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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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Second Rare Eighth Army Corp. Montana Silver Medal3100 - Second Rare Eighth Army Corp. Montana Silver Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Rare. First to Respond to their Country's Call / 1898 Campanas De Filipinos 1899 // First Montana's U. S. Vols. Second Division Eighth Army ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****k for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Fabulous Four Montana Tokens3101 - Fabulous Four Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Capital Hall / 5c / IT // rev; blank. Round, brass, 23mm. Helena, Montana. 2) Territorial. Big Elk / Saloon / McFarland Bros. //GF / 12-1/2c / IT.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 200.00
Sold to c********n for (750.00 + 157.50BP) = 907.50
 
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Five Montana Tokens3102 - Five Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Al Thompson, Gage; 2) Eagle Bar, John W. Mountjoy, Boulder; 3) Sartel & Overcash Essano Billiards, Oilmont; 4) Clem, Virginia City; 5) C. J. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 750.00
Sold to r******g for (145.00 + 34.80BP) = 179.80
 
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Four Pictorial Montana Tokens3103 - Four Pictorial Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Jimmy Young's / One Drink / Or / Smoke / Terry, Montana. Image of eagle on reverse. 2) Best in the West / 25c / Green's Buffet. Image of ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to t******1 for (95.00 + 22.80BP) = 117.80
 
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Group of Copper Plated and Bronze Montana Tokens3104 - Group of Copper Plated and Bronze Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: 4--Hungry Horse Montana, bronze; 2--Beaver For The Takin' On The Upper Missouri, copper plated; 5--J. R. Quigley Territory of Mont...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to G********a.. for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Huge Brass Montana Token Collection3105 - Huge Brass Montana Token Collection
Holabird Western Americana Collections
52 large brass tokens, included are: 25th Masonic Anniversary; Guardian of the Gulch; Virginia City Centennial; Century of Progress; Wolf Point Golden
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to b******d for (200.00 + 48.00BP) = 248.00
 
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Lot of 63 Misc. Montana Tokens3106 - Lot of 63 Misc. Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine R-6 tokens: 1) Shelton & Ryan, Glendive; 2) Bonner Bar, Butte; 3) Max H. Fredericks, Miles City; 4) J.W., Bozeman; 5) Brown & Estill, ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to e****6 for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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Medals from Montana3107 - Medals from Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Five medals from Missoula University Inter-Scholastic Meets: 1905, 1929, 1931--silver; 1906, 1918--bronze. One medal: Copper and silver medal for Mont
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to v******s for (55.00 + 13.20BP) = 68.20
 
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Medals, Fobs from Montana3108 - Medals, Fobs from Montana
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 7: The Stockman, image of Bull, Billings; tool check, Great Falls; Key to Montana; Star of the Big Sky Country; Greetings, Great Falls; Montana
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to d******c for (35.00 + 8.40BP) = 43.40
 
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Misc. Montana Brass Tokens3109 - Misc. Montana Brass Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes 34 tokens: Virginia city , Mont.; Guardian of the Gulch; Palace Hotel; Bath Box Theatre; State Line Club; The Rex; and more. State: M
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********n for (75.00 + 15.75BP) = 90.75
 
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