Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

1) Hardback book, William Tecumseh Sherman: Gold Rush Bank by Dwight L. Clarke, pp.446, c. 1969, Plastic cover, excellent condition; 2) Hardback book,

US 3 Cent and 5 Cent Pieces by Bowers, US Copper Coins by Bowers, Striking Gold in Alaska by Hanscom, Coinage of t US branch Mints by Heaton, Americ...

2 Hardback books, & 2 paperback books; 1) The Financial Management of Your Coin/Stamp Estate by D Larry Crumbley, & Tony L. Crumbley, pp.230...

Hardcover 1917 792pp, many foldout reports. Front cover has spots. Date: 1917 Location: California HWAC# 69077

2 Books (1 hardback & 1 paperback) Hard Times Tokens by Lyman Haynes Low, pp. 128; U.S. Merchant Tokens 1845-1860 by Russell Rulau. Black & ...

Hardcover book of American Bank Note Company by William H. Griffiths, pp. 92; contains many pictures, illustrations, allegorical vignettes & mo...

16 ABN and USBN volumes, 1964-1991. Very nice printing as one would expect. Date: Location: HWAC# 69004

United States Gold Coins / An Illustrated History by Q. David Bowers, pp.398, contains pictures, illustrations & color photo's. Beautiful ...

This is the classic obsolete bank note reference. it is four large volumes, about 9 x 12", 2" thick each volume. Any collector of "b...

By authority from the United States Treasury Department, this hard bound pocket edition (4 1/2 x 7 inches) was copyright 1877 and published in 1881.

20 paperback books Hewitt's Numismatic Information Series, by Walter Breen, United States Eagles; Varieties of United States Half Eagles 1839-19...

Hardcover 1936 252pp. Cover has some wear. Date: Location: HWAC# 73001

Includes the two-volume, cased, deluxe library edition of World Coins by Krause and Mishler. Comprehensive catalog of US Paper Money by Hessler, Coins

Mormon and Utah Coin and Currency by Alvin E. Rust Rust Rare Coin Co., Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah 1984; pp.247, has plastic protective cover & b...

Hardcover 1962 144 pp with index. Rare. Date: Location: HWAC# 73000

Lot of 1 VHS,Treasure of a Lost Voyage, the Richest Shipwreck in American History; 2) Neptune's Account A Novel by Michael Maffett; 3)The Final ...

Hardcover Vol. 1, Nineteenth century auction catalogs, 1982. 270pp with index. Date: Location: HWAC# 73005

Fourth Edion hard cover. Coins and coinage of the United States Mint. 120pp. Covers are detaching and have wear. Sold as is! Date: 1887? Location:

Hardback book by Q. David Bowers. Begins in 19th Century Numismatics,through 1889. Black,white & color photos, excellent condition. pp. 244, 8.5...

Front article and photos of ingots is realy portraying fake ingots! It spurred collecting and making of fake ingots. Date: Location: HWAC# 64269

Appears to be for some type of gaming, perhaps similar to Bingo or Keno. San Francisco, $1000 9 PM and America Co., Tung Owe $1000 5 PM. Some used, m

Rare. Numismatic Error Tokens. 59 tokens: Wah Hing. Kamunting Perak Gambling Tokens. Round, brass, 35 mm. $1.00 weigh. Date: Location: California

This is a lot of gaming tokens from an illegal operation in Detroit, Mi. circa 1920's-1930's. The coins are 50 cent tokens marked "248...

This is a lot of gaming tokens from an illegal operation in Detroit, Mi. circa 1920's-1930's. The coins are 50 cent tokens marked "248...

This is a lot of gaming tokens from an illegal operation in Detroit, Mi. circa 1920's-1930's. The coins are 50 cent tokens marked either &...

Approx 65 chips and markers, many from Jockey Club Date: Location: Las Vegas, Nevada HWAC# 65035

A group of 438 first-issue $1 chips from Fitzgeralds Casino in Reno. These feature the coin center inlay and date to 1976. All are in slightly used co

Vintage goodies. Includes: 2 Golden Nugget Gaming Guides 6.5" x 4.5". 2 Harolds Club Gaming Guides 6.5" x 4.5". 2 Harolds Club R...

Bicentennial commemorative $25.00 token, rendered in .999 silver. From the Holiday Hotel and Casino, on the bank of the Truckee River. 1776-1976. Repl

2 boxes of NOS trays, probably 100 or more. Date: Location: Reno, Nevada HWAC# 69067

Lot of 73. Includes: Ormsby House (15), Frontier (6), Cactus Jacks (5), State of Nevada (18), Nugget (26), Silver Spur (3). Some duplication. Please n

94 ashtrays in all. Crystal Bay (20), Nevada Lodge (32), Cal Neva (14), Bel Taborin (1), North Shore Club (10), Nugget (10), Biltmore (4), Kings Castl

157 ashtrays from historic casinos in South Shore. Includes: Nugget (2), Park Tahoe (2), Caesars (10), Bills (10), High Sierra (6), Sahara Tahoe (15),

Lot of 73. Includes pieces from: Sundowner (21), Comstock (10), Ponderosa (5), Fitzgeralds (16), Riverside (17), Bonanza (4). Some duplication. Please

Lot of 89. Includes: Atlantis (4), Peppermill (19), Clarion (8), Reno Ramada (9), Holiday Inn (13), Reno Hilton (6), Del Webb (13), Del Webb Primadonn

Lot of 96. Includes: Mapes (29), Cal Neva-Virginian (11), Cal Neva Reno (37), Silver Spur (19). 96 total casino ashtrays, some duplication. Please not

217 pieces, including duplication. Harrahs (131), El Dorado (43), MGM (32), Valles (8), Silver Legacy (3). Please inspect. Please note: Pick-up is pre

Nearly 80 pieces, includes duplication. Dick Graves Nugget (14), Gold Club (1), Mint (1), Shy Clown (1), Comstock (1), John Ascuaga Nugget (64). Rarit

A Collectors Guide with Values & Casino Histories by Art Anderson. Paperback pp.205. Date: Location: HWAC# 64234

Over 25 various poker chips and tokens from Las Vegas, Laughlin, and Reno Casinos Date: Location: Nevada HWAC# 64165

2 Craps Table Chip Racks, primarily for silver dollars. White color metal 9" x 15" x 6". Set of two Racks. Date: Location: Nevad...

Lot of 19. Includes: large (7 x 9.5") postcard c.1940 for the Nevada Club in Reno; Chinese restaurant menu (Money Tree, Reno); guides (Sky Ranc...

1 paperback, U.S. Chip Casino Chip Price Guide, by James Campiglia & Steve Wells pp. 399; 2 spiral bound books The Chip Rack/A Price Guide to th...

Lot of six items. Includes bond in four different stages. Many have notes written on them. Two sets of instructions from Harrah's to the printer...

Frame is 6.5 x 4.5". Photo is 3 x 2". Two men are looking distrustingly at the third. Date: Location: HWAC# 42820

2 softcovers. Harvey's Guide to Collecting Gaming Checks and Chips, First Edition. Antique Gambling Chips by Seymour. Date: Location: HWAC...

Roulette Table with wheel. Excellent working condition . 95" long, 43 inches wide plus the detachable 14 1/2 inch wide sideboard used by the d...

A beautiful original Keno Goose, without the board for the balls. Numbered balls inside. Two piece constructed base, all original. These have been rep

1948 classic baseball electro-mechanical pinball machine. This machine is "museum quality". It has been partially restored and is in gener...

This slot machine is a classic 1923 Operators Bell by Jennings. It was one of their first stalwart machines. Ode D. Jennings got his start in 1960 as

Two medal scarf slides from the 1935. San Diego 200th Anniversary congressional commemorative medal struck by the U.S. Mint for July 16, 1968 release;

This set f portraits is of Zita Leota Vinson Dawson who was born in Pueblo, CO on June 3, 1908. Zita would later move to Oregon and in 1926 she would

Pan Pacific Expo picture album 61pp, split spine seam at bottom, 2 cover chips.Sculpture and Mural Paintings official publication, cover foxing. 1st p

12 chromolitho and 2 b/w postcards. Niagra Silk Mills 4 section postcard with 3 seated ladies. Official Souvenir Folder No. 12 and Official Miniature

Rare Panama-Pacific Stock Cert. signed by A. H. Payson, President and A.D. Grant, Secretary. Issued/Uncanceled August 13, 1914. No. 5546 for 1 share.

Rare, Panama Pacific Exposition from the Washington Government Printing Office, 1915. pp.58, includes map showing Isthmus with Completed Canal. Blac...

The Galleries of the Exposition by Nevhaus, hardcover with worn dust jacket, 1915, 96 pp with 66 galleries, ragged page edges. Merry Xmas card with Pa

The 1893 Mid Winter Exposition, the 1915 Pan Pacific Exposition and the 1939 Treasure Island World's Fair all represented in this collection. A ...

Official Guide Book with foldout Expo map and many photos. 116 pages 8" x 5.5". 39er Scrip Book with ticket stubs from used scrip. 2 1940 ...

2 plastic binder edge souvenir books. Lots of illustrations. 14" x 11". Date: 1939 Location: San Francisco , California HWAC# 73022

Lot of 12 hand-colored stereoviews by B.W. Kilburn for the Chicago World's Fair. Included: 8738-Pennsylvania's Bird Exhibit (x2), 8823-Cryst...

Kilburn stereoview #8198, Krupp's Great Exhibit of Guns, Columbian Exposition. Many cannons, including the world's largest cannon, featured ...

Lot of 5 B.W. Kilburn exposition stereoviews. Best is 7929-The Surging Sea of Humanity at the opening of the Columbian Exposition. View is slightly ab

Paperback book by Howard M. Rossen and John Kaduck, A Collector's Descriptive Price Guide, Columbian World's Fair Collectibles (1892-1893) p...

Rare 1904 booklet with nice drawing of Paterson NJ works and 6 train drawings and specs.18 pp 5.75" x 9". Date: Location: St. Louis, Mi...

High quality reproduction. This is a large Certificate, in beautiful condition and unused, No.1557, with several vignettes. Engraved & Printed a...

Lot of 13 different smaller format (private firms) stereoviews. Most are interior views, including views of sculptures, pottery, ornate woodwork, a wi

Lot of 9 interior large format (4x7") stereoviews made by the Centennial Photographic Co. for the exhibition. One duplicate. Includes: 828-Belg...

Lot of 25 exterior large format (4x7") stereoviews by the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: opening day ceremony, fairgrounds covered ...

Lot of 25 different interior larger format (4x7") stereoviews from the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: fountains, the Corliss Engine...

Souvenir ticket to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition for Seattle Day September 6th. 4 x 2 inches. The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition was a world...

1) Magic Self-Acting Silver Polish Plate w/envelope, souvenir from the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915, San Francisco. Manufactured by t

Lot of 14: 7 stereoviews plus 7 Golden Gate Exposition postcards. Included: Underwood stereoview of The Twin Towers at Night, Trans-Mississippi Expo..

Freight Receipt from Wells Fargo for shipment of package by ACMI (the Arizona Mormon organization). 8.5" x 5.5". Date: 1895 Location: H...

Rare location. Dateline Columbia, Cal., March 18, 1859. At sight, pay Wm. Daegener, agent, $100. Signed Wells Fargo & Co. Pinhole, folds, crease...

1860. Wells Fargo receipt of merchandise of a bag of gold dust is addressed from Fritz and Ralston to the Fritz & Ralston Banking House which e...

1858. Wells Fargo receipt of merchandise of a bag of gold dust is addressed from Fritz and Ralston to the Fritz & Ralston Banking House which e...

Two Wells Fargo Receipts dated 1861. For bags of gold dust is addressed from Hardy & Kennedy of Foresthill. One to the newly renamed Donahoe &a...

Office of A.B. Carlock, Banker, and Agent for W.F. & Co.'s Express. Dateline Fort Jones, Feb. 23, 1881. Addressed to Arthur Simon, agent, in...

Rare location. Handwritten dateline La Porte, Cal., Feb. 17th, 1862. No. 242,938, payable for $50 to John Conly. Orange/red 8 cent California Tax Stam

Archive of ~50 documents comprising hiring papers for employees at the Southern California-Arizona Division (Los Angeles) of Wells Fargo, c.1910s. Eac

Thirty-one 1912-1914 Wells Fargo Modesto receipts, all printed and in several different forms. Money order receipt has bold WF logo. There were seve

Early! Dateline Nevada, Jan. 2nd, 1859. No. 135.804, payable for $50 to A.D. Tower, agent. Signed Wells Fargo & Co. Folds, some staining upper r...

Rare location. California Gold Rush era. Manuscript dateline Oroville, 27 July 1858. Issued for $100 to HW Hannon, agent. Chipped upper left corner. L

1) Second of Exchange. Dec. 2, 1865. Issued for $100 in US Gold Coin. Red 20 cent California State Tax stamp and 2 cent bank check stamp. Wear to corn

Gold Rush era piece connecting the tow great Western express agencies. Dateline San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 15, 1856. Pay Ichabod Kop $550 at sight at

Shasta, Wells Fargo Group of Receipts & Notices of Money Order Lost or Stolen. 8.5" x 5.5". All in plastic protective covers. Date: 1...

Taylorsville was a mining camp in Indian Valley in Plumas County. sent from ED Hosselkus. Hosselkus was actually a farmer in Genesee. Taylorsville wou

Typed and bound autobiographical manuscript of "Chips" Pillsbury Hogkins a Wells Fargo Messenger, 1825-1892. Note inside states"The o...

29 California Wells Fargo Receipts in both print and manuscript form. Includes Vallejo, Benecia, Turlock, Merced, Lodi, Oakdale, Pittsburgh, Crockett,

Officially unused, but was used to share a message. "Further instructions in relation to our Com #599. BD Washburn with JM Buffington." A ...

Rare. Dateline Helena, M.T., August 24th, 1869. One package of mutilated currency from Hussey Dahler & Co. is being shipped to their Salt Lake ...

In the amount of $150, from Tonopah to Manhattan, rare usage for Wells Fargo. 7" x 4". Date: 1907 Location: Tonopah, Nevada HWAC# 63438

Both are rare. 1) Deposit made at the Virginia City office on Nov. 26th, 1862. Dateline Va. City, N.T. $60 deposited by Patrick Hovan. Signed by cashi

Although difficult to determine if it is California or Oregon, it seems like the 'OR' is there. It has also been identified as such by an ea...

Very nice photo of a warmly dressed man in a buggy outside the express office. Although there is no identification as to where, the man's jacket...

Used as a calculator. Felt & Tarrant MFG. Co. Copper appearing skin on machine, 15" x 9.5" x 4". Steel lid with W. F. & Co....

Phony Wells Fargo Goods consisting of 2 Guard's Badges & what appears to be 14 belt buckles. 3.5" x 1.5". Date: 1960's Locat...

W F & Co brass key. Wells Fargo Co Express/ ATHLETIC SERVICE/ FIFTEEN YEARS .75" breast badge. Fake 6.25" copper Wells Fargo & Co....

Green Wells Fargo & Co. Express Frank 50 pounds stamp. Date: Location: HWAC# 65001