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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Silver Nugget Mining Company Stock Certificate1341 - Silver Nugget Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
What a great name for a mining company! Location: Globe District, Maricopa County, Arizona. Organized in New York. No. 845, issued for 100 shares to E
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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Jerome, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection1342 - Jerome, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 13 different. Included: Arizona-Jerome Copper Company (1917), Jerome Victor Extension Copper Co. (1916), Black Hills Copper Co. (1905), Verde C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to T*********t for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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Santa Ana Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18981343 - Santa Ana Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1898
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #2797. Incorporated in the Territory of Arizona. Issued to Lucille Monthiers Dehaynin for one founders share in 1898. Signed by Herbert J. Delam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*********t for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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Mohave County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates1344 - Mohave County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: Imperial Mining Company (1929, not cancelled, 3 mining vignettes, gilt border); Yucca Cyanide Mining & Milling Com...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to C*********Z for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Oatman, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection1345 - Oatman, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 14 different. Included: Allstate Development & Exploration Co. (1929), United American Mining Co. (1930), Lazy Boy Gold Mines Co. (1916),...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*********t for (160.00 + 33.60BP) = 193.60
 
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Cerro Colorado Mill and Mining Co. Stock, A.T. 18761346 - Cerro Colorado Mill and Mining Co. Stock, A.T. 1876
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cerro-Colorado Mill & Mining Co. Cert. #107. Issued at San Francisco, Cal. in 1876. Issued to T.M. McEntee, Trustee in 1876 for 10 shares. Signe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*****s for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates1347 - Pima County, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Includes: The Twin Buttes Mining & Smelting Company (1904, pen cancelled); Arizona Belmont Mining Company (1913, not cancell...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 80.00
Sold to b*****s for (55.00 + 11.55BP) = 66.55
 
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Specie Basis Mining Company Stock Certificate1348 - Specie Basis Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Gold, Silver, and Copper Mines in Arizona." Very attractive early certificate with vignette of miners with headlamps and smaller US coin ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to b*****s for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Prescott, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates1349 - Prescott, Arizona Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. 1) Butternut Gold & Copper Mining Company. No. 8 issued for 5,000 shares in 1902. Pen cancelled. Eagle vignette. Folds. 2) A...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to C*********Z for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Ray, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Group1350 - Ray, Arizona Mining Stock Certificate Group
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: El Tiro Copper Company (1908, not cancelled, pictorial), Arizona Ray Copper Company (1917, not cancelled, mining vignett
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to b*****s for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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