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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Eureka County Bank Stock Certificate4560 - Eureka County Bank Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to Charles Lautenschlager, a brewer in Eureka for five shares in the Eureka County Bank. Dated December 11th, 1897, the certificate is 10 x 5 i
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Eureka County, NV Sergeant Badge4561 - Eureka County, NV Sergeant Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 point Eureka, County NV Sergeant badge, D. Levra. Date: Location: Eureka County, Nevada HWAC# 69061
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******f for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Gold Hill Broadside for 1867 4th of July Excercises4562 - Gold Hill Broadside for 1867 4th of July Excercises
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Hill broadside for the 1867 Fourth of July Exercises. Current and future governors CC Stevenson (Marshall), RK Colcord (Deputy Marshall), and HG
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Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to F****e for (80.00 + 17.60BP) = 97.60
 
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Gans-Nelson Fight Film Reproduction4563 - Gans-Nelson Fight Film Reproduction
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a the only known film footage of the reproduction of the boxing match between Oscar Nielson (Battling Nelson) and Joe Gans that took place on
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to g**********2 for (1,500.00 + 375.00BP) = 1,875.00
 
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Courthouse Document Box from Hamilton, NV4564 - Courthouse Document Box from Hamilton, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This courthouse document box slides in & out of the wall space. Handle is in front of box. This was used at Hamilton Nevada. Hamilton is an aban...
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Letters from Stores in Hawthorne Nevada4565 - Letters from Stores in Hawthorne Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 letter from Lake View House, c. 1902 to the State Bank Trust Co., Knapp & Laws Co. c. 1896, letter from W.A. Ingalls, Sheriff & Assessor, ...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Humboldt County, NV Deputy Sheriff Badge4566 - Humboldt County, NV Deputy Sheriff Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 point Humboldt County NV badge. Michael Blakwell. Date: Location: Humboldt County, Nevada HWAC# 69062
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to k*******r for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Lyon County, NV Deputy Sheriff Badge4567 - Lyon County, NV Deputy Sheriff Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 point star, Deputy Sheriff Lyon County, NV, no name. Appears to b a trade badge. Date: Location: Lyon County, Nevada HWAC# 69064
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to k*******r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Antiques From a McGill, NV Collection4568 - Antiques From a McGill, NV Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 unmarked plastic gaming chips, large silver baptismal spoon, 2 folding skeleton keys, tietack collection, 6 baseball cabs, gaming chips in w
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Brunswick Billiard Hall Stock Certificate #14569 - Brunswick Billiard Hall Stock Certificate #1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Located in McGill, NV. Tokens exist for this hall. #1 i/c BC English 1927 1 share. Date: 1927 Location: McGill, Nevada HWAC# 64532
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Commercial Company, McGill,NV Stock Certificate #14570 - Commercial Company, McGill,NV Stock Certificate #1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#1 i/c HC Nicholson 1936 500 shares, 1" seam tear, .25" seam tear. Date: Location: McGill, Nevada HWAC# 64531
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McGill Club Baseball Cap and 4 NIB Promo Lighters4571 - McGill Club Baseball Cap and 4 NIB Promo Lighters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Red McGill Club baseball cap with an arm holding a pint of beer front patch. 4 small promo lighters NIB from McGill Club Date: Location: McGill, Ne
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McGill Club Stock Certificate, #14572 - McGill Club Stock Certificate, #1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
McGill, NV Saloon. #1 i/c Stanley Draper 1922 1400 share. Date: 1922 Location: McGill, Nevada HWAC# 6459
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***9 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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McGill Club, NV Antiques Poolballs4573 - McGill Club, NV Antiques Poolballs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 40 antique pool balls from McGill Club in McGill, NV. Sticker on non related cardboard box is addressed to McGill Club. Date: Location: McG
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to B********R for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Red Leather Jacket Worn at McGill Club, NV4574 - Red Leather Jacket Worn at McGill Club, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Red leather fringed jacket. Size not marked, possible medium. Worn at McGill Club by a regular visitor. Desert Suede, created by Taylor's of Cal...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Panoramic View of Reno (Reprint)4575 - Panoramic View of Reno (Reprint)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Panoramic Reprint of Reno, NV in early 1900's. This panorama shows Truckee River, old touring cars, Model T's, Virginia Street Bridge, Cente...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Lot Withdrawn4576 - Lot Withdrawn
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Lot Withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 1.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Reno Area Ephemera4577 - Reno Area Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Letters from The State Bank & Trust Co. 1905; Menu from Walley Hot Springs Inn, Genoa, Nev. early 1900's; Billhead from W.P. Mitchell to B...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to J******7 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Rhyolite, Nevada General Merchandise Receipts4578 - Rhyolite, Nevada General Merchandise Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 receipts from H.D. & L.D. Porter, Wholesale and Retail General Merchandise. All issued in June 1915. Each is 7.5 x 5" Toning. Reve...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to i**b for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Ruth Bank, NV Rare Stock Certificate4579 - Ruth Bank, NV Rare Stock Certificate
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The only one we have seen. #103 u/i. Date: Location: Ruth, Nevada HWAC# 64534
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a********e.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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