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Western Americana Safari

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

Auction Details

Western Americana Safari Auction

This four day sale features some of our best offerings to date in the following categories: Gold, Mining, Native Americana, Cowboy, Firearms, Taxidermy, Railroad & Express, Tokens, Coins, Ingots, Medals, Bottles, Gaming, and General Americana.

Highlights include: the Don Young Collection of US Medals & Exonumia, arguably one of the largest collections ever offered; a major collection of identified gold nuggets and Comstock mineral specimens; a huge collection of mining artifacts, including candlesticks, carbide lamps, mining ephemera and stock certificates; silver ingots and large American silver medals; US & Mexican coins, gold tokens, and dies; nearly 100 taxidermy mounts centralized on the American West and Africa; a gaming section of rare chips and a pre-1910 roulette table; a token section with the final Montana Svoboda pieces as well a rare Bodie token and gold nugget tokens; historical autographs including George Armstrong Custer, Ben Holladay, Sharon-Mills-Ralston, and important Comstock and Western political figures; firearms and weaponry including nearly 50 firearms and a Constitutional Delegate's sword; Western cutlery (1850s-1880); antique bottles incl. Bodie & colored Nevada; a California Gold Rush section incl. an 1856 vigilance committee medal, a presentation belt buckle, and rare ephemera; fantastic Native Americana and Cowboy sections; and much more!

Please see the auction schedule below.

Auction Schedule

Day One (Friday, December 9th, 2016) (Lots 1000-1706)
Gold (Lots 1000-1053)
Ore/Mineral Specimens (Lots 1054-1074)
Mining Part I (Lots 1075-1706)
Mining Candlesticks (Lots 1075-1095)
Mining Hardhats (Lots 1096-1098)
Carbide Mining Lamps (Lots 1099-1254)
Safety Mining Lamps (Lots 1255-1275)
Teapot Mining Lamps (Lots 1276-1301)
Assay (Lots 1302-1328)
Mining Ephemera (State/City) (Lots 1329-1706)
Alaska thru Nevada

Day Two (Saturday, December 10th, 2016) (Lots 2000-2674)
Mining Part II (Lots 2000-2155)
State/City (New Jersey thru Foreign) (Lots 2000- 2103)
Gold Rush (Lots 2104-2134)
Mining Spoons (Lots 2135-2155)
Native Americana (Lots 2156-2334)
Baskets (Lots 2156-2184)
Beadwork (Lots 2185-2203)
Cradleboards (Lots 2204-2207)
Jewelry (Lots 2208-2251)
Moccasins (Lots 2252-2258)
Weapons & Points (Lots 2259-2279)
Pottery (Lots 2280-2301)
Rugs (Lots 2302-2317)
Art, Artifacts, & Ephemera (Lots 2318-2334)
Cowboy (Lots 2335-2404)
Franz Trevors (C.M. Russell) Paintings (Lots 2335-2338)
Saddles (Lots 2339-2349)
Spurs & Bits (Lots 2350-2377)
Clothing (Lots 2378-2390)
Ephemera (Lots 2391-2404)
Firearms, Weaponry, & Military (Lots 2405-2498)
Taxidermy (Lots 2499-2579)
Sorted Alphabetically
Railroad, Stage, & Steamship (Lots 2580-2635)
Sorted by State/City
Wells Fargo & Other Express (Lots 2636-2674)
Wells Fargo (Lots 2636-2659)
Railroad Express (Lots 2660-2666)
Other Express (Lots 2667-2674)

Day Three (Sunday, December 11th, 2016) (Lots 3000-3651)
Tokens (State/City) (Lots 3000-3139)
Numismatics (Lots 3140-3651)
Ingots (Lots 3140-3152)
Currency & Scrip (Lots 3153-3163)
Ephemera (Lots 3164-3185)
Coins & Coin Collectibles (Lots 3186-3262)
US & Other Coins (Lots 3186-3193)
Mexican Coins (Lots 3194-3255)
Coin Collectibles (Lots 3256-3262)
Cal Fractionals & Gaming Counters (Lots 3263-3280)
Hart’s Coins of the Golden West (Lots 3281-3295)
Medals & So-Called Dollars (Lots 3296-3342)
Don Young US Medal Collection (Lots 3343-3651)
Alphabetical by Association (ANA-TAMS)

Day Four (Monday, December 12th, 2016) (Lots 4000-4626)
Bottles, Saloon, & Brewing (Lots 4000-4071)
Bottles (Lots 4000-4056)
Saloon & Brewing (Lots 4057-4071)
Gaming (Lots 4072-4112)
General Americana (Lots 4113-4626)
Various (Lots 4113-4194)
Sorted by State / City (Alabama thru Foreign) (Lots 4195-4570)
Books (Lots 4571-4626)
Directories (Lots 4571-4587)
General (Lots 4588-4626)


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Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro. Revenue Check Collection4423 - Banking House of L.H. Hershfield & Bro. Revenue Check Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of nine choice RN imprinted checks. eight different for L.H. Hershfield & Bro., Bankers in Helena. Includes four pictorial pieces: 1866 (RN-...
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Montana Territorial Audits with Some Great Content4424 - Montana Territorial Audits with Some Great Content
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Lot of seventeen. Warrant for janitorial services for Governor's office. This includes a letter from Governor Leslie requesting this. Also warra...
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
 
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Jefferson County, Montana Warrants/Checks4425 - Jefferson County, Montana Warrants/Checks
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A lot of 14 Jefferson County, Montana warrants, mostly in pretty good condition, between 1868 through 1884 from the treasurer of the county paying cer
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Estimate : 250.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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The Fergus County Argus, Pictorial Edition (Newspaper Booklet)4426 - The Fergus County Argus, Pictorial Edition (Newspaper Booklet)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Diversified information concerning Fergus County, its history and resources. Map on back cover, dated Sept. 1, 1899. Soft green cover, some tearing, t
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Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to s********o.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Boston & Montana Smelter Souvenir Plate Plus One Other4427 - Boston & Montana Smelter Souvenir Plate Plus One Other
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1) Boston & Montana Smelter Souvenir Plate. Nice dark green color of the "...largest smokestack in the world." It stood 506 feet high....
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Collection of Montana Postal History4428 - Collection of Montana Postal History
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1) Unlisted in Shellen & Dunn. Missoula, June 19. Corner advertising for Bonner & Welch Dry Goods and Groceries. Definitely territorial. Pos...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to b******d for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Virginia City, Montana Territorial Hand-drawn Check Proofs c.1860s4429 - Virginia City, Montana Territorial Hand-drawn Check Proofs c.1860s
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Interesting lot of three different hand-drawn proof or sample checks drawn by printers. Included: Nowlan & Weary, Bankers; Allen & Millard, ...
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Estimate : 30.00 - 75.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (350.00 + 84.00BP) = 434.00
 
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8 Montana Postcards4430 - 8 Montana Postcards
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Lot includes 3 RPC--Train engine, Whitefish and two landscape cards. Also, Miles City Roundup; Heaven's Peak; Richest Hill on earth, Butte; Glac...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 80.00
Sold to a**********o for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Five Montana "Slugs"4431 - Five Montana "Slugs"
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Five Montana Territorial Centennial "slugs". State: Montana City: Date: FHWAC#: 41527
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to r******g for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Hotel Montana Photograph4432 - Hotel Montana Photograph
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Hotel Montana photograph. Location is not known. Dated by car in photo. One photo is pristine and sharp. The other has a full length bend in it. Size
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Montana Ephemera Collection (Checks & Billheads)4433 - Montana Ephemera Collection (Checks & Billheads)
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24 early Montana checks, a copy of the 1887 Northwest Illustrated Monthly magazine, a handful of Montana billheads from the 1800s. State: Montana
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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Montana Fobs and Medals Group4434 - Montana Fobs and Medals Group
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12 Items: Midland National Bank, Billings; Mission High School; Missoula General Hospital; Hungry Horse; Columbia Falls; and more. State: Montana
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e****6 for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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Montana Women Bio's (6)4435 - Montana Women Bio's (6)
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Titles include: An Army Wife on the Frontier - The memoirs of Alice Blackwood Baldwin (1st edition), First Lady in Congress - Jeannette Rankin, Fron
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Start Price : 45.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 300.00
 
 
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History of Montana through Religion (13)4436 - History of Montana through Religion (13)
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Insight into Montana's Spiritual Side: A nice collection for the library! Please inspect photo for details (two w/ autographs) * note, oldes...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Politician Biographies (11)4437 - Politician Biographies (11)
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Titles include: " Westward I Go Free " The story of J. F. K. in Montana, Frank Baney, Forty Years a Montana Law Enforcer, Yankee from ...
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 400.00
 
 
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Flora, Wildlife, Poetry, & Cookbook Group (18)4438 - Flora, Wildlife, Poetry, & Cookbook Group (18)
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More Great Montana Resources & References: Please see photo for details. State: Montana City: Date: FHWAC#: 30847
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Golden Reflections Western Book Group (8)4439 - Golden Reflections Western Book Group (8)
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A great addition to ones western library - Including four 1st editions (The Grizzly Bear, The Great North Trail, For each a Women, and Strange Empire
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Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Montana Postcards and Trade Cards4440 - Montana Postcards and Trade Cards
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Aluminum card-New Federal Building, Butte; 3 Leather cards: Northern Pacific Railway Depot, stamp and postmark; 2 other leather are Greetings from Liv
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Montana Misc Breast Pins and Ephemera4441 - Montana Misc Breast Pins and Ephemera
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19 pieces in lot: S & d Montana Pioneers; Achievement in Club Work; University of Montana, Missoula; Butte Anglers Club; Build Montana, buffalo ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b******d for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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Three Nevada Mining Town Newspapers: Aurora and Silver City (Comstock)4442 - Three Nevada Mining Town Newspapers: Aurora and Silver City (Comstock)
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1) April 15, 1878 Esmeralda Herald of Aurora. Includes a story about a Columbus murder. Peter Scully killed Nicholas Gregovich. Also news from Patters
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Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
Sold to P*******i for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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