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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Hale & Norcross Gold Ore2139 - Hale & Norcross Gold Ore
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.5" cube, with cut edge and matched cut piece. Extreme high grade specimen. Wow! This specimen speaks for its self! Both sides of this cut r...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****d for (50.00 + 0.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Loring Pit Mine Exteme High Grade Specimen2140 - Loring Pit Mine Exteme High Grade Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Slab 3 x 4.5" his is a Great specimen loaded with disseminated gold and electrum. The gold and electrum varies in size from very small to the v...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c******u for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Mexican Mine Extreme High Grade Bonanza Ore2141 - Mexican Mine Extreme High Grade Bonanza Ore
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3" square slab. This specimen is one intensely altered and mineralized rock. It is a brecciated, recemented vein. It is also loaded with silve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to p********n for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Exceptional Bonanza Ore, Mint Mine2142 - Exceptional Bonanza Ore, Mint Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extreme high grade Large, 4 x 5" specimen with cut surface! WOW! This specimen speaks for its self! It has very intense mineralization. Top to...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r****d for (375.00 + 0.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Obiston Pit High Grade Gold & Silver Specimen2143 - Obiston Pit High Grade Gold & Silver Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 x 4.5" cut slab High grade - extreme high grade specimen: This specimen is a white quartz vein cemented breccias with clasts of mineralized ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****d for (200.00 + 0.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Ophir Bonanza Ore Extreme High Grade Specimen2144 - Ophir Bonanza Ore Extreme High Grade Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5" cut slab. DOUBLE WOW! This rock is loaded throughout almost the entire cut faces with silver mineralization. It too looks like it may cont...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Potosi Mine High Grade Specimen2145 - Potosi Mine High Grade Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small slab, 1.5" square. High grade - extreme high grade specimen with moderate to strong silver mineralization in the form of Stephanite, Poly...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****0 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Savage Mine High Grade Specimen2146 - Savage Mine High Grade Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.5 x 2" This specimen is a breccia with clasts of olive green to chlorite green wall rock and also clasts of mineralized grey, dark grey and b...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Commonwealth Mine Specimen from the Gottschalk Collection2147 - Commonwealth Mine Specimen from the Gottschalk Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2" cube specimen from the Commonwealth mine. The Commonwealth mine was in the Galena District, on the west edge of Washoe Valley near where the...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d**********3 for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Irene Mine Specimen from Gottschalk Collection2148 - Irene Mine Specimen from Gottschalk Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small specimen, 1", of high grade gold ore from the Irene. The district was discovered in 1915, now known as Loring. Date: Location: Willa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to V********e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Willard Gold Specimen from the Gottschalk Collection2149 - Willard Gold Specimen from the Gottschalk Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four specimens adhered to the original Gottschalk label. overall size about 2 x 3 x 3". The label states $100 per ton from the Desert Queen Mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Barite and Calcite from Elk Creek, South Dakota2150 - Barite and Calcite from Elk Creek, South Dakota
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota locality is well known for producing fabulous specimens of golden barite crystals on an attractively contras
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee2151 - Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First opened in the 1970s, the Elmwood Mine (the Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland mining complex) has produced some of the world's finest calcite...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee2152 - Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb calcite crystal on dolostone matrix from the Elmwood Mine, near Carthage, Tennessee. This large, twinned and doubly terminated calcite crysta
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Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
 
 
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Fluorite and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee2153 - Fluorite and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a classic mineral specimen from the Elmwood mine near Carthage, Tennessee. The specimen features light purple, cubic crystals of fluorite and
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
 
 
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Close In Alunite Mine and Mineral Products Mine Specimens2154 - Close In Alunite Mine and Mineral Products Mine Specimens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably Landside blocks containg banded potassium alunite-KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6-vein material very similar to that found on Alunite Ridge. 4.5x8.5"....
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Gold in Quartz Ovals Set in Gold2155 - Gold in Quartz Ovals Set in Gold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pair of polished gold in quartz matrix ovals set in gold. Probably cuff links but backs removed. Each 9 x 11 mm. Date: Location: HWAC# 63666
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******g for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Gold in White Quartz2156 - Gold in White Quartz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tiny pieces of gold in white quartz, probably used for jewelry inlay.1.3 grams, about ten pieces less than 3 mm each. Date: Location: HWAC# 636
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*********5 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Large Agate Geodes (2)2157 - Large Agate Geodes (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 quarter cut purple geodes. 6.75" tall. Date: Location: HWAC# 73010
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Silver Specimen Slabs2158 - Silver Specimen Slabs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two polished silver specimen slabs in beveled antique cut. Each 11 x 18 mm. Date: Location: HWAC# 63662
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******s for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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