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Morphy Auctions: Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas | Total Sales (USD) | 366,464.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 21, 2026 - May 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 208,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #52326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 474,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 352 | ||
| Sold Lots | 314.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 222,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.20% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 507,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 38 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 72.27% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2040 | Miller High Life |
1907 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 15,360.00 | |
| 2055 | Gilt Edge Whiskey |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 | |
| 2326 | DOUBLE-SIDED NUDE WOMAN NEON SIGN |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,240.00 | |
| 2128 | Coca-Cola School Crossing Policeman |
N/A | USD 6,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 | |
| 2053 | Green River Whiskey |
c. 1910's | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 2321 | Nunn-Bush Shoes for Men |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 2322 | LARGE FIGURAL NEON SIGN FROM A BOWLING ALLEY |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 2329 | PAIR OF BOWLING ALLEY LIGHT-UP NEON SIGNS |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,400.00 | |
| 2295 | Bear Photo Service Countertop Display |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,144.00 | |
| 2078 | FRAMED CARDBOARD COCA-COLA ADVERTISEMENT |
1935 | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,888.00 | |
| 2286 | Framed Advertisement for Chancellor Quality Cigars |
C. 1910 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,888.00 | |
| 2325 | Hotel |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,888.00 | |
| 2057 | A.A. Whiskey |
1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 | |
| 2327 | Johnny Rocket's Sports Lounge |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 | |
| 2328 | Johnny Rocket's Hamburger |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 | |
| 2354 | Bob White Soap |
N/A | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,376.00 | |
| 2062 | Kentucky Standard Distilling Co. |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,120.00 | |
| 2039 | Miller High Life |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,864.00 | |
| 2166 | Drink Dr. Pepper Poster |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,864.00 | |
| 2054 | Brook Hill Whiskey |
N/A | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,608.00 | |
| 2247 | New York Central & Hudson River Railroad |
c. 1890 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,608.00 | |
| 2279 | Cloth Advertising Banner for Old Honesty Plug Tobacco |
C. 1920 | USD 500.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,608.00 | |
| 2056 | Susquehanna Whiskey |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,352.00 | |
| 2285 | Early Framed Tin Litho Fortune Teller Cigar Sign. |
C. 1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,352.00 | |
| 2088 | DIE-CUT COCA-COLA 12-PACK SIGN |
1954 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
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Sotheby's Book Week
2 June - 9 JulySotheby’s, June 25: Smith, Adam. The Wealth of Nations, on its 250th anniversary. $180,000 to $250,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Fontana, Lucio. Concetto Spaziale. 1967. Leporello en papier doré. Bel exemplaire signé. €4,000 to $€,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. "So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past”. $150,000 to $200,000.Sotheby’s, June 25: Washington, George (as First President). Washington decries “an ostentatious imitation, or mimickry of Royalty” in his Presidency. $250,000 to $500,000.Sotheby’s, June 17: Lope de Vega. Rare manuscrit autographe signé de la préface dédicatoire de "El Cardenal de Belen" (le cardinal de Bethléem), pièce composée en 1610. €40,000 to €60,000. -
Leland Little, June 12: The First Illustrated Edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.Leland Little, June 12: John Morton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Signed Pennsylvania Land Survey.Leland Little, June 12: The Scarce Jansson Edition of a Remarkable Early View of London.Leland Little, June 12: Signed Limited Edition of The Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.Leland Little, June 12: Faden’s Important and Scarce Map of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.Leland Little, June 12: William J. Tate (NC, 1869-1953), Archive of the "Original host to the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk.” -
Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Galileo Galilei. Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo tolemaico, e copernicano. Firenze, 1632Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Saverio Manetti. Storia naturale degli uccelli. Firenze, 1771-76Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Fortunato Depero. Depero futurista. Rovereto, 1927Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Nicolas Visscher. Atlas minor sive totius orbis terrarum contracta delineat ex conatibus. Amsterdam, circa 1649-95Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Andreas Vesalius. Anatomia. Addita nunc. Antiquorum Anatome. Venezia, 1604Aste Bolaffi, June 17-18: Tristan Tzara and Salvador Dalì. Grains et Issues. Parigi, 1935 -
June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: Houdini's biography, boldly signed. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, June 25: A volume from Abraham Lincoln's library, signed just before heading to Washington for his inauguration. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: A very early Confederate recruiting manual belonging to the chief commissary in Lee's Army. $600 to $800.Doyle, June 25: Rare hand-colored lithographs of the life of Napoleon. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, June 25: The "Holster Atlas" of the American Revolution. $5,000 to $8,000.Doyle, June 25: Jewish ceremonies in fine hand-colored engravings. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, June 25: A very rare work on Turkish military costume. $1,000 to $1,500.June 25, 2026 Doyle, June 25: The most important illustrated work on the Mexican-American War. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: The finest illustrated book on Afghanistan. $10,000 to $15,000.Doyle, June 25: Henry Justice Ford St. George rescues the Princess from the horrible Dragon. $2,000 to $3,000.Doyle, June 25: A rare work of Prussian Army uniforms under Frederick William II, with exquisite hand-colored engravings. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, June 25: Lenny Bruce typed letter signed to a Village bohemian during his obscenity trials, with a manuscript note and drawing. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: Schiff's scarce Shanghai Sketchbook. $300 to $500.Doyle, June 25: The first accurate published representation of the American flag. $2,000 to $4,000. -
Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 123. Celebrate 250 Years of Independence with Original Stars and Stripes (1790) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 20. Keulen's Spectacular Chart of the World Featuring California as an Island (1728) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 42. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 591. Matching Set of 3 Stunning Globe Gores of Eastern Asia from Coronelli's 3.5 Foot Globe (1688) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 9. Speed's Popular World Map with Allegorical Representations of the Elements (1651) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 168. First Separate Map of Kansas & Nebraska Territories (1854) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 43. Only Macrobius Map with Britain Attached to Europe (1515) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 250. Rare Map of Boston and One of the Earliest Maps of the Revolutionary War (1775) Est. $2,000 - $2,300Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 79. Schenk's Uncommon Map Featuring Two Figurative Title Cartouches (1696) Est. $1,200 - $1,500Old World Auctions (June 17): Lot 681. Hand-Colored Image of the Annunciation to the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950