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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Triunfo Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Lower California, 18652659 - Triunfo Gold & Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Lower California, 1865
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. January 1863. No. 140, issued for five shares to Richard Bulger on Feb. 28th, 1865 in San Francisco. Signed by the company president, Edward P. F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Mexican Mining Stock Certificate Suite2660 - Mexican Mining Stock Certificate Suite
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. Included: Sierra Consolidated Mines Company (Chihuahua, 1911, mining vignette, not cxl); Providencia Mines Company (1910, mining v
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Three Different Mexican Mining Stock Certificates2661 - Three Different Mexican Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Badiraguato Gold Mining and Milling Company. Inc. in Illinois. Mines at Sinaloa, Mexico. No. 208, issued for 550 shares to T.W. Sterling on Ju
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to b*****s for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Columbia Mining Company Stock Certificate (Mines in Columbia) 18872662 - Columbia Mining Company Stock Certificate (Mines in Columbia) 1887
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #79, issued at New York in 1887 for 1500 shares. Mines in the Republic of Columbia printed at the top. Interestingly, incorporated in Kentucky.
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Witte Water Placer Co. Stock Certificate, Paramaribo2663 - Witte Water Placer Co. Stock Certificate, Paramaribo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in West Virginia. No. 96, issued for 50 shares to Smith & Fennelly on August 2nd, 1892 in New York. Signed by president Lindley Vinton (?) ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to b**********7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Five Foreign Mining Stocks2664 - Five Foreign Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Societe des Mines de Bou-Skour, Casablanca; Societe Coloniale Agricole et Mineire, Paris; Les Marquises, 1928; Charbonnages Reunis du Nord Donetz a Ma
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to c******u for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Foreign Mining Stocks (3)2665 - Foreign Mining Stocks (3)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Societe Miniere Intercoloniale pictorial, South Eastern Gold Mining u/i warrant, Societe des Mines D'Or de Kilo-Moto, pictorial. Date: Loca...
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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American Mining Co., Lancaster Mine, Stock Certificate2666 - American Mining Co., Lancaster Mine, Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early and rare! Incorporated in Vermont. Issued for ten shares, 11031-11040, on July 1st, 1852. Signed by the president, F.E. Phelps and secretary War
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l******a for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Aztec Mining Co. Stock2667 - Aztec Mining Co. Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
We are unsure of the location of this mine. Incorporated in Washington, DC. #89 i/u Geo Patterson 10 shares 1904. Note toning, right rear tape. Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Major Copper Mining Stocks (5)2668 - Major Copper Mining Stocks (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lake Copper Co., Anaconda Co., Magma Copper, Phelps Dodge, Copper Range Date: Location: HWAC# 64520
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
 
 
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