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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 1908 Philadelphia Convention Badge3369 - ANA 1908 Philadelphia Convention Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Bright uncirculated Netherlands half cent in gold plated stick pin. Pristine ribbons. Designed by Farran Zerbe, Approximately 50 made. (Don Young Coll
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Estimate : 200.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*******8 for 1,380.00
 
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ANA 1909 Montreal Convention Badge Plus 1910 Medals3370 - ANA 1909 Montreal Convention Badge Plus 1910 Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1) Montreal convention badge. 1909. Bright celluloid button. Silver and gold ribbons. Approximately 50 made. 2) The 1910 group is also in this lot whi
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Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 1*****G for 2,541.00
 
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ANA 1911 Chicago Convention Celluloid Badge3371 - ANA 1911 Chicago Convention Celluloid Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1911 Chicago ANA convention badge produced by National Badge and Pendant Company, Chicago. Large, bright celluloid badge. Ribbon in good condition wit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to J*****d for 157.30
 
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ANA 1912 Rochester New York Convention Badge & Original Real Photo Postcard3372 - ANA 1912 Rochester New York Convention Badge & Original Real Photo Postcard
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Badge design by Joseph Coke, produced by Whitehead & Hoag. 25 x 51 mm, bronze with pin clasp. Ribbon bright and intent. Please see photo. (Don Y...
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to J*****d for 145.20
 
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ANA 1913 Detroit Convention Badge3373 - ANA 1913 Detroit Convention Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
9 x 44 mm bronze pin back. Civil War store cards from Detroit businesses were used as pendants for all badges. This has a Kneeland store card. Uncircu
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold to h*****2 for 363.00
 
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ANA 1914 Springfield Massachusetts Convention Badge3374 - ANA 1914 Springfield Massachusetts Convention Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
41 mm gold and bronze. Bright, uncirculated. Produced by Whitehead & Hoag. First badge issued without a ribbon. (Don Young Collection) State: ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to d********d.. for 55.80
 
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ANA 1915 Convention Badge3375 - ANA 1915 Convention Badge
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold plate corroded but medal is AU. Ribbon separated. Reception committee. Whitehead Hoag tag on reverse. (Don Young Collection) State: City:
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to s**********2 for 240.00
 
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ANA 1915 San Francisco Convention Badge (Pan. Pacific Inter. Expo.)3376 - ANA 1915 San Francisco Convention Badge (Pan. Pacific Inter. Expo.)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Gold plated PPIE official medal, ribbon and pin back. Ribbon separated from name tag and repaired. Extremely rare. Approximately 16 known to have been
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Estimate : 500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to d********d.. for 2,976.00
 
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ANA 1916 & 1917 Convention Badges (Rochester & Baltimore)3377 - ANA 1916 & 1917 Convention Badges (Rochester & Baltimore)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1916 and 1917 ANA convention badges from Baltimore and Rochester, New York. The 1916 piece is bright brilliant uncirculated, designed by Judson Brenne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to J*****d for 229.90
 
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ANA 1918 (Unique) & 1919 Convention Badges3378 - ANA 1918 (Unique) & 1919 Convention Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
There are three in this group. The 1918 Philadelphia ANA convention was canceled due to the flu epidemic. As a result, only one 1918 badge was believe
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*****4 for 968.00
 
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