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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4006Goodshaw Vein High Grade Gold Specimen (121666)Holabird Western Americana Collections
A great matched pair of sliced rock from the Goodshaw Vein at Bodie. About 2 x 2 x 2". The gold is concentrated in the darker parts of the ve...
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
4007Goodshaw Vein High Grade Gold Specimens (121665)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three hand specimens all cut to show the quartz vein with native gold specks throughout. Weights about 1 pound overall. 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5" and d...
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (400.00 + 100.00BP) = 500.00
4008Geology & Ore Deposits of the Bodie Mining District (120932)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Geology & Ore Deposits of the Bodie Mining District, Mono Co. Ca. Bulletin 206 California State Division Mines, 8.5" x 11" softbound, ...
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
4009High-Grade Antimony Ore, Bernice District, Nevada (103064)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces of high-grade antimony ore from the Antimony King Mine in the Bernice District, Churchill County, Nevada, approx 65 x 43 x 35 mm and 30 x 3
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
4010Large High-Grade Silver Gossan (122027)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, high-grade silver gossan from the gut of the Candelaria, Northern Belle ore zone. Approx 20 lbs.
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State: Nevada
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
4011Turquoise "Chalk" from Candelaria (122568)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Candelaria, a major silver open pit mine that closed more than a decade ago, not only produced millions of ounces of silver, but there were several sm
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8***1 for (550.00 + 121.00BP) = 671.00
4012Turquoise from Candelaria (122167)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approximately 10 specimens of uncurated, beautiful sky-blue turquoise in rock matrix, 1-inch to 3 x 3-inches, from the Candelaria area.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
4013High-Grade Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada (103072)Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade gold ore specimen from the Hat Lease in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 125 x 100 x 70 mm. Highly brecciated, silica-filled specimen with abundan
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
4014High-Grade Gold-Silver Ore, Goldfield, Nevada (103071)Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade gold-silver ore from the January Mine in Goldfield, Nye County, Nevada, approx 125 x 85 x 60 mm. Highly brecciated, quartz-filled, rhyolite
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
4015High-Grade Silver-Gold Ore, Goldfield, Nevada (103039)Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade silver and gold ore specimen from the Jumbo Extension Mine in Goldfield, Nevada, approx 105 x 85 mm. Original collector identified argentit
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
4016High-Grade Silver Ore, Illinois Mine, Nevada (103060)Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade silver ore from the Illinois Mine, near the site of Lodi, north of Gabbs, Nye County, Nevada, approx 90 x 90 x 90 mm. A mass of white quart
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
4017Cinnabar and Metacinnabar Specimen, Lovelock, Nevada (103035)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four specimens from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine in the Antelope Springs District east of Lovelock, Nevada, approx 45 x 35 mm to 65 x 45 mm. Each pie
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4018Rare Crystalline Cinnabar, Lovelock, Nevada (103037)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four separate specimens of mercury ore from the Pershing Quicksilver Mine east of Lovelock, Nevada, each approximately 30 x 30 mm, and each with deep
Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
4019Handmade Stone Bricks from Lucky Boy Mine (122565)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two hand hewn bricks made from chert. Approximately 4x9x3" each. These highly unusual and rare stone bricks were made specifically for the boar...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
4020High Grade Ore Specimens (3) (122566)Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the Lucky Boy Mine between Hawthorne and Bodie. These specimens contain abundant to massive galena, rich in silver and other sulfides in the quar
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
4021Lucky Boy High Grade Ore (122025)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, high-grade ore specimen from the Lucky Boy Mine, about 14 inches long, 10+ lbs, with three distinct quartz-galena veins/silver throughout.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****0 for (900.00 + 198.00BP) = 1,098.00
4022Lucky Boy High-Grade Ore (122026)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large, high-grade ore specimen from the Lucky Boy Mine, about 14 inches long, 10+ lbs, with quartz veins and galena/silver throughout.
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
4023High-Grade Fluorite-Gold Ore, Manhattan, Nevada (103120)Holabird Western Americana Collections
High-grade fluorite-gold ore from the 200-foot level of the Thanksgiving Mine near Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, approx 110 x 85 x 70 mm. Massive qua
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
4024Gold-Bearing Slag, Rawhide, Nevada (103088)Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a piece of refractory material coated with a thin layer of slag in which are incorporated small spherules of metallic gold and silver. The ori
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
4025Molybdenite from Hall Moly Mine (122166)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Molybdenite specimen from the Hall Moly Mine in Nye County, Nevada, near Tonopah. Two uncurated specimens, collected from the pit. Size about 3 inches
Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00