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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3 Western Apache Burden Baskets5010 - 3 Western Apache Burden Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These baskets were hand-woven, made with yucca and deer skin with dangling silver tin tipped leather fringe. In excellent condition. Each basket is ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to m********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Vintage Apache Winnowing Basket5011 - Vintage Apache Winnowing Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very nice Western Apache winnowing tray, 14" diameter x 2"h. Some rim damage, but in very good condition. Date: c.1900's Location: ...
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to f******h for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
 
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Western Apache Olla Basket5012 - Western Apache Olla Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Western Apache Olla. This olla has been sealed with pitch, willow and devil’s claw stitching. 9" h x 8" diameter. Great contition. The oll...
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Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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Apache Cradleboard5013 - Apache Cradleboard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small size cradleboard, probably for baby. this cradleboard has been used, some beading on edges is missing. Back of cover is torn. 22" x 10&qu...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Navajo Wedding Baskets5014 - Navajo Wedding Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Navajo wedding baskets: One is vintage and willow, tri-color, with the spirit trail. 11.25" diameter x 2" h. This vintage basket is in...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 650.00
 
 
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Group of Vintage Papago Baskets5015 - Group of Vintage Papago Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage baskets and two hot pads: 1) Small tray, coyote track design, 1" x 6.75" diameter. 2) Basket, coyote tracks, 3.5" x 6.5...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 230.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********n for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Man in Maze Papago Basket5016 - Man in Maze Papago Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tohono O/Odham, Man in Maze design on this basket/tray. 1.75" h x 13" diameter. Excellent condition. Date: Location: Arizona HWAC# 6...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********n for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Papago Lidded Baskets5017 - Papago Lidded Baskets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Tohono O'odham baskets with lids: 1) Looks like double basket, but lid is basket shape and could be placed top down on top of lower basket f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********n for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Papago Turkey Design Tray5018 - Papago Turkey Design Tray
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tohono O'odham tray with design of a turkey. Great for your holiday treats! Tray is 13" diameter. Can also be hung fo decoration. Great con...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Tohono O'odham (Papago) Basket5019 - Tohono O'odham (Papago) Basket
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Yucca and devil's claw Papago basket. Maze design, great condition. 2.75" h x 12" diameter. Date: Location: Arizona HWAC# 63876
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***9 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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