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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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Silver 20 centavo coin (1925)3205 - Silver 20 centavo coin (1925)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 438, .720 fine, .0772 oz. ASW, 19mm. MS 64. State: Mexico City: Date: 1925 FHWAC#: 40675
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****k for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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Silver 20 centavo coin (1926)3206 - Silver 20 centavo coin (1926)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 438, .0772 oz., .720 fine, 19mm. MS 63. State: Mexico City: Date: 1926 FHWAC#: 40655
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Silver 20 centavo coin (1927)3207 - Silver 20 centavo coin (1927)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 438, .0772 oz., .720 fine, 19mm. MS 64. State: Mexico City: Date: 1927 FHWAC#: 40656
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to 9*****k for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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Silver 50 centavo coin (1919)3208 - Silver 50 centavo coin (1919)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 446, .800 fine, .2331 oz, MS 65. State: Mexico City: Date: 1919 FHWAC#: 40652
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to 9*****k for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Silver 50 centavo coin (1920)3209 - Silver 50 centavo coin (1920)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 447, .1929 oz., 27mm, MS 66. State: Mexico City: Date: 1920 FHWAC#: 40653
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****k for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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Silver 50 centavo coin (1921)3210 - Silver 50 centavo coin (1921)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 447, .1929 oz., .720 fine, 27mm, MS 66. State: Mexico City: Date: 1921 FHWAC#: 40654
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****k for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Silver 50 centavo coin (1925)3211 - Silver 50 centavo coin (1925)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 447, 27mm, .1929 oz., .720 fine. MS 66, State: Mexico City: Date: 1925 FHWAC#: 40651
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 9*****k for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Mexican Silver 50 Centavo Coins (1935-45)3212 - Mexican Silver 50 Centavo Coins (1935-45)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of seven: KM 447 (1937, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945) (.1929 oz. ASW) ; KM 448 (1935) (.1077 oz. ASW). Brilliant uncirculated. State: City
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Silver 50 Centavo Mexican Silver Coins (1906-1917)3213 - Silver 50 Centavo Mexican Silver Coins (1906-1917)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six uncirculated coins: 1906 (small carbon spot), 1907, 1912 (carbon spot), 1913, 1914, 1917. Each coin .3215 oz. ASW. State: City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****k for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Silver Mexican Peso (1914)3214 - Silver Mexican Peso (1914)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1910 Un Peso, KM # 453, .7859 oz., .903 fine, 39mm. Uncertified due to PVC damage, uncirculated details, catalogs $250 in Unc. Candidate for conservat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****k for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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