Pike's Peak or Bust! Auction: Western Americana, Bottles, Numismatics, & More (January 2023)

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Welcome to the Pike’s Peak or Bust! Auction, our first live auction of 2023 and coming off the world-record-breaking SS Central America Part I auction in December 2022.

This four-day auction has collectibles in over a dozen categories including Bottles, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Mining, Numismatics, Art, Stocks, Militaria, and General Americana. With a healthy dose of exciting Colorado and Western States material, we decided to name this auction in honor of the great Colorado Gold Rush of 1859!

Featured Collections & Highlights

*The Gary Bracken Collection, Part IV*
We continue to offer great rarities from the collection of Ponca City lawyer Gary Bracken. This sale includes Native Americana (arrowheads); tokens (Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma); Colorado medicine bottles, whiskey jugs, and stoneware; Colorado, Indian Territory, and Oklahoma billhead collections, and more.

*Numismatics feat. Nevada Banknotes*
Our Day 4 is all numismatics, starting with thirteen different Nevada banknotes, including the $20 Nixon National Bank signed by George Nixon. The section also has US coins (incl. Carson City Morgans); medals incl. a U.S. Grant Silver Peace Medal; and a large offering of tokens (Colorado, Missouri, and Oklahoma).

*Early American Political Collection*
We’re very excited to offer important documents from the 1700s and 1800s from the estate of John Hyatt. This group includes autographed pieces from Benjamin Franklin, Grover Cleveland, and James Buchanan.

*Art*
A group of signed prints and books from Ansel Adams; signed prints from famous photographer Paul Strand; signed Salvador Dali pieces; beautiful wood and stone sculptures; and more.

*Railroadiana*
A new big group of railroad and steamer passes, always a big hit with our collectors! Also railroad artifacts including keys, locks, and lanterns. If you have a pass collection you’re ready to sell, please let us know!


*Stocks & Bonds*
We are thrilled to offer more rare Colorado mining stocks from a private collection, as well as Colorado railroad stocks and autograph pieces incl. Wells & Fargo and Jay Gould. Some of the mining stocks in this sale are pieces we have not offered before.

*Native Americana*
In addition to Oklahoma points from the Bracken Collection, our Native Americana section also has kachinas, pine crafts/basketry, and ephemera including art and photographs.


*Militaria & Antique Firearms*
In addition to pieces from the Sherman Collection, we’re also offering rare military collectibles from a few other private collections. This sale has items from the Civil War, Indian Wars, and both World Wars including photographs, autographed documents, and artifacts. The Firearms Section has early shotguns, muskets, and ammunition collectibles.

*General Americana*
Photographs, rare documents, books, and artifacts from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma/Indian Territory, and more. Includes a rare Virgil Earp Tombstone autograph from the Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum! Smaller categories include: Cowboy, Sports, Books, Jewelry, Toys/Model Railroad, and hard goods.

*Mining*
Minerals and fossil plates; rare Western mining ephemera from Colorado and Nevada; and some mining artifacts incl. spoons, tags, and mercury jugs.


Please be sure to use the Keyword Search Tool on our website to search for items in your collecting categories.

Stay tuned for the exciting second part of our SS Central America Shipwreck Artifacts Auctions, coming March 2023. Details available on holabirdamericana.com

We’re always looking for consignments in many categories, including Art, Mining, Railroadiana, Native Americana, Numismatics, Bottles, and more.

If you would like to know more about consigning, or if you have any questions or comments about this sale, please give our office a call at 775-851-1859.

Our friendly staff is ready to help you continue to build your collection. We’ve created an astonishing community of customers around the world, including private collectors, institutions, and dealers. Remember, your collection could set the next world-record!

Thanks again for your continued interest in our auctions. And as we like to say, bid early and bid often!

--The Holabird Team--

Day 1, Lots 1000-1514
General Americana (1000-1514)
Geo. Sort
Misc. Categories incl. Cowboy, Sports, Books, Toys, Hard Goods

Day 2, Lots 2000-2546
Transportation (2000-2159)
Railroad & Steamer Passes
Transportation Ephemera
Bottles & Saloon feat. Colorado Whiskey & Medicines (2160-2546)

Day 3, Lots 3000-3533
Art feat. Ansel Adams, Salvador Dali, & Paul Strand (3000-3106)
Native Americana (3107-3182)
Political Collectibles incl. Early American Autographs (3183-3209)
Militaria (3210-3261)
Firearms & Weaponry (3262-3304)
Minerals & Mining (3305-3361)
Stocks & Bonds (3362-3533)

Day 4, Lots 4000-4484
Numismatics (4000-4484)
Currency feat. Nevada Banknotes (4000-4035)
Coins (4036-4094)
Medals (4095-4112)
Tokens feat. Colorado, Missouri, & amp; Oklahoma (4113-4484)


SHIPPING & HANDLING: The customer is responsible for all shipping and packaging charges. We offer shipping service as a convenience to our buyers. Items are not shipped until the invoice and shipping charges are completely paid. Shipping costs will be calculated and billed separately after your items have been paid for. Purchases will be shipped via our approved, insured carriers: FedEx, UPS, USPS or DHL. Pick up is available from our Reno office, once you have received your invoice post auction
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Detick Distilling Co. Scrip, 1911 [159595]4020 - Detick Distilling Co. Scrip, 1911 [159595]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare scrip from the Detrick Distilling Co., Dayton, Ohio- Chattanooga, Tennessee. Good for fifty cents in merchandise good through December 25, 1911.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (35.00 + 8.75BP) = 43.75
 
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New England Mint $2 National Parks Bills and Coin Collection [160691]4021 - New England Mint $2 National Parks Bills and Coin Collection [160691]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
New England Mint binder with their commemorative National Parks and Sites $2 bills. Issued about 2010-14 with matching US Mint state quarters. Nice se
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to t*******n for (80.00 + 20.00BP) = 100.00
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161200]4022 - Venezuelan Currency [161200]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five crisp uncirculated bricks (1000 notes each) of obsolete 2017 Venezuelan currency. 100, 500, 1000, 10000 and 20000 Bolivares. Currency has endang
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********o.. for (350.00 + 87.50BP) = 437.50
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161201]4023 - Venezuelan Currency [161201]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four bricks (1000 notes) of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. Two bricks of 100 B
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to f*****E for (325.00 + 0.00BP) = 325.00
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161202]4024 - Venezuelan Currency [161202]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four bricks (1000 notes) of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. One brick of 10 Boli
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********o.. for (225.00 + 56.25BP) = 281.25
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161203]4025 - Venezuelan Currency [161203]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four bricks (1000 notes each) of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. 100 Bolivares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********w.. for (180.00 + 45.00BP) = 225.00
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161204]4026 - Venezuelan Currency [161204]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bundles of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. Six bundles of 100 Bolivares notes (C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********w.. for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161207]4027 - Venezuelan Currency [161207]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bundles of 2017 obsolete Venezuelan currency: nine bundles and one partial bundle of 100 Bolivares (Cardenlitos on reverse); two bundles 500 Bolivares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******n for (325.00 + 81.25BP) = 406.25
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161206]4028 - Venezuelan Currency [161206]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Box of bundles of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. Eight bundles of 100 Bolivares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to n********w.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Venezuelan Currency [159989]4029 - Venezuelan Currency [159989]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four bricks (1000 notes each) of crisp uncirculated 2017 Venezuelan currency featuring wildlife on reverse. 10 Bolivares; 20 Bolivares; 100 Bolivares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to w**********e for (300.00 + 75.00BP) = 375.00
 
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Venezuelan Currency [161205]4030 - Venezuelan Currency [161205]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Box of bundles of crisp uncirculated obsolete Venezuelan currency. 2017 notes with endangered wildlife on the reverse. Seven bundles of 100 Bolivares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to c********o.. for (450.00 + 112.50BP) = 562.50
 
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Venezuelan Currency [159988]4031 - Venezuelan Currency [159988]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Shoe box of obsolete currency with wildlife on reverse from the Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela. Issued in 2017, no longer valid currency in Venezu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to n********w.. for (375.00 + 93.75BP) = 468.75
 
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Mexican Revolution Currency Collection [161216]4032 - Mexican Revolution Currency Collection [161216]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen pieces of Mexican currency related to the revolution. 1) 1913 one peso note from El Banco Nacional De Mexico (pre-revolution) (G-VG),
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Tumba bruk 250 ar 100 Krona Banknotes [161208]4033 - Tumba bruk 250 ar 100 Krona Banknotes [161208]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Six presentation brochures issued by the Sveriges Riksbank (National Bank of Sweden) with description in Swedish and a crisp uncirculated Tumba brk 25
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Currency Printer's Example [159592]4034 - Currency Printer's Example [159592]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Specimen of the Plan for preventing the Forgery of Bank Notes submitted to the Bankers of the United Kingdom by Perkins, Fairman & Heath, 69 Fle...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Bank Note Intaglio Prints (60+) [159326]4035 - Bank Note Intaglio Prints (60+) [159326]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 60 intaglio prints from the American Bank Note Company and others, reproducing famous U.S. banknotes and currency. Issued at coin conventions cir
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to w**********e for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Denver Encased Pennies (7) [159712]4036 - Denver Encased Pennies (7) [159712]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven encased pennies from Denver merchants. Kenmark Jewelers (1945 Lincoln); Camnitzer & Lucas (2: both 1909 Lincolns); W. E. Veeder (19...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********a.. for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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Undated Buffalo Nickel Horde [160501]4037 - Undated Buffalo Nickel Horde [160501]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
About 7.63 pounds of undated Buffalo Nickels. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******g for (160.00 + 40.00BP) = 200.00
 
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Buffalo Nickel Horde [158953]4038 - Buffalo Nickel Horde [158953]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
12 pound horde of dateless buffalo nickels. Date: Country: State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******g for (200.00 + 50.00BP) = 250.00
 
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Buffalo Nickels/War Nickels/Steel Cents [160758]4039 - Buffalo Nickels/War Nickels/Steel Cents [160758]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 85 Indian Head Buffalo nickels. Mostly dateless. Seven (7) War Nickels (35% silver); 14 steel cents from World War Two. Date: Country: St
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to M********9 for (30.00 + 6.15BP) = 36.15
 
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