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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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Mercur Deep Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate2020 - Mercur Deep Mining & Milling Company Stock Certificate
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Choice! Mines located at Mercur, Utah. Inc. in Utah. No. 25, issued for 6,419 shares to Albert Cerf on Jan. 18th, 1897. Signed by B.L. Olson as presid
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c*********p for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Ontario Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Signed by J.B. Haggin (George Hearst Partner)2021 - Ontario Silver Mining Co. Stock Certificate Signed by J.B. Haggin (George Hearst Partner)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Ultra rare stock certificate signed by James Ben Ali Haggin, partner and collaborator with George Hearst in their mining conglomerate Hearst, Haggin,
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e*****r for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates2022 - Four Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. Included: Tintic Central Mining Company (1931, not cancelled, mine vignette), Sunbeam Consolidated Mining Company (1898, stamp can
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Four Other Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates2023 - Four Other Tintic, Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4 different. 1) The Grand Central Mining Company, issued in 1909 for 500 shares, stamp cancelled. Mining vignette. 2) Lehi Tintic Mining Compan
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Two Reports for Carisa Copper & Gold Mining Company2024 - Two Reports for Carisa Copper & Gold Mining Company
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mines at Mammoth, Tintic Mining District, Juab County, Utah. 1) 1902 Statement to Stockholders. 12 pages. Claims include: Carisa, Miners' Deligh...
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Estimate : 160.00 - 300.00
Sold to a****a for (80.00 + 19.20BP) = 99.20
 
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2 Volumes on Utah Geology & Mining2025 - 2 Volumes on Utah Geology & Mining
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 volumes: 1) "Geology and Mining of the Tintic District, Utah", George Warren Tower, Jr. and George Otis Smith. Fold out maps and photos ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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The Ore Deposits of Utah2026 - The Ore Deposits of Utah
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The Ore Deposits of Utah by B. S. Butler, G. F. Loughlin, V. C. Heikes and others. Published by the Dept. of the Interior, US Geological Survey, 1920.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to a****a for (50.00 + 12.00BP) = 62.00
 
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Five Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates2027 - Five Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5 different. Included: The East Tintic Mining Company (1907, not cancelled, mining vignette), Bradshaw Mining & Milling Company (1908, no...
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Five Other Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates2028 - Five Other Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 5. Included: Log Cabin Mining Company (1931, not cxl), Mountain View Mining Company (1924, pen cxl), King William Mining Company (1911, punch c
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Four Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates2029 - Four Different Utah Mining Stock Certificates
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4. Included: Nevada-Utah Mines & Smelters Corporation (1908, not cancelled, vignette of mine), Lisbon Valley Uranium Company (1957, stamp...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to b******a for (50.00 + 10.50BP) = 60.50
 
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