Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Lot of seven California counters with Liberty head obverse and miner reverse. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance: Benjamin

Lot of eight different varieties of the 1849 California counters, $5 gold piece size. Die varieties noted on the flips. Date: Country (if not USA)

Lot of five California counters, $5, $10 & $20 size. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of six various California Model Half Eagle counters mentioned in Kagin's book on Pioneer gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ci...

Lot of eight examples of the California Model Half Eagle counters, listed in Don Kagin's book as Pioneer Gold Tokens. Date: Country (if not ...

Lot of 6. Four City Hall, 1010 and 1105. Comp Smarte, 1010, 0145. Comp Smarte, 1010, 1055. Overall the Libertys are very strong! Date: c1850'...

Lot of seven counters: two $20 U.S. gold piece size; three $10 U.S. gold piece size; one 1853 Crystal Palace obverse, with H.B. West's / Famous ...

Lot of 13 silvered counters from Europe. 1771 Jeton of the marriage of Grand Duke Ferdinand and Beatrix d'Este of Modena. Spain: Isabel II; thre...

Obverses include 40, 55 and 75. Reverses include 677-1, 677-2, and 6777-2a. American counters were as important c1850-1870 as Hard Times and Civil War

Bank of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Jan. 2nd, 1935. Canadian Bank Note Company, Limited. PMG 25, Very Fine. 2.75 x 5.75" Date: 1935 Country (if ...

VERY EARLY GOLD RUSH! Dunbar established this bank in San Francisco in 1850, where he redeemed at par the gold coins of Baldwin & Co. In 1851....

Unarguably one of the best looking examples of college currency. Three beautiful vignettes on obverse, "will pay five dollars to bearer in Col...

Three pieces: 1) For the Payment of Comptroller's Office, May 07th 1791, James Baldwin is entitled fourteen shillings and eight pence...signed R...

City of New Orleans-Municipality No. One $50 Note Oct. 30, 1837. Unissued. From 1836 to 1852, the City of New Orleans was made up of three municipal

Currency size bill serial number 37963 for "3" Obv.: The United States / F. Johnson's / Where you will get more/ Dry Gods, Carpets, M...

1) Baraboo Scrip, 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1883-1933, of the Founding of Ringling Bros. Show at Baraboo, Wisconsin. GF 5 cents. 2) Louisiana Stat

Two antique framed displays of copies of a dozen postal covers from Sonora, bank receipts and checks from the California Cold Rush. One frame represe

Showing prices paid by E. F. Gambs Company. 1804 dollar - $500. 1794 half dime $3 in fine condition. Other interesting fun facts include fictitious na

Lot of ten. Pre and Post earthquake! Eight stereo views; with two duplicates of the Mint and the earthquake. One 4x6" photo. One postcard. Da...

Extremely rare Wells Fargo & Co. Express tag for $2000 in $20 gold pieces from San Francisco to Carson Nevada. Five inches by two and a hall inc...

Unique piece of history. This is a letter from the Carson City Mint secretary L.L. Elwood to R. Keating of The Nevada Bank of Virginia City, confirmin

Issued by the Bankers' Association of Buffalo New York, Feb 28, 1898 certifying the deposit of $5,000 in United States Gold Coin. Cancelled Paid...

Rare pamphlet of essays by Samuel Breck: Historical Sketch of Continental Paper Money. Published 1863 at Philadelphia. 33 pages, full page ad for A. C

Beautiful hand balance coin scale in black leather case, 3 x 7 inches. The seven weights are facsimile coins, one weight is missing. Some coin weights

Early hand balancing scale in wooden box with original label with a "tableau" of gold money in French. Box is 7 x 2 inches, missing one la...

Ornate and classic gold strongbox with brass Champion 6 Lever lock as original to all the Vanderman boxes. 19.5" deep, 15" tall, 27"...

Set of eight tokens from the Alaska rural rehabilitation Corporation, housed in a hard plastic holder. Issued for the 50th anniversary of the Matanusk

Obv.: Post Exchange / Fort Grant; Rev.: 10. Al, Oct., 27mm, R9. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Fort Grant Provenance:

Uncirculated condition! MILLS & STONEY / GOLDROAD / ARIZ. // GOOD FOR / 12½¢ / IN TRADE. Al, Sc8, 30 mm. Date: Country (if not US

A cancelled chit issued by Fiege & Company Commissary & Meat Market in the Arizona Territory town of Johnson. It's made out to Jesus D...

A. WENTWORTH / TOMBSTONE, ARIZ. GOOD FOR / ONE / SMILE. Al., oval, 26 x 18 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Tombstone Pro

Three tokens from rare neighborhoods of Alameda County: 1) BOB'S PLACE / 5 / FRUITVALE 0936 // GOOD FOR / 5 / POINTS; Al., rd., 18 mm. 2) ELMHUR...

Lot of four tokens from Alameda County neighborhoods: 1) M. ROSE / WARM SPRINGS GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) TESLA / DAIRY /

Lot of three tokens from Auburn hotels: 1) AMERICAN HOTEL / GEO. C. WEST, / PROP'R / AUBURN, CAL. // GOOD FOR / ONE / 10¢ / DRINK / OR / C...

Lot of four tokens from Benicia: 1) BENICIA EMPORIUM / BENICIA, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; AL., SQ., 25 MM. 2) JO'S CLUB / 443 / ...

Lot of three tokens from the Yolo County town of Broderick: 1) MCCLURE & BRIETZKE / W // GOOD FOR / 5c / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) AL. HOFFM...

Lot of seven tokens from Butte County towns: 1) SIMON'S SALOON / OROVILLE, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5 / CENTS / IN TRADE ; Al. oct., 25 mm. 2) GOOD ...

Lot of three rare Carters tokens: 1) Westside / Saloon / Carters, Cal. // Good For / One / Drink; Rd., br., 21 mm; 2) C. LEONARD / HOTEL / & / B...

P.P.C. CO. CON. / 5¢ / CEMENT, CAL. // P.P.C. CO. CON. / GOOD FOR / FIVE CENTS / IN TRADE / COMMISSARY DEP'T.; Br. rd, 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch ...

Lot of five different saloon tokens from Chico: 1) J.P. MURPHY / BREWERY / SALOON / CHICO, CAL. // 10¢; Br. oval, 30 x 19; 2) WESTERN SALOON /

Lot of five different saloon tokens from Chico: 1) J.P. MURPHY / BREWERY / SALOON / CHICO, CAL. // 5¢; Br. oval, 30 x 19; 2) WESTERN SALOON /

Lot of five tokens from Chico: 1) THE / OFFICE / SALOON // J. H. SIMMS / Prop. / Chico, Cal // Good For / A / 5c / Drink; Al. Rd., 25 mm; 2) PONY S.

Known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines" the town of Columbia is now a state historical park. Here are six rare tokens: 1) SMITH & PET...

This token was made by a company called The Sleeper Co. out of Sacramento during the early 1900s. Damascus started in 1852, the post office closed in

Lot of four tokens from Davis: 1) THE CLUB / DAVIS / CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Al., rd., 25 mm. 2) PUGH / & / GRADY / DAVIS, / C...

Lot of three: 1) W.A. MORRIS / DUNNIGAN, CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Al, rd., 25 mm. 2) J. PERRY / DUNNIGAN, / CAL. / PATRICK & CO...

Lot of six: 1) F. BARNARD / DURHAM, CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd, 21 mm. 2) P. FONDECCIO / DURHAM, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 10

Lot of three: 1) FREEMAN / HOTEL / EAST AUBURN, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK; Al., oct., 29 mm. 2) SMITH BROS. / E. AUBURN, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 2[x=

Lot of six rare tokens from the Solano county town of Fairfield: 1) CAPITAL HOTEL / FAIRFIELD / CAL. // GOOD FOR / ONE / 5¢ / DRINK / J.C. IRV

Lot of six tokens from beautiful Fort Bragg: 1) A.S. / FORT BRAGG, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) GRAND / HOTEL / F.J.

Lot of three: 1) THE CLUB / GRAFTON, CAL. // GOOD FOR 10¢ IN TRADE (Club Cut-Out); Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) THE CLUB / GRAFTON, CAL. // GOOD FOR 5

Lot of four tokens from the Butte County town: 1) ARCADE SALOON / GRIDLEY, / CAL // GOOD FOR / 10 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) CRABTREE &a...

TUNNEL & ACQUEDUCT (sic) WORKERS / UNION / NO. 45 // GOOD FOR / 12½¢ / IN TRADE; Fr, Rd., 34 mm. "The Tunnel & Acqueduct Wo...

Lot of six tokens from Hayward: 1) D.T. NUNEZ / GUM TREE / SALOON // GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 24 mm. 2) COTTAGE / BAKERY / R. EBE

Lot of four tokens from when Hayward had an "S": 1) ALLEN'S / NEWS / DEPOT / HAYWARDS, / CAL. / L.H. MOISE. S.F. // ALLEN'S / NE...

Lot of six rare tokens from Jamestown, a California Historical Landmark: 1) THE COTTONWOOD & / HOTEL / NEVILLO / L.S. ROSENTHAL / PROP. / JAMEST...

Lot of four: 1) R.M. BILBY / KNIGHTS / LANDING // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) HERSHEY HOUSE / BAR // GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK

Lot of three tokens from Livermore: 1) F.C. DUNCAN / LIVERMORE // 12½ / CTS. / IN TRADE; Br., S(12), 26 mm. 2) THE FASHION / SALOON / KAISER

Lot of seven tokens from the Yuba County city of Marysville: 1) THE ELITE / GIBLIN & O'BRIEN / PROPS. / 226 D. ST. / MARYSVILLE, CAL. / MOI...

Obv.: Napa Soda Springs; Rev.: Good For / One / Drink; Al., rd., 21 mm. Extremely rare from a maker of soda bottles. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of three from the Sutter County town of Nicolaus: 1) F.C. RODGERS / NICOLAUS, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Al. rd., 27 mm. 2) GOOD F

Lot of four rare tokens from the settlement of Niles: 1 & 2)BILLY MOORE / NILES, / CAL. / PATRICK & CO. S.F. (toothed border) // GOOD FOR / ...

Rare Penryn Saloon token: PENRYN / SALOON / C. MILLER / PROP. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE / L.H. MOISE. S.F.; Br. rd., 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch col

Lot of five tokens from Placer County: 1) WM. LORENZ / LOOMIS, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5c / IN TRADE;Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) NEWCASTLE GARAGE / I.J. REEVES / P

Lot of four: 1) PAXTON & BAKER / GILT EDGE / SALOON // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 25 mm. (Lincoln); 2) BURKE & FRITZ / 49 CORNE...

Lot of three Tuolumne County saloon tokens: 1) BI METALIC / SALOON / QUARTZ MT. // GOOD FOR A / LEE / STANLEY / CIGAR.; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) SIERRA SA

Lot of three: 1) DENTONE BROS. / QUARTZ, / CALIF. / MOISE. S.F. // GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) CHAS ZANY / QUARTZ / CAL. / MOISE-K. CO

Three miles northwest of Jamestown, Rawhide had a post office 1904-1906. RAWHIDE / SALOON / J. OLENDER / PROP. // GOOD / FOR / 1 / DRINK OR CIGAR; B

The Richardson brothers built a hotel, named the Richardson Springs Hotel, completed in 1903 that boasted a 14-bedroom wooden frame building on their

Lot of three: 1) VICTOR LEHTO / ROCKLIN / CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Al., rd., 21 mm. 2) PORTER'S SALOON / ROCKLIN // GOOD FOR / 5...

Golden Gate Saloon & Pool Room/330 R St./Sacramento/Calif.//GF/5cts. /In Trade. Unlisted in Kappen, one known example listed in the Kappen Suppl...

Line-O-Lites was located at 5509 Geary Street in San Francisco. This lot of eight plastic tubes of tokens has two tubes good for 5c (about 50 tokens);

W. Frank, store card and gaming token. 27.3mm. Plain edge. WM. Fauver 160, Kappen 886, EF luster, dents Date: 1867-1870 Country (if not USA): Stat

Lot of five tokens from San Leandro (one San Lorenzo): 1) THE CAVE / J.A. CUNHA / Fine wines / Liquors / & Cigars / SAN LEANDRO, CAL // GOOD F...

SHAWMUT / CLUB // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE (center hole); Br., rd., 21 mm. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of five rare tokens from Solano County: 1) GEO. E. EHRMAN / PROPR. / OLD CORNER / DIXON, CAL. / C.A. KLINKNER & CO. S.F. // GOOD FOR / 5 / C...

Lot of four saloon tokens from Sonora: 1) THE CHICAGO / SALOON / GALLISON / & BOYD / PROPS / SONORA, CAL. / L.A. RUB. STAMP CO. // GOOD FOR / O...

Lot of four saloon tokens from Sonora: 1) UNION SALOON / E.F. DOYLE / PROP. / SONORA, CAL. //GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK / AT THE BAR; Br., rd., 25 mm. 2) U

Lot of ten tokens from Sonora: 1) OLIVER / & / CONRAD / SONORA // GOOD FOR / 12½ / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) ANGELS / BEER HALL ...

Three rare tokens: 1) GOLDEN RULE / SALOON / BRYAN & / SWEENEY / PROPS. / STENT, CAL. GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK; Br, Rd, 25 mm. 2) OPERA SALOON /...

Lot of three tokens from Butte County: 1) NASH & SON / STIRLING CITY / PATRICK & CO. S.F. // GOOD FOR / 1 / CIGAR; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) J.W. /...

GILT EDGE SALOON / G. F. Willi / PROP. / STOCKTON, CAL. / / GOOD FOR / 5¢ / DRINK OR CIGAR. Al., rd., 25 mm. Named after Gilt Edge Whiskey.

One of two tokens known from this old section of Alameda County. STOCKYARD (sic) / 10¢ / HOTEL BAR // R (incuse) ; Br., rd., 21 mm. Rare. Ex:

Lot of five tokens from the Solano County town of Suisun: 1) ARMIJO CLUB / SUISUN / CAL. GOOD ONLY / FOR / PLAYING / PIANO; Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) DEP

Lot of two: 1) SUMMERVILLE / HOTEL / BAR / H.L. ROSASCO // GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) SUMMERVILLE HOTEL / BAR / J.E. CONDE // GOOD FOR /

Lot of four: 1) SCOTTY'S PLACE / SUTTER / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd, 21 mm. 2) OWENS & CROW / LIVE OAK / CAL. // GOOD FO...

Nice Truckee duo: 1) token: Monte Carlo / Dance Hall / Truckee // 10; Br. rd., 24 mm; 2) Official First Day Cover of the 4c commemorative issued for

Lot of nine tokens from the town of Tuolumne: 1) A. ANTINETTI / TUOLUMNE / CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 50¢ / IN MERCHANDISE; Al., rd., 28 mm. 2) DAVA

Lot of two: 1) WALDORF SALOON / K / VALLEJO, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN / TRADE; Br., rd., 20 mm. 2) THE SWELL / SALOON / W.H. GRISSIM // GOO

Lot of seven tokens from the Solano County town of Vallejo: 1) BELLING BROS. / BAKERY / VALLEJO, CAL. // GOOD FOR / ONE / LOAF BREAD; Br., oct. 26 mm

Lot of five tokens from the Yuba County town of Wheatland: 1) HOTEL CARNEY / WHEATLAND, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br., Sc(8), 30 mm.

Lot of four: 1) B. & H. / WINTERS, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK; Br., Sc (12), 26 mm.2) G.C. BEECHER / WINTERS, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5 / CENTS...

Lot of six tokens from Woodland: 1 & 2) BYRNS HOTEL / BAR / ONE DRINK / D.C. HALSEY / PROPRIETOR / MOISE KLINKNER CO. S.F. // BYRNS HOTEL / STRI...

Post Exchange / 5c / Camp Yosemite / Moise S.F. // blank; Br., rd., 24 mm. Extremely rare. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:

Lot of four tokens from the Sutter County town of Yuba City: 1 & 2) A.S. BARR'S / CIGAR / STORE / YUBA CITY, CAL. / MOISE KLINKNER CO. S.F. ...

Lot of 42 envelopes with plastic food stamp tokens from stores all over the state of California. Each envelope has several tokens. Ex Ron Lerch collec

Lot of two tokens: Robinson Corner: R.E. ROBINSON / ROBINSON'S / CORNER / CAL. // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN / TRADE; Br. rd., 21 mm. (NCTA has a v...

A paper punch token good for 25 roundtrips on the toll road between Leadville and Soda Springs. The bottom 15 rides have already been punched but the

Bridle Rosette? Queen Alix, 1894 six-year old mare trotting champion with the record 2.03 ¾ for the mile set in Galesburg, Illinois, on Septem

Obv.: Aurora / Vic Bernard / Prop. / Club; rev.: Good For / 12 1/2c; Br., rd., 21 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Aurora Pr