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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Clear Creek and Webster Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne)1451 - Clear Creek and Webster Consolidated Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very Early certificate # 10 to Harlow Nettleton for 100 shares datelined Stone Ranch and dated October 10, 1863. The company was incorporated July 186
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Early Yuba Mining Company Stock Certificate1452 - Early Yuba Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Panning Started in 1850 in this now ghost town located on highway 20, west of Grass Valley where highway 49 intersects highway 20. This area was the s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to k**********y for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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Trinity Dredging Company Stock Certificate1453 - Trinity Dredging Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare mine dredging certificate. Inc. in California. No. 28, issued for 2,250 shares on Dec. 4th, 1909. Signed by the vice-president (W.J. Baker) and t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to S*********m for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Owens River Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo District)1454 - Owens River Mill & Mining Company Stock Certificate (Inyo District)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is the first time we have seen this certificate. Incorporated July 11, 1863 and capitalized at $540,000; 2700 shares at $200 per. Certificate 104
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i*****l for (2,200.00 + 528.00BP) = 2,728.00
 
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Four Tuolumne County Mining Stock Certificates1455 - Four Tuolumne County Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: the highly-attractive Tuolumne County Water Company stock (1854, cut cancelled) with the gorgeous half-page placer minin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e******9 for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Reports on the Olsen Mine1456 - Reports on the Olsen Mine
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Never seen by us. 16 pp .9.25 x 6". Paper wrapper; includes a foldout cross sectional plan of the mine with a table of assays performed by Tho...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Very Rare Central Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne City)1457 - Very Rare Central Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate (Tuolumne City)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This has never been seen by this company and we could find little information on it. Incorporated Dec. 20, 1862 and capitalized at $260,400; 1736 shar
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 900.00
 
 
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Carbonate Mining Company Stock, Oro Grande, California 18911458 - Carbonate Mining Company Stock, Oro Grande, California 1891
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Cert. #86, issued in 1891 to T.E. Rowan, trustee and signed by Rowan as president. Location of mine: Oro Grande Mining Dist. Printed at top left. Comp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to r********5 for (225.00 + 54.00BP) = 279.00
 
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Volcano Gold and Gravel Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County)1459 - Volcano Gold and Gravel Mining Company Stock Certificate (Amador County)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Certificate No. 354 for 10 shares of stock dated March 26, 1879 and made out to M. Gluebetich. Incorporated in San Francisco on July 27, 1876 and capi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to T******1 for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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Yellow Jacket & Carey Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1460 - Yellow Jacket & Carey Gold & Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Calaveras County. No. 921 datelined Stockton, California, December 10, 1873 for 250 shares to J. W. Roaer. Incorporated October 16th, 1873 and capital
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 1*****c for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
 
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