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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Western Union Civil War Era Telegraphs (6)3549 - Western Union Civil War Era Telegraphs (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Western Union telegraphs before the end of the Civil War. 5 sent from Leavenworth, KS. Date: 1864-1865 Location: Kansas HWAC# 64273
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Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to m*****3 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Army Discharge Letter for a Union Second Lieutenant3550 - Army Discharge Letter for a Union Second Lieutenant
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Discharge letter for Calvin M. McDaniel, Second lieutenant of Captain John Alexander, Cavalry Company of the Kansas Irregular Force commanded by Gener
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Major General John W. Davidson's Royal Arch Mason Certificate3551 - Major General John W. Davidson's Royal Arch Mason Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate from the offices of Natchez Chapter No. 7 Royal Arch Masons Grand Chapter to announce that John W. Davidson has been granted to the degree
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to r******W for (125.00 + 31.25BP) = 156.25
 
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Two Southern Telegraph Co. Civil War Telegrams3552 - Two Southern Telegraph Co. Civil War Telegrams
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both are from Virginia. 1) Richmond, May 10, 1864. Message to Lt. Col. Lemay Brown."Your brother was dangerously wounded today in the battle of...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j**********s for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3553 - 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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2 CDV's of Naval Officers3554 - 2 CDV's of Naval Officers
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of a Naval Officer possibly post war by C. M. Bell of Washington, DC. Photo of an engraving of Admiral Foote, 1806-1863. No photo logo. Foxing t
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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CDV of Civil War Soldier3555 - CDV of Civil War Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Image of a youthful soldier, possibly a drummer boy in a shell jacket. Photo by Smith & Huey, Indianapolis. Date: Location: HWAC# 51612
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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CDV of Civil War Soldier in Shell Jacket3556 - CDV of Civil War Soldier in Shell Jacket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A photo of a Civil War soldier in his frock and 2 family members. No photo logo. Date: Location: HWAC# 51613
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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CDV of Commodore Wilkes by Taber3557 - CDV of Commodore Wilkes by Taber
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare CDV of Union Navy hero Commodore Wilkes. Printed on back Col. Hackitts father. Before the Civil War Wilkes led the "US Exploring Expeditio...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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CDV Of Union Soldier3558 - CDV Of Union Soldier
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of a Union soldier in a shell jacket. Possibly from Pennsylvania. Deibert Studios some water staining on reverse, light water impact on front.
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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