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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Quartz and Calcite from Wuhuashan Mountain, China2036Quartz and Calcite from Wuhuashan Mountain, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These fantastic quartz crystal clusters were first discovered and brought to the American mineral market within the last 10 years. The terminations of
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 950.00 - 1,425.00
Quartz v. Amethyst and Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, China2037Quartz v. Amethyst and Calcite from Tonglushan Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Tonglushan Mine is a large, skarn-type Iron and Copper deposit, occurring in the northern end of the Majiao-Tonglushan anticline. From a mineralog
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Rhodochrosite and Fluorite from Wutong Mine, China2038Rhodochrosite and Fluorite from Wutong Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Wutong deposit was discovered in 1958 and was a minor producer of lead (4676 tons), zinc (3555 tons) and silver (6.65 tons). The locality gained
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,750.00 - 2,625.00
Rhodochrosite and Fluorite from Wutong Mine, China2039Rhodochrosite and Fluorite from Wutong Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen is a cluster of highly-flattened, rhombohedral crystals of bright reddish-pink rhodochrosite from the Wutong Mine. Opened in 1958 as a s
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Rhodochrosite from Wutong Mine, China2040Rhodochrosite from Wutong Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The most important rhodocrosite specimen discovery of the past decade came from the Wutong Mine, Guangxi Zhuang A.R., China. A collaborative mining ef
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
Scheelite and Muscovite from China2041Scheelite and Muscovite from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The world's finest scheelite crystals have been produced from Mt. Xuebaoding in Sichuan Province, China. This is a superb example of the highly ...
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Spessartine and Quartz v. Smoky from China2042Spessartine and Quartz v. Smoky from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This spectacular specimen features bright orange spessartine garnets covering a matrix of off-white feldspar crystals. Rising above the spessartine co
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Spessartine and Quartz v. Smoky from Wushan Spessartine Mine, China2043Spessartine and Quartz v. Smoky from Wushan Spessartine Mine, China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A fantastic specimen featuring Spessartine (garnet) and Smoky Quartz crystals. Spessartine is a nesosilicate, manganese aluminium garnet. Spessartine
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sphalerite and Quartz from China2044Sphalerite and Quartz from China
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen features more than ten gemmy, lustrous, sharp, reddish-orange sphalerite crystals which have grown on a matrix covered with colorless dr
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
Malachite from Mashanba West Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo2045Malachite from Mashanba West Mine, Democratic Republic of Congo
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Malachite is a bright green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral which occurs in many crystal habits and forms. This fantastic specimen features long (7
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
Apophyllite and Stilbite from India2046Apophyllite and Stilbite from India
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This attractive apophyllite specimen features well-formed, lustrous, transparent to translucent light green crystals that are blocky in shape with ste
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
Aegirine from Malawi2047Aegirine from Malawi
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aegirine is a member of the clinopyroxene group of inosilicates and is a sodium iron silicate. Aegirine occurs as dark green, monoclinic, prismatic cr
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 975.00
Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico2048Adamite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral which typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colo
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,875.00
Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico2049Mimetite from Ojuela Mine, Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A superb, crystallized botryoidal crust of bright yellow Mimetite. Mimetite is a lead arsenate chloride mineral which forms as a secondary mineral in
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Quartz & Amethyst from Mexico2050Quartz & Amethyst from Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful Quartz v. Amethyst from the Acatitlan Mine, Taxco de Alarcon, Mun. de Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. 6" x 5" x 2.5". Date: Lo...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Quartz v. Amethyst from Mexico2051Quartz v. Amethyst from Mexico
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A colorful, aesthetic specimen of amethyst quartz from the famous deposit near Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico. The matrix of this specimen is covered wit
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to J******o for 562.50
Beryl v. Aquamarine from Namibia2052Beryl v. Aquamarine from Namibia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An unusually greenish-blue aquamarine crystal cluster on feldspar matrix from Erongo Mountain, Namibia. Typically the aquamarine found in the many gem
Start Price : 950.00 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Cerussite from Namibia2053Cerussite from Namibia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cerussite is a favorite species of mineral collectors. It is a lead carbonate mineral and is an important ore of lead. Cerussite crystallizes in the o
Start Price : 425.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia2054Cerussite from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A spectacular specimen of the lead carbonate mineral Cerussite. Cerussite is popular with collectors worldwide as it frequently produces well formed,
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,100.00
Dioptase and Shattuckite from Namibia2055Dioptase and Shattuckite from Namibia
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful glassy, translucent dioptase crystals on a milky quartz matrix. The dioptase crystals are pristine, a fine emerald green color and are super
Start Price : 650.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00