Spooktacular Auction: Americana, Mining, Numismatics, & More (October 2020)

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Welcome to our Halloween Sale!

We continue to get in marvelous collections of Americana from all over the country. Keep them coming!!!

As many of you have seen, we have found new ways to increase visibility on the internet, which has risen our number o0f competitive bidders by over 30% lately. Our stockpile of registered bidders is one of the largest in America, and we are all thankful to you all for participating in our exciting auctions.

This sale features some amazing one of a kind rarities, and also brings to market several long awaited collections.

Perhaps the top item in the sale is the Pierce Powell copy of the all-time #1 “psychedelic” rock n roll poster, the Charlatans at the Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City. Long on display in his personal home, Powell’s personal copy of this historic event is now offered. We were unable to verify if this is the only copy, or one of two known. Regardless, if you are a rock n roll collector, it is the all-time #1 poster.

The auction features the collections of Ken Prag, Salvatore Falcone and John Reynolds.

Folks have been asking for a couple years now when we were going to get to the Ken Prag Industrial, Banking and Commercial collections to market. The answer is “NOW.” Perhaps the brewing collection is some of the best in the current sale, which is spread out over the next two sales. As we sort through the massive collection, I’ve seen the turnpike material (early 1800s), banking, foods, industrials, oils, and so much more, including some fabulous autographed material. It will take at least a year to sell this portion of the collection. And there’s more… we are now starting to organize and sell his massive postcard and stereo view collections. Previously we sold Alaska, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado collections. Now its time for California and rarities from other areas of post card collecting. You’ll see some of the best and most beautiful post cards ever printed in this and coming sales, particularly the European art cards, “poster” cards of the PPIE which are unarguably some of the most beautiful cards ever printed, and more.

The Salvatore Falcone Collection of Californiana is a true treasure. Historical photographs of all sorts are a big focus, and include some great rarities, including some key out-of-state pieces, such as Alaska. Medals, and ephemera round out more than 100 lots of key collectibles.

John Reynolds’ collections included more rarities from his Central California collection, as well as his military token collection.

We continue with massive holdings from the Benjamin Fauver collections of counters and tokens. This large group centers on foreign counters and early foreign tokens, some dating back to the 1500s.

Don’t miss the marble collection, large numismatic offerings, historical Hawaii material, rare mining and other maps, gold specimens, Civil war material, stamp collections, western art and so much more.

And remember- we are always after new and major collections to bring to market. We are your source for selling Americana at the best prices obtainable, having sold more than any other company in the past decade alone. We plan on having our entire sales database online soon at no cost – nearly 200,000 lots of Americana sold since 2014. Give us a call today! We have agents all over America, and travel to see most collections.

Auction Schedule

Day 1 (Thur, Oct 29) Lots 1000-1679
Art (1000-1125)
Native Americana (1126-1196)
Textiles (1197-1233)
Foreign Collectibles (1234-1267)
General Collectibles (1268-1307)
Collector Spoons (1308-1315)
Jewelry (1316-1351)
Scales (1352-1353)
Advertising/Signs (1354-1369)
Furnishings & 3D Items (1370-1424)
Music (1425-1429)
Theatre (1430-1456)
Sports (1457-1468)
Tobacciana (1469-1472)
Saloon (1473-1478)
Cowboy (1479-1484)
Comic Books (1485-1491)
Books & Magazines (1492-1520)
Antiquarian Books (1521-1539)
Bottles (1540-1627)
Marbles (1603-1668)
Gaming (1669-1679)

Day 2 (Fri, Oct 30) Lots 2000-2762
Firefighting Memorabilia (2000-2078)
Fraternal Organizations (2079-2080)
Badges (2082-2174) (Also see badges on day 5!)
Numismatics (2175-2295)
Bullion (2175)
Ingots (2176-2178)
Coins (2179-2225)
Currency (2227-2240)
Dies & Hobbs (2241-2249)
Ephemera & Exonumia (2250-2259)
Medals (2260-2281)
So-Called Dollars (2282-2295)
Tokens (2296-2762)

Day 3 (Sat, Oct 31) Lots 3000-3685
Transportation (3000-3034)
Stocks & Bonds (3035-3498)
Minerals (3489-3495)
Mining (3496-3557)
Tools (3558-3566)
Firearms (3567-3584)
Political (3585-3603)
World's Fairs (3604-3619)
Military (3620-3685)

Day 4 (Sun, Nov 1) Lots 4000-4712
General Americana Geo. Sorted AZ-WY (4000-4103)
Maps (4104-4124)
Photographs (4125-4209)
Philatelic(4210-4433)
Wells Fargo (4363-4382)
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part I (4383-4712)

Day 5 (Mon, Nov 2) Lots 5000-5798
Bargains & Dealer Specials Part II
Art (5000-5093)
Native Americana (5094-5113)
Firearms/Weaponry (5114-5116)
Badges (5117-5124)
Foreign Collectibles (5125-5139)
Textiles (5140-5145)
Furnishings & 3D Items (5146-5162)
General Americana Ephemera & Collectibles (5163-5249)
Hollywood/Theatre (5450-5260)
Music (5261-5272)
Cowboy/Saloon/Tobacco (5272-5281)
Bottles (5288-5304)
Gaming (5305-5312)
Jewelry (5313-5322)
General Americana Geographically Sorted (5323-5416)
Political (5417-5420)
Postcards (5421-5428)
Wells Fargo (5429-5433)
World's Fairs (5434-5437)
Sports (5438-5470)
Military (5471-5494)
Mining (5495-5556)
Stocks & Bonds (5558-5796)
Transportation (5770-5798)

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Three Packs of Unopened Crisp Uncirculated Venezuelan Currency  (125254)4571 - Three Packs of Unopened Crisp Uncirculated Venezuelan Currency (125254)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two packs of 100 bolivas and one pack of 20,000 bolivas. all crisp uncirc. Date: Country (if not USA): Venezuela State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8*****p for (65.00 + 14.30BP) = 79.30
 
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Venezuela Crisp Uncirculated Currency Lot (4)  (125253)4572 - Venezuela Crisp Uncirculated Currency Lot (4) (125253)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 original unopened packs of 100 boliveras notes (400) and one pack of the beautiful pink 20,000 Boliveras notes, all crisp uncirc. Date: Country (
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 8*****p for (110.00 + 24.20BP) = 134.20
 
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$2 United States Notes Modern (51)  (124135)4573 - $2 United States Notes Modern (51) (124135)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 51 $2 bills Series 1976 or later. F-CU condition. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City: Provenance:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to d*******f for (100.00 + 25.00BP) = 125.00
 
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$2 United States Notes Vintage (13)  (124136)4574 - $2 United States Notes Vintage (13) (124136)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of thirteen older $2 bills: Series 1928 (2); Series 1953 (10); Series 1963 (1). One torn, one graffitied (Jefferson has a mustache), most VF-EF co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to t********f for (65.00 + 16.25BP) = 81.25
 
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Broken Bank Note Collection (7)  (124080)4575 - Broken Bank Note Collection (7) (124080)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven: 1) Mechanics Bank, Augusta GA, 1862, fifty cents; 2) Mount Pleasant Apothecary Store, Roxbury, MA, 1863, twenty cents; 3) Corporation of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 280.00
Sold to d*******f for (150.00 + 37.50BP) = 187.50
 
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Collection of Humorous Script  (121978)4576 - Collection of Humorous Script (121978)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 50. Great collection” $3 bills with Tipper Gore as Madame President. $1000 bills “Frustrated State of Humphrey”
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p********n for (50.00 + 12.50BP) = 62.50
 
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Continental Currency  (122993)4577 - Continental Currency (122993)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pieces: 1) For the Payment of Comptroller's Office, May 07th 1791, James Baldwin is entitled fourteen shillings and eight pence...signed R...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Russian and Austro-Hungarian Currency Collection  (124020)4578 - Russian and Austro-Hungarian Currency Collection (124020)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fourteen pieces of Russian currency dated 1898, 1899, 1909, 1917 and 1918, EF-AU condition. Two Austro-Hungarian notes: 1912 Hundert Kronen,1902 Taus
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A********S for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Silver Certificates  (124137)4579 - Silver Certificates (124137)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 68 silver certificates: Series of 1935 (8); Series of 1957 (60), five are crisp uncirculated. Date: Country (if not USA): State: City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 320.00
Sold to 6******n for (120.00 + 30.00BP) = 150.00
 
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U.S. Treasury Office Army Note dated 1790  (118623)4580 - U.S. Treasury Office Army Note dated 1790 (118623)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to John Cooke and signed by Colt and J. Huntington as treasurer dated 1790. The note was for 20.61 pounds and is #1923. Very interesting piece
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to A********S for (55.00 + 13.75BP) = 68.75
 
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Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver  (119758)4581 - Tables of the Value of Gold and Silver (119758)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Prepared by Thomas Price at his office for bullion rooms, assay office, chemical laboratory & ore floors at 524 Sacramento St. San Francisco. T...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6*****b for (250.00 + 62.50BP) = 312.50
 
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Asian Coin Books (Lot of 3)  (124005)4582 - Asian Coin Books (Lot of 3) (124005)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three: 1) Catalog of Modern Japanese Korean Manchukuo Coins, by J.G. Spadone, 1960, hardcover, 88 pages. 2) The Minted Ten- Cash Coins of China
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to S*****0 for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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European Coin Reference Books  (125141)4583 - European Coin Reference Books (125141)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 books. Standard catalog of British Coins 1968; History coinage paper, notes & metals of Edward 8; Swiss shooting Talers and Medals; Monete D...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Numismatic Ephemera  (61927)4584 - Numismatic Ephemera (61927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Used by long time coin dealer Ron Gillio in 1968 to turn in silver certificates to the United States Mint in San Francisco for silver. On June 6, 1968
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Mexico Coin Lot  (125808)4585 - Mexico Coin Lot (125808)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large lot of small denom Mexican coins, c1939-1965. About 450 coins. 1c 92, 5c 92, 10c 208, 20c 32, 1 peso 31. All counts are approximate, includes so
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r********s for (130.00 + 32.50BP) = 162.50
 
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Peerless Anti-Friction Metal Ingot  (116045)4586 - Peerless Anti-Friction Metal Ingot (116045)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
8.5 x 2 x 1.5" Painted gold. Most likely babbitt. Weighs approx. 5.8 lbs. The Peerless Smelting and Refining Company of Phialdelphia, PA was th...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 400.00
 
 
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British Portrait Medals  (122946)4587 - British Portrait Medals (122946)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of sixteen medals with single, dual or multiple portraits on them. Remington Typewriter; Victoria and Albert; King Edward VII and Queen Alexandri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to d*******f for (30.00 + 7.50BP) = 37.50
 
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Pictorial British Tokens & Medals  (122943)4588 - Pictorial British Tokens & Medals (122943)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine pictorial tokens and medals from Great Britain. Watkins Vanilla & spices, Punjab Campaign Medal, Gilbraltar and others. Date: Co...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to n*******e for (35.00 + 7.70BP) = 42.70
 
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Washington Medal Collection (4)  (124024)4589 - Washington Medal Collection (4) (124024)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of four: 1962 Seattle World's Fair One Dollar (2); 1966 Marysville 75th Anniversary; St. Joseph's Hospital, Aberdeen. Date: c1960s Cou...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 80.00
Sold to d*******f for (20.00 + 5.00BP) = 25.00
 
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Foreign Coin and Medal Collection (7 Coins)  (124068)4590 - Foreign Coin and Medal Collection (7 Coins) (124068)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven: 1974 New Zealand dollar, Gem BU, KM 45; 1918 Coblenz 25 Pfennig; Republique Francais medal; Victoria medal from Britain; 1964 Canada Pea
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 60.00
 
 
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