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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Adirondack Steamboat Co. Annual Pass, 18863034Adirondack Steamboat Co. Annual Pass, 1886
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous! Reverse states it is good for travel over the following lines: Fulton Chain of Lakes, Old Forge, NY; and on Lake Canadarago, Richfield Spri
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for 43.75
Clyde Steamship Company Annual Passes (2)3035Clyde Steamship Company Annual Passes (2)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. "Coastwise Lines." Issued in 1924 and 1926, both to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Company.Both are signed by the pre...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for 18.75
Day Line of Steamers on the Hudson River Annual Pass, 18873036Day Line of Steamers on the Hudson River Annual Pass, 1887
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued for 1887 to Louis Kasbrouck, counsel for C.&L.C.R.R. Signed by general manager Van Santvoord. Printed on light green cardstock with minor...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******8 for 43.75
Hudson River Day Line Annual Pass, 19243037Hudson River Day Line Annual Pass, 1924
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Attractive pictorial pass No. 735, issued for 1924 to D.C. Douglas, VP and general manager of Maine Central Railroad Company. Signed by the president
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for 31.25
People's Line of Steamers Annual Pass, 18903038People's Line of Steamers Annual Pass, 1890
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Service between New York and Albany (printed on reverse). Green cardstock with ornate logo and vignette of steamer "Drew." Issued to Louis...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for 25.00
Two Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co. Passes3038aTwo Lake Ontario & Bay of Quinte Steamboat Co. Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two different. 1) Beautiful pictorial pass issued in 1891 to Louis Hasbrouck. Full black and gray vignette of steamboat moving past lighthouse.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for 87.50
Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. Steamer Pictorial Passes3039Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co. Steamer Pictorial Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8 pictorial passes, issued 1922, 1923 (x2), 1924 (x2), 1925 (x2), and 1926. All have same large vignette of steamship.Printed on different colo
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 62.50
Texas & Other Southern Steamer Passes3040Texas & Other Southern Steamer Passes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. 1) Two passes for the Lone Star Steamship Company. Issued 1925 and 1926 to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Lines. Not endorsed on
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*********t for 37.50
Two White Star Line Steamer Passes: 1924 & 19253041Two White Star Line Steamer Passes: 1924 & 1925
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both are issued to W.R. Scott, president of Southern Pacific Lines. Printed signature of the president. Countersigned on reverse. Tan and brown paper
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 37.50
Pacific Coast Company Annual Steamer Pass, 19033042Pacific Coast Company Annual Steamer Pass, 1903
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Pass No. A64, issued for 1903 to Irving M. Scott of Union Iron Works. Printed signature of President Cannon. Countersigned by J.F. Lawless. Color flag
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*********t for 31.25