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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Michigan Mining Stocks (4)2455 - Michigan Mining Stocks (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Ahmeek Mining with 2 beaver vignette issued 1919 2) Copper Range issued 1966 3) Quincy Mining i/c 1929 4) Seneca Mining issued 1910 Date: Locati
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates2456 - Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Ahmeek Mining Company of Michigan, 1922, stamp and punch cancelled, beaver vignette. 2) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914. Not cancelled. 3) Sen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Three Different Michigan Copper Mining Stock Certificates2457 - Three Different Michigan Copper Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914 for 100 shares to Wrenn Bros. & Co. Not cancelled. Purple border and background. 2) St. Lawrence Mining ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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The Great Western Mining Co. Stock Certificate2458 - The Great Western Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 75, issued for 500 shares to Walter Hinchman on March 31st, 1886. Signed by Robert H. Lamborn as president and Geo. A. Kraus
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******a for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Minnesota Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2459 - Minnesota Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 143, issued for 10 shares to Walter Webb on Marc 19th, 1866 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Signed by president Sibley and treasurer Prince. Not cancelled
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*********r for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Anaconda Copper Mining Metal Tags (4)2460 - Anaconda Copper Mining Metal Tags (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 metal equipment and 1 souvenir item. Brass oval 66mm, figure 8ish 40mm x2, copper arrowhead 52mm Date: Location: Anaconda, Montana HWAC# 64514
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to q********s.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Anaconda Mine Company Items2461 - Anaconda Mine Company Items
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Several items from The Anaconda Company in Butte, Montana, including an aluminum covered clipboard embossed with "ANACONDA MINING. CO. SALVAGE ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6*******d for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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2 Butte Annual Mine Reports2462 - 2 Butte Annual Mine Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Annual mine reports for the Mountain View and East Colusa mines in Silver Bow County Montana. Pertains to the United States Census Office for Gold,
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Letter to Heilbronner Co, Butte, Montana2463 - Letter to Heilbronner Co, Butte, Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a letter from Nat. Boas of San Francisco, California, dated October 14th, 1913, addressed to Heilbronner Company, Butte, Montana, regarding a
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Metal Butte, MT Copper Folding Shoehorn2464 - Metal Butte, MT Copper Folding Shoehorn
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual hinged copper or copper finished folding shoehorn. Front Badge, Richest Hill in the World / Butte, Montana. 6.5" Date: Location: But...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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