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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Beacon Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2449 - Beacon Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Massachusetts. Low No. 7, issued for 500 shares to Joseph H. Bragon on Sept. 29th, 1864 in Boston. Signed by president F.W. Pelton and treasur
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18802450 - Seneca Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1880
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Highly pictorial Underground vignette at left. Allegorical and mining vignettes at top center. Inc. in Michigan 1853 & 1855. Issued for 50 share...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to d*****s for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Seneca Mining Stock Certificate & Bond Collection2451 - Seneca Mining Stock Certificate & Bond Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different for this Mohawk, Michigan copper mining company that started back in the 1860s. Two stock certificates: 1888 issued (1860s form), h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j****2 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Rare Green Mountain Mining Certificate2452 - Rare Green Mountain Mining Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare onion skin, issued in 1862 to Oliver Severance for 25 shares. Signed by president J.W. Stewart and secretary Douglas Stewart. Inc. in Michigan in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to l******a for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
 
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Michigan-Utah Consolidated Mine Stock2453 - Michigan-Utah Consolidated Mine Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
I/U, rare. #4688 Lucian Kahn 1920 5000 shares. Note 4 border creases and multiple small tears. Date: 1920 Location: Salt Lake County, Michigan HWAC
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Five Michigan Mining Stock Certificates2454 - Five Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: Mohican Copper Company, issued 1923, not cancelled; Indiana Mining Company, issued 1924, punch and stamp cancelled, Native American vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 6*******d for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Michigan Mining Stocks (4)2455 - Michigan Mining Stocks (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Ahmeek Mining with 2 beaver vignette issued 1919 2) Copper Range issued 1966 3) Quincy Mining i/c 1929 4) Seneca Mining issued 1910 Date: Locati
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates2456 - Six Different Michigan Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Ahmeek Mining Company of Michigan, 1922, stamp and punch cancelled, beaver vignette. 2) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914. Not cancelled. 3) Sen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Three Different Michigan Copper Mining Stock Certificates2457 - Three Different Michigan Copper Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Naumkeag Copper Company. Issued 1914 for 100 shares to Wrenn Bros. & Co. Not cancelled. Purple border and background. 2) St. Lawrence Mining ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*****s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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The Great Western Mining Co. Stock Certificate2458 - The Great Western Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Pennsylvania. No. 75, issued for 500 shares to Walter Hinchman on March 31st, 1886. Signed by Robert H. Lamborn as president and Geo. A. Kraus
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******a for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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