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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Holabird Nevada Bottle Books (5)5330 - Holabird Nevada Bottle Books (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Nevada History Through Glass Vol. 1, 1 Ghost Towns & Medicines, Vol. 2. Harcdover references on Nevada bottles. Date: Location: Nevada HW...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to u********y.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN5331 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
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Nevada Stocks and Warrants5332 - Nevada Stocks and Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 stocks/warrants. Alta Silver Mining, Empire State Silver Mining, Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining, First State Bank of Las Vegas, River Bar Gold Recover
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Printed Nevada Ephemera5333 - Printed Nevada Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 1970's color Nevada calendars, Scientific American June 22, 1918 with torn spine, several photocopies of Western towns from photos,1947-1961 ...
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Tonopah, NV Theatre Tickets, 2 Mining Stocks Hunting License and Desert Photo5334 - Tonopah, NV Theatre Tickets, 2 Mining Stocks Hunting License and Desert Photo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 tickets from Nevada Theatre and 6 tickets from Butler Theatre in Tonopah, NV. 2 B/w photos of California/Nevada desert. 2 issued Greenwater Copper M
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********x.. for (40.00 + 8.80BP) = 48.80
 
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RPC of flood in Aztec, New Mexico - 19095335 - RPC of flood in Aztec, New Mexico - 1909
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identified as September 6, 1909. Black and white RPC with great contrast. Uinque? Date: Location: Aztec, New Mexico HWAC# 54005
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Bigler Farm Ranch, Las Vegas Black and White RPC5336 - Bigler Farm Ranch, Las Vegas Black and White RPC
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G339x. Rare. Date: Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico HWAC# 53976
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Lordsburg and Gallup, NM RPCs5337 - Lordsburg and Gallup, NM RPCs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Lordsburg. Unused. Nice contrast. Showing the Hotel Hidalgo. 2) Casa Linda Court RPC in Gallup. 1938. Date: Location: Lordsburg, New Mexico HWA
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Stratford Black and White Real Photo Postcard5338 - Stratford Black and White Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Hotel Stratford which housed the stagecoach passengers and notables as well as the bad men of the southwest in the early days." D-89. The...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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1911 Tucumcari RPC of the Town from its Outskirts5339 - 1911 Tucumcari RPC of the Town from its Outskirts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Talk about a town with a history: it is famous as a town full of saloons and outlaws. It is named for a the town was nicknamed "Six-Shooter Sid...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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