Great American Treasure Hunt

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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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All items sold for their collectible value only; They have no securites whatsoever.
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Comstock Lithograph, T.L. Dawes, 18771070 - Comstock 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
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Start Price : 5,000.00 | Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
 
 
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Gold Hill Assay Office Bullion Receipt, Conrad Wiegand, Gold Hill, NV1071 - Gold 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
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******1 for 179.25
 
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Gold Hill Assay Office, W.S. James Billhead Gold Hill, NV1072 - Gold 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
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to B*********g for 113.53
 
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South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate1073 - South Overman Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1868. Incorporated March 19, 1864. Location: Gold Hill District. Storey County, N.T. Gold Hill, Nevada Territory. Certificate #104. Located on the Com
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for 298.75
 
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Bed Rock Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1074 - Bed 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
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for 507.88
 
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California Mining Company stock certificate, Comstock's Great Exploration Tunnel!1075 - California 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
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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G.T. Brown Wells Fargo Mining Company Stock1076 - G.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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to m********e for 1,254.75
 
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Monte Cristo Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1077 - Monte 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to 2*****l for 227.05
 
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Ophir Mining Company Sealer c.19211078 - Ophir 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
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i**b for 203.15
 
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Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1079 - Piety Hill Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1884. Incorporated April, 1880. Location: Virginia Mining District, Story Co. Nevada. Certificate # 1169. Issued for two-hundred fifty shares to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to t*******d for 143.40
 
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