ALL $1 OPENINGS! EVERY SINGLE LOT IS STARTING AT $1! PREBIDDING OPEN NOW! ALL LOTS STARTING AT $1!
Proudly Presenting The Martha and Henry Shasta Collection - Numismatic Americana, Early American Coins & U.S. Coins .
Featuring the greatest culmination of 500 pieces from the Shasta Collection and selections from the Silicon Valley Collection.
Join us live on Saturday, 8/17 - Sunday 8/18 at 7:30pm ET with Corey!
The Shasta Collection is unique and exceptional. Martha and Henry had very eclectic tastes, but all their choices were very interesting and very rare. The collection flows beautifully and was clearly meticulously hand curated.
It Features:
- RARITY 7 and Higher Civil War Tokens
- Extremely Rare and Sought After Encased Postage by Jay Gault from 1862
- Little Seen Columbian Exposition Tokens from 1892, many “So-Called Dollars”
- 7 Hollowed Out Trade Dollar Opium/Locket Boxes, some with the original photographs
- Early American Gold
- Rainbow Toned Silver Dollars
- So much more!
We will auction lots 5761-6120 on Day and 6121-6480 on Day 2
Please Note, per our deal with the consignee, this auction needs to be paid within 72 hours of Invoicing. We accept credit card or wire on invoices below $5000 and only check or wire on invoices $5000+
We can't wait to see you at the auction!
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LOT 6135:
1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION U.S. Government Buliding HK-154 So Called Dollar $1 Shasta Collection Grades ...
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Sold for: $190
Price including buyer’s premium:
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224.20
Start price:
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5
Estimated price :
$250 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 18%
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1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION U.S. Government Buliding HK-154 So Called Dollar $1 Shasta Collection Grades Choice+ Unc
1893 WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION U.S. Government Buliding HK-154 Shasta Collection So Called Dollar $1 Grades Choice+ Unc. Purpose: To commemorate 400th anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus and "to tell the story of the world's progress through those four centuries."Organization: Our third largest exposition; distinguished by direct Federal sponsorship similar to U.S. Centennial 1876. When first suggested, rivalry among cities was keen, sometimes bitter. Congressional Acts 1890 settled issue; set up National Commission to work with World's Columbian Exposition (Company), chartered April 1890. Public subscribed to $10,000,000 stock and bonds of latter; special city bond issue of $5,000,000; Federal grant of $5,000,000.
