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 Oklahoma Scrip Books1038 - Two Oklahoma Scrip Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two $25.00 books of scrip for different businesses in Oklahoma: W.L. Belt Trading Co., Eufaula OK; and W.A. Graham Co., Pryor, OK. Both appear to be u
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to r*****2 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company Dividend Scrip1039 - Pennsylvania Railroad Company Dividend Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pictorial pieces of Dividend Scrip for The Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Dateline Philadelphia, May 31st, 1893. Issued for $11 and $25. Both sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 3***6 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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College Currency1040 - College Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 3/8 in x 3 in size "One Hundred Dollars" bill of "Luther Academy Book Keepers Currency." Only one side of the "bill&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a****y for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Old Scrip (3)1041 - Old Scrip (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Farm Investment Co., Greeley, CO 1901 $9.45 2) New Pittsburg Coal 1897 25c 3) Mayor and Common Council of Jersey City $5 Date: Location: HWAC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to t***o for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Three Different Scrip Booklets1042 - Three Different Scrip Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) $1 booklet of coupons good at Arnettsville Store Company for employees of the Courtney Coal Company. 2) $5 booklet of mercantile coupons for Studer
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 3***6 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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$1 Gold Piece1043 - $1 Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice AU, Type I. Nice coin. Date: 1852 Location: HWAC# 60738
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to c**. for (300.00 + 61.50BP) = 361.50
 
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U.S. 1852 Dollar Gold with pendant loop1044 - U.S. 1852 Dollar Gold with pendant loop
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S. 1852 Dollar Gold with pendant loop. Date: Location: HWAC# 74054
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*****n for (100.00 + 20.50BP) = 120.50
 
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U.S. Gold Type III One Dollar1045 - U.S. Gold Type III One Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S. Gold Type III One Dollar. Slanted S. Cleaned, net AU. Date: 1856 Location: HWAC# 75800
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********o.. for (130.00 + 26.65BP) = 156.65
 
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One Dollar Gold Piece1046 - One Dollar Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Holed for jewelry but very fine condition. Date: 1857 Location: HWAC# 74039
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Three $5 Gold Pieces1047 - Three $5 Gold Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1882 (removed from a bezel, AU details), 1884 (EF), 1903-S (VF). Date: 1882-1903 Location: HWAC# 60736
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
 
 
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Two Damaged Gold Dollar Coins1048 - Two Damaged Gold Dollar Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both have nice Obverse. Both have damage at center of reverse, eliminating the date. Coins were previously mounted we suppose. Each coin net .04837 o
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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U.S. Gold 2 1/2 Dollar Liberty1049 - U.S. Gold 2 1/2 Dollar Liberty
Holabird Western Americana Collections
U.S. 2 1/2 Dollar Gold Liberty. 1862. F ine, Possibly Very Fine. 98,000 minted. Date: 1862 Location: HWAC# 75277
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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$2 1/2 Dollar Indian Head Gold Piece1050 - $2 1/2 Dollar Indian Head Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
AU condition. Nice coin. Date: 1911 Location: HWAC# 75278
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to p****5 for (250.00 + 51.25BP) = 301.25
 
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$2 1/2 Indian Head Gold Piece1051 - $2 1/2 Indian Head Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
AU condition. nice coin. Date: 1915 Location: HWAC# 75279
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*******s for (180.00 + 36.90BP) = 216.90
 
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1925 D Gold Indian Head $2.5 Coin1052 - 1925 D Gold Indian Head $2.5 Coin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1925 D Gold Indian Head $2.5 Coin Date: Location: HWAC# 75902
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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$5 Indian Head Gold Piece1053 - $5 Indian Head Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Capital Plastics holder, 1909-D, AU condition. Date: 1909-D Location: HWAC# 60718
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 650.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Two $5 Indian Head Gold Pieces1054 - Two $5 Indian Head Gold Pieces
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1909-D and 1915. Date: 1909-1915 Location: HWAC# 60719
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
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1894 $10 Gold Liberty1055 - 1894 $10 Gold Liberty
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1894 $10 Gold Liberty XF. Date: Location: HWAC# 75901
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 550.00
Sold to r*******s for (500.00 + 102.50BP) = 602.50
 
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1901 $10 Liberty1056 - 1901 $10 Liberty
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1901 $10 Liberty Gold Coin with strong luster Date: 1901 Location: HWAC# 75900
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
 
 
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1907 $10 Indian Head Gold Piece1057 - 1907 $10 Indian Head Gold Piece
Holabird Western Americana Collections
EF-AU first year of issue St. Gaudens ten dollar gold piece. This first year of issue did not have "In God We Trust" because President Roo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to c**. for (1,250.00 + 256.25BP) = 1,506.25
 
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