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Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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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Pacific Express Bill of Lading, Salt Lake City to Coalville1715 - Pacific Express Bill of Lading, Salt Lake City to Coalville
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pacific Express Bill of Lading, SLC, UT, Feb 27, 1894. Folds and some edge damage. Date: 1894 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah HWAC# 63170
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"Expressman's Monthly" Including Volume 1, Number 11716 - "Expressman's Monthly" Including Volume 1, Number 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The very first number of this monthly publication dedicated to expressmen. Includes article on Transportation and the Chicago Convention, The Adventur
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1717 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Via Western Express & Stagecoach by Winther1718 - Via Western Express & Stagecoach by Winther
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1945. Stories of gold discovery and stagecoaches. Date: Location: HWAC# 62178
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to d**********3 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Spodumene from Afghanistan2000 - Spodumene from Afghanistan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fine example of the yellow "triphane" variety of the mineral spodumene. The varietal term "triphane" is derived from the Greek...
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
 
 
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Spodumene v. Kunzite from Afghanistan2001 - Spodumene v. Kunzite from Afghanistan
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a WOW specimen. Kunzite is the pink to lilac colored gem variety of the mineral Spodumene. Spodumene is a common mineral in gem-bearing pegmat
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
 
 
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Elbaite (Tourmaline) from Brazil2002 - Elbaite (Tourmaline) from Brazil
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This fine elbaite (tourmaline) specimen from the famous Barra de Salinas District (mouth of Salinas river) in the Coronel Murta district of Minas Gera
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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El Indio Copper-Gold Mine Specimen2003 - El Indio Copper-Gold Mine Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice. Enargite copper-ore with minor quartz & pyrite, Viento vein, 4050 level. 4.5x2.5x2.5". This is the El-Indio copper-gold district. E...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Azurite and Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, China2004 - Azurite and Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A large, colorful specimen of azurite (blue) and malachite (green) crystals from the underground workings at the now exhausted Liufengshan Mine in Anh
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,625.00
 
 
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Azurite from Liufengshan Mine, China2005 - Azurite from Liufengshan Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An electric-blue specimen of crystallized azurite from a now-closed underground copper mine in Anhui Province, China. The color and condition of this
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to c******u for (575.00 + 143.75BP) = 718.75
 
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Beryl v. Aquamarine and Cassiterite from China2006 - Beryl v. Aquamarine and Cassiterite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fantastic combination specimen featuring the three most important collector species found at Mt. Xuebaoding. The specimen features: several gemmy, l
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Calcite and Fluorite from Xianghualing Mine, China2007 - Calcite and Fluorite from Xianghualing Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive specimen featuring a "matrix" of light green fluorite crystals upon which has grown a lustrous, flattened, translucent, colo...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Calcite from China2008 - Calcite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large, sharp, lustrous, bi-colored (white and brick-red) calcite crystals are perched on a matrix rock covered by smaller, off-white, scalenohedra
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 2,150.00 - 3,225.00
 
 
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Calcite v. Manganoan and Quartz from China2009 - Calcite v. Manganoan and Quartz from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features interesting and attractive, stacked crystals of light pink manganoan calcite on a matrix of well-crystallized quartz. The manga
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,625.00
 
 
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Cassiterite and Muscovite from China2010 - Cassiterite and Muscovite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mount Xuebaoding literally means "Snowy Treasure Peak" in Mandarin Chinese. The mountain (18,333 ft) is located near the easternmost edge ...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Calcite from China2011 - Fluorite and Calcite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A brand new occurrence for fluorite in Fujian Province, China. This attractive specimen features a complex cluster of greenish fluorite crystals havin
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Dolomite from China2012 - Fluorite and Dolomite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive, collector-quality specimen from a currently active deposit in mineral-rich Hunan Province. This specimen is from a large crystal-lined
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Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,700.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Quartz from China2013 - Fluorite and Quartz from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features an extremely rare indigo-blue color of the mineral fluorite. Additionally, the crystal habit is very unusual. The crystals are
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Quartz from China2014 - Fluorite and Quartz from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fluorite is a very popular mineral, and it naturally occurs in all colors of the spectrum. Pure fluorite is colorless; the color variations are caused
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Start Price : 575.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Quartz from Fujian Province, China2015 - Fluorite and Quartz from Fujian Province, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An attractive, new discovery from Fujian Province, The specimen features bright purple, lustrous, dodecahedral crystals of fluorite on a matrix rock c
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Estimate : 650.00 - 975.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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