May 2018 Americana, Railroad, Mining, & More Auction

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


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Continental Currency: Eighty Dollar Note2300 - Continental Currency: Eighty Dollar Note
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare CL-102 Eighty Dollars note printed by Hall and Sellers. HWAC# 61641 Date: 1779 Location:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to P******y for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Pay Table Notes2301 - Pay Table Notes
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1781, 1782, 1789 and 1790. Four notes issued by the Pay Table Office of Hartford while John Lawrence was Treasurer. Two have a large hole punched. Ral
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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3 Cents Third Issue Fractional Currency2302 - 3 Cents Third Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1226, certified About Uncirculated 50 by PMG. Previously mounted, light background. HWAC# 63245 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to t******V for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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5 Cents First Issue Fractional Currency2303 - 5 Cents First Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1230, certified Choice Uncirculated 64 by PMG. Straight edges, with monogram. HWAC# 63243 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******0 for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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5 Cents Third Issue Fractional Currency2304 - 5 Cents Third Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1238, certified Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ by PMG. They note exceptional quality paper and "printing error." Signed by Colby an...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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10 Cents First Issue Fractional Currency2305 - 10 Cents First Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. 1242, certified Choice Uncirculated 63 by PMG. Straight Edges, with monogram. HWAC# 63242 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to j******0 for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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10 Cents Second Issue Fractional Currency2306 - 10 Cents Second Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. 1244, certified Extremely Fine 40 by PMG. Without surcharges on bank. HWAC# 63247 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t******V for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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15 Cents Fourth Issue Fractional Currency2307 - 15 Cents Fourth Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1267, certified Uncirculated 62 by PMG. Signed by Allison and Spinner. Watermarked paper; 40 mm seal. Pinhole. HWAC# 63241 Date: Locatio
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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25 Cents Fifth Issue Fractional Currency2308 - 25 Cents Fifth Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1309, certified Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) by PMG. Signed by Allison and Spinner. Short, thick key variety. HWAC#
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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50 Cents Fifth Issue Fractional Currency2309 - 50 Cents Fifth Issue Fractional Currency
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fr. #1381, certified About Uncirculated 55 by PMG. Signed by Allison and New. Previously mounted, blue right end. HWAC# 63246 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t******V for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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