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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Casino Craps Table Chip Racks (2)1635 - Casino Craps Table Chip Racks (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Craps Table Chip Racks, primarily for silver dollars. White color metal 9" x 15" x 6". Set of two Racks. Date: Location: Nevad...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to G********a.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Nevada Gaming Pamphlets & Ephemera1636 - Nevada Gaming Pamphlets & Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19. Includes: large (7 x 9.5") postcard c.1940 for the Nevada Club in Reno; Chinese restaurant menu (Money Tree, Reno); guides (Sky Ranc...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide (3 Books)1637 - Official U.S. Casino Chip Price Guide (3 Books)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 paperback, U.S. Chip Casino Chip Price Guide, by James Campiglia & Steve Wells pp. 399; 2 spiral bound books The Chip Rack/A Price Guide to th...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 8*****m for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Harrah's Engraving and Proof 7.5% Bond1638 - Harrah's Engraving and Proof 7.5% Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six items. Includes bond in four different stages. Many have notes written on them. Two sets of instructions from Harrah's to the printer...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Framed Original Tin Type of Three Men Gambling1639 - Framed Original Tin Type of Three Men Gambling
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Frame is 6.5 x 4.5". Photo is 3 x 2". Two men are looking distrustingly at the third. Date: Location: HWAC# 42820
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gaming Chip Collecting Guides (2)1640 - Gaming Chip Collecting Guides (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 softcovers. Harvey's Guide to Collecting Gaming Checks and Chips, First Edition. Antique Gambling Chips by Seymour. Date: Location: HWAC...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Roulette Table with Wheel1641 - Roulette Table with Wheel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roulette Table with wheel. Excellent working condition . 95" long, 43 inches wide plus the detachable 14 1/2 inch wide sideboard used by the d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to p*******f for (1,900.00 + 475.00BP) = 2,375.00
 
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Original Keno Goose1642 - Original Keno Goose
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautiful original Keno Goose, without the board for the balls. Numbered balls inside. Two piece constructed base, all original. These have been rep
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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United Major League Baseball Pinball Arcade Machine1643 - United Major League Baseball Pinball Arcade Machine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1948 classic baseball electro-mechanical pinball machine. This machine is "museum quality". It has been partially restored and is in gener...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Jennings 1923 Operators Bell Slot Machine1644 - Jennings 1923 Operators Bell Slot Machine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This slot machine is a classic 1923 Operators Bell by Jennings. It was one of their first stalwart machines. Ode D. Jennings got his start in 1960 as
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50
 
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