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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Michigan Mining Ephemera1561 - Michigan Mining Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Michigan mining paper pieces. One check from the office of the Quincy Mining Company on Lake superior. Pictorial check. Another pictorial check f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
Sold to 6****A for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Minnesota Gold Mining Company1562 - Minnesota Gold Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate for the Minnesota gold mining company. It's a pictorial stock with a prospector and dog in upper left corner, and miners in th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 6****A for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Framed William A. Clark Autographs on Mining Stocks1563 - Framed William A. Clark Autographs on Mining Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different Moulton Mining Co. stock certificates, two signed by famous copper magnate W. A. Clark. Blue, green, black. Clark was instrumental in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to k***v for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Marysville, Montana Mining Check Collection (Ghost Town)1564 - Marysville, Montana Mining Check Collection (Ghost Town)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 21 checks from The Montana Company, Limited, in Marysville, Montana, issued in 1886. 3.75" x 8.5" with varying levels of soiling. M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 30.00 - 50.00
Sold to s****y for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Five Montana Mining Stock Certificates1565 - Five Montana Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Includes: two North Butte Mining Company (1909 & 1912, mining vignette, cancelled); Jardine Mining Company (1922, cancelled)...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to l*******c for (15.00 + 3.60BP) = 18.60
 
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Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territ1566 - Preliminary Report of the United States Geological Survey of Montana and Portions of Adjacent Territ
Holabird Western Americana Collections
By FV Hayden, Washington. 538 pages of text with it including index. Includes for numerous foldout maps (5) and illustrations (64) throughout. Tight b
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Upper Missouri Mining and Prospecting Co. Stock Certificate1567 - Upper Missouri Mining and Prospecting Co. Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate for the Upper Missouri Mining and Prospecting Company. Pictorial stock with the image of a prospector and a dog in the upper left an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to b******1 for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Austin Area Mining Stock Certificates1568 - Austin Area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Included: 1) Hider Nevada Copper Company (Lander County). No. 61, issued for 3,000 shares in 1907. Punch cancelled. Three mining vignettes.
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Two Good Austin Mining Checks & a Stock Certificate1569 - Two Good Austin Mining Checks & a Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3. 1) Two checks: First National Bank of Nevada, 1867, for $20 in coin, signed by Reese River Cons. Mining Company; and Manhattan Silver Mining
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (25.00 + 6.00BP) = 31.00
 
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Liguria Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1570 - Liguria Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not seen by us before. Inc. 1876. Location: Spanish Belt Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. The Spanish Belt District, discovered in 1867, organized
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to e*****r for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Quinterro Mining Company Stock Certificate1571 - Quinterro Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare, possibly the only known stock certificate for 250 in the Quinterro Mining Company issued April 23, 1868. Located in the Philadelphia District of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to T*********t for (170.00 + 35.70BP) = 205.70
 
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Five Different Bullfrog, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates1572 - Five Different Bullfrog, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Included: The Bullfrog Victor Mining Company (1906, not cancelled), The Bullfrog North Star Mining Company (1906, not cancelled), Montgomery
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c********r.. for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Four Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates1573 - Four Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Best is for The Homestake King Consolidated Bullfrog Mining & Milling Co. (No 4817, issued 1909, not cancelled). Also: Gibraltar Mines...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Three Different Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates1574 - Three Different Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nice trio in very good condition. 1) Spearhead Bullfrog Mining Company. Issued 1906 for 1,000 shares. Not cancelled. Allegorical vignette. 2) Bullfrog
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T*********t for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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Three Different Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates1575 - Three Different Bullfrog Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different. 1) The Gold Bar Annex Mining Company. Issued 1906 for 1,000 shares, not cancelled. 2) The Homestake King Consolidated Bullfrog Mining
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to T*********t for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Two Pioneer District, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates1576 - Two Pioneer District, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. Pioneer District, Nye County (near Bullfrog). 1) Ruby-Pioneer Mines Company. Inc. in Utah. No. 51, issued for 10,000 shares to John Horlic
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to r********5 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Candelaria, Nevada Mining Stock Certificate Pair1577 - Candelaria, Nevada Mining Stock Certificate Pair
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Two different. 1) Candelaria Mines Company. Issued in 1922 for 100 shares. Not cancelled. 2) New Candelaria Mines Company. Issued 1924 for 500 shares.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Three Carson City Area Mining Stock Certificates1578 - Three Carson City Area Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three different. Included: United Gold Corporation (1909, not cancelled), The Bullion Hill Mining Company (1906, not cancelled), and The Longfellow Go
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to 1*****c for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Churchill County Mining Stock Certificate Pair1579 - Churchill County Mining Stock Certificate Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) The Eagle Consolidated Gold Mining Company. Inc. in NV. Eagleville, Churchill County. No. 300, issued for 1,000 shares Mary E. Clement on Dec. 19,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******1 for (35.00 + 8.05BP) = 43.05
 
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Two Churchill County, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates1580 - Two Churchill County, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different. 1) Chicago Dixie Mining Company. Office in Fallon. Inc. in Nevada. No. 508, issued for 200 shares to A.W. Martindell on Fed. 28th, 1908
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to p******1 for (30.00 + 6.90BP) = 36.90
 
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