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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Ephemera from Two Scarce San Francisco Area Railroads3059 - Ephemera from Two Scarce San Francisco Area Railroads
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1863 draft from the treasurer of the North Beach and Mission Railroad Company. Issued to Davis Jordan for $224.50. Signed by the presiden
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to d**********3 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Vintage Market Street Railway Co. Hat3060 - Vintage Market Street Railway Co. Hat
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Market St., San Francisco Railway Company hat with original hat badge number 1391. Made by Pasquale Company, San Francisco. Generally excellent condit
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******V for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Vintage Railroad Conductor's Hat3061 - Vintage Railroad Conductor's Hat
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Railroad conductor's hat. Marked "Conductor" on the front rim. No makers name readily visible. Excellent condition. Hamilton Hat Colle...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******V for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad Company Letter, Shingle Springs3062 - Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad Company Letter, Shingle Springs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter and cover on stationery for the Supt's Office of the P & S. V. R. R. Trust (Placerville & Sacramento Valley Rail Road). Dateline ...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3063 - 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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California Railroad Ephemera Collection3064 - California Railroad Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 17 from five different California railroads. 1) Two freight charge receipts from the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company....
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Central Pacific Railroad Ephemera3065 - Central Pacific Railroad Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eighteen pieces of CPRR bills of lading, shipping receipts from 1870s-80s. Two are from Chinese customers. Date: Location: California HWAC# 6327
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera3066 - Central Pacific Railroad in California Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 Expense Bills/Receipts. Nine are for the Modesto station and issued to Chinese merchants, 1879-1882. The other two include an (El) Monte sta
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Manitou & Pikes Peak RR Cabinet Card3067 - Manitou & Pikes Peak RR Cabinet Card
Holabird Western Americana Collections
original cabinet card showing the engine and one passenger car for the Manitou and Pikes Peak RR. Engine is marked "John Hulbert". Photo &...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co. Stock Certificate Pair3068 - Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co. Stock Certificate Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. Identical design except different colors. Issued in 1919 and 1920 to Elizabeth Mullin, neither cancelled. Vignette of train tracks
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to s********K for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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