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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Nevada Check Collection (Comstock, Railroad, Mining)1575 - Nevada Check Collection (Comstock, Railroad, Mining)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Includes: 1866 Gould & Curry, Virginia City check signed by Janin, IR and Nevada adhesive revenue stamps; two pictorial State Controll...
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Certificate of Deposit, Banker's Assoc. Of Buffalo1576 - Certificate of Deposit, Banker's Assoc. Of Buffalo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
For $5000 in gold coin. Punched, right black smudge. Date: 1899 Location: Buffalo, New York HWAC# 69040
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to s*********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Letter from Henry H. Clifford Re: Silver Coin Ladle1577 - Letter from Henry H. Clifford Re: Silver Coin Ladle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter to "Charlie & John regarding a coin silver soup ladle on the one side reading "Theo: Dubosq / Philadelphia. Date: 1958 Locati...
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Three Mexican Exchanges (Two w/ Mexican Revenue Stamps)1578 - Three Mexican Exchanges (Two w/ Mexican Revenue Stamps)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Mineral del Monte, 1867. Blue paper, text in Spanish. 4.25 x 8.5" Small mining town in Hidalgo. 2) Two First of Exchanges, Manuel Dunde, 187...
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Gold Scale & Box & Book (Gold Coins for Financial Survival)1579 - Gold Scale & Box & Book (Gold Coins for Financial Survival)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Allender's Gold Coin Scale is adjusted to weigh & guage all American Gold Coins "and is a perfect protection against COUNTERFEITS...&qu...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to G*****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Gold Scales1580 - Gold Scales
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mid-nineteenth European scales. This is technically a balance scale. In all probability,tis scale was used to determine weights of coins, as indicated
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to o*********d for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Scale and Loose Weights1581 - Scale and Loose Weights
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Balance Scale and Loose Weights. Pans are 44 mm (about 1 3/4 in). One counterfeit detection, "Half Guinea" weight. Two Victorian Era ,Br...
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12 Coin Related Postcards and a  Carson City, NV Bank Check1582 - 12 Coin Related Postcards and a Carson City, NV Bank Check
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 mostly embossed coins of the world postcards. Framed 1874 Carson City Savings Bank check with 1870 coin vignette. Date: Location: HWAC# 73034
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Mechanics' Art Union Lottery Ticket1583 - Mechanics' Art Union Lottery Ticket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Tickets $1 each. Prizes from $1 to $10,000. George Washington portrait at lower left plus other vignettes. Printed signature of secretary John
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Mid-West & Eastern US Banking Collection1584 - Mid-West & Eastern US Banking Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17. 1) Pennsylvania: Drexel, Harjes & Co. Duplicate of Exchange, Philadelphia, 1886; unnamed Philadelphia Second of Exchange, 1852, picto...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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National Bank Note Pair!1585 - National Bank Note Pair!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Continental Bank Note Company Engravers Plate. This sheet would have been sent to National Banks with samples of what the Continental Company could
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Treasure Hunter Magazines1586 - Treasure Hunter Magazines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 60 treasure hunter magazines including Treasure, Lost Treasure and Western Treasure. Mostly 1970's issues. Date: 1970's Location: ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to b*********r for (20.00 + 4.40BP) = 24.40
 
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Numismatic Related Books & Auction Catalogs1587 - Numismatic Related Books & Auction Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Books & Auction Catalogs, Numismatics related. Private & Fractional Gold 1) California Coiners and Assayers 2)California Gold, Dollars,Ha...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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A Pioneer Denver Mint (Hardback book)1588 - A Pioneer Denver Mint (Hardback book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Clark, Gruber and Company (1860-1865) A Pioneer Denver Mint by Nolie Mumey, edition limited to 800 signed copies. This signed copy of #287.pp.87. D
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to W********y.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Carson City Mint History Group1589 - Carson City Mint History Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 VHS tapes, 2 Gold Coins of the Old West by Winter, Carson City Morgan Dollars by Crum, Crime of 873 by Van Ryzin, James Crawford-Master of the Mint
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"California Gold" By Kenneth W. Lee1590 - "California Gold" By Kenneth W. Lee
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kenneth W. Lee wrote this early reference on California fractional gold based on his long career dealing in the subject. As Q. David Bowers notes in t
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"Heath's Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector"1591 - "Heath's Infallible Government Counterfeit Detector"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early edition of the book that used U.S. Treasury currency plates to aid in the detection of counterfeit currency in the 19th century. Hard cover, 4 1
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********a.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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"Adams' Official Premium List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins"1592 - "Adams' Official Premium List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins"
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hard bound, 72 page, 4 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch, green covered edition of the first work on private and territorial gold coins in the United States. Only one
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"New Varieties of Coins and Bullion:" Second Edition1593 - "New Varieties of Coins and Bullion:" Second Edition
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1851. This is the second edition. All plates are present. Outside of little and light foxing, this book is in near perfect condition. 9 x 6". S...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
 
 
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400 California Street, (Hardback book)1594 - 400 California Street, (Hardback book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Story of The Bank of California, National Association and its First 100 Years in the Financiall Development of the Pacific Coast, by Neill C.Wilso
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