
-Souvenir Spoons (1120-1131)
-Souvenir Plates (1132-1193)
-Ephemera, Geographically Sorted (1194-1305)
-Miscellaneous (Decoys, Books, Music, Toys, Etc.) (1306-1434)
Mining Artifacts & Ephemera (1435-1646)
-Books (1437-1490)
-Ephemera, Geographically Sorted (1491-1544)
-Equipment (1545-1646)

Day 2, Saturday, February 15th, 2020 (Lots 2000-2643)
Stocks & Bonds, Geographically Sorted (2000-2632)
-Mining (2000-2214)
-General (2215-2264)
-Railroad & Transportation (2265-2632)
Railroad Artifacts & Ephemera (2633-2643)

Day 3, Sunday, February 16th, 2020 (Lots 3000-3628)
Numismatics
-Coins (3000-3074)
-Encased & Elongated (3000-3018)
-Masonic (3019-3055)
-General (3056-3074)
-Medals & So-Called Dollars (3075-3185)
-Ingots feat. Lot 3186, The Potosi Mine Gold-Silver Ingot
-Currency, Exonumia, & Ephemera (3188-3200)
-Tokens (3201-3550)
-Shell Cards (3201-3272)
-Geographically Sorted (3273-3550)
-Wooden Money (3551-3573)
-Dies & Hobbs (3574-3628)

Day 4, Monday, February 17th, 2020 (Lots 4000-4602)
Firearms & Military (4000-4031)
Cowboy & Native Americana (4032-4069)
Bottles & Glass (4070-4124)
Sports Collectibles (4125-4285)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4286-4602)
-General Americana (4286-4312)
-Numismatics (4313-4337)
-Stocks & Bonds (4338-4602)
-General (4338-4377)
-Mining (4378-4450)
-Railroad (4451-4602)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.
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Santa Monica Breakwater So Called Dollars  (109922)3078 - Santa Monica Breakwater So Called Dollars (109922)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four examples of HK # 687: two bronze, one aluminum and one bimetallic, bronze with aluminum center. Provenance: John Reynolds Collection Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********n for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Stockton Courthouse Dedication So-Called Dollar  (114116)3079 - Stockton Courthouse Dedication So-Called Dollar (114116)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stockton Courthouse Dedication. Compliments of the Sheriff’s Office, Tho’s Cunningham. Sheriff. So-called Dollar. 38mm. Aluminum. Unc Provenance: Jo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****r for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Eureka So Called Dollar Collection  (109914)3080 - Eureka So Called Dollar Collection (109914)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of ten medals featuring the state of California "Eureka" symbol, featuring Minerva: 1) HK #324, Launching the U.S.S. California, at S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t*****f for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
 
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California So-Called Dollars (2)  (114112)3081 - California So-Called Dollars (2) (114112)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two so-called dollars. 1) San Francisco Cliff House and San Francisco Post Office. Both structures survived the 1906 earthquake perhaps explaining the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6*******d for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Aaron White Satirical "So-called" Dollar, HK-830, MS64  (114034)3082 - Aaron White Satirical "So-called" Dollar, HK-830, MS64 (114034)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aaron White was a Connecticut lawyer who held that financing the War of the Rebellion with paper currency (that became known as "green backs&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6*******d for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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Erie Canal Medal HK #1 in Original Box  (109917)3083 - Erie Canal Medal HK #1 in Original Box (109917)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
So Called Dollar HK #1, in White metal, encased in a wooden box "made out of a piece of wood brought from Erie on the first canal boat The Sene...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to D*K for (1,600.00 + 400.00BP) = 2,000.00
 
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So Called Dollars and Possibles  (109920)3084 - So Called Dollars and Possibles (109920)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven medals, two listed in Hibler and Kappen and the rest should be. 1) HK #732, 1890 25th Anniversary of the San Francisco Chronicle; 2) Linc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b********b.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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United States Navy World Voyage So Called Dollar Collection  (109928)3085 - United States Navy World Voyage So Called Dollar Collection (109928)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine examples of HK 351 & 352 celebrating Admiral Robley D. Evans ("Fighting Bob") visit to San Diego on the Great White Fleet&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Whipple "So-Called" Dollar HK-832, MS65  (114032)3086 - Whipple "So-Called" Dollar HK-832, MS65 (114032)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Part of the Lloyd Wagner Collection and among the finest specimens known. NGC Cert # 4741076-009, NGC Description: (c.1890's) HK-832 WHIPPLE DOL...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*K for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Whipple "So-called" Dollar, HK-832, MS 64  (114033)3087 - Whipple "So-called" Dollar, HK-832, MS 64 (114033)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Another from the Lloyd Wagner Collection and one of the finest pieces known. NGC Cert # 4741076-007, NGC Description: (c.1890's) HK-832 WHIPPLE ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*K for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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