Auction Details
Welcome to our May 2018 auction! This four-day sale has close to 3,000 lots in the following collecting categories: Native Americana, Cowboy & Western, Mining, Tokens, Numismatics, Bottles, General Americana, Railroadiana, and a large Bargain/Dealer Specials section.
Highlights include:
*Our first offering of tokens from a prominent Texas Collection.
*A new batch of railroad passes from the Potter Collection.
*A Mining section that features a new group of territorial Nevada stock certificates as well as rare California, Montana, Arizona, and Colorado pieces.
*A Cowboy section with spurs, bits, ephemera, and two incredible Pawnee Bill Wild West Show posters.
*Baskets, pottery, jewelry, rugs, points, art, and more in our Native Americana section.
*California soda bottles and rare Nevada medicine bottles.
*Numismatics incl. US and world coins, currency, scrip, medals, and other exonumia.
*Ephemera from the Al Adams Collection, Potter Collection, and Prag Collection including early US and world maps; Montana fort & Indian trader documents & early Montana mining pieces; early Idaho documents; Western postcards and postal history with a focus on Arizona; plus rare pieces from California, Nevada, Oregon, and more.
*A large Bargain/Dealer Section featuring both entry-level collectibles and large dealer lots ideal for resale. Our philosophy for this section is to help beginning collectors start their collections and to restock dealer inventories, therefore helping grow the collecting community as a whole.
Full Auction Schedule
Day One (May 7th, 2018) (Lots 1000-1734)
Native Americana (1000-1172)
Baskets
Pottery
Jewelry
Rugs & Weavings
Beadwork & Clothing
Points, Tools, & Weaponry
Art
Ephemera & Books
Cowboy & Western (1173-1264)
Spurs
Bits
Clothing
Buffalo Bill / Pawnee Bill
Ephemera
Mining (1265-1734)
Artifacts (Lighting, Signs, Explosives, Hard Goods)
Ephemera (Geographic Sort)
Day Two (May 8th, 2018) (Lots 2000-2754)
Tokens (2000-2249)
Numismatics (2250-2379)
Medals
Coins
Currency & Scrip
Ephemera
World’s Fairs & Expositions (2380-2406)
Gaming (2407-2431)
Bottles (2432-2654)
Insulators
Soda
Medicine
Misc.
Saloon, Brewing, Cigar, & Tobacco (2655-2718)
Beer & Brewing
Cigar & Tobacco
Jewelry (2719-2754)
Day Three (May 9th, 2018) (Lots 3000-3730)
General Americana
Day Four (May 10th, 2018) (Lots 4000-4752)
Railroadiana (4000-4189)
Passes
Ephemera
Bargains & Dealer Specials (4190-4752)
Gen. Americana
Mining
Numismatics
Tokens
Railroad
Postal
SHIPPING & HANDLING: Shipping and Handling cannot be estimated prior to invoicing, based on the size and weight of your purchase. All shipping is subject to a minimum charge of $19.00. If additional shipping and handling costs are required, the buyer will be reinvoiced for the balance due. Items are not shipped until the invoice is completely paid. Many buyers purchase a number of lots. Every effort will be made to include all lots in a single shipping charge calculated to cover the weight and size of the package(s). NOTE: Some shipments (of unusual size, dimension, or weight) may require sp...
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1290 - Miner's Individual Scale with WeightsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Small field scale with weights. Tin says "Miner's improved gold scale / [picture of eagle] / Manufactured expressly for California. Comes w...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
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1293 - Assay Ingot MoldHolabird Western Americana Collections
One small gold ingot mold for approximately 20 ounce ingot, no makers name. Also includes two other assayers tools, a tong and a 12 button unit. HW
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to p******1 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
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1294 - Large Assay Cast Iron Mortar and PestleHolabird Western Americana Collections
Large cast-iron mortar and pestle. 9 inches tall 10 1/2 inches diameter at the top. Comes with two pestles for beating and crushing rock. This large s
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*******r for (475.00 + 118.75BP) = 593.75
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1295 - Colorado Mining Mortar and PestleHolabird Western Americana Collections
A black iron mining mortar and pestle. It was used by a man named John B. Smith who prospected in Colorado and Kansas and passed this tool down the f
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p******1 for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
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1296 - Large Assay Crucible Tongs (2)Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large assay crucible tongs for the furnace room. These two choice pieces were probably used in one of Nevada's many important producing mine...
Bidding Has ConcludedStart Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
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1298 - Gold Detection DeviceHolabird Western Americana Collections
Gold detection device. 12 x 16", wood constructed with hand crank. Brass label says “patent January 8, 1895, other patents pending. PP Cuplin, ...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********y for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
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1299 - Gold Testing Device AdvertisementsHolabird Western Americana Collections
Hall's Magnetic Mineral Rod. If you read this advertisement, you would want to buy one too. And all of the testimonials on back are unbelievable...
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
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