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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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Vintage Coin Banks [172361]2341 - Vintage Coin Banks [172361]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three vintage coin banks from Colorado: 1) The First National Bank, Victor, Colorado, patent 1891 (4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, with handle. 2
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*********e for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Santa Ysabel Indian Nation Plaster Model for Coin [158494]2342 - Santa Ysabel Indian Nation Plaster Model for Coin [158494]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early version of the plaster model used by the California tribe of Santa Ysabel Indians to make the reverse of their 2012 coinage. 9 1/2 inches in dia
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Numismatic Catalog Assortment, 12 [166106]2343 - Numismatic Catalog Assortment, 12 [166106]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 numismatic catalogs. R M Smythe, Memphis '99, Lyn Knight currency auction, Stacks Bowers 2019, New England Rare Coin Auctions etc.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y*****5 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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ANA Centennial History by Bowers & Other Books [168605]2344 - ANA Centennial History by Bowers & Other Books [168605]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four numismatic books: 1) The American Numismatic Association Centennial History Volume I" by Q. David Bowers, hardcover, 1991, 842 page...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Dansco Coin Albums [172800]2345 - Dansco Coin Albums [172800]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three brand new Dansco #7000 albums: "Coins", with slip covers and nine empty plastic pages to fill with your coin collection. Each album...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to k*********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Bi Metallic Bank, $100 Silver Coin Bag [172432]2346 - Bi Metallic Bank, $100 Silver Coin Bag [172432]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Bi Metallic Bank, $100 silver cloth coin bag. 9x4", some staining and fading, no tears. Colorado Cripple Creek Gary Bracken Collect...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to m*****1 for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Slug Facsimiles: Including 1920 RNC Piece (3) [164128]2347 - Slug Facsimiles: Including 1920 RNC Piece (3) [164128]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three slug facsimiles: 1) Souvenir Pioneer Days of California; 2) Humbert facsimile circa 1940; 3) 1920 California Delegation Republican Nation
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to L*****n for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Bryan Money [170932]2348 - Bryan Money [170932]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different pieces of Bryan Money. Pieces made in 1896 by opponents to William Jennings Bryan advocating silver to gold ratio at 16 to 1. All are
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to j*****d for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Chinese Money Banks [171887]2349 - Chinese Money Banks [171887]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two Chinese money banks constructed of original Chinese coin in the shape of the ancient boat money (which were silver and gold ingots). (yuan bao or
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to w**********e for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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So Called Dollar Collection [171008]2350 - So Called Dollar Collection [171008]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 So Called dollars: HK-20 U.S. Centennial; HK-154 Columbian Exposition; HK-400 PPIE; HK-409 PPIE Montana Pavilion; HK-415 PPIE Tower of Jewel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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So Called Dollar: HK 24: Independence Hall [164123]2351 - So Called Dollar: HK 24: Independence Hall [164123]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HK 24 from the U. S. Centennial Exposition. Obv. Large Liberty Bell bearing lines Lev XXVVX proclaim liber / in Philada by order of the / Pass and St
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Columbian Exposition So Called Dollar: HK-154 [170658]2352 - Columbian Exposition So Called Dollar: HK-154 [170658]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four examples of HK-154: F-VF condition. Also a Columbian Exposition whist counter (38 mm), white metal.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******l for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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So Called Dollars: Columbian Exposition (2) [162386]2353 - So Called Dollars: Columbian Exposition (2) [162386]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two So Called dollars from the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition: 1) HK 155, type two, U. S. Govt. Building, EF-AU; 2) HK 154, U. S. Mint Exhib
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m****y for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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So Called Dollar: HK 249: Midwinter Fair [164125]2354 - So Called Dollar: HK 249: Midwinter Fair [164125]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HK 249 San Francisco Midwinter Fare 1894: Obv. View of Exposition buildings, Bonet Electric Tower in foreground--all within beaded circle; outside, ab
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to w**********e for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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So Called Dollar: HK 254 Midwinter Fair [164126]2355 - So Called Dollar: HK 254 Midwinter Fair [164126]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Beautiful piece! HK 254 from the 1894 San Francisco Midwinter Fair: Obv. View of Exposition, setting sun above; below, to l., microscopic Schwaab S...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k*******e for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Louisiana Purchase Exposition Medals [164130]2356 - Louisiana Purchase Exposition Medals [164130]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two medals: 1) HK 300: Obv. Conjoined busts l. (Napoleon & Jefferson); above, around ï Louisiana ï Purchase ï Exposition &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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So Called Dollars: HK-346/465/415A [162385]2357 - So Called Dollars: HK-346/465/415A [162385]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three So Called Dollars in excellent condition: 1) HK 415A: California The Exposition State, Unc.; 2) HK 346: Jamestown Tercentennial Expositio
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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So Called Dollars: HK 399 & HK 400 [164121]2358 - So Called Dollars: HK 399 & HK 400 [164121]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition So Called Dollars, both in AU-BU condition: 1) HK 399 in silver, R 5; 2) HK 400 in bronze, R 4. Obv.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to m****y for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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So Called Dollar: HK 400 [164129]2359 - So Called Dollar: HK 400 [164129]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
HK 400 from the San Francisco Panama Pacific Exposition: Obv. Winged Mercury opens Canal locks, through which passes Argo, symbol of navigation, setti
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****d for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Panama Pacific Exposition Medals (3) [164120]2360 - Panama Pacific Exposition Medals (3) [164120]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) So Called dollar HK 400 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition medal, AU; 2) Souvenir penny PPIE 1915; 3) Peerless check writers, BU. Cali
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*****d for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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