AUCTION  / 

October 2017 Premier Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location,

Auction Details

This 5-day sale features 2,900 lots in multiple collecting categories including Mining, Minerals, Native Americana, Bottles, Gaming, Cowboy, Tokens, Numismatics, Railroad & Express, Postal History & Philatelic, Firearms & Military, and General Americana.

Highlights include:

*Gold, gold & silver ore, & choice mineral specimens from around the world

*a wide variety of mining collectibles including artifacts, stock certificates, photographs, and ephemera

*choice Native Americana from a prominent collection including Western baskets, projectile points, Navajo Pottery, jewelry, a Kachina Collection, and a Pacific NW bone, ivory & carved stone collection

*Bottles and antique glass including the Shamberger Saratoga Mineral Water Collection, Saloon back bar bottles, Western sodas and whiskies, Nevada embossed bottles, and an Insulator Collection

*Cowboy collectibles including a branding iron collection and cowboy postcards

*Tokens & Medals including Tombstone, Arizona, Alaska, California, Nevada Tokens & key tags, Fort tokens, So-Called Dollar collection feat. Bryan Money, Encased Cents, and US & Mining Medals

*Numismatics including Colorado silver coinage (a new discovery), Salt Lake City National Bank Note Collection, Nevada National Bank Notes, Assay incl. a rare assayer ingot and & Comstock assay documents

*Railroad stocks, bonds, keys, locks, and reference libraries

*Wells Fargo & Other Express collectibles incl. a rare Wells Fargo gold medal

*Postal history including first flights, first day covers, and revenue stamped documents

*A selection of antique firearms and swords

*Political collectibles feat. a Theodore Roosevelt button collection

*General Americana with strong Colorado, Montana, and Nevada sections including Shamberger Photograph Collection of Nevada Mining Camps and a large selection of Colorado stereoviews

*A special Dealer Section featuring large lots of mining, railroad, & other stocks, bonds, and postcards

                                          Auction Schedule

Day 1, Thursday, October 19, 2017 (Lots 1000-1666)
            Minerals (1000-1179)
                        Gold (1000-1013)
                        Ore, Gem, & Mineral Specimens  (1014-1179)
 
            Mining (1180-1666)
                        Candlesticks (1180-1188)
                        Explosives (1189-1198)
                        Mine Lighting (Carbide, Oil, Safety) (1199-1216)
                        Hard Goods (1217-1224)
                        Books (1225-1259)
                        Stocks, Checks, & Other Ephemera  (1260-1666)
 
 
Day 2, Friday, October 20, 2017 (Lots 2000-2576)
            Native Americana (2000-2268)
                        Southwest
                                    Art (2000-2026)
                                    Baskets (2027-2037)
                                    Beadwork (2038-2056)
                                    Moccasins (2057-2064)
                                    Rugs & Jewelry (2065-2071)
                                    Kachinas (2072-2099)
                                    Pottery (2100-2170)
                                    Tools & Other (2171-2181)
                        Northwest
                                    Animal tools/art (2182-2189)
                                    Clothing & Moccasins (2190-2197)
                                    Ivory Art & Tools (2198-2211)
                                    Sculptures (2212-2226)
                                    Tools & Other (2227-2232)
                        Nat. Amer. Books (2233-2268)
 
            Bottles & Glass (2269-2498)
                        Bitters, Poisons, Medicines (2269-2299)
                        Mineral Water (2300-2361)
                        Soda (2362-2412)
                        Whiskey (2413-2452)
                        Beer & Other (2453-2477)
                        Insulators (2478-2498)
 
            Gaming (2499-2521)
 
            Cowboy (2522-2576)
                        Branding Irons (2522-2540)
                        Cowboy Ephemera (2541-2576)
 
 
Day 3, Saturday, October 21, 2017 (Lots 3000-3610)
            Tokens (Geographic Sort) (3000-3068)
 
            Numismatics (3069-3281)
                        So-Called Dollars (3069-3136)
                                    Bryan Money (3069-3099)
                                    Other (3100-3136)
                        Medals (3137-3181)
                        Coins (3182-3202)
                        Encased Cents (3203-3216)
                        Currency (3217-3245)
                        Scrip & Ephemera (3246-3256)
                        Ingots & Assay (3257-3281)
           
            Railroad & Express (3282-3445)
                        Books (3282-3304)
                        Locks & Keys (3305-3317)
                        Stocks, Bonds, & Ephemera  (3318-3425)
                        Wells Fargo & Other Express (3426-3445)
 
            Postal History & Philatelic (3446-3526)
                        First Day & First Flight (3446-3475)
                        Military (3476-3486)
                        Geographic Sort (3487-3510)
                        Stamps & Revenue (3511-3526)
           
            Firearms, Weaponry, & Military Collectibles (3527-3610)
                        Civil War (3527-3546)
                        Other Military (3547-3556)
                        Firearms, Holsters, & Ephemera (3557-3568)
                        Knives & Swords (3569-3610)
 
 
Day 4, Sunday, October 22, 2017 (Lots 4000-4624)
            Political incl. Theodore Roosevelt Collection (4000-4022)
           
            General Americana
                        (Geographic Sort) (4023-4497)
                        Art (4498-4511)
                        Books (4512-4529)
                        Miscellaneous Americana incl. Hard Goods, Jewelry, & Ephemera (4530-4595)
                        World Collectibles (4596-4624)
 
           
Day 5, Monday, October 23, 2017 (Lots 5000-5415)
            Dealer Specials
                        Misc. Americana & Ephemera (5000-5017)
                        Stock Certificates & Bonds: Mining, Railroad, & Other (5018-5415)
 

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
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Oregon Ledge, Austin Silver Specimen1020 - Oregon Ledge, Austin Silver Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This specimen from the area of the Oregon Mine contains silver sulfides, polybasite, stephanite, pyrargyrite, and tetrahedrite. 19.71 ounces. 5.3 x 10
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Gold and Silver Specimen from Como, Nevada1021 - Gold and Silver Specimen from Como, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Boyle Tunnel Mine. Contains hydrothermal gold and silver ore (silver sulfides). 8.86 troy ounces. 5.5 x 7.5 x 5.0 cm. Como was first mined in the 186
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 130.00 | Estimate : 260.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Boyle Tunnel Mine Specimen1022 - Boyle Tunnel Mine Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2" Cut slab of gray quartz vein matter with quartz fragments bordered by a thin dark gray rim of later quartz with disseminated e...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Second Boyle Tunnel Mine Specimen1023 - Second Boyle Tunnel Mine Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1/4 x 1 1/2 x 2" Cut slab of gray quartz vein matter with quartz fragments bordered by a thin dark gray rim of later quartz with sulfides and d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada1024 - Barite from Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Meikle Mine is a huge underground gold mine in Elko County, Nevada. During the late 1990's, the Meikle mine produced some of the finest bari...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to B********R for (400.00 + 84.00BP) = 484.00
 
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High Grade Goldfield Ore1025 - High Grade Goldfield Ore
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold with Famatinite from Goldfield. 1 x 1 x 1.6" with much visible gold on both ends. A choice Goldfield specimen, probably an older specimen,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to V********e for (400.00 + 60.00BP) = 460.00
 
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Diamond Jim Mine Specimen1026 - Diamond Jim Mine Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Specimen cut by saw 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2". Consists of coarsely crystalline light-gray quartz vein with clots of black silver sulfide minerals , ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (50.00 + 7.50BP) = 57.50
 
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St. Elmo Mine Specimens1027 - St. Elmo Mine Specimens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two pieces from specimen cut by saw, one is 1 x 1 x 2", the other 1 x 2 x 2". Specimens consists of light gray, waxy quartz vein with thi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to a******l for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Victorine Mine, Kingston, Gold Specimen1028 - Victorine Mine, Kingston, Gold Specimen
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 2. 1) 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2". 2.44 ounces. 2) 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4". 1.44 ounces. Contains silver, gold, and massive sulfides. The Victo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to V********e for (150.00 + 22.50BP) = 172.50
 
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Banner Mine Specimens, Midas, Nevada1029 - Banner Mine Specimens, Midas, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three gold in quartz specimens from the Banner Mine, Midas, Nevada. Banded and brecciated vein quartz with vugs. Two specimens about 2 x 2 x 3"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 175.00
Sold to m********y for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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