Western Americana Auction April 2022

Lot of four tokens found in Nevada but locations are not verified. 1) Bought in Goldfield: Good For / 5c / T. W. S.. / In / Trade // The / Brunswick /

Lot of five NGC certified AU 50 tokens: PEPETA'S / SALOON / CAMDEN, N.J. // 5 (blindfold ornaments on obverse); Al., octagonal, 22 mm. Pepeta&...

Lot of two: 1) Homer Jones / Indian / Trader / Thoreau, N. Mex. // Good For / $1.00 / In Trade; Al., 31 mm, R8. 2) Hart Hardware / (heart cutout) / Ga

Lot of five tokens: JOHN SCHUH'S / 88 / FIRST AVE. / N Y / SALOON // (Indian Head) / L. ROLOFF / 1863; C, rd., 24 mm. All EF-AU condition. ...

Lot of two tokens from Niagara Falls: 1) Sauder Bros. / 1795 / Thorold Rd. / Niagara / Falls / Ont. // No Cash / 1/2 / Value; Wm, rd.,24 mm. 2) Tut&...

Lot of two Schreck tokens. Presented as Sweetwater, Nevada, but we found newspaper articles linking Val Schreck as proprietor of Harmonia Hall (saloon

Very scarce token. HOTEL / SAVOY / 2½ / CINCINNATI // (shield) (lion has a short paw); Br., rd., 25 mm. City:Cincinnati State:Ohio Date:

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 302 (Zerbe 18): // FREE COINAGE / ONE / DIME / 1896 //. The reverse inscription reads // PATENT PENDING / FRED H. TIBBETTS, /

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 305 (Zerbe 21): Bryan Money dimes are the second most common form of satirical Bryan money. Schornstein classes the uniface //

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 326 (Zerbe 32): Two examples of the type, one thick and one thin. // FREE SILVER / 1896 with ONE / DIME // within wreath in ce

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 341 (Zerbe 43): // FREE SILVER / ONE / DIME / 1896 // on the obverse. The reverse describes all the threats posed by // SIXTEE

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 345 (Zerbe 46): // BRYAN'S / IDEA OF / COINAGE // struck token. The obverse seems to be a play on a Spanish accent: // T...

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 356 (Zerbe 56): // UNITED SNAKES / OF AMERICA // with a donkey-headed eagle in a "wreath" of two entwined snakes. ...

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 360 (Zerbe 59): Another very rare pictorial from the 1900 Presidential Campaign. A woman in a bonnet with an umbrella flying a

Bryan Dime, Schornstein 314 unlisted varieties: Two pieces: 1) Schornstein follows Zerbe's description for the // FREE SILVER / ONE DIME / 1896 ...

Bryan Mechanical Dollars, Schornstein 908 and 909: Two Anti-Bryan mechanical dollars: 1) The 1896 device features an eagle with the inscription // I A

Class I Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 706 (Zerbe 65): A rare example of the large Bryan Money dollars with Liberty on Coronet. Cast in Pewter, the medal

Class I Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 718 (Zerbe 71): Bryan Money dollar with Liberty on Coronet. The relatively crude casting was distributed by W. F. Du

Two Class I Bryan Dollars: Schornstein assigns catalog numbers 713 through 717 to a design that appears in five different alloys. Zerbe on the other h

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 800 (Zerbe 80): Bryan money dollar with wreath in place of Liberty on Coronet. A clean example of the type with man

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 804 (Zerbe 82): Bryan money dollar with wreath in place of Liberty on Coronet. Bryan money examples were widely cop

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 811 (Zerbe 87): Bryan money dollar with wreath in place of Liberty on Coronet. The wreath is small and in the lower

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 817 (Zerbe 90): // BRYAN'S MONEY // with the wreath in coronet Liberty Head dollar. The reverse eagle is surr...

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 820v (Zerbe 92v): // BRYAN'S MONEY // with the wreath in coronet Liberty Head dollar. The reverse eagle is su...

Class II Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 814 (Zerbe unlisted): Bryan money dollar with wreath in place of Liberty on Coronet. A clean example of the type wi

Class III Bryan Dollar, Schornstein 902 (Zerbe 107): // 16 to 1 / NIT / 1896 // obverse with a satirical bust (Bryan caricature?), reverse" // ...

Two Class III Bryan Dollars: 1) Schornstein 845 (Zerbe 111): One of the most common examples of Bryan Money. BULLION VALUE obverse. Said to have been

Lot of 35 tokens from Silverton Oregon. Silverton billiard Hall; Mac's Place; Mac's Billiards; red plastic My Place. City:Silverton State...

Lot of five tokens from Oregon: The Pad, Eugene, Good For a Grouchy; M. V. Koontz, Halsey; 1913 Portland Rose Festival; Clark's Place, Huntingto...

Pictorial locomotive token: DEADWOOD CENTRAL R.R. / (Locomotive) / S.S. & S. CO. // DEADWOOD, / ONE / FARE / LEAD CITY.; Wm, rd., 26 mm. City:...

Extra rare split back postcard. From Albert's Buckhorn Saloon depicts four hand made sign designs made of rattlesnake rattlers. The saloon ...

Lot of six graded tokens from C. Wiede & Son of Wiedeville Texas. Two each: GF 5c; GF 50c; GF $1. All NGC graded MS 65 & MS 66. Wiedeville,...

Lot of 16 tokens. Georgetown tavern; The Cleveland ; 5901 Airport Way; J Maes / Good For / 5c / In Trade (14). Georgetown existed as an independent c

Lot of eight pieces issued by the Seattle Coin Club. 1970 10th anniversary medals in silver and bronze; 1950 PNNA & Seattle Coin Club token; 199...

Lot of 28 tokens from Seattle. Charlie Chaplin "See Me In The Gold Rush" at the Liberty Theatre Seattle. Totem Pole Cafe, Kelly's Tave...

Dealer lot of about 60 tax tokens from the State of Washington, four wooden nickels, and about 40 red and blue rationing tokens from the Office of Pri

Lot of over 90 tokens from Washington state. Seattle, Spokane, Rearan, Chelan, Marysville, Buckley, Doty, Cheney, Annapolis, Littell, Wenatchee, Colfa

This maverick was presented to us as Hawthorne, Nevada, but we could find no evidence of this. There is an E. Van Alstine self-identified Hawthorne to

Six various anodized aluminum Mardi Gras throws from 1979, an aluminum 1961 Steamboat Legacy medal, a brass half dollar "gold coin" redeem...

Lot of two tokens the consignor believes to be "cat house" tokens. Mrs. Richmond, uniface; Br., rd., 18 mm. Jillians, uniface; Wm, rd., 1...

Lot of nine certified tokens ranging from Genuine to MS 66. 1) Ray, AZ: THE CHOCOLATE SHOP / RAY, / ARIZ. / L.A. RUB. STAMP CO. // GOOD FOR / 5

Lot of ten certified tokens ranging from Genuine to MS 66. 1) C. WIEDE / & / SON / WIEDEVILLE, / TEXAS. //GOOD FOR / $1.00 / IN TRADE; Al., hex,...

Mostly East Coast collection of 15 tokens. 1911 Bank of Oswego; Watchung Lake New Jersey; Oil City PA; Buffalo N.Y.; but also Kentucky and North Dakot

Lot of over 30 tokens from Eastern states. Pennsylvania (10); Rhode Island (3); New York (13); Maine (5); Maryland (20; Connecticut. City: State: D

Lot of 28 tokens and medals from Great Lakes and Midwestern states. Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio,Wisconsin, Michigan and others. City: State: Date

Lot of five tokens: 1) Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Colorado; 2) Two Bills, Ft. Morgan, Colorado; 3) Gem Saloon, Mackay, Idaho; 4) Henry Stampede, Soda S

Token collectors go to great lengths to find the origin of unattributed pieces. This is a lot of four identified maverick tokens: 1) Springfield, Minn

Lot of four tokens: two each: 1) MAX / BLATT, / STURGIS, / S.D. // THE BRUNSWICK-BALKE / COLLENDER / COMPY. / CHECK; Br, octagonal, 23 mm. 2) MIDWA

Large lot of over 60 tokens from several Midwestern states. Iowa (6); Missouri (4); Nebraska (3); North Dakota (6); South Dakota (11); Kansas (20); Oh

Lot of ten eclectic pieces. 1934 Century of Progress pinback "Sunsweet Prune Juice"; Newhouse Cigar Stand, Salt Lake City; Foss Electricia...

Lot of about 30 good for tokens: Novato, CA Elks Lodge; Hickam AFB NCO Open Mess; Clements Hotel, Clements CA; Sacramento tokens. City: State: Date

Lot of seven certified saloon tokens: 1) Five tokens graded AU 50 by NGC: PEPETA'S / SALOON / CAMDEN, N.J. // 5 (blindfold ornaments on obverse)...

Four certified saloon tokens: 1) TURF SALOON / MILLERS, / NEV. // GOOD FOR / 6¼¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. Certified AU details by

Lot of over 70 good for tokens. Clarkson, Nebraska; Seattle, Wash.; Jordan Valley, OR; Muscatine, Iowa; Winona, Minnesota and many more. City: State

Lot of five tokens. 1) Feltman's Coney Island; 2) Superior Dairies, St. Augustine, FL; 3) F. M. Krock, Huron, Ohio; 4) Phillips Packing, Church ...

1) H.B. West's Famous Trained Dogs token promoting their trained dog performances at the 1853 New York Crystal Palace. The dog act is pictured o...

For the eclectic collector: Three tokens misattributed: 1) Fior D'Italia Bar / GF / "10" punched out / One drink; should be San Franci...

Lot of fifteen differently shaped tokens. Scallop, bell shape, oval, horseshoe, cow head, horse head, octagonal, cross, three leaf clover, heart, acor

Lot of nine certified tokens from Western dairies. 1) Phoenix: GOLD SEAL DAIRIES, INC. / PHOENIX // ONE QUART / GRADE A MILK (10mm center hole); Al, S

Lot of 16 certified tokens from around the West. 1) San Francisco: FIOR D'ITALIA / SALOON / 1230 GRANT AVE. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / DRINK (1907...

Lot of seven certified tokens from around the West. 1) THE CHOCOLATE SHOP / RAY, / ARIZ. / L.A. RUB. STAMP CO. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; B

Large lot of over 50 tokens and medals from Western states from Nebraska to Hawaii. National parks medals, Colorado, North Dakota, Washington, Montana

Lot of over 90 tokens and medals from Western States, including Alaska and Hawaii. Utah (16); Wyoming; Colorado; Arizona; New Mexico; Oregon. City:

Large lot of multiples of five tokens: 1) Duncan and Denman, GF 12 1/2 cents, Livermore, CA; Al., octagonal, 25 mm (30 tokens); 2) F.C. DUNCAN / LIVER

Inc. February 1st, 1910. No. 329, issued for 100 shares to WD Harris on May 4th, 1911 in Colfax. Signed by the president and Lyman Gilmore, the invent

Rare Bank of Kentucky Stock Certificate from 1846. This is certificate no. 1902 issued to R.H. Manning [?] for 50 shares at $100 per share. This certi

2 Helena National Bank 1890, 1893.Commercial State Bank of Waterloo 1920. 8 First State Bank. 6 Huntley State Bank. City: State:Montana Date:

About 15 Gilbert Brewing Unissued. 5 Kalispell Brewing. 1 Silver Bow Brewing. 1 Falstaff Brewing. City: State:Montana Date:

Rare beer company stock certificate. Washington. Dated 1936. Handsigned by the officers. The original brewery dates all the way back to 1854 when A.B.

Certificate No 14, issued to George Mounsey Kingfield, Cumberland Esquire on February 2, 1879, cancelled 1891. City: State: Date:

1913 brown Chinese government 5% reorganization gold bond. 3 Chinese vignettes. City: State: Date:

Two pieces of scrip for The Common Fund Company Limited issued at London, 20th December 1869, signed by R. H. Mills registrar. One good for 50 shares,

Group of foreign stock certificates and philatelic covers. A) Stock certificates from Europe. Includes 1922 German certificates for 50,000 and 100,000

4 Butte Carriage Works. 5 Paxson & Rockefeller. 5 Silver Bow Building Club Building Assoc. 5 Basin Montana Tunnel. 4 Butte Tombstone. 4 Butte Ca...

Intl. Mercantile Marine with Titanic vignette, 1942, 2 no Titanic vignette. 11 Merchants Exchange of St. Louis 1882-97. 2 Washita Cattle Co. bonds 18

Issued to and boldly signed on the back as shareholder by John Philip Weyerhaeuser, head of the Weyerhaeuser Company from 1914 to 1935. California. Da

This Bond Certificate was issued to S. Birch and Sons Construction in 1916 for special improvements. Bond #54 with a beautiful vignette of the great f

This Bond Certificate was issued to Gust Nordquist in 1920 for special improvements. Bond #9 with a beautiful vignette of the great falls on the Misso

9 mostly different Magma Copper 1920-1926, Jerome Verde Dev 1921, Bagbad Copper 1935, Kennecott Copper 1942, West Verde Copper 1918, Bannie Gold Minin

Rare California Gold Rush certificate. No. 13, issued for one share to company secretary Daniel Barney. Also signed by president JR Watson. Not cancel

"Located in Butte County, California" (printed at top center). Inc. July 14th, 1874. No. 325, issued for 100 shares to company secretary T...

Morning Star Mine stock book with about 900 or so mostly unissued stocks. Issued are from 1899-1909. This was a tertiary channel placer mine in Iowa H

Lot of 2 different for mines in Columbia Hill. North Columbia was a California Gold Rush town on the San Juan Ridge in Nevada County and was originall

Lot of 2. 1) Schuylkill Mining Company. "Grass Valley Mining Dist., Nevada County, California" (printed under title). Inc. March 9th, 1870...

Sheet of 3 uncut stocks. #571-573. Mine was 1.5 miles west of Nevada City. City:Grass Valley State:California Date:

Lot of 25. Duplication. This collection is from the "gut" of the Grass Valley and Nevada City mining belt and includes the major mines. 1)...

Lot of 4 different. 1) Bullion Consolidated Mining Company. Issued in 1877 to company secretary MA Burke. Also signed by the president. Not cancelled.

Lot of 7 different. Great group. 1) Imperial Consolidated Mining Company. Issued in 1882, not cancelled. 2) Sparrow-hawk Mining Company. Issued in 187

Lot of 5 different. Rare group. 1) Planet Consolidated Drift Gravel Mining Company. Low number 14, issued in 1884. Not cancelled. Signed by president

Lot of 8 (seven different). Rare group. 1) Grass Valley New Mining Company. Issued in 1877, not cancelled. Signed by president William Drew and secret

One of the all-time great Gold Rush stocks. Only a handful known. Grass Valley, Nevada Co., Cal (printed under title). Dateline Grass Valley, Nevada C

Lot of 22. Includes two very rare stocks plus 17 postcards and two photos. Items for both the North Star and the Empire (which neighbored the North St

About 90 mostly unissued stocks from this Grass Valley foundry that made mining equipment. c. 1900's. City:Grass Valley State:California Date:

"Location, Summit District, Placer Co., Cal" (printed at upper left). "Sigel Ledge" (printed at bottom left). Inc. Dec. 16th, 18...

Lot of 2 different. Rare. Henry Hartley settled in Meadow Lake about 1861. There he lived trapping and traveling to Cisco for occasional company. In 1

Extremely rare. This is right in the middle of the boom years for Meadow Lake. "U.S. Grant Gold Mine, Base of Old Man Mountain, S. Yuba River&q...

Inc. 1864. No. 34, issued for 1 share to John D Jenkins. Signed by secretary AH Otherman and president S Charomund(?). Dateline Nevada 1865. Cu

Inc. November 1864. No. 25, issued for one share to D. Crittenden on January 23rd, 1865 in Nevada City. Signed by president Charound (?) and secretary

Rare and early. Dateline Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Low No. 7, issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Signed by Wm. W. Cozzins, president and secret

Extremely rare, important, and very early Gold Rush certificate. "Located upon Kentucky Ridge, Nevada Co., Cal." (printed in text of stock...