Best of The West - February 2014

c1900 This lot contains eight silver certificates all in $1 denominations. Gordon Harris Estate - HKA#65756

1935 This is an uncirculated United States gold bond from the period 1933-1938. It comes with documentation Gordon Harris Estate - HKA#65752

1837 $1 Kirtland note, S/n 752, with scarce J. Smith Jr. and S. Rigdon signature combination. PCGS Fine 12 Apparent. Minor mounting stains and damage

1837 $10 Kirtland note, S/n 1045, with scarce J. Smith Jr. and S. Rigdon signature combination. PCGS 55 P.P.Q. Choice About New. Rust 8. - HKA#6616

1837 Rare $2 Kirtland note, S/n 1271, with scarce J. Smith Jr. and S. Rigdon signature combination. PMG Fine 12, Rust 5. - HKA#66158

1837 Very Rare $3 Kirtland Anti-Banking note, S/n 1137, with Frederick G. Williams and N.K. Whitney signature combination. PCGS Good 6 Apparent, dama

1837 One of the finest known $5 Kirtland note, S/n 1167, with rare J. Smith Jr. and S. Rigdon signature combination. PMG 58 Choice About Unc. Rust 7.

1837 Countersigned and Re-issued $5 Kirtland note with no S/n. Kirtland countersigned notes are always in high demand. Orignal signatures include J.

This note is on brighter paper and is unissued and unsigned. Upon examining the design the intricacies of the engraving are extreamly sharp and clear,

1858 S/n 1809. PMG Net Very Good 10. This note contains an engraved signature of Brigham Young. These are almost as rare as the Type 1 notes and are

1858 S/n 1111. PMG Net Good 6. This note contains an engraved signature of Brigham Young. Pieces missing around note, although does not affect body o

1898 Blue 10c S/n 4142, PMG About Uncirculated 55 & Red 10c S/n 12447 PMG About Uncirculated 55. These cancelled notes were sold and traded by ...

1896 S/n 1871, Uncertified Good. A 10c example printed on grey paper. This note is stamped with the date Jan, 1, 1896. This type of script was issued

1898 S/n 14315, Uncertified Good. A bright Red Uncancelled Meat note offered here. The bright red and blue notes were issued until 1906 and are the m

1874 S/n 78. Uncertified, Good 6. Salt Lake City National Bank was a non-Mormon establishment. The issuance surviving from this bank is quite scarce

1874 S/n 8, Uncertified G-VG. A nice choice Fine example of this non-Mormon bank currency. This is an unsigned remainder with the engraved date of Ja

1874 S/n 80, PCGS Good 6, Hole Punch Cancelled. A signed and issued $5 note with the signatures of Wells/Schofield. This note has seen significant ci

1856 S/n 984, uncertified, premium quality. Attractive Unc $1 from the mysterious Drovers Bank of Salt Lake City. These are often encountered in Unc

1876 Uncertified Good. These Yellow notes are quite scarce and although available occasionally years ago they are seldom seen offered today. Issued i

1869 This is a lot of two Scipio notes. PMG About Uncirculated 55 & PMG Choice Circulated 64. Two of the highest denominations produced by Scip...

A Major Numismatic Literary Discovery Exceptionally Rare Numismatic Collection Catalog of the Earl of Pembroke with detailed engraved prints of Early

1865 Original 1865 strike engraved by George T. Morgan whose name is found on the obverse bust trucation. - HKA#65609

c1888 This is an 18"x 18" broadside advertisement for The Eclipse Milling Company. It is labeled 196 LBS. Gold Dust Half Patent. Piece is...

c1717 Lot of 2. 1) Choice of early British gold coin counterfeit detector dating to 1717 to 1813. This piece is an intricate balance used for gold gu

c1717 This is a larger more complex model in comparison to pervious lots. Manufactured by A. Wilkinson, Ormskirk, Lancashire. There are printed instr

c1750 Early British Gold Coin Counterfeit Detector. Guinea. Manufactured by H. Bell, Prescot, Lancashire. Printed instructions on paper adhered to th

c1813 A rather strange piece, this detector unfolds to reveal two weights for balance. When unfolded the piece measures 10.25” x 4” tall. The name “R

c1850 This piece comes with its own delightful little wood box and sliding panel. Printed instructions for the piece can be seen on the sliding wood

c1850 This is a lot of 3 different British gold coin counterfeit defectors, for gold sovereign and half sovereign. Brass, 19th Century. From the J.J.

1855 A brass rocker scale manufactured and patented on Nov. 27, 1855 by John Allender. It measures 8.5” in length on a brass pivot base. The scale ha

This a lot of 3 brass counterfeit detectors, all are in their original box. The detectors were manufactured by Harrison, Bush’d Smith and T.S. The pie

This is a delightful folding counterfeit detector. Unfolded the piece measures 10.40” x 3” tall. There is no visible maker’s mark on the piece. When u

8 so-called half-dollars in a Capital Plastic holder. All in gem uncirculated condition except the Robert E. Lee replica. Others include Pony Express

Lot of 3 beautiful issues from Medallic Art. Co.: 1959 Alaska Statehood, 1970 South Carolina Tricenntenial, 1965 Centennial of the Statue of Liberty.

A marked studio proof of two Kentucky medallions from H. Alvin Sharpe (1910-1982—see his story in this catalog for the Gold and Ruby Pendant), who was

1851 Lot of two includes 1.) First of Exchange No.73 signed by William H. Chandler payable in Providence, RI for $3475.28. Dated Mar. 20, 1852 Allego

1855 Lot of 2 early and rare pieces in regards to a shipment of items from the Philadelphia Mint to San Francisco. They are dated August 4, 1855 and

c1900 Black bank pouch for the holding and carrying of gold coins, The gold lettering reads "Old Dominion Bank, Globe-Miami-Superior Arizona.&...

1855 Exquisitely handwritten letter from William Roberts, at Fort Point, California, July 26th, 1855, to his son Willie in S. Scituate, Rhode Island.

1862 This is a lot of five original counterfeit bills that were put into circulation during the War Between the States. There are two three dollar bi

1907 This piece of scrip was issued by the Oakland Clearing House on November 1, 1907. It is signed by Secretary George Meredith and the President of

The certificate is among the most important of all non-coin ephemera from the California gold rush coiners, because this company had the goal of produ

Obverse features a Mexican eagle with rabbit in talons. Reverse features ornately machined concentric circles with “50” in cenetr. Usually found with

c1850 Adams & Company, an express and forwarding agency of Boston opened a San Francisco office in October, 1849. D.H. Haskell was in charge. T...

c1850 Rare item from this obscure bank. Dunbar established this bank in 1850, where he redeemed at par the gold coins of Baldwin & Co. In 1851,...

c1850 Between 1849 and 1852 five express companies were put in operation in San Francisco. These Were Adams & Co., Page Bacon & Co., Palmer...

1819 Hentsch & Berton were the successors in 1863 to Henry Hentsch's banking and assay business in San Francisco. Hentsch was born in Genev...

c1850 Page, Bacon & Co. opened an express office in San Francisco in 1849. Although presumably a local concern, this company was in reality a b...

c1915 HK409 obverse, reverse: Exposition Guards / For Service; XF, ribbon with hanger. Reverse side has Exposition symbol, and Pan Pacific Internatio

1850 John Parrott was born in Virginia in 1810. As a young man he engaged in the mercantile business in Mazatlan, Mexico. He became very wealthy and