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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2230 - Three California AssaysHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Gold Bullion deposited with Selby Smelting & Lead Co.. 1896; 2) Densmore Cons. G. M. Co., Columbia, California, Reduction Works Report, 1901;...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
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2231 - 2 Colorado Assay ReceiptsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Miner's Sampling Works and Georgetown Public Ore-creasing Date: 1888 Location: Colorado HWAC# 65045
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
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2232 - Five Colorado Assay DocumentsHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Standard Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory--Gold and Bullion melted and Assayed, Central City Colo.,1903; 2) two from Assay Office of J.R. Reedy
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
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2233 - A.P. Webster, Assayer, Business CardHolabird Western Americana Collections
Business card for A.P. Webster, Assayer and Metallurgist, Helena, Montana. Office No. 62, South Main St., Opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel. On the reverse
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a**********5 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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2234 - H.W. Young Assayer Canvas BagsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Two canvas bags, each 11 x 6 1/2 inches. Stamped each side: "H.W. Young / Assayer / Reno, - Nev." Date: Location: Reno, Nevada HWAC# 6...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
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2236 - 100 Troy Ounce Large Assay ScaleHolabird Western Americana Collections
Etched into the base of this large well-made scale is "CAP 100 OZ TROY" and "No. 147." It is a Williams Reynolds and Davis Hoppe...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 1,300.00 | Estimate : 2,600.00 - 5,000.00
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2237 - Assay Cupel TrayHolabird Western Americana Collections
16 space cupel tray for the assay department. Cast iron, made by Denver Fire Clay. Date: Location: HWAC# 56471
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 40.00 - 70.00
Sold to J**********a for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
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2238 - Gold PokeHolabird Western Americana Collections
Leather bag used by miners to store their Gold Dust. Date: Location: HWAC# 64174
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
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