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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Original Hand Lantern with Globe5260 - Original Hand Lantern with Globe
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Black embossed base, may be repainted. HANDLAN ST. LOUIS, MO. Base 11.5", glass globe 8.5". Date: Location: HWAC# 55721
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Early Brass Kerosene Lamp5261 - Early Brass Kerosene Lamp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ceiling hanging, complete with globe. Small brass plaque reads property of Pullman Silver Palace Car Company. Overall size 24 inches widest, diameter
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Antique Kerosene Lamp with Tall Stand5262 - Antique Kerosene Lamp with Tall Stand
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Brass, small onyx top midway, with kerosene lamp at the top. Three leg brace, about 24” width, small shelf at the bottom about 10” in diameter, and th
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Alaska & Yukon Stock & Bonds (2 Books)5263 - Alaska & Yukon Stock & Bonds (2 Books)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By Dick Hanscom, c. 2002, First Edition pp. 334. Black & white photos, good condition. 8.5" x 11". Date: c.2002 Location: Alaska ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j******6 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Owl Pharmacy Drug Receipts5264 - Owl Pharmacy Drug Receipts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 25 receipts from the Owl Drug Company including the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company and others. Prescribed by doctors in Arizona and M
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******W for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Grand Canyon Black and White RPCs5265 - Grand Canyon Black and White RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Total of eleven, Ten RPC's. Shows lodge and scenery. Please see photos online. Date: Location: Grand Canyon, Arizona HWAC# 54046
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******n for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Arizona State Fair Blue Ribbon5266 - Arizona State Fair Blue Ribbon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Great Seal of the State of Arizona graces the button at the top of the blue ribbon awarded Cattle Dept. Champion at the Arizona State Fair of 1920
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
 
 
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Arizona Stocks Including Mining5267 - Arizona Stocks Including Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 15 AZ stocks, some are mining. Some issued some not. Wilsell Pyramid Display, Kaibab Copper, Southern Arizona Mining and more. Date: Locatio
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******W for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Big Bear, CA Grant Deeds (7)5268 - Big Bear, CA Grant Deeds (7)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1930's Big Bear, CA grant deeds/deeds Date: Location: Big Bear, California HWAC# 69001
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to b*******e for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Covina Citrus Assoc Stocks (10)5269 - Covina Citrus Assoc Stocks (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 issued c. 1919-1922 Date: c. 1919-1922 Location: Covina, California HWAC# 64065
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Collectible Phone Cards, Long Beach, CA (300)5270 - Collectible Phone Cards, Long Beach, CA (300)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 300 collectible phone cards from 1996-1998. Long Beach Coin and Collectibles Expos, Discovery of Gold Sutters Mill. We assume these cards are N
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Exposition Ephemera5271 - Exposition Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three buttons(Thanksgiving Chanticleer Fiesta 1910; "I Flew on the Air Ship"; "Forward Movement Rally Day, Feb. 11, 1912."), a r...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to m******0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Los Angeles City Bonds (10)5272 - Los Angeles City Bonds (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Electric Plant brown, 9 Street Improvement blue. Date: Location: Los Angeles, California HWAC# 69022
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN5273 - 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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Books of History of Plumas County, California (5)5274 - Books of History of Plumas County, California (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 spiral bound indexes; 1 Melones "A Story of a Stanislaus River Town. 1983. Date: 1882 Location: Plumas County, California HWAC# 56729
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Stack of Sierra Power Stocks5275 - Stack of Sierra Power Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 70 u/i Sierra Power stocks, c. 1900's. Date: Location: Pomona, California HWAC# 64301
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********e.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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White Motor Co. Auto Dealer Records5276 - White Motor Co. Auto Dealer Records
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1930's receipt pad from an auto parts dealer. 1930-1931 hand written dealer financial logs Date: Location: Sacramento, California HWAC# 65016
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Chinese Youth in San Francisco Postcard Group5277 - Chinese Youth in San Francisco Postcard Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Earliest is postmarked 1906. Lot of ten. Please see photo online. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC# 53940
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to w****e for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Postcard Collection of Chinese Youth in San Francisco5278 - Postcard Collection of Chinese Youth in San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12. Dated 1903 to 1906. All are "Address Only" early postcards. Seven Britton & Rey, two Edward H Mitchell, one Rieder. One pri...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (15.00 + 3.30BP) = 18.30
 
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RPC of the Dragon Dance Parade, San Francisco5279 - RPC of the Dragon Dance Parade, San Francisco
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Real Photo Postcard of the annual parade in San Francisco. Date: Location: San Francisco, California HWAC# 53918
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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