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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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3 Vintage Horse Breast Collars2349 - 3 Vintage Horse Breast Collars
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three vintage horse breast collars. Leather, two with silver studs, one has brass studs. One also has hand tooled leather. All of these are in very go
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to S**********r for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Handmade Spurs w/ Silver, Copper, Brass2350 - Handmade Spurs w/ Silver, Copper, Brass
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Handmade spurs w/ silver, copper, brass designs by Richard, Mollica, Santa Rosa Farrier, 1996. Longhorn steer image with copper wrap around. Silver bu
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
 
 
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Rare Garcia Spurs, "Dandy" Pattern2351 - Rare Garcia Spurs, "Dandy" Pattern
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Salinas Garcia Spurs, "Dandy" Pattern. Rare, engraved aluminum and hand tooled leather. Trained by Mexican artisans skilled in the traditi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to x**3 for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Vintage Garcia Spurs2352 - Vintage Garcia Spurs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Vintage Garcia spurs--engraved silver inlay--beautiful design, nice edge detail, chains. Signed, G. S. Garcia Elko, Nev. Garcia was Nevada's ear...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (2,200.00 + 528.00BP) = 2,728.00
 
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Garcia Silver Bit2353 - Garcia Silver Bit
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Garcia silver bit, c. 1958-66, with his typical engraving. State: Nevada City: Elko Date: Garcia Silver Bit FHWAC#: 41421
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 700.00
Sold to s*********y for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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G.S. Garcia Saddle2353a - G.S. Garcia Saddle
Holabird Western Americana Collections
G. S. Garcia saddle in "junior" size (possibly ladies), marked with Garcia's logo punch in the front of the saddle up near the horn wi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (600.00 + 144.00BP) = 744.00
 
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Vintage Mike Morales Spurs2354 - Vintage Mike Morales Spurs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Engraved silver inlaid onto steel. Mike Morales primary mark is a stylized “M”. Mike Morales was born in Mexico in 1888 and was apprenticed in G.S. Ga
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to B******o for (1,500.00 + 360.00BP) = 1,860.00
 
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Handmade Silver Dollar Spurs2355 - Handmade Silver Dollar Spurs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver dollar spurs made by Jay Frandsen, Utah. Handmade, with mounted 1889 silver dollars and other silver trim, Fabulous! State: Utah City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to b*********7 for (350.00 + 84.00BP) = 434.00
 
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Antique Mexican Silver Inlaid Charro Spurs2356 - Antique Mexican Silver Inlaid Charro Spurs
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Antique Mexican silver inlaid Charro spurs. Design features a man wearing a bird's head mask on one side and a horse head on the other side. Ver...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 750.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to B******o for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
 
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Two Pair Vintage Spanish Stirrups2357 - Two Pair Vintage Spanish Stirrups
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Antique Spanish wooden hand carved stirrups, leather on heel area, brass straps. Very good condition. 2) Antique brass Mediterranean Colonial Span
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 350.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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