"Fred Holabird's Grand Finale": Mining, Americana, & Numismatics Live Auction (2025 October)

Auction Details

Day 1, October 31st, 2025 (Lots 1000-1632)
Stocks & Bonds (Lots 1000-1632)
Mining feat. McDonald Collection (1000-1526)
Railroad (1527-1580)
Misc. Categories incl. Banking, Government, Express (1581-1632)

Day 2, November 1st, 2025 (Lots 2000-2575)
Art feat. Dan Muller Western Collection (Lots 2000-2040)
Native Americana & Cowboy (2041-2192)
Minerals & Fossils (2193-2310)
Mining Ephemera & Artifacts (2311-2575)

Day 3, November 2nd, 2025 (Lots 3000-3579)
Numismatics (Lots 3000-3579)
World’s Fair & Expositions (3000-3037)
US Mint (3038-3057)
Currency & Scrip feat. McDonald Nevada Collection (3058-3139)
Ingots (3140-3153)
Coins (3154-3363)
Medals & Exonumia (3364-3450)
Tokens (3451-3579)

Day 4, November 3rd, 2025 (Lots 4000-4541)
General Americana (Lots 4000-4541)
Geo. Sort (4000-4297)
Jewelry feat. Comstock Collection (4298-4357)
Misc. Categories incl. Bottles, Books, Fire (4358-4541)

Day 5, November 4th, 2025 (Lots 5000-5467)
Transportation (Railroadiana, Steamer, Stage) (Lots 5000-5074)
Wells Fargo & Express (5075-5122)
Philatelic (5123-5202)
Sports (5203-5229)
Political feat. Presidential Autographs (5230-5263)
Militaria (5264-5410)
Firearms & Weaponry (5411-5467)
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Governor of Maine Appointment To First Lieutenant Commission, Civil War [202397]5279 - Governor of Maine Appointment To First Lieutenant Commission, Civil War [202397]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In VG cond. Governor appointment of Willian L. Richmond to First Lieutenant f the Company, 2nd Regiment, by Abner Coburn. Signed by Deputy Secretar
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Virginia City Volunteers & National Guard Ephemera [204693]5280 - Virginia City Volunteers & National Guard Ephemera [204693]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of (7) various items, multiple formats. A 153-page report (no cover, dis-bound) from the US Senate, May 14 1988 from the Committee of Military Aff
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*******0 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Virginia City, Nevada Territory, Union Officer, c.1863, CDV [205016]5281 - Virginia City, Nevada Territory, Union Officer, c.1863, CDV [205016]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This carte de visite shows the bust of a Union officer, likely one of the members of the First Nevada Volunteers organized in 1863.These volunteer sol
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******0 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Lt. Sylvester H. Day (1840-1926), Nevada National Guard, CDV c.1862 [205042]5282 - Lt. Sylvester H. Day (1840-1926), Nevada National Guard, CDV c.1862 [205042]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lt. Sylvester H. Day (1840-1926), Nevada National Guard, CDV c.1862. Identified in pencil on reverse. This CDV was taken about 1862 when Day was a lie
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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General Sylvester Churchill CDV [204365]5283 - General Sylvester Churchill CDV [204365]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
CDV of General Sylvester Churchill, U. S. Army. Namesake of Nevada's Fort Churchill and Churchill County. He served in the War of 1812, the Mexi...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*******4 for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Thirty-Six Star Civil War Reconstruction American Flag C.1864 [205812]5284 - Thirty-Six Star Civil War Reconstruction American Flag C.1864 [205812]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This American Flag wears 36 stars on printed gauze or muslin fabric at 12 in. X 18 in. The 36 star flag is one of the rarest of American flags because
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Camp Clark, Carson City, Nevada Spanish American War Photographs [204995]5285 - Camp Clark, Carson City, Nevada Spanish American War Photographs [204995]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 cabinet card sized photos (5 x 7") of soldiers identified Camp Clark, Carson City, Nevada, First Battalion Nevada Infantry, USV, 1898....
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to o********r.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Nevada 1st Cavalry Payroll and Mounted Photograph, 1890s, Spanish-American War [204546]5286 - Nevada 1st Cavalry Payroll and Mounted Photograph, 1890s, Spanish-American War [204546]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) 1st Nevada Volunteer Cavalry, 1899 payroll document. Several pages. Reflects the payments to cavalrymen of Troop A for March an
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Civil War Bounties to Recruits [205296]5287 - Civil War Bounties to Recruits [205296]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1. Statement of Volunteer,1865. Handwritten voucher for $300 to new recruit. 2. 1867, $1000 payment of Bounties to Volunteers, State of
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to S********e for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Life And Character Of General George H. Thomas [200702]5288 - Life And Character Of General George H. Thomas [200702]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Life And Character Of General George H. Thomas a speech delivered by General James A. Garfield ( Later President). before the Society of the Army of t
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*******x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Civil War Letter with John C. Fremont Cover, 1862 [201475]5289 - Civil War Letter with John C. Fremont Cover, 1862 [201475]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original 4pp. letter from May 11, 1862, from Ethan Roberts of Mindoro, Wisconsin to EW Smith in Baileyville, Illinois. Cover has vignette of John C. F
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j**********f for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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George Armstrong Custer CDV 1864  [202909]5290 - George Armstrong Custer CDV 1864 [202909]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a photo of George Armstrong Custer from the E. & H. T. Anthony Studios in New York likely 1864. The photo is labeled as "Brig. Majo...
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Program Centennial Observance Of Custer's Reburial 1977 [204577]5291 - Program Centennial Observance Of Custer's Reburial 1977 [204577]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Program Centennial Observance Of Custer's Reburial 1977, 14 pages. Cover picture by L.F. Bjorklund. Outline of ceremonies including a speech by...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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General George Greene 1891 Document [203988]5292 - General George Greene 1891 Document [203988]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 x 11" framed, no glass. Document stating John S Flickner was wounded in the wrist on May 16 1863 at champion hills Mississippi. General Geor...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to R*****3 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Confederate States Vice President A.H. Stevens Correspondence, 1873 [203984]5293 - Confederate States Vice President A.H. Stevens Correspondence, 1873 [203984]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter to CSA Vice President from H. Howard and Sons Augusta 1873 regarding banking matters. Alexander H Stephens was the first and only vice presiden
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*******x for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN5294 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn (moved to 5235a)
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Robert E. Lee General Order No. 83 Dated August 13, 1863 and two Lithos. (3) [200998]5295 - Robert E. Lee General Order No. 83 Dated August 13, 1863 and two Lithos. (3) [200998]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This single page document is the original order from the "Headquarters Army Northern, Va./ August 13, 1863". "General Orders, No. 83&...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********n.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Civil War Collection of Memorabilia (11)  [201010]5296 - Civil War Collection of Memorabilia (11) [201010]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A reprint of Robert E. Lee's General Order Number Nine; his official surrender to Union forces April, 1865. This booklet was produced by the Lak...
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Civil War Generals in Photographs (29) [202908]5297 - Civil War Generals in Photographs (29) [202908]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Generals: Sherman (3), Grant, Burnsides, Hancock, B.F. Butler, Hunter, Sheridan, Q. A. Gillmore, Banks (2), McClellan (4), Halleck, Farragut, Meade,
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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Confederate Family Photo Album  [200509]5298 - Confederate Family Photo Album [200509]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a family photo album that includes family and significant members of the Confederate Army. The family photos are all from studios in New Orlea
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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