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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Two Colorado Mining Stock Certificates (Snowdrift & Pottsville)2435 - Two Colorado Mining Stock Certificates (Snowdrift & Pottsville)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Pottsville & Colorado Gold and SIlver Mining Company. Number 298 for 50 shares to Fanny Farquhar(?). Has the famous dog guarding the gold bar...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Two Different Colorado Mining Bonds2436 - Two Different Colorado Mining Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) London Mining Company. $500 bond, No. 448. Issued in 1882. Pen cancelled. Signed by president George Blanchard and secretary H.S. Comstock. Three c
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Two Different Colorado Mining Stock Certificates2437 - Two Different Colorado Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Telluride Gold Mining Company. Inc. in Arizona. No 149, issued for 5,000 shares to J.E.A. Hair on August 26th, 1904 in San Francisco. Signed by pre
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Eagle Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2438 - Eagle Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued in 1867 in Hartford, CT, though we cannot locate the mine. Not in any of our sales indexes or references. There are also many "Eagle&quo...
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Findley Gold Mining Co. of GA Stock Certificate2439 - Findley Gold Mining Co. of GA Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From a famous Dahlonega gold mine. I/U Geo Codington 1881 #3618 100 shares. Right dog ear. Many folds. The Findley Mine was an exceptionally important
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c******u for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Georgia Gold Books(4)2440 - Georgia Gold Books(4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 books; 1)Confederate Gold by Anne & Winifred Fluker; 2)Silver in the Unaka by Buddy Johnson with James W. Mintz; 3)Ghost Trains & Depots o...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c******u for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Rail Track from Dry Hollow Mine; Replica of Cannon; 2 framed info's of Dry Hollow Mine2441 - Rail Track from Dry Hollow Mine; Replica of Cannon; 2 framed info's of Dry Hollow Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rail Track from Dry-Hollow Gold Mine-Dahlonega, GA Early 1900's 6.5" x 14"; Cannon replica made of brass 10.5" x 3"; 2 frame...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******g for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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G.V. B Mining Company Stock Certificate2442 - G.V. B Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G. V. Bryan founded this company. Issued in 1897, underground miner vignette, signed by president Bounton, # 59, issued to Nancy Thurber. 7.5" ...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to s****y for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Mostly Wallace Idaho Check Collection2443 - Mostly Wallace Idaho Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Checks for 1907-1947 from Tamarack & Custer Consolidated Mining (2), King Mining, 2 Wallace National Bank(1 pictorial), State Bank of Commerce 1...
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By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company2444 - By-Laws & List of Officers of the Oshkosh Cons. Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pages. Offices at Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Organized in Maine. No date. Printed by Commercial Print, Bangor. As these are by-laws, there is
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Ellsworth Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2445 - Ellsworth Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Connecticut. No. 77, issued for 100 shares to Emery N. Moore of Boston on June 28, 1880. Signed by president Samuel Krugman and treasurer Harr
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports2446 - Maine Mining Letters, Covers and Reports
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Reports from: 2 reports from Tapley Copper Mine, 1880; 3 reports from Manhattan-Tapley Copper Mines, 1883; Small drawings of Tapley and Manhattan mine
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Maryland Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate2447 - Maryland Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Attractive, early certificate. Inc. August 11th, 1865. No. 51, issued for 500 shares to Thomas Sieger on November 4th, 1865 in Philadelphia. Signed by
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to o*******e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Maryland Mining Stock Certificate & Bond2448 - Maryland Mining Stock Certificate & Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different. 1) New London Copper Mining Company of Frederick County, Maryland. Stock certificate No. 49, issued for 500 shares to Mayer on M
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Beacon Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2449 - Beacon Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Massachusetts. Low No. 7, issued for 500 shares to Joseph H. Bragon on Sept. 29th, 1864 in Boston. Signed by president F.W. Pelton and treasur
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18802450 - Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highly pictorial Underground vignette at left. Allegorical and mining vignettes at top center. Inc. in Michigan 1853 & 1855. Issued for 50 share...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to d*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Seneca Mining Stock Certificate & Bond Collection2451 - Seneca Mining Stock Certificate & Bond Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different for this Mohawk, Michigan copper mining company that started back in the 1860s. Two stock certificates: 1888 issued (1860s form), h
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j****2 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Rare Green Mountain Mining Certificate2452 - Rare Green Mountain Mining Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare onion skin, issued in 1862 to Oliver Severance for 25 shares. Signed by president J.W. Stewart and secretary Douglas Stewart. Inc. in Michigan in
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l******a for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
 
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Michigan-Utah Consolidated Mine Stock2453 - Michigan-Utah Consolidated Mine Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U, rare. #4688 Lucian Kahn 1920 5000 shares. Note 4 border creases and multiple small tears. Date: 1920 Location: Salt Lake County, Michigan HWAC
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Five Michigan Mining Stock Certificates2454 - Five Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: Mohican Copper Company, issued 1923, not cancelled; Indiana Mining Company, issued 1924, punch and stamp cancelled, Native American vignette
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6*******d for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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