Hauntingly Good Timed Auction, October 2023

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 308, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview

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Welcome to a Hauntingly Good timed auction!
We have selected about 1800 lots for your perusal in a two-day timed auction.
We have picked out a wide variety of great stuff – from true individual item rarities to very popular collecting categories such as mining, numismatics, philatelics, sports and a great selection of western history and collectibles libraries.
The largest section by far is numismatics, with about 300 lots! Here, you’ll find an excellent cross section of rarities in many subject areas. Some of the highlights are many silver ingot lots that include two US Mint, San Francisco 5 ounce ingots and a wide variety of small collector commemorative silver ingots. There are about 50 lots of currency including some nice fractional currency lots, not to mention a nice scrip section. There are about 65 lots of medals and nearly the same of tokens. So-Called dollars also join in the mix along with numismatic ephemera highlighted by an original Carson City Mint US Dollar bag!
Philatelics, inclusive of postcards, contain over 200 lots, with some nice lots of advertising covers, stamp collections, and some really good imprinted revenue stamp collections, as well as adhesive revenue on document groups. The post cards come from three different collections, and center on California, especially the Nevada County region.
Sports contains about 50 lots in this section, highlighted by signed baseballs (Willie Mays, etc) and a wonderful original decoy duck collection from the Gary Bracken Collection – the one he had on display in his law office.
The Stock & Bond section is also approaches 300 lots, with specialty categories of mining and railroad, though don’t miss the telephone & telegraph, auto and other parts! The stock and bond section is again full of goodies, with most of the better material saved for the upcoming live auction, where you’ll see some truly great rarities from the John Herzog Collection, as well as various California collections.
Mining and minerals contain about 150 lots of a wide variety of goodies from several collections.
The art section is about 50 lots, containing lithographs, prints, sculptures.
Books and autographs are about 130 lots, centering on western history and collectibles.
The antique bottle section again has a great selection of about 150 lots, mostly from the Bracken Collection (mid-west and Colorado) and western collections. You’ll find more beer trays and bottle collecting ephemera too.
Gary Bracken’s massive collections included some fantastic general store items, particularly tins from the 1870s-1940 or so. We will be offering a smidgen of these wonderful artifacts as a “teaser”, with most of the best reserved for our next large Live auction, which we hope will be in November.
Our general ephemera section is always a big hit. Here, you’ll find selections from the Jann Garvis Sierra County and Gold Rush Collections and other California and Montana collections.
American check collections are scattered throughout the catalog, and can be found in the ephemera and philatelic sections, though you should peruse the entire catalog. We have many lots of imprinted revenue stamps on check and document that have come in from all over the country. We also put

DAY ONE
Lots 1000 - 1042 Art
Lots 1043 - 1056 Firearms & Weapons
Lots 1057 - 1066 Autographs
Lots 1067 - 1191 Books
Lots 1192 - 1339 Bottles, Stoneware, Diary, Malted Milk, Brewing, Beer, Glasses, Spirits
Lots 1340 - 1354 Saloon
Lots 1355 - 1423 Collectibles, Tins, Vintage Décor, Dolls
Lots 1424 - 1426 Gaming Items
Lots 1427 - 1436 Cowboy
Lots 1437 - 1453 Entertainment, Hollywood, Circus, Radio/TV, Cinema
Lots 1454 - 1682 Ephemera/Paper
Lots 1683 - 1689 Firefighting Memorabilia
Lots 1690 - 1701 Fraternal Organizations
Lots 1702 - 1712 Maps
Lot 1713 Marbles
Lots 1714 - 1715 Model Railroading
Lots 1716 - 1733 Music (Albums, Memorabilia, Instruments, etc.)
Lots 1734 - 1781 Miscellaney - Everything but the Kitchen Sink
Lots 1783 - 1815 Photography
Lots 1816 - 1835 Political
Lots 1836 - 1838 Scales
Lots 1839 - 1842 Signs
Lots 1843 - 1867 Souvenir Plates, Spoons & Flatware, Dining Service
Lots 1868 - 1876 Tobacciana
Lots 1877 - 1891 Tools
Lots 1892 - 1910 Toys
Lots 1911 - 1912 World's Fair/Expositions
Lots 1913 - 1914 Wrist Watches
Lots 1915 - 1945 Foreign Collectibles
Lots 1946 - 1971 Military
Lots 1972 - 1986 Minerals, Fossils, Ore Specimens
Lots 1987 - 1999 Mining Artifacts

DAY TWO
Lots 2000 - 2104 Mining Ephemera & Collectibles
Lots 2105 - 2132 Native Americana; Arrowheads, Art, Beadwork, Artifacts, Ephemera
Lots 2133 - 2421 Numismatica
Bullion: 2134
Coins: 2159
Currency: 2191
Ephemera: 2226
Foreign: 2236
Ingots: 2250
Medals: 2256
Miscellaneous: 2321
So-Called Dollars: 2350
Tokens: 2369
Lots 2422 - 2601 Philatelia / Posta History
Covers: 2422
WF/Express & Stamps: 2454
Postcards: 2484
Lots 2602 - 2654 Sports
Baseball: 2602
Football: 2624
Golf: 2629
Olympics: 2630
Misc. Sports: 2635
Lots 2655 - 2775 Stocks & Bonds
Lots 2776 - 2862 Transportation
Automobile: 2776
Miscellaneous: 2794
Railroad: 2796
Stagecoach: 2854
Steamship/Marine: 2856
SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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San Francisco Medal Collection  [170957]2261 - San Francisco Medal Collection [170957]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine historic medals from San Francisco. 1) Vigilance Committee / No Creed / No Party / No Sectional Issues / Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum; Bronze, round
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to C*****r for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Sacramento Pioneer Association Medals  [171482]2262 - Sacramento Pioneer Association Medals [171482]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two in original cases: 1) 1970 Sacramento Electric Power & Light Company 75th Anniversary of Electricity Transmission. Also 1969 Californ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w**********e for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Pony Express Centennial Medals  [171485]2263 - Pony Express Centennial Medals [171485]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! Capital plastics case with two Pony Express Centennial 1860-1960 medals: bronze and silver. Russell, Majors and Waddell on one side, a pony ex
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to R*****6 for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Nevada City Mint Medal Collection  [171858]2264 - Nevada City Mint Medal Collection [171858]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of fourteen different medals made by Nevada City Mint in copper and brass. California Department of Parks & Recreation; Mission Dolores; Sha...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Nevada City Mint Medal Hoard  [171859]2265 - Nevada City Mint Medal Hoard [171859]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dealer lot of 33 copper medals, in two varieties, made by Nevada City Mint: Gold Country (21 medals) miner panning on the obverse "The Gold Cou...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b*******n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Inglenook Winery Award Medal Collection  [170955]2266 - Inglenook Winery Award Medal Collection [170955]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting and unique lot of nine medals awarded to California's Inglenook Vineyards. 1) California State Fair and Exposition / Awarded To / In...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to V*******s for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Dakota Tokens & Medals (14)  [162383]2267 - Dakota Tokens & Medals (14) [162383]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 tokens and medals from the Dakotas. Two silver: 1963 capitol medal (mintage 5,000). Deadwood Centennial (2); 1970 Scotland Centennial; 1961
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to m****y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Montana Medals (14)  [162384]2268 - Montana Medals (14) [162384]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 medals from Big Sky Country: Helena: Guardian of the Gulch; Vote for Bozeman State Capitol 1892; 1964 Statehood Diamond Jubilee official sou
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to w**********e for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Nevada Medallions from Nevada City Mint  [171856]2269 - Nevada Medallions from Nevada City Mint [171856]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 24 medallions struck by the Nevada City Mint for use in Nevada: four from the Nevada State Museum; Northeastern Nevada Museum, Elko; Genoa, 185
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*******n for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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CC Morgan Dollar Tribute Proof Sets  [164297]2270 - CC Morgan Dollar Tribute Proof Sets [164297]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two wooden cases each with 14 "tribute proof" CC dollars. Issued by National Collector's Mint the medals are 39 mm, .999 pure silver c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v********1 for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal  [170943]2271 - Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal [170943]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In original case, bronze 44 mm medal from the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition. Reverse: Board of Trade / Chamber of Commerce / Ohio Mechanics Instit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to y*****5 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Fraternal Medals (9)  [162375]2272 - Fraternal Medals (9) [162375]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine medals from fraternal organizations: Woodmen of the World (4); Order of Red Men and Degree of Pocahontas; New Orleans Elks Lodge; Annuit C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Ku Klux Klan Medal  [164147]2273 - Ku Klux Klan Medal [164147]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Circa 1930s: Obverse: UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL ; Reverse: A COMPASSIONATE HEART / A CHIVALRIC HEAD / A PRUDENT TONGUE / A COURAGEOUS WILL; Bra
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Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*******n for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Boy Scout Medals (5)  [162378]2274 - Boy Scout Medals (5) [162378]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of five Boy Scout medals: 1960 fifty years of service (2); 1981 National Scout Jamboree; 1910 Excelsior Shoe for Boys; 1964 sixth Boy Scout Jambor
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to F**z for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Astrological Medals  [164136]2275 - Astrological Medals [164136]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of twelve astrological medals, mostly brass: Cancer (4); Capricorn (2); Gemini; Pieces; Libra; Scorpio (white metal); Aquarius; Leo. All about 28
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to R********v.. for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Mercury Space Program Medals  [170750]2276 - Mercury Space Program Medals [170750]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four medals commemorating the Mercury Space program of the 1960s. Mercury III (Alan Shepard first U. S. man in space); Mercury IV (Virgil Grissom, sec
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*********s for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Miscellaneous Medal Collection  [170751]2277 - Miscellaneous Medal Collection [170751]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 27 medals: 1969 God, Guns & Guts Made America Free; Mardi Gras; 1955 General Motors Motorama; Charles Lindbergh; Grand Coulee Dam; Fort B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w**********e for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Three Different Medals  [170865]2278 - Three Different Medals [170865]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three medals that don't have anything to do with each other: 1) Franklin Mint 350th anniversary of the Mayflower Crossing, bronze, in original c...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to w**********e for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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U.S.S. Enterprise Official Launching Silver Medal  [170958]2279 - U.S.S. Enterprise Official Launching Silver Medal [170958]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Made by the Medallic Art Co. of .999 fine silver, the official launching medal of the U. S. S. Enterprise, the world's first nuclear powered air...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j********c for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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U. S. Silver Rounds  [171362]2280 - U. S. Silver Rounds [171362]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven silver rounds but only one is marked .999 fine: U. S. Patriot. The other medals may or may not be silver: Two Ronald Reagan 2004 memoria
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to S****2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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