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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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Framed Confederate Currency Collection3156 - Framed Confederate Currency Collection
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Wooden framed (22 x 23 1/2") and nicely double matted collection of eleven pieces of Confederate currency. Fractional currency in 10c, 15c, 25...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 6******n for 510.00
 
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Political Currency with original letter of explanation from the publisher3157 - Political Currency with original letter of explanation from the publisher
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fascinating American history. Four pieces of political currency and an original hand written letter explaining their distribution. Ainger and Taylor
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to j*******w for 372.00
 
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Political Currency: Kearney & Butler3158 - Political Currency: Kearney & Butler
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two one hundred dollar notes issued by Dennis Kearney and Benjamin F. Butler representing "absolute Money" .The reverse is covered with pr...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 9*****k for 192.00
 
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Co-Operation Check Depression Scrip3159 - Co-Operation Check Depression Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued by the First Bank & Trust Company of South Bend to promote business activity after the Crash of 1929. State: Indiana City: South ...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to h*****3 for 43.40
 
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National Bank Revenue Imprinted Scrip3160 - National Bank Revenue Imprinted Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6: All are from the Merchants National Bank.1) Lawrence Manuf. Co., Dividend 76, Boston, 1879, for $200.00. RN-G1. 2) Lawrence, Mfg. Co., Div.
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 31.00
 
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Rare Scrip for C.T. Grove (Gold Pin or Cuff Buttons)3161 - Rare Scrip for C.T. Grove (Gold Pin or Cuff Buttons)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eastern Manufacturing Company. Good for one gold filled lace pin or one pair gold filled cuff buttons, valued at $5. Drawn on C.T. Grove, Great Falls,
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Start Price : 15.00 | Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
 
 
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Multnomah County Numismatic Depression Scrip3162 - Multnomah County Numismatic Depression Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three pieces of Multnomah Co., Oregon, Liquidating Scrip, 25C, 50C, & $1.00, with 2 Brown 1c & 2 Blue 1/2c stamps on back. The ravages of th...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to 6******n for 60.00
 
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Chamber of Commerce Scrip3163 - Chamber of Commerce Scrip
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group consists of 3, 25c pieces, they number 2207,3658 & 65. Note on Tenino Wash.- Tenino was hit hard by the Great Depression, but it made...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to u********y.. for 60.50
 
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California Bank Stock Certificates3164 - California Bank Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four issued California bank stocks. Includes: Citizen's Bank, 1876, Nevada City, Cal. pen cxled, some glue residue at left edge, Anglo-Californi...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Rare "Small California and Territorial Gold Coins" book and Early Coin Catalogs3165 - Rare "Small California and Territorial Gold Coins" book and Early Coin Catalogs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By R. H. Burnie. 1955 .Quarter Dollars, half dollars, and dollars. Also lot of seven coin catalogs. The first six are all Max Mehl. Star Rare Coin Enc
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Estimate : 50.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*K for 60.00
 
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