Treasures from Pacific Shores: Numismatics, Mining, & Americana

Auction Details

Welcome to our June 2018 sale!

This 5-day auction has nearly 3,600 lots covering many categories including: Numismatics, Mining, Minerals, General Americana, Railroad, Tokens, Antique Bottles, Gaming, Firearms & Weaponry, Wells Fargo & Express, and much more!

Highlights include:

NUMISMATICS
*The Hawaii Numismatic Collection: rare early Hawaiian coins, medals, and currency.

*A large coin and medal section featuring gold, platinum, and silver coins and medals from around the world. Morgan dollars, peace dollars, St. Gaudens, pennies, nickels, dimes, and more! Rarities & high-grade specimens plus large groups and sets.

*Ingots and bullion bars.

*Numismatic collectibles and ephemera.

TOKENS
*Our second large offering of tokens from the R.B. Worthington Texas Token Collection

MINING & MINERALS

*Aurora, Nevada ore specimens from the famous Gottschalk Collection plus the fabulous Con-Virginia/Dayton Cons. Comstock Ore Collection.

*Museum-quality mineral specimens from around the world.

*Mining lamps and hard goods plus stock certificates feat. Arizona, California, & Nevada

*The Prag Canadian Mining Collection

RAILROAD
*A new offering of railroad and steamer passes from the Potter Collection and others.

BOTTLES
*A pictorial Owl Pharmacy Co. bottle from Seven Troughs, Nevada, one of the all-time great Western mining camp pictorials! One of a large group of great Nevada medicine bottles in this sale. Plus an Excelsior Soda & Mineral Water bottle and other great California & Gold Rush bottles.

GENERAL AMERICANA
*Two different Wurlitzers, a Mason player piano, National cash registers, and a great group of ephemera from the Potter Collection, Prag Collection, and others!

*Finally, a large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.

FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

Day 1 (Lots 1000-1718)
Numismatics (1000-1614)
Currency & Scrip (1000-1042)
Gold Coins (1043-1150)
Platinum Coins (1151-1160)
General Coins feat. Hawaii Collection (1161-1418)
Medals (1419-1537)
Ingots (1538-1551)
Numismatic Ephemera (1552-1614)
Gaming (1615-1644)
World’s Fair & Expositions (1645-1667)
Wells Fargo & Express (1668-1718)

Day 2 (2000-2690)
Minerals (2000-2158)
Mining (2159-2690)
Lamps, Candlesticks, & Other Hard Goods (2159-2222)
Assay (2223-2239)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (2240-2690)

Day 3 (3000-3704)
Railroadiana (3000-3150)
Railroad Passes (3000-3019)
Steamer Passes (3020-3045)
Ephemera incl. Lamps (Geographic Sort) (3046-3150)
Bottles (3151-3268)
Medicines (3151-3218)
Soda (3219-3250)
Whiskey & Misc. (3251-3268)
Tokens feat. Part II of the Texas Collection (3269-3512)
Political & Presidential (3513-3544)
Civil War & Military (3545-3626)
Firearms & Weaponry (3627-3704)
Pistols, Rifles, Shotguns, Etc. (3627-3639)
Swords & Knives (3640-3661)
Ammunition (3662-3689)
Ephemera (3690-3704)

Day 4 (4000-4726)
General Americana
Assorted incl. Furniture, Hard Goods, Hats, Misc. Ephemera, Books (4000-4149)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort) (4150-4726)

Day 5 (5000-5712)
Native Americana (5000-5101)
Art (5000-5007)
Baskets (5008-5026)
Jewelry (5027-5064)
Points & Tools (5065-5072)
Ephemera (5073-5101)
Cowboy (5102-5136)
Philatelic (5137-5210)
Postal History (5137-5183)
Stamps & Revenue (5184-5210)
Art (5211-5247)
Antique Lamps (5248-5262)
Bargains & Dealer Specials (5263-5713)
General Americana
Mining
Railroad
Numismatics & Tokens

SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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Rattler Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate2395Rattler Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mines at Cripple Creek, Colo. (printed under title). Inc. in Colorado, 1896. No. 1992, issued for 1,000 shares to Benjamin Tripp on Dec. 29, 1899 in C
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b**********7 for 62.50
Two Rebecca Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates2396Two Rebecca Gold Mining Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different denominations: one and five shares. Both issued, uncancelled. 36 dividend coupons attached to each. Same underground mining vignette. Si
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Three Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates2397Three Different Cripple Creek Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Isabella Gold Mining Co I/C 1896 to Oscar Whitelaw #78 250 shares, signed by president Hagerman. Cripple Creek Gold Rock Mining Co. I/U 1895 to Howard
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for 62.50
c.1890s Denver Business Card for Mining Agent2398c.1890s Denver Business Card for Mining Agent
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stephens, Hanchett & Co., Money Loaned, Real Estate, Mining and Insurance, Office at 1638 Curtis St. in Denver. Reverse has pencil note from Ste...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Delegate Ribbon for 1909 Miner's Convention in Denver2399Delegate Ribbon for 1909 Miner's Convention in Denver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This rare item is a delegate ribbon for the 17th Annual Convention of the Western Federation of Miners held in Denver, Colorado, in July of 1909. A fa
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******g for 396.50
Truax Ore Car Manufacturing Co. Ephemera, Denver2400Truax Ore Car Manufacturing Co. Ephemera, Denver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 Receipts for freight charges & Extra labor on iron truck frames & extra weight. Letter from Truax Manufacturing Co. to Hanover-Bessemer Ir...
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 8***1 for 18.30
Herrmann Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Georgetown2401Herrmann Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Georgetown
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in New York. No. 67, issued for 25 shares to Geo. E. Abbe on March 12th, 1874 in New York. Signed by president Ford William Herrmann and secretar
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to O**********r for 62.50
The Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Company, Limited2402The Snowdrift Silver Mining and Reduction Company, Limited
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the second time we have seen this stock certificate (mortgage debenture) in 40 years. English Mortgage Debenture. To Frederick Connon of Scars
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Brooklyn Mining Company Stock Certificate2403Brooklyn Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of Mine, Gilpin County, Colorado (printed at the top). Inc. in Kentucky. No. 1065, issued for 100 shares to B.L. Cutting on Feb. 13th, 1890.
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****y for 50.00
Gold Rock Mining & Milling Stock Certificate2404Gold Rock Mining & Milling Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of Mines, Gilpin County, Colorado. Nice mining vignette in the upper left corner of this 9 x 3 /12 inch stock certificate. Issued to Albion
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to 8***1 for 18.30