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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 Different Amador Mining Stock Certificates1371 - Three Different Amador Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Bunker Hill Cons. Mining Co. Issued 1921, stamp cancelled. Amador City. 2) Peerless Gold Mine Development Company. Issued for 4
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Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to m*********y for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Mining Photographs Near Auburn CA1372 - Mining Photographs Near Auburn CA
Holabird Western Americana Collections
25 Mining and mining related photographs that originated near Auburn Cal. Locations include the Oro Fino Mine, Dutch Ravine, Pinewood Applegate, BathS
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 240.00
Sold to c********r.. for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Rozencrans & Antelope Ext. Gold & Silver Mining Stock, Aurora, Mono County 18671373 - Rozencrans & Antelope Ext. Gold & Silver Mining Stock, Aurora, Mono County 1867
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Fabulous and rare Aurora mining stock issued at Aurora, Mono County, Cal. on Nov. 3rd, 1867. Inc. Feb. 24, 1863. Issued to George A. Clark for 600 sha
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,500.00
 
 
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Addenda Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1374 - Addenda Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare Bodie gold and silver mine. No. 1276, issued for 100 shares to S.B. Wakefield on February 6 ,1880. Signed by John Dixon as president and T.H
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8******1 for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Bodie & Mono County Stock Certificates1375 - Bodie & Mono County Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Bodie & Hawthorne Telephone & Telegraph Company. Dateline Bodie, CA, Oct. 17, 1892. No. 55, issued 10 shares to Roy White. Sign...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 250.00
Sold to e*****r for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Empire Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond (Bodie, California)1376 - Empire Gold & Silver Mining Company Bond (Bodie, California)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very early & rare Bodie piece! Not cancelled. Incorporated in New York. No. 203, issued in 1864. Signed by Alonozo Child (president) and Henry K...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 8******1 for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Second Bond for Empire Gold & Silver Mining Co. (Bodie)1377 - Second Bond for Empire Gold & Silver Mining Co. (Bodie)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 395. This one is in not as good of condition as the previous given its left panel is toned. Fourteen coupons attached. Please see previous lot for
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to j******d for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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Five Mining & Scientific Press: All with Bodie or Mono County News1378 - Five Mining & Scientific Press: All with Bodie or Mono County News
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Article on the Bodie mine owners and that their land titles are probably safe. Bodie Standard, Maybelle, Glen Dale, White Cloud, Silver Hill, Oro, Dud
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to i*****l for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Goodshaw Mining Company Stock, Bodie, Cal. by Grafton T. Brown Lithographer1379 - Goodshaw Mining Company Stock, Bodie, Cal. by Grafton T. Brown Lithographer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very scarce Bodie stock issued in 1879 and printed by Grafton T. Brown. Grafton Tyler Brown was one of the first African American lithographers in the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8******1 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Rare Bodie Mining Stock Certificate: Sonora Consolidated1380 - Rare Bodie Mining Stock Certificate: Sonora Consolidated
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare. The Sonora Consolidated Mining Company of Bodie District California. Inc. in New York. No. 96, issued for 50 shares on Jan. 21, 1880 to HD
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to i*****l for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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