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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1893 Columbian Exposition Hand-colored Stereoview Collection1655 - 1893 Columbian Exposition Hand-colored Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 hand-colored stereoviews by B.W. Kilburn for the Chicago World's Fair. Included: 8738-Pennsylvania's Bird Exhibit (x2), 8823-Cryst...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to x******6 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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1893 Columbian Exposition Stereoview of Krupp's Gun Exhibit1656 - 1893 Columbian Exposition Stereoview of Krupp's Gun Exhibit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kilburn stereoview #8198, Krupp's Great Exhibit of Guns, Columbian Exposition. Many cannons, including the world's largest cannon, featured ...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to x******6 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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1893 Columbian Exposition Stereoview of Opening Crowd plus 4 others1657 - 1893 Columbian Exposition Stereoview of Opening Crowd plus 4 others
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 B.W. Kilburn exposition stereoviews. Best is 7929-The Surging Sea of Humanity at the opening of the Columbian Exposition. View is slightly ab
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to x******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Columbian World's Fair Collectibles (Book)1658 - Columbian World's Fair Collectibles (Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paperback book by Howard M. Rossen and John Kaduck, A Collector's Descriptive Price Guide, Columbian World's Fair Collectibles (1892-1893) p...
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Rogers Locomotive Works 1904 St. Louis Expo1659 - Rogers Locomotive Works 1904 St. Louis Expo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare 1904 booklet with nice drawing of Paterson NJ works and 6 train drawings and specs.18 pp 5.75" x 9". Date: Location: St. Louis, Mi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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World Fair Centennial Exposition U.S. Stock Certificate Reproduction1660 - World Fair Centennial Exposition U.S. Stock Certificate Reproduction
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High quality reproduction. This is a large Certificate, in beautiful condition and unused, No.1557, with several vignettes. Engraved & Printed a...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection1661 - 1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different smaller format (private firms) stereoviews. Most are interior views, including views of sculptures, pottery, ornate woodwork, a wi
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Start Price : 65.00 | Estimate : 130.00 - 400.00
 
 
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1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection: Interiors1662 - 1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoview Collection: Interiors
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9 interior large format (4x7") stereoviews made by the Centennial Photographic Co. for the exhibition. One duplicate. Includes: 828-Belg...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
 
 
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1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Exteriors (25)1663 - 1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Exteriors (25)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 exterior large format (4x7") stereoviews by the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: opening day ceremony, fairgrounds covered ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Interiors & Exhibits (25)1664 - 1876 Centennial International Exhibition Stereoviews: Interiors & Exhibits (25)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 different interior larger format (4x7") stereoviews from the Centennial Photographic Co. Views include: fountains, the Corliss Engine...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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