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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4 Old Coin Catalogs1415 - 4 Old Coin Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1949 American Standard Catalog 111pp, Stevens and Co. Illustrated Coin Catalog 39pp, 2 The Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia and Premium Catalog 206pp. Dat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to P*****1 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Art Deco Letter Opener w/Silver Portuguese Coin1416 - Art Deco Letter Opener w/Silver Portuguese Coin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Art deco style letter opener/bookmark with 1000 Reis silver coin at top. KM#539 had a mintage of 300,000 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the d
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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British Counterfeit Gold Coin Detector1417 - British Counterfeit Gold Coin Detector
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two coin holder for sovereigns, with "sovereign (crown) Warranted" on the base. 3.75" long. Date: Location: HWAC# 75264
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to o*********d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Coin Art1418 - Coin Art
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Popup Kennedy Half (1966) on chain; 1937 Buffalo Nickle Locket with chain. Date: Location: HWAC# 75244
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to D*****2 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Santa Catalina Island New Casino Medal1419 - Santa Catalina Island New Casino Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hanger piece Celebrating New Casino on Santa Catalina Island Date: Location: Catalina Island, California HWAC# 64171
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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1909 Los Angeles Breast Badge1420 - 1909 Los Angeles Breast Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass breast badge with "Souvenir" hanger. 1.5" diameter, "1900 Jaehrige gedenkfeier der hermanns - schlacht im teutoburger wald...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to f********c.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Three Olympic Medals1421 - Three Olympic Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Los Angeles XXIII Olympiad U.S. Track and Field Team, Three Medals in three finishes, by Alex Shagin, Bust of ancient Greek torchbearer // hands pas
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Start Price : 37.50 | Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mariposa Court House Medals1422 - Mariposa Court House Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 "So-Called Dollars, HK # 704. Gilt. " Mariposa Court House Centennial brass medals, 41mm. Octagonal shape. Obverse: "Mariposa Court...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to b*******n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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German Peace Celebration Medal, San Francisco1423 - German Peace Celebration Medal, San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Germania seated, ZUR ERINNERUNG A. D. DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSFEIR // German Flag and Sword, EINIGKIET MACHT STARK. DURCH KAMPF ZUM SIEG / D. 22. MARZ 1871.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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German Peace Celebration Medal, San Francisco1424 - German Peace Celebration Medal, San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Germania seated, ZUR ERINNERUNG A. D. DEUTSCHE FRIEDENSFEIR // German Flag and Sword, EINIGKIET MACHT STARK. DURCH KAMPF ZUM SIEG / D. 22. MARZ 1871.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******8 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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