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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South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley,  1907.844 - South Greenwater Copper Company Stock, Death Valley, 1907.
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Cert. #75, issued to Cleveland H. Baker for 100 shares. Signed by John Hills as president and R.C. Moore as secretary. Tasker Oddie was a director of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (500.00 + 97.50BP) = 597.50
 
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United Greenwater Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Death Valley845 - United Greenwater Copper Co. Stock Certificate, Death Valley
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Cert. #1727, issued in 1906 to P.J. Cadagan & Co. for 100 shares. Signed by Malcolm Macdonald as president. Macdonald was president of the First...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (90.00 + 17.55BP) = 107.55
 
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Agamemnon Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1864846 - Agamemnon Gold and Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1864
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Very rare early Inyo certificate. Inyo County was not formed until 1866, which is why this is listed as Tulare. Incorporated Sept. 22d, 1863. Location
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to m********e for (1,600.00 + 312.00BP) = 1,912.00
 
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Randsburg Collection847 - Randsburg Collection
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This is a lot of 4 pieces, all dating to soon after the formation of Randsburg, a mining town. Named for the mining town in South Africa, gold was dis
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1875.848 - Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1875.
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Cert. #67, issued for 200 shares to James McHaffie, the corp secretary and signed by Jno. Hanscom as president. Vignette of an Indian brave seated at
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*********t for (1,250.00 + 243.75BP) = 1,493.75
 
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Pacific Powder Co. Stock Certificate849 - Pacific Powder Co. Stock Certificate
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Stock no. 7 issued to James P. Pierce for 100 shares on November 3, 1871. Incorporated October 2, 1871. There is a 25c stamp on the left side of the s
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********e for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate850 - Bodie and Hawthorne Telephone and Telegraph Company Stock Certificate
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1897. Great Bodie stock. Incorporated August 6, 1892. Datelined Sept. 27th, 1897 in Bodie, California. Certificate #102. Issued for 125 shares to The
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to V********e for (475.00 + 92.63BP) = 567.63
 
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Handly Mining Co. Bodie Stock Certificate 1878851 - Handly Mining Co. Bodie Stock Certificate 1878
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This is the first certificate from this company that we have ever seen! Bright, crisp certificate. Handly Mining Company. Incorporated August 26th, 18
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to T*********t for (1,500.00 + 292.50BP) = 1,792.50
 
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North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate852 - North Standard Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1882. Incorporated April 16th, 1879. Location: Bodie Mining District. Certificate #2873. Issued for one hundred shares to H. B. Parsons on August 28th
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Estimate : 300.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (300.00 + 58.50BP) = 358.50
 
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Sonora Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate 1879853 - Sonora Cons. Mining Company Stock Certificate 1879
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Very rare. Incorporated under the laws of the state of New York in Sept. 1879. #100. Cancelled. Datelined New York, Dec. 7, 1879. Issued for 100 share
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8******1 for (275.00 + 53.63BP) = 328.63
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Bodie, 1882.854 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Bodie, 1882.
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Cert. #6537, issued at San Francisco to E.R. Grant, trustee and signed by A.J. Ralston as president and Ed. W. Sessions as secretary. Bodie Mining Dis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate855 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1882. Incorporated March 14th, 1878. Bodie Mining District, California. Certificate #6534. Issued for 100 shares on Sept. 6, 1882 to E.R. Grant. Signe
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********e for (225.00 + 43.88BP) = 268.88
 
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Consolidated Pacific Mining Co. Stock Certificate856 - Consolidated Pacific Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Bodie, CA. Stock no. 4578 issued to F.E. Luty Trustee for 50 shares on November 27, 1885. It has some wear including creases and marks. Location: Bodi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (170.00 + 33.15BP) = 203.15
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate857 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Company stock certificate
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Bodie, CA. Number 2279 for 30 shares issued to Willing Company, trustees. Signed by secretary William H. Lent (of Lent Shaft fame in Bodie) and presid
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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El Picacho Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate858 - El Picacho Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
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1863. Certificate # 8. No incorporation date or printer listed. Issued for one share to H.B. Hosmer. Datelined Nevada City, April 20th, 1863. Signed b
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Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********e for (200.00 + 39.00BP) = 239.00
 
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Four stock certificates: Orient Gold, Deadwood, and North Banner859 - Four stock certificates: Orient Gold, Deadwood, and North Banner
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1) Orient Gold Placer Mining Company of North San Juan, Unissued. 2-3) Two 1877 Deadwood Gold Mining Company #178 & #220. Signed by RB Symington...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to m********e for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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Nevada County Mining and Business Directory, 1895860 - Nevada County Mining and Business Directory, 1895
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Quebedeaux 39: "first separate county directory since 1871; an important work on mining and business activity in Nevada County in the mid-1890s...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (350.00 + 68.25BP) = 418.25
 
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Northern Cross Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1893861 - Northern Cross Mining Co. Stock Certificate 1893
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Cert. #116, issued to Osgood Eaton for 1000 shares. Signed by A.C. Taylor as president and D. Wheelan as secretary. Silver Mountain Mining District, S
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to T*********t for (600.00 + 117.00BP) = 717.00
 
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Tecopah Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate862 - Tecopah Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate
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Stock no. 15 issued to William Mills Trustee on May 11, 1876 for 100 shares. It was incorporated on February 12, 1875 and located in the Clark Mining
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for (160.00 + 31.20BP) = 191.20
 
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G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Bechtel Consolidated Mining Co., Bodie, CA863 - G.T. Brown & Co. Illustrated Stock Certificate for the Bechtel Consolidated Mining Co., Bodie, CA
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Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the American West during the mid to late 19th Century. He was one of the fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8******1 for (250.00 + 48.75BP) = 298.75
 
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