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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 40

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationPO Box 7386, Santa Rosa, California, 95407, United States

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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-338 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 339-984 | Islamic Part II & India
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 985-1284 | China
Session D | 14:00 PDT | Lots 1285-1989 | World Coins
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021
Session E | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1990-3100 | Internet Session
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g). VF1941 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g), Opitz p.174, 65mm wide & 47mm tall, made on Choiseul Island from the shell of a sea worm, an important symbo...
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque1942 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque, cf. Opitz pg. 220, 105mm, "barava money", small piece of plaque made from giant clam Tridacna gigas...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g). VF1943 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g), Opitz p.63, ca. 180cm, made of numerous small polished shell discs strung together, attached with red clot
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Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g). VF1944 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g), Opitz p.294, numerous small shell discs on two strings measuring 224cm in total length, used as late
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g). VF1945 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g), cf. Opitz p.52, 97cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs separated by red trade beads, VF, e...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g). EF1946 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g), Opitz p.132, more than 3 meters in circumference, made from numerous small shell discs and d...
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Start Price : 260.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g). VF1947 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g), ca. 50cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs and five groups of ten porpoise teeth, all str...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g). EF1948 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g), ca. 43cm, composed of numerous tiny blue and white shell beads and porpoise teeth strung together ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g). EF1949 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g), Opitz p.301 (plate example), 220 x 25mm, consisting of a patterned braided headband, attached to 15 brown shell
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money. VF1950 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money, 85cm, double-row shell discs braided together in a circle, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money (5.31g)1951 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money (5.31g)
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money (5.31g), 37cm, consisting of numerous small white shell discs on a string, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: tafuliae' shell money1952 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: tafuliae' shell money
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: tafuliae' shell money, Opitz pg. 330 (plate), 292cm (115") in length, large tafuliae' from the Malaita Island, shells ...
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 900.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 2 clam shell rings1953 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: LOT of 2 clam shell rings
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SOLOMON ISLANDS:LOT of 2 pieces of Melawei clam shell ring, 102mm and 108mm (4") in diameter, lot of 2 items, ex Charles Opitz Collection. T...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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SOUTH EAST ASIA: cloth headband1954 - SOUTH EAST ASIA: cloth headband
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SOUTH EAST ASIA: cloth headband, 127cm (50") long, Southeast Asian "Hill Tribe" handwoven headband with metallic pendant at center, t...
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Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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SOUTH EAST ASIA: shell necklace1955 - SOUTH EAST ASIA: shell necklace
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SOUTH EAST ASIA: shell necklace, 97cm (38") in length, very old Naga tribe necklace with filed worn down cowries, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collecti...
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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TAIWAN: horn plate money. VF1956 - TAIWAN: horn plate money. VF
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TAIWAN: horn plate money, 13 pieces of buffalo horn plate strung together, 3/4" x 1-1/2" per plate, one chipped edge, made by one of the i...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.48g). VF1957 - TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.48g). VF
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TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.48g), 39 x 32mm, fan-shaped section of water buffalo horn, attached to two small brass jingle bells and tiny black beads,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.73g). VF1958 - TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.73g). VF
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TAIWAN: horn plate money (9.73g), 39 x 33mm, fan-shaped section of water buffalo horn, attached to two small brass jingle bells and tiny black beads,
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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TAIWAN: jacket money "cloth"1959 - TAIWAN: jacket money "cloth"
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TAIWAN: jacket money "cloth", Opitz pg. 166-67 (lower plate example), Dubin pg. 237, 89 x 35cm (35" x 13 3/4"), made from more t...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (2,200.00 + 440.00BP) = 2,640.00
 
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TANGANYIKA: woven string money (57.02g). VF1960 - TANGANYIKA: woven string money (57.02g). VF
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TANGANYIKA: woven string money (57.02g), ca. 6.5 meters, made from plant fiber dyed black, likely over 100 years old, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Coll
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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