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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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Rio Grande Southern Wax Sealer2598 - Rio Grande Southern Wax Sealer
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Original wax sealer from Telluride, Colorado. Brass. Great condition. The RGS was founded in 1889 by Otto Mears, and construction began in 1890 from R
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to i********-.. for (3,300.00 + 660.00BP) = 3,960.00
 
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Colorado Railroad Pamphlets incl. Wine List & 1892 Map2599 - Colorado Railroad Pamphlets incl. Wine List & 1892 Map
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Lot of five railroad publications: Wine List from Silverton Northern Railroad; map entitled "The Natural Resources of Colorado by the Denver &a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 300.00
Sold to l*******c for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Four Colorado Railroad Booklets2600 - Four Colorado Railroad Booklets
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1) Topographical Map of Rocky Mountain National Estes-Park and Environs. (Union Pacific). 2) Rocky Mountain Railroad Club, 1950. 3) The Travelers Time
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (45.00 + 10.80BP) = 55.80
 
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Kansas and Colorado Railroad Company Supplemental Mortgage2601 - Kansas and Colorado Railroad Company Supplemental Mortgage
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With the Mercantile Trust Company. Property of White & Kemble. 5 pages. Possibly only one known. State: Colorado City: Date: 1887 ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to l*******c for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2602 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 27507
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company2603 - Stock Certificate and First Mortgage of the Northwestern Terminal Railway Company
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Lot of two. 1) Unissued pictorial Stock Certificate No. 89. 2) First Mortgage to The Mercantile Trust Company, July 1st, 1906. 60 pages. 8" x 1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to j*********t for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Various Papers and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway2604 - Various Papers and Map of the Wichita and Colorado Railway
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1) Letter of Information and Map of Railroad. 8 1/2" x 11". 2) Satisfaction, Release and Discharge of First Mortgage 6 Pages. 8 1/2" ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****l for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage2605 - Wichita & Colorado Railway Co. First Mortgage
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Two copies of a pamphlet sized first mortgage to Russell Sage and George J. Gould. The railway only operated from 1885 until 1891. 6 x 9". The...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 200.00
Sold to s****l for (15.00 + 3.15BP) = 18.15
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN2606 - LOT WITHDRAWN
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LOT WITHDRAWN FHWAC#: 22171
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Drawings2607 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Drawings
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Two drawings on waxed linen 30 x 24" of plans within the American Bridge Plant in Gary. Both are part of a turntable complex. Fragile. State:...
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Start Price : 10.00 | Estimate : 20.00 - 300.00
 
 
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People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter2608 - People's Pacific Railroad Company, Charter
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Paper booklet (8.75" x 5.5"), cover missing, 24 pp. Published by People's Pacific Railroad Company, Boston; printed by Alfred Mudge &a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 400.00
Sold to l*******c for (40.00 + 9.60BP) = 49.60
 
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The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.2609 - The Annual Report of the Knox & Lincoln Railroad Co.
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Booklet. Railroad ran from Bath to Rockland, Maine and connected with the B & M and the Maine Central. 20 pages. 5 1/2" x 9" Some dis...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20.00 - 100.00
Sold to l*******c for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Lakeshore & Michigan Southern Railway Spoon2610 - Lakeshore & Michigan Southern Railway Spoon
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Lakeshore Michigan Southern Railway Spoon from the 1901 Pan American Expo. State: Michigan City: Date: 1901 FHWAC#: 42014
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold to c********r.. for (30.00 + 7.20BP) = 37.20
 
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Northwest Dispatch Fast Freight Company Stock Certificate2611 - Northwest Dispatch Fast Freight Company Stock Certificate
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This railroad stock is number 21 for 500 shares issued to Thomas Tomlinson and signed by president Joseph Walker Jr. Nice industrial railroad vignette
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 175.00 - 400.00
Sold to t*******d for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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Rare Eureka Nevada Railroad Company Stock Certificate2612 - Rare Eureka Nevada Railroad Company Stock Certificate
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Number 16 to George Whittell Jr for 1 share in 1923. Whittell took over the Eureka & Palisade Railroad in 1911 and had the quiet railroad up and...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,300.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to u********y.. for (200.00 + 42.00BP) = 242.00
 
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Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Ticket Dater2613 - Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad Ticket Dater
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In 1906 just a few short years after gold was discovered in Goldfield, the small desert area became the site of the last great gold rush in Nevada&#...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to i********-.. for (800.00 + 160.00BP) = 960.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Sharon, Ralston, Mills, Barren and Bell - Premier Autograph Stock Cert.2614 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad: Sharon, Ralston, Mills, Barren and Bell - Premier Autograph Stock Cert.
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One of the best ever to reach the market! Stock number 30 of 500 shares issued to Warren Barron on June 21, 1869. Signed by William Sharon as presiden
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to 8******1 for (1,300.00 + 260.00BP) = 1,560.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon2615 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate Issued to Bonner, Signed by Sharon
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50 shares to Charles Bonner in 1869. Signed by president William Sharon and Secretary Tritle. Names are hole cancelled. 25c United States Revenue Stam
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to r******h for (600.00 + 126.00BP) = 726.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon Signatures2616 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Stock Certificate: Ralston and Sharon Signatures
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Number 21 for 500 shares to W. C. Ralston on June 21, 1869. Signed by secretary Tritle and president Ralston. Cancelled with red pen on August 18, 187
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (850.00 + 204.00BP) = 1,054.00
 
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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond: William Sharon Signature2617 - Virginia & Truckee Railroad Bond: William Sharon Signature
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Issued to Thomas Bell for $1000 in 1874. Bell was named to the Board of Directors on March 5, 1868. Signed by William Sharon as president. A good, cle
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
 
 
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