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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Calico Print Ghost Town Newspapers (6)4378 - Calico Print Ghost Town Newspapers (6)
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6 issues from 1960-1961. Tales and Trails of the Desert West. Date: Location: California HWAC# 69038
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*****a for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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California Assorted Ephemera4379 - California Assorted Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 registered mail receipts, 1897 and 1899 Wells Fargo receipt, attorney letter, liquor billheads, 1865 Shingle Springs receipt and approx 11 other 19
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California Gold Rush Books (3)4380 - California Gold Rush Books (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Districts of California Bulletin 193, 1970. The California Gold Country, Highway 49 Revisited by Koeppel. In the Diggings in'49 by Coy. D...
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California Gold Rush Checks  (7)4381 - California Gold Rush Checks (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unused checks. Banking House, Montezuma 1854. 6 PA Lamping & Co., Downieville, CA c. 1860's. Date: Location: California HWAC# 63378
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
 
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California History (5 Books)4382 - California History (5 Books)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) California Legacy The Watson Family, 1820-1980 by Judson A. Grenier, c.1987, pp.504; 2)Ho! For the Gold Fields,Northern Overland Wagon Trains of th
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California History Books (4)4383 - California History Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) It's an Old California Custom by Lee Shippey, signed by Lee Shippey 1948, pp.292. (Hardback); 2) The Story of California, by Stewart Edwqrd W...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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California Mining Camp Ephemera4384 - California Mining Camp Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve pieces. Billheads and receipts from towns of North San Juan and French Corral, Alleghany, Sierra County; North Bloomfield; Camptonville;
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 1*****c for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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California Mission Books (2)4385 - California Mission Books (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In and Out of the Missions by James, California's Missions by Suydam. Hardcovers. Date: Location: California HWAC# 63701
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-18694386 - California Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-1869
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful & extra rare book by Joseph Armstrong Baird, Jr.,many pictorials, interesting lot. pp.171. Excellent condition, 10.5" x 14"....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to d******0 for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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California Sheet Music Group4387 - California Sheet Music Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 different California sheet music pieces. I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Golden Gate by Jolson, Cable Car San Francisco, The California Polka by D
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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California Trail (6 Books)4388 - California Trail (6 Books)
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4 paperbacks & 2 hardbacks: 1) The Plains Across by John D. Unruh, Jr. 1982 reprint, pp.352; 2) The Overland Trail by Herbert Eaton, c. 1974, pp...
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Diaries of California Gold Seekers4389 - Diaries of California Gold Seekers
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Lot of 6 Books 1) Westward Journeys Memoirs of Applegate & Porter Who Traveled the Overland Trail, c. 1989, pp.402. 2) Overland to California wi...
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Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Gold Rush Books (5)4390 - Gold Rush Books (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Softcover Quarterly of the Society of California Pioneers, March, 1931. Hardcovers-Sam Brannan Builder of San Francisco by Stellman, On The Old West C
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Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to d******0 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Modoc War Claims, Letter from Secretary of War4391 - Modoc War Claims, Letter from Secretary of War
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paperback book of Claims of the States of California and Oregon, and citizens thereof, on account of the Modoc War. (1872-1873) 6" x 9". ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********o for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Mother Lode Ephemera Group4392 - Mother Lode Ephemera Group
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Approx 30 items from the Mother Lode. Scott's Valley Republican ticket, billheads and letterheads-some pictorial. Placerville, Grass Valley, Mar...
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New York Volunteers In California 1846-18484393 - New York Volunteers In California 1846-1848
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2 volumes in 1 hardcover. With Stevens to California by Lynch and Stevenson's Regiment in California by Clark. 94pp with index and foldout map. ...
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Paddle-Wheel Days in California (Hardback book)4394 - Paddle-Wheel Days in California (Hardback book)
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Paddle Wheel Days in California by Jerry MacMullen. pp.134, black & white photos, good condition.7.5" x 10.5". Date: Location: Cal...
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State Controller's Office Warrant (2)4395 - State Controller's Office Warrant (2)
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2 California State Controller's Office Warrants. 1) dated 1880; 2) dated 1855. Both protected in plastic jackets, in excellent condition. 9.5&q...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*****c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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The Overland Stage to California (Book)4396 - The Overland Stage to California (Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Overland Stage to California, by Frank A. Root and William E. Connelley. "Personal Reminisces and Authentic History of the Great Overland ...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander4397 - Rare Biographical Work on John Alexander
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Rare biographical work for John Alexander and the families of Alexander, Wilkinson, Sparr, and Guthrie. by Wm. G. Alexander. The Xl Job Printing Offic
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