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...
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Mountain Chief Mining Co. Of Utah Warrant2569 - Mountain Chief Mining Co. Of Utah Warrant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Warrant for 10 Pound Share, #1086, signed by President John Elliot. Smelter at Sandy. Dissovled in 1874. Date: 1872 Location: Sandy, Utah HWAC# 640
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*****s for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
Details...Bookmark
International Smelting Brass Employee Tags (2)2570 - International Smelting Brass Employee Tags (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
35mm x 62mm. 1 has bottom ripple. Date: Location: Tooele, Utah HWAC# 64516
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e****6 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
Details...Bookmark
US Smelting & Refining Brass Equipment Tag2571 - US Smelting & Refining Brass Equipment Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Round brass 38mm tag, top slightly bent. Date: Location: Utah HWAC# 64513
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*****s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
Details...Bookmark
Utah Copper Co. Brass Equipement Tag2572 - Utah Copper Co. Brass Equipement Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Squarish 44 mm brass equipment tag. Date: Location: Utah HWAC# 64512
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*****s for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Homestead Uranium Corporation Ledger Folio2573 - Homestead Uranium Corporation Ledger Folio
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ledger folio with 20 stock certificates issued and cancelled from the Homestead Uranium Corporation. Signed by president Fred H. Moore. This company m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b********t for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50
 
Details...Bookmark
Two Broad Run, Virginia Mining Stock Certificates2574 - Two Broad Run, Virginia Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identical stock design and corporate signatures. Both have office in Broad Run, Virginia. 1) The Broad Run Mining Company. No. 29, issued for 30 share
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to k********w.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
Details...Bookmark
Logan County Mining and Manufacturing of Virginia Bond2575 - Logan County Mining and Manufacturing of Virginia Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare $500 bond 6%, 1860, 15 coupons. 2.5" and 2x 1" seam tears. Upper toning. Coal property located near Logan Court House, Logan County, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********w.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Walnut Grove Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate2576 - Walnut Grove Gold Mining Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early Virginia mining stock! The Walnut Grove Mine was located on the Gold-Pyrite Belt in Louisa County, Virginia. Inc. in Virginia, March 14, 18
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k********w.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Stony Man Mining Company Stock Certificate2577 - Stony Man Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 109 for 20 shares to Martha Barker on May 16th, 1859. Signed by secretary WIlliam Danforth and president Josiah Barker. 1859. Unusual undergrou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8***1 for (850.00 + 187.00BP) = 1,037.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Metropolitan Mining & Manufacturing Co. Stock Certificate2578 - Metropolitan Mining & Manufacturing Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. by Act of Congress, July 23, 1866. Reorganized 1882. No. 189, issued for 5 shares to IM Gazzam on Jan. 11th, 1884. Signed by the president and se
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to k********w.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
Details...Bookmark