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Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

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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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Portrait of Tonopah Constable w/ Badge4580 - Portrait of Tonopah Constable w/ Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hand tinted portrait of a constable from Tonopah. On his tie, at the knot there is in gold a crossed pick and shovel, indicating his involvement in th
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Tonopah and Goldfield Ephemera4582 - Tonopah and Goldfield Ephemera
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West End Consolidated Mining time check, Bullfrog Bank cover, 2 Goldfield small claim maps, 6 billheads, Bacon's Smoke House, Nye County blank l...
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"The Crystal" Large Wallet, Virginia City, NV4583 - "The Crystal" Large Wallet, Virginia City, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
William H. Marks is the proprietor of this iconic saloon at 42 South 'C' Street in Virginia City. 4.5 x 9.75". Inside are three treasur...
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City of Virginia Water Bond, Number 174584 - City of Virginia Water Bond, Number 17
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early number 17. To N. Bunning. Signed by mayor and auditor. Folds, but otherwise in Great Condition (no rips, tears, etc.). Punched cancel. Great pie
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M.M. Frederick Silverware4585 - M.M. Frederick Silverware
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Six silver spoons and six forks monogrammed "EB" by Virginia City silversmith M. M. Frederick. According to the Virginia City directory, ...
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Two interesting letters Include on Letter of Introduction for a Mexican Delegation4586 - Two interesting letters Include on Letter of Introduction for a Mexican Delegation
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Letter addressed to George Senf, agent for the Western Union Telegraph Company in Virginia City. From San Francisco. Please see to a "party ...
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Virginia City, Nevada Ephemera Collection4587 - Virginia City, Nevada Ephemera Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 18. 1) 1877 Virginia City wagon license issued to R.M. McDonald. 2) 1863 Wells, Fargo & Co. Certificate of Deposit, Gold Hill, Nevada Ter...
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Virginia City, NV Ephemera4588 - Virginia City, NV Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Utah Consolidated Mines 1869 Report of Operations, Pacific Mill and Mining voucher, French Mill Western Union billhead, Savage Mill receipt, receipt a
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Sold to d******0 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Bank of California 3rd of Exchange Signed by W.C. Ralston, 18714589 - Bank of California 3rd of Exchange Signed by W.C. Ralston, 1871
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Premier and very rare Western autograph piece. No. 9906. Dateline San Francisco, October 17th, 1871. Sixty days after sight, pay Rafaela C. de Temple
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Sold to r******c for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Statutes of Nevada (Book)4590 - Statutes of Nevada (Book)
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Statutes of Nevada, Constitution of Nevada, Passed at the Second Session of the Legislature, Carson City. 1866, pp. 315. Back cover is detached from
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Lot withdrawn
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History of Nevada 1881 Reprint & Index to History of Nevada4592 - History of Nevada 1881 Reprint & Index to History of Nevada
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Hardcover History of Nevada 1881 Reprint in 1958 680pp, biographies of prominent Nevadans, with dust jacket. Softcover Index to History of Nevada, 188
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History of Nevada Vol 1 and 2 by Davis4593 - History of Nevada Vol 1 and 2 by Davis
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover Vols 1 and 2 in slipcover, fine condition, possibly a reproduction. Date: Location: Nevada HWAC# 72021
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2 Hardcover books by Mark Twain4594 - 2 Hardcover books by Mark Twain
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2 Books by Mark Twain; 1) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, pp.284, The innocents Abroad / Roughing It pp. 1027. Date: c.1984 Location: Nevada HWAC#
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10 Nevada Travel & Tourism Books4595 - 10 Nevada Travel & Tourism Books
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WPA Guide to 1930's Nevada by Elliot, Goldfield/Boom Town of Nevada by Payer, Historic Monuments of Nevada-A Guide to 212 Historical Markers by ...
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Nevada History Books (15)4596 - Nevada History Books (15)
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15 Nevada History Books. A Kid on the Comstock by Waldorf, Austin and the Reese River Mining District/Nevada's Forgotten Frontier by Abbe, Boomt...
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Nevada Books (5)4597 - Nevada Books (5)
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1) History of Nevada by Davis, Volumes I & II. pp.1279, excellent condition; 2)Adolph Sutro, A Biography, c.1962, pp.233, with photos; 3)Comsto...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 220.00
Sold to d******0 for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Nevada History Book Collection (14)4598 - Nevada History Book Collection (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 Nevada history books. Fremont, Explorer for a Restless Nation by Egan. Two Hundred Years in Nevada by Edwards. History of Nevada 1540-1888 by Bancr
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Nevada History Books (3)4599 - Nevada History Books (3)
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Golfiield, The Last Gold Rush on the Western Frontier by Zanjani. Eilley Orrum, Queen of the Comstock by Paine. Devil's Will Reign by Zanjani. ...
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