Sizzling Summer Western Americana Auction (August 2021)

Nice little illustrated brochure for the US Mint at Philadelphia. Published by the International Publishing Company. Unpaginated, but about 15 pages,

hardcover, 5x8, 92pp, work describing the coin and medal collection of the US mint. This is a priceless original record of what was present during the

Spectacular and showy cast iron strongbox. The box has loads of eye appeal for any collector, one of the best we've ever seen. 18.5 x 13 x 12&qu...

A typewritten 213 page manuscript written by Benj Fauver, unpublished tale of "The Legacy of Gustaf Franzile." It appears to involve artwo...

Coins (sealed set of two coins and a stamp), candid photos ( 7), post card (7), a piece of currency, perhaps a Visa? Date: Country (if not USA): G

Lot of two stock certificates issued by The Mint, Birmingham, Limited. Issued 1958 & 1961. Certificates are 10 x 8 1/2 inches. Formerly the wor...

Lot of three tokens from Nome, Alaska. 1) Arctic Trading Post / Nome / Alaska // Good For / 50c / In Trade; Rd., br., 25 mm. 2 & 3) Polet Stores...

Lot of 25 Alaskan tokens. Bears Den Bar in Soldotna has a pictorial bear. Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, Skagway, Teller, Seward, Sitka, Spenard, Savo

Lot of 22 different tokens from Alaskan towns. Towns include: Teller, Whittier, Fairbanks, Bethel, Anchorage, Ketchican, Juneau, Kivalina, Mountain Vi

Lot of four pictorial tokens from Alaska: 1) First Air Mail Flight / Municipal Airport / Sitka, Alaska / December 14, 1966 / (flying geese) // Servin

Lot of seven dog tags from Alaska: Juneau and Ketchikan. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Alaska City: Provenance

AL PAQUIN / 12½¢ / TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. AL PAQUIN / 12½¢ / TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. This establishment was a cafe and billiards h

NOT IN DUNN. Quite rare Good for Trade mirror from Anaheim, California, with the words / GOOD FOR 10 c IN TRADE // HEITSHUSEN & WALTER GERMANIA ...

Good for Trade mirror from Antioch, California -- the only design known for this town -- with the words / GOOD FOR 10 c IN TRADE // THE EAGLE, O.E. VO

NOT IN DUNN: Good for Trade mirror from Bakersfield, California, using Dunn image 21. Text reads / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN TRADE // M.A. LINDBERG, PROP.

Obv.: 3rd Battalion / 8th Cal. / Canteen / Check / Moise Klinkner & Co. S.F.; Rev: 5 ; Br., rd., 24 mm. Rare. Date: Country (if not USA): ...

Lot of three tokens. Obverses all say "Benicia / Barrack / Exchange" Reverses are 3 1/2 (round), 5 cents (octagonal) and 10 cents (square)...

Lot of two: 1) Benicia / Barrack / Exchange // 5 / cents; Br., octagonal, 26 mm. 2) Benicia / Barrack / Exchange // 3 1/2 / cents; Br., rd., 27 mm. D

Lot of 40 dog license tags from Calaveras County. Arnold, Murphys, Angels Camp, West Point, San Andreas and Calaveras County. Ex: Ron Lerch collection

NOT IN DUNN. Good for Trade mirror from Corona, California, with the words / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN TRADE // P. PROVENSAL, PROP. PIONEER SALOON, CORONA,

Good for Trade mirror from Dunsmuir, California, with the words / GOOD FOR 10 c IN TRADE // HOTEL WEED BAR, DUNSMUIR, CALIF. / Dunn CA-D15-H5B using I

Box of 88 dog license tags from cities in El Dorado County. Most from the 1960s-1970s. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): Sta

Good for Trade mirror from Gridley, California, the only design known from that location, with the words / GOOD FOR 10 c IN TRADE // MILLER BROS., GRI

Lot of three: 1) M.I. N.R.A. / 10c / In Trade // (reverse blank); Wm, rd., 30 mm; not listed in Kappan. 2) M.I.N.R.A. / 25c / In Trade // (reverse bla

Good for Trade mirror from Mendocino, California, with words / GOOD FOR 15 c IN TRADE // CENTRAL HOTEL BAR, J.A. SILVA, MENDOCINO, CAL. / Dunn CA-M20-

Good for Trade mirror from Red Bluff, California -- a rare location for these items. Text reads / GOOD FOR 10 c IN TRADE // TREMONT HOTEL BAR, RED BLU

Lot of seven bimetallic tokens from San Francisco, two are missing their centers. The Waldorf, Kentucky; Becker Bros. See David Schenkman's book...

Lot of two: BROWN BROS. & CO / WHOLESALE / MANUFACTURERS / OF / CLOTHING / RETAILING / AT / WHOLESALE / PRICES / 121-123 SANSOME ST. // SILVER S...

Lot of 13 tokens made by C. A. Klinkner, San Francisco die sinker. Klinkner first produced tokens in 1889. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Lot of 19 die struck tokens dating from the 1880s-1905 era. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance: Benj

Lot of 13 tokens from San Francisco, all with incuse lettering. 216 Grant; Max Moeller; Williams, Barbero & King; H.W. Lauterwasser and many oth...

N.J. HYMAN / S.F. CAL / SOLE AGENT FOR / HYMAN'S / ENGLISH BLACK / GARNET JEWELLERY / WHOLESALE / & RETAIL / 205. KEARNY ST. // N.J. HYMAN /...

Lot of nine tokens from San Francisco with pictorial scenes. Peter Schuttler wagons; Frenchy's K & T, Adult Theatre; Roos Brothers; Columbia...

Lot of 45 "Good For" tokens from bars in San Francisco. Buena Vista (home of the Irish Coffee); Leyden's Bar; Hotel Central Bar; Missi...

Lot of 20 tokens from San Francisco bakeries: Richmond Bakery; Venice Bakery; F. M. Pharion; Straub's Bakery; Hayes Valley Bakery; Torino Bakery...

Major collection of San Francisco bar or saloon tokens, without the bar or saloon designation. All "good for" a drink or equivalent. Abou...

Lot of 14 tokens from San Francisco breweries and other businesses. John Wieland Brewery; Regal Beer; Mission Creamery and others. Date: Country (i

Lot of 50 "good for" tokens from cafes, grills, lunch counters of San Francisco. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:...

Lot of 68 tokens from San Francisco cigar stores or makers. Waldorf Cigar Store; Bouquet Cohn Cigar Co.; Dawson's Six Foot Smoke House; Hoffman...

Lot of 19 good for tokens from San Francisco hotels. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance: Benjamin Fa

Mirror with handle: J. R. M. Patterson / The house with a record / Established 1880 / New Home, East California Street / Autumn Opening 1911; 3 1/2 in

Very nice San Francisco "good for" token collection. Most mavericks removed. Over 200 tokens. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (...

Lot of 22 tokens that looked good to the describer. Fortune Teller; Folger's Coffee; Palace Rummy Parlor; Crab house; The Alaskan; Leader Dance ...

THURNAUER & ZINN / IMPORTERS / OF / BASKETS TOYS / & / FANCY GOODS / SAN FRANCISCO // (liberty head) / COMP. S. MARKE; Br., rd., 31 mm. Dat...

THURNAUER & ZINN / IMPORTERS / OF / BASKETS TOYS / & / TANCY GOODS / SAN FRANCISCO // LIBERTY ; Br., rd., 28 mm. Date: Country (if not U...

THURNAUER & ZINN / C / S. FRANCISCO // (liberty head) / SP. MARKE; Br., rd., 23 mm. Holed. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California ...

Lot of nine uncirculated or lightly circulated tokens from San Francisco: J. M. Steffans; H. Horwege; P.J. Weniger; Wonder House and others. Date:

Three Good for Trade mirrors from San Jose, California. All have the same text: / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN TRADE // NATIONAL, GRAESSLE AND GEOFFROY, PROPS

Lot of two advertising mirrors, unlisted in the Hal Dunn reference work. Good For 10c In Trade / G.A. Deiter, Santa Cruz, Cal. 55 mm. One has some env

Good For 10c In Trade / Pony Maheu, Prop. / Banc Exchange, Watsonville, Calif. 56 mm, excellent condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Good for Trade mirror from Yreka, California, with an image not found in Dunn but similar to image 21 without the filigree on each side of the woman.

Lot of 50 California tokens: Yuba (3); Colfax (3); Angels Camp (3); Roseville (8); Knights Ferry (4); Lafayette (7); Marysville (5) Benicia (2); Grass

Dog license tags from various counties: Alpine (6); Amador (29); Tuolumne (10). Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Lot of 50 tokens from towns in the Mother Lode country. Plymouth; Roseville; Stockton; Knights Ferry; Angels Camp; Yuba City; Colfax and more. Date:

Lot of 50 tokens from businesses in the Sierra foothills. Auburn, Grass Valley, Sacramento, Marysville, Yuba City, Colfax, Angels, Plymouth, Sutter Cr

Lot of 50 tokens from Northern California. Dixon (10); Loomis (6); Sutter Creek (8); Stockton (10); Livermore (6); Roseville (8); Knights Landing (2).

Lot of approximately 50 tokens and dog tags from various towns in California. Sutter Creek, Plymouth, Roseville, Grass Valley, Napa and others. Date

Good for Trade mirror from Central City, Colorado, with Dunn image 41 of a red-haired woman in short-cropped yellow dress on a dark brown background

Good for Trade Mirror, 2.2-inch diameter, red-haired, scantily clad woman model at center with words / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN TRADE // BLUE FRONT, LA J

Very rare Good for Trade mirror from Leadville, Colorado, with Dunn image 41 of a red-haired woman in short-cropped yellow dress on a dark brown backg

Lot of 26 tokens from Illinois. Towns include: Strasburg, Chicago, Litchfield, Belleville, Aurora and others. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of 23 tokens from Illinois towns. Including: Champaign, Strasburg, Roanoke, Pekin, Quincey, Ottawa, Naperville, Gridley and many more. Date: C

Lot of 25 tokens from various Indiana towns. Including: New Harmony, Indianapolis, Richmond, Clinton, Ft. Ritner, Pendleton, Goshen, Union, Ft. Wayne

Lot of 53 tokens from Iowa towns. Including: Sioux City, Rock Valley, Searsboro, Pocahontas, Red Oak, Paullina, Panama, Solon, Soldier, Laporte, Leigh

Lot of 35 tokens from Kentucky, including coal companies. Some towns include: Newport, Four Mile, Beech Creek, Dayton, Fonde, Southgate, Latonia, Alex

Ron Lerch was the King of the Odd Shaped tokens, he loved them. Here is a lot of 35 tokens from Kentucky. Bell shaped, oval, rectangular, barrel shape

Box of over 70 Minnesota good for tokens, from dozens of different towns. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Minnesota City: Provenance: Ben

Lot of about 20 Missouri tokens plus about 25 cardboard scrip tokens from the Bay Mercantile Co., Bay, Missouri. Towns include: Carthage, St. Louis, T

Lot of two: 1) Midway Saloon, Mill Town, NCS certified Genuine, GF 5c; 2) Butte Saloon, Basin, NGC certified AU 58, GF 1 drink. Date: Country (if

Good for Trade mirror with Dunn image 42 of a woman in thin, flowing attire with the words / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN TRADE // THE OWL LIQUOR CO. EUREKA,

Lot of 19 dog license tags from Nevada towns: Incline Village, Henderson, Washoe County, Douglas County, Clark County, Yerington, Reno and Sparks. D

Box of North Dakota good for tokens from 104 different towns. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: North Dakota City:

About 60 different towns in this collection of North Dakota good for tokens. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: North

Lot of about 30 Oklahoma tokens, including some Indian Territory pieces. Towns include: Wilburton, Orlando, Yukon, Medford, Peno, Tulsa, Gotebo, Buff

Trade mirror with Dunn image 41 of a red-haired woman in short-cropped yellow dress on a dark brown background with the words / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN T

Trade mirror with Dunn image 41 of a red-haired woman in short-cropped yellow dress on a dark brown background with the words / GOOD FOR 12 1/2 c IN T

Lot of over 80 Oregon tokens. Towns include: Silverton, Woodburn, Portland, Umatilla, Amity, Wheeler, The Dalles, Albany, Jordan Valley, Oregon City

Perhaps the only trade mirror representing two separate towns. Trade mirror with Dunn image 41 of a red-haired woman in short-cropped yellow dress on

Lot of 27 South Dakota tokens. Towns include: Mobridge, Meckling, Lesterville, Willow Lake, Kaylor, Wessington, Wall, Artas, Hayti, Artesian, Mitchel

The Camp Brown tokens appear to be first written up by James Curto, later published in Schenkman, A Survey of American Trade Tokens, pp30-31.J. K. Moo

J. K. Moore token, 35mm diameter, Curto 17 1/8 A (Schenkman, p30). This is a rare variant of the Camp Brown $1.00 Moore token. Moore also had tradin

Camp Brown $1.00 token, 41mm diameter, Curto 7-1/4 A (Schenkman, p31). This is a rare variant of the Camp Brown $1.00 Moore token. Moore also had tr

$1.00 Post Trader Token, 40mm diameter, Curto "10-100v". Variety not in the Schenkman p30-31 variants. This is a rare variant of the Camp...

40mm diameter, Curto 17 3/8 A (Schenkman, p31). This is a rare variant of the Camp Brown $1.00 Moore token. Moore also had trading posts in Ft Bridg

Lot of fifteen Canadian tokens known as "bouquet Sou" Because of a lack of circulating coinage in lower Canada, the Bank of Montreal issu...

Lot of 24 good for tokens and medals. 1897 Victoria B.C. Parliament Building medal, 1905 Vancouver Dominion Fair. Tokens from Toronto, Edmonton, Sarin

Box of approximately 98 military tokens from Vietnam. The reference guide is: " U. S. ALLIED MILITARY TOKENS OF VIETNAM 1962 - 1973" by B...

Lot of two 48 mm advertising mirrors, cardboard fronts and reflective backs: The Little Musee, Spokane, Wash.; Buckingham's Dye, Nashua, N.H. Ex...

Lot of two: 1) The Log Cabin / Dreaft Beer - Chili / Gas - Oil 387-9996 / The Somervilles /Foresthill, Calif. / This side for your remembrance / other

Lot of six antique mirrors: 1) flapper admiring herself in her compact mirror (before selfies); 2) woman having trouble with her dog and his leash; 3)

Lot of two advertising mirrors: John W. Crooks Chocolate Company, Boston, Mass. / "If you the only rival of the Brose Sweets would see just tur...

Lot of two 3 1/2 inch wide advertising mirrors: The Thornton & Minor Sanitarium, Kansas City, Mo.; Parisian Novelty Company, Chicago (some damag...

Lot of six pocket mirrors: smiling lovely lady (56 mm); smiling standing lady (56 mm); Photomaton: man in a hat (53 mm); Buck's head (oval 45 x ...

Lot of six large (3 1/2 diameter) advertising mirrors: Vitrified Iron Tile Structures; Carnation Mush; W. Ross Campbell, Los Angeles; Menasha Wooden W

Lot of six advertising mirrors: Buster Brown Vacation Days Carnival (55 mm); Our Depositors are all good looking to us / Liberty State Bank, Bloomingt

Blue and ivory advertising mirror: The Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co. / Wise Buyers / Consult / The Classified / Section of the / Tel...

Very old style advertising mirror. Elaborate brass handle (8 inches long); elegant 18th century woman; If you wish to obtain the best value buy / The

Colorful advertising mirror: Ohio Blue Tip Matches / Manufactured / by / The Ohio Match Co. / Wadsworth, / Ohio / R. L. Craig & Co. / Los Angele...

Lot of four advertising mirrors: 1) John A. Rogers /For Coroner / The One of This Side Will / Appreciate the Vote of the / One of the Other Side; 43 m

Two large advertising mirrors from printing companies: 1) Hall & McCreary Company /Publications (little girl reading a book); 3 1/2 inches in d...