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 1936 Minneapolis Convention & 1937 Washington DC Convention Badges3389 - ANA 1936 Minneapolis Convention & 1937 Washington DC Convention Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains convention badges from the 1936 Minneapolis convention and the 1937 Washington DC convention. Both badges were from J Henri Ripstra,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to l********e.. for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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ANA 1938 & 1939 Convention Badges & Photograph3390 - ANA 1938 & 1939 Convention Badges & Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
The 1938 group includes two badges for the Columbus convention, and the 1939 contains three badges from the New York convention. One of the 1938 badge
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to l********e.. for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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ANA 1940 Detroit Convention & 1941 Philadelphia Convention Badges (plus medals)3391 - ANA 1940 Detroit Convention & 1941 Philadelphia Convention Badges (plus medals)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Includes: 1940 Detroit badge used by Ripstra; a 1941 badge also used by Ripstra and is guilt as are the other badges; one 1941 silver badge in the gro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to l********e.. for (170.00 + 35.70BP) = 205.70
 
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ANA 1941 50th Anniversary Convention Medals & Photograph3392 - ANA 1941 50th Anniversary Convention Medals & Photograph
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This lot contains the three medal set (silver, gilt, and bronze) in original holder. Also contains a large panorama photo of the attendees. (Don Young
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****4 for (375.00 + 78.75BP) = 453.75
 
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ANA 1941 Convention Medal Set3393 - ANA 1941 Convention Medal Set
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1941 convention medal set in silver, bronze, and coin gold. Rare. $1200 melt value. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to d*****4 for (2,000.00 + 420.00BP) = 2,420.00
 
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ANA 1942 & 1944 Convention Badges3394 - ANA 1942 & 1944 Convention Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two badges from the 1942 ANA convention in Cincinnati and one badge from the 1944 ANA convention in Chicago. (Don Young Collection) State: City
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to d********d.. for (190.00 + 45.60BP) = 235.60
 
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ANA 1946 Davenport, Iowa Convention Medals3395 - ANA 1946 Davenport, Iowa Convention Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1946 three medal set from the convention held in Davenport Iowa. This set includes the 10k gold piece, .45 troy ounces, plus the silver and bronze pie
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to n*******g for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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ANA 1946 Davenport, Iowa Convention Medals3396 - ANA 1946 Davenport, Iowa Convention Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Second set of medals in original box from the 1946 Iowa Convention including the 10k gold piece (.45 troy). (Don Young Collection) State: City:
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 350.00 - 600.00
Sold to d*****4 for (225.00 + 47.25BP) = 272.25
 
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ANA 1947 Buffalo Convention Badges & Medal3397 - ANA 1947 Buffalo Convention Badges & Medal
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of material from the 1947 Buffalo ANA convention. One silver badge, one bronze badge, one medal set in the official case including the gold me
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 750.00
Sold to n*******g for (300.00 + 63.00BP) = 363.00
 
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ANA 1947 Buffalo Convention Badges & Medals3398 - ANA 1947 Buffalo Convention Badges & Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A second lot of the 1947 Buffalo convention material. This group contains a convention badge in silver color and the three medal set including gold, s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 450.00 - 750.00
Sold to p*******s for (275.00 + 57.75BP) = 332.75
 
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