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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Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certs. (5)2339 - Grass Valley & Nevada City Mining Stock Certs. (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
North Banner Con. Tunnel Co. No. 196, 100 shares, Nevada City, CA; Scadden Flat Gold Mining Co., Grass Valley, CA ; Anita Gold Mining Co., No. 124, 50
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Tightner Mining Co. Ephemera, Grass Valley & Nevada City2340 - Tightner Mining Co. Ephemera, Grass Valley & Nevada City
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eleven pieces from Tightner Mines Company. 1800s-1915. Date: Location: Grass Valley/Nevada City, California HWAC# 61972
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Afterthought Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Ingot, California2341 - Afterthought Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Ingot, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U Emmas Hudson 1909 #842 25 shares. Rare. Three crease tears, edges rough condition. Mine office in Ingot, Shasta County. 19 patented claims, 380 ac
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Estimate : 40.00 - 50.00
Sold to 2*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Lake County Mines Postcards2342 - Lake County Mines Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. Both are views of the Sulphur Banks Quicksilver Mine. No postmark on either card. Date: Ca. 1915 Location: Lake County, California HWAC#
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mojave Miner's Union Small Envelope2343 - Mojave Miner's Union Small Envelope
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found in a mine, foxing, small holes and chip missing. Date: c. 1905 Location: Mojave, California HWAC# 65041
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Homer Mill & Mining Stock Certificate2344 - Homer Mill & Mining Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
i/u Sylvester Gardner, #769 100 shares 1899, signed by Vice President Jeurel? C.H. Nye, L.L. Homer, and William Wasson formed the Homer Mill and Minin
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Two Mono County Mining Stocks2345 - Two Mono County Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Homer, issued Jan 10, 1881 to SB Caldwell for 100 shares, signed by McClinton as president, issued, u/c; and Muncton G&S MC, unissued, 1870'...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to A*******d for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada City Mining Postcards2346 - Nevada City Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Some of the cards include views of the Champion Mine, Hope Mine, Murchie Mine, Gold mine on Deer Creek, and the Manzanita Hydraulic Mine. 5
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Columbia Hill Gold Mining Stocks (2)2347 - Columbia Hill Gold Mining Stocks (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 rare certificates. i/u C Hunt 1904 #57 313 shares, i/c W Morrow 1918 #66 4900 shares-2 chips on bottom. Date: 1904-1918 Location: Nevada County, C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to G********a.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2348 - Deadwood Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Willow Valley District, Nevada County, California. Dateline Nevada City, Cal., Jan. 15th, 1879. No. 285, issued for 500 shares to William R
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to B******1 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Fortuna Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2349 - Fortuna Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada County, California printed below logo. Inc. in New York. No. 134, issued for 100 shares to William Sison on March 8th, 1880. Signed by presiden
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Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
 
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Grizzly Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate2350 - Grizzly Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Principal Place of Business Nevada City, Cal. (printed under title but covered by stamps). Inc. June 28, 1892. No.243, issued for 220 shares to James
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Pittsburg Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate2351 - Pittsburg Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Nevada County, California (printed below logo). Inc. Sept. 22nd, 1877, No. 117, issued for 500 shares to Samuel Granger on Oct. 23, 1878 in San
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 1*********1 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Quicksilver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, New Almaden2352 - Quicksilver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, New Almaden
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/C Frederick Stevens #6533 1902 100 shares. "Located just 12 miles south of San Jose, California is the tiny village of New Almaden, the once ...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 6****A for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Pictorial of Parks' Bar & North Fork, American River2353 - Pictorial of Parks' Bar & North Fork, American River
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting large scale Placer mining along the American River of California. Gleason's Pictorial of gold dredging with miners in 1854. 11"...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Pioneer Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Placer County2354 - Pioneer Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Placer County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Montana. Location of Mines: Placer County, California (printed at bottom). No. 4731, issued for 50 shares to Foote & French on March 17t...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 1*****c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Placerville, CA Dredging Negatives and Stock2355 - Placerville, CA Dredging Negatives and Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 dredging negatives, probably near Placerville, CA 2.5" x 3.5". I/U Emigrant Gulch Consolidated Placer Mines 1904 stock Date: Location...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, California Gold Rush2356 - South Fork Canal Company Stock Certificate, California Gold Rush
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Dateline Placerville, El Dorado County, Cal., December 9th, 1852. Unissued, but filled out for one share. Signed by B.F. Reese, president,
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Bell Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Plumas County2357 - Bell Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Plumas County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Iowa, 1876. No. 632, issued for 10 shares to Frank Lamberson on May 3rd, 1880. Signed by president D.L. Olvier and secretary Bayliss. Not canc
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 1*****c for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Plumas Mines Postcards2358 - Plumas Mines Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Ore Mill from Eaglemine. Produced by Eastman Photo. Postmarked, but date is unknown. Possibly from ca. 1925. 2) Golden nugget samples fro
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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