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

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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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Minesota (sic.) Mining Co. Pay Ledger Sheet, 1856 [205220]2380 - Minesota (sic.) Mining Co. Pay Ledger Sheet, 1856 [205220]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Double-sided sheet with record of wages for mines, all dated March 15, 1856. Five entries each side. Blue paper, black print. 13 x 7.75" Listed...
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Butte, Montana Mining Postcard Collection incl. Underground Views (45) [198200]2381 - Butte, Montana Mining Postcard Collection incl. Underground Views (45) [198200]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 45 early printed color postcards; no RPPC. Includes 10 different underground views: setting charges, miners with ore cars at 1400, 200, and 300
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Possible Cable, Montana Mounted Photograph Showing Mines, c.1900 [205201]2382 - Possible Cable, Montana Mounted Photograph Showing Mines, c.1900 [205201]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One Montanan said this was Cable, Montana, but the consignor was unsure. This is still an unusual view of the back of mills, with several women posed
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Beatrice Mine, Helena, Montana Photograph Group, c.1903 [201668]2383 - Beatrice Mine, Helena, Montana Photograph Group, c.1903 [201668]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Seven different mounted photos, identified, showing the mine, workers, and auxiliary buildings for the Beatrice Mine. The Beatrice Mine was located 13
Current Bid: 80.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Josephine Copper Mining And Smelting Company Seal [204322]2384 - Josephine Copper Mining And Smelting Company Seal [204322]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original Josephine Copper Mining and Smelting Co. corporate seal, incorporated in Arizona in 1904. We've had stocks for this company over the ye...
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Montana and Colorado Assay Documents [195919]2385 - Montana and Colorado Assay Documents [195919]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) EE Burlingame Assay Office receipt, Denver, Colorado, 1879. Unknown mine location. 2) East Helena Works, United Smelting & Refining...
Current Bid: 100.00
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Montana Blasting & Explosives Ephemera [202376]2386 - Montana Blasting & Explosives Ephemera [202376]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 10. E.I. du Pont, De Nemours Powder Company of Helena, Montana and Denver, Colorado, including letterheads, covers, a brochure for Red Cross Lo
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Montana Mining Booklets (4) [201135]2387 - Montana Mining Booklets (4) [201135]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 4 mining booklets from Butte and Virginia City, Montana. These booklets contain insight into the Butte- Virginia Gold Mining Company
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Aurora, Nevada Territory 1861 Mining Deed to Governor Nye, RM Howland Signature [202462]2388 - Aurora, Nevada Territory 1861 Mining Deed to Governor Nye, RM Howland Signature [202462]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
December 28th, 1861 deed between Wm. B. Forster of Marysville and James W. Nye of Carson City (governor) for 25 feet in the first Extension North on t
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Austin Mining Correspondence [203872]2389 - Austin Mining Correspondence [203872]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Various letters between Austin and San Francisco, hand-written and most dated. Mining interests in Nevada being courted by San Francisco merchants, ve
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1861 Mining Deed for Carson City, Nevada Territory Mining District [204136]2390 - 1861 Mining Deed for Carson City, Nevada Territory Mining District [204136]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Nevada mining location. Sept. 1861 deed between WB King and James Thompson of Carson County, NT for feet in the Rally Company, Rally Ledge, Perki
Current Bid: 75.00
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Carson City Mint Documents for Comstock Mine Deposits [202691]2391 - Carson City Mint Documents for Comstock Mine Deposits [202691]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2 different. 1) Official printed letterhead for deposit by the Savage Mine. Cashier Elrod is sending $10,000 by Wells Fargo stage to the Nevada
Current Bid: 50.00
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Nevada State Mineralogist Annual Report 1866 [202354]2392 - Nevada State Mineralogist Annual Report 1866 [202354]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original publication from Nevada State Mineralogist, dated 1866. The "Annual Report of the State Mineralogist of the State of Nevada for 1866&q...
Current Bid: 100.00
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Geologic Atlas Eureka Nevada 1883 [204316]2393 - Geologic Atlas Eureka Nevada 1883 [204316]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Atlas to accompany the monograph on the geology of eureka NV by Hague 1883. 13 sheets edge chips. loose marbled cover. The Eureka District was one of
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Map of the Gold Hill Front Lode on the Comstock Range NT [205370]2394 - Map of the Gold Hill Front Lode on the Comstock Range NT [205370]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14.5 x 23" Surveyed July 1864 by N. Wescoatt, C.E. made to accompany Report of Dr. J.A. Neatch. By Oakley and Thomson Boston. Map all the minin...
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Rare Goldfield & Tonopah Checks w/ Key Autographs: Nixon, Wingfield, Pittman [200893]2395 - Rare Goldfield & Tonopah Checks w/ Key Autographs: Nixon, Wingfield, Pittman [200893]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1-2) Two rare checks for the Goldfield Mohawk Mining Company issued in 1907. One is signed by George Nixon. The other by George Wingfield. G
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Two Humboldt County, Nevada Territory Mining Deeds [204531]2396 - Two Humboldt County, Nevada Territory Mining Deeds [204531]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two Humboldt County, Nevada Territory, Mining Deeds, 1862-1864. 1) 1864 deed transfers three feet in the Sophia Butler Ledge of the Mary Ann Mi
Current Bid: 100.00
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Victorine Mining District Recorder Sealer [204321]2397 - Victorine Mining District Recorder Sealer [204321]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Original desktop sealer for the Victorine at Kingston Nevada, in the Smoky Valley. This may be the single only district recorder seal for any Nevada m
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Treadwells New Map of the Comstock Mines, 1876 with Panorama [203989]2398 - Treadwells New Map of the Comstock Mines, 1876 with Panorama [203989]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Comstock Claim Map with Panorama 1876 framed overall 41" x 29" Paper mounted on cloth framed on back Herman Davis in pencil, he was a majo...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Becker Comstock Atlas Meant for Field Use, 1882 [201915]2399 - Becker Comstock Atlas Meant for Field Use, 1882 [201915]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of 21 folded plates including maps, cross-sections, and detailed geological illustrations that comprised the Atlas to Accompany the Geology of t
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