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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Carbonate Weekly Chronicle 1879, Leadville Mining News2409 - Carbonate Weekly Chronicle 1879, Leadville Mining News
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare newspaper, section on the mines that is quite interesting. Includes a column on the daily production of about 30 mines. Most mines were at 10-30
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Amie Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Leadville, Colorado, 18802410 - Amie Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Leadville, Colorado, 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in New York. No. 1254, issued for a 100 shares to BR Carman, May 13th, 1880. Signed by president McFarland and secretary Ebert. Not cancelled. Gr
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****y for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Brookland Mining Stock Certificate2411 - Brookland Mining Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate with only 2 tiny staple perforations and map on back. i/u James D??? 1883#234 500 shares. Date: 1883 Location: Leadville, Colorado
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Carbonate Hill Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate2412 - Carbonate Hill Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/u to V Baker 1881 #484 781 shares. We could not find any info on this company in our library. 6.75" x 11.25". Date: Location: Leadvil...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Central Colorado Prospecting and Mine Development Co. Stock Certificate2413 - Central Colorado Prospecting and Mine Development Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U to C Needles who is the president. 1880. #292, for 20 shares, underground miner vignette. 6.75" x 11". Date: Location: Leadville, C...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Happy Jack Gold & Silver Mining Co. Bond, Ouray2414 - Happy Jack Gold & Silver Mining Co. Bond, Ouray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
$25 bond no. 32 issued to C.S. Russell on May 13th, 1889. Lists the properties in the text: the Happy Jack Lode, the Towanda Lode, the Keystone Lode,
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to x******o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Happy Jack Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate2415 - Happy Jack Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
According to a bond from the company also offered in this sale, the company properties included the Happy Jack Lode, the Towanda Lode, the Keystone Lo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***1 for (85.00 + 18.70BP) = 103.70
 
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Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock, Ouray- 18802416 - Vulcan Gold and Silver Mining Stock, Ouray- 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #18, issued to Shalor W. Eldridge for 200 shares in 1880. Incorporated in New York. Signed by Lewis Jones as president and Meredith L. Jones as
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Camp Bird Limited Stock Certificates2417 - Camp Bird Limited Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) The earliest is dated 1911. Stocks from 898019 to 898040 (out of 1,100,000). In English and French. 14 coupons still attached, 2) 19
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********a.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Mascotte Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2418 - Mascotte Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"The Phillips and Orphan Boy Hill Consolidated properties, which adjoin the Mascotte property on either side and which made the reputation of B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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