Auction Details
We sincerely hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
This auction marks the best material we've offered in a hot August sale in many years. The variety is outstanding, as is the quality of goods offered.
A glimpse at the many categories: Native American turquoise and silver jewelry, including the best squash blossom necklace we've ever seen, baskets, Kachinas, and rugs; California token collection; Fauver American and foreign counters and tokens; rare whiskey bottles; Masonic California token; beautiful drugstore carved wood frontispiece; Nevada rare documents; major pinback collection; baseball and boxing collectibles; gold specimens including some from the Goodshaw Mine at Bodie; American and foreign medals; Victorian furniture; fantastic array of western Art; original Buffalo Bill/Pawnee Bill posters; Large ore cars and incline cars from a major Nevada City mine; Dynamite and candle boxes; American souvenir plate collection (c1900-1920); music collectibles; toys and toy trains; postcard collections, directories, maps; railroad pass collection and references; antique firearms; badges; mining & railroad stocks; US coins; token dies; a rockshop section, mining artifacts and much more.
There is truly something for everybody!
Don't forget us when its time to sell. We average about 5000 registered bidders per sale, probably the most in America for an Americana sale! With buyers all over the globe, we get to everybody. We are always after great collections! ~Fred Holabird~
Auction Schedule
Day 1, August 27th, 2020:
Art (1001-1093)
Native Americana (1094-1325)
General Americana Part I (1326-1595)
Sports (1596-1604)
Toys (1605-1651)
Day 2, August 28th, 2020:
Philatelic - Postal History (2000-2087)
General Americana Part II (2088-2599)
Firearms & Weapons(2600-2624)
Day 3, August 29th, 2020:
Stocks & Bonds (3000-3125)
Numismatics (3126-3416)
Tokens (3417-3634)
Day 4, August 30th, 2020:
Minerals (4000-4042)
Mining (4043-4320)
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART I (4321-4611)
Day 5, August 31st, 2020:
Bargains & Dealer Specials PART II (5000-5641)
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. Shipping and handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing as it is based on the size and weight of your purchase. Additional shipping and handling costs, if required, will be re-invoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size.SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size a...
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3351Hoyle Card Playing Tokens (120137)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight tokens made by the man who wrote the book on the rules of cards. "According to Hoyle" has become an aphorism for playing by t...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
3352Israel/Palestine Token and Medal Collection (119870)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven tokens medals and one pinback medal from Israel and Palestine. Two from the American Israel Numismatic Assocition. Ex. Fauver Collecti
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3353John Fremont Counter (119891)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: J. Fremont / Born Jan. 21, 1813 / portrait; rev.: Our Country / (eagle). Rd., br., 22 mm, holed. Rare political token.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******x for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
3354John Paul Jones Counter (119886)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold plated $10 sized counter with portrait of John Paul Jones. 26 mm.
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Provenance: Benjamin Fauver C
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
3355Kettle Copy of 1803 U.S. $2 1/2 Gold Piece Counter (121438)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Liberty / (bust) / 1803 Kettle; Rev.: United States of America / Eagle, Shield and Stars. Br., rd., 20 mm. There were no 1803 Quarter Eagles iss
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to J*******2 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
3356Lincoln Medals (119879)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five portrait medals of Abraham Lincoln, 20 mm each.
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Provenance: Benjamin Fauver Collection
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3357Lincoln Medals (121475)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three Lincoln medals, Br., rd., holed, 13 mm. Bust of Lincoln / 1809.
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Provenance: Benjamin Fau
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*******x for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
3358Magic Token (121352)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Irregular bronze token with "Dear / Tan Guey " and numerous exotic symbols around the perimeter. 33 mm.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to n*******e for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
3359McKinley/Roosevelt Medals (119882)Holabird Western Americana Collections
McKinley button stud; 1900 Indian Head elongated penny with Theodore Roosevelt; Roosevelt Memorial Association medal.
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******x for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50
3360Mexican Medals (121428)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two: 1) Guatimoc / "A" / 1911 / Moise S. F. // (pictorial coffe plant). Br., rd., 31 mm. 2) Sociedad Benito Juarez De Auxilios / F...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********s for (90.00 + 22.50BP) = 112.50