Western Americana Signature Sale (May 2021 Auction)

1906 France: Louis Bottee engraved medal expressing sympathy for the people of San Francisco following the 1906 earthquake. Obverse: Crowned female fi

Lot of three interesting pieces: 1) 1831 five franc Louis Philippe silver piece made into a two bladed knife. Very well made. 2) 1820 silver commemora

Elegant wooden boxed set of three silver medallions minted at Leningrad in the USSR in 1975. 40mm (1 1/2") in diameter and contains one troy o...

Lot of five pieces: Costa Rica Mint Co.; Queen Victoria commemoration medal; 1939 Canada salutes the King and Queen's visit; 1918 French token; ...

Lot of 13 spiel markes patterned after the $1 U.S. gold piece, all in AU-Unc condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of eight different $1 U.S. Gold size counters. Die varieties noted on flips. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of six different spiel markes in the manner of $2.50 U.S. gold pieces. Indian head and Liberty head obverses, various reverses: eagle and city hal

Lot of eight California counters dates 1849, all $5 U.S. gold piece size, with Liberty Head obverse and 49er miner reverse. Date: Country (if not

Lot of four California counters dated 1849 with liberty head obverse and 49er miner reverse. All in AU-Unc condition. Date: Country (if not USA):

Lot of 22 pieces, with twelve different varieties of counters of the $5 gold piece size. Liberty die varieties: 125 (2); 130 (2); 135 (2); 140 (2); 1

Lot of eight counters in the size of $5 U.S. gold. Seven Liberty head, one eagle with "5" reverse. Date: Country (if not USA): State...

For museum display: stacks of counters in the fashion of $5 U.S. gold pieces. 53 pieces. It took decades to collect this trove. Date: Country (if

Lot of four $5 counters with George Washington obverse and four different reverses: Liberty head; eagle; Capitol; Doll & Co. Date: Country ...

Lot of five different $5 counters with George Washington obverses. Die varieties: 110, 120,130, 140 & 150. Date: Country (if not USA): Sta...

Lot of two $10 U.S. gold piece sized California counters: 1) 1847 Liberty Head obverse; California counter flag reverse. 2) United States of America e

Lot of four California counters in the style of $10 U.S. gold pieces. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of three different counters with George Washington obverses in the size of a U.S. $10 gold piece. One from Bangor Maine, Alfred Jones & Sons...

Lot of five spiel markes in the $10 U.S. gold piece fashion. AU-Unc condition. Liberty head obverse, city hall reverse die 1105. Date: Country (if

Lot of five California counters dated 1852, $20 U.S. gold piece size. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Lot of three California counters $20 U.S. gold piece size with three different flag reverses; two Liberty head obverses and one eagle obverse. Date:

Lot of six $20 U.S. gold piece spiel markes. Obverse die varieties: Liberty head 1220 (3); 1330 (2) and one dated 1878 (1250) Reverse die varieties: c

Lot of six comp spiel markes in the fashion of $20 U.S. gold pieces. Die varieties noted on the envelopes. Date: Country (if not USA): State:

Lot of five $20 U.S. gold piece sized spiel markes, in UNC or AU condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

Uncirculated $20 US, gold piece sized comp spiel munze; labeled unique by the consignor; die varieties: Liberty 1220; Eagle 1240. Date: Country (if

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"...