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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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Misc. Montana Medals3110 - Misc. Montana Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
10 items in lot: Kiwanis, Missoula; State of Montana (4 leaf clover shape);Buffalo shape; Montana Vacation Land; Consistory Eastern Montana, enamel bu
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Estimate : 80.00 - 160.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 80.60
 
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Misc. Montana Token Grab Bag 13111 - Misc. Montana Token Grab Bag 1
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 11 tokens includes: Moose's Saloon, Canyon Bar, Columbia River Basin Treaty, Seal of Montana, Brightest Star in the Big Sky Country, Soci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 37.20
 
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Misc. Montana Tokens3112 - Misc. Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two white metal: Sanders County Fair and Red Lodge, Cooke City. rest of lot id aluminum, 8 other tokens: The Exchange, !st National Bank Missoula, Vet
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to A*******a for 279.00
 
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Montana Paper Tokens3113 - Montana Paper Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Three early paper tokens: Zendron's Place, 10c; City Billiard Room, 12-1/2c; Trade Check, Montana Rodeo, 10c. State: Montana City: Da...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 150.00
Sold to v******s for 62.00
 
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Montana Transportation Tokens3114 - Montana Transportation Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
23 various transportation tokens: United Transit Co, Missoula; Great Falls City Lines; Midland Empire Transit Bus; Billings City Bus; Helena CTC; Grea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to c********n for 18.15
 
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Nine Montana Medallions3115 - Nine Montana Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Silver, Midland State Fair, Charles Russell // bucking bronco; One silver, 5 nickel silver: 75th Anniversary of the Great Northern Railroad, 1887-1962
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
Sold to s********o.. for 37.20
 
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Nine Post 1959 Montana Tokens3116 - Nine Post 1959 Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Nine post 1959 tokens: London's Bar & Lounge; Kali-Sten-Iks Shoes; 2-Virginia City Souvenir, penny encased in horseshoe shape aluminum; 2-Yu...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 90.00 - 200.00
Sold to 8********l.. for 55.80
 
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Nine Various Fraternal Montana Tokens3117 - Nine Various Fraternal Montana Tokens
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot includes: Livingston, RAM chapter no. 7; three for the Livingston, Elks, 68th State convention; Huntley Project; Missoula Grand Lodge; Forsyth RAM
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
Sold to c********n for 36.30
 
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O'Connor's Token and Calendar (Montana)3118 - O'Connor's Token and Calendar (Montana)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
O'Connor's / Where / Montana People / Met / The Rest / of / The World // Trade / Only / At / 415 / S. W. Washington. Round, brass, 25mm. Als...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to w******f for 31.00
 
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R-6 / Maverick Montana Token Lot3119 - R-6 / Maverick Montana Token Lot
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Good for 25c in trade / GV Simons & Co // 25. Brass Scalloped. Octagon. Maverick. Stockett? 2) Nelson Sannerud Co / 5 // In Trade / 5 / Pat. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to b********c.. for 43.40
 
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