Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced 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 of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Two Postcard Views of Miami2265 - Two Postcard Views of Miami
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 early real photo postcards. 1) Birdseye View of the town. 2) Image of the Concentrator in the mining area of Miami. There is no photographer
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Mohave County Mining Stock Certificate Collection2266 - Mohave County Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 different. Included: Hualapai Mining Co. (1911, not cancelled); El Dorado Empire Mining Co. (1908, not cancelled, mining vignettes, Gold Ba
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to b**********7 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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McCrackin Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Owen Mining District2267 - McCrackin Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Owen Mining District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location printed in the upper right: Owen Mining District, Mohave Co., Arizona. No. 1029, issued for 100 shares to H. Aug. Whiting, company secretary,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*****s for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Mineral Park Mining Company Stock Certificate2268 - Mineral Park Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mineral Park Mining District, Mohave, Arizona. This is not only a key Arizona Mine, but it is extra rare. And this certificate is in great condition!
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Philadelphia & Arizona Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Wauba Yuma District2269 - Philadelphia & Arizona Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Wauba Yuma District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare and early. "Wauba Yuma District" printed under title. Incorporated in Pennsylvania. No. 33, issued for 5,000 shares to Joseph J....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d**********3 for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Three Chloride District, Mohave Co., Arizona Mining Stock Certificates2270 - Three Chloride District, Mohave Co., Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two issued certificates for the Gold Bug Mining Company of Arizona. Both issued in 1907: one to George Saunders for 20,000 shares and the other to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection2271 - Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. 1) The Continental Exploration Company. Ni. 175, issued for 500 shares in 1906. Not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Staple holes, folds
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection2272 - Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Eleven different districts represented! Included: Arizona Gold-Copper MC (1902, Tyndall, mining vignettes, i/u); Liberty Consolidated Minin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 280.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Burro Burro Mining Company Stock Certificate2273 - Burro Burro Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mines Situated in Myers District, Pima Co., Arizona Territory (printed under vignette). Incorporated in 1881 in New Jersey as the Silver King Gold and
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Papago Chief Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate2274 - Papago Chief Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Baboquivari Mining District, Pima County. Inc. in Iowa. No. 1085, issued for 500 shares to W.F. Witherell on Sept. 20th, 1880. Signed by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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