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Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

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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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Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1 Vol.)2679 - Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel (1 Vol.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra Rare book, Vol.3, Mining Industry by James D. Hague with Geological Contributions by Clarence King. Beautiful book with illustrations, pp.647, h
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s****c for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Geology and Ore Deposits (Book)2680 - Geology and Ore Deposits (Book)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardback book of Geology and Ore Deposits of the Randsburg Quadrangle of California, by Carlton D. Hulin, Ph.D., pp.148, 5 maps are included in this l
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*******g for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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Gold Fever (Hardback Book); Gold & Other Precious Metals2681 - Gold Fever (Hardback Book); Gold & Other Precious Metals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Kenneth J. Kutz, Gold Fever, pp.400, beautiful color photos 9" x 11.25"; Paperback book Gold and Other Precious Metals Including Silver...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c******u for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Metal Mine Equipment Tag Discovery Group2682 - Metal Mine Equipment Tag Discovery Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
19 metal mine tags. Look them up and discover where they came from! Date: Location: HWAC# 64501
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to m*****3 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Mining and Contracting Review (7 Volumes)2683 - Mining and Contracting Review (7 Volumes)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From Mechanics' Mercantile Library, c. 1939 through 1947 (This set is missing c. 1941) good condition. 9.5" x 12". Date: Location...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Mining Artifact Collector (Summer 1989)2684 - Mining Artifact Collector (Summer 1989)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare spiral bound catalog Mining Artifact Collector, Issue No. 4, Summer 1989. Date: Location: HWAC# 63467
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******g for (30.00 + 6.60BP) = 36.60
 
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Mining Journals, Rocks & Minerals (Magazines)2685 - Mining Journals, Rocks & Minerals (Magazines)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Magazines & catalogs of Rocks, Minerals & Mining journals, gems & gemology. Interesting lot. Approx. 40 magazines & journals. Date...
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 90.00
 
 
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Mining Publications2686 - Mining Publications
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven publications: 1) Tungsten in Oregon; 2) Radioactive Minerals the Prospector Should Know; 3) The Ore.- Bin; 4) Thermal Springs and Wells; 5) Butt
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Mining Related Wood Wall Hangings2687 - Mining Related Wood Wall Hangings
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chief Consolidated Mining Change Room Rules on wood 8.5" x 5". 3 x 10.5" x 11.5" Gold Digger produce, Golden Trail Fruit, Mounta...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c******u for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Mining, Misc. Books (9)2688 - Mining, Misc. Books (9)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 misc. books; 1) The Colorado Magazine; 2) Rhymes of the Mines, Life in the Underground, paperback; 3)A Beginner's Guide to Gold Prospecting, p...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to J**********a for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Papers Dealing with the Study of Minerals2689 - Papers Dealing with the Study of Minerals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
More than 100 preprints and separate papers dealing with the study of minerals. This is an advanced library of mineralogical study. Some of the imprin
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Western States Mining Postcards2690 - Western States Mining Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. 1) Yates Hoist South Mill Plants. Homestake Mining Co. Lead, SD. No postmark. 2) Indian Mine, Hudson, WY. Postmarked 1910. 3) Underground wo
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to c*********p for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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