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)