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


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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Civil War Tokens4690 - Civil War Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13: "Constitution Forever," "Our Army," "Army & Navy," and others. HWAC# 61912 Date: Location:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*******m for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Fantasy Red Light District Tokens4691 - Fantasy Red Light District Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of fantasy red light district brass tokens. This is a group of approximately 150, give or take, brass tokens made by Lukawitz/Gillio the 1960s f
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e********u.. for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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Fantasy Western Badges4692 - Fantasy Western Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large volume of six point Sheriff, Deputy, Marshall badges from the 1960s. This group, which consists of approximately 120 badges, was made by Stan Lu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to D*****1 for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Group of Merchant Tokens4693 - Group of Merchant Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven: 1) 1863; rev.: New York; 2) Steinfeld / Sole Agent for the U.S.; rev.: 70 Nassau St. New York; holed 3) Sherwood & Hopson / Utica ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to i*******m for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Large Token Grab Bag4694 - Large Token Grab Bag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Hundred's of tokens. Many in black plastic and unsorted. A real bargain assortment so take a chance and bid on it. HWAC# 57944 Date: Lo...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Medals and Tokens4695 - Medals and Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 30 medals and tokens. Two Spielmarks, a wrestling medal from Nebraska, a GAR badge from Delaware; an ANA 1978 bronze badge; tokens from the 1933
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to p********n for (140.00 + 35.00BP) = 175.00
 
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Roll of 1804 Silver Dollar Tokens4696 - Roll of 1804 Silver Dollar Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Roll of cardboard tokens. Obverse: 1804 Silver Dollar replica with silver colored foil; Reverse: Buffalo Nickel reverse Wooden Nickel. The roll is 3 1
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Token Grab Bag Asortment4697 - Token Grab Bag Asortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 4# of many varieties of tokens and medallions. Includes Past time Club, Wendover, NV, $50 Gold Slug facsimilies, bridge and toll roads, McClask
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Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Token Grab Bag Asortment4698 - Token Grab Bag Asortment
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Approx 4.2# of assorted tokens including $50 Gold Slug facsimilies, Willenbrock Pool Hall, 32 colored Mardi Gras tokens, Sidney L. Olson Miami Beach,
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Tokens (approx. 200) U.S. & Canada4699 - Tokens (approx. 200) U.S. & Canada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Grab bag full of tokens several from Canada Subway good for 1 fare; many parking tokens, Castle Amusement Park, Riverside California & many more...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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