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Western Americana Safari

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location3555 Airway Drive Suite 309, Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States In Person PreviewPreview will be at our Auction Location, 3555 Airway Drive Suite 309 Reno, NV 89511

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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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Sonora Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate1381 - Sonora Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Bodie certificate. Inc. in New York. No. 237, issued for 1,000 shares to D. Noyes, Burton on April 10, 1880. Signed by the president and secretar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p********n for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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South Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate1382 - South Standard Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location: Bodie Mining District. Inc. Sept. 13, 1877. Uncancelled. No. 175 issued to G.B. Bayley, Trustee, for 100 shares in Feb 1880. Signed by Wales
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8******1 for (400.00 + 80.00BP) = 480.00
 
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Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate1383 - Tioga Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 6546, issued in 1882 at San Francisco to E.R. Grant, trustee and signed by A.J. Ralston as president and Ed. W. Sessions as secretary. Bodie Minin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to i*****l for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Two Different Bodie Mining Stock Certificates1384 - Two Different Bodie Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Boston Consolidated Mining Company. No 1873, issued for 100 shares. Corp. signatures. Not cancelled. Printed by Britton & Rey. Deep folds, to...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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North Yuba River Mining Map1385 - North Yuba River Mining Map
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is a fabulous c1880's map showing the North Yuba River area near Bridgeport Township. On this map you can find French Corral, Birchville, t...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to 6******n for (1,150.00 + 230.00BP) = 1,380.00
 
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Rare Butte Basin Mining Company Stock Certificate1386 - Rare Butte Basin Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early number 42 datelined Jackson on Dec. 8, 1866. 10 shares to a Charles Bailey. Incorporated Nov. 5, 1866 and capitalized at $216,000; 2160 shares a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to b*********r for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Consolidated Golden Trout Mining Company Stock Certificate1387 - Consolidated Golden Trout Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A spectacular piece never before seen by FH! Location of Works: near Lumpkin, Butte County, California. Main office in San Francisco. Consolidated Nov
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to j******d for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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Rare Zacatero Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1388 - Rare Zacatero Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 56 issued to Miss Kittie Squire on September 9th, 1873 for 1,00 shares. It was incorporated February 1873. The printer is identified a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to T*********t for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates1389 - Two Calaveras County Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Yellow Jacket and Carey Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company. West Point Mining District. No. 516, issued for 50 shares to JW River on Nov.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond1390 - Oro Fino Gold & Silver Mining Company $1000 Bond
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No. 85 issued in May 8th, 1865. Coupons at $35 each reflecting a 7% Interest rate, #2 (May 30, 1866) through #9 (May 30, 1870) are intact. Signed by W
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to i*****l for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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