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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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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Eleven, 19833479 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Eleven, 1983
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Adlai S. Hardin, design is commemorating the Allston family. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43374
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to m********f.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirteen, 19853480 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirteen, 1985
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Marcel Jovine, the design is called the Stone Carver. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43375
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (750.00 + 180.00BP) = 930.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Fourteen, 19863481 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Fourteen, 1986
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is John Cook. The design is the Centaur Carver. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43376
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (180.00 + 43.20BP) = 223.20
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Fifteen, 19873482 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Fifteen, 1987
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Laci de Gerenday. The design is The Mythical & Real World. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43377
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (250.00 + 52.50BP) = 302.50
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Sixteen, 19883483 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Sixteen, 1988
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Alex Shagin. Design is the Sculptor and the Garden. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43378
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Seventeen, 19893484 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Seventeen, 1989
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Marika Somogyi. The design is Adam and Eve in the Garden. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43379
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (375.00 + 90.00BP) = 465.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Eighteen, 19903485 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Eighteen, 1990
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The artist is Patricia L. Verani. The design is The Medalist. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43460
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Nineteen, 19913486 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Nineteen, 1991
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Don Everhart II. The design is the Hermit Crab. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43461
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty, 19923487 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty, 1992
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Joseph Shepherd. The design is called Inspiration. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43462
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (150.00 + 31.50BP) = 181.50
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-One, 19933488 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-One, 1993
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The artist is Albert Wein. The design is called Mythology. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43463
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (140.00 + 29.40BP) = 169.40
 
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Brookgreen Gardens. Medal Number Twenty-Three, 19953489 - Brookgreen Gardens. Medal Number Twenty-Three, 1995
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The artist is Charles Parks. The design is called Children’s Sculpture. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43464
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (130.00 + 31.20BP) = 161.20
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Four, 19963490 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Four, 1996
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The artist is Sydney Simon. The design is called Sculptors Create. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43465
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to b*******n for (130.00 + 27.30BP) = 157.30
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Five, 19973491 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Five, 1997
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The artist is Elisabeth Gordon Chandler. The design is Of Forest and Marsh. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43466
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (120.00 + 25.20BP) = 145.20
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Six, 19983492 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Six, 1998
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The design is called Life in the Freshwater Swamp. The artist is Anne Merck. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 4346
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (275.00 + 66.00BP) = 341.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Seven. 19993493 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Twenty-Seven. 1999
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Richard McDermott Miller. The design is called Working with Wind on the Water. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: F
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (130.00 + 27.30BP) = 157.30
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty, 20023494 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty, 2002
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Marc Mellon. The design is called From Studio to Nature’s Gallery. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 4346
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty-Two, 20043495 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty-Two, 2004
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Tuck Langland. The design is called African Americans: Then & Now. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (130.00 + 27.30BP) = 157.30
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty-Four, 20063496 - Brookgreen Gardens: Medal Number Thirty-Four, 2006
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Artist is Stanley Bleifeld. The design is The Oyster's Pearl, 75th Anniversary. Please note: the catalog incorrectly identified this lot as the ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (650.00 + 156.00BP) = 806.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: The Anna Hyatt Huntington Award3497 - Brookgreen Gardens: The Anna Hyatt Huntington Award
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Unissued. Please inspect photo. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43473
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (1,000.00 + 240.00BP) = 1,240.00
 
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Brookgreen Gardens: 75th Anniversary Medal Briggs versus Elliot, 20043498 - Brookgreen Gardens: 75th Anniversary Medal Briggs versus Elliot, 2004
Holabird Western Americana Collections
No medal number assigned. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43472
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (190.00 + 45.60BP) = 235.60
 
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