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 Gold 50 Year Medals Group 23449 - ANA Gold 50 Year Medals Group 2
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group contains 17 engraved ANA 50 year gold medals. This group was made by Medallic Arts. The fineness is 10K. This lot contains 2.66 troy ounces
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,300.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to J*****d for (2,200.00 + 462.00BP) = 2,662.00
 
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ANA Gold 50 Year Medals Issued to Prominent Numismatists3450 - ANA Gold 50 Year Medals Issued to Prominent Numismatists
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Group of three ANA 50 year gold medals in 10k issued to some of the Who's Who of numismatics. B. Max Mel, Paul Kagin, and Vernon M Sheldon. This...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to d*****4 for (1,100.00 + 231.00BP) = 1,331.00
 
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ANA Gold Medal Suite3451 - ANA Gold Medal Suite
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group contains four different small sized ANA gold medals in 10K. Each is three-quarter inch diameter, weighing approximately 1/2 ounce each of 1
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to c******o for (450.00 + 94.50BP) = 544.50
 
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ANA Gold Membership Medal Pair3452 - ANA Gold Membership Medal Pair
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two gold ANA membership medals, 900 fine. These were purchased by the member and have their names engraved. The members here were Fred Heimberger and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to e*****r for (1,250.00 + 300.00BP) = 1,550.00
 
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ANA Presidential Gold Medal (George Hatie)3453 - ANA Presidential Gold Medal (George Hatie)
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Issued to George Hatie 1979 to 1981. No fineness marked on the side, and assumed to be .900 fine. 1.02 ounces troy. Rare. (Don Young Collection) Sta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (650.00 + 156.00BP) = 806.00
 
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ANA Unissued Precious Metal Medallions3454 - ANA Unissued Precious Metal Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
A group of unissued ANA precious metal medallions. Two of these are presidents medals, 900 fine, just over 2 troy ounces. Two others are gold 50 year
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to e*****r for (1,700.00 + 408.00BP) = 2,108.00
 
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ANA 60 Year Personalized Membership Electrum Medals3455 - ANA 60 Year Personalized Membership Electrum Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
These rare medals are made of electrum and marked on the side as such. They weigh 0.4545 troy ounces each. According to an article in the Numismatist,
Bidding Has Concluded
Start Price : 250.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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ANA Annual Medals3456 - ANA Annual Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two medal sets of silver and bronze from 1960 to 1963 and 1964, with a duplicate set from 1964 that is serial number two. In addition, there are three
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to c******o for (60.00 + 12.60BP) = 72.60
 
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ANA Bronze Medal Groups3457 - ANA Bronze Medal Groups
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two different groups of bronze medals for the ANA. One group consists of 12 1.25 inch bronze membership medals. The second group consists of three bro
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold to p*******s for (30.00 + 6.30BP) = 36.30
 
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ANA Convention Medals: Two Proof Silver3458 - ANA Convention Medals: Two Proof Silver
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Two choice proof silver medals from 1941. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 42874
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to d*****4 for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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