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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Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Pass3000 - Jonesboro, Lake City & Eastern Railroad Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Blue railroad pass issued to H. G. Selby. Operated in Mississippi and Craighead County of northeast Arkansas. Date: 1912 Location: Arkansas HWAC#
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to j*********t for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Oakland-Alameda Ferry Cards (2)3001 - Oakland-Alameda Ferry Cards (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Oakland/Alameda ferry passenger punched cards, Sept. 1895 and Aug. 1897 Date: 1895-1897 Location: Oakland/Alameda, California HWAC# 64272
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to 6******n for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Colorado & Southern Railway 1,000 Mile Ticket3002 - Colorado & Southern Railway 1,000 Mile Ticket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover booklet with accordion ticket tape on the inside with notches/lines for 1,000 miles of train travel. Stamped Jul 23, 1906 (though they accid
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 90.00
Sold to j*********t for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Chicago Railroad Passes3003 - Chicago Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Twenty three railroad passes: 15 from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; 4 from the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway; 4 other lines orig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*********t for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Annual Pass, 18763004 - Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad Annual Pass, 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 595, issued for 1876 to NH Hotchkiss, Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Signed by superintendent Downs. Reverse has glue and paper residue. The Ce...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Great Northern Railway Passes3005 - Great Northern Railway Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 79 railway passes issued by the Great Northern Railway dating from 1914-1972. Six of the passes were issued to "Veterans Association of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Missouri Railroad Passes3006 - Missouri Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight railroad passes: 3 from the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad; 3 from the Missouri Kansas & Texas Line; and 2 from the Missouri Pacific...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6******n for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Passes3007 - Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two 1908 & 1909. The Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad started operations in 1897 and stopped service in 1939 for a total period of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3008 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Pass3009 - Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Pass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Free pass No. 12 for the Butte, Anaconda & Pacific Railway Company dated 1895 and issued to W.H. Hurlburt. Valid until December 31st, 1895. Dat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r******8 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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