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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3381Rare Counter with Nine Cards Each Side (120146)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine playing cards on each side of this counter. Br., rd., 30 mm. Nines is a trick-taking game played with a standard deck of 52 playing cards. Nine
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
3382Rare Mini Coin Collection (121337)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Phenomenal collection of 17 brass, copper, silver plate and gold plate miniature U.S. Coins. Several have the word "counter" on the obvers...
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
3383Samson Cordage Works Medal (121415)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of their founding in Massachucetts by J. P. Tolman, graduate of the first class of MIT, this 24 mm silver medal feat
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
3384Shell Card $10 Counters (121464)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extremely rare imitation U.S. $10 gold in brass and bronze. One holed, 26 mm.
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Provenance: Benjamin Fa
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
3385Signed Lauer George Washington Counter (121470)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare, R-8. Lauer's name appears below Georgio Washington's bust. Wreath reverse. Br., rd., 30 mm. Ludwig Christian Lauer was a medal m...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3386Storecard Gaming $20 Counters (121333)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three, all with same die Indian chief obverse by Childs. Reverses: 1) Western Amesbury Line; Pontiac, Mich.; 2) S.D. Childs & Co.; Chica...
Estimate : 260.00 - 300.00
Sold to r*o for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
3387Taft/Hoover Medals (119880)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: Taft fob; 1909 Taft Inauguration medal (holed); 1911 Taft Dedication medal; Hoover lapel pin.
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Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to p*******x for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
3388Three $50 Counters (121448)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three examples: 1) Liberty Head and stars, uniface; Al, holed, 38 mm; 2) California Token / eagle // clipper ship / American flag / 1849; Br.
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
3389Three and Four Card Counters (121426)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve tokens. Nine in the shape of suits: 2 clubs, 2 diamonds, 2 hearts, 3 spades. Three 3 card tokens: one snail, one fish reverse, one with
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3390U.S. Coin Look Alike Counter Collection (121459)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eleven spiel markes resembling U.S. coinage. Two marked "jeton" have the seated liberty obverse and eagle reverse to look like seat...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n*******e for (70.00 + 15.40BP) = 85.40
3391United States Coast Survey Medal (119779)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Provenance: Lot 1720 of the Kessler- Spangenberger Public Auction Sale, April 28-29, 1981, New York City. Obv.: For / Gallantry / And Humanity / Dec.
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
3392William Jennings Bryan 16 to 1 Tokens (119893)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven pieces from the "free coinage" campaign of Williams Jennings Bryan in 1896 and later proposing a ratio of 16 to 1 price for s...
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
3393Windsor Castle Shell Case For Tokens (121418)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Metal case with Windsor Castle on obverse, royal crest on reverse. 24 mm.
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Provenance: Benjamin Fauv
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 9***6 for (25.00 + 5.50BP) = 30.50
3394Wooden Nickel Collection (121776)Holabird Western Americana Collections
An enormous lot of over 300 wooden nickels covering business, services and advertising from as far away as Guam. Included are GF a drink at a tavern i
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to q******s for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
3395N. C. Folger Store Cards ($10 Counters) (121386)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven store cards N. C. Folger Clothing Co. with Eagle reverses of the $10 gold piece size. Obv.: Clothing Store / Youth Boys / Children...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to J*******2 for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
3396Grand Rapids Store Cards (121383)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Daniel Ball & Co.; Foster & Parry. Br. rd., 27 mm.
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Provenance: Benjamin...
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
3397Ford Automotive Medals (119874)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: 1) 1935 San Diego; 2) 1933 Thirty Years of Progress (HK 465); 3 & 4) 1953 50 Years Forward on the American Road. Ex. Fauver Collect...
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 6*******d for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
3398Golden Gate International Expo. (GGIE) Zinc Medal (113583)Holabird Western Americana Collections
In the style of a so-called dollar. 37mm. One side has "Golden Gate Gate International Exposition" and a bridge scene. The reverse is a ra...
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m*****r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
3400New York Store Card Collection (121812)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22. Companies and numbers include. Older & Co. #466, 467, 474a, 475, 487. Gould’s Saloon #287, 287a. Professor Johnson Soap 3...
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00