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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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Three California Mining Stock Certificates1481 - Three California Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Shenandoah Mining & Development Company. Oakland dateline. Issued in 1898 for 79 shares to the company's secretary. Also signed by the co...
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Sold to 8********l.. for 74.40
 
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Three California Mining Stock Certificates 21482 - Three California Mining Stock Certificates 2
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1) The Hammond Gold Mining Company. Inc. in NH. Unissued but signed by the treasurer. c.1880s. Illustrated with mining vignette. Toning. 2) Magalia Ch
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 6******n for 36.00
 
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Three Different California Mining Stock Certificates1483 - Three Different California Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3. Included: Carson Hill Gold Mining Corp. (1934, mining vignette, punch cancelled), Montrose Mining Company (1887, not cancelled, nice mining
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to t*******d for 42.35
 
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Three Rare California Mining Stock Certificates1484 - Three Rare California Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Good Hope Mining Co. No. 339, issued for 25,600 shares to the company president E.A. Freeman on Nov. 17th, 1897. Not cancelled. Deep horizontal fol
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Sold to 2*****s for 108.90
 
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Two California Mercury Mining Stock Certificates1485 - Two California Mercury Mining Stock Certificates
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Two different. 1) St. John's Consolidated Quicksilver Mining Company. No. 531, issued for 15,000 shares (!) to Crocker National Bank on March 11...
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Sold to b******a for 133.10
 
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Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs1486 - Two Hydraulic Mining Photographs
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One shows the aftermath of the hydrolic hose on a mountain. It is amazing the devastation it cause. Excellent contrast. Photo size is 5 x 7". ...
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Extremely Rare and Early Stock Issue # 1 for the Philadelphia Silver & Copper Mining Company1487 - Extremely Rare and Early Stock Issue # 1 for the Philadelphia Silver & Copper Mining Company
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Stock certificate # 1 issued to Pierce Butler in 1864. Butler was the grandson of one of the wealthiest slave owning families in the South. After marr
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 6******n for 960.00
 
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Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXI on the Geology of the Aspen District Colorado (1898)1488 - Atlas to Accompany Monograph XXXI on the Geology of the Aspen District Colorado (1898)
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United States Geological Survey/ Charles D. Walcott, Director/ Josiah Edward Spurr/ Samuel Franklin Emmons, Geologist in Charge/ Washington 1898/ Juli
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Estimate : 150.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********r.. for 302.50
 
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Boulder Mining Booklet1489 - Boulder Mining Booklet
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Mining in Boulder County Colorado, issued by The Boulder County Metal Mining Association, 1915. State: Colorado City: Boulder Da
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Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****l for 48.40
 
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The Bald Mountain Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate1490 - The Bald Mountain Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Extra-rare. The name could point you in many different directions (as there is a Bald Mountain Mine in White Pine County, Nevada), but this was a Cent
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Sold to s****l for 72.60
 
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Territorial Clear Creek Mining Survey Map1491 - Territorial Clear Creek Mining Survey Map
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Survey No. 380 Mineral District No. 2 Plat of the Severance and Harvey Claim upon the Coral Lode in the Argentine Mining District, Clear Creek County
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Estimate : 20.00 - 60.00
Sold to s****l for 78.65
 
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Pre-emption of Claim No. Eight MGreen By Lode1492 - Pre-emption of Claim No. Eight MGreen By Lode
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The certificate was filed by Hazeu Cheney (1808-1877) on Dec. 3, 1864 for pre-emption of claim no. 8 from the Discovery Claim on the Green By Lode for
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Sold to s****l for 193.60
 
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The Federal Union Gold Mining Company By-Laws1493 - The Federal Union Gold Mining Company By-Laws
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By-laws of the Federal Union Mining Company, Clear Creek County, Colorado, organized March 27, 1866. Capital stock $1000,000. Franklin Job Printing, G
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Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*******d for 54.45
 
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Colorado Mining Stock Certificate Pair: Gilpin & Clear Creek1494 - Colorado Mining Stock Certificate Pair: Gilpin & Clear Creek
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1) Early 1867 certificate for the Reliance Gold & Silver Mining Co. of Colorado. Inc. in New York. Mines at Black Hawk, Gilpin County. No. 150 i...
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Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to s****l for 108.90
 
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Mining Claims Map for Pennsylvania Mining Power & Reduction Co. (Colorado)1495 - Mining Claims Map for Pennsylvania Mining Power & Reduction Co. (Colorado)
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Map of patented mining claims located in Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties, incorporated November 17, 1910. Lower area titled “Section showing Elevation
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Sold to s****l for 30.25
 
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Mining Map of Lower Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties1496 - Mining Map of Lower Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties
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Large 40 x 36" map by James Underhill for the Big Five Mining Co. Scale" 1 mile is about 5.5". Shows surveyed mining claims, with the...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to s****l for 193.60
 
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Official Summary of Certified Reports of Listed Companies (Cripple Creek Mining Reference)1497 - Official Summary of Certified Reports of Listed Companies (Cripple Creek Mining Reference)
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Certified by the Cripple Creek Mining Stock Association. History from 1891 to 1909. Includes a brief summary of all mining companies. GREAT resource.
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Estimate : 200.00 - 600.00
Sold to s****l for 121.00
 
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Cripple Creek District Title Map1498 - Cripple Creek District Title Map
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Cripple Creek District: Legend, Title Map, Showing Deviation of Title of Golden Cycle Mining Company (highlighted in red), Theresa Gold mining Company
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Cripple Creek Mining Prospectus and Rock Catalog1499 - Cripple Creek Mining Prospectus and Rock Catalog
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1) Prospectus for the Omaha and Cripple Creek Mining and Leasing Company. The company plans to "go right into the heart of this Gold Belt [in C...
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Estimate : 50.00 - 150.00
Sold to s****l for 54.45
 
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Seeing Cripple Creek (June 1903)1500 - Seeing Cripple Creek (June 1903)
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Issued by Seeing Colorado Publishing Co. A monthly publication with articles and advertisements. (10.25" x 6.75") From 1903 issue: "I...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to e********5 for 93.00
 
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