Dynamite, Guns, and Gold

Auction Details

April auction
Highlights
1. The Great American Mining Collection
a. Miners Candlesticks. About 300 different. This is easily the finest public offering of uniquely American historic miners candlesticks in history. The sheer volume of the offering is sure to stimulate new collectors in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The material is organized roughly around Wilson-Bobrink, the breakthrough reference for miners candlesticks. You’ll find new discoveries, personalized sticks and expanded discussion regarding manufactured sticks.
b. Mine Carbide Collectibles. The Collection is so massive that we’ve split it into two parts, with the second part coming in June. The development of the acetylene lamps was a scientific breakthrough for the mining industry. The April sale has many tidbits for the collection, including some large hand held lamps and a sampling of other lamps. The June sale has the majority of the Superintendent style hand/hanging lamps and the cap lamps. The collections of carbide/acetylene devices number in excess of one thousand pieces, all different.
c. Miner’s Safety Lamps. This historic invention created generations of scientific devices used for the all-important gas detection. The Collection has 90 different safety lamps. Most will be offered in June.
d. Miner’s Oil wick lamps, hundreds, all different. A large collection of these coal region lamps, they will be offered in June.
e. Other underground mine lighting devices – a vast collection of foreign lamps
f. Wood Blasting and Candle boxes. There is a wonderful collection of these very “showy” collectibles. The variety of the collection is excellent, from explosives boxes to cap boxes to candle boxes. The variety in size is notable too, with a number of the smaller 25 pound boxes. There are at least 50- a sizable collection. A few will be in the June sale, but most in April.
g. Blasting cap tin collection. A significant collection that has singles as well as original boxes full. Easily over 100 blasting cap tin boxes.
h. Mine bell signal signs and other mining enamel signs. A Collection you won’t want to forget. This collection has a wide variety of not only western mines, but international mine signs. The individual state mine bell signal signs are the clear highlight.
i. Mining equipment Patent models -three of them, nineteenth century
2. Antique Bottle Collections
a. Arizona Collection. A wide variety of medicines, sodas and milk bottles
b. Small Nevada Collection. The April sale has some rare Nevada items, with more coming in June.
c. Major Western Whiskey Flask Collection. This collection is slated for June.
d. Great Rarities of Western Whiskies. The April sale offers some outstanding rarities not usually seen at any auction gallery. These are sure to excite the advanced collectors.
e. Colorful antique bottles. It seems we always have submittals of beautiful antique bottles. We’ve got a section in every sale.
f. Leadville, Colorado Collection. A collection of medicines and soda bottles. This one is different – nearly every specimen is dead mint. Watch for the Colorado whiskies coming in June!
3. Postal History and Wells Fargo Express- a large collection of widely varied material. A section we always have, a popular colleting category.
4. Gold
a. Nuggets from Western Sites
b. High grade visible gold in ore specimens from major Nevada mining districts such as Austin and Tuscarora.
c. Jewelry and watches. A collection of pocket watches, gold and Native America jewelry. Diamond jewelry too.
5. Coins, Currency – Numismatics
a. Important 1860’s Unionville silver ingot, a discovery piece
b. Major Morgan Dollar Collection, including varieties
c. US coins, including gold
d. US $20 Gold Note, AU
e. Hundreds of US Proof and Mint sets
f. Fun US currency collectible lots
g. Rare So-Called dollars and gaming items
h. Tokens- great variety of national interest
6. Toys
a. Trains. HO sets, more than 60 engines
b. Hot Wheels. Hundreds of cars.
c. Military toy planes, boats, etc.
d. Original boxed models
7. Documents
a. Mining stocks, some great material
b. Rare western maps
c. V&T RR Document Collection- a beauty
d. Lots of other key pieces
8. Firearms- More than 100 antique firearms. A wide variety of collectible firearms including rarities.
9. Militaria. A nice collection of maybe 100+ pieces coming in June.
a. Swords. A couple dozen
b. Helmets. Dozens
10. Cowboy
a. Great spurs, including silver inlay Garcia
11. Western Research- Key books – a dozen rare western directories, etc.
More Coming In June or Later:
1. A great Western Antique Bottle Collection- considering having a sale in conjunction with the Reno Show in June.
2. Swords- Katana Collection, about 800 different, one of the best collections in America. Watch for an important separate auction!
3. More from the Great American Mining Collection, Carbide lamps, part 2; and Oil wick Lamps
4. The Appalachian Gold Belt Collection- America’s First Gold Discoveries, 1828- the finest collection of documents in private hands. Watch for a stand-alone sale here. We are negotiating venues now.
5. A special offering of mining properties in Colorado. The fee-simple patented claims are in a major gold district, where current exploration is just getting going. Some properties in this district have also produced great gold specimens for the collectors.


If you have collections that might fit into our upcoming sales, please be sure to contact us - we will be traveling to pick up collections for the next 2 months in California, Arizona, Montana and Colorado, with a possible trip to the New York-Boston area later in the year as well.
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Camp Douglas, Mina, Nevada Mineral Specimen2062 - Camp Douglas, Mina, Nevada Mineral Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice specimen. 0.75 ounces. 0.5 x 1.5 x 1.25". Contains native gold. Camp Douglas, is also known as Douglass and Camp Douglass, is 8 miles sout...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********r for (100.00 + 17.50BP) = 117.50
 
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Rio Tinto Mine, Mountain City, Nevada Mineral Specimen2063 - Rio Tinto Mine, Mountain City, Nevada Mineral Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.35 ounces. 0.2 x 1.25 x 1.0". Contains native copper. Copper was first found in 1932. This information spread and started a rush in the area...
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Wild Cat Mine, Seven Troughs Mining District Specimen2064 - Wild Cat Mine, Seven Troughs Mining District Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Both specimens are Hero, Tag Vein. Total 2.65 ounces. 1) 0.5 x 2.25 x 1.5". Contains native dendritic gold and native electrum. 2) 0.75 x 1.25...
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Wildcat Mine, Wildcat Vein Specimen2065 - Wildcat Mine, Wildcat Vein Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small but fine specimen. 0.14 ounces. fine x 1.25 x 1.0". Contains native gold and native electrum. State:Nevada City:Seven Troughs Mining ...
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Wildcat Mine, Hillside Vine Mineral Specimen2066 - Wildcat Mine, Hillside Vine Mineral Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.12 ounces. 0.25 x 2.0 x 1.5". Contains native gold and native electrum. State:Nevada City:Seven Troughs Mining District Date: ID#45783
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Outback Nevada, Burned Petrified Wood, with Minor Native Gold2067 - Outback Nevada, Burned Petrified Wood, with Minor Native Gold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.12 ounces. 0.5 x 2.0 x 1.75". Contains stibinite, boulangerite, and minor native gold. Interesting! State:Nevada City:The Outback Date: ...
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Beautiful Native Arborescent Gold Specimen: Surprise Fraction Mine2068 - Beautiful Native Arborescent Gold Specimen: Surprise Fraction Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen was found west of Tuscarora int he area of the Surprise Fraction Mine. 0.27 ounces. 1.4 x 2.9 x 1.3 cm. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D******3 for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Tuscarora Native Gold and silver Specimen2069 - Tuscarora Native Gold and silver Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Tuscarora specimen contains pale yellow to very pale yellow gold and flashy, bright silver. 0.48 Ounces. 0.6 x 6.9 x 2.4 cm. State:Nevada Cit
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to r***z for (300.00 + 63.00BP) = 363.00
 
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Navaho Mine, Tuscarora Native Gold and Silver Specimen2070 - Navaho Mine, Tuscarora Native Gold and Silver Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen contains pale yellow gold (electrum) and native plate silver (supergene). Native silver is much more difficult to find than native gold
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Large Tuscarora Specimen with Spectacular Native Silver Wires2071 - Large Tuscarora Specimen with Spectacular Native Silver Wires
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These silver wires appear on all sides of the specimen but one. There is also supergene Ag sulfides. 20.09 ounces. 6.1 x 12.5 x 6.2 m. Young Ameri
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Navaho Mine, Tuscarora Silver Specimen2072 - Navaho Mine, Tuscarora Silver Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.96 ounces. Contains silver sulfides and sulfosalts. Also beautiful steel blue supergene enrichment. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora Date: ID#4516
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Argenta Mine Silver Sulfide Specimen2073 - Argenta Mine Silver Sulfide Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This Tuscarora specimen weighs 16.85 ounces and measures 6.5 x 9.5 x 6.3 cm. The district's most productive mines were the Grand Prize Nava...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t********n.. for (85.00 + 17.85BP) = 102.85
 
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Tuscarora's Most Productive Mine; Grand Prize Specimen2074 - Tuscarora's Most Productive Mine; Grand Prize Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen contains a high grade silver sulfide vein. Fabulous. 9.54 ounces. 5.0 x 10.4 x 2.8 cm. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora Date: ID#45168
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to n*******g for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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North Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2075 - North Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7.04 ounces. 1.0 x 4.0 x 2.5". Contains primary silver sulfides and iron sulfide. The Northern Belle Isle Mien began producing in 1880. State:...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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North Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2076 - North Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.74 ounces. 1.5 x 3.25 x 3.0". Contains silver sulphides, minor native gold supergene sulfides. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora Date: ID#4...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t********n.. for (20.00 + 4.20BP) = 24.20
 
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Nevada Queen Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2077 - Nevada Queen Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two specimens. Total weight was 1.68 ounces. Largest measures 0.75 x 1.5 x 1.5". Contains silver sulfides and minor native gold supergene sulfi...
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Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2078 - Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
.29 ounces. 1.o x 2.25 x 2.25". Contains silver sulfides and minor native silver supergene sulfides. The Belle Isle was one of the major produc...
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Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2079 - Belle Isle Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.57 ounces. 2.0 x 2.25 x 1.75". Contains primary silver sulfides and iron sulfide. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora Date: ID#45688
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North Commonwealth Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2080 - North Commonwealth Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
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3.05 ounces. 1.0 x 2.25 x 1.75". Contains gold, silver, native wire gold and native wire silver. This mine was most productive from 1890 to 189...
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North Commonwealth Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen2081 - North Commonwealth Mine, Tuscarora, Nevada Specimen
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6.22 ounces. 2.0 x 3.5 x 1.75". Contains silver sulfides and minor native silver supergene sulfides. State:Nevada City:Tuscarora Date: ...
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