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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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Central States Numismatic Society: Don Young's Collection of CSNS Silver Medallions3499 - Central States Numismatic Society: Don Young's Collection of CSNS Silver Medallions
Holabird Western Americana Collections
1962, 1965, 1989, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2009 through 2014, all uncirculated. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to p*******s for (190.00 + 39.90BP) = 229.90
 
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Central States Numismatic Society: Multiple Medal Sets3500 - Central States Numismatic Society: Multiple Medal Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Don Young's collection of multiple medal sets. 1965-1989 (six medals), 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 200...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (300.00 + 72.00BP) = 372.00
 
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Central States Numismatic Society: 100 Breast Badges3501 - Central States Numismatic Society: 100 Breast Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This is Don Young's collection of more than 100 breast badges with medals from the central states coin shows. They include gold plated pieces, b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (150.00 + 36.00BP) = 186.00
 
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Central States Numismatic Society: 16 Annual Show Medals3502 - Central States Numismatic Society: 16 Annual Show Medals
Holabird Western Americana Collections
This group consists of 16 annual show medals. Eight are silver, six bronze, two in nickel silver. All in original boxes, various dates, nice group. (D
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to c******o for (100.00 + 21.00BP) = 121.00
 
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Central States Numismatic Society: Don Young's Collection of Two Medal Award Sets3503 - Central States Numismatic Society: Don Young's Collection of Two Medal Award Sets
Holabird Western Americana Collections
In bronze and silver. 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005. (Don Young Collection) State: City: Date: FHWAC#: 43337
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to p*******s for (80.00 + 16.80BP) = 96.80
 
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Central States Numismatic Society: Annual Medal Sets & Badges3504 - Central States Numismatic Society: Annual Medal Sets & Badges
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Four of the annual two medal, silver and bronze, sets from the society, 1999, 2000, and two of 2005. Also includes a wood boxed five medal set of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (75.00 + 18.00BP) = 93.00
 
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LOT WITHDRAWN3505 - LOT WITHDRAWN
Holabird Western Americana Collections
Lot Withdrawn. FHWAC#: 43335
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Start Price : 1.00 | Estimate : 2.00 - 3.00
 
 
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Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1909 Book and 1st Medallion3506 - Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1909 Book and 1st Medallion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Hudson-Fulton Celebration." The first medal, issued by the Circle of Friends of the Medallion in Manhattan. September 1909. Book and meda...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to j****G for (160.00 + 38.40BP) = 198.40
 
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Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1910 Book and 2nd Medallion3507 - Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1910 Book and 2nd Medallion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Spirit of Domestic Happiness returning home." The second medal, May 1910. Water stain lower right corner, 1 inch. (Don Young Collection) ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to p*******s for (110.00 + 23.10BP) = 133.10
 
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Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1911 Book and 3rd Medallion3508 - Circle of Friends of the Medallion: 1911 Book and 3rd Medallion
Holabird Western Americana Collections
"Saint Brendan, hero of Irish navigation." The third medal, March 1911. Book and medal, very fine. (Don Young Collection) State: Ci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 400.00
Sold to 8********l.. for (120.00 + 28.80BP) = 148.80
 
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