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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Large lot of Un Centavo Mexican Coins3249 - Large lot of Un Centavo Mexican Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 22 uncirculated: 20 KM # 417, 1950-1969; 2 KM # 418 1970 & 1972. State: Mexico City: Date: FHWAC#: 40678
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold to e*****r for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Lot of 15 Mexican coins3250 - Lot of 15 Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM #433, #434; 1950-1980 . All uncirculated. State: Mexico City: Date: FHWAC#: 42213
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to e*****r for (10.00 + 2.40BP) = 12.40
 
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Mexican ten centavo coins3251 - Mexican ten centavo coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 6: KM 428, .800 fine silver, .0643 oz. ASW, 18mm. All brilliant uncirculated, uncertified. Dates: 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1913, 1914. State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9*****k for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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Quartet of dos centavo Mexican coins3252 - Quartet of dos centavo Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of 4: KM # 419: 1927, 1928, 1939, 1941. All uncirculated. State: Mexico City: Date: FHWAC#: 42203
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 200.00
Sold to 9*****k for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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Quartet of five centavo Mexican coins3253 - Quartet of five centavo Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
KM # 423, copper-nickel, 20.5mm. All uncirculated, not certified. Dates: 1936, 1937, 1940, 1942. State: Mexico City: Date: FHWAC#: 4
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Group of 10 centavo Mexican coins3254 - Group of 10 centavo Mexican coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot of six KM #432: 1936,1939, 1940, 1942, 1945, 1946. All uncirculated. State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 42207
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 30.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 120.00
 
 
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Mexican Un Peso Coins3255 - Mexican Un Peso Coins
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Copper-Nickel, KM 460, 13 coins from 1970-1981, all brilliant uncirculated. Also 2 KM 452, 1980-1981, also brilliant. State: City: Date:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p******y for (15.00 + 3.08BP) = 18.08
 
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Suite of Fake CA Gold Coins & Nuggets3256 - Suite of Fake CA Gold Coins & Nuggets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Eight pieces of fake California coins and nuggets, souvenirs. Nice assortment. Made for museums, now nearly 50 years old. State: California City
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to c********r.. for (60.00 + 14.40BP) = 74.40
 
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Indian Head $5 Gold Coin Necklace3257 - Indian Head $5 Gold Coin Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Mounted in unmarked bezel (believed to be 14K) with 20" chain, marked "OR". Chain weighs .17 troy oz. The five dollar Indian gold pie...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 800.00
Sold to g*********h for (475.00 + 95.00BP) = 570.00
 
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South Africa 1/10 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin Necklace3258 - South Africa 1/10 oz Gold Krugerrand Coin Necklace
Holabird Western Americana Collections
South African 1980 1/10 oz Gold Krugerrand coin on necklace chain. State: South Africa City: Date: 1980 FHWAC#: 42050
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g*********h for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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