Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

Lot of sixteen envelopes from different Arizona stores, each containing several plastic food stamp credit tokens. Many different cities: Glendale, Flo

YOSEMITE HOTEL BAR / ALAMEDA / CAL. // GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK; Wm, rd., 25 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif

BLUE HOUSE / BERK. 3508 / MAIN & / SAN PABLO AVE. GOOD FOR / 1¢ / IN TRADE; Al. rd, 21 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califo...

Good For/C.O.D./J. McCargers/Saloon/Nord, Cal.//Jacob Strahle & Co./Billiard Mfr's/billiard table/515 Market St./ San Francisco, Cal./oct/B/...

Scotto's / Sierra / Mercantile / West / Point / Food Stamp Credit / 1c / In Eligible Foods / Plastic / 29 (Qty. 2). Rare California Location. ...

GOOD AT BISMARKS / S / CASTRO / VALLEY / EXCHANGE // 5¢; Br. rd., 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Two different tokens: 1) M.A. LINDBERG / ESPARTO, CAL. // GOOD FOR / 25 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 24 mm, center hole. 2) M.A. LINDBERG / ESPARTO, C

NEW DEPARTURE / DAIRY / TE. BLACK / 3445 / GOLDEN GATE GOOD FOR / 1 QUART / MILK; Br. rd., 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not U

P.M. ROONEY / HORSTVILLE / CAL. / MOISE KLINKNER CO. S.F. // GOOD FOR / ONE / DRINK; Br. rd., 21 mm. Peter M. Rooney was postmaster of Hortsville from

IDORA / PARK // GOOD FOR 5¢ / AT CONCESSIONS (star cutout); Br. rd., 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection. Idora Park was a Victorian era trolley p

E. Spinetta/Grangeville//GF/5c/IT/rd/A/25 Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Kings County Provenance:

Jack / Showers / Brentwood / Men's Shop // GF / 5c / IT / rd / B / 21 /. Listed in Kappan as Brentwood Heights, Los Angeles County. Date: ...

Lot of two tokens from Madison: 1) BOURLAND BROS. / MADISON, CAL. // GOOD FOR 5¢ IN TRADE ("B" cutout); Br., rd., 21 mm. 2) G.F. TI...

CENTRAL HOTEL / J.A. SILVA // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 21 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C

10 envelopes. Metal Tokens: Fred's Place Atwater GF 5c, 2 The Elite Livingstone GF 5c, W Pool Hall Atwater GF5c (V). Wooden : Thurman'a Ser...

Also attributed to Selma. IN TRADE ONLY / CHAS. A. HENRY / MOISE K. CO. // GOOD FOR / 25¢ / IN TRADE; Br, rd., 23 mm. Ex Ron Lerch collection

California Creamery / Cal. / Market / Tel.Red / 2901 // GF / 1 / Quart / of / Milk. A 24 1/2 This location was destroyed in the 1906 quake. One of two

Thirteen tokens, Kappen #835, Good for tokens Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: San Francisco Provenance:

Wai Yuen Chinese Social Club gaming tokens of small denominations: 1 (3); 2 (4); 3 (15); 4 (19); 6 (7). Noted on pages 31 and 99 of Jerry Schimmel&...

Uncirculated hoard of 50 gaming tokens from the Wai Yuen Chinese Social Club. Marked "4", scalloped, 29 mm. Noted on pages 31 and 99 of Je...

Lot of eight gaming tokens from the Wai Yuen Chinese Social Club. All different, mostly uncirculated. Denominations are 1 through 8. Noted on pages 3

Lot of twenty large denomination Wai Yuen Chinese Social Club Tokens: 5 (12), 7 (5), 8 (3).Noted on pages 31 and 99 of Jerry Schimmel's "Ch...

COMPLIMENTS / OF / O.L. HENDERSON / CANDIDATE FOR / SHERIFF / OF / SOLANO COUNTY / CAL. // IN MY / FRIENDS / I TRUST / HHH / 1892 ; Al. rd., 29 mm. Ex

JACK DELARBER / SUNSET / CAMP / TUOLUMNE / COUNTY // GOOD FOR / $1.00 / IN / MERCHANDISE; Br., rd., 31 mm. Ex.: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country

Vacaville token: BROOK & HAWK / VACAVILLE, / CALIF. // GOOD FOR / 10¢ / IN TRADE; Br. rd., 25 mm. Ex. Ron Lerch collection. Date: Countr...

Lot of 47 plastic tokens from businesses in Vallejo, California. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Vallejo Provenance:

FRED C. NEWTON / YOLO, / CAL. // GOOD FOR / ONE / CIGAR OR DRINK; Br rd, 21 mm. Ex: Ron Lerch collection. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca

Lot of five: San Mateo, California Bicentennial, Pioneers of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk; San Mateo Diamond Anniversary of Incorporation,

Lot of three different: 1) NCO MESS / TRAVIS AFB // GOOD FOR / 5¢ / IN MERCHANDISE; Br. rd., 21 mm. 2) TRAVIS AFB / NCO MESS // GOOD FOR / 5

Lot of 25 tokens from all over the state of Kentucky. Interestingly only one is round. The rest are oval, scalloped, square, triangular, clover leaf,

Three old items from Elko: 1) Pioneer Building real photo postcard, unwritten, undivided back, circa 1910; 2) token: Mason Products Co. / Elko, Nevada

Lot of five tokens from the Ely area: Ely Dairy (GF 1 quart of milk); The Montana (GF 12 1/2 c); Dewey Trade Check (2) (GF 5c) ; Mattock Bros. (GF 5c)

NGC certified MS 64 BN. Beautiful condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Las Vegas Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection

Lot of two: FRANK BROS. / CO. / RENO / / (blank). Br. rd., 21 mm. Operated by Ben and Myron Frank beginning in 1892 at 228 North Virginia Street, a sa

Lot of two: 1) Kane's Cigar Stand / 142 / N. Virginia / St. / Reno, Nevada; Rev.: 12 1/2c / In Trade; white metal, round, 21 mm. 2) NCS certifie...

NCS certified Genuine. Good for 12 1/2c In Trade. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Skelton Provenance: Fred Holabird Collectio

Lot of 16 maverick tokens mostly Ely, Ruth and McGill. Ludwig Club self identified. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Nevada City: Provenance

Advertising on both sides. Embossed metal on both sides. Obverse: New York Circus 14th Street / Opposite The / Academy of Music / L.B. Lent / Director

Obv.: Good For / A / Drink / Berry / & Co. / White Elephant Saloon ; rev.: Chas. Peck & Co. / Chicago. Br. rd., 25 mm. Date: Country (if ...

Obv.: Melbourne, Victoria / 1858; Rev.: Hide & De Carle / Grocers and Wine Merchants / Elizabeth Street / Melbourne. C, rd., 34 mm. Thomas Hide...

Includes Mirador, Mexican, D. F. Reverse shows Torre Latino Americano. Unmarked tokens generally have hands shaking, Cathedral, wedding vignettes. 15

Obverse: scene of a poppet head associated steam works. Two men are working on the platform of the poppet head. Reverse: Text identifying McCaul as a

Around 1,000 "Good For" tokens from transportation, merchandise, food and drink. The variety contained here are mostly from the western re...

Variety of pieces including a 25mm. Christopher Columbus World's Exposition Chicago 1863, 19mm Army & Navy 1863 and a few others. See pho...

Fabulously huge dairy token collection with good for tokens and bottle caps galore. A pog from the Haleakala Dairy in Maui is on the front page of a b

Specie Payment Suspended / May / Tenth / 1837 // Substitute For Shin Plasters / 1837. Br., rd., 28 mm. Shin plasters as a reference to banks whose

Lot of 96 plastic tokens from all over the world. Barney's South Lake Tahoe to Geneva Switzerland to Anderson California. Interesting group. D...

Over 170 pieces. Includes wooden nickels (Firebaugh California, Seattle Washington, Dallas, Palm Saloon Elko), Paper tokens (Oakland & Vallejo, ...

We are guessing over 700. Many Multiples. Includes, for example, Rosie’s Place New Orleans, Tuscarawas New Philadelphia Ohio, George

Coins, Tokens and miscellaneous metal trinkets found metal detecting for ONE Day in Pocatello, Idaho and Rock Springs, Wyoming. Includes dog tags, med