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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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Two Bodie Daily Free Press4213 - Two Bodie Daily Free Press
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two copies of the newspaper: December 6, 1879 and December 21, 1881. Includes Bishop Creek News and "Bodie Year in Review." State: Cal...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to i*****l for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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Two Bodie Newspapers: 18794214 - Two Bodie Newspapers: 1879
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Bodie Morning news, July 15, 1879. News of the Bodie Tunnel and mines. 2) Daily Bodie Standard, July 9, 1879. List of assessments, ads, etc. Stat
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to P*******i for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Calico Print: Lost Mines, Tall Tales, and Western History4215 - Calico Print: Lost Mines, Tall Tales, and Western History
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Also volumes of the "Pony Express." 27 Volumes. Articles include Reese River, Reveille, Weaverville, Panamint, Frank Shorty Harris, Dan De...
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Estimate : 70.00 - 120.00
Sold to p********n for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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Bidwell Brothers Revenue Stamped Document4216 - Bidwell Brothers Revenue Stamped Document
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Indenture for two lots in Chico, Butte County dated July 1, 1867 for the sum of $4000, between Thomas J. Bidwell and his older brother John Bidwell, f
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Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to a**********o for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Clipper Gap and Texas Foothill Photographs4217 - Clipper Gap and Texas Foothill Photographs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
4 Photographs of Clipper Gap Train Station and Texas Foothill panoramas. Clipper Gap photos have a train and a man waiting for it. Scarce photos of b
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Rare Downieville Birdseye4218 - Rare Downieville Birdseye
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Rare birds-eye photograph of Downieville in Sierra County California. Image includes houses, a river, bridge, and surrounding mountains. 6.5" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation Stock Certificate4219 - Kinner Airplane and Motor Corporation Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# LA 3360 for 100 shares to Forest U. Lake. Auto signed by Bayly and Porter. Folds, but in great condition. Airplane pictorial. Kinner Airplane &...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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Belt with Metal "Grass Valley Hi' in middle4220 - Belt with Metal "Grass Valley Hi' in middle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is different. Metal plaque is 3.25" long. Belt measures 32" long. State: California City: Grass Valley Date: FHWAC#: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to a****a for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Grass Valley Parade Views4221 - Grass Valley Parade Views
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fantastic collection with over 60 photographs and over 20 different shots of a Grass Valley parade. All are 3" x 5" and most have duplicat...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Grass Valley Ribbon Collection: Lot of five4222 - Grass Valley Ribbon Collection: Lot of five
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1) Order of Owls, Next #1547. Three owls on medallion. 2) GVUM 1914 Picnic Committee. 3) Elks lodge # 538. Elk head medallion. 4) Same as above but le
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (65.00 + 13.65BP) = 78.65
 
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