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Rush to the Rockies Auction (August 2022)

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States

Auction Details

Welcome to the “Rush to the Rockies” Auction, our second exciting summer sale of 2022!

This 4-day event has a little over 2,000 lots in numerous categories, including Bottles, Native Americana, Numismatics, Mining, Philatelic, Stocks, and General Americana.

Featured Collections

*Gary Bracken Collection, Part II*
Our July 2022 sale was our introduction to the marvelous and expansive collection of Ponca City, Oklahoma collector Gary Bracken. That sale featured our first round of Colorado and Oklahoma bottles, as well as rare ancient coins and Western tokens. And we set records in those categories!
This exciting second round features: Colorado bottles (incl. whiskey flasks, sodas, jugs, and beer); Colorado & Kansas postal history and rare Colorado revenue checks; Colorado, Nevada, & Texas tokens and key tags; Colorado photographs, advertising, & ephemera; a spectacular collection of Native American points (arrowheads) and stone tools; and another round of rare ancient coins.

And we’ll continue to feature the Bracken Collection in future sales. Stay tuned!

*Joe Elcano Nevada Mining Stock Collection*
We’ve been lucky enough to sell Joe’s world-class Nevada collection over the past couple of years, including his fabulous Nevada postal history and mining stock certificates.
This sale features a new group of Nevada mining stocks, including over 60 different Nevada territorial mining stock certificates! This group has great rarities and autograph pieces. Nevada collectors, you don’t want to miss this!

*Jim & Barbara Sherman Private Western Mining Museum Collection, Part II*
We were thrilled to sell rare Western firearms, Wild West autographs & artifacts, and mining collectibles from this collection in our July sale.
This round features more rare militaria (including sabers and bayonets), a cannon from the 1600s, shipwreck artifacts, rare mining artifacts, and more.

*Colorado Mining Collection, Part I*
This auction features an introduction to an unnamed Colorado mining collection which we will be selling over numerous sales. This collection includes some of the best Colorado mining stocks we’ve ever offered. Stay tuned!

*Stuart MacKenzie Montana Collection*
This round includes more Montana ephemera including important mining archives, as well as advertising, and history libraries.

*And Much More from Private Collections*
Including: a gorgeous original Thomas Moran lithograph of the Grand Canyon; an original saloon back bar mirror from the Yukon Territory, c.1890s; a Peace Medal Collection; rare Western photographs and ephemera; a Coca Cola collection of bottles and advertising souvenirs; rare space-related autographs and collectibles; American Express and early American History stocks from the Prag Collection, and much more!

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

We have a wonderful set of auctions planned for the rest of 2022 including our SS Central America Auctions this fall. We are specifically looking for treasure-related items, ingots, gold nuggets, and Gold Rush collectibles to add to these sales that will feature “Treasures from the Land & Sea.”

And we’re always looking for consignments in other categories, including 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, or to bring it to excited bidders at auction. We’ve built 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--

AUCTION SCHEDULE

Thursday, August 25th, 2022 (Lots 1000-1504)
Art (1000-1036)
General Americana (1037-1504)
Geo. Sort (1037-1274)
Misc. Categories incl. Cowboy, Jewelry, Books, & More (1275-1504)

Friday, August 26th, 2022 (Lots 2000-2507)
Philatelic (2000-2118)
Covers feat. Bracken Colorado Collection (2000-2097)
Stamps, RN Checks, & Ephemera (2098-2118)
Stocks & Bonds (2119-2353)
Misc. incl. Express & Early American (2119-2153)
Railroad (2154-2199)
Mining feat. Colorado & Nevada Territorials (2200-2353)
Minerals, Mining Artifacts & Mining Ephemera (2354-2456)
Transportation (2457-2507)
Air & Space (2457-2468)
Auto (2469-2474)
Railroadiana & Steamer (2475-2507)

Saturday, August 27th, 2022 (Lots 3000-3518)
Native Americana (3000-3139)
Arrowheads (3000-3060)
Artifacts/Stone Tools (3061-3088)
Beadwork (3089-3096)
Art & Ephemera (3097-3139)
Bottles, Brewing, & Saloon (3140-3518)
Saloon & Brewing Ephemera (3140-3160)
General Bottles feat. Bracken Colorado Pt. II (3161-3487)
Coca Cola Collectibles (3488-3518)

Sunday, August 28th, 2022 (Lots 4000-4482)
Firearms, Cutlery, & Militaria (4000-4089)
Numismatics (4090-4482)
Currency, Scrip & Ephemera (4090-4118)
US, Ancient, & Foreign Coins (4119-4207)
Medals & Exonumia (4208-4224)
Tokens (4225-4482)





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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Davidson & Licht Jeweler Social Security Medal [152979]4208 - Davidson & Licht Jeweler Social Security Medal [152979]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unusual bronze medal from this jewelry firm in Oakland. Allowed for the number to be stamped on the obverse, and the reverse "Great oaks for li...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to c*********p for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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California State Agricultural Society Silver Award Medal [152973]4209 - California State Agricultural Society Silver Award Medal [152973]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
California State Agricultural Society Silver Award medal. 1911 Larson & Co. die awarded in 1911 to Pacific Hardware and Steel Company for Horse ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to f*****E for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Santa Clara College Medal [152974]4210 - Santa Clara College Medal [152974]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Santa Clara College medal. Julian reports 400 medals struck for the college in 1890, he but provides no other details. There are three different-sized
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 0***8 for (75.00 + 18.75BP) = 93.75
 
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Vallejo/Dixon/Suisun Medals [152975]4211 - Vallejo/Dixon/Suisun Medals [152975]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: 1968 Dixon Centennial; 1968 Suisun City Centennial; General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo memorial medal; 1970 Mare Island Medal launching
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (15.00 + 3.75BP) = 18.75
 
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Yosemite & Sequoia National Park Medals [152976]4212 - Yosemite & Sequoia National Park Medals [152976]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six: four Yosemite, one Sequoia National Park, one Sierra Mountaineer Days, Oakhurst, California: Scenic Route to Yosemite. Date: Country (i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to C*****4 for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Cal Gold Token [154631]4213 - Cal Gold Token [154631]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Indian head / thirteen stars around perimeter / 1853: Rev.: Cali / fornia / Gold. 10 mm, 0.10 grams. Date: Country (if not USA): State: C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*******f for (1,350.00 + 337.50BP) = 1,687.50
 
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Fake Baldwin $20 [153190]4214 - Fake Baldwin $20 [153190]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Probably made for a gift shop, 33 mm, 1851 on obverse. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to b*******n for (10.00 + 2.50BP) = 12.50
 
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Slug Facsimile [153175]4215 - Slug Facsimile [153175]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ex - Bill Weber sale. Cast copy of "WE TRUST" $50 gold piece. Octagonal, 40 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provena...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*******n for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Spanish American War Dog Tag: Colorado Volunteers [152808]4216 - Spanish American War Dog Tag: Colorado Volunteers [152808]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Com. B / 1st / Regt. of Infy / Colorado / 60 / U.S. Vol. Rev.: pictorial flag and ammunition / L. H. Moise S. F. Wm, rd., 30 mm, holed. Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (190.00 + 47.50BP) = 237.50
 
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Peace Medal Collection of Important Cultural Significance [152641]4217 - Peace Medal Collection of Important Cultural Significance [152641]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Larry Swick “Peace Medal” Collection, Pine Ridge Reservation: A Collection of 84 Peace Medals with “Notes of Provenance in Lakota and English”
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to i********s.. for (3,500.00 + 770.00BP) = 4,270.00
 
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Chief Joseph / The Nez Pierce Tribe Medal [152807]4218 - Chief Joseph / The Nez Pierce Tribe Medal [152807]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obv.: Chief Joseph / (bust portrait); Rev.: The Nez Pierces Tribe / (pictorial salmon. Br., rd., 26 mm. Date: Country (if not USA): State: Cit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (60.00 + 13.20BP) = 73.20
 
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Better Babies Contest Medal [154623]4219 - Better Babies Contest Medal [154623]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Sterling silver medal hung from red ribbon. Pinback inscribed: Rutland, Vt. 1913. Medal is 31 mm; total weight 22.6 grams. Better babies contests wer
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Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to i********s.. for (55.00 + 12.10BP) = 67.10
 
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M. E. Hart Alaska Gold Medal [154624]4220 - M. E. Hart Alaska Gold Medal [154624]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Obverse: gold miner with a pick swung over his shoulder. Between his legs is a shovel and a gold pan. 1909. Reverse: a wreath, a shield, and 1/2
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i********s.. for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Miscellaneous Commemorative coins [152972]4221 - Miscellaneous Commemorative coins [152972]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a collection of three commemorative coins. The first is a coin 1 1/4 in. diameter commemorating Rear Admiral Richard Byrd USN to be the first
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********O for (70.00 + 17.50BP) = 87.50
 
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Numismatic Society Medals & Wooden Nickels [154630]4222 - Numismatic Society Medals & Wooden Nickels [154630]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Major collection of medals and wooden nickels issued by various numismatic societies. An album titled "Liberty Numismatic Society" with 22...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to d*******f for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Nevada Miners & Prospectors Assn. Silver Rounds [155182]4223 - Nevada Miners & Prospectors Assn. Silver Rounds [155182]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four one ounce silver rounds made by the Nevada Miners and Prospectors Association. 1985, 1986 & 1987. The fourth is stamped "The De...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******1 for (170.00 + 42.50BP) = 212.50
 
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Wildlife and U. S. Navy Silver Rounds [152910]4224 - Wildlife and U. S. Navy Silver Rounds [152910]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The lot features four silver rounds by Wittnauer Precious Metals Guild by Longines Symphonette set in two original boxes. The rounds feature a Plain
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to y******1 for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Azurite Bar Token, Bisbee [152799]4225 - Azurite Bar Token, Bisbee [152799]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
AZURITE BAR / MAIN / ST. / BISBEE, ARIZ. / L.A. RUB. STAMP CO. // GOOD FOR / 1 / DRINK; Wm, rd., 21 mm. Azurite is a soft, deep-blue copper mineral p
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to j*****0 for (200.00 + 44.00BP) = 244.00
 
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Theodore Lopez Token, Concho [152797]4226 - Theodore Lopez Token, Concho [152797]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
THEODORE LOPEZ / CONCHO, / ARIZ. // GOOD FOR / 25 / CENTS / IN TRADE; Br., rd., 24 mm. R9, Spooner suggests $600. Date: Country (if not USA): S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j*****d for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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Arizona Key Tag [154496]4227 - Arizona Key Tag [154496]
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Arizona key tag. Reay & Johnson/ Douglas, Ariz./ 185/ Claim Check. Square shape, approx. 1.5 x 1.5 inches. Good condition, some wear. Date: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to h********e for (110.00 + 27.50BP) = 137.50
 
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