Western Americana Auction April 2022

Lot of 13 tokens from Sacramento bakeries. Del Monte; Dimitra; Pacific Grove; Empire (4); U.S. Bakery; Oak Grove; Perfection Bread Co. Ex Ron Lerch co

Lot of nine tokens from Sacramento bars whose name is a local or national beer. Old Brewery Inn; Rainier Cafe; Pabst Cafe; The Acme; Brewer's Ho...

Lot of six tokens from early Sacramento card rooms: Capital Whist Club; Pastime Rummy House; Sacramento Whist Club; Lucille's Whist Club. Cit...

Lot of eleven tokens from Sacramento Elks Lodge No. 6. Rectangular, round, octagonal, oval. One cardboard. City:Sacramento State:California Date:

Lot of 16 tokens from Sacramento with fun topics. Marble Palace; Shot Gun; El Capitan; Rifle Range; The Placer; Railroad Exchange and many others.

Lot of about 50 different Sacramento tokens from businesses with names from King through Riley. City:Sacramento State:California Date:

Lot of 53 different Sacramento tokens from businesses with names from R through Z. City:Sacramento State:California Date:

Ho!Ho!Ho! Lot of three Santa Claus tokens: 1) SANTA CLAUS / N.M. / SACRAMENTO / CALIF. / PARLOR //SANTA CLAUS / N.M. / SACRAMENTO / CALIF. / PARLOR;

Lot of seven tokens from the State House Bar, K Street, southwest corner of 10th. White metal, bronze, octagonal and round. One from the State House H

Almost uncirculated example of the famous pictorial token. GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE / ART SALOON / 1356 / MARKET ST. S.F. / L.H. MOISE. S.F.

DRINK / CUNNINGHAM / WHISKEY / PAUL FRIEDMAN / SAN. FRAN. CAL. // CALL FOR / PAUL FRIEDMANS / PEACH AND HONEY / ITS DELICIOUS; Red Vulcanite, rd., 39

Although attributed to Hawthorne Nevada, FH has verified through a1906 newspaper it is not Nevada, but California. Obv..: Hawthorne Barber Shop / A. W

Lot of two San Francisco tokens. 1) Palm Garden / Henry / Frustuck / 921 / Market St. // Good For / "V"c / In Trade. Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) H...

Rainier Brewing Co. Inc. / Good Only / At / Brewery/ San Francisco / 1550 Bryant St. // Good For / (pictorial beer) / Glass of Beer. Wm, rd., 25 mm.

Lot of three: 1) JACOBS BROTHER'S / POOL / PARLOR / MARKET STREET / BETWEEN / 15TH AND 16TH / SANCHEZ & NOE STRS. // GOOD FOR / J 2½ B ...

Lot of ten pieces from the City By The Bay: Fior D' Italia saloon tokens (2); Moise/Klinkner tokens (4); Shane's of San Bruno Ave.; Market S...

Lot of nine San Francisco tokens. 1) THE OWL / S.W. COR. / POST & POLK STS. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 25 mm. 2) THE RICHMOND /...

GOOD FOR / 4¢ / SIMKINS & THORP {RP-} // (blank); Br. rd., 23 mm. Simkins & Thorp, Albert G. Simkins, president & Henry W. Thorp, ...

Lot of 28 San Francisco tokens, mostly telephone and token makers. Moise; Sunset Telephone and Telegraph; Patrick & Co.; Royal Novelty Co.; Chas...

Gaming token in the fashion of a $5 gold piece, but in brass. Reverse: Weil & Levi / San Francisco. VF-EF condition. Rare. R7, Br. 27.5mm. "...

Lot of two rare whiskey related San Francisco tokens. 1) W.J. BECKER / 5¢ // W.J. BECKER / 5¢ (center hole); Br. rd., 21; Becker Salo

Lot of two: WALKER / CLUB / SPRING GARDEN // GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN TRADE; Al. rd., 29 mm. Named after the Walker Mine a famous gold-copper mine.

Lot of three tokens from the Stockton Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West. Two (24 mm) are good for 5c, one (20 mm) has No. 7 on reverse. All

Roughly Seventeen tokens from Weaverville and an equipment tags from Deerlick Springs. Weaverville is in the heart of the "northern" gold ...

Lot of two Southern California tokens. 1) BALBOA BREWING CO. / L.A. // GOOD FOR / ONE BOTTLE / BALBOA / BEER / FREE AT ANY / DEALER / THE DRINK TO HE

Lot of sixteen tokens from the San Francisco Bay Area. Eagles Club, Alameda; Milens Jewelers Treasure Island 1939; Concord, 1968; Vacaville, 1963 Fies

Group of about 19 tokens from Bay Area cities: Livermore, San Jose, Watsonville, Palo Alto, San Mateo, Brooklyn, Santa Clara, Woodside, Oakland, Berke

Lot of ten certified California tokens and two uncertified. The two uncertified are from Roberts Public Market in Los Angeles; GF 25c. The certified t

About 20 tokens and medals all around California. Alameda County, Kings County, Oak Park, Folsom, Merced and a couple of mavericks. City: State:Cal

Lot of twelve California tokens: Auburn (7); El Cerrito (2); Lower Lake (2); Marshall (M. Shields & Son). City: State:California Date:

Over 30 Central and Northern California tokens, slug facsimile and Pony Express medals. Ukiah, Tulare, San Juan, Stockton, Turlock, Marysville and ma

Lot of 24 tokens from towns and cities around Central California: Stockton (7); Watsonville (2); Oakdale (3); Alpaugh (2); Tulare (2); Turlock (2); Sa

Lot of about 20 tokens from Central California towns: Oak Park, Folsom, Loki, Colton, Stanislaus, Dixon, Coloma, Plymouth, Nevada City. City: State

Lot of 32 tokens. 1) J.D. Wild / Folsom // GF 5 c; Br., rd, 20 mm (18); 2)Jim's Place/ Folsom // GF 10c; Br., rd., 20 mm (10); 3) Oak Park, Cal....

Lot of 17 tokens from the towns of Hanford (13), Corcoran (3) and Lemoore. City: State:California Date:

Lot of eleven tokens from Mendocino County. Fort Bragg (8); Ukiah (2); Camp de Camp (C.C.C. camp). Fort Bragg includes: Windsor Hotel; The Tavern; Bur

Dealer lot of multiple tokens from mother lode towns. 1) Marysville: Home Dairy (4 GF one quart; 1 GF one pint; 2) Sutter Creek: JACK COX / MAIN / ST

Lot of ten tokens from: Crescent City, Klamath, Monterey, Watsonville, Fort Bragg, Santa Rosa, San Quentin and Pajaro. City: State:California Date

Lot of 33 tokens from Northern California towns. Alturas (2); Arbuckle; Corning; Diamond Springs; Dunsmuir; Eureka (3); Lassen County (1964 Centennial

Lot of six tokens: 1) Cedarville: JESSE / STROTTS // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN MERCHANDISE; Al. rd., 20 mm. 2) SMITH & McNEILS / CIGAR / STORE / F...

Lot of over 80 tokens and medals from San Francisco, Alameda, Oakland, Watsonville, Salinas, Santa Cruz, Pajaro, San Jose, Palo Alto. 1871 Brooklyn Fr

Lot of 28 tokens and medals from Southern California towns. Long Beach Diamond Jubilee; Slatt's, Long Beach; The Smoker, Fullerton; L.A. Rubber ...

Lot of 12 different California tokens. Rare Hunts Whiskey from San Francisco; Monterey; Gilroy; Dos Palos; Oroville; Oakland; Santa Maria; Hanford; Li

This collection of Denver City Transfer Passes, a total of eight, include the transfer pass rule book. Passes found include dates of 1899, 1900, 1903,

Lot of four Colorado tokens: 1) Leadville: THE ELK // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Al. rd., 25 mm. 2) CHAS. B. POPP / KINLOCH / BAR / DENVER / 1

Lot of 19 tokens and medals from Hawaii. 1966 25th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor silver plated medals (2); Waimea Jr. High School lunch token; 1959 stat

Lot of two; 1) Dunlap & Florer Osage Traders / Good For / One / Dollar / In Goods // pictorial reverse; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) J.J. McAlester / Dea...

Lot of two pieces: store card, Anchor Hotel, J.H. Benjes, prop., 610 & 612 E. Pratt St. , Baltimore, Md. 2) Meal check / (pictorial anchor) / H...

Lot of 39 tokens from: Rogers / Bar /27 So. 4th St. // Good For / 50c / In Trade; Br., octagonal, 29 mm. City:Minneapolis State:Minnesota Date:

From the 1930s: GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE / CO. 1774 / VCC / ROCHESTER, MINN. // VETERANS / U (Pine Tree) S / CC / CONSERVATION CORPS; Br. oct

Wooden cigar box full of eight uncirculated rolls of a token commemorating the 68th State Elks Convention held at Livingston Montana. Obv.: B.P.O.E. #

Maverick token attributed by Roy D. Rubick to Miles City Montana, a brothel in 1912. Obv.: May Wilson; rev.: 15c; Br. rd., 28 mm. Rare. City:Miles

Lot of 31 Montana paper tokens. 6 tokens from the Ulm ferry boat including auto (50 cents), 2-horse team (35 cents) and 4-horse team (25 & 50 c...

Lot of 34 Montana tokens, all but 2 paper. 22 Bale of Hay Saloon/Virginia City drink tokens (undated but likely 20th century), 9 O.K. Cafe/Great Fall

Mineral county ghost town token: TAVERN / AURORA // 12½; Br., rd.m, 21 mm. City:Aurora State:Nevada Date:

HOGAN HOTEL / AUSTIN, NEV. // GOOD FOR 5¢ / IN MERCHANDISE (center hole); Br., rd., 21 mm. City:Austin State:Nevada Date:

Lot of three tokens from the Esmeralda County ghost town of Blair: 1) BLAIR NEWS AGENCY / BLAIR, / NEV. / PATRICK & CO. S.F. // GOOD FOR / 12

Lot of two: 1) NEVADA / STATE / PRISON // 1¢; Br., Octagonal, 20 mm. 2) NEVADA / STATE / PRISON // $1.00 / 1959; Br., rd., 31 mm. City:Cars

Extremely rare Carson City token: ROYAL / BAR / CARSON CITY / MOISE S.F. // 10¢; Br., rd., 24 mm. Certified Genuine by NCS. City:Carson Ci

A precious commodity in the Lincoln County town known as "The Widowmaker": DELAMAR NEVADA GOLD MIN'G / CO. / DELAMAR / NEVADA // GOOD...

J.F. HOPE / GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE / AT BAR // (blank) ; Br., rd., 25 mm. City:Empire State:Nevada Date:

Maverick verified as saloon owner in Empire in 1890 Dun. J.F. Hope / GF / 5c / IT / At Bar // blank. Brass, round, 25mm. City:Empire State:Nevada D

Obv.: H. Mau / & Co. (incuse); Rev.// Good For / 1 / Drink. Bronze, scalloped, 24 mm. (Not the more common Plagemann token we have sold several ...

John B. Fayant owned the Banquet Hotel in Golconda for forty years before passing away in 1945. J.B.F. / GOLCONDA / NEV. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / I

N.C.O. OPEN MESS / INDIAN / SPRINGS / AUX. / FIELD / NEVADA // GOOD FOR / 1.00 / IN TRADE; Br. Sq. 28 mm. City:Indian Springs State:Nevada Date:

SILVER / KING / BAR // GOOD FOR / 12Oc / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 20 mm. City:Leadville State:Nevada Date:

Lot of two tokens from the Pershing County town of Lovelock: 1) BIG MEADOW CO. / LOVELOCK, NEV. //GOOD FOR 6º¢ IN TRADE (round cutout

Lot of two tokens from White Pine County: 1) McGILL CLUB / McGILL, NEV. // GOOD FOR 12Oc IN TRADE (5-point star cutout); Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) STRAY ANTL

Lander County Civilian Conservation Corps token: C.C.C. / COMPANY / 2501 / U.S.A. 1936 // GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN TRADE; Al. rd., 26 mm. Located

This is an unverified maverick presented as being from Milltown, Nevada, which was a suburb of Goldfield. This is a very difficult to research locatio

Maverick token verified as Mina by 1913 and 1917 Reno Gazette Journal listings. The / National. / A. Fellenbaum. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21m

MONARCH / BAR // GOOD FOR / 12½¢ / IN TRADE; Br., Sc4, 23 mm. City:Monarch State:Nevada Date:

Maverick verified as Montello by 1915 articles in the Elko Independent. Ben. / Pearson // GF / 12.5c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Montello is located in

Lot of two tokens from Montello of Elko County: 1) C.A. WOMACK // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) MACKS / MONTELLO, / NEVADA

MORNING STAR / S.F. / SALOON // GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK; Br., rd., 22 mm. City:Morning Star State:Nevada Date:

Lot of two tokens: 1) CARLO DIGINIO // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) CARLO DIGINIO // GOOD FOR / 25 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br.,

NCO / OPEN / MESS / NELLIS AFB, NEV. // GOOD FOR / $1.00 / IN TRADE; Al., Hexagonal, 31 mm. City:Nellis AFB State:Nevada Date:

Lot of two tokens: 1) OWYHEE CONF. // GOOD FOR / 1¢ / IN TRADE; Al., sq., 17 mm. 2) OWYHEE CONF. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Al, sq.

Unlisted token from Pioche. S. D. White /Pioche, / Nev. / L.A. Rubber Stamp // Good For / 5c / In Trade; Br., rd., 21 mm. City:Pioche State:Nevada

This is an unverified maverick presented as the Monroe Hotel at Pyramid, Nevada. Also possibly Reno. Businesses at Pyramid were in an extremely rural

Lot of four tokens from Washoe County: 1) Dick Rising / Reno // Good For / 12 1/2 / In Trade; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) The / Tunnel / Saloon .// Good For

Lot of five tokens from Reno: 1) THE CARROLL / GOOD FOR / 50¢ / IN TRADE / RENO, NEVADA // THE CARROLL / GOOD FOR / 50¢ / IN TRADE /

Maverick verified as a Reno establishment by 1901-1903 Nevada State Journal articles. Has been previously presented as Washoe City--we find zero evide

Cited in "Copper Times" by Flemming, these maverick Apex Bar tokens have been written up before. Two tokens. Obv..: Apex / Bar; Rev. Good...

Two tokens unable to be verified as Rochester Nevada. 1) The Rochester // Good For / 5c / In Trade; Wm, rd., 24 mm. 2) The Mint / Saloon // Good For /

GOOD FOR ONE DRINK / BONANZA HOTEL, / J.J. WINN, / SILVER CITY, NEV. DRINK / JESSE MOORE / AA / WHISKEY / THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. NEWARK, N.J. ...

Maverick verified as Silver City, Nevada. E.T. Drake is listed in 1912-16 newspapers (Yerington Times, Mason newspaper). E. Drake // GF / One / Drink.

From the Lyon County town of Thompson: THOMPSON / MERCANTILE / CO. / PATRICK & CO. S.F. // GOOD FOR / 5c / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. Followin...

Maverick verified as Toano grocer by 1895 Dun. A.J. Spencer // GF / 10c / IT. Brass, round, 21mm. Toano is a ghost town in Elko County that was founde

GLENN ST. PETERS / TUNGSTEN / POOL HALL GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Al. octagonal, 25 mm. City:Tungsten State:Nevada Date:

Token from Washoe City: SAUER & KORNMAYER. // GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE (center hole); Br. rd., 21 mm. City:Washoe City State:Nevada Date:

Unverified maverick. Presented to us by McKivor as Moana, Nevada. Possibly also San Francisco (Nicolodian Saloon 1909). GF / 12.5c / Chas. L. / Ricket

Lot of seven certified tokens from the area of the Comstock Lode. 1) Virginia City: THE / SMOKERY // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE (SMOKERY straigh

Lot of three certified Nevada tokens: 1) BUCK'S POOL HALL / TUSCARORA, NEV. // GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE (round cutout) Certified NCS Genuine. ...

Lot of four certified Nevada saloon tokens. 1) BERT BARNONI / O'DEON / SALOON / DAYTON, NEV. // GOOD FOR / 12½ / CTS. / IN TRADE; Br., rd....

Lot of ten pieces. 1) 1976 Del Webb's Primadonna United States Bicentennial; 2) The Pioneer, Elko; 3) Morningstar Saloon, Morning Star; 4) Belm...

Lot of four Nevada tokens. 1) VICTORY POOL HALL / McGILL / NEV. // GOOD FOR / 12½¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) MAYER HOTEL CO. /

Unverified maverick. Presented by McKivor as Mina, Nevada. There was also a Palace Saloon in Goldfield. Palace Saloon is an extremely common name for

Reno, Gerlach, Glenbrook and Virginia City, five tokens. 1) GOOD FOR / ONE / F.S. / JELLERSON / DRINK // THE BRUNSWICK BALKE / COLLENDER / COMPY. / CH

Lot of seven tokens, several rare, from Nevada: 1) THE / OVERLAND / WONDER / NEV. // GOOD FOR / 12.5 / ¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) HO