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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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Texas Longhorn Centennial Trail Drive Badge2398 - Texas Longhorn Centennial Trail Drive Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Texas Longhorn Centennial Trail Drive Badge, 1866-1966. From the collection of novelist, Joe Poyer. Badge was made in 1966 by legendary badgemaker Cha
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to o******x for 453.75
 
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Cowboy Rope Ephemera2399 - Cowboy Rope Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Vintage braided rawhide reins with carved bone in loops at attachment end. 2) Vintage Round Braided Leather Show Riata with Silver Ferrules Reata w
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Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to R*******y for 72.60
 
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E. A. Clark Branding Iron2400 - E. A. Clark Branding Iron
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Very rare and unusual branding iron with full name "E. A. Clark" on it. State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 416258
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to T******1 for 60.00
 
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Historical Horseshoe Ephemera2401 - Historical Horseshoe Ephemera
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two historical iron horseshoe pieces. State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 41649
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Start Price : 60.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 200.00
 
 
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Nineteenth Century Fence Tool2402 - Nineteenth Century Fence Tool
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Choice early fence repair/maintenance device found in Vale, Oregon in an old saddle shop in 1980 by Ed Green. Interesting piece of American West histo
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Start Price : 750.00 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
 
 
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The Album of Gunfighters2403 - The Album of Gunfighters
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Album of Gunfighters by J. Marvin Hunter and Noah H. Rose. Decorated and Designed by Warren Hunter. Published by Hunter & Rose, Bandera, Tex...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold to m********r.. for 108.90
 
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Western Postcards (45) & Sketch Group (Crouch)2404 - Western Postcards (45) & Sketch Group (Crouch)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four Western Sketches, 1959, by Charles Crouch in original folder. All of Cowboys and horseback, San Francisco, California. 45 unused post cards in va
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to c********r.. for 43.40
 
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Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer Post Civil War Autograph2405 - Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer Post Civil War Autograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"with compliments of G. A. Custer, Lt. Col. 7th " This may be the only piece General Custer ever signed as a Colonel after the Civil War....
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Start Price : 10,000.00 | Estimate : 20,000.00 - 25,000.00
 
 
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Death of Custer Lithograph2406 - Death of Custer Lithograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lithograph: “Death of Custer in the Battle of the Little Big Horn” by P. J. B., 14/100. Calhoun Print. No date. Measures 16 x 18.5” with border. Image
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
Sold to D*K for 156.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn2407 - Lot Withdrawn
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Scabbards: Lower Musician's Scabbard and Unknown Scabbard2408 - Scabbards: Lower Musician's Scabbard and Unknown Scabbard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) This is the lower portion of a leather scabbard made for the Model 1840 Musician’s sword. It also still retains the brass drag, found at the very b
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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"Tenting on the Plains, or, General Custer in Kansas and Texas" by Elizabeth B. Custer2409 - "Tenting on the Plains, or, General Custer in Kansas and Texas" by Elizabeth B. Custer
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Written by the wife of General Custer, the book details the couple's life and hardships during Custer's 1865 military march from Alexandria,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to s*******p for 62.00
 
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Lot Withdrawn2410 - Lot Withdrawn
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Lot Withdrawn
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.28 Caliber Double Cavity Bullet Mold2411 - .28 Caliber Double Cavity Bullet Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent .28 caliber double cavity conical and ball bullet mold. Very nice mold. c. 1840-1870 State: City: Date: 1840-1870 FHWAC#:
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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.31 Caliber Double Cavity Bullet Mold2412 - .31 Caliber Double Cavity Bullet Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Excellent .31 caliber double cavity conical and ball bullet mold. Very nice mold. c. 1840-1870 State: City: Date: 1840-1870 FHWAC#:
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Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to t*****5 for 68.20
 
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.31 Caliber Single Cavity Bullet Scissors Mold2413 - .31 Caliber Single Cavity Bullet Scissors Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
.31 caliber single cavity scissors mold. With sprue cutter marked "163". Very nice bullet mold in excellent condition. State: City:...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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.34 Caliber Single Cavity Ball Mold2414 - .34 Caliber Single Cavity Ball Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Small single cavity .34 caliber single ball mold c. 1840-1870. State: City: Date: 1840-1870 FHWAC#: 40717
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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.36 Caliber Colt Double Mold2415 - .36 Caliber Colt Double Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
.36 Caliber double mold conical and ball steel bullet mold with sprue cutter. Used for cased Colt .36 caliber Navy and pocket pistols. Condition is ve
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Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for 198.40
 
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Another .36 Cal Colt Double Bullet Mold2416 - Another .36 Cal Colt Double Bullet Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
36 Caliber double mold conical and ball steel bullet mold with sprue cutter. Used for cased Colt .36 caliber Navy and pocket pistols. Condition is ver
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 300.00
Sold to c********r.. for 136.40
 
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.40 Caliber Bullet Scissor Mold2417 - .40 Caliber Bullet Scissor Mold
Holabird Western Americana Collections
.40 caliber single cavity scissors mold. c.1860. Excellent Bluing with sprue cutter marked "78". Very nice bullet mold. State: City...
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Start Price : 25.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
 
 
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