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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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Orient Gold Placer Mining Company Stock Certificate1441 - Orient Gold Placer Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of works: Placer Mining in the County of Sierra, Cal. Dateline North San Juan, Nevada County, California. No. 114, issued for 17 shares to H.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Sierra County Gold Mining Stock Certificate Pair1442 - Sierra County Gold Mining Stock Certificate Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Alleghany Mining District, Sierra County. 1) Plumbago Gold Mine Company Stock Certificate. Certificate No. C11, issued for 1,375 shares to Joseph Penn
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 100.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (85.00 + 20.40BP) = 105.40
 
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The Pilgrim Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1443 - The Pilgrim Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Early Sierra County. Inc. in Kentucky. No. 426, issued for 100 shares to A.H. Allen on March 3, 1881. Signed by CC Attenbury (President) and the secre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to a********o for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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Lady Franklin Stock Certificate # 18 (G.T. Brown Lith.)1444 - Lady Franklin Stock Certificate # 18 (G.T. Brown Lith.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
100 shares made out to F. E. Luty, Trustee for the Company dated August 30, 1876. The Company was capitalized at $10,000,000; 100,000 shares at $100 e
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to i*****l for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Silver Prize, No. 2, Gold & Silver Mining Co. Certificate (Amador County)1445 - Silver Prize, No. 2, Gold & Silver Mining Co. Certificate (Amador County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Number 2 is the rarest of the Silver Prize Stock Certificates. 25 shares No. 10 dated August 15th 1863 to Frank Cooper. Incorporated August 3rd 1863 a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to r********5 for (400.00 + 96.00BP) = 496.00
 
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The Pearl Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1446 - The Pearl Gold and Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Stock certificate #52 dated September 28th 1863 for 10 shares made out to Frank Cooper. Cooper was a partner in Stroebel, Fleig & Co. a meat mar...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to i*****l for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Another Fabulous U. S. Geologic Folio: Sonora, California1447 - Another Fabulous U. S. Geologic Folio: Sonora, California
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1897. Full of detail in maps and history. 22 X 19". State: California City: Sonora Date: 1897 FHWAC#: 41850
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
 
 
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Nice Group of Southern California Mining Stock Certificates1448 - Nice Group of Southern California Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. 1) The Sanchez and Soledad Gold & Silver Consolidated Mining Company. Mines in the Mojave Mining District. No. 705, issued in 1883 for...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to t*******d for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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Southern California Desert Mining Stock Certificates1449 - Southern California Desert Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of two. 1) Roosevelt Mining & Milling Company. Inc. in CA. No. 484, issued for 100 shares to Geo. C. Auderegg on June 2, 1903. Signed by the...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 2*****s for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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Two California Mining Stocks including the Wee-Wee Antic1450 - Two California Mining Stocks including the Wee-Wee Antic
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Wee-Wee Antic Gold, Silver and Copper Mining Company, Stockton Gopher District. Datelined September 14, 1863. Incorporated July 30th, 1863 and capi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to m********y for (325.00 + 78.00BP) = 403.00
 
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