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Western Americana Safari

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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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Van Wyck & Co. Assay Memorandum for Dalls Mill (Washoe Valley) (1864) (Territorial)1321 - Van Wyck & Co. Assay Memorandum for Dalls Mill (Washoe Valley) (1864) (Territorial)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Memorandum of Assay of Bullion deposited at the Assay Office of Van Wyck & Co. Dated Oct. 27th, 1864, fours days before Nevada achieved statehoo...
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Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to b*****s for (190.00 + 39.90BP) = 229.90
 
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Booklet on US Gold Prices from 1862-18701322 - Booklet on US Gold Prices from 1862-1870
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare! "The Highest and Lowest Quotations of Gold for 1862, 1863, 1864, 1865, 1866, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870." By the Philadelphia Inquirer. ...
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to p********n for (325.00 + 65.00BP) = 390.00
 
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Assay and Blasting Letterheads & Checks1323 - Assay and Blasting Letterheads & Checks
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1) 1888 California Powder Works letterhead. San Francisco. 2) 1891 John Taylor letterhead about the Germania Lead Works. 3) 1917 Eagle Ore Company ass
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*****s for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Two Gold Tins1324 - Two Gold Tins
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1) Perfection High Grade Gold Bars. 2) Williams Mat Gold, The Williams Gold Refining Co. Both are about 2" x 3". State: C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to M*********n for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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Gold Rush Miners Scale with Weights1325 - Gold Rush Miners Scale with Weights
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Title 'Miner's Companion' on the leather case, this scale is definitely Gold Rush era. Heavily padded suggesting it was a higher end pie...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r******h for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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Troemner Fine Balance Scale1326 - Troemner Fine Balance Scale
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Spectacular show piece! Extra Rare!!! This was either a lab or gold scale. 27.5 x 34 x 14". Plaque with number "A58414" on the right ...
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Start Price : 1,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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Pocket Scale1327 - Pocket Scale
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Antique mining scales in red metal tin including six penny weights and two weighing pans. Six inches long, three inches wide. State: Unite
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*o for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1328 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 2943
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1329 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22667
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1330 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22736
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Rare Stock Certificates for the Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Company1331 - Rare Stock Certificates for the Alaska Mexican Gold Mining Company
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Trio of issued certificates for this company that was founded in the 1890s by the Treadwell Company. Low No. 6 & 15 issued for 500 shares in Apr...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to r*o for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN1332 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 13053
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Alaska Mining Stock Certificates1333 - Alaska Mining Stock Certificates
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Lot of 3. 1) Garfield Mining Trust. Territory of Alaska. No. 33, issued for 1,000 shares on March 18th, 1909. Signed by 3 trustees. Not cancelled. Fol
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to l*******c for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Three Different Alaska Mining Stock Certificates1334 - Three Different Alaska Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Chisna Consolidated Mines Co. Inc. in Washington. No. 4638, issued for 200 shares on Jan 31st, 1910. Signed by the president and secretary. Not can
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to j*****0 for (125.00 + 26.25BP) = 151.25
 
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Three Rare Alaska Mining Stock Certificates1335 - Three Rare Alaska Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Alaska Gold Syndicate Company. Inc. in Arizona. No. 4010, issued for 25,000 shares to A.L. Lonkey on June 9th, 1898. Signed by the vice preside
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (65.00 + 15.60BP) = 80.60
 
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Two Alaska Mining Stock Certificates1336 - Two Alaska Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Koyukuk Mining Company. Inc. in District of Columbia. No. 24, issued for 55,591 shares (!) to the company's president James A. Longstreet in ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to d******c for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Three Different Bisbee, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates1337 - Three Different Bisbee, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
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1) Cadena de Cobre Mining Company. No 639, issued for 1,000 shares in 1906. Not cancelled. Green border with 3 mining vignettes. Folds. 2) Calumet &...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 8*******2 for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Geologic Atlas of Bisbee, Arizona1338 - Geologic Atlas of Bisbee, Arizona
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U. S. Geological Survey. Includes history. 22 x 19". State: Arizona City: Bisbee Date: 1904 FHWAC#: 41847
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to s****l for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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Stereoview of President McKinley at the Congress Gold Mine1339 - Stereoview of President McKinley at the Congress Gold Mine
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1901 Stereo card from Underwood on light beige panel. The Congress mine was an early discovery found as the result of the 1860's gold near the W...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to C*********Z for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Globe, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection1340 - Globe, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
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Lot of 5 different. Included: Superior & Boston Copper Co. (1915, not cancelled, vignette of mine drill), Superior & Globe Copper Co. (1910,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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