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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4 Foreign Coin Hardcover Books2139 - 4 Foreign Coin Hardcover Books
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Catalogo De Las Onzas De America Independiente by Lopez-Chavez 88pp, Catalogo De La Espanola by Lopez-Chavez 168pp, Catalogo De Boblon Dos Escudos by
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Gold Coin Library (5)2140 - Gold Coin Library (5)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold Coins by Federal Coin and Currency Inc, Schlumberger's European Gold Coins Guide Book, SBV Zurich Sept. 1995, Historic Gold Coins of the Wo...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*********r for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2141 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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American Pioneer Coinage (19)2142 - American Pioneer Coinage (19)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 19 books, (2 hardback books) 17 paperback books, including The Brasher Bulletin Newsletters. Hardback book of Private Gold Coins and Patterns o
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l****1 for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Penny Whimsy by Sheldon2143 - Penny Whimsy by Sheldon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Penny Whimsy, A Revision of American Cents 1793-1814. Hardcover 340 pp, 51 plates, 1958 Date: Location: HWAC# 56542
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****4 for (40.00 + 10.00BP) = 50.00
 
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Gold Coin Library(4)2144 - Gold Coin Library(4)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Soft cover Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins by Krause et al. Hardcovers Gold Coins of Europe by Schulmberger, Gold Coins of the World by Friedberg
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a****y for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Miscellaneous Coins & Tokens2145 - Miscellaneous Coins & Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Tokens and Coins, Israeli coins, US Coins, Indians, Lincolns. Date: Location: United States HWAC# 56765
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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Washington Quarter Collection2146 - Washington Quarter Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group consists of a main collection in a world coin library, Dance Co. album. Only missing the 32-D, 38 and 1940. Also contains a backup box arra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6******n for (900.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,125.00
 
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Coins of Israel Sets2147 - Coins of Israel Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Coins of Israel sets with 14 different coins from 1949-1957; Israel 1970 postal and coin set; two sets of 1988 Piefort Mint 's "Coins ...
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Yitzhak Rabin Commemorative Coin Sets2148 - Yitzhak Rabin Commemorative Coin Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Invoice dated 2012 shows a price of $1898 for each of these three coin sets. Two silver pieces and one gold piece. 22 carat (16.96 grams). Two sets o
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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Letter from Henry H. Clifford  Re: Coin Silver Soup Ladle2149 - Letter from Henry H. Clifford Re: Coin Silver Soup Ladle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Letter to "Charlie & John regarding a coin silver soup ladle on the one side reading "Theo: Dubosq / Philadelphia. Date: 1958 Locati...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 70.00
 
 
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Barber Quarter Group2150 - Barber Quarter Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
US Barber Quarter Dollars. 26 common dates, seven better dates (07-0 vf, 03s vf/xf, 14 f/vf, 15s vg, 11d vg, 14d vf, 15s g) Date: Location: HWAC
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****H for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Barber Dime Collection2151 - Barber Dime Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
115 plus barber dimes, all circulated, best are 1892s vg (books $120). lot also includes a number of culls not included in the count, roughly 20 more
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****H for (275.00 + 68.75BP) = 343.75
 
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Barber Half Dollar Group2152 - Barber Half Dollar Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
54 Barber Halves and a bonus 1834 Bust Half in vg. 9 Barber dates are better: 1896s vg, 07o g, 13s, 12d, 10, 03d, 00s, 98s, 12s 99, 07 - all these ge
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Estimate : 340.00 - 450.00
Sold to 9*****H for (425.00 + 106.25BP) = 531.25
 
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Jefferson Nickel Collection2153 - Jefferson Nickel Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Complete through 1964 except for 1942 Philadelphia (for some reason.) The majority of this collection is in uncirculated condition. There are some exc
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Estimate : 340.00 - 450.00
Sold to 6********u.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Mercury Dime Collection2154 - Mercury Dime Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mercury dime collection in three albums, missing the key dates, 1916D - 1921, 1921D, 1917 D and 40/41. All circulated. From good to xf. A nice collect
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D*****1 for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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16 Morgan & Peace US Silver Dollars2155 - 16 Morgan & Peace US Silver Dollars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sixteen US Silver Dollars, both Morgan and Peace, mostly vf-xf, no rarities. One encased in pendant. Date: Location: HWAC# 58242
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*******7 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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US Half-Dollar Collection2156 - US Half-Dollar Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two albums with walking liberty halves, 40 pieces, no rare dates, generally fine to AU. Two albums of Franklin half dollars, 67 pieces, many in uncirc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to j******0 for (850.00 + 212.50BP) = 1,062.50
 
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Bank Note Company Ephemera2157 - Bank Note Company Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) Booklet about the San Francisco Clearing House Certificates of 1907-1908. Published by UC Berkeley, 1909. 14 pages. 9 x 6" 2) Illu...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to w******f for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Hawaii Over Print Notes2158 - Hawaii Over Print Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hawaii over print notes on US silver certificates and Federal Reserve note. One $20, from San Francisco, series 1934A, vf. Four US silver certificates
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to a******y for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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