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Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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

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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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California Souvenir Gold Plated Fractional Coins2212 - California Souvenir Gold Plated Fractional Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five fractional coins in a special presentation holder. Two 25c coins (1852 and 1853) and three 50 cent coins (1852, 1852, 1854). Not graded, but in e
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Estimate : 240.00 - 350.00
Sold to 6******n for (190.00 + 43.70BP) = 233.70
 
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1853 Liberty Head Octagonal $1/42213 - 1853 Liberty Head Octagonal $1/4
Holabird Western Americana Collections
LR4. NGC MS-63. Clean surfaces with small planchet defect at K7 near rim of obverse. Attractive toning. City: State: California Date: ID# 33004
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to 7*****w for (375.00 + 75.00BP) = 450.00
 
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1853 Liberty Head Round $1/22214 - 1853 Liberty Head Round $1/2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sought after and scarce large Deriberpe head. LR5. PCGS MS-62, noticeable scratch on coronet. Light toning. City: State: California Date: ID# 33
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Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to 6******n for (450.00 + 103.50BP) = 553.50
 
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Gold Rush Engraved USAO Gold $50 Slug2215 - Gold Rush Engraved USAO Gold $50 Slug
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular, presentation USAO 1852 $50 gold slug. Reeded edge. 900 fine. K14. This piece has been well known in the Gold Rush collecting communi
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Estimate : 45,000.00 - 90,000.00
Sold to C*****n for (43,000.00 + 6,450.00BP) = 49,450.00
 
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Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot Face Plate from the SS Central America2216 - Kellogg & Humbert Gold Ingot Face Plate from the SS Central America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Kellogg & Humbert gold ingot face plate. 1857 SS Central America wreck. The original ingot was serial number 997, 884 fine and 147.56 ozs. Thes...
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Start Price : 14,000.00 | Estimate : 28,000.00 - 40,000.00
 
 
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Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot Face Plate from the SS Central America2217 - Justh & Hunter Gold Ingot Face Plate from the SS Central America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Justh & Hunter gold ingot face plate from the 1857 SS Central America wreck. The original ingot number was 4293, 887 fine, 108.6 ounce...
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to o**********t for (40,000.00 + 6,000.00BP) = 46,000.00
 
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The Top #1 Nevada Silver Ingot: Harvey Harris, Gold Hill2218 - The Top #1 Nevada Silver Ingot: Harvey Harris, Gold Hill
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The all-time best Nevada silver ingot, which is also Territorial designated. This was one of the best of the original ingots owned by John J Ford.
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Start Price : 27,500.00 | Estimate : 55,000.00 - 75,000.00
 
 
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Harper's Weekly with News of the Sinking of the SS Central America2219 - Harper's Weekly with News of the Sinking of the SS Central America
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The cover page has a half page vignette of survivors at sea on the SS Central America, Nearly the entire rest of the issue is about mining. The pages
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********0 for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Unique William Sharon Silver Ingot2220 - Unique William Sharon Silver Ingot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
INTRODUCTION The William Sharon (Virginia City, Nevada, Comstock) silver dinner plate ingots were first described by us over a decade ago. Lost to hi
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to n********d for (4,000.00 + 800.00BP) = 4,800.00
 
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Conrad Wiegand Gold Ingot (Gold Hill, Nevada)2221 - Conrad Wiegand Gold Ingot (Gold Hill, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold 880 fine. 2.76 ozs. $50.60 ($50.20 in gold). IRS punch and 1865 date on reverse. This ingot was from the Ford Collection, then Rush For Gold #868
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Start Price : 27,500.00 | Estimate : 55,000.00 - 80,000.00
 
 
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