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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American Mining Company Stock Certificate1601 - American Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Inc. in California, 1867. Location of mine was Gold Hill, Nevada (Comstock Lode). No. 767, issued for 20 shares to A.J. Donner on Dec. 22, 1870. Signe
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*K for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Three Different Gold Hill Mining Stock Certificates1602 - Three Different Gold Hill Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Curtis Consolidated Mining Company. No. 701, issued for 100 shares in 1880 to H.S. Stone, the company secretary. Also signed by the president. Not
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Four Different Comstock Mining Stock Certificates1603 - Four Different Comstock Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four important Comstock mine certificates. 1) Exchequer Mining Company. No. 756, issued for 200 shares in 1900. Pen and cut cancelled (repaired). Ink
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 6****A for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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Trail Canyon Mining Company Stock Certificate signed by Governor Oddie1604 - Trail Canyon Mining Company Stock Certificate signed by Governor Oddie
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Offices in Tonopah. Mines located in Gold Mountain Mining District, Nevada. Inc. in South Dakota. No. 31, issued for 1,000 shares on June 24th, 1907.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to c*********p for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Gold Park Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate1605 - Gold Park Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare location. Gold Park, Nevada was discovered in the 1860s with mining lasting all the way into the 1940s. It straddled the line between Nye and Lan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to T*********t for (45.00 + 9.45BP) = 54.45
 
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"The Unity, Volume 1, Number 1" (Goldfield Mining Prospectus)1606 - "The Unity, Volume 1, Number 1" (Goldfield Mining Prospectus)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a February 1906 prospectus in the form of a magazine. George Calhoun was the publisher and the president and general manager of the Unity Cons
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to m********y for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Early Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (pre-1907)1607 - Early Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (pre-1907)
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8 pieces. Pre-1907 and thus pre-Wingfield consolidation. Included: Goldfield Kewanas Mining Co. (1906, not cxl), Desert Chief Mining Co. (1907, not cx
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
Sold to r*********r for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Five Scarce Goldfield, Nevada Stocks1608 - Five Scarce Goldfield, Nevada Stocks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of five scarce Goldfield certificates. 1) Goldfield Dominion Mining Company (SD), issued 1907 for 1000 shares. Two allegorical females. EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to c****o for (100.00 + 24.00BP) = 124.00
 
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Five Scarce Goldfield, Nevada Stocks- Second Group1609 - Five Scarce Goldfield, Nevada Stocks- Second Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A second group of five scarce Goldfield certificates. 1) St. Ive’s Gold Mining and Milling Company (AZ), issued 1909 for 3100 shares at Goldfield, Nev
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to r*********r for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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Goldfield Mining Stock Certificate Collection: "Extension" Mines1610 - Goldfield Mining Stock Certificate Collection: "Extension" Mines
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Lot of 6 certificates from claims with the same name as the big money makers in the gut of the district but are "extension." Unknown if th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c****o for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates: "Gut" of the District1611 - Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates: "Gut" of the District
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7 from mainstream mines located in the "gut" of the Goldfield District. Best is a gorgeous Mohawk-Daisy Leasing & Mining Corpor...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (1907-1908 Period)1612 - Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (1907-1908 Period)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 pieces. Covers period of Wingfield consolidation to Goldfield consolidation. Included: Goldfield Berkeley MC (1908, not cxl), Potlach Richards Leas
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to D*****8 for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (Post-Wingfield Consolidation)1613 - Goldfield Mining Stock Collection (Post-Wingfield Consolidation)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 15. From post consolidation by Wingfield. Included: Goldfield Ruby Hill MC (1912, not cxl), Sunset Mining & Dev. Co. (1915, not cxl), Sil...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to D*****8 for (130.00 + 27.30BP) = 157.30
 
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Great Bend Mining Company Stock Certificates1614 - Great Bend Mining Company Stock Certificates
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Lot of 4 different. Included: Goldfield Great Bend Mining Company (1907, not cxl, three vignettes), Great Bend Extension Mining Company (1909, multipl
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to e*****r for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Round Mountain Mining Company Stock Book1615 - Round Mountain Mining Company Stock Book
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Over 200 stock certificates from the Round Mountain Mining Company of Goldfield, 1907-1909. Back cover missing, front cover separated from the certifi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
 
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Second Annual Edition of the Mining and Investment World printed by Goldfield News1616 - Second Annual Edition of the Mining and Investment World printed by Goldfield News
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bound! Amazing, important primary source documents. 60 pages full of local advertisements, mining men in Nevada, mines of Nevada and Nevada Mining Dis
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to 6******n for (1,700.00 + 340.00BP) = 2,040.00
 
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Seven Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates1617 - Seven Different Goldfield Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7. Nice group. All pictorial. Fair to good condition. Includes: Cracker Jack Mining Co. (1906, stamp and punch cancelled); The Atlanta Mines Co
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 200.00
Sold to D*****8 for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, NV1618 - Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, NV
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Professional Paper 66, "The Geology and Ore Deposits of Goldfield, Nevada" by Frederick Leslie Ransome. Paperback, loose from binding, 11....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to S*****3 for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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Yellow Pine Mining Company Stock Certificate1619 - Yellow Pine Mining Company Stock Certificate
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Clark County. Inc. in Nevada. No. 7009, issued for 5,700 shares to Carrie & William Slayden on Oct. 2nd, 1928. Signed by the president and assis...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to O**********r for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Large Mining Claim Map of Jarbidge, Nevada1620 - Large Mining Claim Map of Jarbidge, Nevada
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Jarbidge mining map. 1911, by WW Fisk, made for the Twin Falls Development Company, Twin Falls, Idaho. 14.5 x 21", black on brown paper. Scarce...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
 
 
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