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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3621Western Token Group of Eleven (108367)Holabird Western Americana Collections
FIVE slabbed Tokens. 1-2) Southern Hotel, Bakersfield, California. MS 63 and AU58. GF 5c IT.3) Grotto Club, Oxnard. MS 61. GF 25c IT. 4) B. R. Sanchez
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to m********1 for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
3622Western Town Centennial Tokens (123052)Holabird Western Americana Collections
From North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, Washington, California, New Mexico! We particularly like he 1964 Valley, Nebraska. Also th
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****4 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
3623Whist KYT counters typeset (120180)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 9. Three men seated : Two Queen Victoria obverse and one Wisdom and Pleasure. Two women seated with eagle like $5 gold. One Man seated Cro
Estimate : 100.00 - 220.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3624Whist KYT Silver Plated (120181)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1. Two woman seated reverse. Both F-355. Both Queen Victoria “The Sovereign of Civilization”. One Unc. 2. Two, man
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
3625Wild West Figures (Explorers and Frontiersman) Tokens (123038)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27. Nice group of Kit Carson - including blue. Also Jim Bridger, Lewis & Clark, Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hickok, Jesse James, Bat Masters...
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to j*****0 for (50.00 + 11.00BP) = 61.00
3628California Counter $5 Collection (121538)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight (8) different $5 counters with Liberty obverse and California miner reverse. Includes one rare silver plate (in this case, appears to be plated,
Estimate : 300.00 - 900.00
Sold to f*****E for (190.00 + 33.25BP) = 223.25
3629Ship/Flag $50 California Counters (2 different) (122840)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Possibly the rarest of the styles of California Counters, the 1849 ship over Flag variety has always been of keen interest to collectors. This lot con
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*****5 for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
3631Argentina $10 Counter, Gem Uncirculated (122843)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is one of a very small group of choice uncirculated, proof-like Argentina counters found in a major world coin collection a few years ago. Fauver
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
3632Argentina Gold Coin Counter Collection (122842)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of seven (7) different Argentina counters of four different US gold coin sizes: $2.50 (4 var), $5, $10 (2 var). In each case the eagle revers
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
3633Date US Gold Coin Look-Alike Collection (121536)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Forty-one (41) different dated counters, all with a US gold coin Liberty or Eagle obverse or reverse. This is a rather remarkable collection, almost i
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to D**********6 for (550.00 + 137.50BP) = 687.50
3634Lot WithdrawnHolabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
4000Calhoun Mine Gold (61629)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calhoun Mine gold, mined by Jesse Austin, c1980's. Austin was also the owner
of the Turkey Hill mine near the Calhoun. This is just about 1.5 ou...
Estimate : 2,800.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,800.00 + 450.00BP) = 2,250.00
4001Spectacular South Comstock Crystalline Gold Specimen (117930)Holabird Western Americana Collections
The best crystalized specimen to come out of the Monarch Mine about 1989-90. About 1” cubed, weighing 12.8 grams. The Monarch is part of the
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to l*******C for (1,900.00 + 475.00BP) = 2,375.00
4003Gold in Quartz Nugget, 2.15 troy Oz (117938)Holabird Western Americana Collections
1 x 1.75" x .75" thick. Possibly from Republic, Washington, mined in the 1950s. Perhaps 70% - plus by weight gold content.
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Start Price : 1,300.00 | Estimate : 2,600.00 - 4,000.00
4005Native Gold in Banded Quartz Cobble (119014)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fine native gold in banded quartz, location unknown. 3.86 ttroy, but gold content is very low compared to the other specimens here. This piece is very
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50