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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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c. 1890s Advertising Card for Cheyenne Wells, Colorado4353 - c. 1890s Advertising Card for Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
Holabird Western Americana Collections
6.5" x 4.25" on thick cardstock. One side is a printed collage of brown-tinted photographs advertising Cheyenne Wells. "The Apex City...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 50.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Colorado Springs Area Stock Certificates4354 - Colorado Springs Area Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of three different. 1) The Colorado College Land Company. No. 39, issued for 20 shares to the company president, Tenney, on March 21, 1882. Also s
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Nine Great Colorado Springs Pamphlets4355 - Nine Great Colorado Springs Pamphlets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Picturesque nature around Colorado Springs". Publisher, author, date unknown. Cover has photo of two kids on burros. Cover and inside ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Vintage Colorado Springs Bicycle Tag4356 - Vintage Colorado Springs Bicycle Tag
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Serial number 1109. Back of metal strip says 'bicycle." State: Colorado City: Colorado Springs Date: FHWAC#: 27541
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Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold to v******s for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Colorado Springs and Manitou Health Resort Booklets4357 - Colorado Springs and Manitou Health Resort Booklets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) "Manitou, Colorado, U. S. A., Its Mineral Waters and Climate". Written by S. Edwin Solly (M. R. C. S., England, L. S. A., London,; Late...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Downtown Cripple Creek Map4358 - Downtown Cripple Creek Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a unique look at Cripple Creek, The map outlines the area that was burned in 1896 in the great conflagration. List buildings and businesses th
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
 
 
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The Cripple Creek Trip (1915 Photo Booklet)4359 - The Cripple Creek Trip (1915 Photo Booklet)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare small booklet: A Picture Story of The Cripple Creek Trip. Soft cover, 6" x 9". Published by The Smith-Brooks Press, 1915. Soft cover,...
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
 
 
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"The Colorado Graphic" Bound Copies (1891-1892)4360 - "The Colorado Graphic" Bound Copies (1891-1892)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vol 7, No. 2 on September 19, 1891 to Vol. 8, No. 15 on December 24, 1892. Initially datelined Denver, then Highlands. Stamped "State Historica...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 500.00
Sold to s****l for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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Denver Times Bound Volume (1902)4361 - Denver Times Bound Volume (1902)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound volume, July - August - September 1902. Issues from July 1 through September 30. "Natural History Society, Denver, Colorado" stamped...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 300.00
Sold to W********y.. for (15.00 + 3.60BP) = 18.60
 
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Festival of Mountain and Plain and State Fair Booklet (1899)4362 - Festival of Mountain and Plain and State Fair Booklet (1899)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Booklet (6" x 9.5"), Official Premium List and Catalogue contains advertisements and lists of prize winners. Cover art by the APP Engravin...
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Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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