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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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Knickerbocker & Nevada Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (1867)1631 - Knickerbocker & Nevada Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate (1867)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare certificate for this mine located in the Union Mining District, Nye County, Nevada. Low No. 9, issued for 10 shares to William Vaill on September
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to e*****r for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Pan-American Mining & Smelting Company Stock Certificate1632 - Pan-American Mining & Smelting Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare certificate for this major Pioche silver mine. No. 904, issued for 3,333 shares to Harrison Wagner on April 5th, 1904. Signed by the presid
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b******a for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Ramsey-Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate1633 - Ramsey-Nevada Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. Inc. in Arizona. No. 265, issued for 10,000 shares Dawson on March 2nd, 1908. Signed by the company president and secretary (Tisdall). Not cance
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to T*********t for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Ramsey-Ottawa Mining Company Stock Certificate1634 - Ramsey-Ottawa Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare Ramsey, Nevada mining certificate. Inc. in Arizona. No. 31, issued for 1,000 shares Dawson in 1909. Signed by the president and secretary.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to e*****r for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Three Round Mountain, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates1635 - Three Round Mountain, Nevada Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 3 different. Nye County. 1) Rarest is Eagle Mining Company of Round Mountain. No. 13, issued for 14, 514 shares to W.H. Woods on June 15, 1909.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to l*******c for (20.00 + 4.80BP) = 24.80
 
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Two U. S. Geologic Maps: Ruby Hill and Eureka, Nevada1636 - Two U. S. Geologic Maps: Ruby Hill and Eureka, Nevada
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) 19.5 x 15". F. A. Clark Topographer and Arnold Hogue geologist. 1882 annual report from the U. S. Geological Survey. 2) Same as number one, ...
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
 
 
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McGill and Smelter Concentrator Real Photo Postcards1637 - McGill and Smelter Concentrator Real Photo Postcards
Holabird Western Americana Collections
(1) Smelter and Concentrator, (2) Concentrator, (3) Trestle at McGill. Probably Gallagher photographs. State: Nevada City: Smelter /
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to p*****Z for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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The Nevada Blue Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate1638 - The Nevada Blue Ridge Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Extra rare Tecoma, Elko County, Nevada. Tecoma was known as a railroad stop for mines in other districts. Few local mining companies were ever formed.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 110.00 - 200.00
Sold to V********e for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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Wyandotte Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate1639 - Wyandotte Silver Mining Company Stock Certificate
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare Tem Piute Mining District, Lincoln County, Nevada. Inc. July 25th, 1878. No. 434, issued for 150 shares to James Clews on Oct. 21, 1879. Signed b
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Collection of "Divide" Mining Stock Certificates1640 - Collection of "Divide" Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 28 different! Includes: Goldsmith Divide MC, Divide City MC, Aladdin Divide MC, New Sutherland, Harmill, Consolidated Silvers, Inc., Silver Div
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 280.00 - 500.00
Sold to p*****0 for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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