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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Mining, Tokens  and History Books2519 - Mining, Tokens and History Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Field Guide to Collecting Western Pioneer Minor Coinage, 10 Coins of the Comstock, 1 Michigan Trade Tokens. 4 Arizona Mining, 6 Field Guides to Reve
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****2 for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Ancient Coin Library2520 - Ancient Coin Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
5 Hardcovers. Greek Imperial Coins and their values by Sear, Roman Coins and their values by Sear, Greek Coins and their values by Sear Vols 1 and 2,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to F****e for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Coin, Gold Rush Books and Catalogs2521 - Coin, Gold Rush Books and Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6 Pioneer Minor Coin auction catalogs by Holabird-Kagin Spring 2009, 16 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird soft covers, 2 The Rush for Gold hardcovers,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*****2 for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Mining in Canada Library2522 - Mining in Canada Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 books, and publications on Mining in Canada. Good condition. Date: Location: HWAC# 56724
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Coin and Bottle Collecting Books2523 - Coin and Bottle Collecting Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
7 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird, 4 Antique Trader Bottles by Polak, 3 The Great Experiment by Huntington/Yale. Date: Location: HWAC# 56545
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to B***o for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Arizona Mines, Comstock Coins Books2524 - Arizona Mines, Comstock Coins Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Arizona Mines softcover by Garabini, 24 Coins of the Comstock by Holabird Date: Location: HWAC# 57242
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****r for (60.00 + 15.00BP) = 75.00
 
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Mining, Tokens, Coins and Gold Rush Books and Catalogs Library2525 - Mining, Tokens, Coins and Gold Rush Books and Catalogs Library
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 47 auction catalogs and books with duplicates. Topics include Western tokens, mining, minerals, coins of the Comstock, Gold Rush etc. Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s****y for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Ingot, Token, Gold Rush Books (38)2526 - Ingot, Token, Gold Rush Books (38)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Book assortment with multiples- Western State Tokens, The Rush for Gold! hardcover, lots of ingot and Western American catalogs. Date: Location:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r*****r for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Rocky Mt. Views on the Rio Grand Booklet2527 - Rocky Mt. Views on the Rio Grand Booklet
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Chromolitho picture booklet of Rocky Mt. scenes. Cover is detached. 9.5" x 12". Date: Location: HWAC# 56548
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to F****e for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Coin and Token Books and Booklets2528 - Coin and Token Books and Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coin and token collecting books and booklets, 16 items. Date: Location: HWAC# 56553
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to d******r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Coin Books and Auction Catalogs2529 - Coin Books and Auction Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Coins of the Comstock by Holabird soft covers, The Rush for Gold hardcovers, Arizona Mines and Mining Companies, collectibles auction catalogs Date
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to d******r for (25.00 + 6.25BP) = 31.25
 
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Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper Books (10)2530 - Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper Books (10)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper by Castenholz and Sons. eastern States, New York State and Eastern Central States Date: Location: HWAC# 565
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
Sold to j*******w for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Canada Numismatics Coins Books2531 - Canada Numismatics Coins Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 12, 4 hardbacks & 8 paperbacks. Date: Location: HWAC# 56722
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Out of the Sky2532 - Out of the Sky
Holabird Western Americana Collections
An introduction to Meteoritics. By H.H. Ninininger Good condition HWAC# 56720
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10.00 - 20.00
Sold to m******0 for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Nevada Historical Society Journals2533 - Nevada Historical Society Journals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nevada Historical Society Journals, 1960s through about 1990. 114 different issues. Also includes 37 issues of the Northeastern Nevada Historical Soci
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r*****2 for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Button Horde2534 - Button Horde
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains a few hundred buttons, a needle case and sewing shears. Items appear to be early mid-century and are in good condition. Date: Loc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Early Eastern Calendar Collection2535 - Early Eastern Calendar Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A collection of 10 eastern calendars from various places and with various themes including the Waterloo Wagon Company, New York (1908); the George S.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 280.00 - 560.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2536 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot withdrawn
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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A Box Full of Cameras2537 - A Box Full of Cameras
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains cameras from the 1940's to the 1960's Lot contains three Kodak Dakon fold out cameras, five Twindor, two Foldex 20's, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Box of 35 mm Cameras2538 - Box of 35 mm Cameras
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot includes several 35 mm cameras and a few lenses. Selectin includes, a Petri, AGFA optima, Graphic Proton, Riken Ricoh, Yoshinan DX Electra 35
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 225.00
Sold to O*********k for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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