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Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

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)

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Cal State Mining Bureau Bulletin Geology and Ore Deposits of Randsburg (120931)4206 - Cal State Mining Bureau Bulletin Geology and Ore Deposits of Randsburg (120931)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 95, March, 1925 Geology and Ore Deposits of the Randsburg Quadrangle. Contains Fold out maps (5) Undergrou
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California Gold Mill Practices by. Ed. B. Preston, M.E. 1901 reference book (120617)4207 - California Gold Mill Practices by. Ed. B. Preston, M.E. 1901 reference book (120617)
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This small handbook published in 1901 by the California State Mining Bureau, Ed. B. Preston describes the many techniques and equipment used to extra
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California Gold Rush Documents (2) (100404)4208 - California Gold Rush Documents (2) (100404)
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2 California gold rush documents. 1) Memo of Gold Bullion deposited at assay office of S. Molitor & Co, 110 Montgomery St., San Francisco on Ma...
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Sold to d*******f for 137.50
 
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California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 9 - 1896 Mine Drainage, Pumps, Etc. (116278)4209 - California State Mining Bureau Bulletin No. 9 - 1896 Mine Drainage, Pumps, Etc. (116278)
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"Mine Drainage, Pumps, Etc." by Hans C. Behr, Mechanical Engineer, California State Mining Bureau, Bulletin No. 9, San Francisco, August ...
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Gold Quartz Veins Alleghany District, USGS Survey (122275)4210 - Gold Quartz Veins Alleghany District, USGS Survey (122275)
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Gold Quartz Veins of teh Alleghany District, California, 1932 U.S. G.S. PP 172 By H. G. Ferguson & R. W. Gannett. 9 x 11.5" softbound bookl...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Ltd. Edition California Silver Spoon in Case (100060)4211 - Ltd. Edition California Silver Spoon in Case (100060)
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4" special spoon by Studio C with pan and nugget on top and underground miner on bow. #28/500 in case, nice item for display Date: Country i...
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Sold to R*****6 for 97.60
 
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Map of Lands Granted to Southern Pacific Co. in California Sheet No. 2 (122265)4212 - Map of Lands Granted to Southern Pacific Co. in California Sheet No. 2 (122265)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Takes in portions of Fresno, Kings, Kern, & San Luis Obispo Counties. 42 x 58" wide on onion skin. Folded but in great condition. Date: 2...
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Mining Ephemera (112102)4213 - Mining Ephemera (112102)
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Thirteen pieces of mining history including letters and assay receipts from mining companies throughout California: Grass Valley, Damascus, Angels Cam
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Thomas Lunt Hale CDV and Travel Brochure (89301)4214 - Thomas Lunt Hale CDV and Travel Brochure (89301)
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CDV by Carl Meinerth of Thomas Lunt Hale who is not listed in Bancroft. Also, The Log of a Forty-Niner by Hale about his 1840's and 1850's j...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to d*******f for 106.25
 
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Ten Broecke Mine Ore Bag (114347)4215 - Ten Broecke Mine Ore Bag (114347)
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Original canvas ore bag from the Ten Broeck Mine, about 14 x 24", hand sewn, perhaps 1880. The term Ten Broeck is an American surname, primaril...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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