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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Early Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate1411 - Early Lake Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock Certificate No. 21 for 60 share made out to John H. Redington (President) dated June 23rd, 1863. The Company was capitalized at $600,000; 600 sh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to b*********r for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 18751412 - Kearsarge Cons. Quicksilver Mining Company Stock Certificate, 1875
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #70, issued for 100 shares to James McHaffie, the corp secretary and signed by Jno. Hanscom as president. Vignette of an Indian brave seated at
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to T*********t for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp1413 - Early Certificate # 4 for Redstone Quartz Mining Company of Lost Camp
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lost Camp seems to be in or near Blue Canyon (near the Nyack exit on I-80 near Donner Pass). Certificate No. 4 dated 7-29-67 for 25 shares to Josiah C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to e*****r for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Homer Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate1414 - Homer Mill and Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated October 20, 1879. Issued to F.E. Luty, Trustee, on November 17, 1879. Signed by Atkinson as Vice President and F.E. Luty as Secretary. Li
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Middle Yuba Canal Water Company Stock Certificates1415 - Middle Yuba Canal Water Company Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three unused stocks signed by President, Egbert Judson. The early hydraulic mining company was incorporated in September 1859 and capitalized at $400,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold to k**********y for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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Mariposa Company: Early 1866 Fremont Related Stock Certificate1416 - Mariposa Company: Early 1866 Fremont Related Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 747 for 100 preferred shares made out to Stone Nichols & Stone dated May 4th, 1866. Incorporated in New York on June 25th, 1863 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to 5*****r for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Mariposa Land & Mining Company - Preferred Stock1417 - Mariposa Land & Mining Company - Preferred Stock
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. A192 for 57 shares made out to A. M. Dobecki dated Feb. 10th, 1880. Incorporated in California in 1874 and signed by vice president, S
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Cisco Consolidated Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1418 - Cisco Consolidated Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
# C309 for 100 shares to Robert M Reynolds. Signed by William Reynolds and Charlick. Some folds, but otherwise in very nice condition. Henry Hartley s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1419 - Excelsior Consolidated Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Excelsior Mine produced most of the gold in the Meadow Lake Mining District and is thought to be the only profitable mine in the district. Certifi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 900.00
Sold to e*****r for (250.00 + 60.00BP) = 310.00
 
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Flag of our Union and Twin Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1420 - Flag of our Union and Twin Consolidated Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 55 for 50 shares made out to A. J. Field and dated March 17th 1864. Incorporated Dec. 1, 1863 and capitalized at $450,000; 2250 shares
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8*****M for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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