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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Grass Valley Postcard from Pennsylvania Mine2335 - Grass Valley Postcard from Pennsylvania Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Overview of the town near the Pennsylvania Mine. No postmark. Date: 1923 Location: Grass Valley, California HWAC# 63849
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*****s for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Idaho-Maryland Mine Postcards, Grass Valley2336 - Idaho-Maryland Mine Postcards, Grass Valley
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 showing various views of the Idaho-Maryland Mine of Grass Valley, CA. 3 of the cards are postmarked from the years 1908, 1913, and 1942. Da
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****s for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Misc. Mines of Grass Valley Postcards2337 - Misc. Mines of Grass Valley Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11. Some of the mines shown are the Scotia Mine, Tightner Mine, Massachusetts Mill Mine, Pennsylvania Mine, and the Idaho-Maryland Mine. 8 of t
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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North Star Mine Postcards, Grass Valley2338 - North Star Mine Postcards, Grass Valley
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 all showing different views around the North Star Mine. 2 of the postcards are postmarked from the years 1909. Date: Location: Grass Val
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certs. (5)2339 - Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certs. (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North Banner Con. Tunnel Co. No. 196, 100 shares, Nevada City, CA; Scadden Flat Gold Mining Co., Grass Valley, CA ; Anita Gold Mining Co., No. 124, 50
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Tightner Mining Co. Ephemera, Grass Valley & Nevada City2340 - Tightner Mining Co. Ephemera, Grass Valley & Nevada City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven pieces from Tightner Mines Company. 1800s-1915. Date: Location: Grass Valley/Nevada City, California HWAC# 61972
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Afterthought Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Ingot, California2341 - Afterthought Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Ingot, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Emmas Hudson 1909 #842 25 shares. Rare. Three crease tears, edges rough condition. Mine office in Ingot, Shasta County. 19 patented claims, 380 ac
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to 2*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Lake County Mines Postcards2342 - Lake County Mines Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Both are views of the Sulphur Banks Quicksilver Mine. No postmark on either card. Date: Ca. 1915 Location: Lake County, California HWAC#
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mojave Miner's Union Small Envelope2343 - Mojave Miner's Union Small Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in a mine, foxing, small holes and chip missing. Date: c. 1905 Location: Mojave, California HWAC# 65041
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Homer Mill & Mining Stock Certificate2344 - Homer Mill & Mining Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
i/u Sylvester Gardner, #769 100 shares 1899, signed by Vice President Jeurel? C.H. Nye, L.L. Homer, and William Wasson formed the Homer Mill and Minin
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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