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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Two Different Die Struck Ft. Russell Post Trader Tokens (Wyoming)2293 - Two Different Die Struck Ft. Russell Post Trader Tokens (Wyoming)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cunningham WY200a and WY220c, both different 25 cent tokens. Both about VF-XF. Langdon Collection. City: Ft. Russell State: Wyoming Date: ID# 369
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l******8 for (150.00 + 34.50BP) = 184.50
 
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Unlisted 5 Cent Post Trader Token (Ft. Russell, Wyoming)2294 - Unlisted 5 Cent Post Trader Token (Ft. Russell, Wyoming)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unlisted 5 cent token of the Cunningham WY210 group. 19mm. City: Ft. Russell State: Wyoming Date: ID# 36945
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to k***g for (225.00 + 51.75BP) = 276.75
 
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Fort Washakie 5 cent Token (Wyoming)2295 - Fort Washakie 5 cent Token (Wyoming)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1878-on. Cunningham WY350. Langdon Collection. AU. City: Ft. Washakie State: Wyoming Date: ID# 36946
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 2****6 for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Two Boxing Medals: Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey2296 - Two Boxing Medals: Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Joe Louis with his picture on the front and "Good Luck forever, Joe Louis on the back." 2) Jack Dempsey "Fight & Win" Fil...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b********0 for (50.00 + 11.50BP) = 61.50
 
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Four Prohibition Breast Badges2297 - Four Prohibition Breast Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Late 19th or early 20th century prohibition breast badges for the temperance movement. All four metals come with their original purple velvet lined ca
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Estimate : 250.00 - 400.00
Sold to 3***6 for (275.00 + 63.25BP) = 338.25
 
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Political Buttons / Pins: Arthur, Hoover, Bryan, Curtis2298 - Political Buttons / Pins: Arthur, Hoover, Bryan, Curtis
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4: Chester Arthur Medal, Hoover and Curtis pin, Free Silver pin, Williams Jennings Bryan pin. City: State: United States Date: ID# 37902
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Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to i*********1 for (200.00 + 46.00BP) = 246.00
 
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Two Uncirculated Hudson Bay Co. Tokens (Canada)2299 - Two Uncirculated Hudson Bay Co. Tokens (Canada)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1/4 and 1/8 Made Beaver 1857 tokens. The 1/8 has full luster, choice uncirculated, and the 1/4 has 90% luster, about MS62. City: State: Canada Dat
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Estimate : 800.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6******n for (1,450.00 + 333.50BP) = 1,783.50
 
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Signed Don Polland Porcelain Sculpture2300 - Signed Don Polland Porcelain Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A beautifully painted porcelain sculpture of a Indian on an Appaloosa horse leading a pack horse down rocky terrain, signed and dated 1983 on a rock n
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to A*****3 for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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"Chief's Blanket" Bronze Statue2301 - "Chief's Blanket" Bronze Statue
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful fine art limited edition sculpture by Legends USA mixed media artist C. A. Pardell. Bronze, Pewter. Mixed semi-precious metals medias, tiny
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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"Double Trouble" Bronze Sculpture2302 - "Double Trouble" Bronze Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze sculpture by Idaho artist, D. D. Edwards. Beautiful bronze. "Double Trouble" depicts two bighorn sheep battling another bighorn. 8&...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
 
 
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"Over Anxious Pursuit" Bronze Sculpture2303 - "Over Anxious Pursuit" Bronze Sculpture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sculpture by D. D. Edwards depicts an elk being chased by two coyotes, tripping over each other. 6.25" h x 9" w x 5.5" d. Legends lim...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to F*****6 for (250.00 + 50.00BP) = 300.00
 
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"Winter Provisions" Bronze Scuplture2304 - "Winter Provisions" Bronze Scuplture
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze sculpture by D. D. Edwards. This bronze depicts a hunter with his horse and a deer he has shot. 5.5" h x 12" w x 6" d. Signed ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to F*****6 for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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Walnut Creek Watercolor Painting2305 - Walnut Creek Watercolor Painting
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Watercolor by unknown California artist of a road winding up a hill with houses along the way. Painting removed from original matte and frame to check
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to h*********d for (75.00 + 17.25BP) = 92.25
 
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Ralph Arthur Lytle Painting of Desert Landscape2306 - Ralph Arthur Lytle Painting of Desert Landscape
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful watercolor / gouache painting of desert landscape by Ralph Arthur Lytle (1882-1959). 16" x 22", framed 29" x 35.5". B...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to f*****a for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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"Turn of Autumn, Reno," Watercolor Painting by Minerva Pierce2307 - "Turn of Autumn, Reno," Watercolor Painting by Minerva Pierce
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Framed watercolor by Minerva Pierce. Painted on pressed paper watercolor board. Nice Fall scene. Painting 14" x 11", framed 23.5" x 1...
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Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to J*****9 for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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Two Eucalyptus Watercolor Paintings by Pierce2308 - Two Eucalyptus Watercolor Paintings by Pierce
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two nice watercolors by Minerva Pierce. 1) 13" x 9.5", framed 21" x 17". 2) 13.5" x 9.5", framed 22" x 19". ...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to j*****r for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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Two Watercolors by Minerva Pierce2309 - Two Watercolors by Minerva Pierce
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Eucalyptus Grove". 14" x 17", framed 24" x 27" (glass is missing). 2) A landscape scene that looks like Autumn is ...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to S********e.. for (375.00 + 86.25BP) = 461.25
 
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"Attack," Watercolor Painting by Craig Sheppard2310 - "Attack," Watercolor Painting by Craig Sheppard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This incredible watercolor scene depicts a fight between Indians and cowboys. Cowboys have guns, Indians, bows and arrows. The ground is covered in sn
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to v********n for (1,000.00 + 200.00BP) = 1,200.00
 
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"Mustering the Horses" Painting by J. Howard Martin2311 - "Mustering the Horses" Painting by J. Howard Martin
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Painting is 17" x 27.5", framed 26" x 36" by J. Howard Martin, 1853-1919. James Howard Martin is known by some as the quintesse...
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to c********e for (3,100.00 + 620.00BP) = 3,720.00
 
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"Broken Promise" Painting by Ruth Hilts2312 - "Broken Promise" Painting by Ruth Hilts
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Part of the Nevada Earth Colors series, by Ruth Hilts, a view of Rhyolite, Nevada. (Framed: 29" h x x 37" W) A Native Nevadan, Ruth Hi...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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