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...
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
Railroad Stock and Bond Collection5670 - Railroad Stock and Bond Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
26 stocks and bonds. West Shore Rail Road, Reading, B &O Southwestern, Erie Railroad, Boston and Albany Railroad and more. Date: 1889-1970'...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Railroad Stocks and Ephemera5671 - Railroad Stocks and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 20 pieces of railroad-related stock certificates, many with nice train vignettes. Railroads include the Columbus Southern Railway, Cleve
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m******0 for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
Details...Bookmark
Railroad Stocks and Ephemera5672 - Railroad Stocks and Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
24 stocks including Erie Railroad, B&O Southwestern, Boston and Albany, Chicago and Eastern Illinois and more. 1893 Oregon and California Railro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
Details...Bookmark
Railroad, Banking, and General Stocks5673 - Railroad, Banking, and General Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 20 Railroad, Banking, and General Stocks including The Continental Passenger RR Co, General Cinema Corp., Western Greyhound Racing, Firs
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
Details...Bookmark
Canadian Railroad Stock Certificates5674 - Canadian Railroad Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine stock certificates from Canadian Railroad companies. Date: Location: zCanada HWAC# 63600
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to w******o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
Details...Bookmark
Canadian Steamship Company Stock Certificates5675 - Canadian Steamship Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight stock certificates from Canadian Steamship and Marine companies. Date: Location: zCanada HWAC# 71017
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m******0 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
Details...Bookmark
Grand Trunk Railway Company Stock Certificates5676 - Grand Trunk Railway Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four different Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada stock certificates. Date: Location: zCanada HWAC# 63931
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********e.. for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
Details...Bookmark
California Check Collection5677 - California Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 45. Includes: National Bank of DO Mills, 1884, Sacramento; five checks for the Sierra Railway Company (Jamestown, 1904-1915); six Bank of Calif
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d******0 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
Details...Bookmark
California Checks and Vouchers (72)5678 - California Checks and Vouchers (72)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 unissued 1860's Banking House of PA Lamping, Downieville, CA-2 have center fold. Approx 68 unissued vouchers, Head Quarters, Foote Post, Grand...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to a********e.. for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
Details...Bookmark
California & Nevada Checks & Warrants5679 - California & Nevada Checks & Warrants
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Checks, no RN's. 1920's to mid century. Idaho Maryland Mines Corporation; Idaho Quartz Mining Co., Seat of Government State Controllers Warr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to s********x for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
 
Details...Bookmark