Cowboys & Indians & Miners

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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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Five Colorado Mines Spoons1348 - Five Colorado Mines Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) One teaspoon, "The Standard." 2) Four demitasse spoons: 3 have gold washed bowls, "Independence Mine, Cripple Creek." One Ind...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to e*****r for (110.00 + 25.30BP) = 135.30
 
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Pair of Denver Spoons1349 - Pair of Denver Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Die struck, handles match--miner holding gold pan; shovel bowls-- "State Capitol, Denver Colorado" and "Auditorium, Denver Colorado.&...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold to a****y for (45.00 + 10.35BP) = 55.35
 
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Four Denver Spoons with Mining Scenes on Bowls1350 - Four Denver Spoons with Mining Scenes on Bowls
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Die struck. 1) gold washed bowl; 2) gold washed bowl, larger than #1, with similar mining scenes; 3) bowl has scene of 2 miners washing gold; 4) scene
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to a****y for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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Six State Capital, Standing Miner Spoons (Denver)1351 - Six State Capital, Standing Miner Spoons (Denver)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six total, five different. All are die struck, each had different depiction of building and different miner poses on handles. City: Denver State: Co
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Estimate : 240.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****H for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Six Denver Mining Spoons1352 - Six Denver Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two demitasse: shovel, gold wash, double twisted wire on handle; tiny gold wash, engraved bowl. Four teaspoons: 1 gold wash, twisted wire handle with
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Estimate : 220.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****H for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Eight Denver Mining Spoons1353 - Eight Denver Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 8. Four demitasse: all have engraved bowls, die struck handles with miners. Four teaspoons: engraved bowls, die struck handles, 3 with miners a
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Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to t********n for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Denver State Capital Mining Spoons1354 - Denver State Capital Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four different Denver state capital spoons: 1 demitasse, 3 teaspoons. All are die struck. Two handles depict miners with burrows, one depicts a burro,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 250.00
Sold to a****y for (70.00 + 16.10BP) = 86.10
 
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Entire Gold Wash Mining Spoon with Enameled Bowl (Denver, Colorado)1355 - Entire Gold Wash Mining Spoon with Enameled Bowl (Denver, Colorado)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice custom enameled mining scene in a gold wash bowl on a Colorado labeled silver spoon. The bowl says "The Prospectors near Denver." R...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b********2 for (2,100.00 + 483.00BP) = 2,583.00
 
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Finest Antique Mining Spoon in This Collection1356 - Finest Antique Mining Spoon in This Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Simply the finest antique mining spoon in this fabulous collection of more than 600 different mining spoons. This bowl has a beautiful enamel artistic
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to b********2 for (2,200.00 + 506.00BP) = 2,706.00
 
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Otto Mears, Colorado Silver Mining Spoon1357 - Otto Mears, Colorado Silver Mining Spoon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
34.7 grams. Very rare Otto Mears Silver spoon. Colorado railroad magnate Otto Mears is famous for the silver railroad passes that he made and issued f
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b********2 for (700.00 + 161.00BP) = 861.00
 
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