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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White House Wood Gavel3539 - White House Wood Gavel
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1950's gavel made from wood used in the White House. Embossed plaque "ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE MATERIAL / REMOVED IN 1950". Probably st...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Black Border 1901, 1924, and 1936 Political Mourning Ephemera3540 - Black Border 1901, 1924, and 1936 Political Mourning Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four items related to the death of Louis McHenry Howe. He was President Roosevelt's secretary. Howe started working for Roosevelt in 1911 and be...
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Early Stereoviews of the White House3541 - Early Stereoviews of the White House
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different of the "President's Mansion." Includes: exterior view by J.F. Jarvis; different exterior (Underwood & Underwood...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
 
 
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Washington, D.C. Stereoviews3542 - Washington, D.C. Stereoviews
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Includes: Interior of Red Room in White House (Keystone); exterior of the Post Office (EH Anthony & Co.); exterior of the US Patent Of...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j**********s for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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US Presidents Books (4)3543 - US Presidents Books (4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcovers. Great Captain-The Lincoln Trilogy by Morrow. Tried by War by McPherson. John Adams by McCullough. Life of William McKinley by Everett-fron
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography3544 - Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover 1913 647pp with index and ads. Date: Location: HWAC# 73002
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Group of Revolutionary War Engravings Prints3545 - Group of Revolutionary War Engravings Prints
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 prints of engravings- Serapis v. Bon Home Richard, John Paul Jones, Stephen Decauter, Bunker Hill, Molly Pitcher, Princeton, Plattsburg, Lexington,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to J**********a for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Civil War Map of Arkansas, Mississippi & Louisiana3546 - Civil War Map of Arkansas, Mississippi & Louisiana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Civil war era map, double truck, pp. 44,45. Copper engraved & hand colored by Johnson with Rail & Wagon Roads. 2 very small tears (.25"...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Army Payroll Check For Defense Against the Indians3547 - Army Payroll Check For Defense Against the Indians
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Army payroll check, Camp Weld, Denver, CO Territory, 1864, No. 955, signed by Capt. John Filmore. Nice vignette of woman holding & an eagle...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to M****4 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Civil War Letter from Queens Street Hospital3548 - Civil War Letter from Queens Street Hospital
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Although mostly personal, we do learn from the letter that the author (Manley Y Welker?) has been put in charge of a ward at the hospital. The Queen S
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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