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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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Ladies Canyon Sluice Box Fines1020 - Ladies Canyon Sluice Box Fines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.75 troy ounces. State: California City: Downieville Date: FHWAC#: 42624
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to G********B.. for (800.00 + 192.00BP) = 992.00
 
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Placer Gold Found on the North Fork of the Yuba River1021 - Placer Gold Found on the North Fork of the Yuba River
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three dozen flakes of placer gold from the Downieville area. Many are 1 cm long. 0.86 ounces of pure gold! State: California City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,250.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to u**********y for (1,000.00 + 185.00BP) = 1,185.00
 
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Selection of Large and Small Placer Gold from the North Fork of the Yuba River1022 - Selection of Large and Small Placer Gold from the North Fork of the Yuba River
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1.07 troy ounces! Largest is 1.3 cm long. Nice collection of placer gold from this fabled Gold Rush area. State: California City: Do
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to G********B.. for (1,350.00 + 324.00BP) = 1,674.00
 
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Sluice Fine Gold from Downieville1023 - Sluice Fine Gold from Downieville
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.76 troy ounces. Ladies Canyon! State: California City: Downieville Date: FHWAC#: 42625
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,300.00
 
 
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El Paso Mountains Gold-in-Quartz1024 - El Paso Mountains Gold-in-Quartz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.43 troy ounces. 1.2x3.5x1.4cm. Southern California. State: California City: El Paso Mountains Date: FHWAC#: 40269
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****3 for (330.00 + 57.75BP) = 387.75
 
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1.09 ounce Folsom, California Gold Nugget1025 - 1.09 ounce Folsom, California Gold Nugget
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.8x2.7x3.1cm. This is a very nice specimen. State: California City: Folsom Date: FHWAC#: 40230
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 5*****r for (1,500.00 + 315.00BP) = 1,815.00
 
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American River Placer Gold Fines1026 - American River Placer Gold Fines
Holabird Western Americana Collections
From the middle fork near Forest Hill. 0.17 troy ounces. See photo. State: California City: Grass Valley Date: FHWAC#:
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
 
 
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Mokelumne River Placer Gold1027 - Mokelumne River Placer Gold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This nugget was found near where John Moffat walked in the Gold Rush near Jackson. 0.58 troy ounces. Roughly 10% in a gold crown. Specimen is 1.6 3.3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****3 for (250.00 + 43.75BP) = 293.75
 
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Placer Gold-in-Quartz from the Mokelumne River1028 - Placer Gold-in-Quartz from the Mokelumne River
Holabird Western Americana Collections
0.33. troy ounces. 0.5 x 2.7 x 1.7 cm. Roughly 60% gold. This would be from the heartland of the Gold Rush. State: California City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to s****r for (425.00 + 102.00BP) = 527.00
 
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High Sierra Gold-in-Quartz1029 - High Sierra Gold-in-Quartz
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Found west of Lone Pine, Calironia high in the Sierras. Roughly 70% gold by weight. 0.38 troy ounces. 1.0 x 2.7 x 2.0 cm. State: Californ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 5*****r for (600.00 + 126.00BP) = 726.00
 
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