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Cowboys & Indians & Miners

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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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Three Goldfield Mining Spoons1448 - Three Goldfield Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash shovel bowl, engraved "Goldfield, Nevada," wire wrapped handle, gold pan at top with gold nuggets. 2) shovel bowl engraved &q...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to F****e for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Two Goldfield Mining Spoons1449 - Two Goldfield Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) engraved bowl "Goldfield Nev," standing miner holding gold specimen handle; 2) engraved "Combination Mine Goldfield Nev.," mi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to n*******g for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Three Tonopah Mining Spoons1450 - Three Tonopah Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash, engraved "Tonopah," floral handle with miner at top holding gold pan with gold nuggets. 2) demitasse engraved "Tonopah ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to d********q.. for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Three Virginia City Mining Spoons1451 - Three Virginia City Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two identical teaspoons, die struck bowls, miner with gun and burro, on handle "Bucket of Blood Since 1876," mine scene at top of handl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******9 for (475.00 + 109.25BP) = 584.25
 
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Two C & C Shaft Mining Spoons (Virginia City, Nevada)1452 - Two C & C Shaft Mining Spoons (Virginia City, Nevada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash, engraved "C & C Shaft Virginia, Nev." Mining scene on bowl, floral handle. 2) gold wash, engraved "C & C Shaft ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to F****e for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Two Choice Virginia City Mining Spoons1453 - Two Choice Virginia City Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two of the best Virginia City spoons. 1) Gorgeous grapefruit spoon, gold wash, engraved "Virginia City, Nev. C. & C. Shaft," mine scen...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k**********y for (275.00 + 55.00BP) = 330.00
 
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Two Winnemucca Mining Spoons1454 - Two Winnemucca Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) gold wash, shovel bowl engraved 'Winnemucca, Nev.," wire wrapped handle with burro and gold pan at top with real gold nuggets. 2) Large ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l******8 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Five Nevada Mining Spoons1455 - Five Nevada Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two Reno spoons. One is demitasse with bristle cone pine handle with burro at top. The other is a teaspoon with mining scene handle. Both bowls eng
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d********q.. for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Two Silver City, New Mexico Shovel Spoons with Turquoise on Handles1456 - Two Silver City, New Mexico Shovel Spoons with Turquoise on Handles
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Identical pair, shovel bowls, die struck "Porterfield Turquoise Mine Silver City, New Mex." Miner holding pan at top with turquoise stone ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to F****e for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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Four New Mexico Mining Spoons1457 - Four New Mexico Mining Spoons
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Two are gold wash, engraved a) "Albuquerque, N. M.," w/ standing miner handle and b) "Roswell, N.M.", w/ standing miner handl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****r for (80.00 + 18.40BP) = 98.40
 
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