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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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California Pioneer Gold Rush Presentation Buckle2104 - California Pioneer Gold Rush Presentation Buckle
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This bronze oversized buckle (4.25 x 4.5") was presented to Sam Hammond by his partners on February 24, 1849 just before he set sail for San Fr...
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Start Price : 3,500.00 | Estimate : 7,000.00 - 10,000.00
 
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Carsons Creek Consolidated Mining Company2105 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Carsons Creek Consolidated Mining Company
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Not seen by us before! Incorporated in California. Issued for 5 shares (ten shillings each) on October 29th, 1852. Vignette of topless allegorical wom
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to D*K for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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American River Water and Mining Company - Beals Bar Branch form “Water Collector’s Weekly Returns”2106 - American River Water and Mining Company - Beals Bar Branch form “Water Collector’s Weekly Returns”
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lists four companies, Lassen, Eastman, Green and Gragg & Co. and receipts, sales and delinquencies. Signed by W.W. Sheldoux, collector. The Amer...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to 8*****M for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
 
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American River Water & Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Carrollton (Gold Rush)2107 - American River Water & Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Carrollton (Gold Rush)
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Rare Gold Rush location in Placer County. Dateline Carrollton, Placer Co., Cal., March 10, 1856. No. 167, issued for 5 shares to Luther Cutler. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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American River Water & Mining Company (Dotons Bar) Stock Certificate2108 - American River Water & Mining Company (Dotons Bar) Stock Certificate
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Certificate No. 168 issued on July 20th, 1855 to F. B. French for one share. Signed by President, A. P. Cather and Secretary, C. T. H. Palmer. Palmer,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to 8*****M for (150.00 + 30.00BP) = 180.00
 
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American River Water & Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Doton's Bar (Gold Rush)2109 - American River Water & Mining Co. Stock Certificate, Doton's Bar (Gold Rush)
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Number 135 for 1 share to Lucian Brooks. Signed by C. T. H. Palmer (secretary) and A.P. Catlin (?) as president. Printer - Lth. Britton & Rey, S...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to b*********r for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company2110 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Eureka Quartz Mining Company
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El Dorado County, California. Unissued for two shares, but signed by Jacob A Shorb as president and E.H. Cornwall as secretary in January 1853. Pinhol
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Herbertville Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate2111 - Herbertville Quartz Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Incorporated in California in 1855. Cert #116 issued to Even Ashton for one share. Signed by Lorenzo Hamilton, President, and Samuel Davis, Secretary.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to s****r for (190.00 + 45.60BP) = 235.60
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company2112 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company
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Issued stock for the Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company. Rare. Inc. November 5th, 1851 in London. Certificate No. 6309 issued April 1, 1853. Signed
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p********n for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company 22113 - Gold Rush Stock Certificate: Anglo-Californian Gold Mining Company 2
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Second certificate. Please see previous lot for background on this California Gold Rush mining company. This certificate is No. 6305, issued April 1,
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to a**********5 for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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