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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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ANA Heath Award Medals3349 - ANA Heath Award Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group consists of seven medals, three each (bronze and silver), reflecting the three generations of Heath medals, and an additional early bronze
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to A***M for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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ANA Howland Wood Award Bronze Medal3350 - ANA Howland Wood Award Bronze Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The bronze Howland Wood Memorial award. 2 1/2 inches diameter, not engraved. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 4332
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (110.00 + 26.40BP) = 136.40
 
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ANA Howland Wood Award Silver Medal3351 - ANA Howland Wood Award Silver Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The silver Howland Wood memorial award for second place, awarded to R.W. Finner in 2005. 2.5 inches in diameter, rare. 999 fine silver. (Don Young Col
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 700.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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ANA Judges & Appreciation Medals3352 - ANA Judges & Appreciation Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two of the 1997 3 inch silver judges medals (gorgeous); 19 approximately 1 ounce silver appreciation medals from the 1970s to the 1990s, 19 bronze app
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to p*******s for (350.00 + 73.50BP) = 423.50
 
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ANA Matched Pair of Unc. Medals of Merit (Bronze & Silver)3353 - ANA Matched Pair of Unc. Medals of Merit (Bronze & Silver)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A matched pair of uncirculated medals of merit in bronze and silver. Not engraved. 2 inches in diameter. (Don Young Collection) State: City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to 2********e for (70.00 + 16.80BP) = 86.80
 
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ANA Medals Awarded to Abe Kosoff3354 - ANA Medals Awarded to Abe Kosoff
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two large capital plastic holders with medals awarded to Abe Kosoff in recognition of service as master of ceremonies. 1973 and the bicentennial year
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ANA Silver Heath Literary Award to Abe Kosoff3355 - ANA Silver Heath Literary Award to Abe Kosoff
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Large 3 inch silver Heath literary award presented to Abe Kosoff in 1960. Kosoff is one of the most important figures in the ANAs long and distinguish
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*****4 for (300.00 + 63.00BP) = 363.00
 
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ANA Seven Medals for the Heath Award3356 - ANA Seven Medals for the Heath Award
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes the 3 inch silver award and three of the smaller silver awards, a nickel silver and two bronze award medals. (Don Young Collection) State:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to A***M for (170.00 + 40.80BP) = 210.80
 
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ANA Prestigious Good Fellow Silver Medal with Ribbon3357 - ANA Prestigious Good Fellow Silver Medal with Ribbon
Holabird Western Americana Collections
2 inches in diameter, engraved to Arthur Sipe 1957, in original black case. Plus a second Goodfellow medal blank on the reverse. Two choice rare medal
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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ANA Two Award Medals to R.W. Finner3358 - ANA Two Award Medals to R.W. Finner
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two medals. 2008 large bronze medal, presidential award, 3 inches in diameter, awarded to R.W. Finner. The second piece, also awarded to Finner, is a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*******s for (70.00 + 14.70BP) = 84.70
 
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