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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Santa Barbara Cloisonne style Breast Badge1425 - Santa Barbara Cloisonne style Breast Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hanging breast badge 3" long. Top portion is a brass "California" bear with "St. Omer/ Commandery No. 30, Santa Barbara, Cal.&qu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Santa Barbara Token and Medal Collection1426 - Santa Barbara Token and Medal Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six trade tokens, five medals and other ephemera. Tokens: McCaffrey & Son, GF 5c drink; Gifford & Flynn, GF 5c IT; Marcus, Santa Barbara Cig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 130.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*******8 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Two Semana Nautica Medals1427 - Two Semana Nautica Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces celebrating Semana Nautica in July of 1936. One original (Rare), one restrike. Date: 1936 Location: Santa Barbara, California HWAC# 641
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******8 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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California Medal and Token Collection1428 - California Medal and Token Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twenty medals and tokens. Five briliant uncirculated 1932 Los Angeles Olympics medals; Old Sacramento Commemorative medallion; New Casino Santa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
Sold to R*****6 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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1925 California Diamond Jubilee Badges1429 - 1925 California Diamond Jubilee Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine breast badges with red-yellow-green ribbon hangers, and six additional brass rounds without the ribbons. All uncirculated. made by Whitehead-Hoag
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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California Bicentennial Medal1430 - California Bicentennial Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grizzly Bear symbol of the state of California. // Figures representing a basic cultural influence in 2 centuries of California history. With original
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to n**********x for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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CSNA Convention Medals1431 - CSNA Convention Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven medals from the California State Numismatic Association, various years and cities from 1973 through 1986. San Jose, Fresno, San Francisc
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Southwest Expedition Commemorative So-Called Dollar1432 - Southwest Expedition Commemorative So-Called Dollar
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Southwest Expedition Commemorative Medal. Zebulon Montgomery Pike. HK 336, small rim damage when loop was removed. Pike Monument Association formed De
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Colorado Cattlemen's Association Centennial Medals1433 - Colorado Cattlemen's Association Centennial Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two bronze medals. Obv.: Colorado Cattlemen's Association / 1867 1967 / Centennial; Rev.: A Century of Progress in the Livestock Industry...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to n**********x for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Alaska-Hawaii Statehood Medals1434 - Alaska-Hawaii Statehood Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Medals in fastened case. Case reads," Alaska-Hawaii Statehood Medals , Struck by Clifford Mishler 1960." All 7 medals have Obverse: A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********n for (2,100.00 + 525.00BP) = 2,625.00
 
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