Great American Treasure Hunt

Auction Details

Holabird’s Western Americana Collections Presents
The Great American Treasure Hunt
Western Americana & Numismatic Auction

PREVIEW
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive
Reno, NV 89511
Friday - September 12 - 10am-6pm
* Preview also available by appointment

Sessions 1 & 2
LIVE AUCTION
Saturday, September 13, 2014 & Sunday, September 14, 2014
Starting Time: 9am PST, both days

Session 3
ABSENTEE AUCTION
Internet or phone bidding only.
Sept 15, 2014
Starting time: 9am monday

LOT PICKUP
Tuesday through Friday after the sale,
normal office hours or by appointment

AUCTION LOCATION
HWAC Office
3555 Airway Drive Suite #309
Reno, NV 89511
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Copyright Holabird’s Western Americana Collections, 2014. All rights reserved.
All items sold for their collectible value only; They have no securites whatsoever.
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Comstock Lithograph, T.L. Dawes, 18771070Comstock Lithograph, T.L. Dawes, 1877
Holabird Western Americana Collections
T. L. Dawes` MINING ON THE COMSTOCK lithograph. Mine interior with miners in wooden mine shaft structure. Marginal views include Comstock mine operati
Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Gold Hill Assay Office Bullion Receipt, Conrad Wiegand, Gold Hill, NV1071Gold Hill Assay Office Bullion Receipt, Conrad Wiegand, Gold Hill, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865. Extremely rare. Bullion receipt No. 357 for 2 packages of bullion received at the Gold Hill Assay Office on Oct. 4th, 1865 at 840 AM from the Sa
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******1 for (150.00 + 29.25BP) = 179.25
Gold Hill Assay Office, W.S. James Billhead Gold Hill, NV1072Gold Hill Assay Office, W.S. James Billhead Gold Hill, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1885. Rare. Billhead for Gold Hill Assay Office, owned by W.S. James. Bullion and Ores Carefully Assayed. Dated March 1st, 1885. Signed by James. $100
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for (95.00 + 18.53BP) = 113.53
South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate1073South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1868. Incorporated March 19, 1864. Location: Gold Hill District. Storey County, N.T. Gold Hill, Nevada Territory. Certificate #104. Located on the Com
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1074Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1863. Territorial. Incorporated May 20th, 1863. Location: Virginia District, Nevada Territory. Certificate # 228. Uncancelled. Issued for ten shares t
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (425.00 + 82.88BP) = 507.88
California Mining Company stock certificate, Comstock's Great Exploration Tunnel!1075California Mining Company stock certificate, Comstock's Great Exploration Tunnel!
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 shares at $100 per share to E. Grant, Trustee. The California Mining Company was split from the major Consolidated Virginia Mining Company in Januar
Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
G.T. Brown Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock1076G.T. Brown Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Wells Fargo Mining Company is famous for not such mining ore, but rather mining their own stockholders. The company which had no connection to Wel
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to m********e for (1,050.00 + 204.75BP) = 1,254.75
Monte Cristo Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1077Monte Cristo Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1865. Incorporated March 26th, 1863. Certificate #129. Uncancelled. Issued for ten shares to F. Chappellet on November 16th, 1865. Signed by S. Heyder
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for (190.00 + 37.05BP) = 227.05
Ophir Mining Company Sealer c.19211078Ophir Mining Company Sealer c.1921
Holabird Western Americana Collections
c. 1921. Sealer for the Ophir Mining Company. Example stamp shows the seal date as Jan. 26, 1921, which was when the company was reincorporated in Nev
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i**b for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1079Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1884. Incorporated April, 1880. Location: Virginia Mining District, Story Co. Nevada. Certificate # 1169. Issued for two-hundred fifty shares to
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to t*******d for (120.00 + 23.40BP) = 143.40