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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US Presidential Inauguration Medals1465 - US Presidential Inauguration Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two three inch diameter bronze medals, Eisenhower and Nixon. The Eisenhower medal shows surface deterioration and has a small notch in the rim from mo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to k*********a for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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US Mint, Lincoln and Garfield Medal1466 - US Mint, Lincoln and Garfield Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Designed and engraved by Barber, 1881. Julian PR-40, 25mm, toned silver, proof like surfaces, toned with 2 small scratches before Garfield. Date: 188
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to j******0 for (50.00 + 8.75BP) = 58.75
 
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US Mint, Washington Medal1467 - US Mint, Washington Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paquet P obverse, 3rd Wreath reverse. Struck between 1873 and 1904, perhaps outside the mint. Musante GW-445, Baker 155B, 18mm, Bronze, AU. Date: L
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******0 for (20.00 + 3.50BP) = 23.50
 
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US Mint, Washington and Grant Medal1468 - US Mint, Washington and Grant Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paquet bust of Washingrton, Barber bust of Grant. Struck between 1869 and 1904. Musante GW-458, Baker 252, Julian PR-32, 19mm, toned and hairlined Pro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to j******0 for (110.00 + 19.25BP) = 129.25
 
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Columbus Breast Badge1469 - Columbus Breast Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Columbus 1492-1892" with pic of Columbus/"Father, Savior, Defender" with overlapping vignette of three heads, Washington, Linco...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Expo. Medals/Store cards1470 - Expo. Medals/Store cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 Expo medals. One" Wamego, Kansas Centennial 1866-1966, " with Windmill on Obverse, Wamego Red Raiders Reverse.Nice details. A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Exposition Store Cards1471 - Exposition Store Cards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. " Pacific Southwest Exposition, Long Beach , Cal 1928," with Expo Entrance center design on obverse. Reverse: "DOBYN"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 40.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Liberty Loan Medal1472 - Liberty Loan Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Victory / Liberty Loan; Rev.: Awarded / By / The U.S. Treaury / Department / For / Patriotic Service/ On Behalf of the / Liberty Loans/ Made fro
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Medal of Inspiration Silver Medal, 3.4 oz1473 - Medal of Inspiration Silver Medal, 3.4 oz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Designed by Frank Eliscu for Medallic Art Company, in 1974. 3.4 troy ounces of .999 silver in original box with paperwork. Eliscu was the sculptor of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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NORDMANN'S-FORBUNDET, medal1474 - NORDMANN'S-FORBUNDET, medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Viking Ship design in center, "NORDMANN'S-FORBUNDET, 1907" medal with ribbon and clasp. Uncirculated. Has been cleaned. A b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to n*******g for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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