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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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Christmas is coming early to our Collectors this year! Welcome to our Holabird's 2023 Christmas Chronicles, our biggest sale of the year!


The Christmas Chronicles December Auction is our Grand Finale of 2023 and we've included every collecting category as a Christmas Thank-You for our valued customers.

December is loaded with BRAND NEW ITEMS featuring collectibles from the Robert Coelln Western Collection, The Jan Garvis Mining Collection, The Franklin Collection, The Herzog Collection, The Chunlin Zhu Natural Wonders Collection, The Gary Bracken General Store Collection, plus many others!
No matter what you collect we encourage you to browse the entire online catalog for the DECEMBER LIVE AUCTION as hidden rarities are scattered throughout the sale! While our December's Sale includes an incredible selection of RARE Antique Photographs, you will also find photographs peppered in almost every other section, like the never-before-offered original, antique photograph of Doc Holiday and Big-Nose Kate you will find listed in our Cowboy section!
We've worked hard this fall to clear out our warehouses and list another big group of MINERAL DISPLAY SPECIMENS from the Chunlin Zhu Collection! Many of you have purchased massive specimens from this collection for incredible prices and dealers have made huge profits in this category since our premier sale over a year ago. We are proud to offer another BRAND-NEW GROUP of spectacular display specimens, as we are reaching the last of the Chinese pieces. This may be one of your last chances to purchase pieces like this well below wholesale -- just in time for the 2024 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show! We recommend pick-up for the larger pieces as shipping prices on some of these rocks are restrictive but this has offered an unbelievable opportunity for nearby customers willing to make a trip to Reno. And while you are in the neighborhood, don't miss the General Store items from Bracken, another collection that is coming to a close. For Dealers who enjoy a winter vacation in Reno/Tahoe, picking up from our year-end sale will definitely give you a leg up on your 2024 profit margin!
If you aren't within driving distance of Reno, no worries! December has an incredible variety of ephemera, coins, jewelry, and other easy-to-ship items for you to cross off your wish list this Christmas and if you won in our Black Friday Weekend Timed auction and your shipment did not go out early, we will combine your items and ship both orders together to save you money on your shipping invoice.

Thank you and happy bidding!

Day 1
Art (1000-1051)
Photography (1052-1138)
Native American Art (1139-1162)
Imported Collectibles (1163-1201)
Home (1202-1215)
Souvenir Plates (1216-1225)
Silverware (1226-1230)
Jewelry (1231-1241)
Native American Artifacts (1242-1392)
Maps (1393-1418)
Books (1419-1535)
Entertainment (1536-1551)
Musical Instruments (1552-1555)


Day 2
Minerals (2000-2052)
Mining (2053-2400)
Cowboy (2401-2438)
Tobacciana (2439-2452)
Bottles (2453-2476)
Saloon (2477-2492)
Gaming (2493-2501)
Firearms-Weapons (2501-2509)
Military (2510-2552)
Political (2553-2587)

Day 3
Sports (3000-3009)
Tokens (3010-3023)
Badges (3024-3037)
Numismatics (3038-3181)
Coins (3039-3056)
Currency (3057-3083)
Ephemera (3084-3112)
Ingots (3113-3149)
Exonumia & Medals (3150-3182)
SS Central America (3183-3213)
Transportation (3214-3300)
General Collectibles (3301-3332)
Tools (3333-3334)
General Store (3335-3411)
Ephemera,
Geographically Sorted (3412-3593)

Day 4
Stocks & Bonds (4000-4429)
Including mining, railroad, etc
Philatelic - Postal History (4430-4465)
Postcards (4466-4486)
Stamps – USA (4487-4521)
Stamps – Worldwide (4522-4528)
Wells Fargo & Express (4529-4576)
Firefighting Memorabilia (4577-4579)
Fraternal Organizations (4580-4582)

Shipping is billed separately. Pay your auction invoice early as purchases are packed in the order payments are received. Pick-up must be scheduled 24 hours in advance when you receive your shipping preference email after the auction. Invoices will go out immediately after the auction ends.

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St. Gaudens $20 Gold Piece 1927 [173533]3052St. Gaudens $20 Gold Piece 1927 [173533]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
NGC certified MS 63 1927 St. Gaudens $20 gold piece.
Estimate : 2,200.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to j*****d for (2,200.00 + 550.00BP) = 2,750.00
St. Gaudens $20 Gold Piece: Rough Rider Hoard 1908 [173534]3053St. Gaudens $20 Gold Piece: Rough Rider Hoard 1908 [173534]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
PCGS certified 1908 St. Gaudens $20 gold piece: MS 64 / No Motto/ Rough Rider Hoard with photo as Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform.
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to j*****d for (2,300.00 + 575.00BP) = 2,875.00
Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar & Half Dollars 1986 [173937]3054Statue of Liberty Silver Dollar & Half Dollars 1986 [173937]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original mint packaging. Designed by John Mercanti, this .900 fine silver dollar commemorates Ellis Island as the "Gateway to America."...
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to j*****d for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
U. S. Mint Lewis & Clark Coin & Pouch Sets [172922]3055U. S. Mint Lewis & Clark Coin & Pouch Sets [172922]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two wonderful presentations issued by the United States Mint in 2004: the Lewis &Clark Coin & Pouch Set, featuring a proof Lewis &...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to G*******2 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
U.S. Silver Half Dollars in Presentation Case [173908]3056U.S. Silver Half Dollars in Presentation Case [173908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Locking wooden box (15 x 13 x 7 inches) with 48 silver U. S. Half dollars in cardboard boxes shaped like ingots. Three coins to box, 16 boxes. The ye
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
Bank Notes of Argentina [170856]3057Bank Notes of Argentina [170856]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes: Bank of Argentina 500 pesos Pick#303c (1976-83). Six packs of 100 crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes. Argentina
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (120.00 + 0.00BP) = 120.00
Bank Notes of Argentina [170859]3058Bank Notes of Argentina [170859]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Argentina: eight packs of 100 crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes: Pick#304c (1976-83) Bank of Argentina 1000 Pesos. Argen
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
Bank Notes of Argentina [170860]3059Bank Notes of Argentina [170860]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes Bank of Argentina: Pick#3035b (1977-83) 5000 Pesos: unopened brick of 10 packs of 100 crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes. Five
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Bank Notes of Belarus [170845]3060Bank Notes of Belarus [170845]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes from Belarus: Pick#1,6-8,11, 25-26; Sokapeck 25,50, 100 1000, Rublei 50 and 100 (1992-2000). 100 each of seven different
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (160.00 + 0.00BP) = 160.00
Bank Notes of Bolivia & Brazil [170857]3061Bank Notes of Bolivia & Brazil [170857]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Bolivia & Brazil: four packs of 100 each crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes: Pick#147 Bank of Bolivia 100 Bolivares (L...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Bank Notes of Bolivia & Brazil [170858]3062Bank Notes of Bolivia & Brazil [170858]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Bolivia & Brazil: five packs each with 100 crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes. 1) Pick#147: Bank of Bolivia 100 Boliv...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********f for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Bank Notes of Bulgaria/Iran/Yugoslavia [170844]3063Bank Notes of Bulgaria/Iran/Yugoslavia [170844]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes: Bulgaria Pick#100; 20 leva (100 pieces), Yugoslavia Pick#81A, 5 dmara (200 pieces), Iran Pick #140G, 100 rials (100 pie
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Bank Notes of Cambodia & Laos [170841]3064Bank Notes of Cambodia & Laos [170841]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes of Cambodia Pick#8C 100 riels (1957-75); Pick#17 1000 riels (1973); and Laos Pick#8A 1 kip (1962), 500 pieces each.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Bank Notes of Croatia [170853]3065Bank Notes of Croatia [170853]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Croatia Pick#26A and 27A, 50,000 and 100,000 Dinara Republic of Croatia, one pack each of 100 sequentially numbered crisp uncirculated n
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to d*******f for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
Bank Notes of Iceland [170842]3066Bank Notes of Iceland [170842]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes of Iceland: Pick#48A, 10 Kronur (1981), 400 pieces. Iceland
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Bank Notes of Turkey [170854]3067Bank Notes of Turkey [170854]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Turkey Pick#189A Central Bank of Turkey (Law 1970), two packs of crisp uncirculated notes, most sequentially numbered. Turkey
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
Bank Notes of Zambia [170855]3068Bank Notes of Zambia [170855]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank notes of Zambia Pick#24C, 2 kwacha (signature 7/1980-88), pack of 100 crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes. Zambia
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to f*****E for (30.00 + 0.00BP) = 30.00
Bank Notes of Zambia [170843]3069Bank Notes of Zambia [170843]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes of Zambia Pick#24C & 25D, 2 and 5 kwacha (1980-88). 100 pieces each. Zambia
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t********f for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Biafra Bank Notes 1968 [170778]3070Biafra Bank Notes 1968 [170778]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bank of Biafra one pound bank notes #5a (Pick) - E1 (1968-9), crisp UNC, 500 pieces. The Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognised secessionist
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j********s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170850]3071British Armed Forces Currency [170850]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM36 one pound notes (1962) Fourth series, five unopened packs of 100, crisp uncirculated, sequentially numbere
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170849]3072British Armed Forces Currency [170849]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM44, 45, 46: 5 pence, 10 pence, 50 pence (1972). Sixth series pack of 100 each, crisp uncirculated, sequential
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to y*****5 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170846]3073British Armed Forces Currency [170846]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM44, 5 pence (1972). Sixth series unopened brick of 1000 crisp uncirculated, sequentially numbered notes.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to y*****5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170847]3074British Armed Forces Currency [170847]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM45 5 new pence (1972). Sixth series unopened brick of 1000, crisp uncirculated, sequentially numbered notes.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to y*****5 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170852]3075British Armed Forces Currency [170852]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM22 one pound (1948). Second series unopened brick of 1000, crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to y*****5 for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
British Armed Forces Currency [170848]3076British Armed Forces Currency [170848]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM46 50 new pence (1972). Sixth series unopened brick of 1000, crisp uncirculated, sequentially numbered notes.
Estimate : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold to y*****5 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
British Armed Forces Currency [170851]3077British Armed Forces Currency [170851]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
British Armed Forces Special Vouchers: PM29 one pound (1956). Third series unopened brick of 1000, crisp uncirculated sequentially numbered notes.
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to y*****5 for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Ecuador Bank Notes [170840]3078Ecuador Bank Notes [170840]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated bank notes: Ecuador Pick#108B 5 sucres (1982); Pick#113C 5 Sucres (1980). 100 pieces each. Ecuador
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Fractional Currency [170777]3079Fractional Currency [170777]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
17 pieces of Fractional currency 1839-1864 including the Confederate States of America. 1839 6 1/4c Farmer's Bank of VA "Pieces of Eight&q...
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
Ghana Bank Notes [170779]3080Ghana Bank Notes [170779]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crisp uncirculated pack of 100 5 cedi notes (1977); Pick #15B. Ghana
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to w******o for (110.00 + 22.55BP) = 132.55
Obsolete Currency [170776]3081Obsolete Currency [170776]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four pieces of obsolete currency: 1) City Bank of New Haven, Connecticut $5 remainder note, CU, steamship vignette. 2) Cochituate Bank Boston, Massach
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********e for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
Series 1928 Silver Certificates [170772]3082Series 1928 Silver Certificates [170772]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six one dollar silver certificates: three series 1928A and three series 1928B. All are circulated: G-F condition.
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
Vintage Money Belt [171698]3083Vintage Money Belt [171698]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Leather coin & currency belt with two buckle clasp in back 32.5" x 3". c. 1890-1900. Has been worn. Please inspect.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********e for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
Arizona Scrip (2) 1800s [171171]3084Arizona Scrip (2) 1800s [171171]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two early Arizona scrip notes. These are issued by Safford, Hudson & Company Bankers. There is one $10 and one $20. These are in MINT condition....
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Early Stafford, Hudson & Company Scrip 1800s [171170]3085Early Stafford, Hudson & Company Scrip 1800s [171170]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two early Arizona scrip notes. These are issued by Safford, Hudson & Company Bankers. There is one $10 and one $20. These are in MINT condition....
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Early Arizona Scrip (4) 1800s [171049]3086Early Arizona Scrip (4) 1800s [171049]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four early Arizona scrip notes. These are issued by Safford, Hudson & Company Bankers. There are two $10 and two $20. These are in MINT conditio...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,600.00
Kellogg, Hewston to San Francisco Assaying & Refining, 1861-1869 [173126]3087Kellogg, Hewston to San Francisco Assaying & Refining, 1861-1869 [173126]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four documents illustrating the corporate changes and possible address changes for a building that never moved. Two different Kellogg & Hewston ...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Tables Value of Gold and Silver Thomason Price 1881 [131459]3088Tables Value of Gold and Silver Thomason Price 1881 [131459]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book, Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver by Thomas Price. A.J. Leary printing 1881. 9 3/8 x7î, Only three copies exist. Price operation...
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 750.00 - 2,000.00
Kruse & Euler Gold Dust Receipt, Letter & Envelopes 1876 1876 [126735]3089Kruse & Euler Gold Dust Receipt, Letter & Envelopes 1876 1876 [126735]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 1876 letterhead from Kruse & Euler in San Francisco. 209 & 211 Front Street. To Frank Litsch of Shasta. "The package of gold dust st...
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Bullion Receipt and Assay Records from the Denver Branch Mint, c. 1873-1894 [173123]3090Bullion Receipt and Assay Records from the Denver Branch Mint, c. 1873-1894 [173123]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven documents, mostly all from the 1870s. Three bullion deposits, 1876, 1877, 1878. With the 1877 and 1878 pieces, the agent, curiously, is Ballou,
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
U.S. Assay Office, Boise, 1873-1875 Bullion Receipts (2) [173125]3091U.S. Assay Office, Boise, 1873-1875 Bullion Receipts (2) [173125]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two very rare USAO Boise gold bullion receipts. Both are from the Rocky Bar placer mine, amalgam. Both deposits are very small, 8.61 and 24.29 troy o
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
L. H. Hershfield Gold Coin Bank Check 1876 [171086]3092L. H. Hershfield Gold Coin Bank Check 1876 [171086]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scott RN-D1. Helena Montana. Banking house of L. H. Hershfield & Brother draft drawn on Donnell, Lawson & Co., New York and payable $320 in ...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********e for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Penn Yan MC Stock Certificate w/ Coin Vignettes 1891 [173808]3093Penn Yan MC Stock Certificate w/ Coin Vignettes 1891 [173808]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare in issued form! Inc. in Montana. No. 127, issued for 7,310 shares to WD Smith in 1891. Signed by president Henry Hill and secretary Geo. Hill. Pe
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to s*****e for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
Carson City Savings Bank Gold Liberty Coin Vignette 1876 [170862]3094Carson City Savings Bank Gold Liberty Coin Vignette 1876 [170862]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
October 9th 1876 William Walker deposited $81.50 and received this certificate of deposit from the Carson City Savings Bank, with an eagle vignette at
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to s*****e for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
U.S. Assay Office, New York Bullion Doc Collection (6) [173121]3095U.S. Assay Office, New York Bullion Doc Collection (6) [173121]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unique collection of documents regarding b ullion deposits at the USAO New York. These documents in themselves are vey rare, and to have a collection
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Philadelphia Mint Gold Bullion Deposit, 1876 [173122]3096Philadelphia Mint Gold Bullion Deposit, 1876 [173122]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Philadelphia Mint gold deposit, 1876 submitted by E.W. Clarke & Co from Colorado amalgam (18.69 ozs). Note on obverse states: Gold Dust rec...
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to l*****8 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Banknote Company Proof Vignettes [151336]3097Banknote Company Proof Vignettes [151336]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 100 proof vignettes across many genres. Coats of arms, sailboats, Yellowstone Falls, fire apparatus, pyramids, ship harbor, buildings and more.
Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to c********e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Ancient and Roman Coin Library [167741]3098Ancient and Roman Coin Library [167741]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20+ ancient and Roman coin references. Also Israel, Byzantine, Caulonia, Greek etc. 17 lbs.
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to y*****5 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
Canada Coin References (8) [167646]3099Canada Coin References (8) [167646]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8 Canada coin reference books, 1970 and 1974 Standard Catalogue, Guide Book of Canadian coins etc., 1955-58 catalogues, Canada's Money by Kleebe...
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to m****9 for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
European Coin Publications, 22 [167465]3100European Coin Publications, 22 [167465]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
22 European coin publications, no Great Britain. Russia, Poland, Spain, Swiss, Tuscany, French etc. Europe
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
Gold Coin Catalogs, 9 [167457]3101Gold Coin Catalogs, 9 [167457]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 gold coin catalogs. Sotheby's, Kosoff, Frank Sternberg, Gold Munsen Intl., William Youngerman.
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 280.00
Important Greek and Roman Coin Catalogs, 5 [167954]3102Important Greek and Roman Coin Catalogs, 5 [167954]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sotheby's 1993 3 different, Numismatic Fine Arts 2 different.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****d for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
Named Coin Collection Catalogs, 12 [167466]3103Named Coin Collection Catalogs, 12 [167466]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 named coin collection catalogs. Boyd, Brand & Ryder, Russel Patterson, Kensington, Ebenezer Milton Saunders, Ezra Cole, Wyatt, Hoke S Green e...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Numismatic Libraries (3) [167951]3104Numismatic Libraries (3) [167951]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ted Craige Library by Kolbe, Olla Podrida Catalogue III by Kolbe, Katen Numismatic Library 1994-96 by Johnson.
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 60.00
Sotheby's High Relief St. Gaudens Auction Catalogs [167593]3105Sotheby's High Relief St. Gaudens Auction Catalogs [167593]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two catalogues from the June, 1995 Sotheby's New York auctions of the famous collection of High Relief St. Gaudens $20 gold pieces. Prices real...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Territorial Gold References, 3 [167958]3106Territorial Gold References, 3 [167958]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 rare references Mormon Money by McGarry, 2 different. California Gold by Lee.
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
U.S. Coinage Law Books, 3, 1792-1912 [167456]3107U.S. Coinage Law Books, 3, 1792-1912 [167456]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hardcover Coinage Laws of the United States1792-1894, 1894 printing by GPO, 847pp with foldout. Laws of the United States Related to the Coinage, 1904
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to d******1 for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
U.S. Colonial Coin References, 7 [167956]3108U.S. Colonial Coin References, 7 [167956]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 colonial coin references. Copper Coins of Vermont, Struck Copies of Early American Coins, Colonial Coins and Tokens, Silver Coinage of Massachusetts
Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
Sold to y*****5 for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
1850 Stampless Cover About California Gold Sent to Philadelphia Mint 1850 [155384]31091850 Stampless Cover About California Gold Sent to Philadelphia Mint 1850 [155384]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One page letter sent from Greenway & Co. of Baltimore, Aug. 29, 1850 to Ludlow Beebee & Co. in Philadelphia. Message states that they have s...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
California State Agricultural Society Silver Award Medal 1911 [173830]3110California State Agricultural Society Silver Award Medal 1911 [173830]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California State Agricultural Society Silver Award medal. 1911 Larson & Co. die awarded in 1911 to Pacific Hardware and Steel Company for Horse ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****y for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Thurnauer & Zinn Gold Rush Era Tokens [173787]3111Thurnauer & Zinn Gold Rush Era Tokens [173787]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2x Liberty head Spiel Marke store cards from Thurnauer & Zinn importers of baskets, toys and fancy goods. San Francisco California
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Counters Resembling U.S. $10 Gold Coins [173730]3112Counters Resembling U.S. $10 Gold Coins [173730]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different U.S. $10 spiel markes. Obverse varieties: 1025, 1035, 1045, 1055, 1065.
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
Arizona Silver Ingot: A. F. E. 1882 [175817]3113Arizona Silver Ingot: A. F. E. 1882 [175817]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Button shaped silver ingot marked: Arizona / A. F. E. / 1882. 21 mm in diameter; 7 mm thick; 20.3 grams. Arizona
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********L for (10,500.00 + 2,625.00BP) = 13,125.00
Harvey Harris & Co. Assay Office Letter, Marysville 1862 [158070]3114Harvey Harris & Co. Assay Office Letter, Marysville 1862 [158070]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. H. Harris, along with his partner D. Marchand, had ingots found on the SS Central America. This letterhead lists his offices at the top: Sa
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Assayer Book From 1878 for J. Taylor & Company 1878 [170327]3115Assayer Book From 1878 for J. Taylor & Company 1878 [170327]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An assayer book with latest valuations of silver and gold at different degrees of fineness, as of October 1, 1878 for John Taylor & Company of ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Bank of California WC Ralston Documents incl. Autograph 1871-74 [155332]3116Bank of California WC Ralston Documents incl. Autograph 1871-74 [155332]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) Certificate of Special Deposit, Bank of California, San Francisco Sep. 28, 1874. A. Austin has deposited $50,000 in US Gold Coin (over a
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i***y for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
Chem Lab & General Mining Offices - Lettersheet, 1879 1879 [173901]3117Chem Lab & General Mining Offices - Lettersheet, 1879 1879 [173901]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chemical Laboratory & General Mining Offices Letter sheet ñ J. S. Phillips ñ Located at 702 California St. San Francisco. Earlier in 1...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Cover addressed to J.H. Stearns, Kellogg Hewston Co. Assayers [169237]3118Cover addressed to J.H. Stearns, Kellogg Hewston Co. Assayers [169237]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Envelope addressed to J.H. Stearns, Kellogg Hewston Co. Assayers – cancellation from Oswego, N.Y. 3-cent pink Washington stamp. Size: 5.375 x
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Duncan, Sherman, & Co. and Alsop & Co. - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium3119Duncan, Sherman, & Co. and Alsop & Co. - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Duncan, Sherman & Co. and Alsop & Co., Assay Office and Gold and Silver Refinery, San Francisco, CA, 1-Mar-1860. No. 8 Memorandum of Gold Bu...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
E. Lewin & Co. Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from C.C. BU.S. h 1869 [163555]3120E. Lewin & Co. Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from C.C. BU.S. h 1869 [163555]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
E. Lewin & Co Assay Office Receipt, Shasta, CA, March 4, 1869 - Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited with E. Lewin & Co., by C.C. Bush, Merc...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,100.00
Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hobart, Dunbar & Co. 1868 [169263]3121Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from Hobart, Dunbar & Co. 1868 [169263]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assay Office of Geo. E. Rogers, Successor to G.W. Bell, San Francisco, CA, October 14, 1868, No. 4682 Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited by Hobart,
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from L.B. Benchley & Co. 1866 [169264]3122Geo. E. Rogers Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from L.B. Benchley & Co. 1866 [169264]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geo. E. Rogers, Successor to Assay Office of Sanderson & Co., San Francisco, CA, Assay receipt dated Oct. 3, 1866, for 11.67 ounces of Gold from...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867 1867 [158982]3123Gold and Silver Tables by San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, 1867 1867 [158982]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Once Troy, at Different Degrees of Fineness. Also tables showing the net returns from gold and silver of di
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Hentsch & Berton Assay Office Memorandum of Gold Bullion, S.S. Central America Assayer 1868 [166963124Hentsch & Berton Assay Office Memorandum of Gold Bullion, S.S. Central America Assayer 1868 [16696
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare; only a few known. Ex. John J. Ford Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion, San Francisco, April 6th, 1868. Thirty-one ounces deposited
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum 1865 [158073]3125Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office Memorandum 1865 [158073]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare; possibly unique. Ex. John J. Ford Jr. Collection. Memorandum of Gold Bullion deposited at Hentsch & Berton's Assay Office. Dateli...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.C. Egerton 1872 [163556]3126J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.C. Egerton 1872 [163556]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J.A. Mars California Assay Office, 512 California Street, San Francisco Oct. 24, 1872 ñ Letterhead to H.C. Egerton ñ Describes a sample of...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.M. Patterson, Esq. 1871 [163557]3127J.A. Mars Assayer - Ore for Assay Receipt, rec'd from H.M. Patterson, Esq. 1871 [163557]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
J. A. Mars California Assay Office, 512 California Street, San Francisco ñ November 21, 1871 - No.1042 Memorandum of Assay ìof Sample of O...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium 1859 [169247]3128Justh Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer - w/Iridium 1859 [169247]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
San Francisco, California Gold Rush Assay Office Receipt E. Justh refinery 1859 - Fancy printing on this receipt for gold bullion. “Assay off
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Kellogg & Humbert, Assay House Suite, c1856-1870 [170600]3129Kellogg & Humbert, Assay House Suite, c1856-1870 [170600]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A marvelous colecion of assay receipts for gold for the monster assayer building built for Kellogg & Humbert at 416 Montgomery Street, and so cl...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Nevada Metallurgical Works - Correspondence with H. Sharps, Attorney 1876 [163558]3130Nevada Metallurgical Works - Correspondence with H. Sharps, Attorney 1876 [163558]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Metallurgical Works Letterhead and Envelope ñ Assayers E. Huhn and C.A. Luckhardt, San Francisco, CA, Dated February 21st, 1876 ñ L...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Pacific Refinery & Bullion Exchange - Gold Receipt, rec'd from KraU.S. e & Euler, et al. 1879 [1693131Pacific Refinery & Bullion Exchange - Gold Receipt, rec'd from KraU.S. e & Euler, et al. 1879 [169
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bullion deposited with Pacific Refinery and Bullion Exchange for Refining June 18, 1879. Deposit #3531 from Krause & Euler and F. Litsch of Shas...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Peterson & TriniU.S. ' Assay Office Memorandum 1856 [158075]3132Peterson & TriniU.S. ' Assay Office Memorandum 1856 [158075]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare. Memorandum of Gold Bullion Deposited at Peterson & Trinius' Assay Office, No. 124 Sacramento Street. Dateline San Francisco,...
Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Riehn, Hemme & Co Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. & Co. 1865 [163554]3133Riehn, Hemme & Co Assay Office - Gold Receipt, rec'd from W.F. & Co. 1865 [163554]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Riehn, Hemme & Co., Assay Office, San Francisco, CA, Jan 4, 1865 - No. 1735 Assay Receipt. for gold bullion bar deposited by Wells Fargo and Com...
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
S. Molitor & Co. - Gold Receipts (2), rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer 1863, 1864 [169254]3134S. Molitor & Co. - Gold Receipts (2), rec'd from W.F. c/o C.T.H. Palmer 1863, 1864 [169254]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Memorandums of Gold Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of S. Molitor & Co. Both from C.T.H. Palmer one dated March 10, 1863, the other Fe...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Thomas Price & Son - Assay Receipt, rec'd from San Domingo Gold Mining Co. 1899 [163566]3135Thomas Price & Son - Assay Receipt, rec'd from San Domingo Gold Mining Co. 1899 [163566]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Price & Son, Assayers & Refiners, San Francisco, CA, 12-May 1899 - No. 788 Deposit of ìUnretorted Amalgam, Very Dirtyî Made...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 800.00
Thomas Price's Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from Bank of California 1877 [163564]3136Thomas Price's Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from Bank of California 1877 [163564]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Priceís Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, December 22, 1877 - Memorandum #3389 of Bullion deposited for Assay of ...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Thomas Price's Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from W.F. & Co. 1881 [163565]3137Thomas Price's Assay Office - Gold Bullion Receipt, rec'd from W.F. & Co. 1881 [163565]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Price Analytical Chemist, Assayer and Bullion Melter ñ Chemical Laboratory, Assay Offices, Bullion Rooms & Ore Floors ñ Dated S...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Thomas Price's Assay Office & Chem. Lab. - BU.S. iness Card c1870-80s [163562]3138Thomas Price's Assay Office & Chem. Lab. - BU.S. iness Card c1870-80s [163562]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Priceís Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco Business Card- Located at 524 Sacramento St. in San Francisco. Shows Rates f...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Thomas Price's Assay Office & Chem. Lab. - Cert. of Assay 1878 [163561]3139Thomas Price's Assay Office & Chem. Lab. - Cert. of Assay 1878 [163561]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Thomas Priceís Assay Office and Chemical Laboratory, San Francisco, CA, November 6, 1878. Certificate of Assay of sulphurets deposited by Mr. W...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
U.S. Assay Office SF 1853 Rare Gold Dust deposit [169408]3140U.S. Assay Office SF 1853 Rare Gold Dust deposit [169408]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Curtis, Perry & Ward Memoranda of Gold Bullion, San Francisco, 1853. Exceptionally rare. No. 4400. Deposit by ZS Almy(?) in Sept. 1853. Deposit ...
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 6,000.00 - 12,000.00
John Hewston Letter From & To Wells Fargo & Co c1857 [160133]3141John Hewston Letter From & To Wells Fargo & Co c1857 [160133]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In 3 pieces. Correspondence on letterhead of John Hewston, Analytical chemist and Metn interesting set in that it the first document is datelined Colu
Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Rare Solid Silver G&S Mining Company, 1878, Stock 1878 [173879]3142Rare Solid Silver G&S Mining Company, 1878, Stock 1878 [173879]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is tied Virginia City, the motherlode of silver ingots! Rare Solid Silver Gold & Silver (G&S) Mining Company stock certificate No. 281 ...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
Triangular Copper Ingot, Triangle Saloon "Good for $5" [173786]3143Triangular Copper Ingot, Triangle Saloon "Good for $5" [173786]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Triangular piece of copper, 1/4 inch think, with punched letters" Triangle 5 Soloon (sic) 5// 5 Rawhide, Nev.// One 5 Bet 5// 5 Five Dollars 2...
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to m**********s for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
C. Wiegand & Co. Ore-Assay Report for the JU.S. tice Mine 1873 [164688]3144C. Wiegand & Co. Ore-Assay Report for the JU.S. tice Mine 1873 [164688]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In addition to being extremely rare (possibly unique), this assay certificate tells an interesting story. It is for a deposit of low grade ore from th
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
C. Wiegand & Company Assay Certificate for the Summit Mill 1868 [164686]3145C. Wiegand & Company Assay Certificate for the Summit Mill 1868 [164686]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare; only known example of this assay document. Assay certificate dated Sept. 22nd, 1868, for a deposit by OS Carville for the Summit Mill.
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Franklin Mint: Official Bicentennial Ingots [169869]3146Franklin Mint: Official Bicentennial Ingots [169869]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First Edition sterling silver proofs in specially-postmarked commemorative cachets with stamps, postmarked from 1973 through 1981. It took eight years
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Picture of largest engraved ingot in existence [173309]3147Picture of largest engraved ingot in existence [173309]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Picture of the largest engraved Gold Ingot in existence, from the 25TH TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE AT DENVER, CO. 1892. Original ingot sold by Holabird. Engra
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to m**********s for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen, 1872 c1872 [169386]3148Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen, 1872 c1872 [169386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Manhattan Silver Mining Company of Nevada Austin. Stagecoach Robbery Letter, Silver Bars stolen.– One page letter on the Manhattan Silver Min
Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,750.00
Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Ounce Troy, 1881 1881 [163234]3149Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Ounce Troy, 1881 1881 [163234]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver per Ounce Troy: at Different Degrees of Fineness. with other Tables, which will be found useful to Bankers, Ass
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
John J. Ford, Jr. and The "Franklin Hoard" [168603]3150John J. Ford, Jr. and The "Franklin Hoard" [168603]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"John J. Ford, Jr. and the "Franklin Hoard," by Karl V. Moulton; 2013, hardcover, 903 pages. A well documented insight into John J. F...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to H****3 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
San Francisco Mechanics Institute Silver Medal 1868 [173538]3151San Francisco Mechanics Institute Silver Medal 1868 [173538]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Designed by the famous Nahl Brothers. Dies executed by Albrecht Kuner. Very rare. Obv: Progress / Genius / Inventio; Rev.: Awarded / By The / Mechan
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********L for (650.00 + 162.50BP) = 812.50