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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Postcard Group of Globe4178 - Postcard Group of Globe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 16 real photo and color illustrated postcards of Globe. 1) Federal Building. RPC. Postmarked 1949. Frashers Foto, but distributed by Lollesgard
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Grand Canyon Area Postcard Collection4179 - Grand Canyon Area Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 85 Grand Canyon themed postcards. 20 are post marked (1915-1967), the others are unused. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC# 63566
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Postcard of Hayden4180 - Postcard of Hayden
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This postcard show the Community church of Hayden. No postmark or photographer identified. Date: Location: Hayden, Arizona HWAC# 63828
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Jerome Postcards4181 - Jerome Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 mixed real photo, color illustrations and color photo postcards. 8 are PRCs, and the photographers and producers are identified as L.L. Cook
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Estimate : 90.00 - 140.00
Sold to D****7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Article from Mohave County Miner4182 - Article from Mohave County Miner
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Article from Kingman AZ, Mohave County Miner, mostly advertisements & articles dated May 11, 1889. 17" x 13.5". Date: 1889 Location:...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Postcards of Kingman4183 - Postcards of Kingman
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Highway 66, through Kingman. No postmark, but there is writing on the back on the postcard. Produced by Frye and Smith Ltd. 2) Commissary
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******4 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Meteor Crater Postcards4184 - Meteor Crater Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 postcards of Arizona's meteor crater. One of the post cards is folded and is actually a large picture. Date: Ca. 1940 Location: Met...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Miami Postcard Group4185 - Miami Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. 1) Miami street overview. RPC. Postmarked 1936. No photographer identified. 2) Birdseye view of Miami. RPC. No postmark or photographer iden
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******4 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Three Great Miami Postcards4186 - Three Great Miami Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 real photo postcards. 1) Hospital. No postmark or photographer identified. 2) Miami Mine. No postmark or photographer identified. 3) Birds ey
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to a******4 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Two Early Miami Postcards4187 - Two Early Miami Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Birdseye view of the town of Miami. 2) Concentrator City. Both of these RPCs were photographed and produced by Kelley’s Photography Stud
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Postcards from Morenci4188 - Postcards from Morenci
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 postcards. The postcards show the images of Morenci's downtown including the Plaza, the Phelps Dodge Hospital, and the Morenci Hotel. ...
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Nogales Birdseye View Postcards4189 - Nogales Birdseye View Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 early RPC birdseye views of Nogales. Only 1 of the postcards has a postmark, but the date is unreadable. However, the writer makes a comment
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 360.00
 
 
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Nogales Military Postcard4190 - Nogales Military Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Photographed by H.E. Wood of Troop"F" 1st U.S. Calvary. This postcard shows the camp of the 2nd Calvary Infantry. RPC. Postmarked 1916. ...
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Nogales Postcards4191 - Nogales Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 postcards. Images show Nogales City Hall, Southern Pacific Depot, the Court House and various street scenes. 6 of the postcards are postmark
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Nogales Street Scene Postcards4192 - Nogales Street Scene Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 terrific street scenes from the early years of the town of Nogales. 1) Large crowd gathers in the street. Dated Nov. 11, 1926. No postmark. R
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Nogales, AT Beer Letter4193 - Nogales, AT Beer Letter
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Proto Brothers Letterhead, 1890. Proto likes the beer but "it comes too high". Date: 1890 Location: Nogales, Arizona HWAC# 65054
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to l*******c for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Real Photo Postcards of Nogales4194 - Real Photo Postcards of Nogales
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 20 RPCs featuring views around the town of Nogales. Some of the views include, the Post Office, a street scene looking at Grand Ave., the court
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b********t.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Phoenix Postcard Collection4195 - Phoenix Postcard Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 72 postcards showing the sites and famous locations around Phoenix. Some of the images include the State Capital, Arizona fair grounds, scenes
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to j******6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Prescott Postcard Group4196 - Prescott Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic historic lot of Prescott! 22 real photo and color illustrated postcards. 13 of the postcards are real photo post cards. The remaining 9 are
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Real Photo Postcard of Ray4197 - Real Photo Postcard of Ray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lovely image of a neighborhood street in the town of Ray. Ray is known in the mining world for having a large copper mine in the area. There
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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