Auction Details
This premier two-day sale includes a General George Custer collection featuring an Indian Capture carbine; other very rare firearms; choice Western ingots, gold nuggets and ore samples; rare numismatic items related to the SS Central America; rare Western tokens; mining reports from the 1830s-1880s; a world class offering of mining spoons; mining-related correspondence, photographs, and ephemera; a great selection of Native American baskets, rugs, and artifacts; saddles and spurs; and General Americana.
DAY 1: Mining Reports, Photographs, Ephemera and Spoons
DAY 2: Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms (incl. Custer Collection), Numismatics, and General Americana.
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2243M&N Bar & Billiard Hall Token (Dawson, Alaska/Yukon)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This date puts this XF graded, pictorial coin right at the beginning of the Alaska Gold Rush. Bi-Metallic. 37mm. M&N Br & Billiard Hall / [p...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to m*****o for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
2244Latouche, Alaska Rare Nugget Token - Silver Plated BrassHolabird Western Americana Collections
Nickel plated brass! A remarkable find. The name on the token "Charles E. Sealey" has been plated gold.
Introduction to this Nugget.
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to O*********r for (3,100.00 + 713.00BP) = 3,813.00
2245Second Latouche, Alaska Rare Nugget TokenHolabird Western Americana Collections
This token has never been handled by us: a new entrant to the collecting field. There is much oxidation on this token. The gold plated nugget is rough
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to m*****o for (1,500.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,800.00
2246XF 45 Graded Stone Saloon Token (Congress, Arizona Territory)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly the finest known. Has the original luster, exceptionally rare for this token. This pre-1900 brass token is hexagon in shape. The Stone Saloon
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to S*****6 for (750.00 + 150.00BP) = 900.00
2247Can-Can Restaurant Unique Scrip Token (Tombstone, Arizona)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This scrip token would have been issued about the time Wyatt Earp roamed the streets of Tombstone. Good for one meal. Comes from the Tombstone Epitaph
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 2**3 for (850.00 + 195.50BP) = 1,045.50
2247aUnique 12 1/2c Scrip from Columbian Saloon in TombstoneHolabird Western Americana Collections
This scrip token comes from the Tombstone Epitaph printers book and is the only one known to exist. Wright & McMahon were proprietors. Front is ...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to 2**3 for (850.00 + 195.50BP) = 1,045.50
2248Fort Baker Post Exchange Token (Fort Baker, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Post Exchange / 25c / Fort Baker // Post Exchange / 25c / Fort Baker. Scalloped (4), brass, 27mm. Slab, NCS, genuine. City: Fort Baker State: Califo
Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 330.00 - 750.00
2249Ten Grass Valley, California TokensHolabird Western Americana Collections
1) Israel James, The Lobby, 5c drink. 2) McOmie cigar. 3) Bunce's Place, 10c. Aluminum. 4) The Social 10c. 5) OK Pool Room, 20c. Aluminum. 6) El...
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to e****6 for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
2250Commercial Saloon Token (Jamestown, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Commercial Saloon / T. H. May / Prop. / Jamestown / Cal. // GF / 1 / Drink. Round, brass, 27mm. Slab, NCS, genuine. City: Jamestown State: Califor
Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*********1 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
2251Johannesburg Hotel Bar Token (Johannesburg, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
One of the finest known. Johannesburg / Hotel / Bar // GF / 1 / Drink. Round, brass, 19mm. Slab, NCS, Genuine. City: Johannesburg State: California
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F****e for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
2252Keeler Drug Co. Token (Keeler, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Keeler Drug Co / Keeler / Cal. // GF / 12.5c / IT. Round, aluminum, 22mm. Slab, NCS, genuine. City: Keeler State: California Date: c. 1905 ID# 374
Estimate : 70.00 - 140.00
Sold to a**********9 for (85.00 + 19.55BP) = 104.55
2253Order of Eastern Star Badge and Bakersfield TokenHolabird Western Americana Collections
Membership badge Order of Eastern Star, Guiding Star Chapter No. 50 O.E.S. Los Angeles, Cal. Eight inches long. Also token from The Majestic, Bakersfi
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
2254Standard Saloon-Strahle Token (Los Gatos, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jacob Strahle & Co. / Billiard Mfr's / 515 Market St. / San Francisco, Cal. // GF One Beer or Cigar / Otto Neuhaus / Standard Saloon / Los G...
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,400.00
Sold to r******h for (1,200.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,440.00
2255Lester, Orr & Co. Token (Ludlow, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. Lester, Orr & Co. / Pool / Tobacco / Cigars / Ludlow, Cal. // GF / 5c / IT. Round, brass, 20mm. Slab, NCS, Genuine. City: Ludlow S...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 650.00 - 1,300.00
2256G. Heffner-Strahle Token (National City, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jacob Strahle & Co. / Billiard Mfr's / 515 Market St. / San Francisco, Cal. // GF / 10c / Drink / At / G. Heffner / National City, Cal. Roun...
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,300.00
2257McCarger's Saloon-Strahle Token (Nord, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Jacob Strahle & Co. / Billiard Mfr's / 515 Market St. / San Francisco, Cal. // GF / C. O. D. / At / J. McCargers / Saloon / Nord, Cal. Octag...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
2258Imperial Mines Mercantile Token (Ogilby, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Imperial Mines Mercantile Company / Olgiby, / Calif. // GF / 10c / IT. Brass, octagonal, 24mm. Slab, NGC, AU 55. City: Ogilby State: California Dat
Estimate : 120.00 - 230.00
Sold to t***o for (160.00 + 36.80BP) = 196.80
2260Jeffery House-Jungblut Token (Salinas, California)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Aug. Jungblut & Co. / Manufacturers / of / San Francisco, Cal. // Jeffery House / GF / 1 / Drink / Salinas. Round, brass, 23mm. Slab, NGC, VF 2...
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to r******h for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00