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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Rare Watkins $10 Advertising Note, 18822159 - Rare Watkins $10 Advertising Note, 1882
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gorgeous red on blue $10 note for this firm from the famous Ford Sale in 2008. Extremely rare. "Dry Goods, Groceries, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes&...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to w******f for (700.00 + 175.00BP) = 875.00
 
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Japanese Currency Group2160 - Japanese Currency Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Japanese Invasion currency from the Dutch East Indies. This froup contains 1c,, 5c, 10c, 1/2 gulden, 1 gulden,5 and 10 gulden notes in Au to unc. .
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Japanese Military Currency2161 - Japanese Military Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Japanese military currency group: Eight pieces. 1 shilling, vf; $10 dollars, vf; three ten peso notes (oblisk), f; one each- ten peso note (palm), 5 p
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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US $1 Certificate Star Notes2162 - US $1 Certificate Star Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
14 US one dollar certificate star notes. All well circulated. Group includes one US two dollar United States note*1953 series. Five 1857 series ABC; f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Silver Certificate group2163 - Silver Certificate group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
223 $1 US Silver certificates. Ten notes are Au to unc, the rest are well circulated. This is a nice discussion group of currency that was used before
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to e****6 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Two National Bank Currency Notes2164 - Two National Bank Currency Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
First series Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco US 20, series 1929, serial number L00700671. Good to very good note. Central United National Bank of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Five Star Notes, $5, $10, $1002165 - Five Star Notes, $5, $10, $100
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of five Star Notes, $100- 1999 series, BA * un CU; 1999 series $10, BD* in CU, two 1999 series $5, BE* in CU (both); 1993 series $5 G* with low
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 450.00
Sold to c**********x for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Three Large Size Notes2166 - Three Large Size Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three large size notes. 1) US, one over certificate 1923 series, good. 2) Federal Reserve five dollar note 12 L 1914 series, stained no tears evident,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Two Error Notes2167 - Two Error Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two error notes. US Federal Reserve note , 1981A, folded and printed over , SN 33189270B, xf. Second note is a US $2 note, series 1953 A. Ink transfe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c**********x for (95.00 + 23.75BP) = 118.75
 
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Great Western C & B Co. Silver Ingots2168 - Great Western C & B Co. Silver Ingots
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver ingots, three pieces, Great Western Coin and Bullion, Modesto. All approximately 10 ounces each (9.49-9.83). 2.6 x 1.25" each. Date: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 700.00
Sold to 9****J for (600.00 + 150.00BP) = 750.00
 
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