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 Railroad Corporation Stock Certificate, 18473079 - Western Railroad Corporation Stock Certificate, 1847
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 7831, issued for 2 shares to Timothy Dodd on July 24th, 1847. Signed by the president, Addison Gilmore, and Treasurer. Punch cancelled. Three smal
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Chicago and Canada Southern Railway Company Stock Certificate3080 - Chicago and Canada Southern Railway Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to W. B. Leonard for 37 1/2 shares in October, 1873. Vignette of a locomotive. The Chicago and Canada Southern Railway was a planned extension
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Four Michigan Central Railroad Company Bonds3081 - Four Michigan Central Railroad Company Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. One $1,000 bond (issued 1941) and three $5,000 bonds (issued 1904, 1933, 1934). All punch cancelled. Similar design with vignette of locomot
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Three Different Michigan Railroad Bonds3082 - Three Different Michigan Railroad Bonds
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) West Shore Railroad Company. $1,000 bond issued 1885. Punch cancelled. Waterfront vignette. Sheet of 15 coupons present but detached. 14.5 x 9.5...
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Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway Company Stock Certificate3083 - Toledo, Canada Southern and Detroit Railway Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to A. L. Freeman for 12 shares in January 1874. Vignettes of an eagle and a locomotive. Date: Location: Michigan HWAC# 63933
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Northern Pacific Railway Company Check Collection incl. RN-X3084 - Northern Pacific Railway Company Check Collection incl. RN-X
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 Northern Pacific Railway Company Yellowstone Park Line checks issued in St. Paul, Minnesota. Seven are revenue-imprinted (RN-X). All are ca
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Cleveland, St. Louis & Kansas City Railway Co. Bond3085 - Cleveland, St. Louis & Kansas City Railway Co. Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, uncancelled $1,000 bond issued for 1888. No. 450. Signed by president J.T.K. Hayward and treasurer D.W. Henderson. Two vignettes: locomotive pas
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Photograph of Locomotive in Missoula3086 - Photograph of Locomotive in Missoula
Holabird Western Americana Collections
B/W matted photo of a locomotive and tender #1202. Writing on matting is Missoula1900/01, Schen 1901.Train crew is standing on locomotive. Pen writing
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Montana Railroad Ephemera3087 - Montana Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. 1) Two unissued Montana railroad stock certificates: Southern Montana Railway Co. (Butte) and Butte, Wisdom, & Pacific Railway Company...
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Rare Montana Railroad Documents3088 - Rare Montana Railroad Documents
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6 different. 1) Fancy illustrated billhead for Butte Electric Car Advertising Co., 1916 (no charge since cars weren't in service). 2) Let...
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Rare Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Gold Hill Paycard3089 - Rare Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Gold Hill Paycard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dateline Gold Hill, 1876. Pay M. Sullivan for one day of work as a laborer ($3). Signed by foreman Geo. Thornton. Marked Paid. Reverse says "Se...
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Pioche Railroad Archive3090 - Pioche Railroad Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Pioche Pacific Railroad Company Archive (8 shipping records) c. 1936. 1 Yellow Aster Mining & Milling Co. Assayer's Report, c. 1918. ...
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Nevada Railroad Ephemera3091 - Nevada Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Billhead for the Palisade Freight Line, office for the Eureka & Palisade Railroad Co. Dateline Palisade, Nev., Mar. 20, 1875. Bille...
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Northern Nevada Railway Unused Date Nails Collection3092 - Northern Nevada Railway Unused Date Nails Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An impresive collection of unused date nails assembled by a Ruth, NV mine manager over his career. Includes 1 1937, 41 1939, 3 small 1939, 11 1947 sil
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Plans for Western Pacific Railroad Depots in the Nevada Desert3093 - Plans for Western Pacific Railroad Depots in the Nevada Desert
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three blueprints, 18 x 24" made for the Western Pacific Railway of a standard 20 x 32' Desert Depot. This standard plan was to be made for ...
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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Vols. 1 and 2 by Myrick3094 - Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Vols. 1 and 2 by Myrick
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 hardcovers, 1963 Vol 1 has 2 pullout maps, 933pp with index for both volumes. Some spotting on page exteriors. Date: Location: Nevada HWAC# 633
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Senator William Stewart's Report on Pacific Railroads w/ Great Map3095 - Senator William Stewart's Report on Pacific Railroads w/ Great Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Senate report by Senator William Stewart to accompany bill No. 899, which would grant aid to the Northern Pacific and other railroads. 31pp. Plus V
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New Jersey Junction Railroad Company Bond3096 - New Jersey Junction Railroad Company Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued, but very attractive bond c.1886. No. 3842. $1,000, 100 year four percent per centum first mortgage bond. Vignettes on front and reverse show
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New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Bond3097 - New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued #3724 $1000 100 year 4% bond with all coupons attached. Date: Location: New York HWAC# 64068
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Street Railway, Commercial & Financial Chronicle3098 - Street Railway, Commercial & Financial Chronicle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare rating service for Street Railways Section. 112 pp. Slight staining at top of book. 13" x 8.5". Date: 1907 Location: New York HW...
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