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"Christmas Chronicles", 2023 December Live Auction

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

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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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Meteorite Keychains in Bulk [173000]2040 - Meteorite Keychains in Bulk [173000]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 203 keychains with egg shaped plastic containing a small meteorite. 8 lbs. Plastic 1.25". This lot is from out of this world! Chunli...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
 
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Smithsonite Ore Samples (2) [170238]2041 - Smithsonite Ore Samples (2) [170238]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Smithsonite ore samples from Cerro Gordo, Inyo County, California. Found by a professional collector, these samples measure 4"x 2.5"x 2.5&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to a*****s for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Ore Samples & Gold From The Alabama Hills [170697]2042 - Ore Samples & Gold From The Alabama Hills [170697]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four gold and copper ore samples (An unusual combination) and a small vile of gold dust from the Abbe Mine, located in the Alabama Hills in Inyo Count
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to N********e.. for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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DeLamar Mine, High Grade S&G Ore Specimens, Silver City [173794]2043 - DeLamar Mine, High Grade S&G Ore Specimens, Silver City [173794]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 small cut slab specimens of DeLamar high grade from Silver city. Each of these shows important mineralogical features in the ore deposit. a.) 1 x 1.
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to a*****s for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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DeLamar Mine, SC High Grade Silver Ore Specimen [173889]2044 - DeLamar Mine, SC High Grade Silver Ore Specimen [173889]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Native silver and argentite in dendritic form in veined quartz. 4" x 2" x 1" A spectacular hand specimen cut on 3 sides clearly show...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********n for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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High Grade Gold Specimen from Hollister mine [173888]2045 - High Grade Gold Specimen from Hollister mine [173888]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ivanhoe district, Elko County. 5 x 3 x 2.5" Quartz and calcite with ruby silver minerals in a banded breccia with quartz pseudomorph of calcit...
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Quantity : 1 | Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Sleeper Mine Ore Specimen [173791]2046 - Sleeper Mine Ore Specimen [173791]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.5" x 2" x 1/2" 90 grams. From the sleeper main vein elevation 4000 feet. Numerous layers of colloform/mammilary silica and native ...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to N********e.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Sleeper Mine Ore Specimen, Native Gold [173792]2047 - Sleeper Mine Ore Specimen, Native Gold [173792]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A cut slab, polished on one side. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/8" thick. Gold rich bands containing electrum dendrites embedded in opal quartz...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to a*****s for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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High Grade Comstock Silver/Gold Nevada Shaped Specimen [172771]2048 - High Grade Comstock Silver/Gold Nevada Shaped Specimen [172771]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High grade Comstock silver with visible gold cut into shape of Nevada. Very rare, must have been cut from a c. 1860 specimen. About .75"x 1 1/8...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s******B for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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High Grade Ore Specimens From Virginia City (9) [139467]2049 - High Grade Ore Specimens From Virginia City (9) [139467]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
lot of nine specimens. Comes in a nice wooden box. 1) Silver & Gold ore Justice Mine 2.) Silver Ore Savage Mine 3.) Silver Ore Virginia Mine ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to x**********u for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
 
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