Desert Riches: Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Americana, 2025 January Auction

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Welcome to the Desert Riches Auction, our exciting first sale of 2025!

This 4-day event has over 2100 lots in numerous categories, including Mining, Gold, Numismatics, Scripophily, Railroadiana, Bottles, Native Americana, Philatelic, and General Americana.

The first 3 days—Friday, January 31st thru Sunday, February 2nd—are live sessions, hosted on all of our auction platforms (iCollector, Invaluable, AuctionZip, and LiveAuctioneers). The 4th day—Monday, February 3rd—is a Timed-Only session hosted on iCollector and LiveAuctioneers only. All four sessions begin at 8am PST. Bids can be placed online, in-person, or over the phone with an agent.

We chose the name “Desert Riches” to honor the gold specimens, stock certificates, and mining artifacts in this sale from the California desert mining camps in Inyo County and Death Valley, as well as from Arizona and Nevada!

**Featured Collections**

MINERALS & MINING ARTIFACTS FEATURING INYO COUNTY & DEATH VALLEY MINING COLLECTION, PART I
This sale marks the beginning of some fantastic material from these California desert mining locales. The Desert Riches auction features ore bags from Darwin/Keeler, placer gold from Inyo and Kern Counties, and ephemera from the Death Valley region.
In addition to the California placer gold mentioned above, the Mineral section also has Alaska gold from Valdez and 75 lots of beautiful turquoise from the No. 8 Mine in Nevada. The turquoise has been split into different types of lots based on the color and size of specimens. Many of these would be perfect for jewelry making or interior design, with mineral display-quality specimens included as well. Finally, the mineral section includes some rare meteorite lots and fossils.
The Mining section has choice artifacts and ephemera, including: rare c1870s-80s ore bags from Darwin/Keeler; 19th century assay, explosive, and mining tools that were found on the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada; and ephemera (books, documents, photos) from the Western mining states, including rare official documents tracking mineral production in the Nevada mining districts.

NUMISMATICS
There are some wonderful items in this section! First, following our sale of the spectacular Carson City Mint Bullion Balance in our last sale (the “Autumn Gold” Auction, Nov. 2024), we are proud to offer a previously-unknown Carson City Mint treasure: a pair of 1871 documents appointing the melter/assayer for the Mint, with one document signed by President US Grant. These documents surfaced from a prominent Nevada banking family. Every US Mint appointment document is unique. The original Abe Curry appointment document, as first superintendent of the new US Mint at Carson City, exists in a numismatic collection, but it is unknown if any other Carson City Mint appointment documents are extant.
The Numismatics section also includes a small group of rare Western ingots. The star is a c.1884 tin ingot from Deadwood, Dakota Territory, made by famous Western assayer Stephen Molitor. There is also a silver ingot from the State of Maine Mine in Tombstone, Arizona; lead and babbit ingots from California; and lead mining ingots from Idaho and Missouri.
The rest of section includes a California Fractional Gold collection (over 20 lots), US and foreign coins and medals, scrip, and Western tokens (from Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada). Numismatics is a red-hot category for us! If you have a coin collection or store inventory and you’re ready to sell, please contact us.

GENERAL AMERICANA FEATURING SAMUEL CLEMENS AUTOGRAPH
The star of this section is an 1862 Nevada Territory receipt issued to Samuel Clemens for his work as legislative reporter, signed by Clemens on the reverse! This is the only document known regarding Sam Clemens’ service as a news reporter and copy assistant during the 1862 Legislative session. There is very little left of original documents from the early part of Sam Clemens’ life in Nevada before he “became” Mark Twain in Virginia City. This is an exceptionally rare autograph!
In additions to the Clemens autograph, there are other Nevada goodies including a Pony Express Virginia City cover sent the same month Clemens arrived in Virginia City to work for the Territorial Enterprise; early bonds signed by governors Nye and Blasdell; and an 1862 Mayfield Murder Trial witness certificate!
Other key lots in this large, diverse section: an Abolitionist John Brown family photo album; an 1860 Lorino’s Terrestrial Globe w/stand; a 1914 National Cash Register; three Mills slot machines; an original 1881 Cabinet Card of a Tucson Store Posse; and much more!

RAILROADIANA
The section begins with a small group of railroad passes, always a big hit with our collectors. If you or someone you know has a railroad/stage pass collection, please contact us about consigning! Also included are locks from the Central Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Union Pacific; a Railway Express lockbox; rare Nevada railroad artifacts including brass plates and luggage tags; lanterns; and ephemera.

STOCKS & BONDS
This sale features hundreds of lots of stock certificates and bonds from the Ken Prag Collection—which we have been selling since 2014—and others. Categories include Mining, Railroad, Express, Petroliana, Sports, and more. Higher-end stocks are featured on Day 1, while lower priced items and bulk lots ideal for dealers are on Day 4 in the Timed Session. Be sure not to miss Death Valley/Inyo County mining stocks (as well as Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada); and rare autograph certificates incl. Otto Mears, CP Huntington, founding father Robert Morris, Wells and Fargo, Henry Clews, William Sharon, and early baseball figures.

NATIVE AMERICANA & ART & COWBOY
This smaller section on Day 3 includes a group of stunning bronze statues; a rare Washoe Chief CDV; an Edward Dobrotka, Original Superman Artist Collection; a Steven Woodburn painting; cowboy belt buckles; Native American jewelry; and some Native American artifacts.

AND MUCH MORE…
*Bottles (including pieces found on the Comstock, such as a USA Hospital Dept. rare Citron)
*Weaponry & Militaria (including rare knives, Civil War letters and artifacts)
*Philatelic (including a LZ 129 Hindenburg Cover Collection, revenue stamped documents, and foreign stamp collections)

DAY 4 TIMED SESSION
The final day of the auction is a timed-only session, meaning there won’t be an audio/video feed with an auctioneer at a podium. We’re monitoring the progress, but the auction is controlled by the computers and the bidders, with each lot opening for a short period that gets extended with live bids. This is a format we implemented a few years ago, to great success and the delight of our bidders.
This section includes lower priced items, as well as “dealer” lots (large groups ideal for resale). This doesn’t mean there aren’t rare pieces! There are items from pretty much all our normal categories, including Mining, Numismatics, General Americana, Stocks, and Transportation. And to get the bidding action going, every lot starts at just $10!
If you have never bid in one of our timed sales (that occur every couple of months), please reach out to us with any questions. We can also place absentee bids for you before the sessions starts.

Be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our website to search for items in your collecting categories across all sessions (and you can search past sales too).

SEEKING CONSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
We’re looking for consignments in many categories, including Mining, Minerals, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Coins, Ingots, Tokens, Currency, Bottles, Rare Documents and more.

We’ve proven we can handle collections of all sizes, from a few high-quality pieces to warehouses of inventory. If you would like to know more about consigning, or if you have any questions or comments about this sale, please give our office a call at 775-851-1859.

Our friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build your collection, or to bring it to excited bidders at auction. We’ve built an astonishing community of customers around the world, including private collectors, institutions, and dealers. Remember, your collection could set the next world-record!

Thanks again for your continued interest in our auctions. And as we like to say, bid early and bid often!

--Fred Holabird and the Holabird Team--



FULL AUCTION SCHEDULE

LIVE SESSIONS

DAY 1, Friday, January 31st, 2025, Lots 1000-1434

Stock Certificates & Bonds (1000-1377)
Mining
Oil
Transportation (Air, Auto, Railroad, Steamer/Marine)
Misc. incl. Banking, Express, Foreign
Philatelic (1378-1434)
Postal Covers
Revenue
US & Foreign Stamps

DAY 2, Saturday, February 1st, 2025, Lots 2000-2503

Transportation (2000-2131)
Railroad (Passes, Lanterns, Locks, Ephemera)
Express
Bottles & Brewing (2132-2169)
General Americana (2170-2449)
Geo. Sort, US
Foreign
Books & Maps
Misc. Ephemera incl. Gaming, Sports, Toys
Military, Political, & Weaponry (2450-2503)
Weaponry
Political
Militaria

DAY 3, Sunday, February 2nd, 2025, Lots 3000-3501

Western Art & Collectibles (3000-3061)
Cowboy
Native Americana
Art
Minerals & Mining (3062-3299)
Gold Specimens, Minerals, Fossils
Mining Artifacts & Equipment
Mining Ephemera
Numismatics (3300-3501)
US Mint & Ingots
Cal. Fractional Gold
US & Foreign Coins
Medals
Currency & Scrip
Tokens

TIMED SESSION ONLY

Day 4, February 3rd, 2025, Lots 4000-4716

Minerals & Mining (4000-4042)
Transportation (4043-4057)
General Americana (4058-4286)
Numismatics (4287-4419)
Stocks & Bonds (4420-4716)
Mining
Transportation
Miscellaneous



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Western Cowboy Scenes Folio (4), Styica [193436]3050 - Western Cowboy Scenes Folio (4), Styica [193436]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Folio of four large color prints by Adam Styica, printed by Donald Art Co., New York. The Donald Co. is a very long-standing art company with high qua
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Two Color Lithographs [193530]3051 - Two Color Lithographs [193530]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Print one: Rider on a bucking horse in the style of Claude Weisbuch. The print is an artist's proof and is signed, however we cannot determine t...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Art Deco Ladies Prints, 2 [191853]3052 - Art Deco Ladies Prints, 2 [191853]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 art deco ladies prints, about 15x10". At a mask party and Cordelia by Frank H Desch. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Prove...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Art Deco Lady Prints, 2 Different [190552]3053 - Art Deco Lady Prints, 2 Different [190552]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2x about 15x9.5" lady Art Deco prints. Lady at a mask party and Cordelia by Frank H Desch. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: P...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Art Deco Lady with a Mask Prints, 3 [191857]3054 - Art Deco Lady with a Mask Prints, 3 [191857]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3x 15x10" Art Deco lady at a mask party prints. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Woodburn, Steven 1979 Painting: Jaman - Framed [184089]3055 - Woodburn, Steven 1979 Painting: Jaman - Framed [184089]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Acrylic painting, "jaman" by Steven Woodburn. Framed, approx. 60" x 84". Woodburn, a very 'serious' painter explains: &...
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Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,500.00
 
 
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"Back to the Argo Mill" Watercolor, Carl Dalio [193137]3056 - "Back to the Argo Mill" Watercolor, Carl Dalio [193137]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A framed original watercolor painting entitled "Back to the Argo Mill" by American artist Carl J. Dalio, likely painted in the late 1970s....
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Ingersoll Signed Outdoor Watercolor [191107]3057 - Ingersoll Signed Outdoor Watercolor [191107]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original landscape watercolor signed by D.D. Ingersoll. Not framed or mounted, approx. 16.5" x 14". Some burnishing on edges, and little ...
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Pen and Watercolor Nude by Glueckselig [190554]3058 - Pen and Watercolor Nude by Glueckselig [190554]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1989 original pen and watercolor nude by Leo Glueckselig, Vienna, 1914-2003. 15x11". Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Proven...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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French Art, Cabinet Card, c1800s (4) [191561]3059 - French Art, Cabinet Card, c1800s (4) [191561]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Collection of 4 includes art lithographs (3) and a cabinet card from France, c1800s. Artwork includes a pen and ink cityscape of a Parisian neighborho
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Charles Howard Johnson Glass Plates, c1892-93 [191581]3060 - Charles Howard Johnson Glass Plates, c1892-93 [191581]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
XRARE collection of 6 hand colored glass plates featuring signed artwork by American illustrator and newspaper artist Charles Howard Johnson, c1892-93
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Edward Dobrotka, Original Superman Artist Collection (1930s-1960s) [191445]3061 - Edward Dobrotka, Original Superman Artist Collection (1930s-1960s) [191445]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Born in 1917, Edward "Ed' Dobrotka was a lesser-known founding member of the American comics industry. After graduating from the Cleveland ...
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
 
 
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Banded Native Gold in Massive Banded Pyrite, Alaska [192442]3062 - Banded Native Gold in Massive Banded Pyrite, Alaska [192442]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade, Banded Native Gold in Massive Banded Pyrite, Alaska, 3.6 pound cut, polished surface museum quality specimen from the Fechner Collection,
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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Ocean Placer Gold from Nome (1/2 ounce) [193036]3063 - Ocean Placer Gold from Nome (1/2 ounce) [193036]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Glass vial with rare placer gold flakes from Nome, Alaska. Total weight of the bottle is 20 grams. Gold is estimated at one half ounce. Eons of deposi
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 1,400.00 - 1,700.00
 
 
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Donohue Mine Gold Specimen, Valdez [192443]3064 - Donohue Mine Gold Specimen, Valdez [192443]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
High Grade gold specimen from the Donohue Mine from the Fechner Collection. 4.5" x 2.5" x 1" thick. Thinly banded quartz with severa...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Donohue Mine, Valdez, Gold Specimens (3) [192446]3065 - Donohue Mine, Valdez, Gold Specimens (3) [192446]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three small High Grade gold specimen from the Donohue Mine from the Fechner Collection. All about 1". Thinly banded quartz with several gold...
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Donohue Mine, Valdez, Native Gold in Country Rock (3) [192444]3066 - Donohue Mine, Valdez, Native Gold in Country Rock (3) [192444]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three High Grade gold specimen from the Donohue Mine from the Fechner Collection. All about 2 x 3 x 1". Thinly banded quartz with several gol...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Valdez Gold From Donohue Mine [192447]3067 - Valdez Gold From Donohue Mine [192447]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two High Grade gold specimen from the Donohue Mine from the Fechner Collection. Specimens about 3 x 2 x 1" and 1 x 1 x 2". 2 x 3 x 1"...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Valdez Gold Ore Specimens (2) [192445]3068 - Valdez Gold Ore Specimens (2) [192445]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two High Grade gold specimen from the Donohue Mine from the Fechner Collection. 2 X 2 X 3" and 4 X 3 X 1".about 2 x 3 x 1". Thinly ...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Commemorative Faux-gold ingot [192448]3069 - Commemorative Faux-gold ingot [192448]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A commemorative faux gold ingot, punched "Alaska 1980 / $5,873.46" On the reverse is "6.71 / FP" This appears to be a gold paint...
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gold Basin Placer Gold, 3.79 Grams [193145]3070 - Gold Basin Placer Gold, 3.79 Grams [193145]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.79 grams, 0.119 Troy. Largest is 10mm. From Gold Basin, AZ. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Gold Basin Provenance:
Current Bid: 170.00
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Lost Dry Wash Placer Gold, 5.4 Grams [193143]3071 - Lost Dry Wash Placer Gold, 5.4 Grams [193143]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.4 grams, 0.173 Troy. Largest is about 2mm. In Bayer aspirin bottle as located on site! Date: Country (if not USA): State: Arizona City: Gol
Current Bid: 225.00
Estimate : 450.00 - 850.00
 
 
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Crystalline Gold from Vulture Mine [189553]3072 - Crystalline Gold from Vulture Mine [189553]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Crystalline Gold. Vulture Mine, Vulture City, Arizona. XRARE. 0.46 Troy ounce. About 1-1/4" x 1" x 1/4". The Vulture Mine is a gold m...
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
 
 
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North Fork American River Placer Gold, 7.0 Grams [193104]3073 - North Fork American River Placer Gold, 7.0 Grams [193104]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.0 grams, 0.224 Troy. Largest is 5mm. Placer gold from North Fork of American River in the Mother Lode. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Ca
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Alabama Gulch Placer Gold, 5.0 Grams [193099]3074 - Alabama Gulch Placer Gold, 5.0 Grams [193099]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.0 grams, 0.160 Tr. Up to 10mm. Alabama Gulch, located in the Alabama Hills, was one of the very first placer gold discoveries near Lone Pine. The si
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bee Springs Placer Gold, 6.3 Grams [193101]3075 - Bee Springs Placer Gold, 6.3 Grams [193101]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.3 grams, 0.202 Troy. Up to 9mm. From Lone Pine northward, the prospector found a placer deposit at Bee Springs, nearly opposite Independence, signif
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Hells Half Acre Placer Gold, 6.29 Grams [193102]3076 - Hells Half Acre Placer Gold, 6.29 Grams [193102]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.29 grams, 0.199 Troy. Up to 10mm. Inyo range, about 1/2 mile south of the mouth of Mazourka Canyon. The Nugget Acer calls the place "Hell'...
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Mazourka Canyon Placer Gold, 6.49 Grams [193107]3077 - Mazourka Canyon Placer Gold, 6.49 Grams [193107]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.49 grams, .205 Troy. Largest is 8mm. Placer gold from Huckey House claim, Mazourka Canyon, which plays host to a myriad of geologic environments, mu
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
 
 
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Benson Gulch Placer Gold, 6.3 Grams [193142]3078 - Benson Gulch Placer Gold, 6.3 Grams [193142]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.3 grams, .202 Troy. Placer gold from Red Chispas claim, Benson Gulch, El Paso Mountains in Kern county. Benson Gulch is another remote gold area nea
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Bonanza Gulch Placer Gold, 3.6 Grams [193108]3079 - Bonanza Gulch Placer Gold, 3.6 Grams [193108]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.6 grams, 0.115 Troy, largest a fat 6mm. Bonanza Gulch in El Paso Mountains placer gold. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City:
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Chucker Gulch, El Paso Mountains Placer Gold, 6.2 Grams [193106]3080 - Chucker Gulch, El Paso Mountains Placer Gold, 6.2 Grams [193106]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.2 grams, 0.199 Troy. Largest is 8mm. Placer gold from Chucker Gulch, El Paso Mountain, Kern county. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Calif
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Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Goler Wash Gold Nuggets (2) [193433]3081 - Goler Wash Gold Nuggets (2) [193433]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two nice small nuggets from Goler wash in kern County, one of the gold discovery sites from the Manley party, then rediscovered in the early 1860s. L
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 800.00
 
 
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Goler Wash "Throw Back"  Nugget, (Brass!) [193710]3082 - Goler Wash "Throw Back" Nugget, (Brass!) [193710]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is an incredible gold nugget found by the Nugget Ace in Goler Wash, the site of gold discovery by 1849 Death Valley Argonauts. It was originally
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Goler Wash Native Gold and Copper Nugget, 8.0 grams [190769]3083 - Goler Wash Native Gold and Copper Nugget, 8.0 grams [190769]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.0 grams native gold and copper nugget. Goler wash is an important locale, discovered by California '49er John Goler (Goller) who crossed Death...
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Mega Bucks Placer Gold, 18.99 Grams [193140]3084 - Mega Bucks Placer Gold, 18.99 Grams [193140]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18.99 grams, 0.606 Troy. Largest is 10mm. Mega Bucks placer gold from a claim in El Paso Mountains in Kern County. A canyon that feeds into Goler Wash
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Summit Diggings, Placer Gold, 5.49 Grams [193105]3085 - Summit Diggings, Placer Gold, 5.49 Grams [193105]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5.49 grams, 0.1739 Troy. Up to 12mm. Placer gold from Summit Diggings in Kern county. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Ker
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Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 700.00
 
 
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Volcano Claim, El Paso Mountains Placer Gold 21.4 Grams [193141]3086 - Volcano Claim, El Paso Mountains Placer Gold 21.4 Grams [193141]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
21.4 grams, 0.686 Troy. Largest 10mm. Placer gold from Volcano claim in an ancient stream bed above Goler Wash. Date: Country (if not USA): Sta
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Start Price : 900.00 | Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Merced River Placer Gold, 7.09 Grams [193144]3087 - Merced River Placer Gold, 7.09 Grams [193144]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.09 grams, 0.224 Troy. Largest is 14mm, generally nice sized! Found in Merced River, Mother Lode south, deep inside Stanislaus Formation in black sla
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Start Price : 290.00 | Estimate : 580.00 - 850.00
 
 
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Randsburg Placer Gold, 4.99 Grams [193109]3088 - Randsburg Placer Gold, 4.99 Grams [193109]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4.99 grams, 0.157 Troy. Largest 10mm. From Red Spot in Kern county, know as Desert Tortoise area today. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cal
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Randsburg Area Dry Wash Placer Gold, 18.8 Grams [193100]3089 - Randsburg Area Dry Wash Placer Gold, 18.8 Grams [193100]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
18.8 grams, 0.603 Troy. Up to 7mm. Dry wash placer gold from El Paso Mountains near Randsburg. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 1,900.00
 
 
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Piru Creek Placer Gold, 3.3 Grams [193103]3090 - Piru Creek Placer Gold, 3.3 Grams [193103]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3.3 grams, 0.106 Troy, up to 4mm. Piru Creek in Ventura County. Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Ventura County Provenance
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 275.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Canyon Diablo Meteorite [190808]3091 - Canyon Diablo Meteorite [190808]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice iron meteorite specimen from the Canyon Diablo fall. This is the impactor that created Meteor Crater, AZ. 285g. 3.5" x 2" x 1" ...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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Gold Basin Meteorites, 4 Small [193150]3092 - Gold Basin Meteorites, 4 Small [193150]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 small detected meteorites from Gold Basin, AZ not far south or the NV border. Largest is 1.25x1". These may have fallen 20,000-25,000 years a...
Current Bid: 75.00
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Green Moss Agate in Quartz [193149]3093 - Green Moss Agate in Quartz [193149]
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Green moss agate in clear quartz setting form Horse Canyon north of Mojave, CA. 2x2.75". Date: Country (if not USA): State: California C...
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Inyo County Blue Beryl, Polished, 2 [193245]3094 - Inyo County Blue Beryl, Polished, 2 [193245]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 polished blue beryl from Haystack Mountain near Lone Pine. 1.25x.75x.38" and 1x1x1.75". Date: Country (if not USA): State: Califo...
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Inyo County Blue Beryl, Polished, 3 [190809]3095 - Inyo County Blue Beryl, Polished, 3 [190809]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
3 Inyo county polished blue beryl. 1x1.75" to 1.5x2". Date: Country (if not USA): State: California City: Inyo County Provenance:
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Halite Specimen in Original Presentation Jar [190961]3096 - Halite Specimen in Original Presentation Jar [190961]
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Glass jar with original paper label containing halite from Searles Lake, CA. American Potash & Chemical, Trona, CA. 3x2". Date: Country...
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Sulfohalite Crystals, 5 [190960]3097 - Sulfohalite Crystals, 5 [190960]
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5 sulfite crystals from Trona Dry Lake. These are very rare crystals from Trona, only about .1% are sulfohalite. Date: Country (if not USA): St
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Turquoise Specimens  No. 8 Mine, Nevada - Deep Blue (11 pieces) [191961]3098 - Turquoise Specimens No. 8 Mine, Nevada - Deep Blue (11 pieces) [191961]
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11 High-grade pieces of gorgeous deep blue Natural Turquoise from the No. 8 Turquoise Mine, located in the Lynn Mining District in northern Eureka C
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Turquoise Specimens  No. 8 Mine, Nevada - Deep Blue (20 pieces) [191960]3099 - Turquoise Specimens No. 8 Mine, Nevada - Deep Blue (20 pieces) [191960]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
20 pieces of high-grade, gorgeous deep blue Natural Turquoise from the No. 8 Turquoise Mine, located in the Lynn Mining District in northern Eureka C
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