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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1646 1 Ore, large copper coin of Christina1525 - 1646 1 Ore, large copper coin of Christina
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM 162.2, Fine. Date: Location: Sweden HWAC# 75205
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Swiss Freiburg Anniversary Medal1526 - Swiss Freiburg Anniversary Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Commemorating the 450th anniversary of the entry of Frieburg into the Swiss Confederation. Souvenir of the July 4 and 5, 1931 celebration. Bronze, 40m
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Exposition Philomathique Medal1527 - Exposition Philomathique Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful bronze medal, 51 mm. Date: 1869 Location: Geneva, Switzerland HWAC# 75158
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Reunion of Geneva to Switzerland Medal1528 - Reunion of Geneva to Switzerland Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By August and Antoine Bovy. One of several version of the reunion medal struck as an award medal for the Society of Arts. Bronze, 58mm, Unc. Date:
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to G********a.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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1898 Jubilee of the Emancipation Medal1529 - 1898 Jubilee of the Emancipation Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
...of Neuchatel, Helvetica presenting flag to young soldier, signed Huguenin Freres // Inscription and the arms of Neuchatel. Brass, 50mm, Unc. Date:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to G********a.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Alexis Marie Piaget Medal1530 - Alexis Marie Piaget Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Undated, signed by Landry, Alexis Mary Piaget. Therefore Circumscription. // 7 lines in the wreath of oak leaves. Bronze, 61mm, Unc. Date: Location
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Youth (boys) Shooting Medal, Zurich, 18991531 - Youth (boys) Shooting Medal, Zurich, 1899
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold-plate bronze, 34mm. AU. Date: 1899 Location: Zurich, Switzerland HWAC# 73065
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to G********a.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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3 Numa Droz portrait plaques1532 - 3 Numa Droz portrait plaques
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Uniface plaques by Henri Huguenin. 2 bronze, 1 heavily toned silver, 36mm x 53mm, Unc. Date: Location: Switzerland HWAC# 73047
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Estimate : 75.00 - 150.00
Sold to G********a.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Swiss Friendship Medal1533 - Swiss Friendship Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Medal from Switzerland, distributed in New York. Obv.: New York Den 22 Juli 1872 / Helvetia; Rev.: Erstes Schweizerisches Nationalfest. Br., rd., with
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to m******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Lion of Lucerne Rock Relief Monument Medal (Switzerland)1534 - Lion of Lucerne Rock Relief Monument Medal (Switzerland)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Commemorates the Swiss Guards massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution. Uniface image of the lion scultpture, HELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI / DIE
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to n**********x for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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