January 2018 Auction: Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, Railroad, Mining, Native Americana

Auction Details

Our first auction of 2018 is a special two-day, 1,400+ lot sale with items in more than a dozen collecting categories, including Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Mining, Postcards, Bottles, General Americana, Native Americana, Antique Firearms, Military, Cowboy, and a Bargains & Dealer Specials Section.

*Highlights*

--A rare grouping of 19th century silverware from jewelers on the Comstock Lode, including a never-before-seen M.M. Fredrick silver chalice.

--A stunning California Gold-in-Quartz watch plus other jewelry

--A large General Americana section featuring ephemera from Western states like California, Nevada, Colorado, Montana; large postcard collections from Utah and Washington; and art.

--An assorted Mining section with reference books, lamps, spoons, rare stock certificates, photographs, documents, and ore and fossil specimens

--All sorts of Native Americana including baskets, beadwork, clothing, tools, war clubs, rugs, pottery, and ephemera

--Cowboy collectibles such as art, ephemera, saddles, irons, clothing, and photographs

--A Firearms & Weaponry section featuring rare antique ammunition and knives

--Military collectibles including Civil War documents, photographs, and a rare Ambulance Corps Arm Band

--Coin collecting books, catalogs, US coin sets, US and foreign medals, bank notes/currency, and ingots

--Rare slot machines, gaming chips, and ephemera in our Gaming section

--A fabulous antique Bottle section featuring California Gold Rush Sodas and Nevada Medicines, including examples used in Fred Holabird's bottle books.

--Railroad reference books, padlocks, nails, passes, and other ephemera including train wreck photo collections

--A small but select offering of Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles including 1850s stock certificates

--Collectibles from 8 different World's Fairs & Expositions

--The auction concludes with a large Bargains & Dealer Specials section full of collectibles from many categories including Mining, Railroad, Tokens, & General Americana. These lots are either large groupings or entry-level items, meant to help restock dealer inventories and jumpstart a new generation of collectors!


Full Auction Schedule

Day One, January 20th, 2018 (Lots 1001-1723)

*General Americana (Lots 1001-1377)
*Foreign (Lots 1378-1391)
*Mining (Lots 1392-1578)
*Minerals (Lots1579-1596)
*Art (Lots 1597-1625)
*Native Americana (Lots 1626-1723)

Day Two, January 21st, 2018 (Lots 2001-2726)

*Cowboy (Lots 2001-2054)
*Firearms/Weaponry (Lots 2055-2102)
*Military (Lots 2103-2135)
*Numismatics (Lots 2136-2192)
*Gaming (Lots 2193-2210)
*Tokens (Lots 2211-2232)
*Bottles (Lots 2233-2365)
*Saloon (Lots 2366-2373
*Railroadiana (Lots 2374-2483)
*Wells Fargo (Lots 2484-2489)
*World's Fair & Expositions (Lots 2490-2508)
*Bargains & Dealer Specials (Lots 2509-2726)
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Stock Grab Bag2649 - Stock Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains a few TV/Video company stock certificates, a certificate from an Idaho water company and several from The Philippine Long Distance
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Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 180.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Grab bag of Five Arizona Mining Stock Certificates2650 - Grab bag of Five Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) One certificate of the Cactus Copper Company, 2) Two certificates of the Carter Gold Mining & Milling Company with revenue stamps, 3) Two cer...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to b**********7 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Arizona Stock Mining Certificates (19)2651 - Arizona Stock Mining Certificates (19)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Assortment of 19 stocks including Stevens Copper Kay Copper with Lincoln Vignette, Magma Copper, Copper King, Antler Gold Mining, Sunburst Mining, New
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)2652 - Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200 certificates issued approx 1980 Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC# 57902
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Montana Oil, Coal, & Power Bonds & a Stock Certificate2653 - Montana Oil, Coal, & Power Bonds & a Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Three bonds: two c.1900 Montana Coal & Coake Company $1,000 Bonds, with vignette of coal train. Detached page of coupons present. One ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****y for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 22654 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of one hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines stock certificates signed by George Wingfield. Date: Location: Goldfield, Nevada HW
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****r for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 32655 - Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company Stock Certificates 3
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of The Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company stock certificates, but without George Wingfield's signature. Date: Location: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)2656 - Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200 certificates i/c approx 1978-1979. Date: Location: Cripple Creek, Colorado HWAC# 57900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to s********x for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Oklahoma Territory Stocks2657 - Oklahoma Territory Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 30 OK territory stock, mix of issued and unissued. Date: Location: Oklahoma HWAC# 57248
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to s********x for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stocks (200)2658 - Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 blue certificates from approx 1964, 100 olive green certificates from approx 1968. Date: Location: HWAC# 57903
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Railroad, Mining and Aviation Stocks (400)2659 - Railroad, Mining and Aviation Stocks (400)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 certificates each from Goldfield Consolidated Mines i/c, Norfolk and Western Railroad Company i/c 1887, Yellow Gold of Cripple Creek Stocks i/c 19
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stock Certificates (100)2660 - Custer Channel Wing Corp. Stock Certificates (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 Stock certificates from Custer Channel Wing Corporation. Date: Location: HWAC# 56733
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Stocks (200)2661 - Norfolk and Western Railroad Stocks (200)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
200 certificates i/c approx. 1887. Date: Location: HWAC# 57904
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******2 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificate Archive2662 - Norfolk and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificate Archive
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Dealer alert! 100 pieces of Norfolk and Western Railroad Company stock certificates from the 1880s. The Norfolk and Western Railway was formed by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******2 for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Norfolk and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificates2663 - Norfolk and Western Railroad Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
One hundred pieces of Norfolk and Western Railroad Company stock certificates from the 1880s. Date: Location: HWAC# 48610
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********r.. for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Custer Channel Wing Corporation Stock Certificates2664 - Custer Channel Wing Corporation Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two hundred pieces of stock certificates for the Custer Channel Wing Corporation. Willard Ray Custer filed a United States patent in 1929 for a wing
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 300.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2665 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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16 Idaho Saloon Unc. Tokens2666 - 16 Idaho Saloon Unc. Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
16 MS63 Idaho Saloon Tokens, Skagway, Alaska Date: Location: Skagway, Alaska HWAC# 53334
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to b******d for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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Arizona Anillo Restrikes2667 - Arizona Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arizona Anillo restrike lot includes: Tombstone, Ajo, Phoenix, Benson, Tucson, Prescott, and more. Date: Location: Arizona HWAC# 40323
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to g*****t for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2668 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Pike's Peak Restrikes2669 - Pike's Peak Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This horde of tokens for Pike's Peak are re-strikes that are in near new condition. All but 10 are silver colored. Nice collection. Date: L...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to j*****r for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2670 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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LOT WITHDRAWN2671 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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LOT WITHDRAWN2672 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Hotel Raymond Good For Mirror (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)2673 - Hotel Raymond Good For Mirror (Fitchburg, Massachusetts)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.25" MEET YOUR FRIEND'S / AT THE / HOTEL RAYMOND / J. RAYMOND DWYER, PROP. / FITCHBURG . MASS / GF 10C IN TRADE Date: c. 1900-1910 Loc...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Hotel Raymond Good For Mirror (Fitchburg, Mass.)2674 - Hotel Raymond Good For Mirror (Fitchburg, Mass.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2.25" MEET YOUR FRIEND'S / AT THE / HOTEL RAYMOND / J. RAYMOND DWYER, PROP. / FITCHBURG . MASS / GF 10C IN TRADE Date: c. 1900-1910 Loc...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to p******y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Michigan Tokens (50)2675 - Michigan Tokens (50)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tokens are stamped with "One Quart Guernsey Pasteurized Milk". All are 1" x 1". Date: Location: Michigan HWAC# 56766
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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5 Libby Tokens2676 - 5 Libby Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) R-6. Helen Halsey's Tap Room, GF 1 Beer. Aluminum, round, 28mm. 2) R-6. At Helen's Tap Room, GF 10c Beer. Brass, round, 25mm. 3) R-6. Lib...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 225.00
Sold to b******d for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2677 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Pastime Club Unc. Tokens (14)2678 - Pastime Club Unc. Tokens (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All MS 63 and 64. 5 GF 5c, 5 GF 10c, 6 GF 25c, 2 GF 50c Date: Location: Wendover, Utah HWAC# 53337
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****a for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Corner Bar Kemmerer City 5c  MS 61 Tokens (10)2679 - Corner Bar Kemmerer City 5c MS 61 Tokens (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Corner Bar Kemmerer City 5c MS 61 Tokens Date: c. 1910 Location: Kemmerer City, Wyoming HWAC# 53338
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Corner Bar 10c AU Tokens (13)2680 - Corner Bar 10c AU Tokens (13)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
13 Corner Bar, Kemmerer City, WY GF 10c tokens, all are AU58 Date: Location: Kemmerer City, Wyoming HWAC# 53339
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Corner Bar Kemmerer City Tokens (14)2681 - Corner Bar Kemmerer City Tokens (14)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
All MS 60, 61 or 62. 7 GF 5c, 7 GF 10c Date: c. 1910 Location: Kemmerer City, Wyoming HWAC# 53336
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8***9 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Corner Bar, Kemmerer City 5c and 10c Tokens2682 - Corner Bar, Kemmerer City 5c and 10c Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 MS60, 61, 62 and 64 tokens. 7 GF 5c, 7GF 10c Date: Location: Kemmerer City , Wyoming HWAC# 53335
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r****a for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Choice Corner Bar GF 5c Tokens (6)2683 - Choice Corner Bar GF 5c Tokens (6)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corner Bar, Kemmerer City WY. 6 GF 5c, all MS64 Date: Location: Wyoming HWAC# 53333
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to m******0 for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Anillo Restrikes2684 - Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Anillo restrikes from: Idaho, Texas, New Mexico, California, and others. Date: Location: HWAC# 40308
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to g*****t for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Anillo Restrikes, Obverses2685 - Anillo Restrikes, Obverses
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 Anillo restrikes, obverses. Some with city and states. Date: Location: HWAC# 43864
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 260.00 - 400.00
Sold to g*****t for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Utah and Wyoming Tokens (25)2686 - Utah and Wyoming Tokens (25)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Corner Bar Kemmerer City, WY- 5GF 5c MS 62 & 63, 11 GF 10c MS60, 1 GF 25c AU58. Pastime Club Wendover, UT 2 GF 5c MS63, 2 GF 10c MS63, 2 GF 25c ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Tokens & Tool Checks Grab Bag2687 - Tokens & Tool Checks Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a lot of 21 tokens and tool checks, including pieces from Placervile (Marked "Hangtown"), Hiawatha, Utah, The Cattlemen's Club...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to p********e for (85.00 + 21.25BP) = 106.25
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2688 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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10 Kemmerer City Tokens2689 - 10 Kemmerer City Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 Kemmerer City Tokens 25 cents. Date: Location: HWAC# 47868
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Carnation Restaurant Milk Tokens (100)2690 - Carnation Restaurant Milk Tokens (100)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 brass tokens. CARNATION / PHOENIX / CO. // GOOD / HOMO / 1QT. Date: Location: Phoenix, Arizona HWAC# 57279
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Carnation, Phoenix, Good Grade A 1 QT Tokens2691 - Carnation, Phoenix, Good Grade A 1 QT Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 100 tokens Date: Location: Phoenix, Arizona HWAC# 57277
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to s******t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Los Angeles, CA Area Anillo Restrikes2692 - Los Angeles, CA Area Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of Los Angeles, CA Area Anillo restrikes. Date: Location: Los Angeles, California HWAC# 40316
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 180.00
Sold to g*****t for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Pasadena Area Anillo Restrikes2693 - Pasadena Area Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Pasadena, Glendale, Fullerton, Upland, Alhambra, Covina, Burbank, and more. Date: Location: Pasadena, California HWAC# 40318
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 250.00
Sold to g*****t for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Santa Barbara Area Anillo Restrikes2694 - Santa Barbara Area Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes some unlisted: Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Oxnard, Chula Vista, and more. Date: Location: Santa Barbara, California HWAC# 40319
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*****t for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Rare California Towns, Anillo Restrikes2695 - Rare California Towns, Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Anillo lot of rare California towns includes: Watts, Deauville, Fillmore, Littlerock, Cabezon.Bloomington, Lawntown, Indio, Big Bear Valley, and more.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to g*****t for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Central California Anillo Restrikes2696 - Central California Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Central CA Anillo Restrikes: San Fernando, Corcoran, Bakersfield, Sacramento, Lodi, Roseville, and more. Date: Location: California HWAC# 40314
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*****t for (45.00 + 11.25BP) = 56.25
 
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Northern California Anillo Restrikes2697 - Northern California Anillo Restrikes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Northern CA Anillo Restrikes: Delano, Yreka, Roseville, etc. Date: Location: California HWAC# 40312
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to g*****t for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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JJ Conway $5 Restrike Tokens2698 - JJ Conway $5 Restrike Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 60 Unc. tokens. J.J. CONWAY / & CO. / BANKERS // PIKE'S PEAK/ 5 RESTRIKE / FROM ORIG. OBV. DIE. White metal. Date: Location: Pike&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to W********y.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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