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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Three Different Nevada Mining Stocks (Goldfield, Bullfrog)2479 - Three Different Nevada Mining Stocks (Goldfield, Bullfrog)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) The Lige Harris Bullfrog Gold Mining Company. Inc. in AZ. No. 1885, issued for 1,000 shares to L. Johnson on Jan. 23rd, 1906 in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to r********5 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Yankee Girl Gold Mining Co. of Bullfrog Stock Certificate2480 - Yankee Girl Gold Mining Co. of Bullfrog Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in Arizona, March 1905. Principal office at Goldfield, Nevada. No. 1381, issued for 1,000 shares to A.L. Hudgens on Jan. 20, 1907. Signed by pres
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to c****o for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Cornucopia Consolidated Stock Certificate2481 - Cornucopia Consolidated Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 490 for 50 shares to trustee William McClintock in 1876. Endorsed on back. Signed by Lyman Mowry and Frank (?). Located in Elko County. Nice vi
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Five Ely, NV Mining Stock Certificates2482 - Five Ely, NV Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alta Gold (lower corner cut), Ely Gibraltar Mining, Ely Consolidated Copper, Boston and Ely Con. Mining, Raymond Ely West Mining. Copper and Gold Mine
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to c*******h for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Eureka Tunnel Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate signed by Governor Sadler2483 - Eureka Tunnel Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate signed by Governor Sadler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Cert dated July 22, 1884, No. 52 for 50 shares, Prospect Mountain, Eureka, Nevada. Signed by Governor of Nevada, Reinhold Sadler. Date: 1884 L
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*********a for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Nevada Check Signed by Mine Supt. Shot in Saloon Fight2484 - Nevada Check Signed by Mine Supt. Shot in Saloon Fight
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Paxton & Co. Bankers, Eureka, Nevada, August 31, 1880. RN-G revenue imprint. Signed by James Adams. Adams was the superintendent of the Silver L...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to V********e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Silver Peak Tunnel & Mining Co. Stock Certificate2485 - Silver Peak Tunnel & Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Eureka County, Nevada (printed bottom center). Inc. May 5th, 1879. No. 34, issued for 100 shares to AR Chisoln (?) on June 20th, 1879. Signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Map of Eureka Mining District2486 - Map of Eureka Mining District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Drawn by T.J. Read, Supt. Eureka Con. & Deputy U.S. Surveyer. This map is called Map of the Golden Rule. This mining district shows "Side T...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S*****3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Gold Mountain Mining District Maps2487 - Gold Mountain Mining District Maps
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 by 34 inches. One blueprint and one blue line print. Undated. Olmstead and Olmstead were U. S. mineral surveyors. Scale 1 inch to 1000 feet. The ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****8 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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3 Goldfield Mining Prospectuses2488 - 3 Goldfield Mining Prospectuses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pp Forward Mining Development Co., Goldfield and Bullfrog 9" x 4". 12pp Goldfield Mascot Mining Co. 9" x 4". 19pp Goldfield B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****8 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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