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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2466 - Ophir Creek Mine DocumentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
A 1942 transcription of an 1887 map of Carpenters bar Montana. Silver City first discovery of silver letter. 1912 Ophir Creek letter book. 2 Large f
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
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2467 - Red Lodge Miners Union Pin-Back ButtonHolabird Western Americana Collections
Orange pin-back button labeled "Red Lodge Miners Union" around the circumference surrounding a large numeral 1 in the center. Diameter is ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******l for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
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2470 - Montana Mining PostcardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 early postcards. 1) Birds eye view of Virginia City. Postmarked 1907. 2) Boston and Montana Smelter, Great Falls. Produced by B.W. Porter and
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to r******g for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
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2471 - Montana Mining PostcardsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 29 color illustration postcards. These postcards are showing various mining locations around Montana including Butte and Anaconda. 12 are postm
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******g for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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2472 - Photo of Cable Mill in MontanaHolabird Western Americana Collections
Photo of inside of Cable Mill Montana (1905). Most likely a gold coin mill. Photo of man standing in mill. Slight staining and slight warp.10" ...
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2474 - Beatty Bullfrog Miner Subscription ReceiptHolabird Western Americana Collections
Beatty Bullfrog Miner issued to Geo. A Bartlett 1909. "George Arthur Bartlett (November 30, 1869 – June 1, 1951) was a United States Representa...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*********u for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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