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Great Americana Pow-Wow Auction (August 2020)

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

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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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Truck Coming and Going Dies (2) (100107)3240 - Truck Coming and Going Dies (2) (100107)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 37mm token dies, with the front of the tractor on one and the rear of the trailer on the other die. Heavy-Duty Distribution and Kona Communication
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Tutor Coin Dies for Las Vegas Style Games (5) (100121)3241 - Tutor Coin Dies for Las Vegas Style Games (5) (100121)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five 37mm token dies offering gaming strategy for casino games: Baccarat Tutor; Dice Jargon; Field Bets; Jai Alai; and Keno games. You can always plac
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 18.75
 
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Variety Lot of Business Dies (6) (100101)3242 - Variety Lot of Business Dies (6) (100101)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Here is a collection of six 34 to 45mm token dies for a variety of businesses: $5 Cash Value Beverages Only from PC Treasures, Inc.; L.A.X. Adult Bout
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d*******f for 31.25
 
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1859 Letter to SF Mint from Howell Cobb (Founder of the Confederacy) (113621)3243 - 1859 Letter to SF Mint from Howell Cobb (Founder of the Confederacy) (113621)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pp. letter sent September 28, 1859 from Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury, to Snyder, Treasurer of the San Francisco Mint. Howell Cobb was a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d******a for 406.25
 
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San Francisco Mint-Related Correspondence to Gen. Oscar La Grange (113618)3244 - San Francisco Mint-Related Correspondence to Gen. Oscar La Grange (113618)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Oscar Hugh La Grange was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was brevetted to the grade of brigadier general in 18
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for 112.50
 
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San Francisco Mint-Related Correspondence to President Ulysses S. Grant (113619)3245 - San Francisco Mint-Related Correspondence to President Ulysses S. Grant (113619)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. US Grant served from 1869-1877. 1) Dec. 1872 letter addressed to President US Grant. Letter from Martha G. Grant (no relation?) discusses he
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m******3 for 406.25
 
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Shasta Gold Deposits at the San Francisco Mint (113629)3246 - Shasta Gold Deposits at the San Francisco Mint (113629)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6. Includes two sets of documents that represent deposits of Shasta gold dust at the San Francisco Mint. Two Memorandum of Gold Bullion, 1874 a
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Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Carson City Savings Bank Revenue Check Paid in Silver (113517)3247 - Carson City Savings Bank Revenue Check Paid in Silver (113517)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Carson City Savings Bank (stamped The Merchants Exchange Bank, San Francisco) check, RN-D, 1876, stamped "SILVER" bottom left. Signed by G...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for 37.50
 
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Bank of California Duplicate of Exchange, Current Funds (102246)3248 - Bank of California Duplicate of Exchange, Current Funds (102246)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# 2302 for $955.32.Signed by Signed by agent JP Martin and and cashier JW Eckley. Underprint 'Currency Funds.' We don't see that very of...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 180.00
 
 
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Letter Asking for 2,000 Five Dollar notes of the Exchange Bank of Buffalo (108454)3249 - Letter Asking for 2,000 Five Dollar notes of the Exchange Bank of Buffalo (108454)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early! Numismatic! Sent to W Van Zandt of Albany.Mr. Codd is on his way to pick them up within the week. 1847. Date: 1847 Country if not USA: Stat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to d*******f for 62.50
 
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Harpers Monthly w/Currency Article (120895)3250 - Harpers Monthly w/Currency Article (120895)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a bound collection of Harper's Magazine, with anarticle and illustration of what could be the earliest of the paper currencies issued du...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*****0 for 97.60
 
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Trommner 500-Ounce Bullion Scale, Philadelphia Mint (82912)3251 - Trommner 500-Ounce Bullion Scale, Philadelphia Mint (82912)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very fine 500 troy ounce bullion scale made by Trommner of Philadelphia for the US Mint. SN 10-57-13, CAD 084500, Model 751. Blue paint on base as
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to j****G for 2,375.00
 
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Do We Call Them So-Called Dimes or Dime Sized Counters or Small Tokens?3251a - Do We Call Them So-Called Dimes or Dime Sized Counters or Small Tokens?
Holabird Western Americana Collections
View article here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/auctionmobility-wordpress-node-4/wp-content/uploads/holabird/2020/08/19195705/PW-DCD-article.pdf
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Midwinter Exposition So Called Dime (121372)3252 - Midwinter Exposition So Called Dime (121372)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Midwinter Exposition / (pictorial building) ; Rev.: Liberty Head. Br. rd,. 18 mm. Date: 1894 Country if not USA: State: California Ci
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to J*******2 for 31.25
 
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PPIE Arbetet Adlar Medal (100341)3253 - PPIE Arbetet Adlar Medal (100341)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bronze, 50 mm. Salvatore Falcone Collection. Date: 1915 Country if not USA: State: California City: San Francisco Provenance: Salvatore Falcon
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to h********e.. for 125.00
 
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Roman Revival Olympic Club Theatre Token (121429)3254 - Roman Revival Olympic Club Theatre Token (121429)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Augustus and Livia / (portrait) / Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Schroeder; Rev.: Roman Revival / by / The Olympic Club / April XXVII - XXII / MDCCCLXXX...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****5 for 43.75
 
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San Francisco Asian Counters (119887)3255 - San Francisco Asian Counters (119887)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of eight painted counters: two each:50 (red); 100 (green); 500 (black); 1000 (gold). Also a weathered token from Millers Whist Parlor. Ex. Fauver
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****5 for 68.75
 
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Gaming Counters Essay by Fred Holabird3255a - Gaming Counters Essay by Fred Holabird
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 0.00 | Estimate : 0.00 - 20.00
 
 
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Native Sons Medal (108129)3256 - Native Sons Medal (108129)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Souvenir / Native Sons / Celebration / Stockton / Sep.8th, 9th & 10th / 1896; Rev.: Eureka (California State Seal). Bronze, 34 mm. Rare. ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to C*****r for 85.40
 
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California Mission Medal Collection (121347)3257 - California Mission Medal Collection (121347)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12 bronze medals from California Missions. Three have the story of the mission: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Mission San Rafael, Mission San A
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to W********y.. for 81.25
 
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