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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Pendleton, Oregon Railroad RPC's5350 - Pendleton, Oregon Railroad RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three. 1) Unidentified photographer of the depot of the O. W. R. R. & N. 2) Brown sepia of the same depot. 3) Main Street Bridge over the...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Pendleton, Oregon Street Scene Black and White RPC's5351 - Pendleton, Oregon Street Scene Black and White RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five different views of downtown Pendleton. Two at night. Two photos by Ellis and three by Smith. Great contrast in the photos! Date: Location: Pen
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Pendleton, Oregon Street Scene Black and White RPC's (Number 2)5352 - Pendleton, Oregon Street Scene Black and White RPC's (Number 2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All show the business district of Pendleton. Two by Ellis and two by Smith. One older and unidentified. Find Tallman Drugs, Payless Drugs, Rivoli Thea
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Remainder of Pendleton, Oregon Postcards5353 - Remainder of Pendleton, Oregon Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dated postcards are from 1906 to 1929. Early group. Four RPC's and twenty total cards. RPC's include downtown street scene, business section...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to s********x for (12.50 + 2.75BP) = 15.25
 
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Roads to Pendleton RPC's5354 - Roads to Pendleton RPC's
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four. Three black and white RPC's: Cabbage Hill on the old Oregon Trail, early 1912 bridge over a river (some damage in upper right), and...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to a******4 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Two rarer RPC's of Pendleton, Oregon5355 - Two rarer RPC's of Pendleton, Oregon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
February 6, 1916 snowstorm with banks of snow much higher than the women in the photograph. A Bowman photo. The Natatorium. Roughly the same time peri
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
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Gery Realty and Building Products Corporation Bond5356 - Gery Realty and Building Products Corporation Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 Gold Bond for $1000.00 with 20 revenue stamps attached. 9.5" x 15.5". Date: 1931 Location: Reading, Pennsylvania HWAC# 53727
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Start Price : 20.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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Old Wallower Freight Receipts (30)5357 - Old Wallower Freight Receipts (30)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 freight receipts from Old Wallower Freight. Some creased tops, some toning. With revenue stamps. Date: 1865 Location: Pennsylvania HWAC#
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w****o for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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South Dakota Elks Lodge Mortgage5358 - South Dakota Elks Lodge Mortgage
Holabird Western Americana Collections
#372 Mortgage Certificate of Huron Lodge No. 444 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks 1926. $165. Date: Location: South Dakota HWAC# 54622
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Jackson Fire Brick Company Bonds (5)5359 - Jackson Fire Brick Company Bonds (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five Jackson Fire Brick Company $100 bonds issued in 1921. Orange border and George Washington vignette. 9.5 x 14." No. 888, 889, 1835, 1836, a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********e.. for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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