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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2375California Gold Mining, Motherlode lotHolabird Western Americana Collections
Misc. ephemera: 1) A Walking Tour of Historic Placerville by Jane Schlappi & Marilyn Ferguson; 2) The History of the Weaverville Joss House and ...
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to B*********g for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
2376California Mining Article, New York, 1875Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three columns on the California Mines. Discusses hydraulic, placer and lode mines. Interesting, a good read. These are the sorts of articles that got
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
2377California Mining Stock Certificates (10)Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 different California mining stocks-Hammon Consolidated, Greenwater Copper Mines and Smelter, Mount Whipple Gold Mining, Bunker Hill Consolidated Mi
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
2378Three California Mining Stock CertificatesHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pennsylvania Consolidated Mining issued 1898 2) San Domingo Gold Mining issued 1904 3) Golden Gate mining issued 1903 Date: Location: Californi
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to C*****r for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
2379US Oil StocksHolabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 10 Oil stock, some early Southern California. La Point Oil, Arrowhead Oil, Creston Oil and Gas, Great West Oil and Coal Date: c. 1907-1923 Lo
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
2380El Dorado, Taylor, 1861Holabird Western Americana Collections
Originally published in 1850, this is the 18th edition of this very famous gold rush book. 444 pp. 44 chapters of Bayard Taylor's adventures in ...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
2381Gold Mines of California; & Gold in His Veins (2 books)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 hardback book, Gold Mines of California by Jack R. Wagner c.1970, includes many photos, pp.251; 1 paperback, Gold In His Veins, includes many photos
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
2382LOT WITHDRAWNHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
2383The Inside Story of the Gold Rush by MoerrenhoutHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 94pp, foldout back map on mining district of California. Covers are detaching, toning on inside front page. Date: 1935 Location: Californ
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l******7 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
2384Colorado Gold Mining & Smelting Co. Stock and BondHolabird Western Americana Collections
Alma District, Park County. Lot of 2. 1)$100 bond issued in 1902, not cancelled. Eagle vignette. Eleven coupons still attached. Signed by secretary Ch
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00