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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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Jeffrey Mine, Inyo County Prints and Negatives1461 - Jeffrey Mine, Inyo County Prints and Negatives
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of original glass negatives and prints from the Jeffrey Mine, White Mountains, Inyo County, California. Approximately 20 photographs separated f
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Deadwood Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1462 - Deadwood Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Incorporated February 1877. Stock Certificate #3 dated March 6, 1877 for 100 shares to James Lolley. Signed by the President, R. B. Symington and F. A
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6******n for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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South Hite Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate1463 - South Hite Gold Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Location of Works: Hites Cove, California, which is in Mariposa County near Yosemite. Inc. in California, January 6th, 1881. No. 166, issued for 100 s
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to t*******d for (35.00 + 7.35BP) = 42.35
 
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Pamphlet – Historical Sketch of Mining in the Vicinity of Yreka, Siskiyou County1464 - Pamphlet – Historical Sketch of Mining in the Vicinity of Yreka, Siskiyou County
Holabird Western Americana Collections
RARE! Siskiyou County has the distinction of the first gold discovery in Northern California. Dr. Hearn made the first discovery (Tthe Pine Tree) on Y
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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American River Dredging Photo Collection1465 - American River Dredging Photo Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 Photographs of the American River and dredging operations on various places including the North Fork Ditch Settling Pond (behind and beyond Monte Re
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********r.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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California Gold Nugget Souvenirs1466 - California Gold Nugget Souvenirs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Not real nuggets--Come to Sacramento Convention Capital; Path of Gold, San Francisco, 1916; Pioneer Frisco. State: California City:
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********o.. for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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California Gold Pan Souvenirs1467 - California Gold Pan Souvenirs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five California gold pan souvenirs. State: California City: Date: FHWAC#: 39661
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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California Mining Checks1468 - California Mining Checks
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 30. Includes: Volcano Copper Gold & Silver MC (unused 1860s); Croesus Gold Mining & Milling Co. (Grass Valley); Ante Up MC (Alleghany...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
Sold to 6****A for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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California Mining Dredging Stock Certificates1469 - California Mining Dredging Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Scarce dredging company stocks. Lot of 4 different. Included: Yuba Consolidated Gold Fields (1956, punch cancelled), South Yuba Mining & Smeltin...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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California Mining Medallions1470 - California Mining Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold nugget pin, 1 1/8". Six medals: san Diego Federal Savings & Loan, 1885-1955, nice embossed image of miner; E. Clampus Vitus medal; Ban...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to C*****4 for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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